An overseas Indian category candidate who applies with a valid GMAT score* instead of a CAT score should have a total scaled score of at least 720. Indians resident outside India fall under the "Overseas Indian candidates" category. To qualify as an Indian resident abroad, a candidate should be an Indian passport holder who expects to live, work or study outside India for at least 12 months continuously as on December 31, 2021. The next stage of the admission process, i.e., Analytical Writing Test (AWT) and Personal Interview (PI), will be held in India. Candidates called for this stage will have to make their own travel arrangements and produce evidence of having qualified for the "Overseas Indian candidates" category.

Eligibility

The candidate must hold a bachelor's degree, with at least 50% marks or equivalent CGPA (in case of the candidate belonging to Scheduled Caste (SC)/Scheduled Tribe (ST)/Persons with Disabilities (PwD) category, this is relaxed to 45%), of 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 UGC Act, 1956, or possess an equivalent qualification recognized by the Ministry of HRD, Government of India. The bachelor's degree or equivalent qualification obtained by the candidate must entail a minimum of three years of education after completing higher secondary schooling (10+2) or equivalent. The percentage obtained by the candidate in the bachelor's degree would be based on the practice followed by the institution/university from where the candidate has obtained the degree. In case of the candidate being awarded grades/CGPA instead of marks, the equivalence would be based on the equivalence certified by the institution/university from where they have obtained the bachelor's degree. In case the institution/university does not have any scheme for converting the CGPA into equivalent marks, the equivalence would be established by IIMA by dividing the obtained CGPA by the maximum possible CGPA and multiplying the resultant by 100.

A candidate appearing for the final year bachelor's degree/equivalent qualification examination and those who have completed the degree requirements and are awaiting results can also apply. Such a candidate must produce a certificate from the principal/head of the department/registrar/director of the institution/university certifying that the candidate is currently in the final year/is awaiting final results and has obtained at least 50% marks or equivalent (45% in case of the candidate belonging to SC/ST/PwD category) based on latest available grades/marks. Such a candidate, if selected, will be allowed to join the programme provisionally only if they submit a certificate latest by June 30, 2022 from the principal/head of the department/registrar/director of the institution/university (issued on or before June 30, 2022) stating that they have completed all the requirements (the result may, however, be awaited) for obtaining the bachelor's degree/equivalent qualification on the date of issue of the certificate. Their admission will be confirmed only when the candidate submits the mark-sheet and a certificate of having passed the bachelor's degree/equivalent qualification referred to in the certificate issued by the principal/head of the department/registrar/director of the institution/university with at least 50% marks (45% in case of the candidate belonging to SC/ST/PwD category). It is mandatory for a final year student, who is provisionally admitted, to submit the mark-sheet and degree certificate of the final year bachelor's degree examination held on or before June 30, 2022 (including supplementaries, if any), to be eligible for admission to the Post Graduate Programme (PGP) batch 2022-24. The deadline for submission of the mark-sheet and the certificate is December 31, 2022. Non-fulfillment of this condition will automatically result in the cancellation of the provisional admission. IIMA would not allow any candidate to join its PGP in case the candidate is unable to complete all the requirements for a bachelor's degree on or before June 30, 2022.

*GMAT taken before December 15, 2016 will not be valid

Definition of 'Overseas Candidate':

Interested candidates living, working or studying outside India during the period January 1, 2021 to February 15, 2022 will be considered as ‘Overseas Candidate’ for admission to MBA Programme of IIM Calcutta for 2022-24 Batch.

However, an overseas candidate who is expected to be in India during CAT 2021 scheduled on November 28, 2021 will not be eligible to apply under overseas category.

Eligibility for MBA Programme:

A candidate must hold a Bachelor’s Degree, with at least 50% marks or equivalent CGPA, 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 equivalence of the foreign degree needs to be certified by the Association of Indian Universities.

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, 2022 from the Principal/Registrar of his/her University/College/Institute (issued on or before June 30, 2022) stating that the candidate has completed all the requirements for obtaining the bachelor’s degree/equivalent qualification on the date of issue of the certificate.

