No, it’s not necessary that all 100 percentiles get into IIM Ahmedabad. Either they don’t get selected or they have some other college at the top of their preference list.
The CAT 100 percentilers opt for either of the following options:
Many 100 percentilers with work experience tend to apply for GMAT if they want to pursue their career abroad.
Some with even 100 percentile don’t get into B-Schools at all. They either pursue teaching in that field. Nowadays MBA preparation websites and CAT coaching Institutes are common.
Not all 100 percentilers are lucky enough to make it into IIMA. They get rejected in the interview round.
It’s not necessary that every 100 percentiler has IIMA at the top of their preference list. Some might prefer IIMB because of location or FMS because of the fee structure.
We can say that the chances of 100 percentilers getting into IIMA are high but not assured.
One cannot easily choose IIM Ahmedabad over elite business schools abroad like Harvard Business Schools. But if one actually does then the main reasons could be
Long term market: If you are willing to work in India for the long term, then IIM Ahmedabad is for you. This is because every business school provides best access to domestic markets. So if you want to stay in India IIM Ahmedabad offers the best access throughout Indian Markets.
Opportunities at fairly less cost: India is a developing country and its market is slowly coming at par with the US market. So if you are looking for an investment less earn more opportunity, IIM Ahmedabad is a good option.
Personal Convenience: It is not an exaggeration to say the quality of life you will be experiencing in your home country with your family will never be the same as that of abroad.
So both the B Schools are fantastic options. It depends on your convenience which to choose. If you wish to stay in India, IIM Ahmedabad is for you. But if you want to explore the US market go for any elite business school abroad.
The mess of IIM Ahmedabad is on the list of messes that have passed the food quality audit. So you can raise your expectations for the food here.
Apart from the restaurants, IIM Ahmedabad has 2 canteens. One is in the Old Campus while the other is in the New Campus.
For PGPX (1st year MBA students) food from the New Campus canteen was included in the fees. The canteen served the best food one can avail at a mess. Non-veg is also served frequently. You get a lot of options for both veg and non-vegetarian in a 3 buffet system.
For PGPs (2nd year students), food is available at the Old Campus canteen. Here they have to pay for their own meal.
IIM Ahmedabad easily ensures a high salary. One of my cousin's brothers was an IIM Ahmedabad pass out. Today he is working abroad for Amazon and earns around 1.8 crore.
Another friend, an IIM Ahmedabad pass out, is making 26 LPA. He was nowhere near 20% or 30% of the batch, neither in academics nor in terms of campus replacement figures.
So we can safely assume that even without much shifting of jobs, an IIM Ahmedabad passout would reach the 1 crore easily.
IIM Ahmedabad Alumni are well established all across the world. Here is a list of some of them.