IIM Ahmedabad MBA Fees

IIM Ahmedabad was founded in 1961 and is renowned for its flagship PGP (MBA) program, which is ranked #62 globally and #1 in India (NIRF) by FT Rankings. ePGD in Advanced Business Analytics, MBA-PGPX for experienced professionals, and MBA-FABM for food and agriculture business management are a few of the additional programs available.

The registration period for the IIM CAT 2022 flagship MBA-PGP program will open on August 3, 2022, and close on September 21, 2022. The date of CAT 2022 is November 27. Applications for PGPX 2023–24 Round 1 became available on June 20 and will close on August 22. Up until January–February 2023, there will be two more rounds of the admissions procedure. IIM Ahmedabad reported an average salary of INR 27.54LPA in 2021, closely competing with ISB, which offered INR 28.29 LPA, IIM Bangalore, which offered INR 28.98 LPA, and IIM Kolkata, which offered INR 28.3 LPA.

The class of 2022's final placement statistics has not yet been released. But some information has been made public:

• BCG emerged as the top recruiter in the first cluster with 47 offers.
• Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL), Samsung Electronics, and CK Birla Group each made six proposals in the second cluster.
• Fintech companies made the most proposals in the third cluster, with 50% of those offers coming from UnDosTres, a key player in Mexican consumer payments.
• Additionally, applications are now being accepted for the class of 2024 for the second-famous PGPX (Post Graduate program for working Executives) at IIM Ahmedabad.
• Vision: Educating and nurturing leaders of institutions and entrepreneurial organizations and supporting them in their efforts to create high-quality talent and value. IIMA supports its vision by placing emphasis on a high-performance work environment, supported by a culture of autonomy, creativity, and collaboration amongst its faculty members, staff, and students.

List of Contents

• IIM Ahmedabad MBA Key Points
• IIM Ahmedabad Admission 2022 Dates
• IIM Ahmedabad Accepted Entrance Exams 2022
• IIM Ahmedabad Courses
• IIM Ahmedabad Double Degree Program
• IIM Ahmedabad Student Exchange
• IIM Ahmedabad Vs Other Top B Schools
• IIM Ahmedabad Ranking
• 2022 IIM Ahmedabad Placement
• IIM Ahmedabad Scholarships
• IIM Ahmedabad MBA Fees FAQs

IIM Ahmedabad MBA Key Points

MBA Fees	INR 23 Lakhs
Average CTC	INR 26.13 LPA
Top Recruiters	Boston Consulting Group, Accenture Strategy, Paytm
MBA Total Shortlisted Candidates (2022)	691 (General Category)
MBA Waitlist Movement (2021)	39 (General Category)
MBA 2021 Batch Composite Score (Joined Candidates)	88.32 (General Category)

IIM Ahmedabad Admission 2022 Dates

Important dates for IIM Ahmedabad Admission 2023, based on CAT 2022 scores, are shown in the table below:

Event	2022 Academic Year Schedule	2023 Academic Year Schedule (Tentative)
CAT Registration	4 Aug 2021 - 21 Sep 2021	3 Aug 2022 - 21 Sep 2021
CAT Admit card Available	27 Oct 2021 - 28 Nov 2021	27 Oct 2022
CAT Exam	28 Nov 2021	27 Nov 2022
CAT 2022 Answer Key Release	-	First Week of December 2022
CAT Result Declaration	3 Jan 2022	First Week of January 2023

IIM Ahmedabad Accepted Entrance Exams 2022

The national level/other entry tests required for admission to all courses at IIM Ahmedabad are the CAT, GMAT, and GRE. On the official websites of the relevant institutions, eligible candidates can register online. All entrance tests that the university accepts for its graduate and doctorate programs are listed below:

Course	Accepted Entrance Exam
PGP	CAT/ GMAT
PGP FABM	CAT/ GMAT
MBA PGPx	GMAT/ GRE
ePGP	CAT/ GRE/ GMAT/ IIM Ahmedabad Admission Test (IAT)
ePGD ABA	GMAT/ GRE/ CAT/ GATE/ ePGD ABA qualifying-cum-aptitude test
Ph.D. (FPM)	GRE/ GMAT/ GATE/ UGC NET/ CSIR NE

IIM Ahmedabad Courses

The Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad offers the following courses at various levels and specializations:

