Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Ahmedabad

1. The candidate must hold a bachelor’s degree, with at least 50% marks or equivalent CGPA (in case of the candidate belonging to Scheduled Caste (SC)/Scheduled Tribe (ST)/Persons with Disabilities (PwD) category, this is relaxed to 45%), of any of the universities incorporated by an act of the central or state legislature in India or other educational institutions established by an act of Parliament or declared to be deemed as a university under section 3 of UGC Act, 1956, or possess an equivalent qualification recognized by the Ministry of HRD, Government of India. 2. The bachelor’s degree or equivalent qualification obtained by the candidate must entail a minimum of three years of education after completing higher secondary schooling (10+2) or equivalent. 3. The percentage obtained by the candidate in the bachelor’s degree would be based on the practice followed by the institution/university from where the candidate has obtained the degree. In case of the candidate being awarded grades/CGPA instead of marks, the equivalence would be based on the equivalence certified by the institution/university from where they have obtained the bachelor's degree. In case the institution/university does not have any scheme for converting the CGPA into equivalent marks, the equivalence would be established by IIMA by dividing the obtained CGPA by the maximum possible CGPA and multiplying the resultant by 100. Final Year Aspirants 1. A candidate appearing for the final year bachelor’s degree/equivalent qualification examination and those who have completed the degree requirements and are awaiting results can also apply. Such a candidate must produce a certificate from the Principal/Head of the Department/Registrar/Director of the Institution/University certifying that the candidate is currently in the final year/is awaiting final results and has obtained at least 50% marks or equivalent (45% in case of the candidate belonging to SC/ST/PwD category) based on latest available grades/marks. 2. Such a candidate, if selected, will be allowed to join the programme provisionally only if they submit a certificate latest by June 30, 2025 from the Principal/Head of the Department/Registrar/Director of the Institution/University (issued on or before June 30, 2025) stating that they have completed all the requirements (the result may, however, be awaited) for obtaining the bachelor’s degree/equivalent qualification on the date of issue of the certificate. Their admission will be confirmed only when the candidate submits the marksheet and a certificate of having passed the bachelor’s degree/equivalent qualification referred to in the certificate issued by the Principal/Head of the Department/Registrar/Director of the Institution/University with at least 50% marks (45% in case of the candidate belonging to SC/ST/PwD category). 3. It is mandatory for a final year student, who is provisionally admitted, to submit the marksheet and degree certificate of the final year bachelor’s degree examination held on or before June 30, 2025 (including supplementaries, if any), to be eligible for admission to the Post-graduate Programme (PGP) 2026-28 Batch. 4. The deadline for submission of the marksheet and the certificate is December 31, 2025. Non-fulfillment of this condition will automatically result in the cancellation of the provisional admission. IIMA would not allow any candidate to join its PGP in case the candidate is unable to complete all the requirements for a bachelor’s degree on or before June 30, 2025.

1. The candidate must hold a Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in agricultural sciences or agriculture-related disciplines, with at least 50% marks or equivalent CGPA [in case of the candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste (SC)/Scheduled Tribe (ST) and Persons with Disabilities (PwD) category, this is relaxed to 45%], from any of the Universities incorporated by an act of the central or state legislature in India or other educational institutions established by an act of Parliament or declared to be deemed as a University under section 3 of UGC Act, 1956, or possess an equivalent qualification recognized by the Ministry of HRD, Government of India. 2. The Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent qualification obtained by the candidate must entail a minimum of three years of education after completing higher secondary schooling (10+2) or equivalent. OR The candidate must hold at least a Bachelor’s/Master’s degree or equivalent qualification in any non-agricultural discipline, with at least 50% marks or equivalent CGPA [in case of candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste (SC)/Scheduled Tribe (ST) and Persons with Disabilities (PwD) category, this is relaxed to 45%] from a University or Institution as defined in the above paragraph and have a strong interest in agriculture, food, rural and allied sectors. Such candidates are required to submit a special form as described in section 2.1 under admission procedure. Failure to submit the form will disqualify the candidate from being considered further for admission to the programme. The Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent qualification obtained by the candidates must entail a minimum of three years of education after completing higher secondary schooling (10+2) or equivalent. 3. The percentage obtained by the candidate in the bachelor’s degree would be based on the practice followed by the university/institution from where the candidate has obtained the degree. In case of the candidates being awarded grades/CGPA instead of marks, the equivalence would be based on the equivalence certified by the university/institution from where they have obtained bachelor's degree. In case the university/ institution does not have any scheme for converting CGPA into equivalent marks, the equivalence would be established by IIM Ahmedabad by dividing obtained CGPA with the maximum possible CGPA and multiplying the resultant with 100. Final Year Aspirants 1. Candidates appearing for the final year bachelor’s degree/equivalent qualification examination and those who have completed degree requirement and are awaiting results can also apply. Such candidates must produce a certificate from the Principal/Head of the Department/Registrar/Director of the University/ Institution certifying that the candidate is currently in the final year/is awaiting final results and has obtained at least 50% marks or equivalent (45% in case of candidates belonging to SC/ST/PwD category) based on latest available grades/marks. 2. Such candidates, if selected, will be allowed to join the programme provisionally only if they submit a certificate latest by June 30, 2025 from the Principal/ Head of the Department/Registrar/Director of the University/ Institution (issued on or before June 30, 2025) stating that they have completed all the requirements (the results may, however, be awaited) for obtaining the bachelor’s degree/equivalent qualification on the date of issue of the certificate. Their admission will be confirmed only when the candidate submits the mark sheet and a certificate of having passed the bachelor’s degree/equivalent qualification referred to in the certificate issued by the Principal/ Head of the Department/Registrar/Director of the University/ Institution with at least 50% marks (45% in case of candidates belonging to SC/ST/PwD category). 3. It is mandatory for the final year students, who are provisionally admitted, to submit the marksheet and degree certificate of the final year bachelor’s degree examination held on or before June 30, 2025 (including supplementaries, if any), to be eligible for admission to the Post-graduate Programme in Food and Agri-business Management (PGP-FABM) 2026-28 Batch. 4. The deadline for submission of the marksheet and the certificate is December 31, 2025. Non-fulfillment of this condition will automatically result in the cancellation of the provisional admission. IIMA would not allow any candidate to join its PGP-FABM in case the candidate is unable to complete all the requirements for a bachelor degree on or before June 30, 2025.

