IIM - Indian Institute of Management

Indian Institutes of Management Government of India in the Ministry of Human Resource Development,
Department of Secondary and Higher Education have set up six Indian Institutes of Management at
Bangalore, hmeda!ad, "alcutta, #uc$no%, Indore and &o'hi$ode( )hese institutes are fully funded and
controlled !y Ministry of Human Resource Development, Department of Secondary and Higher
Education( )hese six IIMs mainly conduct t%o*year courses in +ost Graduate Diploma in Management
%hich is e,uivalent of MB and -ello%ship +rogramme in Management %hich is e,uivalent to +h(D( In
the fraternity of IIMs the t%o IIMs at Indore and &o'hi$ode %ere esta!lished !y the Government of
India in the .//0( )hese institutes are still in the pro1ect mode and the construction activities of the
campus are in full s%ing( 2hile IIM Indore is presently functioning from the !uilding of the
Government 2omen +olytechnic "ollege at Indore, IIM &o'hi$ode is currently functioning from the
!uilding of RE", "alicut(
Eligibility
For Post Graduate Programmes in Management:
-or all IIMs, the minimum eligi!ility criterion for admission to +G+ is at least a three*year Bachelor3s
degree or e,uivalent in any discipline recogni'ed !y the ssociation of Indian 4niversities 5I467 ll
India "ouncil for )echnical Education 5I")E6 as eligi!le for +ost*Graduate Studies in Management(
Special eligibility requirements:
IIM hmeda!ad8 +G+ 5gri*Business Management6 5+G+*BM6
"andidates should have, from an institution recogni'ed !y the ssociation of Indian 4niversities7
I")E8
.( Bachelor3s or Master3s degree in griculture Sciences 9R
:( a Bachelor3s or Master3s degree in griculture related disciplines 9R
;( at least a three*year Bachelor3s degree in any discipline, and a strong interest in
griculture, gro7-ood +rocessing, Rural and llied Sectors( Such candidates, %ith a
strong interest in these sectors, must su!mit a special form availa!le %ith the +G+*BM
9ffice during 9cto!er :<<=(
IIM Bangalore8 +G+ in Soft%are Enterprise Management 5+GSM>
"andidates must, at the minimum, possess at least a three*year Bachelors degree in any
discipline that is recognised !y ssociation of Indian 4niversities5I467 ll India "ouncil for
)echnical Education 5I")E6( In ddition, candidates need to have a minimum of t%o years
%or$ experience in the soft%are industry as on ?une .<, :<<@(
IIM "alcutta8
"andidates can apply to more than one of the +ost Graduate +rogrammes vi', +GDM, +GD"M
Career Guidance
IIM - Indian Institute of Management
Courtesy: www.indicareer.com
and +GDBM( -or +ost Graduate Diploma in "omputer ided Management 5+GD"M6, a
candidate is re,uired to send a crossed demand draft paya!le in &ol$ata for Rs(A<<7* in favour of
Indian Institute of Management "alcutta along %ith a self*addressed envelope of si'e .<B x @B
!et%een ugust : and Covem!er ., :<<=( +GD"M pplication -orms and a sample paper of
ptitude )est in Mathematics 5)M6 %ill !e sent to the applicant on receipt of the demand draft(
+ost Graduate Diploma in Business Management 5+GDBM6 is a three*year evening programme(
-or this programme an applicant must have 5i6 a minimum of t%o years %or$ experience 5!y
May ;., :<<@6 at an Executive 7Supervisory level after graduation and 5ii6 must !e employed in a
full time 1o! at the time of admission 5Details in ") Bulletin6(
DDCote 5for all IIMs68 "andidates %ho are currently in their final year of Bachelor3s degree 5or its
e,uivalent6 can also apply, provided they expect to complete all their exams and other re,uirements for
o!taining the ,ualifying degree !efore ?une ;<, :<<@( Such candidates, if selected for admission, %ill
have to su!mit a certificate at the time of registration, stating that the candidate has completed all the
re,uirements for o!taining the Bachelor3s degree !efore ?une ;<, :<<@( )his certificate has to !e
o!tained from the H9D7 Registrar 7 +rincipal of the institution %here the candidate is studying( In
addition, such candidates must produce the final year mar$sheet and the degree certificate as proof of
having satisfied the minimum eligi!ility re,uirements, !y the dates specified !y the respective IIMs in
the ") Bulletin(
Scholarships/Financial Assistance :
It is the endeavour of the IIMs that no student !e denied opportunity to pursue the +ost*Graduate
+rogramme in Management for %ant of ade,uate financial resources( Su!stantial need*!ased scholarship
