Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIM-A) is the most prestigious and one of the top two or three business schools in India, its primary purpose is to produce socially responsible and innovative business leaders who can contribute to the growth of the country and the world. By providing students with world-class management education and the industry/government/society with research, and consultancy services. The institute is known for its rigorous curriculum and case-based teaching methodology.

For management there’s no better B-school in India. IIM- B and FMS come close though.

I would say life changes more after joining IIM Ahmedabad than after graduating from it. The academic workload, strenuous hours, assignments and exams all prepare you for the hectic life ahead. So once you graduate from IIM Ahmedabad you might even welcome the hectic work schedule with amazing salaries. The changes in your life will depend on the field you have chosen.

If you join a big consulting firm or an investment bank or a PE/VC, chances are you will spend more hours in your office than at home.

If you go for a general management role, your life will have a blend of both work and personal time.

If you join a technical firm, then you will experience a casual work culture and a lot of personal time.

Working at e-commerce giants and start ups will limit your chances of a work life balance.

As far as the pay of an IIM Ahmedabad pass out is considered, literally everyone gets paid decently. In fact after a few years you will focus more on your responsibilities than your salary. You have to carry the weight of being an IIM Ahmedabad passout as everyone will have high expectations from you.

Continue working if you enjoy your job and see it developing your ambitions and you as a person. Make a plan to work for a few years, switch jobs/profiles a few times to gain more diverse experience, and then get an MBA from a more internationally renowned business school in the US/Europe. If you were able to get into IIM-A now, chances are you will be able to do so again while you are still young.

Join IIM-Ahmedabad if you don't yet have clear life ambitions/roadmaps and don't see much value in your job beyond its salary value. As you get older, you will lose direction and enthusiasm in a soulless job.

You will then be too old for IIMs but not competitive enough for schools in the United States or Europe, or even ISB or IIMA PGPX. So it's better to get that degree now rather than later.

Expectations provide very little benefit. So take the plunge; you will not be sorry.

You can almost certainly anticipate the following:

• Pull your socks up because you're in for a heavy dose of academics mixed in with a slew of other activities. Good grades do not necessitate a high level of intelligence, but hard work and dedication are required.

• Within a week of meeting your batch mates, all of your bubbles will burst. You will come across people who excel at everything they do. However, this is an opportunity to learn from the people. That location's best feature is peer learning.

• There is a club for almost everything. On campus, there is always some sort of event going on. And, yes, people do have time for those. So come with an open mind and embrace the forces of change that are at work here. You will almost certainly learn a new skill or two.

People fantasize about getting into the university. However, as the two years come to an end, people begin to feel nostalgic about the campus. The campus is fine, and the infrastructure is excellent. And city considerations are secondary; you won't have much time to enjoy the city's haphazard traffic or the searing heat.

There are many things about IIM Ahmedabad that will fascinate you. Some of such mind-blowing facts about IIM Ahmedabad are as follows. 

Resources:

• IIM Ahmedabad has many financial, legal, and market databases, research journals, e-book collections, and magazine and newspaper subscriptions for the students to access for free. 
• A few such examples are Bloomberg, Capitaine, Thomson Reuters, Gertner, Financial Times, Economist, NYT, WSJ, etc. 

Location: 

• The campus is situated in the middle of the city. 
• There are many multiplex and food joints. 

Sports:

• The sports facilities offered at the campus is great. 
• There are squash courts, basketball courts, volleyball courts, badminton courts, pool tables, a cricket ground, and a football ground. 

Extracurricular Activities:

• The institute organizes Prayass- An initiative, where during their free time, students teach underprivileged kids from the vicinity. 
• The Joy of Giving Week- Students contribute old clothes to the poor, serve the staff on campus, i.e. security, mess, office staff, etc. 
• The campus has many clubs and societies where you can take part and find like-minded peers. 
• The campus is closed to people except for the Campus Walk, Joy of Giving Week, and the more than 25 years old marketing fest insight. 

Alumni:

The institute has a strong alumni base that is over 30 years old and all of them had tea at Ram bhai’s at least once. 

Harvard Dinner:

The Harvard Dinner is an old tradition. Once a week western food is served at the canteen. This tradition was started as a gesture to serve the same food as Harvard at IIM A once every week.

These are a few of the interesting facts about IIM A. To know more visit the campus for Campus Walk.