1.Candidates will be shortlisted for Analytical Writing Test (AWT) and Personal Interviews (PI) from among candidates who have a valid CAT 2025 score, have applied for the programme and satisfy the eligibility criteria for the programme described as below. Important Note: Foreign nationals (foreign passport holders) with food and agriculture background, staying in India must have taken the test-centre administered GMAT Focus Edition OR GMAT in the previous format, and should apply through Supernumerary Quota category. For details, please contact the Admissions Office (Email: admission@iima.ac.in) Shortlisting and Selection Criteria for PGP-FABM 2026-28 Batch 2. Shortlisting Criteria (i) For shortlisting the candidates for PGP-FABM admissions, 65% weightage will be given to the scores of CAT and 35% weightage to the Application Rating Score. Since the programme is sector-specific and prefers candidates with relevant educational background, the candidates with bachelor’s or master’s degree in agricultural sciences or agriculture-related disciplines will be preferred while shortlisting for Analytical Writing Test and Personal Interview. (ii) Shortlisting of candidates with bachelor’s degree or equivalent qualification in any non-agricultural discipline (candidates eligible under section 1.2 of eligibility criteria) will be provisional, subject to their submission of the specified form describing their nature of interest in the programme. The form will have to be submitted online by the deadline specified on the link showing CAT results for the programme (the deadline would typically be within 5 days of declaration of the shortlisting results by IIMA), failing which, the candidature of the shortlisted candidate will be cancelled and the candidate will not be considered further for admission to the programme. It would be the sole responsibility of the candidate to track announcement of results by IIMA and ensure compliance with the submission deadline. (iii) The Application Rating score is based on Class 10th, Class 12th, and Bachelor’s Exams and Work Experience scores (see Table 2 for details). 3. Notes about the marks obtained: (i) Percentages of marks of an applicant who is yet to complete the bachelor’s degree will be computed based on their available marks. At any stage of the admission process, the candidates need to provide the latest available marksheets for all completed semesters/years. Typically, at least marksheets till the previous academic year should be available. In case the marksheets for any particular semester(s)/year(s) are not submitted, IIMA may require proof from the institution/university to certify that the marksheets have not been issued. Withholding of available marksheets for any semester/year may lead to disqualification of the candidate. (ii) For a candidate who has indicated in the CAT form as having completed CA/ICWA/CMA/CS; (Inter Marks (%) + Final Marks (%))/2 as entered in the CAT form will be used to obtain Rating Score C while computing the AR score under the AC-3 category. For a candidate who has indicated in the CAT form as having completed Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries of India (FIAI) the aggregate marks (%) as entered in the CAT form will be used to obtain Rating Score C for computing the AR score under the AC-3 category. (iii) For computing the AR score of an applicant, scores in all subjects that appear in their marksheet of 10th and 12th Std. examinations will be considered irrespective of whether the board considers them for calculating the percentage. (iv) For the bachelor’s degree, the percentage of marks awarded by the candidate’s institution/university will be treated as final. If the institution/university does not award the percentage of marks, it will be calculated on the basis of the marks obtained in all the subjects listed in the marksheet. (v) For the bachelor’s degree, if the percentage of marks awarded by the candidate’s institution/university does not take into account marks obtained in all the subjects as mentioned in the marksheet(s) for all the years, the candidates must produce a certificate from the principal/head of the department/registrar/director of the institution/university certifying details of the practice at the institution/university at the time of the interview, if shortlisted for the same. (vi) If any board/institution/university awards only letter grades without providing an equivalent percentage of marks on the grade-sheet, the candidate should obtain a certificate from the board/institution/university specifying the equivalent marks which should be used for filling the online CAT application form. The original equivalence certificate needs to be submitted at the time of interview, if shortlisted for the same. (vii) For candidates undergoing/completed an integrated Master’s degree or dual degree directly after their 12th/HSC, the percentage of marks obtained as per their institute/university norms which is considered as equivalent to bachelor’s degree will be considered. If the institute/university does not provide the Bachelor’s degree percentage, then the aggregate percentage of the latest available marksheets for all completed semesters/years will be considered. However, on point (vii) above, for the final admission to PGP-FABM programme, 5-year integrated Master’s degree candidate must complete the 5-year course, unless a terminal bachelor's degree is awarded to the candidate by the academic institution prior to completing the integrated 5-year Master’s course. Composite Score: Composite Score = 0.35 * ARS (Application Rating Score) + 0.65 * NCS (Normalized CAT Score)

