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IIMs is the dream destination of all MBA aspirants but only a few get to study in these top ranked institutes. Here is an article helpful for SC/ST candidates. Check out the reserved seats in different IIMs.
As a part of series of articles on category-wise seats intake at IIMs for MBA program, here is the third article on seat intake in MBA course (formerly called PGP) at IIMs for Schedule Caste/Schedule Tribe (SC/ST) candidates. For those candidates who have been looking to get a clear picture on the seats availability in the PGP programs, this article will prove handy as the seat-intake list has been created after thorough study of different IIMs. Still, there may be slight variations in the number of seats, as several IIMs have not updated their exact number of seats for these categories yet. We have considered the national reservation guidelines and calculated the seats availability accordingly.
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Let’s start with one of the best IIMs - IIM Ahmedabad. It is considered a premier institute owing to its record of producing brilliant entrepreneurs, business tycoons and pioneer in different fields. For almost six decades, it has been the go-to business school among aspirants.
IIM Ahmedabad has produced some famous personalities including Harsha Bhogle (Famous cricket commentator & Journalist), Deep Kalra (CEO of MakeMyTrip), and Shikha Sharma (CEO of Axis Bank) among many others. It has 58 seats for SC candidates and 29 seats for ST candidates.
Let’s move on to our next most sought after business institute for PGP – IIM Bangalore. For over four decades, it has been producing some of the best entrepreneurs and industrialists. It has an outstanding track record of campus placements. It has always found its place among the favourite B-schools.
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Some of the notable alumni include Karan Bajaj (Indian American Author), Ravi Neelkantan (Indian Diplomat), and K. Radhakrishnan (Former ISRO Chief) among many others. IIM Bangalore has 57 seats reserved for SC candidates and 29 seats for ST candidates.
Next in the list comes IIM Calcutta - another top notch business school and peer of the two top IIMs. Established in 1961 alongside IIM Ahmedabad, the institute has the highest number of seats among all the IIMs. Moreover, it has given many experts in different domains.
Some of the alumni include Sunil Alagh (CEO of Brittania Industries), Ajit Balakrishnan (CEO of Rediff), and Sunil Duggal (CEO of Dabur) among many others. It has 69 seats reserved for SC candidates and 35 seats for ST candidates.
For a detailed information, you can go through the table given below:
SC & ST Category Seats in IIMs for MBA
| IIM Institute |
Seats for SC candidates |
Seats for ST candidates |
|---|---|---|
| IIM Ahmedabad |
58 |
29 |
| IIM Bangalore |
57 |
29 |
| IIM Calcutta |
69 |
37 |
| 63 |
32 |
|
| 68 |
34 |
|
| 56 |
28 |
|
| 18 |
10 |
|
| 18 |
10 |
|
| 18 |
10 |
|
| 18 |
10 |
|
| 15 |
8 |
|
| 18 |
10 |
|
| 14 |
7 |
|
| 18 |
9 |
|
| 20 |
10 |
|
| 20 |
10 |
|
| 9 |
5 |
|
| 21 |
11 |
|
| 18 |
9 |
|
| 18 |
9 |
|
| Total |
614 |
317 |
Asterisk (*) has been put on several colleges to give a clear picture wherein a number of seats can vary slightly.
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