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भ रत य प रब ध स स थ न इ द र Indian Institute of Management Indore ऩ च वर ष य इ ट ग र ट ड प र ग र म इन म न जम ट Five-Year Integrated Programme in Management (IPM) (Commencing in August 2015) Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) 1. What is the name of the programme and duration? Name of the programme is Integrated Programme in Management and is a five year regular and fulltime academic (residential) programme. 2. What certificate will be issued and by whom? Upon successful completion of all program requirements IIM Indore will issue participants the certificate of Integrated Diploma in Management. 3. What are the academic content of the programme and programme structure? Please refer to the Institute website at www.iimidr.ac.in for more information. 4. What are the minimum eligibility conditions for admission? Candidates satisfying the following criteria are eligible to apply for the Five Year Integrated Programme in Management of IIM Indore. The candidate must have passed Higher Secondary/XII Std./+2 Level/equivalent examination from any of the recognized Central or State or International boards. Candidates appearing or awaiting results for the final examination of Higher Secondary/XII Std./ +2 level / equivalent can also apply. If selected, such candidates will be offered admission to the programme provisionally. At the time of registration for the programme, such candidate must have to produce X and XII standard marksheet (securing minimum marks i.e. 60% for General and NC- 1

OBC or 55% for SC, ST and DA) along with school leaving certificate/migration certificate, failing which the candidate s admission offer stands cancelled. General and NC-OBC Category: Minimum 60% in X and XII standards or equivalent examinations, Maximum 20 years of age as on July 31, 2015 SC, ST and DA Category: Minimum 55% in X and XII or equivalent examinations, Maximum 22 years of age as on July 31, 2015 Note 1: 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. Note 2: Applicants pursuing their X and/or XII standard from international schools affiliated to foreign boards like IGCSE (International General Certificate for Secondary Education) and IB (International Baccalaureate) can also apply. Note 3: IIM Indore reserves the right to decide the eligibility conditions in terms of equivalence, percentage marks, and the recognition of the qualifying examination, intake etc. 5. Is it necessary to submit standard X and XII examination pass marksheet/grade sheet from a recognized board? Yes, it is necessary to upload X and XII marksheet for those who have qualified standard XII. However, in the case of candidates who are applying as XII appearing need to upload X marksheet only. 6. What is the application procedure? Eligible candidates should submit their application online during Monday, March 9, 2015 and Thursday, April 9, 2015 and pay online the non refundable/non-transferable application fee of Rs. 1000 (Rupees One Thousand only) (Rs.500 for SC, ST and DA category). Candidates belonging to NC OBC, SC, ST and PWD/DA categories need to 2

produce valid and attested certificates in support of their reservation category. No change in the category will be entertained after submitting the application. 7. What is the admission criteria and selection process? The candidates will be selected on the basis of overall performance in Aptitude Test and Personal Interview. Any candidate fail to appear in either Aptitude Test or Personal Interview or both shall not be considered further during the selection process. The selection process is as follows: Stage 1: The candidates satisfying the minimum eligibility criteria should submit their application online as described previously in sl. no. 6 i.e. Application procedure. Stage 2: Based on the applications received, candidates satisfying minimum eligibility criteria will be called for the Aptitude Test (AT) to be conducted across 6 centers, viz., Bengaluru, Kolkata, New Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai/Hyderabad and Indore. However, IIM Indore reserves the right to change the centers at any time if the situation so warrants. The date of conducting AT is Thursday, May 14, 2015. The pattern of AT will be as follows: i. AT will be of objective-type nature. The sample questions from previous year question paper will be uploaded on our website. ii. There will be two sections in AT namely Quantitative Ability and Verbal Ability. iii. There will be 100 questions in total with time duration of two hours. iv. Each question will carry 4 marks. v. There will be a negative marking of 1 mark for each wrong answer. Stage 3: In this stage, the eligible pool for Stage-4 (i.e. shortlisting of PI) is created considering only the candidates having positive raw scores in both the sections of Aptitude Test. Individual regret letters will not be sent to applicants who are rejected at this stage. 3

Stage 4: Sufficient number of candidates for Personal Interview (PI) for each category (General, NC-OBC, SC, ST and PWD/DA) will be shortlisted from the eligible pool (refer Stage-3) using the merit list generated based on Aptitude Test Score (ATS) as mentioned Table-1: Table-1: Computation of Aptitude Test Score Component Score Score in Quantitative Ability Section Score in Verbal Ability Section Aptitude Test Score (ATS) Sum of above scores (max 100) Note: Max. and Min. scores are the highest and lowest scores obtained in respective sections by the candidates from the eligible pool. Shortlisted candidates shall appear for Personal Interview at any of the six centers (as mentioned in Stage-2). Individual regret letters will not be sent to applicants who are not shortlisted for Personal Interview (PI). IIM Indore also expects a consistent and minimum performance in the different parameters of Personal Interview (PI), which will be decided by Admissions Committee. Candidates not meeting the minimum performance in any of PI parameters will not be considered for the next stage of selection process i.e. Stage-5. Stage 5: The candidates satisfying the requirements mentioned in earlier stages will only be considered for the final selection. Category wise merit list will be generated based on Composite Score (CS) as mentioned in Table 2 and provisional admission offers will be made accordingly adhering to the reservation norms. Table-2: Computation of Composite Score Component Weightage (%) Aptitude Test Score (ATS) 60 Personal Interview (PI) 40 4

No intimation will be sent to candidates who are not selected for final offer. 8. Is attendance of classes compulsory? Yes, attendance of classes is compulsory. 9. Who will be the Faculty for the programme? Faculty are drawn from various sources which include faculty members of IIM Indore, resource persons/visiting faculties from renowned colleges/institutes, industry experts and retired faculty members from Indian universities. 10. What are the tuition fee, payment schedule and other fee structure? Tuition fees for the first 3 years would be about Rs. 3,00,000/- per annum and for the next two years it would be as per prevailing PGP fees. Tuition fee does not include boarding and lodging charges. 11. What is the maximum intake and reservation scheme? The proposed intake is limited to 121 candidates and government of India reservation norms will be followed for admission. 12. What is the course structure? You may refer to the given below link in this regard. http://www.iimidr.ac.in/iimi/index.php/programme-fiveyear-ipm 13. Will study material for courses be provided? Most study material will be available at no additional charge in the library. However, students will have to purchase textbooks on their own. 14. Will hostel facilities be provided? 5

All students are required to stay on campus since this is a full time residential programme. Accommodation would be arranged on a sharing basis for the first 3 years. Single room accommodation would be made available for the 4th and 5th year of Programme. 15. What computer facilities available? IIM Indore has a large number of computer terminals in the computer labs as well as all statistical and other software necessary for the program. All hostel rooms are provided with 1 ethernet port for internet access. However, students will not be provided with their own laptops / desktops. 16. Placement support IIM Indore would provide active support and guidance to students of IPM to find appropriate and challenging job opportunities at the end of the programme and internships during the programme. 17. General Enquiries Admissions Office Indian Institute of Management Indore Rau-Pithampur Road Indore 453556 (M.P.) Tele: 0731 2439 686/ 687, 0731 2439 800 Email: ipmadmissions@iimidr.ac.in 6