Is getting into IIM Ahmedabad possible for an average student?

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Ahana Banerjee Posted On - Feb 22, 2022

MBA from Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (2021)

It depends on what you mean by average. One of my friends got admission to IIM Ahmedabad last year. He is from an engineering background. He didn’t attend any IIT or NIT. Here is his take on the admission process.

Interview Calls:

For the shortlist of interview calls, CAT scores get around 65-75% weightage and past academics get 30-35% weightage. Engineers need higher scores in graduation compared to other streams. If your 10th/12th score is above 90-95% and your graduation score is above 85%, you can expect a call with 99.65 percentile. If your 10th/12th percentile is less than 90/85%, you will need a percentile above 99.8.

Final Section - Once you reach the AWT/PI section, your past academics will no longer matter. But you will still need to study your graduation subjects to do well in the interview.

My friend’s profile was quite average so it’s evident that an average student can get into IIMA. But you need to have the required CAT percentile and past academic score.

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Aakash Roy Posted On - Feb 15, 2021

MBA Logistics Management and International Transportation, Indian Maritime University (2015)

Yes, it is definitely possible to do it, but most of them will not make an effort. The coaching institutes gave customised reports, a few months before taking CAT and joining the institute as to which colleges should be aimed at on a practical basis. Of the 13 IIMs at that time, the list didn't have a single IIM, which meant it was not a target. It included colleges ranking 50 and below. Even so, one of my friends made an effort to study at IIM A.

During these times, you won’t have any influences or a lot of seniors to get advice from who had got into IIMs. Just prepare yourself, confident enough to join the institute and give your 100% in it.

Categories	IIM A
Cut-Off	80-90 (CAT)
Course Fee	1,150,000 (1st Year)
Placement Percentage	100%
Highest CTC	74.62 LPA
Average CTC	25-30 LPA

The top recruiting companies include McKinsey & Co., BCG, Avendus, JP Morgan, AB InBev, Microsoft, Amazon, CK Birla, TCS, Adani, HUL, Oliver Wyman, Nestle, Dabur, Flipkart, etc.

My friend had a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Electronics and Communications and worked in an IT company for a role about 10 months before getting into IIM A. It is an average profile, by all means, an average Male IT Engineer. So, to answer your question, Yes, an average student working hard towards his/her goal is able to join the IIM A.