IIM Ahmedabad B-School Info
IIM Ahmedabad was founded in year 1961, and is a renowned management institute that offers various programs in management. NIRF (In 2019) & Outlook (in 2020) ranked the institute 2nd for MBA program, It is among the few institutes in India to be accredited by EQUIS (European Quality Improvement System). Admission at IIM Ahmedabad is offered on the basis of CAT, GMAT, or GRE score. Last Year, 99.6 was the CAT Cutoff. And In placement drive 2020, 153 companies visited the campus, out of which Boston Consulting Group, McKinsey, and Tata Consultancy Services were the top recruiters.
IIM Ahmedabad: Key Highlights
Feature | Detail |
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Campus Location | Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India |
Type of B-School | Public/ Autonomous Institute |
Ranking -2020 | National: For MBA Ranked 1st by NIRF For IIM’s Ranked 2nd by Outlook International: Ranked 61st in Global MBA Rankings by Financial Times Ranked 58th in Executive Education Rankings by Financial Times (Open) |
Number of management programs offered | Five plus |
Types of programs offered | Post Graduate, Doctorate - level |
Entrance Exams conducted | CAT |
Gender intake | Co-education |
Total faculty members | 108 |
Application mode | Online Method |
Exams score accepted | For PG level courses: CAT/ GMAT/ GRE/ GATE For PhD program: GATE/ UGC NET |
Total student intake | 385 students |
Total scholarships offered | More than 10 |
Highest Salary package (2019)* | Rs 70 lakh/ annum (domestic) |
Average Salary package (2019)* | Rs 25.83 lakh/ annum (domestic) |
Top recruiters (2020) | Accenture, Amazon, Aditya Birla Group, Barclays, Citi Bank, HSBC, P&G, Nokia and TATA among others |
Type of scholarships offered | Merit based scholarships Need based scholarships |
*For final placements report 2018-2020, salary figures of class will be made public by the end of the year in IIM Ahmadabad’s audited placement report. OneYearMBA will update this report as and when the information is received.
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Ranking – IIM Ahmedabad
In 2020 report NIRF ranked IIM Ahmedabad as the No. 1 institute in India for Management Education and by Outlook ranked 2nd for IIMs category. At the international level, it is ranked 61 by Financial Times in its Global MBA Rankings ranked IIM Ahmedabad at 61st place and 58th place in Executive Education Rankings (Open).
National Ranking | In Year 2018 | In Year 2019 |
Business Today | Ranked 1st | Ranked 1st |
Business World | Ranked 1st | Ranked 1st |
NIRF (Management category) | Ranked 1st | Ranked 2nd |
Outlook | Ranked 1st | Ranked 2nd |
International Ranking | In Year 2018 | In Year 2019 |
In Management Rankings by Financial Times Masters | Ranked 19th | Ranked 21st |
In Global MBA Rankings by Financial Times | Ranked 31st | Ranked 47th |
In Executive Education Rankings (Open) by Financial Times | Ranked 66th | Ranked 57th |
In Executive Education Rankings (Custom) by Financial Times | Ranked 57th | Ranked 49th |
In Agribusiness/ Food Industry Management by Eduniversal Best Master’s Ranking | Ranked 1st | Ranked 1st |
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Admission Process – IIM Ahmedabad
The admission process at IIM Ahmedabad is very rigorous. For the initial screening, applicants need to qualify the CAT examination with percentile (score) with the IIMA’s eligibility requirement. A valid CAT exam score is pre-requisite for the application process to the various programs of the IIM’s.
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Placement Trends – IIM Ahmedabad
Top companies of the corporate world visit IIM Ahmedabad with lucrative opportunities for the students. Some of the companies are Mckinsey & Co., Roland Berger, Barclays, Oliver Wyman, Citibank and JP Morgan. In the academic year 2018-2019, 388 candidates out of 398 candidates received job offers. The remaining 10 students were those who did not seek for the placements support. Candidates were offered the role in the fields of Analytics, General Management, Business Development, Consulting, Finance, Marketing and Sales, Operations, Research & Advisory. The candidates were also placed internationally, in locations such as Germany, Singapore, Hong Kong, Malaysia and UAE.
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Scholarships – IIM Ahmedabad
To help students with their financials, IIM Ahmedabad offers a number of scholarships. For its two-year postgraduate programmes (MBA/ MBAFABM), the institute has special Need-based Scholarships. Different scholarship options are provided by alumni of the university, namely the PGP Alumni Endowment Funds, class of PGP 2001, Peri Viswanath Scholarship Shri GC Mital Entrepreneurship Aid, and Smt. J Nagamma Memorial Award. Organizations such as OP Jindal Group and Aditya Birla Group have their own scholarship programmes for the students of IIM Ahmedabad.
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Cut-off for 2019 batch – IIM Ahmedabad
Category | DI & LR | QA | VARC | Overall Percentile |
General Category | 80 | 80 | 80 | 99 |
NC-OBC cum Transgender | 65 | 65 | 65 | 75.33 |
SC | 60 | 60 | 60 | 70.78 |
ST | 50 | 50 | 50 | 60.84 |
PWD (General, NC-OBC-cum-transgender, SC) | 60 | 60 | 60 | 70.81 |
PWD (ST) | 50 | 50 | 50 | 60 |
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Special Programmes – IIM Ahmedabad
With more than 200 programmes, IIM Ahmedabad also offers Executive Education courses intended to fulfill the requirement of the different personal and professional executive. Executives attending any program of 21 days or more are qualified to b a part of the alumni association at IIM Ahmedabad. One can apply to this program by sending appropriately filled nomination by e-mail/ courier or submitting his/her nomination online.
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Courses & Fees Offered
This Institute offers 5 courses in 1 stream and 1 specialization:
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
- Fees – INR 23.00 Lakh
- Mode of Study – Full Time
- Duration – 2 years
Executive Master of Business Administration
- Fees – INR 28.00 Lakh
- Mode of Study – Full Time
- Duration – 1 year
MBA in Food and Agri-business Management
- Fees – INR 11.14 Lakh
- Mode of Study – Full Time
- Duration – 2 years
Fellow Program in Management
- Mode of Study – Full Time
- Duration – 54 months
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Faculty Development Programme (FDP)
- Fees – INR 1.57 Lakh
- Mode of Study – Full Time
- Duration – 4 months
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Additional Highlights
- National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) of MHRD’s, in their ‘Indian Ranking 2019’, rated IIM Ahmedabad as the 2nd Best Management Institute in India
- For student exchange programs, IIMA has partnered with over 60 institutions in 26 countries
- 1st management institute in India to be awarded EQUIS (European Quality Improvement System) accreditation
Infrastructure/Facilities
- Library
- Cafeteria
- Hostel
- Sports Complex
- Gym
- Hospital / Medical Facilities
- Wi-Fi Campus
- Auditorium
- Music Room
- A/C Classrooms
- Labs
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