What’s new at IIM Ahmedabad? IIM Ahmedabad tops yet again, ranking no. 1 under the ‘Management‘ category by the NIRF 2022 Rankings. The institute has ranked no. 1 consistently for the third time in a row. Tata Administrative Services (TAS) made the highest number of offers in the Cluster 2 IIM Ahmedabad placements 2022. In addition, Emaar made the highest number of international offers. The Consumer Goods and Durable sector emerged as the top recruiter sector that granted the highest number of offers during IIM Ahmedabad Cluster 2 placements 2022. Cluster 2 comprised 6 cohorts, which were Consumer Goods and Durables, Advertising and Media, Conglomerates, Retail, Pharma and Healthcare and Consumer Services.
IIM Ahmedabad Admissions
What’s new at IIM Ahmedabad? The application process for the Round 1 PGPX 2023-24 batch started on June 20 and will go on till August 22. This round will be followed by two more rounds of admission that will continue till January-February 2023.
IIM Ahmedabad ranked no. 1 under the ‘Management‘ category by the NIRF 2022 Rankings. The institute decided to scrap the bachelor’s degree as a criterion for postgraduate (PGPM ) admission for the 2022-24 batch and the Academic Rating (AR) score will be computed on a scale of 25 on the basis of Class 10, Class 12 marks, and the candidate’s work experience.
IIM Ahmedabad admissions are primarily entrance-based. This institute is known for its two-year, full-time, residential flagship PGP (also referred to as MBA) programme that offers admission based on a valid score in CAT. The percentile of CAT for IIM Ahmedabad reached up to 99.6 in the past years which shows how rigorous it is for a student to get admission to this institute. IIM A admission cycle for PGP commences with CAT registrations.
Apart from PGP, IIM A also offers other PG and doctoral degree courses in the field of Management. Candidates are shortlisted for these programmes based on course-specific entrance exams, followed by shortlisting processes which generally comprise a Personal Interview (PI) round. IIMA’s Executive Education Programmes are the most expansive Management programmes in India, with a portfolio of over 200 programmes. A few of the upcoming Executive Education programmes include Marketing Luxury, 3TP CCBP, among others. Apart from all these courses, IIMA offers a full-time Business Management course (Armed Forces Programme) of six-month duration (from October to March every year) with an aim to impart the officers of the armed forces with contemporary global Management practices through case-study, classroom studies, business presentations and industry visits.
IIM Ahmedabad Cut Offs
What’s new regarding IIM Ahmedabad cut off 2021? CAT 2021 cut offs will be released by the IIMs after the declaration of CAT results. The result of CAT 2021 exam was released on Jan 4, 2022 thus, the cut offs are expected to be out by Jan 6 by the top IIMs for shortlisting of candidates for the WAT-PI round.
CAT cut offs 2021 for IIMs are expected to range from 95 to 100 percentile for all candidates. As per the estimation of experts, the cut offs are not expected to go lower as compared to last year. So, the General category students can expect CAT cut off percentile of 99-100 for top IIMs. For other IIMs it could be lower. Accepting CAT as the primary exam for admission, IIMs, however, do not release CAT cutoffs publically and are accessible only via account login to candidates who appear for the exam. A lot of news websites, including the official IIM websites, however, publish the qualifying cutoffs. But students must note that that there are two types of CAT cutoffs for admission to IIMs – qualifying cutoff (or shortlist cutoff) and final cutoff (or call cutoff). While the qualifying cutoff is announced with the release of admission policy (for particular IIMs), the latter is announced (not publicly) post result declaration.
