IIM Ahmedabad PG, Doctorate, Certificate Courses 2025

While all the courses at IIMA are full-time and residential, the PGPX is a one-year programme while PGP is for two years. The PGPX orientation is to give a general management perspective to a management executive, whereas the PGP is focused on Functional and Operational Management. On successful completion, students are given a Master of Business Administration degree.

Refer the below-mentioned table for IIM Ahmedabad PGP placements 2023 statistics as compared with other top IIMs such as IIM Bangalore, IIM Calcutta and IIM Kozhikode:

IIM Name	PGP Average Package (2023)	PGP Median Package (2023)	PGP Offers Accepted (2023)
IIM Ahmedabad	INR 34.45 LPA	INR 31.58 LPA	385
IIM Bangalore	INR 35.31 LPA	INR 33 LPA	606
IIM Calcutta	INR 35.07 LPA	INR 33.67 LPA	573
IIM Kozhikode	INR 31.02 LPA	INR 27 LPA	559

 

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

Course	Average Package (2023)	Average Package (2024)	Average Package (2025)
PGPX	INR 35.68 LPA	INR 36.41 LPA	INR 37.25 LPA
Course	Average Package (2021)	Average Package (2022)	Average Package (2023)
PGP	INR 27.54 LPA	INR 32.79 LPA	INR 34.45 LPA
PGP FABM	INR 17.79 LPA	INR 21.49 LPA	INR 20.11 LPA

The sector and domain-wise offers accepted during IIM Ahmedabad PGP summer placements 2025 for the batch of 2024-26 are presented below:

Sectors	Offers Accepted (PGP Batch 2024-26)
BFSI	83
Conglomerates	28
Consulting	156
Consumer Durables	8
FMCG	45
Consumer Services	5
Engineering / Technology	7
Environment & Energy	3
Food Processing	1
IT	17
Manufacturing	16
Media & Entertainment	1
Pharmaceutical / Healthcare	16
Retail	2
Social Enterprises & NGOs	6
Functions	Offers Accepted (PGP Batch 2024-26)
Business Development	9
Consulting	153
Finance	72
General Management	65
Marketing / Sales	53
Operations	1
Product / Category Management	16
Research & Advisory	6
Strategy	12
Supply Chain Management	2
Systems / IT	5

The batch placement record for IIM Ahmedabad are given below:

Particulars	PGP Placement Statistics (2021)	PGP Placement Statistics (2022)	PGP Placement Statistics (2023)
Roles offered	170	220	280
Offers accepted	374	382	385
Students placed	374	382	385
Students opted out	14	3	4
Companies visited	131	190	188
Particulars	PGP FABM Placement Statistics (2021)	PGP FABM Placement Statistics (2022)	PGP FABM Placement Statistics (2023)
Companies visited	30	56	32
Offers accepted / Students placed	44	47	46
Eligible students	45	48	47
Students opted out	1	1	1
Students not placed	0	0	0
Particulars	PGPX Placement Statistics (2023)	PGPX Placement Statistics (2024)	PGPX Placement Statistics (2025)
Offers made	178	150	150
Offers accepted	128	121	137

 

There is a good chance of receiving an interview call from IIM Ahmedabad, however, admission isn’t guaranteed even at 100 percentile. The overall criteria includes academic profile, that is your Class 12, Class 10 and graduation marks. The college also gives a score for work experience, hence, candidates must have 2-3 years of experience to get maximum points. Additional focus is also given to gender and academic diversity. Considering all these factors and candidates’ CAT score, IIM Ahmedabad prepares a composite score through which decides whether to finalise a student or not. IIM Ahmedabad or any other IIM, for that matter, doesn’t give direct admission only on the basis of CAT percentile, the first phase of admission process is giving the CAT exam. Students must clear the sectional and the minimum final cut-off to be eligible and considered for the call. After that, they must get shortlisted for the interviews and group discussion process. After all these rounds, a final list of shortlisted candidates is prepared. 

IIM Ahmedabad ranks 1 under the Management category by NIRF 2023. On an international level, IIM Ahmedabad ranks 22 in the QS World University Ranking 2023 by Subject (Business and Management Studies). IIM Ahmedabad has been ranked by several other prominent international and national ranking bodies. It can be perceived that IIM Ahmedabad is one of the best B-schools in India.

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

 

Yes, both vegetarian and non-vegetarian food is served in the IIM-A canteen. Many students living on the campus have also shared on the internet that the food served at IIM Ahmedabad canteen is one of the best one can get in a mess.

Consulting sector emerged as the top recruiting sector wherein most number of offers were accepted during IIM Ahmedabad PGP placements 2023.

The sector-wise number of offers accepted during IIM Ahmedabad PGP placements 2023 is presented below:

Sectors	PGP Offers Received (2023)
Consulting	179 (2 international offer)
BFSI	87 (4 international offer)
Conglomerates	26 (3 international offer)
FMCG	17
IT Consulting	12
IT Software	12
Pharmaceutical	9
IT	7
Retail B2B & B2C	6
IT Analytics	4
IT Solutions	4
Real Estate	4
Consumer Services	2
Manufacturing	2
Telecommunication	2
Media / Communication	2
Artificial Intelligence	2
Automobile	1
Education Technology	1
Engineering Technology	1
Logistics	1
Mining	1
Online Services	1
Wellness & Fitness Services	1
Energy	1

The function-wise offers accepted during IIM Ahmedabad PGPX placements 2025 is presented below:

Functions	PGPX Offers Accepted (2025)
Consulting	39 (1 international)
Product / Category Management	27
Sales / Marketing	14 (1 international)
General Management	12
Strategy	11
Supply Chain / Operations	8
Business Development	7 (2 international)
Project Management	7
Finance	5
Systems / IT	4
IT Consulting	2

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

Course	Highest Package (2023)	Highest Package (2024)	Highest Package (2025)
PGPX	INR 108 LPA	INR 54.8 CPA	INR 76.5 LPA
Course	Highest Package (2021)	Highest Package (2022)	Highest Package (2023)
PGP	INR 55 LPA	INR 61.48 LPA	INR 1.46 crore per annum
PGP FABM	INR 27.82 LPA	INR 33.83 LPA	INR 33.39 LPA

Note: The mean package is considered as the average package in the above-mentioned table. Further, the Maximum Earning Potential is considered for the salary packages shown above.

