IIM Ahmedabad, Fees, Placements, Cutoff, Ranking

The IIM Ahmedabad (IIM A) is considered as the best institution for Management Education in India. Established in the year 1961, it is a public and autonomous institute and one of the few institutes in India to be given EQUIS (European Quality Improvement System) accreditation. This institute is known for its two-year, full-time residential flagship PGP (also referred to as MBA) programme that offers admission based on a valid score in CAT. The percentile of CAT for IIM Ahmedabad reached up to 99.6 in the past years which shows how rigorous it is for a student to get admission to this institute.

Highlights

Some of the chief highlights around IIM Ahmedabad are tabulated below:

Particulars	Stats
Location	Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Type of institute	Public/ Autonomous
Ranking (2020)	National: – 1 for MBA by NIRF – 2 for IIMs by Outlook  International: – 61 by Financial Times Global MBA Rankings – 58 by Financial Times Executive Education Rankings (Open)
Number of courses offered	5+
Types of programmes	PG, doctoral-level
Exams conducted	CAT
Gender intake	Co-ed
Total faculty members	108
Application mode	Online
Exams accepted	– PG courses: CAT/GMAT/GRE/GATE – PhD: GATE/ UGC NET
Total student intake	385
Total scholarships offered	10+
Highest package (2019)*	Rs 70 lakh (domestic)
Average package (2019)*	Rs 25.83 lakh (domestic)
Top recruiters (2020)	Accenture, HSBC, Amazon, Citi Bank, Barclays, Aditya Birla Group, P&G, TATA and Nokia among others
Type of scholarships offered	Merit-based Need-based
Official website	www.iima.ac.in

*The salary figures for final placements 2018-2020 batch will be made public by the end of the year in IIM Ahmedabad’s audited placement report (which is made available on the IPRS website). Shiksha will update this report with the Salary figures as and when the information is received.

Ranking

IIM Ahmedabad was recently ranked as the no. 1 institute in India for Management Education in NIRF 2020 rankings and ‘2’ for IIMs category by Outlook. At the international level, it is ranked 61 by Financial Times Global MBA Rankings and 58 by Financial Times Executive Education Rankings (Open). A few more rankings received by IIM Ahmedabad in the past years are listed below:

National Ranking Authority	2018	2019
Business World	1	1
Business Today	1	1
Outlook	1	2
NIRF (Management category)	1	2
International Ranking	2018	2019
Financial Times Masters in Management Rankings	19	21
Financial Times Global MBA Rankings	31	47
Financial Times Executive Education Rankings (Open)	66	57
Financial Times Executive Education Rankings (Custom)	57	49
Eduniversal Best Master’s Ranking in Agribusiness/ Food Industry Management	1	1

Admission Process

IIM Ahmedabad admission process for its flagship PGP (or MBA) programme is based on CAT score, provided students meet the set cutoff. There is no separate application form to take admission in IIM Ahmedabad. Candidates are only required to register themselves on the official website of CAT. Final selection is done based on CAT result followed by the Analytical Writing Test (AWT) and Personal Interview (PI) round conducted by the institute. IIM Ahmedabad admission process for all the other PG and PhD courses are as follows:

• IIM Ahmedabad MBA admission is based on CAT score, followed by AWT and PI rounds
• Candidates seeking admission to PGP FABM are shortlisted based on Group Discussion and Personal Interview along with a valid CAT score
• Final selection for MBA PGPX is based on a valid GMAT/GRE score
• For ePGP, final selection is done on the basis of CAT/GMAT/GRE score
• For admission in ePGD-ABA, candidates need to have a minimum of two years of work experience. Final selection is based on in GMAT/GRE/CAT/GATE or the ePGD-ABA qualifying-cum-aptitude test.
• For final selection to PhD at IIM A, CAT score is taken into consideration. However, students can give a few other exams such as GRE/GMAT/GATE/UGC-JRF.

Courses

IIM Ahmedabad offers PG and doctoral-level programmes in the field of Management, such as PGP, PGP FABM, MBA PGPX, ePGP, ePGD-ABA and PhD to the students along with a Faculty Development Programme.

