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Eligibility
The candidate must hold a Bachelor’s Degree, with
at least 50% marks or equivalent CGPA [45% in case
of the candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste (SC),
Scheduled Tribe (ST) and Differently Abled (DA)
(It may also referred to as Persons with Disability
(PWD) category)], awarded by any of the Universities
incorporated by an act of the central or state legislature
in India or other educational institutions established
by an act of Parliament or declared to be deemed
as a University under Section 3 of the UGC Act,
1956, or possess an equivalent qualification recognized
by the Ministry of HRD, Government of India.
The percentage of marks obtained by the candidate
in the bachelor’s degree would be calculated based
on the practice followed by the university/institution
from where the candidate has obtained the degree.
In case the candidates are awarded grades/CGPA instead
of marks, the conversion of grades/CGPA to percentage
of marks would be based on the procedure certified
by the university/ institution from where they have
obtained the bachelor’s degree. In case the university/
institution does not have any scheme for converting
CGPA into equivalent marks, the equivalence would
be established by dividing the candidate’s CGPA
by the maximum possible CGPA and multiplying the
result with 100.
Candidates appearing for the final year of bachelor’s
degree/equivalent qualification examination and
those who have completed degree requirements and
are awaiting results can also apply. If selected,
such candidates will be allowed to join the programme
provisionally, only if he/she submits a certificate
latest by June 30, 2012 from the Principal/Registrar
of his/her College/Institute (issued on or before
June 30, 2012) stating that the candidate has completed
all the requirements for obtaining the bachelor’s
degree/equivalent qualification on the date of the
issue of the certificate. IIMs may verify eligibility
at various stages of the selection process, the
details of which are provided at the website www.catiim.in.
Applicants should note that the mere fulfillment
of minimum eligibility criteria will not ensure
consideration for shortlisting by IIMs. Prospective candidates must maintain a valid
and unique email account and a phone number throughout
the selection
process.
Note
for SC/ST, NC-OBC, and DA Candidates
If
you belong to SC or ST categories, your caste/tribe must
be listed in the Government of India schedule. The caste
certificate that you send to IIM should be in the Government
approved format and should clearly state: (a) Name of your
caste/tribe; (b) Whether you belong to Scheduled Caste or
Scheduled Tribe; (c) District and the State or Union Territory
of your ordinary residence; and (d) the appropriate Government
of India schedule under which your caste/tribe is approved
by it as Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe. A copy of the
certificate must be sent to CAT Centre, C/O Admissions Office,
Indian Indian Institute of Management Calcutta, Joka, Diamond
Harbour Road, Kolkata-700 104 . Mention the Voucher Serial
Number on the certificate. Failure to produce a copy of
the caste certificate will result in the rejection of your
CAT registration.
The caste certificate must
be shown and a photocopy enclosed at the time of interviews.
Moreover, the caste certificate must be submitted at the
time of joining programmes of any of the IIMs.
If you belong to the Non-Creamy
Other Backward Classes (NC-OBC), you must produce the NC-OBC
certificate duly signed by competent authority and enclose
its photocopy at the time of interviews. Moreover, the certificate
must be submitted at the time of joining programmes of any
of the IIMs. Failure to do so during the post CAT selection
process will result in you not being considered under the
reserved category.
The DA certificate must
be shown and a photocopy enclosed at the time of interviews.
Moreover, the DA certificate must be submitted at the time
of joining programmes of any of the IIMs.
