IIM Ahmedabad - Indian Institute of Management

Candidates willing to enrol in the MBA programme at IIM Ahmedabad must take the CAT exam and score a minimum percentile of 90. In addition to CAT scores, the admissions process also includes a Writing Ability Test (WAT) and a Personal Interview (PI). Applicants are required to meet both the overall CAT cutoff percentile and the sectional cutoffs. The Institute does not publicly disclose the CAT cutoffs. The cutoffs are only available through an account login for candidates who have taken the exam.

Such a candidate must produce a certificate from the Principal/Head of the Department/Registrar/Director of the Institution/University certifying that the candidate is currently in the final year/is awaiting final results and has obtained at least 50% marks or equivalent (45% in case of the candidate belonging to SC/ST.Holding at least a bachelor's degree/CA/CS/ICWA or equivalent in any discipline. (Minimum 15 years of study as per the education system in India i.e. 10 + 2 + 3 or 4 as the case may be.), with at least 50 percent marks in aggregate or equivalent CGPA, awarded by any of the recognized universities.

The success rate of campus placement at IIM Ahmedabad for PGPX programme is high. The key highlights of PGPX placements over the past three years 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 has consistently recorded good placement for PGPX programme over the past few years. The key highlights of PGPX placements over the past three years in terms of offers accepted, students placed and unplaced students are presented below:

IIM Ahmedabad conducts its application process in an online mode. Candidates have to appear for CAT examination to take admission in MBA. To apply for IIM-A, students can check the eligibility first. Eligible students can then apply by following the steps given below:

• Go to official site of IIM-A.
• Click on 'Apply' Now option to start the process.
• Fill out details, like name, email ID, etc.
• Upload required docs.
• Payment of application fee.

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:

The QS World University Ranking, Financial Times, etc. have ranked IIM Ahmedabad for its Management course. Tabulated below are the various IIM Ahmedabad international rankings for 2023:

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.