Does IIM Ahmedabad have a sports culture?

IIM Ahmedabad has a great sports culture. For most of the indoor and outdoor activities, there are outstanding and well-managed facilities. The campus has a well-maintained football field, cricket ground, basketball court, volleyball court, badminton court. There are also indoor games facilities such as table tennis, chess, etc. 

Sports Committee & Team:

• IIMA has a sports committee that takes care of the sports facilities and campus events.
• Though IIM Ahmedabad is mainly known for its strong emphasis on academics, it is still possible for interested students to find some time to participate in sports activities. For each sport, IIMA has an institute team that concentrates primarily on two sports events during the year, Shaurya and Sangharsh.

Sports Events:

• Shaurya: It is IIM Ahmedabad's inter-college sports festival, where IIMA invites the colleges nearby to participate. While Shaurya is important, it is primarily an opportunity to practice, before the actual major sports event of the year, Sangharsh.
• Sangharsh: An Inter-IIM Sports Meeting between IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Bangalore, IIM Calcutta, and IIM Lucknow is held annually, known as Sangharsh. It is the major sports event for which the team trains all year round. For IIM students who are involved in sport, Sangharsh is like the Olympics.

In recent years, IIM Ahmedabad won gold medals in so many of the athletic activities that they also won the Sangharsh Trophy overall. For any IIMA student who was affiliated in some way with sports, it was a genuinely proud moment.

If you love sports or being into sports culture, then there is no other better place than IIM Ahmedabad.