schemes covering even up to .<<E of expenses are availa!le( 5+lease see the %rite*up on each IIM
included in the ") !ulletin for details6(
Reservations :
s per Government of India re,uirement .@E and 0FE seats are reserved for S" and S) candidates(
;E seats are reserved for +ersons %ith Disa!ility 5+2D6 of %hich .E each is reserved for lo%*
vision7!lindness, hearing impairment and locomotor disa!ility7cere!ral palsy(
CA
CA is an aptitude test( )here is no set or defined sylla!us for the exam( %hat %e can say a!out ") is
it is designed to assess the natural a!ility of a person to%ards their desired o!1ective( Hence ") is
designed to test the inclination of the applicant to%ards managerial tas$s and roles(
Mainly the ,uestions are as$ed from
Guantitative ptitude,
Reading "omprehension H Ier!al !ility,
Data Interpretation H Data Sufficiency
!!M"CA : #ntrance #$am
"ommon dmission )est 5")6 is for students %ho %ant to pursue +ost Gradute level Management
Degree from %orld reno%ned IIMJs( 2ith Gro%ing Reputation of IIMJs in the %orld for management
education and emergence of po%erful alumni for IIMJs in the Glo!al "orporate sector made IIMJs a
destination to dream for all students aspiring for managerial studies in India( lso the placement records
of these institutes %ith salary pac$ages run into several la$hs made IIMJs first and foremost choice
among students( s popularity increases the num!er of students t%isting their arms for this ") exam
also increases many fold over recent years( )his naturally converges all the toughest youth minds of
India over this exam and that ma$es the exam toughest that means %hich re,uires some serious
preparation(") has !een rated as the most difficult MB entrance test in the %orld !y the Economist
Intelligence :<<; Survey 9ver the year many other institutes also accept this ") score for their
admission processes(ctually there is gro%ing momentum to ma$e ") as a single entrance exam for
all !usiness schoolsin India(lso effort is undergoing to get %orld accrediation for ")(
9ver the year many other institutes also accept this ") score for their admission processes(ctually
there is gro%ing momentum to ma$e ") as a single entrance exam for all !usiness schoolsin
India(lso effort is undergoing to get %orld accrediation for ")(
Some 4seful information a!out IIM and ")8
Information !out IIMs
IIM*") eligi!ility
") Sylla!us
#ist of IIM 2e!sites
") fre,uently as$ed ,uestions
") 5"ommon dmission )est6 is conducted !y IIMs 5Indian Institute 9f Managements6 for its
admission(
)he IIM3s in India are8
Indian Institute of Management, Bannerghatta High Rd, Bangalore*@A<<0A
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Indian Institute of Management, Iastrapur, hmeda!ad*;K<<.@
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Indian Institute of Management, RE" "ampus, "alicut*A0;A<., &erala
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Indian Institute of Management, ?o$a, &ol$ata*0<<<:0
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Indian Institute of Management, Sector I, ligan1 Extension, #uc$no%*::A<::
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Indian Institute of Management, Ra1endra Cagar, Indore =@:<.:
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)he programmes conducted !y IIMs are as follo%s8
+ost Graduate 5+(G6 +rogrammes
Fello% Programmes
2ith sectoral programmes on 8 gricultural H Rural Development, Energy H +o%er, Human
Settlements H Environment, +opulation H Health, )ransportation H Education Management
Specialisation:
Specialisation is availa!le in Management ccounting, Business +olicy, Environmental -actors,
-inance, Mar$eting, Information Systems, Human Resources, International )rade, 9peration
Research, +roduction etc(
+ost*Graduate +rogrammes in Management 5+G+6
IIM hmeda!ad 8 +G+ and +G+*BM
IIM Bangalore 8 +G+
IIM "alcutta 8 +G+*+GDM, +G+*+GD"M and +G+*+GDBM
IIM Indore 8 +G+
IIM &o'hi$ode 8 +G+
IIM #uc$no% 8 +G+ and +G+*BM
CA FA&s
2hat does the ") 1udgeL
)he ") is not a test of intelligence, it only indicates %hether you have the necessary aptitude to
do %ell in the course you %ish to study( )his test also identifies your general scholastic a!ility(
CA Scores:
-or years the ") scores %ere $ept secret and %ere availa!le only to the management
institutes affiliated in the form of percentiles( -rom :<<: ho%ever the ") gives the
