IIM Ahmedabad PG, Doctorate, Certificate Courses 2025

The course-wise average package offered over the past three years is presented below:

Yes, over the years, the IIM-A has formed partnerships with leading Management schools in Europe, North America, Australia, New Zealand, South America, South Africa and the Asia-Pacific region. Every year, out of the second year class, appriximately 150 students are selected to spend one academic term abroad at a partner institute and IIM-A accepts about 90 students from its partners for the same period.

This exchange programme makes it possible for IIM-A students to gain international exposure without any financial impediments. In addition to the  scholarships instituted by IIMA, several students have received scholarships from participating schools, the French embassy, DAAD from Germany and some corporate partners.

The course-wise average package offered during IIM Ahmedabad placements over the past three years is presented below:

At the postgraduate level, the college provides MBA, Executive MBA, and various other courses to students. The college also provides PhD and certificate courses. The college provides two-year Post Graduate Programme in Food and Agri-business Management, one-year full time Post Graduate Programme in Management for Executives (MBA-PGPX), and others.

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. 

Yes, IIM-A offer hostel facility to the candidates. The student housing on the campus includes 25 understudy apartments with an overall capacity of 740 occupants. There are single-room dormitories available for married people as well. Further, on each of the floor, there are 10 single rooms with a dining area. The hostels are not common at IIM-A, however, boys can visit girls hostel and vice versa.

Yes, IIM Ahmedabad provide equal opportunity to students to apply for scholarships. Some of the scholarships provided by the college are IIMA Special Need-Based Scholarships, IIMA Exit Scholarships, Scholarships offered by Companies, Scholarships offered by Alumni, and others. 

IIM Ahmedabad offer various facilities to the candidates. Some of the facilities are enlisted below:

• Auditoriums
• Academic Block
• Administrative Block
• Student Housing
• Faculty Housing
• Gym & Yoga Room
• Outdoor & Indoor Sports
• Wi-Fi Campus
• A/C Classrooms
• Medical facilities

Indeed, SJSOM IIT Bombay is on par with IIM Ahmedabad.

This is because:

• The chance to learn from some of India's most brilliant academics at IITs, NITs, IIITs, BITs, and COEP.
• SJMSOM has always given a high percentage weightage to the CAT score (70% in the Interview Shortlist and 45% in the Final Shortlist), which means that the batch is mostly made up of some of the brightest minds in the country who have aced their CAT examination (General Trend >98% in CAT for General Category students).
• Placements and roles available - Not only are placement figures available, but so are the roles available at IIT Bombay. The roles and compensation are comparable to the best B-Schools.
• Industry Connect -
• General Management Firms - TAS, Adani Group, Reliance Industries
• FMCG: Hiring from campuses has been a regular practice for all of the dream FMCG companies, including HUL, P&G, ITC, L'Oréal, Nestle, Colgate, Mondelez (Cadbury), Marico, Kimberly Clark, Asian Paints, Godrej, Reckitt, Britannia, and so forth.
• Consulting and strategy: SJMSOM has a long history of working with companies such as PwC US Advisory, PwC India, Kearney, Deloitte, Infosys Consulting, Accenture Strategy, GEP Worldwide, and Axtria.
• Healthcare & Others - Johnson & Johnson, Dr. Reddy Laboratories, Haleon, Castrol etc.
• BFSI - This cohort has been at a sharp upward trajectory with companies like JP Morgan, Goldman Sachs, Nomura, ICICI Nank, Yes Bank, Indus Valley Partners, Fidelty Investments, Edelweiss etc.
• Teaching and Curriculum: SJMSOM, IIT Bombay, has some of India's top professors and an exceptionally well-structured curriculum. Case pedagogy is used, and lectures from visiting faculty members from prestigious academic institutions and organizations provide excellent exposure to the current trends in the industries.
• It also boasts of a rich alumni base. Some notable alumni include; Rajeev Ranjan - Managing Director (MD) at, McDonald’s India

Yes, IIM Ahmedabad is certainly costly. IIM Ahmedabad total fees ranges between INR 64,000 and INR 33 lakh. The fees vary depending on the programme and specialisation selected by the students. The fee for certain programmes certainly falls in the higher end of the spectrum. Students need to pay INR 25 lakh as IIM Ahmedabad MBA fee. However, considering the fact that IIMA is one of the top-rate IIMs and limitless oppurtunities students can experience at the institute, it might be considered a worthwile investment. Further, the institute also offers financial aid to its students. 

According to data gathered from unofficial sources, Business Development domain has placed the most number of IIM Ahmedabad students. The domain-wise IIM Ahmedabad alumni placement statistics are presented below:

Note: The “Others” category includes the domains of Marketing, Consulting, Information Technology, Education, Engineering, Product Management, Human Resources, Entrepreneurship, Customer Success and Support, Community and Social Services and Media and Communication.

The above-mentioned alumni data is gathered from unofficial sources and hence may vary.

The key highlights of PGP, PGP FABM and PGPX placements 2023 and 2025 are presented below:

A total of 188 companies participated and 280 roles were offered during PGP placements 2023. McKinsey & Company and Boston Consulting Group (BCG) were the top companies that made most number of offers during IIM Ahmedabad PGP placements 2023. The domain-wise offers made by the top recruiters during PGP placements 2023 is listed below:

Internationally, IIMA has been ranked 29 by the QS Masters in Management Rankings (MBA) and 44 by the QS Global MBA Rankings. Nationally, IIM Ahmedabad ranks 1 by the NIRF 2022 and The Week 2022. IIM Ahmedabad, being an elite Management institute, has received several international and national rankings in recent years. A few top accolades received by IIMA are enlisted below:

Find below the IIM-Ahmedabad hostel fee:

NOTE: The fee mentioned here is as per an unofficial source. Hence, is indicative.

The QS World University Ranking, Financial Times, etc. have ranked IIM Ahmedabad for its Management course. Tabulated below are the various IIM Ahmedabad international rankings for 2023: