IIM Ahmedabad Admission 2025: Interview Shortlist Out, Fees, Cutoff, Selection Criteria

Ans. The important factors to be considered while determining the cutoff of IIM Ahmedabad includes the overall difficulty level of CAT 2024, total number of candidates who appeared for the exam, total Number of seats available and cutoff trends of past years.

Ans. On the basis of the CAT percentile, IIM Ahmedabad prescribes the minimum percentile required by the candidates to qualify for further rounds. The minimum CAT Percentile for Offered Candidates at IIM Ahmedabad has been 80 for general and 75 for OBC candidates.

Ans. The Faculty Development Programme of IIM Ahmedabad is designed for various teachers and researchers working in schools, colleges, and universities providing management courses. This course is for educators who want to strengthen their understanding of general management as well as gain exposure to learn and play with effective pedagogical techniques. Teachers from staff training colleges and institutes of central and state governments who teach management and allied subjects can also apply for the same. This course helps them get expertise in carrying out research studies. 

Ans. Two sessions are held 5 days a week for this programme. The timings are from 6:00 PM to 7:15 PM and the next session is held from 7:30 PM to 8:45 PM. Weekdays are preferred for the sessions mostly but in case of any requirement, scheduling on the weekends can be done as well. 

For on-campus FDP, a maximum of 5 sessions are held per day from Monday to Saturday. The session timings are 8:45 AM to 1:10 PM and 2:30 PM to 5:20 PM. There are short breaks of 20 minutes each in between the sessions. 

Ans. No, not necessarily, there are some courses offered by IIM Ahmedabad that don't require you to sit for the CAT exam. Some of these courses are online courses like Restaurant Design and Management, HR Analytics, Young Entrepreneurs Program, Management and Finance for Experienced Chartered Accountants, etc. There are also some offline classroom courses that have different eligibility criteria, like the 1 year executive MBA (PGPX) program, Ph.D. Program, etc., to be eligible for these programs you don’t need a CAT score, they have their own eligibility criteria like for example, to be able to take the PGPX program a candidate has to appear for GRE exam, must be more than 25 years of age, must have work experience of more than four years after his/her graduation.

Ans. A PhD in management from IIM Ahmedabad takes almost 4-5 years or even more than that. If you want to join a PhD programme solely based on your research interests, it might not be the most lucrative option for you but if you want to go for a teaching profession in the future, you should definitely consider this option. If you want to land a high-end research role in the industry of statistics, data science, machine learning or economics, you should consider going for PhD. The monetary benefits that you receive from this degree will be relatively lesser than any other MBA course, too. While pursuing PhD, you get to choose your own flexible timings for work and everybody research except for the lecture timings. One of the cons of this degree will be that you will get little to no pay for addressing your students’, alums, and faculty members’ queries and being a part of endless meetings at odd hours of the day. 

Ans. IITs are more inclined towards research based programmes while IIM Ahmedabad focuses on the holistic development of every individual and the scope is not only limited to research but also to bettering the skills through various activities. The students taking admission in IITs come from technical backgrounds and they audit relevant skills required for further research like electrical engineering, data science, statistics, mathematics, software engineering, etc. This previous knowledge of research based disciplines gives them an edge and further enhances the quality of their research. On the other hand, IIM Ahmedabad provides a holistic schedule to individuals so that they are already exposed to different fields of management. Due to this exposure to management skills, an individual having FPM degree from IIM has a better growth rate than an individual who has studied night and day without any exposure from the rigorous coursework at IITs. So, IIM Ahmedabad makes you a great teacher imparting knowledge in management while IITs prepare you to be an independent researcher. If you can do research based activities without any guidance from professionals, you should definitely consider going for an FPM from IIM Ahmedabad. 

Ans. No, UGC or any other body has not approved this course as of now but IIM Ahmedabad issues a certificate to all the faculty members participating in the course by the end of the programme.

Ans. The minimum overall cut-off mentioned for a general category student in IIM Ahmedabad 's official website is 80 percentile, but it doesn’t guarantee that you will surely get shortlisted for the interviews, this cut-off is only to segregate the eligible candidates from the rest of the competition, after segregating the eligible candidates there are many other factors that are taken into consideration before preparing the final list of calls that need to be given out for the interviews. There is also a minimum sectional cut-off of 70 percentile for each of the three sections. IIM Ahmedabad has given students interview calls in the 80-85 percentile in the past, but to get the call at these percentiles you must have a very strong profile. Your overall profile includes your academic profile, that is your 10th, 12th and graduation marks, they might also include your academic achievements too, the college also gives a score for your work experience, you must have 2-3 years of experience to get the maximum points, it also gives points for gender and academic diversity. Considering all these factors, your CAT score and a few other factors, IIM Ahmedabad prepares a composite score through which it decides whether to give a call for an interview to a particular student or not.