students a scorecard allo%ing them to understand their section*%ise and overall
performance( )he scorecards are sent to students in the month of -e!ruary(
CA Scorecard
)he ") scorecard does not give any a!solute or actual scores( )he ") !eing an
aptitude test grades students on the relative scale( )he scores are presented in t%o formats
+ercentage score 5Escore6 and +ercentile for each section and the overall test( sample
representation of the scores is given !elo%(
Percentage '()score
)he E score represents normali'ed percentage of scores secured !y the candidate( It is a
relative method of representing the score( )his is not the actual E score(
Percentile
+ercentile indicates student3s relative performance position among the total students %ho
too$ the ")( -or example /K percentile means that the student is among the top :
percent of the population %ho too$ the ")(
*ogic + ,! &uantitative -erbal otal
E Score +ercentile E Score +ercentile E Score +ercentile E Score +ercentile
0@(.@ //(;: A<(<: //(.; A=(:@ /A(;@ AA(=0 //(/@
Is there any fixed structure for ")L
Co there is no fixed structure of ")( )he test can !e in various com!inations li$e = sections
5each timed for ;< mins or non*timed6, : or ; sections again timed or non*timed etc(But the
,uestions are !ased largely on the four areas, +ro!lem solving, Data Interpretation, Reading
"omprehension and Ier!al a!ility(
2hat is the minimum score re,uired to clear the ")L
)here is nothing li$e a minimum score to clear the "), the score cut*off varies every year, as it
is relative scoring(
Do %e have to clear every section separatelyL
Mes, you have to clear each section and do %ell in all the areas that are !eing tested(
2hat is the minimum cut*off for each sectionL
gain the cutoff for each section varies for every year and the minimum cut*off is not $no%n(
But from our years of experience %e !elieve that as a thum! rule an attempt of 0<E of the
,uestions %ith an K<E accuracy rate is re,uired to clear the cut*off score(
Is the cut*off same for each sectionL
)he cutoff for each section also varies %ithin a test and is not fixed(
I am an average student can I clear ")L
2e !elieve that discipline, determination and purposeful practice %ill lead you to%ards success
in the ")( ") is neither a test of intelligence nor is a measure of your intellectual capa!ility(
Mou can achieve a good score !y extensive preparation and purposeful practice(
2hat are the other institutes, %hich accept ") scores I don3t get into IIMsL
)here are various institutes, %hich accept the ") score as a pre re,uisite for admission( Some
of the institutes are good and %ell recogni'ed( +lease clic$ here for the list of other institutes(
Ho% many hours do I need to study everydayL
IMS !elieves that six months are enough for the preparation of ")( During these six months
students should sho% discipline and determination !y studying regularly for at least : hrs a day(
2hat is an intervie%L
n intervie% is a personality test( In an intervie%, the panel loo$s for a sound grasp of your
discipline, self*a%areness, clarity of goals, and a %ell*rounded personality(
2hy do management institutes conduct intervie%sL
)he institutes call you for an intervie% !ecause they don3t $no% you, and they %ant to get to
$no% you in order to assess if you have the ,ualities that %ould ma$e a good manager( In a GD
these ,ualities are revealed !y your participation in the group( In an intervie%, the panel deduces
these ,ualities from your ans%ers(
2hat is a GDL
GD is a methodology used !y the institute to gauge the candidates capa!ility to function as a
part of a team( In this methodology, the group of candidates are given a topic or a situation, given
a fe% minutes to thin$ a!out the same, and then as$ed to discuss the topic among themselves for
.@*:< minutes(
2hy GDsL
)he reason %hy institutes put you through a Group discussion and an intervie%, after testing your
technical and conceptual s$ills in an exam, is to get to $no% you as a person and gauge ho% %ell
you %ill fit in their institute()he Group discussion tests ho% you function as a part of a team( s
a manager, you %ill al%ays !e %or$ing in teams, as a mem!er or as a leader( )herefore ho% you
interact in a team !ecomes an important criterion for your selection( Managers have to %or$ in a
team and get !est results out of team%or$( )hat is the reason %hy management institutes include
GD as a component of the selection procedure(