IIM Ahmedabad - Indian Institute of Management Vastrapur Answered Questions

It depends. There are a lot of factors considered. However looking at your academic record, it seems that you might be severely disadvantaged because of low GPA. To compensate for that you will need to score a little more in CAT. Typically 99.5 percentile is enough to get anyone a call from IIM (with similar academic background). However to be safe I would suggest that you target 99.7 percentile.

In MBA one gets exposure to general management techniques & tools required to run a business effectively .Thus one who intents to pursue a job & grow up the organisational hierarchy pursue MBA post the UG course. having said this an MBA is not a substitute to work Experience & there are a lot of professional & successful managers who have not done MBA but still run & manage their business & teams in an excellent manner.

Different B-Schools have different percentile cutoffs. To get into an IIM, you will need to score at least 99 percentile. Also you will need to clear the individual subject cutoff which typically is around 95 percentile. For others like FMS you will need 98.5 percentile. For new IIMs these could be 95-96 percentile. I would suggest you contact alums/students of the school you are targeting to get an accurate answer.

WAT/PI process is pretty straightforward. As soon as you arrive, you will be given a topic or a case to write two pages on. The topics are usually common and you will not find it difficult. However interview could be a little tricky. Professors usually cover your entire application and questions. You should also expect questions from your graduation and work experience. Number of students that get through is different for different years and institutes. It is purely a function of total number of seats in individual IIMs. Typically the number is between 350 to 450.

Yes you can. You will have to score really good in CAT. Your previous academic performance puts you in second half of all the applicants and hence you are disadvantaged in terms of that. To compensate for the same you will have to score more than 99.5 - 99.7 percentile in CAT to get a call from IIM. My advice is that you prepare really well.