IIM Ahmedabad Interview Call

IIM Ahmedabad is one of the most prefered choice of all the MBA aspirants. The results of the CAT 2017 has already been announced by IIM Lucknow and this year 20 aspirants bagged a perfect 100 percentile which made the competition to grab a seat of IIM A a daunting task.

IIM Ahmedabad was ranked at number 1 position in the NIRF (National Institutional Ranking Framework) 2017. IIM Ahmedabad was ranked at the leading position by the NIRF on the basis of points allocated in different parameters. The parameters include Learning and Resources, Outreach and Inclusivity, Research and Professional Practice, Teaching, Graduation Outcomes and Perception.

Shortlisted in IIM Ahmedabad:

The shortlisting in the IIM Ahmedabad will be based on various factors. The prime consideration is the CAT (Common Aptitude Test) scores. Apart from the CAT percentile, IIM Ahmedabad lay particular focus on the academic performance of the candidate. After shortlisting of the candidate, the IIM-A call the candidates for the WAT and Personal Interview. IIM Ahmedabad along with IIM Bangalore has released the list of the candidates who will appear for the WAT adn PI rounds. Due to fierce competition, many candidates were not able to make thorugh the list.

What specialization a candidate can choose?

The candidates who are lucky to find their names on the list of IIM Ahmedabad if they will clear the remaining rounds they can opt for the following specialization-

IIM Ahmedabad offer Postgraduate Programme in Management (PGPM) to the candidates who clear the selection process. First year of the programme is common for all the students in which they get the hands on the topics like corporate finance, strategic management, organizational dynamics, e-commerce and more. From the second year, the studens can choose the elective subjects of their choice which are as follows-

• Business Policy

• Innovation, Incubation and Entrepreneurship

• Management in Agriculture

• Communication

• Economics

• Finance and Accounting

• Information Systems

• Marketing

• Organizational Behaviour

• Human Resource Management

• Production and Quantitative Methods

• Public Systems Group

IIM Ahmedabad Placements:

IIM Ahmedabad has an excellent placement record. Top companies visit the campus to hire students. The top recruiters of IIM Ahmedabad includes-

• Goldman Sachs

• Morgan Stanley

• KPMG

• TATA

• HSBC

• J.P Morgan

• UBS

• McKinsey and Company

• Microsoft

• Royal Bank of Scotland

• Citi Bank

• Cocal Cola

• Barclays

• Credit Suisse

• Amazon

• Nestley

• Nomura

• Oliver Wyman

What if not shortlisted for IIM Ahmedabad?

If a candidate is not shortlisted for the IIM Ahmedabad despite having an excellent percentile, then there is no need to lose hope as soon other top IIMs like IIM Calcutta and IIM Lucknow will soon release the candidate list. Here it is important to note that the IIM Ahmedabad and other top IIMs also consider the score of individual sections of CAT exam which should be more than 70% in each section. The overall percentile is not just the only criteria of selection.

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