IIM Ahmedabad: Cut off, Courses, Fees, Admission 2026, Placements, Results

All the courses offered by IIM Ahmedabad are career-oriented. However, every program offered at IIMA has different objective. The PGP program of IIM Ahmedabad is the flagship program, which purely suits students who want to build their career in Core Management. Further, the PGP FABM program will suit students who want to build their career in the field of Agriculture. The PGPX program is meant for students with work experience.

The key highlights of IIM Ahmedabad placements over the past three years for PGP, PGP FABM and PGPX programs are presented below:

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. 

At the postgraduate level, the college provides MBA, Executive MBA, and various other courses to students. The college also provides PhD and certificate courses. The college provides two-year Post Graduate Programme in Food and Agri-business Management, one-year full time Post Graduate Programme in Management for Executives (MBA-PGPX), and others.

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

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 MBA is a 2 year programme, offered in full-time mode. The Institute offers MBA on the basis of CAT percentile and at a total tuition fees of INR 25 Lakh. IIMA offers MBA as a flagship programme on PG level and has a placement record of an average package of INR 34.45 LPA, as per the latest placement drive. 

As per the details collated from unofficial sources, the total tuition fee for the PGP and PGP FABM course for the 2024-26 batch is INR 18.3 Lacs (inclusive of all taxes). However, the aforementioned fee is only indicative considering it is sourced from unofficial sources. However, as per the official website, the over MBA programme fee is inclusive of tuition fee, course materials fee, student’s stay and food during campus visits and other service facilities, such as library, etc. Students can also pay this programme fee in installments. The institute shares the fee structure along with the admission offer. For the ease of the students, IIM-A also has tie-ups with multiple banks to offer collateral-free education loans.

The key highlights of IIM Ahmedabad PGP placements 2023 as compared with 2022 and 2021 are presented below:

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'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:

The average salary trends witnessed during IIM Ahmedabad placements over the past three years for PGP, PGP FABM and PGPX programs are presented below:

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

The selection process of IIM Ahmedabad is bifercated into two phases. The phase one includes, shortlisting candidates for Analytical Writing Test (AWT) & Personal Interview (PI) on the basis of CAT score and the second phase includes, the final selection of candidates for admission based on Final Composite Scores. The final composite scores are derieved from academic record, diversity, work experience, and weightage assigned to each component. Hence, scoring 100 percentile in CAT does not guarantee a seat in IIM Ahmedabad as there are multiple factors taken into consideration including the past academic. Also, candidates seeking IIM Admission 2024 must have a minimum overall CAT cutoff of 80 Percentile Ranks for General and EWS category, 75 Percentile for NC-OBC-cum-transgender, 70 Percentile for SC, 60 for ST, 70 Percentile for PwD (General, EWS, NC-OBC-cum-transgender, SC) and 60 Percentile for PwD (ST). The aforementioned percentiles are for the Preliminary Screening for phase 1 IIM Ahmedabad admission process. For more details regarding IIM Ahmedabad cutoff, click here. 

The salary package offered during IIM Ahmedabad PGPX placements over the past three years is presented below:

IIM Ahmedabad admission 2025 to the MBA course is offered through CAT 2024 scores followed by the Analytical Writing Test (AWT) & Personal Interview (PI). The Institute does not release the final CAT cutoff publicly and is only accessible through account login to those candidates who appear in the CAT exam. However, it is estimated that the final CAT cutoff percentiles usually range around 98-100 percentiles for top IIMs, including IIM Ahmedabad. Additionally, candidates seeking admission can refer to the table below to view the IIM Ahmedabad CAT qualifying cutoff 2024 percentiles for MBA  admission:

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:

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.

IIMs do not release the final CAT cutoff publicly and is only accessible through account login to those candidates who appear in the CAT exam. However, candidates can refer to the table below to view the estimated final CAT cutoff percentiles for top IIMs, including IIM Ahmedabad. The below cutoff percentiles are for the General AI category students. 

The IIM Ahmedabad PGP (MBA) placement process is conducted in clusters. The first stage is the lateral placement process, where companies interview students with work experience and offer them mid-level managerial positions. In the second stage, the PGP final placement process is conducted where companies were grouped into cohorts (domains such as Consulting, Finance, etc.) based on the profiles offered, and these cohort groups were invited to campus across three clusters for final placements.

It is mandatory to clear CAT examination to seek admission at IIM Ahmedabad. The Institute considers CAT percentile for the admission to MBA, along with the understanding of the CAT percentile for IIM Ahmedabad that reached up to 99.6 in the past years which shows how challenging it is for a candidates to get admission to this Institute. Candidates are shortlisted for these programmes based on course-specific entrance exams, followed by shortlisting processes which generally comprise a Personal Interview (PI) round.