Indian Institute of Management Indore Five‐Year Integrated Programme in Management (IPM) 2014‐19

Indian Institute of Management Indore

Five‐Year Integrated Programme in Management (IPM) 2014‐19

Indian Institute of Management Indore has invited applications for admission to the Five‐Year Integrated Programme in Management (IPM) 2014‐19, commencing in August 2014.

Applicant must have passed Higher Secondary/ XII Std/ +2 Level/ equivalent examination from any of the recognized central or state boards. Those appearing for the final examination of Higher Secondary/XII Std/ +2 level / equivalent and those who have completed the examination 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 July 31, 2014 from the Principal of his/her School/Institute (issued on or before July31, 2014) stating that the candidate has completed all the requirements for obtaining the Higher Secondary/ XII Std/+ 2 level/equivalent qualification on the date of the issue of the certificate.

Applicants of General and NC‐OBC Category should have scored 60% aggregate marks in both X and XII Standard OR SAT1 overall score of 1600 out of 2400 (SAT-1 score obtained during January 1, 2013 to March 31, 2014). Applicant of the SC, ST and PWD/DA Category should have scored 55% aggregate marks in both X and XII Standard OR SAT 1 overall score of 1475 out of 2400 (SAT-1 score obtained during January 1, 2013 to March 31, 2014 only is valid).

Applicant should not be more than 20 years as on July31, 2014. SC, ST and PWD/DA Category applicants should not be more than 22 years as on July 31, 2014. Those who are yet to complete the examination of XII Standard or are awaiting result may also apply. However, the candidate’s final selection/admission will be subject to satisfying the minimum eligibility conditions as mentioned above.

At the time of registration for the programme applicants will be required to submit X and XII standard mark-sheet (securing 60% and above) failing which the candidate’s admission offer will stand cancelled. The percentage of marks obtained by the candidate in X and XII Standard would be calculated based on the practice followed by the board from where the candidate has obtained the certificate. In case the candidates are awarded grades instead of marks, the conversion of grades to percentage of marks would be based on the procedure certified by the board from where they have obtained the certificate.

Applicants pursuing their XII standard or equivalent from international schools affiliated to foreign boards like IGCSE (International General Certificate for Secondary Education) and IB (International Baccalaureate) can also apply and they have to submit equivalency certificate for Association of Indian Universities New Delhi.

Application Form can be downloaded from www.iimidr.ac.in. The filled up application should reach IIM Indore Admissions Office on or before April 4, 2014 along with non‐refundable application fee (DD/BC drawn in the favour of Indian Institute of Management, Indore @ Indore) of Rs. 1000/- (Rs. 500 for SC, ST and DA category) with attested copies of all the relevant certificates. Applicants belonging to NC‐OBC, SC, ST and PWD/DA categories need to submit valid and attested certificates in support of their reservation category.

Selection will be based on the overall performance in Aptitude Test and Personal Interview. The dates and timelines for the selection process are tentative and may be changed as required.

Based on the applications received, candidates satisfying minimum eligibility criteria will be called for the Aptitude Test (AT) to be conducted at Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Indore, Kolkata, Mumbai and New Delhi on 15th May, 2014 (Thursday).

The Admission Test of two hours duration will have 100 objective‐type questions and will have two broad sections -Quantitative Ability and Verbal Ability with a weightage of 60% (Quantitative Ability) and 40% (Verbal Ability), respectively. Each question will carry 4 marks. There will be a negative marking of 1 mark for each wrong answer. The sample pattern will be uploaded in the website beforehand.

Personal interviews (PIs) will be conducted at Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Indore, Kolkata, Mumbai and New Delhi. Shortlist for PI will be announced on Monday, May 26, 2014. Only those candidates whose raw scores in both the sections are positive will be considered for shortlisting for PI, to be conducted during Tuesday‐Friday, June 3‐6, 2014. For PI (after AT), applicants will be called in the ratio of 1:10 category‐wise. The following weightage will be applicable based on the AT. Final selection will be based on the overall performance of the applicant in AT, and PI with weightage of 60% and 40% respectively.

IIM Indore will intimate the candidates about their selection on Monday, June 16, 2014.No intimation will be sent to candidates who are not selected.

The selected candidates should send their acceptance of admission offer alongwith a commitment fee of Rs.1,00,000/- to IIM Indore on or before Monday, June 30,2014. This amount will be adjusted against tuition fees.

Candidates will formally register at IIM Indore after fulfilling all the requirements and payment of all necessary fees on Friday, August 1, 2014. Classes will commence on Monday, August 4, 2014. Government of India reservation norms will be followed while admitting the candidates for the programme and intake will be limited to 121candidates.

Tuition fee is Rs. 3 lakh per annum for first three years and Rs. 5 lakh per annum for the last two years. The tuition fee is payable term wise. The tuition fee includes access to the library and computer lab. Hostel fees, laundry fees, and food expense will be additional.

For more details, see http://www.iimidr.ac.in