IIM Ahmedabad Selection Criteria
Introduction to IIM Ahmedabad
IIM-Ahmedabad, which was established in 1961, was the first IIM to be opened in India for management and business administration education. Like all other IIMs, IIM-A is also an autonomous institute and has been widely recognized among top business schools in India. It is the first B- school in India to be accredited by the EFMD Quality Improvement System in 2008. IIM Ahmedabad has been consistently ranked as the premier management school in the country by several national agencies and its programs are also ranked highly in several international rankings. Most importanlty it is ranked 1 among India’s top 100 B-schools in the recently published NIRF 2020 list.
Campus
The IIM-A campus is spread over an area of 102 acres. There is the R.J. Matthai Auditorium, the Louis Kahn Plaza, the International Management Development Centre, academic blocks, faculty offices, student and faculty accommodation, the Vikram Sarabhai Library, the Kasturbhai Lalbhai Management Development Centre, sports facilities, several food outlets, and merchandise stores. It is in Vastrapur, Ahmedabad.
Programs offered by IIM Ahmedabad
IIM Ahmedabad offers four main full-time academic programs:
• Two-Year Post Graduate Programme in Management (MBA)
• Two-Year Post Graduate Programme in Food and Agri-business Management (MBA-FABM)
• Two year ePost Graduate Programme (ePGP)
• Fellow Programme in Management (FPM)
Placements of IIM Ahmedabad for the year 2020
Major Recruiting Companies of IIM A
Olam, Russell Reynolds, Amazon, Cognizant, Mastercard, Deloitte Consulting, Future Group, United Breweries, Etihad Airways, Goldman Sachs, HCL, Kearney, Mahindra & Mahindra, McKinsey & Company, Microsoft, Procter and Gamble, Sprinklr, The Boston Consulting Group, and Vodafone-Idea.
Average and Median Package offered in IIM Ahmedabad
The average salary package offered across the PGP course is Rs 26.13 Lakh Per Annum and the Median salary package offered across the PGP course is Rs 26 Lakh Per Annum.
Program Wise Intake
In its flagship MBA (PGP) program, IIM A intakes up to 400 students.
Exams accepted by IIM Ahmedabad with cut off
CAT – 95+ percentile
GMAT – 700+ score
Selection Criteria for IIM Ahmedabad
All Indian Institutes of Management accept only CAT score for their 2-year PG courses and the sectional and total cutoff percentiles are given below: –
Table 1: Minimum Cutoff of CAT-2020 Percentile Ranks
Category | Verbal and Reading | Data Interpretation & | Quantitative Aptitude | Overall percentile |
General, EWS | 70 | 70 | 70 | 80 |
NC-OBC-cum-transgender | 65 | 65 | 65 | 75 |
SC | 60 | 60 | 60 | 70 |
ST | 50 | 50 | 50 | 60 |
PwD (General, EWS, NC-OBC- | 60 | 60 | 60 | 70 |
PwD (ST) | 50 | 50 | 50 | 60 |
Table 2: Rating Scores for the 10th Std. Examination (Rating Score A)
Percent score in | Rating |
<= 55 | 1 |
> 55 and <= | 2 |
> 60 and <= | 3 |
> 70 and <= | 5 |
> 80 and <= | 8 |
> 90 | 10 |
Table 3: Rating Scores for the 12th Std. Examination (Rating Score B)
Science Stream | |
Percent score in | Rating |
<= 55 | 1 |
> 55 and <= | 2 |
> 60 and <= | 3 |
> 70 and <= | 5 |
> 80 and <= | 8 |
> 90 | 10 |
Arts/Humanities | |
Percent score in | Rating |
<= 45 | 1 |
> 45 and <= | 2 |
> 50 and | 3 |
> 60 and <= | 5 |
> 70 and <= | 8 |
> 85 | 10 |
Commerce Stream | |
Percent score in | Rating |
<= 50 | 1 |
> 50 and <= | 2 |
> 55 and <= | 3 |
> 65 and <= | 5 |
> 75 and <= | 8 |
> 90 | 10 |
Table 4: Rating Scores for the Bachelor’s Degree Examination (Rating Score C)
AC-1 | |
Percent score in | Rating |
<= 55 | 1 |
> 55 and <= 60 | 2 |
> 60 and <= 62 | 3 |
> 62 and <= 65 | 5 |
> 65 and <= 70 | 8 |
> 70 | 10 |
AC-2 | |
Percent score in | Rating |
<= 50 | 1 |
> 50 and <= 53 | 2 |
> 53 and <= 55 | 3 |
> 55 and <= 57 | 5 |
> 57 and <= 63 | 8 |
> 63 | 10 |
AC-3 | |
Percent score in | Rating |
<= 55 | 1 |
> 55 and <= 60 | 2 |
> 60 and <= 65 | 3 |
> 65 and <= 70 | 5 |
> 70 and <= 80 | 8 |
> 80 | 10 |
AC-4 & AC-6 | |
Percent score in | Rating |
<= 60 | 1 |
> 60 and <= 65 | 2 |
> 65 and <= 70 | 3 |
> 70 and <= 75 | 5 |
> 75 and <= 85 | 8 |
> 85 | 10 |
AC-5 | |
Percent score in | Rating |
<= 50 | 1 |
> 50 and <= 55 | 2 |
> 55 and <= 60 | 3 |
> 60 and <= 65 | 5 |
> 65 and <= 75 | 8 |
> 75 | 10 |
Table 5: Rating Scores for Work Experience (Rating Score D)
Work Experience in Month (as filled in | Rating Score D |
< 12 months | 0 |
= 12 and <=\n36 months”}”>>= 12 and <= | MF * (number of months of |
36 months”}”>> 36 months | 5 |
Work-experience Multiplication Factor (MF) = 0.20 | |
Application Rating Score: AR= (A+B+C+D)
Normalised AR score of an applicant is equal to their AR score divided by average of the top 50 AR scores from the applicants’ pool, (the applicants’ pool in this case being defined as the group of candidates who appear for CAT-2020 and apply to IIMA). The weighted average score of the entry test of the applicant (CAT or GMAT test), followed by their score in the IIM written application test and screening process.
