IIM Nagpur Admission Criteria 2022

IIM Nagpur offers PGP (Post Graduate Programme) in Management. The admission process for IIM Nagpur PGP course begins after the announcement of CAT results. CAT is the major criteria for PGP admission in IIM Nagpur.  IIM Nagpur releases an official admission schedule for PGP admissions, and all the candidates who have cleared CAT can register for PGP course of IIM Nagpur.

Before applying for IIM Nagpur PGP course, candidates are advised to check PGP cutoff of IIM Nagpur to check admission chances. The candidates will have to fill an online application form for PGP course through the official website of IIM Nagpur. A valid CAT score is mandatory to submit the online application for IIM Nagpur PGP course. IIM Nagpur offers 120 seats in PGP course. The premier institute has the right to revise the seat matrix for PGP course before the commencement of the admission process. IIM Nagpur considers several aspects for granting PGP admission to eligible candidates. The selection process of IIM Nagpur for PGP course involves different stages, and the candidates must clear all the stages to secure admission.

To get admission into PGPM at IIM Nagpur, candidates need to have a bachelor’s degree, with at least 50% marks or CGPA (45% in case of candidates from SC/ ST/ and PWD category).

IIM Nagpur PGPM Application Process 2021

To apply for IIM Nagpur PGPM admissions, candidatyes need to visit the CAT website. Those who have been shortlisted basis the CAT score will get an email by IIM Nagpur to which they have to reply within the due date.

IIM Nagpur PGPM Selection Process 2021

The Indian Institute of Management Nagpur will shortlist candidates based on various factors such as the academic profile, CAT score, work experience, Personal Interview (PI) and Written Ability Test (WAT). 

Here is a detailed IIM Nagpur Selection Process 2021.

Stage-1: IIM Nagpur CAT 2020 Score Eligibility

Candidates who wish to take admission to the Postgraduate Programme in Management (PGP) will be required to have appeared for the Common Admission Test (CAT 2020). The candidates will be selected for its PGP in management based on the minimum cut-off requirement in CAT 2020, the results of which have been released. This will be the first stage of the selection process for the 

The weightage of the minimum cut-ff requirement in CAT 2020 is as follows, as mentioned by the Institute:

Note: The Indian Institute of Management Nagpur may change the admission offers of those whose scores that are higher than the scores mentioned above. In cases of higher scores, changes in the intake and the minimum cut-off requirement will be made by the Institute before the admission processes begin.

Stage-2: Selection Process for Written Ability Test and Personal Interview

The second stage of the selection process to the PGP in Management offered at IIM Nagpur is the calculation of the Past Academic Performance. The PAP consists of the academic performance of the candidate along with his/her work experience and the diversity of the candidate. Candidates who successfully meet the IIM Nagpur CAT cut-off requirement for PGP in Management will be called for the second stage of the selection process.

Past Academic Performance

The candidates with the following academic performance would be shortlisted as follows.

Class 10 and 12 Performance Weightage

(C) Graduation Weightage

IIM Nagpur will calculate the Past Academic Performance using the following equation:

PAP = (0.25xA + 0.35xB + 0.40xC)

Candidates will be shortlisted further based on the results that are displayed after the calculation of the Past Academic Performance.

Work Experience (WE)

IIM Nagpur considers and rewards candidates who have a minimum of 6 years or more work experience. The candidates with work experience will be graded based on the number of years that they have worked. Here is a breakdown of the weightage that has been allotted by the Institute.

Diversity (Di)

IIMs, in general, have been working towards attracting students of different gender and academic PG management programmes have been a favourite choice for engineering student across India. For this, IIM Nagpur among many other IIMs will be awarding students from Non-Engineering backgrounds and from different genders. Here is the breakdown of the weightage that IIM Nagpur has allotted for the selection process based on Diversity

Gender Diversity

Academic Diversity

The Indian Institute of Management will be calculating a Comprehensive Score based on the CAT score along with the PAP and Diversity Score. Here is the equation for the Comprehensive Score (CS).

CS = [0.35 x (CAT Score/Maximum CAT Total Score x 10)] + [0.35 x (PAP Score)] + [0.2 x (WE Score)] + [0.1*(Di Score)]

Where the Maximum CAT Total Score is the max score obtained among all candidates who were shortlisted for the stage-2 of the selection process.

Candidates will further be shortlisted for the 3rd stage of the selection process based on the Comprehensive score that will come out after using the equation mentioned above for individual candidates. Candidates who get shortlisted through the 2nd stage of the IIM Nagpur PGP selection process will be called for the 3rd stage of the selection process.

Further, shortlisted candidates will receive an email directing them to provide the institute with an application stating the academic details and necessary documents such as the year-wise or semester-wise mark sheet of the undergraduate programme, along with other mark sheets, certificate of work experience, disability certificate, documents proving your eligibility for the reservation quota, if applicable.

Stage-3: Written Ability Test (WAT) and Personal Interview (PI)

Once the candidates have submitted the application with the necessary information and documents after being shortlisted through the Comprehensive Score, candidates will need to appear for the Written Ability Test and the Personal Interview.

The Indian Institute of Management Nagpur will be conducting the Written Ability Test (WAT) and the Personal Interview (PI). All candidates who have been shortlisted through the second stage of the selection process will need to appear for WAT and PI.

The Final Score will be calculated using the following equation, as mentioned by the institute.

Final Score (FS)= 0.35 x (PI Score) + 0.05 x (WAT Score) + 0.20 x (CAT Score) + 0.20 x (PAP Score) + 0.20 x (WE Score). 

Once the final score has been calculated, candidates will be selected and shortlisted for admissions. All admissions will be based on the Final Score of the individual candidate. IIM Nagpur will be calculating the scores differently for the candidates belonging to the reservation categories. Candidates who wish to accept the admission offer will need to pay an acceptance fee of ₹50,000, which will further be adjusted to the 1st Term Fee.