Program	Program Details	Selection Basis
Post Graduate Program in Management (MBA)	Duration: 2 years Fees: INR 23 Lakhs Eligibility: Candidates should score 50% in bachelor's OR professional degree qualifications Intake: 400	CAT scores + AWT + PI
Post Graduate Program in Food & Agri-Business Management (MBA-FABM)	Duration: 2 years Fees: INR 21.5 Lakhs Eligibility: Candidates should have 50% in Agriculture Sciences degree or equivalent CGPA. Intake: 44	-
Executive Post Graduate Program (MBA-PGPx)	Duration: 1 year Fees: INR 28 Lakhs Eligibility: A bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline + work experience Intake: 140	GMAT score + PGPMX Aptitude Test + 5-year working experience
PhD	Duration: 3-5 years (Full time) Stipend: INR 30,000 per month Eligibility: Masters in a relevant discipline.  Intake: 16	CAT / GMAT/ GRE or JRF in some fields
ePost Graduate Program (ePGP) (Online Delivery)	Duration: 2 years Fees: INR 20 Lakhs Eligibility: Graduation + 3 years of Full-time Work Experience	CAT / GMAT/ GRE Score + PI
Faculty Development Program (FDP)	Fees: INR 30,680  Eligibility: Teaching Experience in Management of at least 2 years	-
ePGD in Advanced Business Analytics (ePGD-ABA)	Duration: 16 months Fees: INR 10 Lakhs Eligibility: Graduation + 2 years of Full-time Work Experience	CAT / GRE / GMAT / GATE + PI

IIM Ahmedabad Double Degree Program

• Around six international universities, including ESSEC Business School France, HEC, University of Bocconi, European Business School Germany, University of Cologne, and ESCP Europe France, have double-degree program agreements with IIM Ahmedabad.
• Additionally, IIMA offers a dual degree exchange program in which 10 to 15 students travel abroad for two semesters instead of one. For terms V and VI, this exchange takes place. In this case, in addition to receiving an IIMA PGDM, students who choose to pursue a dual degree also receive a Master’s degree from the exchange university.
• The selection requirements for the dual degree are solely based on academic performance at IIMA; extracurricular activities are not considered. According to the criteria of the exchange university, students who pursue a dual degree must also complete an additional thesis or internship there, thus there is typically more work.

IIM Ahmedabad Student Exchange

• Every year, 150 candidates are chosen by IIM-A and sent to a top business school abroad for one academic term. Similar to that, 90 students from those partner institutions spend one academic term studying at IIM-A.
• The selection criteria for student exchange include both extracurricular activity and academic achievement at IIMA (sports, music, quizzes, case competitions, Positions of Responsibilities, and so on). Only actions taken in conjunction with IIMA are counted.
• Several colleges and nations provide scholarship opportunities, but often only the top few students (depending on the exchange rank) receive those grants.
• Due to various grading systems used by universities abroad, the grades for this term are not taken into account; therefore, students only need to pass their courses. They have plenty of spare time as a result of traveling.

IIM Ahmedabad Vs Other Top B Schools

School	Fees	Average Placement	Batch size	Known for
ISB	INR 39.63 Lakhs	INR 34.07 LPA	600	Consulting/ Product
IIM-A	INR 23 Lakhs	INR 26.13 LPA	400	Finance/ Consulting
IIM-B	INR 24.50 Lakhs	INR 33.82 LPA	480	Product/Tech
IIM-C	INR 31 Lakhs	INR 34.2 LPA	520	Finance
XLRI	INR 12.90 Lakhs	INR 30.73	360	Human Resource
FMS	INR 1.92 Lakhs	INR 32.4 LPA	289	Marketing

IIM Ahmedabad Ranking

School	NIRF Rank	FT Rank	QS Rank	Economist rank
ISB	-	32	92	75 (Global)
IIM-A	1	62	46	99 (Global)
IIM-B	2	53	50	-
IIM-C	3	67	76	-

2022 IIM Ahmedabad Placement

Of the 388 students in the group, 369 accepted job offers from domestic companies, while 19 accepted offers from abroad, all of which were from South and Middle East Asia.

The highest offer given this year for the consultancy position was INR 75 LPA.

The guaranteed cash portion of the median salary was 22.5 LPA and totaled INR 36.2 LPA.

Following consulting businesses, which made 129 offers to students with an average CTC of 23 LPA, BFSI sector employers hired 61 students on average at 20 LPA.

