MBA Human Resources at IIM Amritsar Offline Course

1. This document outlines the process that will be used for selecting meritorious candidates under each category of admission, that is, General, NC-OBC, SC, ST, EWS and PWD, for admission to the Masters of Business Administration in Human Resources (MBA-HR) Program at the Indian Institute of Management Amritsar (IIM Amritsar) for the batch of 2025-27^2,3

2. The selection process, selection criteria and weights given to various parameters are decided by the Indian Institute of Management Amritsar annually. These criteria and weights are finalized at the beginning of each admission cycle before the CAT Written test. This is to ensure that the admissions process is objective.

3. The admissions process is divided into two stages. The first stage comprises of shortlisting candidates for Personal Interview (PI). The second stage comprises of shortlisting candidates for decision regarding admission to the MBA-HR Program.

4. IIM Amritsar uses a composite score of multiple parameters like marks in 10 th and 12 th Board exams, marks of Graduation Program, quality of Work Experience, Gender and Academic Diversity, and candidate's section wise scores in CAT to judge the suitability of a candidate for the MBA-HR Program. The following document explains the process.

5. Candidates are advised to clearly present marks related information at the 10 th , 12 th ,and graduation level, and information relating to their branch of study in their graduation. Incorrect presentation of information will be construed as misrepresentation, resulting in the candidate’s application not being considered for the next level in the selection process. IIM Amritsar’s decision in this matter will be final and no further discussion will be entertained with regard to the processing of such an application.

6. For the candidates appearing in their final year examination, the marks up to one year before the final examinations shall be considered for the entire admission process. Such candidates will have to complete all requirements including all examinations, practical examinations and supplementary examinations for a bachelor’s/qualifying degree on or before June 30, 2025 and to secure the minimum percentage of marks in their graduation examination as per the CAT 2024 eligibility criteria.

Stage 1: Pre Personal Interview (PI) Process

7.The first stage of the process is applied to all eligible candidates who appear for CAT 2024 to determine candidates to be called for PI.

8. The first shortlist comprises of candidates who have secured a pre-determined minimum percentile score on each section and overall score of CAT 2024. Candidates obtaining a positive (greater than zero) raw score in all sections of CAT-2024 will only be considered. Further processing for PI/WAT is done only for candidates who are selected in this first shortlist. The pre-determined minimum percentile cut-off scores applicable for the first shortlist for CAT 2024 for the MBA-HR batch of 2025-2027 are given in Table 1.