Selection Process for IIM Ahmedabad
The selection of the candidates for admission to the 2021-23 batch of the PGP at IIMA is a two-step process.
Firstly, there is a shortlisting for the Analytical Writing Test (AWT) and Personal Interview (PI). The following is the eligibility criteria for the shortlisting.
Preliminary Screening
There is a sectional cutoff for each of the three sections in the CAT exam. The QA, DILR, and VARC sections should have a non-negative score and the ranks and scores are considered for making the shortlist.
Selection for Analytical Writing Test (AWT) & Personal Interview (PI)
- Application Rating Multiplication Factor for Composite Score (ARF_CS) = 0.35;
- CAT Multiplication Factor for Composite Score (CATF_CS) = 0.65
The upper limit for the number of applicants to be shortlisted as per RC for AC-1,2,3, and 5
The upper limit for the number of applicants to be shortlisted as per RC for AC-4
Criteria 1 to Criteria 6
Criteria 1 – Percentile of VRC, QA, DILR and overall must not be lower than the percentile mentioned in the table above (Minimum CAT 2020 cut offs).
Criteria 2 – Average of percentages should be more than minimum cut off (specific to the category and stream in the table below).
Average of percentages=P= marks obtained in 10th and 12th standard examination.
Minimum cutoff for P across different disciplines and categories
Criteria 3 – the percentage of marks obtained in the Bachelor’s degree must be greater or equal to the minimum cut off percentage.
Criteria 4 – Total percentile ≥ 80, QA percentile ≥ 70, DILR percentile ≥ 70 and VRC percentile ≥ 70
Criteria 5 – Percentage ≥ 80 (Science), 77 (Commerce), 75 (Arts/Humanities), where P is the average of the percentages of marks scored in the 10th and 12th std. Examinations.
Final Selection
In this stage selection will be strictly based on shortlisting done for each category and on the basis of final composite score (FCS), FCS will be computed as follows:
FCS = PIF * Normalised PI Score + AWTF * Normalised AWT Score + CATF_FCS * Normalised CAT Score + ARF_FCS * AR
- Personal Interview Multiplication Factor (PIF) = 0.50
- AWT Multiplication Factor (AWTF) = 0.10
- CAT Score Multiplication Factor for Final Composite Score (CATF_FCS) = 0.25
- Application Rating Multiplication Factor for Final Composite Score (ARF_FCS) = 0.15
Note- Due to COVID-19 situation IIM Ahmedabad may modify the final selection criteria depending upon the time during WAT-PI in 2021.
Categories for bachelor’s degree/integrated master’s degree
AC | Degree |
AC-1 | MBBS, |
AC-2 | Chartered |
AC-3 | Including Commerce Management |
AC-4 I | Including |
AC 4 II | Including In |
AC-5 | Including In Accessories |
AC-6: | – |
Note- Dual Bachelor’s degree will be considered under AC 6. Students will be required to mention it as Bachelor Degree 1 and Bachelor Degree 2.
Important Dates for admission process of IIM Ahmedabad
Process | Dates |
Admission 2022 Application form Availability | August 4, 2021 (10 AM) |
Last date to Apply | September 15, 2021 (5PM) |
CAT 2021 exam | November 28, 2021 |
CAT result declaration | Second week of January 2021 |
Shortlist notification for WAT/PI round | January 8, 2022 |
Start date for WAT/PI round | Last week January 2022 |
Final Admission Offer | Second week April 2022 |
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