Ans. There is a good chance that you will get a call for the interviews from IIM Ahmedabad , but it isn’t guaranteed. IIM Ahmedabad gives calls based on a composite score that is calculated by considering your CAT score, 10th, 12th and graduation percentage, work experience, gender diversity, academic diversity, etc., weightage is allotted to each of these sections and scores are given based on a range of scores. IIM Ahmedabad or any other IIM, for that matter, doesn’t give direct admission solely based on your CAT percentile, the first phase of admission process is giving CAT exam, you must clear the sectional cut-offs and the minimum cut-off to be eligible and considered for the call, you must also get shortlisted to get a shot at the interviews and group discussion process. There have been many cases of students who had scored a perfect 100 percentile in CAT exam but weren’t called or shortlisted for the interviews and group discussions. This shows that a call, let alone a direct admission, at 100 percentile is not guaranteed. So, to increase your chances of getting a call from IIM Ahmedabad , you must score very high in the exam, must also have a very good academic record and good work experience.

Ans. Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation’ (ITEC) Scholarship Programme, Special Commonwealth African Assistance Programme (SCAAP) and Technical Cooperation Scheme of Colombo Plan (TCS of Colombo Plan) are some of the scholarships available to foreign students. Individuals who are citizens of 162 Partner Countries are eligible for a full scholarship from the Department of Programme Administration, Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India . These 162 countries include countries from Latin America, East Europe, Africa, and Asia. The scholarship includes a return air-fare, monthly allowance, stationery allowance, allowance for travelling, and a full programme fee. 

Ans. The one year PGPX program offered by IIM Ahmedabad is an executive MBA program for students with at least 4 years of work experience. You don’t need to appear for CAT to be eligible for this program. The criteria to be eligible for this program is very different from the eligibility criteria of the traditional two year MBA program offered by the institute. To be eligible for the one year executive program the student must be of minimum 25 years of age. The educational qualification required is a bachelor’s degree or any other equivalent degree in any discipline. The candidate also has to appear for the GRE exam and more than the minimum required score for admission in this program. Moreover, the candidate must have a minimum work experience of four years after the completion of his/her graduation. The placement opportunity given by IIM Ahmedabad to it’s PGPX students is very good, top-notch MNCs come to the campus to hire the students pursuing this executive program, there are students who sit for the placements and there are also some students who go on to start their own businesses.

Ans. To get a seat at IIMA, aspirants have to appear for CAT entrance test for admission to PGP (MBA), PGP-FABM and PGPX.Candidates who secure marks above the required cutoff will be called for AWT (Analytical Writing Test) and Interview. Finally, admission will be granted after the evaluation of AWT, Interview , and candidates academic qualifications.

Ans. CAT overall percentile is 80, for the year 2023. For 2023 all the 3 sections i.e. VARC, DI & LR, and QA the cutoff has been consistent at 70 since 2019. Check CAT 2023 Cutoff.

Ans. Applicants who are called for AWT/PI rounds for IIMA MBA admission can expect topics based on current affairs based on socio-political areas, economy, banking and other related subjects. PI is exhaustive and lasts maximum upto 20 minutes. Judging the applicant's knowledge, knowing about his/her past experiences and goals.

Ans. Yes, it is mandatory for all applicants to take either GMAT or GRE test before applying for PGPX at IIM Ahmedabad as it allows the institute to evaluate candidates in a standardised system for a fair chance.

Ans. In most cases no; for example, if you are applying for 2025-27 batch you must expect to have at least four years of full-time work experience post graduation by March 2025. However there’s an exemption made by IIMA for candidates if there are extenuating circumstances which mean that they have only been able to work part-time or on temporary contracts.

Ans. No, there is no upper limit for admission to either PGP or PGP-FABM courses offered at IIM Ahmedabad. But there is an upper limit for PGPX programmes for admission. 

Ans. Management experience or related qualifications and goals will be important for candidates who are successful in gaining entry into the programme. IIMA expects candidates to have experience in managing both projects and people.

Ans. To get admission in IIM Ahmedabad for the MBA programme, a candidate must hold a valid score of the CAT exam and should have passed his/her bachelor's degree with at least 50% marks in aggregate. 

Ans. The eligible candidates willing to study at IIM Ahmedabad can apply for their respective programme of choice by visiting the official website of IIM Ahmedabad and filling the online application form after the successful registration of the candidates at the application portal. 

Ques. Can I get direct admission in IIM Ahmedabad? 

Ans. Yes, IIM Ahmedabad has now started admitting the students directly, right through the management quota seats only after the candidates successfully match the minimum requirements.