IIM Ahmedabad (IIMA) All Questions

IIMA PGPX

The selection criteria to get admission in this course is very tough. At IIMs the candidate’s previous academics and average work experience of 6+ years was given weightage. With its presence in Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Calcutta, Kozhikode and Lucknow, IIMs have set a benchmark in the Indian management education .

The fee of this pgpx programme is 30 lakh and the average placement is also stood at 30 LPA,

ISB  -

At ISB, its post-graduation programme is ranked no 1 globally in offering a 1-year management programme. Its campus is situated in Hyderabad and Mohali. The fees of their programme are approximately 40 lakh and the placement stood at 27.13 LPA.

ISB is definitely a costlier option compared to the IIMs.

The one year duration of the program could be a pro as well as a con.

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Greetings pradeep,

Interview at IIM Ahmedabad isn't easy though qualifying it's all round is not a simple task over all you are going to get admission in a world class reputed prestigious institute, so you need to prepare a bit more than normal for its interview then only you're going to have nice interview.

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Hii there Shruti!

Here are some of the fundamental things that you must keep in mind before preparing for an IIM A Interview.

Your responses should make you stand out from the crowd and you need to express yourself in a very logical manner with confidence and zeal. There is no set of questions that they can ask, you have to expect even the unexpected. Secondly, there is no right or wrong to a question, how you express yourself and your answers is what matters the most.

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Yes there are many people who apply for IIM Ahmedabad, get selected but not choose it. There are many reasons why it happens . It coins be that they are interested in other course that is not offered by the institution, or they faced some difficulty for which they weren't able to take admission.

Hello,

In IIM-A there are three types of internship or placement program are given to the students which are:

PGP

• Summer Internship: The summer placement program for selecting interns typically runs in the month of November. The internship is held between April and May.

FABM

• Lateral Placements: Lateral placements happen over an extended period in the final term for students having substantial work experience with firms offering higher than entry-level positions. It starts in mid-December and lasts until January.
• Final Placement: Final placements happen during the month of February.

PGPX

For PGPX, Final Placements runs a on rolling basis and it typically runs from December to March.

You can check the placement, admission details of IIM-A BY the given link below:

https://www.careers360.com/university/indian-institute-of-management-ahmedabad

I hope you would find this information helpful.

Hey aspirant,

I would say that there is no such thing as better among the best. All the 3 iims are good in their own way. Your decision should be based on the parameters that suits you the best. Just go by your instincts and be focused wherever you go and whatever you do!

IIM A has a majority of placements in Consulting along with Sales & Marketing while Consulting is the forte of IIM B and Finance for IIM C.

All of them are equally good. They have such good placements that you cannot say no to.

They offer an annual placement of 22-25 lakhs..can be higher or slightly lower. You can visit the official sites of the respective IIMs and judge on the basis of parameters in your mind.

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Hi,

The Cohort-based system is a longer placement process as compared to the previous 'Slot Zero' concept, but is significantly more advantageous.

Cohort is a phenomenon in which all the companies are divided into industry groups. These groups are known as cohorts. For eg. Consulting is a Cohort.

All companies belonging to a single cohort, come at the same day and start the process at the same time. There is no differentiation in terms of salary.

IIM-A shall also be launching an internally developed talent bouquet system as part of Cohort that allows interaction between the firms and students using networking tools such as chatting.

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hello,

under this program about 150 students go abroad and around 90 come to IIM from abroad to spend an academic year, through this exchange program.

Student Exchange Programmes have been established with leading schools in Europe, North America, South America, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand and the Asia-Pacific region.Each year the Institute selects eligible second year students to spend one academic term at premier management institutes around the world with which the Institute has forged partnerships. Similarly, students from the corresponding institutions spend an academic term at IIMA.

it provides varied learning opportunities to students and help in their exposure too.

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all the best.

Hi,

Instead of me telling this as I never studied at IIMA, I found a really good answer online which would summarise the whole life at IIMA by an IIMA alumnus.

"What is it like to study at IIMA...well to say the least, it is a life changing experience. The first year at IIMA is tough, it will probably unlike anything you would have faced before. To describe a typical day, this is what it looks like:
We had 3 lectures everyday starting 8:45 am every morning running till 1:10 pm. The professors are very strict about in-class discipline and being on time. The doors close at 8:45 am sharp, and even if you are late by half a minute you aren't allowed in. Invariably in the first year, we used to have surprise quizzes twice/thrice a week. The quiz notice was put right outside the mess, and if it was one of those lucky days it meant you pretty much skipped your lunch. Head straight to the dorms, to prepare for the quiz at 2:30 pm. After the quiz, get back to your dorms around 3:30pm and crash..get a few hours of sleep. Get up around 5:30 pm and start preparing for next day's classes. IIMA has a complete case-based curriculum. We as students were required to study the theory on our own + solve the class. A good preparation for a lecture required about 2.5-3hrs...so in all about 8-9 hrs of study required for the next day's classes. On top of that we had group submissions & assignments which took up another couple of hours. So on an average day you would probably be up till 4-4:30 in the morning. Sounds daunting, and a lot of us used to flip at the thought of it before we entered IIMA..but you get so used to it..that you start enjoying it.
Coming to the professors at IIMA, without a doubt the smartest people I have ever met. Each one of the professors I had were so passionate about the courses they taught...only one word comes to my mind when I think of professors like Prof Ajay Pandey/Prof Seb Morris/Prof JR Varma...they were gods! But more than anything, what impacts you is the company of the people you are with. You batchmates and peers are the sharpest and brightest people you would come across...it is such a humbling experience.
How IIMA changes you as a person - well, the answer to question is subjective and it depends from person to person. As for me, IIMA taught me the discipline, business ethics, value of hard work, humility, and a never ever EVER say die attitude. IIMA has endless amounts of knowledge and opportunities to offer, depends on how much you are able to take out of it. Some people hated the cut throat competition, some people relished it. But more than anything else, IIMA builds character. At the end of two years you may come out on the bottom or the top, it doesn't matter. What matters is you will know what you're made of. And all these lessons will be apparent and visible in whatever you do, and this is what will make you stand apart..compared to grads from IIM B/C/D/XYZ or whatever.
It has been almost 3 years since I graduated and not a day goes by when I don't think about the time I spent at IIMA...how privileged I was to be a part of the legacy and how I try to live up to the name every single day. "

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