1. A Bachelor's Degree or equivalent in any discipline. (Minimum 15 years of study as per the education system in India i.e. 10 + 2 + 3 or 4 as the case may be.) 2. Minimum Age of 25 years as on March 31, 2025 (i.e. must be born on or before March 31, 2000.) There is no upper age limit. 3. A valid GMAT /GRE score (GMAT /GRE scores taken within the last 5 years. The earliest acceptable GMAT/GRE test date for the three rounds are - Round 1: August 30, 2019, Round 2: October 14, 2019 Round 3: December 03, 2019).The new GMAT Focus Edition exam scores will also be acceptable. 4. Online GMAT/GRE (Take home) exam scores are not valid, only test centre-based GMAT/GRE scores are valid. 5. Minimum 4 years of full-time work experience after completion of graduation as on March 31, 2025. 6. For 2025-26 batch admission, candidates can apply only once across the three rounds

1. The selection of the candidates for admission to the PGPX 2025-26 batch will be conducted in three rounds. PGPX students are selected through a rigorous admissions process that includes standardized test scores (GMAT / GRE), leadership profiling and personal interviews. 2. The selection process for the PGPX 2025-26 batch is a two-stage process. In the first stage, the candidates are short-listed for the Personal Interview from among the candidates who have applied to the programme. 3. The short-listed candidates are expected to submit essays on specific topics, within the stipulated time period. In the second and final stage of the selection process, the short- listed candidates will be interviewed by a panel of IIMA faculty members.The panel will evaluate the candidate on several parameters (e.g., professional background, quality of experience, progression in career, academic preparedness, leadership potential, accomplishment and interpersonal skills) and assess the candidate’s fitment for the programme.

1. Working Professionals and Entrepreneurs with a minimum of 3 years of full-time work experience, after completion of graduation, as on March 31, 2025. 2. Minimum Age of 24 years as on March 31, 2025 (i.e. must be born on or before March 31, 2001.) There is no upper age limit. 3. Holding at least a bachelor's degree/CA/CS/ICWA or equivalent in any discipline (minimum 15 years of study as per the education system in India, i.e. 10 + 2 + 3 or 4 as the case may be.), with at least 50 percent marks in aggregate or equivalent CGPA, awarded by any of the recognized universities.

IIMA Admission Test (IAT) designed for BPGP, OR A valid CAT Score taken within the last 5 years*, OR A valid GMAT/GRE Score taken within the last 5 years (Note: GMAT Focus Edition exam scores will also be valid. Online GMAT/GRE (Take-home) exam scores are not valid. Only test center-based GMAT/GRE scores are valid)*, OR For final selection, shortlisted candidates shall be invited for interview

1. Bachelor's degree holders with strong quantitative and analytical problem-solving skills. 2. Minimum of 2 years's work experience (preferably in the domain of business analytics); the experience criterion may be relaxed for candidates with exceptional academics/professional qualifications in a relevant field and 3. A valid test score (CAT/GATE/GMAT/GRE or the ePGD-ABA qualifying-cum-aptitude test). 4. The expected cut-off for the below tests is as follows: CAT: Overall percentile is 70 or above. GMAT: Total score is 70% or above. GRE: Verbal score is 50 percentile or above and Quantitative score is 70 percentile or above. GATE: Rank in the top 30% of total test takers in the subject category.

Application to the ePGD-ABA programme is a two-step process- 1. Online registration 2. Submit the duly filled online application