• The two-year, full-time, residential PGP is the flagship programme offered by IIM A and is available across 13 specialisations out of which students are required to select one in the second year
• The duration for PGP FABM programme is also two years
• MBA-PGPX is a one-year, full-time, residential programme available across 49 electives
• IIM Ahmedabad also offers a one-year ePGP programme for working professionals and entrepreneurs with a minimum of three years of full-time work experience (after graduation)
• Additionally, the institute offers an ePGD-ABA programme of 16 months which is designed to help working professionals in obtaining essential skills and knowledge correct question, analysis, gaining insights from analysis thus providing a framework for transforming data into effective decision-making

Check out the various Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad courses mentioned in the below table along with their eligibility criteria and fee:

Course	Eligibility Criteria	Course Fee (in Rs lakh)
PGP (MBA) – Economics – Communication – HRM	Qualifying exam: CAT Bachelor’s degree with a minimum aggregate of 50% or equivalent CGPA (45% in case of reserved category)	23
PGP FABM	Qualifying exams: CAT/ GMAT Bachelor’s or master’s in any stream with 50% aggregate or equivalent CGPA (45% in case of SC/ST and differently-abled category)	22.5
MBA-PGPX – International Economics & Political Economy – Logistics Management – Business Analytics	Qualifying exams: GMAT/GRE – A bachelor’s degree or equivalent in any discipline from a recognised university – Minimum 15 years of study as per the education system in India i.e. Class 10 + Class 12 + 3-year UG course	28
ePGP	Qualifying exams: CAT/GMAT/GRE/IIM Admission Test A bachelor’s degree/CA/CS/ICWA, with at least 50% aggregate or equivalent CGPA by a recognised university	20
ePGD-ABA	Qualifying exams: GMAT/GRE/CAT/GATE or the ePGD-ABA qualifying-cum-aptitude test A bachelor’s degree in any stream from a recognised university with strong quantitative and analytical problem-solving skills	10
PhD – Business Policy – Economics – Marketing	Qualifying exams: GRE/GMAT/GATE/UGC NET JRF in relevant discipline – Master’s or postgraduate diploma (2 years) or a professional qualification – CA/ICWA/CS with a BCom degree or a BTech/4-year degree with 6.5 CGPA or equivalent – Final year students of master’s degree can also apply	–

Placements

The final placements for IIM Ahmedabad PGP 2020 batch recorded 100% results yet again. Conducted in two phases, McKinsey, BCG and TCS emerged as the top recruiters in IIM Ahmedabad placements 2020. The final placement process at IIM Ahmedabad is conducted in February, every year. A few highlights from 2020 placements are mentioned below:

Particulars	Stats
Total companies participated	153
Total job offers	182
Top recruiting company	McKinsey (27 offers)
Dream applications*	160
Total New recruiters	38

*Dream Applications are those where students are given the flexibility of making “dream” applications to firms of their choice in a subsequent cluster even with an offer in hand.

Other important highlights:

• For Consumer Goods and Consumer Services domain, AB InBev made maximum offers (8), followed by Airtel with seven offers
• CK Birla was the largest recruiter in the General Management domain with six offers
• For IT Consulting domain, TCS was the largest recruiter with 12 offers
• In the lateral process, FinIQ extended the highest number of offers (including PPOs) – 11
• There new recruiters at IIM A this year include Blackstone Group, Colgate, DaytoDay Health, Diageo, FIITJEE and HCL Technologies and Strategy (Middle East)
• 44 firms hired during the first phase i.e. the lateral hiring process of placements. These included diverse sectors such as Technology, Banking, Consulting, General Management and Analytics.
• Two students got the opportunity to start their own venture under the guidance of CIIE.CO, the entrepreneurial hub built by IIM A

Scholarships

IIM Ahmedabad believes that no student should be denied the privileges of education because of financial issues. For this purpose, it offers a number of scholarships to meritorious and deserving students. Details around IIM Ahmedabad scholarships are as follows:

IIMA Special Need-based scholarship for PGP and PGP FABM: IIMA gives an opportunity to pursue its programmes to all eligible applicants, even those who are in need of financial assistance. The scholarship amount is decided based on several parameters such as annual gross family income, ownership of assets, and the number of dependents in the family. The applications for these scholarships are invited every year during July/August/September.

SC/ST Scholarships: All SC/ST students in the postgraduate programs are awarded Rs 150 per month for 10 months

Interest Waiver Scholarships: The MBA-PGPX course offers five Interest Waiver Scholarships on merit basis that works as interest waiver on bank loans taken by students (for the fee) for a year. The maximum amount that a student can avail through this scholarship scheme can go up to Rs 3 lakh.

A few more scholarships received by the students at IIM Ahmedabad are listed below:

• SC/ST Scholarships {Central Sector Scheme for Top Class Education (merit-cum-means)
• Minority Welfare Scholarship (Merit-cum-Means)
• Scholarships for Students with Disabilities – Central Sector Scheme for Top Class Education (Merit-cum-Means)
• PGP Alumni Endowment Funds
• Shri GC Mital Entrepreneurship Aid
• Smt J Nagamma Memorial Award
• Aditya Birla Group Scholarships
• Dunia Scholarships for scholastic excellence
• OP Jindal Engineering and Management Scholarship
• T Thomas Scholarship