Candidates who graduated in the years 2020 or 2021 or are expected to graduate in 2022, for whom the university did not conduct the exams or did not award marks or CGPA but awarded only pass or pass marks or promotion in one or more years/semesters of bachelor’s degree/equivalent qualification, can also apply. Such candidates will have to submit a certificate from the Principal/Registrar of his/her University/College/Institute stating that the university did not conduct the exams or did not award marks or CGPA but awarded only pass or pass marks or promotion in one or more years/semesters, as the case may be.

A candidate who has not received his/her graduation results at the time of registration will have to produce certificates and mark sheets in original along with the photocopies as soon as the respective University/Institute publishes the results, but NOT LATER THAN DECEMBER 31, 2022, failing which his/her registration as a student of IIM Calcutta will be automatically cancelled and he/she will be required to withdraw from the MBA Programme forthwith. Any candidate who submits University Mark sheets which do not clearly indicate that he/she has passed the Bachelor’s Degree course or equivalent, and also submits Provisional Certificate from an affiliated College/Institute would, in addition, be required to produce an authorization certificate from the University stating that such an affiliated College/Institute is authorized/empowered to issue such a certificate on behalf of the University.

IIM Calcutta reserves its right to verify eligibility at various stages of the selection process. Applicants should note that mere fulfilment of minimum eligibility criteria will not ensure shortlisting by IIM Calcutta at the various stages of the admissions process.

The candidate must have a valid GMAT score with an overall score of at least 760. Additionally, the candidate must have a score of at least 45 in Verbal Reasoning Section, at least 50 in Quantitative Reasoning Section, a score of 6 in Analytical Writing Assessment (AWA) section and a score of 8 in the Integrated Reasoning (IR) Section.

GMAT taken before January 15, 2021 is not valid.

How to Apply:

Overseas candidates will have to apply online through the Institute website. The link is provided below:

https://www.iimcal.ac.in/mba-programme-overseas-application-form-instructions

All related documents as mentioned below will have to be uploaded as per the instructions while filling-in the on-line application form.

Documents to be uploaded

1. Scanned copy of the latest GMAT score report
2. Scanned copies of all academic mark-sheets/certificates (Class 10, 12 and Bachelor's level)
3. Scanned copy of passport pages indicating official entries towards your stay outside India from the period January 1, 2021 to February 15, 2022.

The application fee for overseas candidate is USD 150 (or an equivalent amount in Indian currency).

The last date for applying to the MBA Programme for overseas candidates is January 15, 2022.

GMAT Institution Code Number

The GMAT Institution Code Number for Indian Institute of Management Calcutta is 7003.

Short-listing for Personal Interview (PI):

Candidate’s GMAT score in Quantitative Analysis and Verbal Analysis sections will be used to compute the candidate’s equivalent CAT 2021 score as per the formulae given below.

QA and VA represent the candidate’s GMAT score in the Quantitative Analysis and Verbal Analysis sections, respectively. QAmax and VAmax represent the maximum possible GMAT scores in the Quantitative Analysis and Verbal Analysis sections, respectively. Min_C represents the minimum of the sum of scores in Quantitative Analysis (QA) and Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension (VARC) sections of those scoring 100 percentiles in CAT 2021.

Candidate’s equivalent CAT 2021 score = average of the total score of those securing a sum of EQQV in QA and VARC in CAT 2021

In case of no exact match for EQQV, linear interpolation will be used to determine the candidate’s equivalent CAT 2021 score.

Candidate’s equivalent CAT 2021 score is then used to determine the candidate’s Composite Score using the same criteria as used for the candidates applying through CAT 2021. The details of determining the composite score of a candidate applying through CAT 2021 are provided in the Stage II (Table 2 and 3) of Admission Policy available at:

https://www.iimcal.ac.in/programs/pgp/admission/admission-policy/admission-procedure-for-domestic-candidates

Shortlisted candidates will be required to appear for Personal Interview (PI) tentatively scheduled between February and April, 2022. The mode of interview will be communicated once the exercise of shortlist for PI is complete. The candidate will have to bear all the expenses made, if any, for attending the interview.

