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The selection of candidates for admission to the 2024-26 batch of MBA at Vinod Gupta School of Management
(VGSoM), IIT Kharagpur, is a two step process:

a. Shortlisting for online Personal Interview (PI) based on the criteria mentioned in Section I

b. Final selection of the candidates for admission based on a combined score comprising application rating
(AR), CAT 2023 performance, and personal interview (PI) performance.

I. Stage I - Short-listing for Personal Interview (PI)

Attending the PI is a mandatory part of the admission process. The applicants are short-listed for PI based
on CAT 2023 scores, past academic performance, and other criteria, as mentioned below. The applicants
must have the minimum CAT 2023 percentile, as mentioned in (ref. Table 1), to be eligible to be considered
for shortlisting for PI.

Table 1: Minimum CAT-2023 Percentile for shortlisting

Minimum Overall Percentile for
Category
Eligibility
General/EWS 90

OBC 81

SC 60

ST 60

PwD 60

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