MBA(HA&HM) Admission Policy- 2024
This document summarizes the approach of IIM Jammu to prepare the admission list for its MBA in Hospital Administration and Healthcare Management [MBA (HA & HM)] Batch 2024-26. The batch size is to be 75. IIM Jammu reserves the right to modify any part of this document including the various criteria and cut offs mentioned at any time till the actual admission process for the batch is completed.
The admission process of IIM Jammu consists of :
- CAT Examination
- Shortlisting the candidates for Personal Interview (PI) process.
- Preparing the Merit List based on CAT score, PI score and Profile score as indicated in the following tables.
- Last date for withdrawal of Provisional admission offer and refund of Fee Paid: 05:30 PM, June 25th, 2024 (Tentative date)
1. Criteria for Shortlisting for PI process
The cut-off percentile marks for eligibility for Personal Interview (PI) process in the three sections and the total CAT percentile for different categories of students are given below:
| Category | Gender | Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension Percentile | Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning Percentile | Quantitative Ability Percentile | Overall Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General | Male | 70 | 70 | 70 | 88 |
| Female | 68 | 68 | 68 | 86 | |
| Transgender | 68 | 68 | 68 | 86 | |
| EWS | Male | 44 | 44 | 44 | 70 |
| Female | 42 | 42 | 42 | 68 | |
| Transgender | 42 | 42 | 42 | 68 | |
| NC-OBC | Male | 44 | 44 | 44 | 70 |
| Female | 42 | 42 | 42 | 68 | |
| Transgender | 42 | 42 | 42 | 68 | |
| SC | Male | 37 | 37 | 37 | 50 |
| Female | 35 | 35 | 35 | 48 | |
| Transgender | 35 | 35 | 35 | 48 | |
| ST | Male | 24 | 24 | 29 | 30 |
| Female | 23 | 23 | 28 | 28 | |
| Transgender | 23 | 23 | 28 | 28 | |
| PwD | Male | 24 | 24 | 29 | 30 |
| Female | 23 | 23 | 28 | 28 | |
| Transgender | 23 | 23 | 28 | 28 |
IIM Jammu's Admission Committee will decide the number of candidates who would be called for the Personal Interview (PI) process based on criteria prepared for each category. However, if the actual number of short-listed candidates were found to be less (more) than the required number of candidates to be called for PI category-wise, then the overall as well as section-wise minimum score would be reduced (increased) to get the desired number of candidates.
2. Criteria for Preparing the Merit List
The criteria for preparing the merit list will be based on the score obtained after adding the following:
- CAT Score: 0.4 × Absolute CAT Percentile
- Personal Interview (PI): 30 Marks
- Profile: 30 Marks
The above three scores shall be added and will be used to make the final merit list.
2.1 CAT Score (40% weightage)
- IIM Jammu will use CAT 2023 score. One candidate can get maximum 40 marks.
2.2 Personal Interview (PI) (30% weightage)
- Personal Interview (PI) Maximum : 30 marks
2.3 Profile (30% weightage)
One candidate can get maximum 30 marks.
- Academic Profile maximum: 10 marks
- Work Experience maximum: 10 marks
- Diversity (Gender) maximum: 10 marks
2.3.1 Academic Profile (10 Marks)
IIM Jammu will consider the following weightage:
- 10th Standard: 3 marks
- 12th Standard: 3 marks
- Graduation: 4 marks
The following would be the basis for scoring candidates with respect of their academic profiles:
|
Range of Marks |
10th Class |
12th Class |
|---|---|---|
|
<= 60 |
0 |
0 |
|
60.01 to 70 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
|
70.01 to 80 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
|
80.01 to 90 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
|
90.01 to 95 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
|
>= 95.01 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
|
Range of Marks |
Graduation |
|
|
<= 60 |
0 |
|
|
60.01 to 70 |
1 |
|
|
70.01 to 80 |
1.5 |
|
|
80.01 to 85 |
2 |
|
|
85.01 to 90 |
2.5 |
|
|
90.01 to 95 |
3 |
|
|
95.01 >=100 |
4 |
2.3.2 Work Experience (10 marks)
Following will be the basis for scoring candidates:
| Months** | < =12 | 12.01-18 | 18.01-24 | 24.01-36 | 36.01-48 | 48.01- 60 | >60 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 0 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
** Only completed months will be considered.
2.3.3 Diversity (10 marks)
Gender Diversity (10 marks)
| Gender | Marks |
|---|---|
| Male | 0 |
| Female | 10 |
3. Reservations
IIM Jammu will follow strictly the Government of India's Reservation Policy:
| Category | % Reservation |
|---|---|
| Schedule Caste | 15% |
| Schedule Tribe | 7.5% |
| NC - OBC | 27% |
| EWS | 10% |
| PwD | 5% |
4. Offer Acceptance Fee and Withdrawal
A candidate receiving admission offer from IIM Jammu has to pay an offer acceptance amount of Rs.50,000/- within the stipulate date. If a candidate accepts the admission offer for the program, his/her offer acceptance amount will be adjusted against the term I Fee. If a candidate subsequently wishes to withdraw the offer within the withdrawal date i.e., 25th June 2024, amount will be refunded after deducting Rs. 1,000/- as processing charges.The refund of fee (EOI for All Candidates, Offer Acceptance fees and Term 1 fee for withdrawing candidates) will be initiated in the 2nd week of July 2024.
If a candidate applies for withdrawal after the date specified by the Institute, no refund will be admissible. In the event of withdrawal from the program after registration, no refund of offer acceptance amount & Term Fee will be made.
For more information, visit CAT website: www.iimcat.ac.in
Any dispute concerning Admissions for the MBA (HA & HM) Batch 2024-26 would be subject to jurisdiction of the competent courts within the territorial jurisdiction of city of Jammu Only.
For MBA(HA&HM) related admissions queries, please write to mbahahm.admissions@iimj.ac.in
Contact Number: 0191-2741414.