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IIM Ahmedabad Admission Dates 2025
Students willing to get admission to an MBA at IIM Ahmedabad have to visit the official website of the respective entrance exams. The following table reflects all the important IIM Ahmedabad admission dates 2025:
Commonly asked questions On Admissions
IIM Ahmedabad's selection criteria is entrance-based for the offered courses. Students need to meet both the basic eligibility and clear the selection rounds as well. Check out the table below to know about the selection criteria for IIM Ahmedabad:
Courses | Selection Criteria |
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PGP | CAT + Analytical Writing Test (AWT) + Personal Interview (PI) |
PGP-FABM | CAT + Analytical Writing Test (AWT) + Personal Interview (PI) |
e-PGP | CAT/ GMAT/ GRE/ IIMA Admission Test (IAT) + Personal Interview (PI) |
MBA-PGPX | Valid GMAT/ GRE score + Essay submission + PI round |
Yes, candidates applying for ePGD-ABA admission at IIM Ahmedabad need to possess a minimum of two years of work experience (preferably in the domain of Business Analytics). However, this experience criteria is waived for candidates with exceptional academic qualifications. More details on the admission process, eligibility and fee for ePGD-ABA at IIM-A are available here.
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IIM Ahmedabad Courses & Fees FAQs 2025
Please find below the FAQs related to eligibility, fee, and selection for IIM Ahmedabad courses:
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) |
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IIM Ahmedabad | INR 34.45 LPA | INR 31.58 LPA | 385 |
INR 35.31 LPA | INR 33 LPA | 606 | |
INR 35.07 LPA | INR 33.67 LPA | 573 | |
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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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) |
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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 |
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There are plenty of statistics that cadidates canuse to judge which institute is best for them for pursing an MBA course. In terms of reputation, IIM, Ahmedabad has one of the highest reputations of any MBA institute. However, this results in a significantly higher MBA fees at IIM, Ahmedabad which i
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For admission to the MBA programme at IIM Ahmedabad, the required CAT score varies by category. Based on the previous year's cutoff (2024), candidates need an overall percentile rank of 80 for General and EWS categories, 75 for NC-OBC and transgender candidates, and 70 for SC category candidates. I
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Yes, IIM Ahmedabad does have a reservation policy for MBA/ PGP programmes. As per the Government of India requirement, 27% of the seats are reserved for NC-OBC, 15% for SC, 7.5% for ST candidates, 5% for Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwD), and up to 10% for Economically Weaker Sections (E
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To apply for MBA courses at IIM Ahmedabad, candidates are required to follow certain eligibility requirements. Firstly, applicants must ensure that they have completed a bachelor's degree, with at least 50% marks or equivalent CGPA (in the case of the candidate belonging to the Scheduled Caste (SC)/
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No, you cannot pursue and online CMLT course from IIM Ahmedabad because it does not offers that course. You can opt for Manipal academy or IGNOU for CMLT course.
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