Final Selection:

The final selection of the candidate would be based on equivalent CAT 2021 score, performance in the PI, academic diversity and work experience. The details of the weights of these components are provided in Stage III (Table 4 and Table 5) of the admission policy available at:

https://iimcal.ac.in/programs/pgp/admission/admission-policy/admission-procedure-for-domestic-candidates

Fees and Expenses:

The total fee for the overseas student for the last batch was USD 60,000 (Sixty thousand only) for a period of two years. The fee is payable, phase-wise, in six terms over two years. In addition to the course fees, the overseas student is required to pay a one-time refundable caution deposit of INR 20,000 (Twenty thousand only). Living and other expenses during the period of his/her stay are payable in Indian rupees which are extra and will depend upon choice of food and other preferences and can vary from INR 6,000/- to 7,000/- per month.

Availability of loans from banks and financial institutions:

Financial Institutions and Commercial Banks provide loans to students at a concessional rate of interest. Details will be available at their websites. Students who desire to avail of the loan facility should contact banks directly. Although the Institute endeavors to facilitate the process of availing loans from financial institutions and banks, it is not directly involved in this process.

The word International Candidates refer to Indian nationals residing outside India or foreign nationals with valid passport or travel document residing outside India.

International Candidates are admitted through direct applications. If they are not in a position to take the Common Admission Test (CAT) conducted by the Indian Institutes of Management at various centers in India, then these candidates are required to take the Graduate Management Aptitude Test (GMAT) or Graduate Record Examinations (GRE).

Seats

The proposed supernumerary seats are:

1. Post Graduate Programme (MBA) : 30
2. Post Graduate Programme in Finance (MBA-Finance) : 10
3. Post Graduate Programme in Liberal Studies & Management (MBA-LSM) : 10

Fee and Scholarship

a) The fee is 30,000 USD for the programme.

First Year: 15,000 USD
Second Year: 15,000 USD

b) The students will have all facilities as per the PGP students including joining the international exchange programme.
c) For every 10 students admitted, three scholarships will be awarded. One of them will be reimbursed 50% of the fees and the other two 25% of the fees.
d) The scholarship will be given by the respective committee of the institute considering their past academic record, interview performance and the academic behavior and overall conduct in the institute.

Contact Us

Ashraf Adiraja Admissions Office
Manager-IR
Call: +91 495 2809 131 / +91 989 50 989 60 [WhatsApp] Call: 0495 2809219
E-Mail: manager-ir@iimk.ac.in , admissions@iimk.ac.in

Divya Sasi
Call: +91 495 2809 263
Email: ir@iimk.ac.in

International Relations
Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode
IIMK Campus P. O., Kozhikode, Kerala, India
PIN - 673 570
+91-495-2803010-11

Prospective candidates must maintain a valid and unique email account, a phone number, and a valid passport throughout the selection process.

Definition of International Applicants

Foreign passport holders only will be considered as ‘International Applicants’ for admission to the Post Graduate Programme in Management of IIM Indore in 2022-24 batch.

Eligibility Criteria

a. The candidate must have a valid Graduate Management Aptitude Test (GMAT) score with minimum overall score of 700, as on December 31, 2021. The scores of the GMAT taken during January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2021 will only be considered for processing.

Application Process

An International Applicant, seeking admission to two year PGP of IIM Indore can take GMAT in the country of his/ her residence and apply for admission in the prescribed application form, which can be downloaded from our website. The last date for receipt of complete application packet is January 20, 2022.

Selection Process

Candidates short-listed for PI will be intimated by the first week of February 2022. Individual regret letters will not be sent to applicants who are not shortlisted for PI.IIM Indore will conduct the admission interviews for the shortlisted candidates in online mode /offline (in Delhi and Mumbai only) depending on the situation.

Candidates shortlisted for PI will have to attend PI, failing which they will not be considered for the next stage of selection process. IIM Indore also expects a consistent and minimum performance in the different parameters of Personal Interview (PI), which will be decided by the Admissions Committee. Candidates not meeting the minimum performance in any of PI parameters will not be considered for the next stage of selection process.

The final selection of the candidate would be based on the merit generated using the Final Composite Score (FCS). Scheme for calculating the Final Composite Score (FCS) is given below:

Computation of Final Composite Score (FCS) Components Weight (%) GMAT Score 30 Personal Interview Score 70 Final Composite Score (FCS) Sum of above scores

Note: IIM Indore has earmarked a total of 10 Seats for the International/ Foreign applicants under the provision of the Supernumerary Quota (this will be separate from the regular intake of the PGP programme).