
IIM Ahmedabad was established in 1961 and has remained at the number 1 position for colleges in India for a very long time. NIRF 2025 ranked the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Ahmedabad first, while the FT Business School Rankings 2025 ranked it 31st in the world. In the Financial Times’ Executive Education (Open) program Rankings for 2025, IIM Ahmedabad placed 35th, but another Financial Times rating in the category Career Progress Rank 2025 for IIMA’s one-year MBA program ranked first. The Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Ahmedabad has also topped the Eduniversal Best Master’s ranking in Agribusiness and Food Industry Management for 2025. IIM Ahmedabad also placed 48th in the QS Business Master’s Management Rankings 2026.
IIM Ahmedabad offers courses at postgraduate and doctorate levels. Admission to the institute is primarily based on entrance examinations like GMAT, GRE, CAT or GATE as per the respective course. The final admission is done on the basis of Analytical Writing Test (AWT) and Personal Interview (PI) from the candidates who have a valid CAT score. Candidates are required to register for CAT entrance examination and fulfill the IIM Ahmedabad admission criteria to be eligible for admission.
Step-by-step application process:
Table 1: Minimum Cut-offs of CAT-2025 Percentile Ranks
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Non-PwD CAT Cutoff |
PwD CAT Cutoff |
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Category |
Overall percentile rank (PT) |
Sectionwise percentile rank (PVARC, PDILR, PQA) |
Overall percentile rank (PT) |
Sectionwise percentile rank (PVARC, PDILR, PQA) |
|
General/ EWS |
95 |
85 |
85 |
75 |
|
NC-OBC |
90 |
80 |
80 |
70 |
|
SC |
85 |
75 |
75 |
65 |
|
ST |
75 |
65 |
65 |
55 |
(This table has been taken from the official website of the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad.)
Table 2: Performance Ratings for 10th Grade Students (A)
|
Percent score in 10th Std. Exam
|
Rating Score A |
| <= 55 | 1 |
| > 55 and <= 60 | 2 |
| > 60 and <= 70 | 3 |
| > 70 and <= 80 | 5 |
| > 80 and <= 90 | 8 |
| > 90 | 10 |
Table 3: Performance Ratings for 12th Grade Students (B)
| Science Stream | Commerce Stream | Arts/Humanities Stream | |||
| Percent score in 12th Std. Exam | Rating Score B |
Percent score in 12th Std. Exam | Rating Score B |
Percent score in 12th Std. Exam |
Rating Score
B |
| <= 55 | 1 | <= 50 | 1 | <= 45 | 1 |
| > 55 and <= 60 | 2 | > 50 and <= 55 | 2 | > 45 and <= 50 | 2 |
| > 60 and <= 70 | 3 | > 55 and <= 65 | 3 | > 50 and <= 60 | 3 |
| > 70 and <= 80 | 5 | > 65 and <= 75 | 5 | > 60 and <= 70 | 5 |
| > 80 and <= 90 | 8 | > 75 and <= 90 | 8 | > 70 and <= 85 | 8 |
| > 90 | 10 | > 90 | 10 | > 85 | 10 |
Table 4: Performance Ratings for Bachelor's Degree Students (C)
| AC-1 | AC-2 | AC-3 | |||
| Percent score in Bachelor's Degree | Rating Score C |
Percent score in Professional courses | Rating Score C |
Percent score in Bachelor's Degree | Rating Score C |
| <= 55 | 1 | <= 50 | 1 | <= 55 | 1 |
| > 55 and <= 60 | 2 | > 50 and <= 53 | 2 | > 55 and <= 60 | 2 |
| > 60 and <= 62 | 3 | > 53 and <= 55 | 3 | > 60 and <= 65 | 3 |
| > 62 and <= 65 | 5 | > 55 and <= 57 | 5 | > 65 and <= 70 | 5 |
| > 65 and <= 70 | 8 | > 57 and <= 63 | 8 | > 70 and <= 80 | 8 |
| > 70 | 10 | > 63 | 10 | > 80 | 10 |
| AC-4 & AC-6 | AC-5 | ||
| Percent score in Bachelor's Degree | Rating Score C | Percent score in Bachelor's Degree | Rating Score C |
| <= 60 | 1 | <= 50 | 1 |
| > 60 and <= 65 | 2 | > 50 and <= 55 | 2 |
| > 65 and <= 70 | 3 | > 55 and <= 60 | 3 |
| > 70 and <= 75 | 5 | > 60 and <= 65 | 5 |
| > 75 and <= 85 | 8 | > 65 and <= 75 | 8 |
| > 85 | 10 | > 75 | 10 |
Table 5: Performance Ratings for Work Experience (D)
| Work Experience in Month (as filled in the CAT Application Form) | Rating Score D |
| < 12 months | 0 |
| >= 12 and <= 36 months | MF * (number of months of work experience – 11) |
| > 36 months | 5 |
| Work-experience Multiplication Factor (MF) = 0.20 | |
Table 6a: Maximum Candidates to Shortlist per RC for AC-1, AC-2, AC-3, AC-5
| Category |
Upper Limit (UL) Per ACRC
|
| General | 100 |
| NC-OBC/Transgender | 57 |
| SC | 32 |
| ST | 16 |
| PwD | 6 |
Table 6b: Maximum Candidates to Shortlist per RC for AC-4
| Category |
Upper Limit (UL) Per ACRC
|
| General | 150 |
| NC-OBC/Transgender | 85 |
| SC | 48 |
| ST | 24 |
| PwD | 9 |
Table 7: Minimum Qualifying Scores for P by Discipline and Category
| Stream in 12th std. | General/ EWS Category |
NC-OBC / Transgender Category | SC Category | ST Category | PWD (in General/ EWS/ NC-OBC / Transgender/ SC) | PWD (in ST) |
| Science | 80 | 75 | 70 | 65 | 70 | 65 |
| Commerce | 77 | 72 | 67 | 62 | 67 | 62 |
| Arts & Humanities |
75 | 70 | 64 | 59 | 64 | 59 |
| Course | Application Open Date | Application Close Date |
|---|---|---|
| MBA- Master of Business Administration | 2024-08-01 | 2024-09-13 |
CAT Exam 2025: Registration (Aug 1), Dates, Notification OUT, Syllabus, Pattern
According to NIRF reports 2024, 423 PG candidates got placed and the median package offered is INR 31 LPA. Placement recruiters of IIM Ahmedabad are Accenture, Bain & Company, Arthur D little, Kearney, Boston Consulting Group, McKinsey, KPMG, Oliver Wayman, Praxis, PwC, Asian Paint, Dabur, ITC, P&G, Smasung, Kimberly-clark, WIPRO, etc.
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PG (2 Years) |
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|---|---|---|
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Year |
No. of students graduated |
No. of Students Placed |
|
2021 |
429 | 428 |
|
2022 |
432 | 431 |
|
2023 |
435 | 423 |
IIM Ahmedabad: Notable Alumni
|
Name |
Designation |
|---|---|
|
Raghuram Rajan |
Former Governor of the Reserve Bank of India. |
|
Arvind Subramanian |
Former Chief Economic Advisor to the Government of India. |
|
Harsha Bhogle |
Cricket commentator and author |
|
Ajay Banga |
CEO of Mastercard |
|
Rashmi Bansal |
Author of "The White Tiger" |
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