Does Cambridge require interviews for all shortlisted applicants, and what criteria are used to select interviewees?

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Bhumika Vimal | Contributor-Level 9

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The University of Cambridge does give a lot of importance to conducting interviews for the shortlisted candidates.

However, not all of them interviwed but a vast majority is. Given below is the Cambridge University criteria for selecting Interviewees -

Strong Academic records
Pre-interview assessments

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