Cluster	Sector	Companies
Cluster 1	Investment banking & markets, management consulting, advisory consulting and private equity, venture capital & asset management	Accenture Strategy, American Express, Analysys Mason, Arthur D. Little, Avendus, Bain & Co., Boston Consulting Group, Citi, Credit Suisse, GEP Consulting, Goldman Sachs, IBM, HSBC, Kearney, KPMG, Mastercard, McKinsey & Company, Monitor Deloitte, Nomura, Oliver Wyman, Praxis, PWC & The Xander Group
Cluster 2	Advertising & media, consumer goods, consumer services, consumer electronics, general management & leadership, and retail	Asian Paints, CavinKare, HUL, Indigo, ITC, Lenovo, Nestle, Reckitt Benckiser, Adani Group, Aditya Birla Group, CK Birla Group, Emaar, and Tata Administrative Services. Amazon, Disney-Star, Myntra, Nykaa, PharmEasy
Cluster 3	Analytics & IT consulting, banking insurance, consumer tech, core manufacturing & infrastructure, enterprises tech, financial services, fintech, and government enterprises	Garena, Eightfold.ai and H & R Johnson, Tata Consultancy Services, TVS Credit, Absolute foods, ICICI Bank, Axis Bank, Mitsui & Co. Ltd, Trident group, Zepto, Waycool, Justdial, Arya.Ag, Thermo Fisher

IIM Ahmedabad Scholarships

The institute tries to support worthy applicants who wish to pursue management courses. The IIMA offers the following scholarship programs:

• IIMA Special Need-Based Scholarship: Available to students whose families' annual income was less than INR 15 Lakhs. Scholarships are only approved by IIMA when background checks and other prerequisites have been met.
• Scholarships for SC/ST: If a student is enrolled in a PG degree at IIMA and falls under one of these criteria, they will get INR 150 for a continuous period of ten months.
• Exit Scholarships for IIMA: Students who graduate and want to start their own businesses are given a monthly stipend of INR 30,000. A student who joins a non-profit organization will receive INR 3–4 lakhs every year for three years in a row.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q1. Will I get a confirmed seat in IIM Ahmedabad with 99 percentiles?

Ans. To get admitted into any IIMs including IIM Ahmedabad, the minimum CAT 2021 cutoff is expected to be a minimum 90 percentile. Those who have secured the 99+ percentile in CAT 2021 may apply to top IIMs like IIM Bangalore, IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Lucknow, IIM Calcutta, and IIM Kozhikode.

Q2. How much academic CGPA is required for the IIM Ahmedabad profile shortlist?

Ans. For IIM Ahmedabad, The candidate must hold a bachelor's degree, with at least 50% marks or equivalent CGPA (in case of the candidate belonging to Scheduled Caste (SC)/Scheduled Tribe (ST)/Persons with Disabilities (PwD) category, this is relaxed to 45%), the academic weightage for class X is 10% for minimum or greater than 90% marks.

Q3. Will I be getting a Master’s Degree or Diploma upon successful completion of the IIM Ahmedabad Executive PGP program?

Ans. e-Mode Post Graduate Programme (ePGP) in Management is a two-year post-graduate program with the added flexibility of completion in 3 years, leading to awarding "Master of Management Studies (eLearning Mode)", offered on Virtual Interactive Learning Platform (VILP) platform. Upon successful completion of ePGP Programme at IIM Ahmedabad, the institute provides a Master's Degree to its students instead of a diploma degree.

Q4. Is there any program offered by IIM Ahmedabad that I can do without leaving my job?

Ans. Yes, The ePGD-ABA is a 16-monthly diploma program offered by IIM Ahmedabad. delivered through a blend of online and on-campus classroom sessions. Given that this program is meant for working professionals, the classes will be held on Weekends and public holidays. This format is to help you advance your career while working. 

Q5. What is the pedagogy at PGPX in IIM Ahmedabad? 

Ans. IIM Ahmedabad encourages all its students to indulge in rigorous case study analyses in the classrooms. They take into account all sorts of issues to hold them equipped with vigorous tasks at hand and otherwise. Games and role plays, meditation, field trips, international exposure, and various exercises are also incorporated into the program so that learning is not limited to books. The course consists of 700 hours of classroom sessions and requires another 1500 hours of group and self-study sessions. The groups are created such that students are able to cooperate and work with other students from diverse educational, cultural, and professional backgrounds. 

Q6. Are 4 hours of sleep really synonymous with IIM Ahmedabad?

Ans. It’s a very common belief that once you join IIM A, you’ll forget what a healthy amount of sleep really is. And it is true to some extent. Once you enter IIM A, you’ll realize that you are just a small fish in a big pond and that there are SHARKS around. In order to survive the pressure of cutthroat competition, surprise quizzes, the case methodology, and tiring classes, you’ll definitely be sacrificing your precious sleep. But the negligible sleep equation that comes with IIM Ahmedabad would only remain till the first term because that’s the most stressful one and that’s actually good news since after that you’ll quickly adapt to the environment of this prestigious institution and probably be able to fix your sleeping schedule and your time management skills.

