IIM AHMEDABAD

Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad was established on 11th December 1961. Declared as an autonomous institute through Indian Institutes of Management Act 2017, this prestigious institute has been ranked number 1 according to MHRD-NIRF 2020. It is also the first management institute in India to be awarded EQUIS (European Quality Improvement System) accreditation by the EFMD (European Foundation for Management Development) in 2008.Unlike the previous years, IIM-A declared the reduction of required minimum CAT sectional cut-off in 2018. For the 2019-2021 Batch, the sectional percentile has gone down to 70 from 80. Likewise, the overall percentile cut-off has also been reduced from 90 percentile to 80 percentiles. According to IIM A final placement report 2020, the highest salary package offered by companies was capped at 70 lakhs per annum.

IIM-A has been ranked as number one business school in India for many consecutive years by MHRD-NIRF. It offers 2 years, full time, PGP and PGP-FABM programmes. Managed by IIMA Society, IIM-A now stands as an autonomous institution through Indian Institutes of Management Act, 2017. It is also the first management institute in India to be awarded EQUIS (European Quality Improvement System) accreditation by the EFMD (European Foundation for Management Development) in 2008.

Unlike the previous years, IIM-A declared the reduction of required minimum CAT sectional cut-off in 2018. . For the 2019-2021 Batch, the sectional percentile has gone down to 70 from 80. Likewise, the overall percentile cut-off has also been reduced from 90 percentile to 80 percentile.

IIM Ahmedabad admission process

Admission Eligibility Criteria

• Candidates are required to have a bachelor's degree with a 50% (least) or equivalent CGPA (45% for candidates belonging to SC/ST/PwD category).
• Candidates are expected to have appeared CAT with a minimum score percentile for the consideration of admission.
• The bachelor's degree or equivalent qualification must be of three years minimum after the completion of higher secondary education.
• If the candidate holds grades/CGPA instead of percentage marks, the equivalence is based on the equivalence certified by the institution/university from where the bachelor's degree is obtained from. If the certification of the equivalence is unavailable from the desired university, the equivalence is certified by IIM Ahmedabad.
• Undergraduates in their final year/ awaiting the final results are eligible to apply for admissions. However, candidates are required to present a certificate from the current university/institute's head determining/confirming the same on his or her behalf.
• Should the candidate get selected for admission, he/she is expected to submit the official confirmation certificate from the current undergraduate university/institute latest by June 30, 2019.
• Candidates who are offered admission are supposed to submit their mark-sheet and certificate of the final year bachelor's degree examination held on or before June 30, 2020 by December 31, 2020.

Admission Criteria

IIM Ahmedabad Admission Criteria consist of two stages- the first stage is the preliminary screening with weightage division between past academic records and CAT exam score (higher weightage to CAT). The second stage consists of Personal Interview (PI) and Writing Test Ability (WAT).

• The preliminary stage is based on the weightage division of CAT score and academic background.
• CAT score is given 65% weightage and Academic Profile is given 30% weightage. The remaining 5% weightage is given to work experience.
• For getting shortlisted, a candidate must hold a minimum CAT sectional percentile score of 70 for all the three sections (individually): Quantitative Aptitude' (QA), ‘Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning' (DILR) and ‘Verbal and Reading Comprehension' (VRC).
• Candidates must score an overall CAT overall percentile of 80 (minimum).
• While the weightage division of 65:30 is practiced, candidates with sharp academic records are awarded with higher points during the shortlisting round.

Final Admission Selection Round Criteria

• Shortlisted candidates are automatically eligible for the final selection round conducted by IIM Ahmedabad.
• The weightage division of the final round-
• Personal Interview: 50%
• Academic Writing Test: 10%
• CAT Score and Academic background: 40%

IIM Ahmedabad Admission Process 2020

Number of candidates shortlisted for initial admission rounds:

IIM Ahmedabad shortlisted a total of twenty-nine thousand and eighty-five candidates for initial admission rounds 2020. This is how the segregation took place:

• Candidates shortlisted based on CAT 2019 marks: 29080
• Candidates shortlisting based on GMAT: 5 

2. Candidates selected for initial screening social category wise for Written Ability Test and Personal Interview:

The above-mentioned number of selected students also included the star performers across different domains of ACRC and Non-ACRC group.

Xth Standard Percentage wise (Distribution of Points A)

XIIth Science (Percentage wise (Distribution of Points B))

XIIth Commerce Stream (Percentage wise (Distribution of Points B))

XIIth Humanities and Art Stream (Percentage wise (Distribution of Points B))

Graduation Exam (Distribution of Points C)

Professional Work Experience (Distribution of Points D)

AC – Academic Discipline
Application Rating Score: AR = (A+B+C+D)

IIM Ahmedabad Admission Cut-Off

IIM Ahmedabad GMAT Score Cut Offs

GMAT has been a ticket to admission for five candidates, as choosen by IIM A

Admission Process: Key Points to Consider

Various Parameters have been changed for IIM Ahmedabad Admission Criteria 2020. They have been listed as under:

• The CAT weightage reduced to 65% for CAT 2019 from 70% in CAT 2018
• Academic profile is granted 35% weightage
• The remaining 5% weightage has been granted to work experience a candidate holds.
• The sectional percentile has been reduced to 70% from 80%
• The overall CAT percentile has been brought down to 80% from the earlier 90%
• A total of 701 candidates with stellar applications have been selected by IIM A for PGP 2020-22

IIM Ahmedabad Fees

• IIM Ahmedabad Fees
• IIM Ahmedabad PGP fee is INR 28, 00,000.
• The amount, however, is not absolute. (exclusive of GST)

IIM Ahmedabad Placement

IIM Ahmedabad Notable Alumni List

Academics

• Ajit Rangnekar: Dean of Indian School of Business
• Ashish Nanda: Director, Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad
• Atul Tandon: Director of Mudra Institute of Communications, Ahmedabad from 2001-2009
• Shekhar Chaudhari: Former Director of Indian Institute of Management Calcutta

Arts & Social Work

• GauravDagaonkar: Music Director, vocalist and songwriter.
• Mallika Sarabhai: Classical Dancer and Activist. Director of Darpana Academy, Ahmedabad.

Business

• Ajay Singh Banga: President & Chief Executive Officer, Mastercard.
• Ashok Vemuri: CEO of IGATE.
• Sanjeev Bikhchandani: Founder and Executive Vice Chairman, Infoedge & naukri.com.
• Shikha Sharma: MD & Chief Executive Officer, Axis Bank.
• K. V. Kamath: Non-executive chairman, Board of Directors, ICICI Bank Lead Independent Director of Infosys, Former Chairman of the Board of Directors of Infosys from 2011-1.

Government & Politics

• Arvind Subramanian: Chief Economic Adviser, Government of India.
• Raghuram Rajan: Governor of the Reserve Bank of India.
• Prem Das Rai: Member of Parliament, Sikkim constituency, 15th Lok Sabha.