IIM Ahmedabad PhD Courses & Fees 2025: Eligibility, Selection, Admission 2025

For candidates to get into top IIMs including IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Bangalore and IIM Calcutta, one must have a high CAT score preferably equal to or more than 99.5 Percentile. Considered as the top B-School of India, the competition for top IIMs is very high whereas on the other hand the number of seats for the same are less. So in order to be at the best B-School one needs to score the best.

Every IIM is different in terms of eligibility criteria, for IIMs including Lucknow, Indore,  Kozhikode,  Shillong, candidates are expected to score around 98 Percentile and a decent score of 80 Per cent in the academics. For the remaining New IIMs, the CAT cutoff ranges between 96 and 97 Percentile, whereas for Baby IIMs the cutoff might vary between 93 and 92 Percentile

It is very important for candidates to score good CAT cutoff Percentile depending on the IIMs they are aiming for. 

IIM Ahmedabad mainly considers CAT scores for the flagship PGP/ MBA programme. However, the institute also accepts other exams depending on the programme and category. These include GMAT/ GRE/ GMAT, etc.

IIM Ahmedabad admission to its flagship MBA programme is via CAT. Aspirants need to fill out the CAT form. For all other courses, candidates have to apply on the institute's website. Students must get an exceptional score in CAT. As IIM-A is the top management institute of the country, the cutoffs are equally high. The institute considers GMAT, GRE or CAT scores for admission in other courses. The institute also conducts IIMA Admission Test for MBA-BPGP in BA & AI and MBA-BPGP courses. Selected candidates are called for a PI round.

Entrance exam is followed by other selection rounds including GD-PI & AWT for PGP. Selected students have to pay the admission fees and report at the institute to complete the process.