IIM Ahmedabad PG, Doctorate, Certificate Courses 2025

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

 

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. 

The highest and average package offered during IIM Ahmedabad PGP placements 2023 stood at INR 1.46 crore per annum and INR 34.45 LPA, respectively. Further, an improving trend was witnessed in the average and median package offered over the past three years during IIM Ahmedabad PGP placements, which is presented below:

Particulars	PGP Placement Statistics (2021)	PGP Placement Statistics (2022)	PGP Placement Statistics (2023)
Highest package	INR 55 LPA	INR 61.48 LPA	INR 1.46 crore per annum
Average package	INR 27.54 LPA	INR 32.79 LPA	INR 34.45 LPA
Median package	INR 27.60 LPA	INR 31.49 LPA	INR 31.58 LPA
Lowest package	INR 11 LPA	INR 17.50 LPA	INR 18.05 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.

IIM Ahmedabad has been ranked 1 among the Best Business schools (government) in India by IIRF 2023. The institute has scored 932.15 out of 1000 in various ranking criteria. Refer to the table below to know more about the IIM Ahmedabad rankings:

IIM Ahmedabad IIRF 2023 Ranking
Category	2021	2022	2023
Best Business Schools (government)	1	1

As per the NIRF 2023 Rankings, IIM Ahmedabad has been ranked 1 among the top Management colleges in India. IIM Ahmedabad has been continuously ranked among the top 3 Management institutes in India by NIRF. IIRF Ranking 2023 has also ranked IIM Ahmedabad at the 1st position in the year 2023. Candidates can refer to the table below for a detailed overview of the rankings:

IIM Ahmedabad National Ranking 2023
Ranking body	Category	Rank
NIRF 2023	Management	1
IIRF 2023	Management	1
Outlook I-Care 2023	Management	1

As per the Financial Times Ranking 2023, Harvard Business School ranks at 4 and IIM Ahmedabad at 51 in the Global MBA category. The QS World University Ranking has ranked Harvard Business School at 9 and IIM Ahmedabad at 65 in the International Trade category. With these rankings, it can be clearly said that Harvard Business School is better than IIM Ahmedabad.

Faculty at IIM Ahmedabad are tasked with both doing thorough discipline research and expert instruction. Some of the IIM Ahmedabad faculty details are mentioned below:

Faculty Name	Faculty Qualification
Saravanan A	PhD., International Investment Law, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur LLM, Intellectual Property Law, Symbiosis Law School, Pune BA, LLB, The Tamil Nadu Dr Ambedkar Law University, Chennai
Promila Agarwal	PhD, Faculty of Management Studies, University of Delhi, New Delhi MA, Applied Psychology, Department of Psychology, University of Delhi, New Delhi BA (Hons), Psychology, University of Delhi - (Merit Student of University of Delhi) UGC NET Qualified

Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad has a multicultural campus, a canteen, a big library, and provides transportation and various facilities to postgraduate students. Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad also has big auditorium, modern classrooms, and provides various other facilities for students.

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.

The course-wise top recruiting sector during IIM Ahmedabad placements is presented below:

Course	Top Sector	Offers Received
PGP	Consulting	179 (2023)
PGP FABM	Agri Inputs	19 (2023)
PGPX	IT Consulting	32 (2025)

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

Yes, CAT 2023 dates for admission to IIM Ahmedabad are out. To apply for the CAT exam, candidates are required to create an account, fill the CAT registration form and pay the exam application fee. The 2023 CAT form have to be submitted by a certain deadline after which no application will be accepted. For 2023 CAT exam, CAT registration will go on between Aug 2 and Sep 20. The exam will be conducted on November 26, 2023. Students are required to appear for the CAT 2023 exam in Computer Based Testing mode at allotted test centres. CAT exam 2023 for IIM Ahmedabad admission will be held in three slots. These are as follows:

• 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

Candidates who are willing to get into IIM Ahmedabad must mention the college name and course preference in their CAT application form to get a call (provided the student gets a valid score in the exam).

It is possible to get admission in IIM Ahmedabad even if you have scored 55% in B.Sc. According to a source, students must have a bachelor's degree with a minimum of 50% marks in aggregate or equivalent CGPA. Additionally, another source mentions that the IIM shortlisting criteria for admission includes 95+ CAT percentile and 70% and above in graduation. However, the final selection process of IIM Ahmedabad includes a Personal Interview (PI) round, which carries 50% weightage, and an Academic Writing Test (AWT), which carries 10% weightage. Therefore, candidates are advised to check the official website of IIM Ahmedabad or contact the admission cell of the institute for more information on the admission process, eligibility criteria, courses offered, fees, cutoff, and other relevant details .

IIM Ahmedabad offers several PhD specialisations, including Agriculture, Finance & Accounting, Marketing, Strategy, Human Resource Management, Information Systems, Innovation and Management in Education, Organizational Behaviour, Economics, Public Systems Group and Production and Quantitative Methods. Students seeking admission to the IIM Ahmedabad PhD course can visit the official website of the institute for further information.

To apply for admission to the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Ahmedabad MBA program, you need to have appeared and scored the minimum required grade in CAT 2025. Candidates are shortlisted for the Analytical Writing Test (AWT) and Personal Interview (PI) from among the candidates with a sound CAT score who have applied to IIM Ahmedabad. Once the AWT & PI round is completed, admission decisions are made based on a diverse set of attributes such as academic performance, work experience, extracurricular activities, and diversity.

Candidates seeking admission to the two-year PGP of IIM Ahmedabad must appear in the Common Admission Test (CAT). CAT 2025 (considered for admission to the 2026-28 batch) will take place in November 2025. Candidates who are interested in seeking admission to the 2026-28 batch were able to apply online and register themselves on the official website of CAT after the CAT registration process is open.

In general, while registering for CAT, candidates must apply for PGP of IIM Ahmedabad by selecting the option available in the online registration form. The application fee for CAT (General/OBC category) is INR 2,400. There is no additional cost included to apply for IIM Ahmedabad.

Read more: CAT application process