IIM Ahmedabad Cut off 2021: Qualifying (RELEASED)
IIM Ahmedabad aspirants must know that the call CAT cutoff 2021 is always higher than the qualifying cut off. The percentile of CAT for IIM Ahmedabad reached up to 99.6 in the past years which shows how rigorous it is for a student to get admission to this institute. Also, much like other IIMs, IIM Ahmedabad also accepts both sectional and overall cutoff for admission. For IIM Ahmedabad PGP admission 2022, the overall qualifying cutoff for General category students is 80 percentile, however, it is expected that IIM Ahmedabad final CAT cutoff 2021 will be ranging between 99-100 percentile. The following table mentions IIM Ahmedabad shortlist cutoff 2021 across all sections and categories:
Category |
Verbal and Reading Comprehension (PVRC) |
Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (PDILR) |
Quantitative Aptitude (PQA) |
Overall Percentile Rank (PT) |
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General, EWS | 70 | 70 | 70 | 80 |
NC-OBC-Transgender | 65 | 65 | 65 | 75 |
SC | 60 | 60 | 60 | 70 |
ST | 50 | 50 | 50 | 60 |
PwD (General, NC OBC-cum-transgender, SC) | 60 | 60 | 60 | 70 |
PwD (ST) | 50 | 50 | 50 | 60 |
IIM Ahmedabad Placements 2022
What’s new at IIM Ahmedabad placements 2022? IIM Ahmedabad PGPX final placement report 2022 has been released. A total of 119 offers were accepted and two students were unplaced out of 121 participating students during IIM Ahmedabad PGPX placements 2022. The top recruiting sector wherein most no. of offers was accepted was the Consulting sector. The highest package and average package with respect to Maximum Earning Potential offered during IIM Ahmedabad placements 2022 stood at INR 75.20 LPA and INR 36.25 LPA, respectively.
Earlier, IIM Ahmedabad Cluster 3 Placements 2022 concluded on Feb 14, 2022. According to media reports, all 400 students who participated in Cluster 1, 2 and 3 placement drives in 2022 are placed. Earlier, Tata Administrative Services (TAS) made the highest number of offers in the Cluster 2 IIM Ahmedabad placements 2022. In addition, Emaar made the highest number of international offers. The Consumer Goods and Durable sector emerged as the top recruiter sector that granted the highest number of offers during IIM Ahmedabad Cluster 2 placements 2022. IIM Ahmedabad placements 2022 for Cluster 1 was concluded on Feb 8. BCG (Boston Consulting Group) and Accenture emerged as the top recruiters during Cluster 1 IIM Ahmedabad placements 2022.
IIM Ahmedabad Placements 2022: Top IIMs Comparison
The average and median packages offered and the number of offers made in top IIMs during 2022 placements for their flagship MBA (or PGP) programme are presented in the following table:
IIM Name | Average Package | Median Package | No. of Offers |
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IIM Ahmedabad | Awaited | Awaited | Awaited |
IIM Bangalore | INR 33.82 LPA | INR 31.20 LPA | 662 |
IIM Calcutta | INR 34.2 LPA | INR 31 LPA | 631 |
IIM Kozhikode | INR 29.5 LPA (mean package) | INR 26.5 LPA | 571 |
IIM Ahmedabad Average Package 2022
The course-wise average package offered during IIM Ahmedabad placements 2022 is presented below:
Course | Average Domestic Package | Average International Package |
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PGP (MBA) | Awaited | Awaited |
FABM | Awaited | Awaited |
PGPX | INR 38.64 LPA | 1,36,082 USD per annum |
Note: In the above-mentioned salary package data the “Maximum Earning Potential” component is taken from the placement report.
IIM Ahmedabad Average Package Trends: 2019 vs 2020 vs 2021
The course-wise domestic average salary trends witnessed during IIM Ahmedabad placements 2019, 2020 and 2021 are presented below:
Note: In the above-mentioned salary package data the “Maximum Earning Potential” component is taken from the placement report.
The course-wise domestic average package trends witnessed during IIM Ahmedabad placements 2019, 2020 and 2021 are also presented below:
Course | Average Package (2019) | Average Package (2020) | Average Package (2021) |
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PGP (MBA) | INR 25.83 LPA | INR 26.12 LPA | INR 27.54 LPA |
FABM | INR 15.90 LPA | INR 16.33 LPA | INR 17.79 LPA |
PGPX | INR 30.35 LPA | INR 33.36 LPA | INR 32.44 LPA |
Note: The international average package offered during IIM A PGP placements 2019, 2020 and 2021 stood at 80,050 USD, 84,200 USD and 98,962 USD per annum, respectively.