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Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad

Vastrapur, Ahmedabad

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At a glance

Type
Institute of National Importance
Run by
Government
Started
1961
Hostel
Yes

Ranked No. 1 in India for management in NIRF 2025. Residential 107-acre campus. IIMA does not offer an after-Class-12 programme; its flagship is the two-year MBA (PGP) taken after a degree through CAT.

Approvals and rankings

NAAC grades expire. Check the cycle and year on naac.gov.in before you rely on one.

Courses

The most-asked courses, not the full list. Fees change every year: confirm on the college's own fee page before you pay.

MBA (PGP, two-year full-time)PG · 2 yearsCATInterviewHow to get in: CAT 2026 score; a composite of CAT (65%) and an application rating from Class 10, 12, degree marks, work experience and gender (35%) decides the shortlist (General minimum 95 overall, 85 per section). Shortlisted candidates take an Analytical Writing Test and Personal Interview; final score is interview 50%, writing test 10%, composite 40%.Fee: not published where we could check. Ask the college in writing.Save this course →
MBA-PGPX (one-year MBA for executives)PG · 1 yearInterviewHow to get in: At least 4 years' full-time work experience after graduation (as of 31 March 2027); GMAT or GRE score (test-centre only, last 5 years); shortlist, essays, then in-person interview with IIMA facultyFee: ₹36.20 lakh for the 2027-28 batch with single accommodation (₹38.30 lakh with married housing); covers tuition, books, accommodation, library and computing; international immersion extra (source)Save this course →
PhD in ManagementPhDCATGATEInterviewHow to get in: CAT, or GMAT/GRE/GATE/UGC-NET JRF depending on specialisation; shortlist on test score and profile, then admission interview (applications for 2027 entry close 18 January 2027)Fee: No fee; tuition covered and stipend of ₹48,000 a month in years 1-2, rising to ₹52,000 and ₹58,000 (rates from 1 June 2026) (source)Save this course →

Rankings

For courses

From the Ministry of Education, Government of India's NIRF 2025 lists, checked 25/10/2026. Ranks 101 and below are given in bands.

How to read rankings

  1. The course rank matters more than the overall rank. A college can be average overall and excellent for law.
  2. Each list measures different things. NIRF scores teaching, research, results after graduation, how inclusive a college is, and its reputation.
  3. Small gaps mean little. Ranks 12 and 18 are close; don't choose on a few places.
  4. Not ranked isn't bad. Colleges choose whether to take part, and new or small ones often don't.

Where this comes from

Checked on 30/10/2026 on these official pages:

Couldn't confirm yet: MBA (PGP) fee for Indian students: no official page found; IIMA fee/financial-aid pages would not load. The international admissions page gives US$50,000 (tuition) for the 2026-28 batch for foreign/overseas applicants only; Year established: 1961 taken from the site footer (© 1961-2026); the About page did not state it; Institute of National Importance status not stated in page text (site links to the IIM Act and Rules); Seats / batch size for MBA, PGPX and PhD; PGPX duration as one year is from the PGPX programme page (six terms); PhD length about 4-5 years per IIMA PhD page, left null; No undergraduate or integrated after-Class-12 programme found on IIMA's site.

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