IIM Ahmedabad Admission 2024: Cutoff, Fees, Eligibility, and Selection Criteria

IIM Ahmedabad Admissions 2024: The IIM Ahmedabad concluded the admission application process for MBA and MBA-PGPx programs in online mode. As per the official notification, the CAT 2024 examination will be held on November 24, 2024. The institute offers courses at both postgraduate and doctoral levels. It includes IIM Ahmedabad flagship courses such as MBA, MBA-PGPx, and MBA-FABM at the postgraduate level and PhD programs at the doctoral level. Additionally, the institute provides online programs like ePGP and ePGD-ABA.

IIM Ahmedabad's flagship courses, MBA and MBA-PGPx, have respective fees of INR 24.61 lakhs and INR 31.50 lakhs. The MBA-FABM program fee is INR 24.61 Lakhs, while the online courses ePGP and ePGD-ABA have admission fees of INR 20 Lakhs and INR 12 Lakhs, respectively. IIM Ahmedabad also offers scholarships for all courses, based on criteria such as annual gross family income, asset ownership, and the number of dependents in the family.

Admission to IIM Ahmedabad requires candidates to meet specific eligibility criteria. For MBA admissions, aspirants must hold a bachelor's degree with an aggregate of 50%. For MBA-FABM courses, a bachelor's degree in agriculture with a minimum score of 50% is required. Candidates applying for postgraduation in MBA-PGPx must possess a degree and have a minimum of 4 years of work experience. Doctoral program applicants should have a Master's degree or a two-year Post Graduate Diploma with an aggregate of 55%. For online programs at IIM Ahmedabad like ePGP and ePGD-ABA, aspirants need to hold a bachelor's degree and have a minimum of 2-3 years of work experience.

Selection for MBA, MBA-PGPx, MBA-FABM, and PhD programs at IIM Ahmedabad involves entrance exams such as CAT/GMAT/GRE/AWT and personal interviews. For online courses like ePGP and ePGD-ABA, in addition to personal interviews and entrance exams, aspiring students may also take the IAT and ePGD-ABA qualifying-cum-aptitude tests.

IIM Ahmedabad Admissions 2024: Important Dates

Admission to the MBA courses will be based on CAT entrance exam, Aptitude Written Test (AWT), and Personal Interview. Below are some of the essential dates for the MBA courses:

IIM Ahmedabad MBA Admission 2024 Dates

Tabulated below are the CAT 2024 schedule:

IIM Ahmedabad PGPX Admission 2024: Dates 

Admission to the PGPX programme for the academic year 2025-26 was concluded in online mode. Check the admission timelines given below.

IIM Ahmedabad Admissions 2024: Fee structure

IIM Ahmedabad provides MBA, MBA-PGPx, and MBA-FABM courses at the postgraduate level. It also offers courses like ePGP and ePGD-ABA through online mode. In addition to this, the institute is also known for its PhD programs. Students willing to take admission must go through the fee structure of the courses provided:

IIM Ahmedabad Admissions 2024: Eligibility and Selection Criteria

IIM Ahmedabad provides admission to the courses based on CAT/GMAT, AWT, Personal interviews, Academic Background, and work experience. The Academic background includes the candidate's scores in Class 10th, 12th, and at the time of graduation. 

IIM Ahmedabad MBA Admissions 2024

IIM Ahmedabad provides a full-time postgraduate program in management for 2 years. It is known to be the toughest flagship MBA program to get admission to. Below is the eligibility and the selection process for admission:

IIM Ahmedabad MBA Admissions 2024: Selection Criteria

IIM Ahmedabad MBA  selection criteria consist of the following:

• CAT
• AWT
• Personal Interview

IIM Ahmedabad MBA Admissions 2024: Final Selection

IIM Ahmedabad MBA 2023 Admissions selection is based on shortlisting the candidates according to different categories by their Final Composite score. The FCS of the candidate will be computed according to the method below:

FCS = PIF * Normalised PI Score + AWTF * Normalised AWT Score + CATF_FCS * Normalised CAT Score + ARF_FCS * AR

In this:

The Personal Interview Multiplication Factor (PIF) is 0.50, and the AWT Multiplication Factor (AWTF) is 0.10. Moreover, the Final Composite Score comprises a CAT Score Multiplication Factor (CATF_FCS) of 0.25 and an Application Rating Multiplication Factor (ARF_FCS) of 0.15.

IIM Ahmedabad MBA-FABM Admissions 2024

IIM Ahmedabad provides a Postgraduate Program in Food and Agri-Business management to help students become professional managers in the fields of agriculture, food, agribusiness, and rural and allied sectors. The course is for two years and it is a sector-specific program. Candidates aspiring to take admission in this course must check the below-mentioned information:

IIM Ahmedabad MBA-FABM Admission 2024: Shortlisting Criteria

Candidates for MBA-FABM admissions are shortlisted on the basis of CAT Score (65%) and Application Rating Score (35%). The criteria for application rating score is based on Class 10th, Class 12th, Bachelors exams, and Work experience scores. 

IIM Ahmedabad MA-FABM Admission 2024: Final Selection

In the final selection process, 10% weightage is allocated to AWT (Academic Writing Test), 40% to PI (Personal Interview), and 50% to the Composite score. The Personal Interview score is evaluated based on various factors such as awards and recognition, academic performance, exceptional achievements, extra-curricular activities, and post-degree relevant experience, among others. To ensure fairness, each candidate's AWT and PI scores are normalized by dividing them by the corresponding maximum possible scores that could be obtained.

IIM Ahmedabad MBA-PGPx Admissions 2024

IIM Ahmedabad provides an MBA-PGPx course for executives who want to reach their full potential. The course is ranked no.1 by the Financial Times. It is a two-year Postgraduate Program in Management for executives. Students wanting to take admission to the course must check the following information carefully:

IIM Ahmedabad PhD Admissions 2024

IIM Ahmedabad provides PhD courses for the duration of 4-5 years. It involves two years of intensive coursework. During the course duration, candidates take up advanced levels of PhD courses in their area of specialization. Candidates wanting to take admissions must carefully go through the following information:

IIM Ahmedabad PhD Admissions 2024: Required Entrance Exams

Below are the IIM Ahmedabad PhD Admissions required entrance exams according to various specializations:

IIM Ahmedabad ePGP Admissions 2024

IIM Ahmedabad provides a long-term online education program in PGP. It is a hybrid program with sessions that can be attended through study centers or classroom teaching. This is a two-year program designed specifically for executives. Following are the details for the program. Candidates must carefully go through the:

IIM Ahmedabad ePGD-ABA Admissions 2024

IIM Ahmedabad provides an ePGD-ABA program for the duration of 16 months. It is a diploma program, following a mixed delivery of online and off-campus sessions. It is specially designed for working professionals in the field of analytics. The following is the eligibility and selection criteria requirements of the course:

IIM Ahmedabad Admissions Cutoff 2024

IIM Ahmedabad provides admissions on the basis of the CAT exam. Below is the cutoff list for the candidates according to categories, for the selection of personal interview:

MBA Admissions Cutoff Dates 2023