The selection criteria for IIM-Ahmedabad are unique and complicated for laymen to understand. IIM-A looks for a well-rounded profile giving weightage to your profile (academics, work experience, and diversity) and the CAT score for the initial shortlisting. This second post on RTI Data 2024 covered insights about the PGP 2024-2026 batch of IIM-A and FABM (Agri-Business Management) 2024-26. It highlights the total number of students who applied, got called for an interview, accepted the offer, and other batch details- minimum and maximum CAT percentile, pre-PI and post-PI composite score, work experience, and education background across the reservation categories.
IIM Ahmedabad PGP RTI Data 2024-26: Key Highlights
- Less than 1% of the candidates who applied for the Flagship MBA course at IIM-A received an Interview call.
- The lowest percentile at which a candidate got selected in the general category is 80.44.
- Around 40% of the batch consists of non-engineers.
Total Students Who Applied for the Specific Program
BATCH | GEN | EWS | NC-OBC | SC | ST | PwD |
PGP 2024-26 | 176629 | 13975 | 46011 | 21163 | 5597 | 1092 |
FABM 2024-26 | 133679 | 12396 | 38949 | 16816 | 4182 | 841 |
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(see http://g.co/ng/security#xss)Total Number of Candidates Called for Interviews PGP & PGP FABM
The selection criteria of IIM-Ahmedabad gives 65% weightage to the CAT 2024 score and 35% to your application rating. Application scores include 10th,12th, and graduation marks adjusted for different streams and gender diversity.
BATCH | GEN | EWS | NC-OBC | SC | ST | PwD |
PGP 2024-26 | 597 | 30 | 312 | 174 | 102 | 56 |
FABM 2024-26 | 381 | 36 | 297 | 137 | 31 | 26 |
Total Students Who Were Granted Admission Offers at IIM-A
Post the WAT-PI Round the weightage of the metrics changes. For final selection, your performance in PI holds the most weightage-50% followed by CAT sore-25%. Read here for a detailed explanation of this year’s IIM A selection criteria.
BATCH | GEN | EWS | NC-OBC | SC | ST | PwD |
PGP 2024-26 | 208 | 11 | 112 | 71 | 40 | 26 |
FABM 2024-26 | 33 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 2 |
Minimum and Maximum CAT Percentile for PGP Shortlisted Candidates
The minimum and maximum CAT percentile for both the programs at IIM-A is tabulated below. What gets our eye is a general candidate being offered admission at the 80th percentile. This emphasizes that if your application rating is great and you come from a rare academic background, a good WAT-PI can offset your lower CAT score.
PGP 2024-2026
BATCH 2024-26 | GEN | EWS | NCOBC | SC | ST | PwD |
Minimum | 80.44 | 95.4 | 75.05 | 73.68 | 63.02 | 76.82 |
Maximum | 100 | 100 | 99.97 | 99.98 | 99.8 | 99.97 |
FABM PGP 2024-26
BATCH 2024-26 | GEN | EWS | NCOBC | SC | ST | PwD |
Minimum | 73.78 | 78.07 | 66.52 | 60.37 | 60.75 | 85.64 |
Maximum | 100 | 100 | 99.97 | 99.98 | 99.8 | 99.97 |
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Breakup of work experience for candidates who joined the PGP program at llM-A
Work ex in Months | 0 | 1 to 6 | 7 to 12 | 13 to 24 | 25 to 36 | 37 to 48 | 49 to 60 & above |
No. of students | 119 | 12 | 28 | 97 | 84 | 46 | 18 |
Academic Background for the PGP Batch of 2024-26
Field of Graduation | No. |
Medicine | 4 |
Professional (CA/CS/ICWA) | 25 |
Commerce/Management | 80 |
Engineering | 248 |
Science | 9 |
Arts | 38 |
Total | 404 |
Total Candidates who joined IIM-A PGP/PGP-FABM
BATCH PGP 2024-26 |
GEN | EWS | NCOBC | SC | ST | PwD |
Male | 139 | 7 | 82 | 43 | 17 | 16 |
Female | 50 | 12 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 4 |
Minimum of Post-PI Score
Note that the scores here are rounded off to three decimal places. This table highlights the minimum composite score for the students who got the final admission offer and joined the respective management programs.
BATCH | GEN | EWS | NC-OBC | SC | ST | PwD |
PGP 2024-26 | 0.639 | 0.52 | 0.511 | 0.442 | 0.389 | 0.316 |
FABM 2024-26 | 0.655 | 0.68 | 0.626 | 0.433 | 0.436 | 0.427 |
Waitlist Movement for PGP 2024-2026
BATCH | GEN | EWS | NC-OBC | SC | ST | PwD |
PGP 2024-26 | 27 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
FABM 2024-26 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is the least percentile for which a general category student was selected at IIM-A?
Ans. According to the RTI Data 2024, a student with an 80.44 percentile was offered admission to the PGP Program at IIM Ahmedabad.
2. How many Freshers are there in IIM-Ahmedabad?
Ans. Around 29% of the students at IIM-A are freshers.
3. How many non-engineers study in IIM-A?
Ans. Around 40% of the PGP batch at IIM-A consists of non-engineers
- Do check out the following:
- InsideIIM's CAT 2024 Percentile and Interview Shortlist Predictor
- IIM Ahmedabad Selection Criteria for PGP 2024-2026
- IIM Bangalore Selection Criteria for PGP 2024-2026
- IIM Lucknow Selection Criteria for PGP 2024-2026
- CAT Score Vs. Percentile 2023: Percentile Data and Insights
- XAT Score VS Percentile 2024: Percentile Calculation, Scores & Top Colleges
- SNAP Score Vs. Percentile 2023: Percentile Data and Insights
- NMAT Score Vs. Percentile 2024 and Cut-offs for Top Colleges.
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