Q7. What is the value of an MBA from IIM Ahmedabad as opposed to Harvard?

Ans. IIM A was established in 1961 while Harvard was established in 1636. A comparison between a 60-year-old institution and an institution that is 400 years old is not really very sensible. There’s a vast difference between both of these institutions and the countries they are located in, the diversity, the history, and also their economy. 

However, there are some differences that can be noted. The first is obviously their age, and the second one is that the educational fee of Harvard is almost 4 times that of IIM Ahmedabad. Uh oh, bummer. Whether you pass out of Harvard or from IIM Ahmedabad, your landing into the most prestigious companies like Goldman Sachs, P&G, and JP Morgan is confirmed as long as you work hard. Basically, in terms of opportunities, IIM Ahmedabad stands eye to eye with Harvard even after the age difference and that’s really commendable.

Q8. Is the net opportunity cost of an MBA from IIM Ahmedabad really worth it? 

Ans. The first thing that comes into mind when a person decides to pursue MBA from IIM Ahmedabad is whether it is worth the money you are investing in pursuing this degree. That's not the only criteria to base your decision on but it's still an important one. To evaluate the cost of an MBA, the opportunity cost method is used by most people, which is, in simple language, the cost of ‘not taking the next best alternative’. The opportunity costs as well as total costs for doing an MBA from IIM Ahmedabad soar really high. The opportunity cost gets higher with prior experience and the total cost could be around 25-50 lakhs. However, the learning, experience, and environment that IIM Ahmedabad provides cannot be priced. Every penny you spend on it would be worth it.

Q9. How is the infrastructure of IIM Ahmedabad?

Ans. At IIM Ahmedabad, your life usually revolves around seminar halls and the library. The campus is built on an area of 102–106 acres having two distinct identities called an old campus and a new campus. Both campuses are connected with a well-lit tunnel that has a number of pictures giving a glimpse of the rich IIM Ahmedabad heritage. The IIM Ahmedabad campus has a world-class infrastructure with greenery all around, a good wi-fi connection, and a well-stocked library giving access to the best online global journals, air-conditioned classes, etc. The Louis Khan Plaza has become the center of life for most all major events that take place in the institute.

IIM Ahmedabad has a very well-equipped library called the Vikram Sarabhai Library (VSL) which is named after Dr. Vikram Sarabhai, the founding director of IIM Ahmedabad and a world-renowned physicist. Set up in 1962, this library is known to be one of the best management libraries in Asia. The library is open at any time of the day as its aim is to facilitate user-friendly and convenient access to relevant current global information by acquiring, identifying, organizing, and retrieving information in various formats.

Q10. What are some of the facilities for students on the campus of IIM Ahmedabad? 

Ans. Amphitheater-style air-conditioned classrooms with full connectivity, computers, projectors, screens and wireless public address systems, printers, chairs, and lockers are some of the facilities provided in all classrooms. The whole campus is equipped with Wi-Fi/LAN connectivity. There is a fully air-conditioned gymnasium for fitness enthusiasts and for indoor players, and there are a lot of sports facilities such as badminton, basketball, and football courts. Food options include vegetarian and non-vegetarian meals. There is also a snacks counter, dance pit, and lounge in the Student Activity Block (SAB). 

Q11. Which student profiles in IIM Ahmedabad have a low placement rate? 

Ans. The students who are not sure about their career aspirations and have a low profile are the most common examples who find it difficult to secure a campus placement. Further, the students who only possess technical knowledge with no exposure and prior experience in management fields are also withdrawn from the placement drives. Participants should get a couple of years of experience in a variety of new roles to be preferred more before they apply to the PGPX. This prior experience will help their career prospects be worthwhile and will definitely elevate their PGPX experience. 

Q12. How is IIM Ahmedabad different from other IIMs?

Ans. IIM Ahmedabad delves into the case pedagogy by putting individuals into the decision maker’s shoes so that they can see for themselves what the problem is and can successfully tackle the same. This way of teaching business is a strong point of IIM Ahmedabad and strikes a contrast from other IIMs. Secondly, IIM Ahmedabad has a higher cut-off than other IIMs so it seems like the most lucrative option for most students unless they have a problem commuting. Thirdly, IIM Ahmedabad has a world-famous faculty that makes decisions related to the institute. Since most of the faculty members are IIM Ahmedabad alumni, they have a better sense of what the needs of the institution are. 

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