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IIM Ahmedabad PhD Admission 2023
At the doctoral level, IIM Ahmedabad offers a full-time PhD programme in Management across 11 specialisations. For PhD admission, candidates need to possess a valid CAT (taken in last two years)/ GMAT (for foreign national candidates) score. However, applicants can take a few other exams (as per the specialisation they select in lieu of CAT). The eligibility criteria for IIM Ahmedabad PhD admissions are enlisted below:
| Eligibility criteria: Passed a master's/ PG diploma degree of two years/ Professional qualification (CA/ ICWA/ CS) with BCom degree from a UGC-recognised university*, OR Passed a BTech degree or equivalent four-year UG degree from a UGC-recognised university with a minimum CGPA of 6.5 or equivalent aggregate** - Candidates, appearing for the final year of their previous qualifying degree and, are awaiting results can also apply. However, if selected, the admission of such candidates will be provisional, only if the candidate submits a pre-final certificate signed by competent authorities of previous institute/ university, latest by May 31, 2022. |
*The duration of PhD programme for candidates fulfilling the first eligibility criteria in the above table will be three years.
**The duration of PhD programme for candidates fulfilling the second eligibility criteria in the above table will be four years.
Selection criteria: Candidates, shortlisted based on entrance test scores, are further invited for a PI round, conducted in online mode. PGP/ PGPX/ PGP-PMP alumni of any of the IIMs are exempted from taking any of the entrance tests and are directly called for the PI round.
Check out the specialisation-specific entrance exam for IIM Ahmedabad PhD admission in the below table:
| PhD | |
|---|---|
| Specialisation | Entrance Exam |
| Agriculture | GRE/ GMAT/ UGC-JRF (Economics/ Development Studies/ Development Economics/ Business Economics/ Management)/ ICAR-SRF (PGS- merit list for award of SRF) |
| Finance & Accounting | GRE/ GMAT |
| Marketing | GRE/ GMAT |
| Strategy | GRE/ GMAT |
| Human Resource Management | GRE/ GMAT/ GATE |
| Information Systems | GRE/ GMAT/ GATE |
| Innovation and Management in Education | GRE/ GMAT/ GATE/ UGC-JRF in relevant stream |
| Organizational Behaviour | GRE/ GMAT/ GATE/ UGC-JRF in relevant stream |
| Economics | GRE/ GMAT/ GATE/ UGC-JRF in relevant stream |
| Public Systems Group | GRE/ GMAT/ GATE/ UGC-JRF in relevant stream |
| Production and Quantitative Methods | GRE/ GMAT/ GATE/ UGC- NET JRF in Mathematical Sciences |
| DOWNLOAD: IIM Ahmedabad PhD Brochure | |
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For admission to MBA (or PGP) at IIM Ahmedabad, the CAT test is usually conducted in November. Aspirants of IIM Ahmedabad are required to appear for the exam in Computer Based Testing mode at the allotted test centres. CAT exam is held in three slots:
- Morning slot: 8:30 AM to 10:30 AM
- Afternoon slot: 12:30 PM to 2:30 PM
- Evening slot: 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM
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No, one can't join IIM without CAT. Candidates seeking admission to the IIM Ahmedabad MBA course must appear for CAT and secure 90 percentile. The Institute considers Writing Ability Test (WAT) and Personal Interview (PI) rounds for final admission to IIM Ahmedabad along with CAT results. Students must meet both, the overall CAT cutoff percentile and the sectional cutoffs.The Institute does not release CAT cutoffs in the public domain and are exclusively accessible only via account login to candidates who have appeared for the exam.
IIM Ahmedabad conducts its application process in an online mode. Candidates have to appear for CAT examination to take admission in MBA. To apply for IIM-A, students can check the eligibility first. Eligible students can then apply by following the steps given below:
- Go to official site of IIM-A.
- Click on 'Apply' Now option to start the process.
- Fill out details, like name, email ID, etc.
- Upload required docs.
- Payment of application fee.
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