Know how CAT 2014 Score and IIM Ahmedabad admission process synchronize

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CAT 2014 is the gateway of getting shortlisted for
admission to PGP 2015-17 batch at IIM
Ahemedabad
IIM-A the top rated B school in India has excelled in
the field of management education since its
inception in 1961. In last decade or so, IIM-A has
evolved from being India's premier management
institute to a notable international school of
management in just four decades. Many Business
Leaders like Kiran Karnik (Innovative and Strategic Thinker), Chandrika Krishna Murthy Tondon (Singer from Soul
Chants Music), Shikha Sharma( CEO and Managing Director of Axis Bank) among others figure in the list of leaders as
proud alumni of IIMA.
Admission to flagship Post-graduate Programme (PGP)
The two-year Post-graduate Programme in Management (PGP) at IIMA is a full-time residential course for graduates
from all disciplines wishing to choose a career in management.
CAT 2014 is the gateway of getting shortlisted for admission to PGP 2015-17 batch at IIM Ahemedabad. While the role
of CAT 2014 is very important to explore admission opportunities, the weightage of Academics, work experience,
Written Ability and Personal Interview after this computer based written CAT 2014 in final admission round has
increased tremendously.
The shortlisting criteria of IIMA for admission 2015-16 also emphasises how important is the role of academics along
with the written test.
CAT 2014: High overall percentile is not enough to get into IIMA
According to the admission 2015-16 guidelines issued by IIM Ahmedabad Performance in CAT is an important input in
the admission process. Candidates should note that it is important to perform well in each section of the test.
CAT 2014 aspirants are aware that the CAT in 2014 is going to be presented with a changed face. Instead of having 60
questions, CAT 2014 will have 100 questions to be solved in 170 minutes. There will be 2 sections in CAT 2014. The first
section will contain 50 questions on Quantitative Ability & Data Interpretation and the second section will have 50
questions on Verbal Ability & Logical Reasoning. CAT 2014 aspirants, if they really wish to seek admission possibility in
IIM Ahmedabad, will have to score a high and balanced sectional percentile alongwith a high overall percentile.
Individual sectional cut offs based on CAT 2014 scores will be considered for short-listing the candidates for final
admission round at IIMA.
Shortlisting Criteria: How important are the sectional & OA CAT 2014 percentiles
IIMA states IIMA short-lists candidates for AWT&PI independent of other IIMs. Hence it is possible to observe
variations in the lists of candidates short-listed by different IIMs In view of this statement, its very much clear that
CAT 2014 should not get misled that the short listing criteria and weightage to different components of IIMA would be
similar to that of other IIMs.
IIMA will have 2 stage admission processes after CAT 2014 results are declared to select the candidates for the 2015-
17 batch of PGP.

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