Admission is open for the one-year full-time residential PGPX program 2019-20 academic session at the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA).
The PGPX is for professionals with a minimum of 4 years of full time work experience after completion of graduation, on the lines of international MBA programs.
Applications for the program in Round 1 will be accepted from April 24 to September 3, 2018. Round 2 application cycle is from September 6 to November 5, 2018.
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The first step for you, as an applicant, is to go to the PGPX Application portal for registration by filling up your personal details including name and email address and also create a username and password.
Once the registration is over, you will be able to log in and fill in the application form and submit it.
At the time of submission of application, you will be prompted to pay the application fee of Rs 5000 for those who apply on or before 11:59 pm (IST) on September 3, 2018. The fee will be Rs 7500 for those who apply between 10:00 am (IST) September 6 and 11:59 pm (IST) on November 5, 2018.
You must have a Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in any discipline. (Minimum 15 years of study as per the education system in India (10 + 2 + 3 or 4 as the case may be).
The minimum age limit is 25 years as on March 31 of the year in which the PGPX program commences. In other words, those wanting to join the 2019-20 batch must be born on or before March 31, 1994. There is no upper age limit.
You must have a valid GMAT/GRE score (GMAT/GRE scores are valid for five years from the date to the application deadline date of the round in which candidate is applying. The earliest acceptable GMAT/GRE test date for the two rounds are – Round 1: September 4, 2013 Round 2: November 6, 2013).
A minimum of 4 years of full-time work experience, is needed, after completion of graduation.
Interviews will take place in Delhi on December 1-2, Ahmedabad on December 8-9, Bangalore on December 15-16 with London and Newark yet to be announced. The final selection list will be announced on December 28.
To ensure that your scores are sent directly to IIMA, please select “Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad – One Year Post-Graduate Programme in Management for Executives (PGPX)” as one of the five programmes to which the GMAT results have to be sent from the menu provided by GMAT before the start of the test.
The shortlist for Round 1 will be announced on September 17. The essay topic announcement will be on September 20 with the submission deadline on September 28.
Interviews will take place in Delhi on October 6-7, Ahmedabad on October 13-14, Bangalore on October 20-21with London and Newark yet to be announced. The final selection list will be announced on November 12.
In Round 2, the shortlist will be announced on November 16. The essay topic announcement will be on November 16 with the submission deadline on November 26.
Interviews will take place in Delhi on December 1-2, Ahmedabad on December 8-9, Bangalore on December 15-16 with London and Newark yet to be announced. The final selection list will be announced on December 28.
The students are selected through a rigorous admission process and care is taken to ensure that they meet the high academic standards of IIMA. For instance, the current (13th batch) students have an average GMAT score of around 700. They have an average work experience of more than 8.5 years in a variety of sectors.
They have worked in a diverse range of industries including Academics and Education, Aerospace and Aviation, Consulting and Professional Services, Defence and Security, Energy and Power, Financial Services, FMCG, Govt. Service and Public Sector Enterprise, Healthcare, Infrastructure, IT & IT Services, Manufacturing, Media and Entertainment, NGO, Retail, Shipping and Telecom.
PGPX graduates have been absorbed by corporate houses in various roles, from senior managers and consultants to general managers and CXOs.
The Program Fee for PGPX 2019-20 is Rs 27,00,000 plus the cost of International Immersion Programme (IIP).
PGPX fee is usually a packaged/bundled fee which includes, for every student—tuition fees, books and course materials, accommodation, food charges (for those who are staying in SSH) and other service facilities such as the library, computing, network changes etc.
However, this does not include the cost of International Immersion Programme (IIP). Utilities such as electricity, telephone, laundry, sports/gym subscription are additional and to be paid as per usage charges. IIMA accepts online payments for various purposes through Credit card/Debit card/Net Banking.