 The table given below mentions the function-wise highest, average and median package for IIM Ahmedabad PGPX placements 2025- 

Domains	PGPX Highest Package (2025)	PGPX Average Package (2025)	PGPX Lowest Package (2025)
Business Development	INR 45.62 LPA	INR 39.7 LPA	INR 30 LPA
Consulting	INR 54.8 LPA	INR 35.65 LPA	INR 26 LPA
Finance	INR 51.75 LPA	INR 42.67 LPA	INR 32 LPA
General Management	INR 49.47 LPA	INR 35.73 LPA	INR 28.65 LPA
IT Consulting	INR 29.99 LPA	INR 29.99 LPA	INR 29.99 LPA
Product / Category Management	INR 58.17 LPA	INR 39.22 LPA	INR 26.76 LPA
Project Management	INR 40 LPA	INR 31.47 LPA	INR 27 LPA
Sales / Marketing	INR 49.47 LPA	INR 37.88 LPA	INR 28.65 LPA
Strategy	INR 76.5 LPA	INR 40.79 LPA	INR 27.56 LPA
Supply Chain / Operations	INR 65 LPA	INR 38.47 LPA	INR 27 LPA
Systems / IT	INR 41.39 LPA	INR 32.34 LPA	INR 29 LPA

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:

Domain	Top Recruiter Name	PGP Offers Made (2023)
Consulting	McKinsey & Company	34
Investment Banks	Goldman Sachs	8
General Management	Adani	10
IT Consulting	TCS	10

 

The key highlights of IIM Ahmedabad summer placements for the PGP batch of 2024-26 are presented below:

Particulars	PGP Summer Placements 2025 (2024-26 Batch)
Total participating students	394
Students placed	394
Offers accepted	394
International offers	12
Companies visited	155
Roles offered	194
Top recruiting sector	Consulting (156 offers accepted)

To be eligible for Indian Institutes of Management Ahmedabad Master of Business Administration admissions, a student needs to pass a bachelor's degree or equivalent qualification from a University Grants Commission-recognised university after at least 12 years of school education with a minimum of 50 percent aggregate or equivalent Cumulative Grade Point Average and 45 percent in case of Schedule Caste, Schedule Tribe, and PWD student. For taking Common Admission Test, the Class 12 aggregate does not matter. However, for getting an interview call and converting calls, the Indian Institutes of Management, Ahmedabad awards weightage from 1 to 10 points based on aggregate obtained by applicants in Class 12. Students need to be a minimum of 24 years of age as on March 31 of the year of admission, to be eligible for ePGP admission at the Indian Institutes of Management, Ahmedabad. Indian Institutes of Management, Ahmedabad was Established in 1961, or Indian Institutes of Management, Ahmedabad is a public Business School located in Gujarat. The Indian Institutes of Management, Ahmedabad has been accorded the status of an Institute of National Importance by the Ministry of Human Resource and Development, Government of India. It has been ranked 1 by the National Institutional Ranking Framework Rankings 2022 under the Management category and is considered the best institute for Management education in India. It is autonomous in nature and one of the few institutes in India to be given EQUIS (European Quality Improvement System) accreditation by EFMD (European Foundation for Management Development). Indian Institutes of Management, Ahmedabad is known for its two-year, full-time, residential flagship Post Graduate Programme in Management (also referred to as Master of Business Administration) program that offers admission based on a valid score in the Common Admission Test. Each year, around 150 candidates get a chance to visit abroad and about 90 candidates come to India to study at the Indian Institutes of Management, Ahmedabad through its SEPs (student Exchange Programs). Indian Institutes of Management, Ahmedabad admission 2023 is primarily entrance-based. Admission to its flagship Post Graduate Program in Management (also referred to as Master of Business Administration) program is offered based on a valid score in Common Admission Test. Apart from this, students are shortlisted for other Postgraduation and doctoral programs based on course-specific entrance exams, followed by shortlisting processes which generally comprise a PI (Personal Interview) round. In addition to this, the esteemed faculty of the Indian Institutes of Management, Ahmedabad evaluates the students on several parameters, including progression in career, academic preparedness, professional background, quality of experience, leadership potential, interpersonal skills, accomplishment, and fitment for the program. For more information, you may visit the Shiksha IIM Ahmedabad exam page. (https://www.shiksha.com/college/iim-ahmedabad-indian-institute-of-management-vastrapur-307). I hope this will help you.

Consulting function emerged as the top recruiting function wherein most number of offers were accepted during IIM Ahmedabad PGP placements 2023. The function-wise number of offers accepted during IIM Ahmedabad PGP placements 2023 is presented below:

Functions	PGP Offers Received (2023)
Consulting	208 (2 international offers)
Finance	49 (4 international offers)
Product / Category Management	47
General Management	39
Marketing / Sales	27 (2 international offers)
Strategy	6
Operations	4 (1 international offer)
Project Management	3
Data Analytics	1
Growth – Online Sales	1