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- David Ogilvy
The Post-Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) is among the oldest, largest and most prestigious of the Institute's teaching Programs. Ranked the best Program in the continent, and among the best in the Asia-Pacific Region, the Program emphasizes innovative problem solving, shared perspectives, applied management philosophy, and group work.
The admission process consists of the nationally administered Common Admission Test (CAT), and subsequent rounds of personal interviews and group discussions. The students are selected on the basis of their CAT scores, past academic performance and performance in the interviews and group discussion. Selected students have scholastic achievements in disciplines such as arts, commerce, science and professional streams such as engineering, technology and medicine. Many of them also have achievements in extra-curricular and organizational activities. Some of the qualities that characterise past students are high levels of initiative and energy, capacity for hard work, strong task orientation, willingness to learn, and a temperament suitable for teamwork. The PGP classes have had a mix of fresh graduates and persons with work experience.
The process of admission to the 2010-12 batch of the PGP has begun with the announcement of the Online Common Admission Test (November 28, 2009 to December 7, 2009).
CAT Advertisement Appeared: 30 August 2009
Sale of CAT Vouchers through designated branches of the Axis Bank begins: 9 th September 2009
Online registration begins simultaneously
Sale of CAT vouchers/Online registration ends : 1 st October 2009
The selection of candidates for admission to the 2010-12 batch of the PGP at IIM Ahmedabad is a two-step process.
In the first step, candidates are short listed for personal interviews from among candidates who have a valid CAT/GMAT score who have applied for the Program and who satisfy the eligibility criteria for the Program. In order to be considered for short listing, a non-overseas category candidate who does not belong to the SC/ST/DA or NC-OBC categories should have scored at least 25% in each of the three sections of CAT and at least 33% in aggregate. A non-overseas category candidate who belongs to the NC-OBC category should have scored at least 20% in each of the three sections of CAT and at least 30% in aggregate. A non-overseas category candidate who belongs to the SC/ST/DA categories should have scored at least 17% in each of the three sections of CAT and at least 25% in aggregate. An overseas category candidate who applies with a GMAT score instead of a CAT score should have scored at least 45 in the quantitative and verbal sections and should have a total scaled score of at least 700. Note that these are only necessary conditions, and all candidates satisfying these conditions are not guaranteed to be short listed, in fact the actual cut-offs used for short listing will depend on the performance of candidates in CAT/GMAT, and has traditionally been higher than the percentages and scores mentioned above. A candidate's prior academic record is also used in the short listing process. The exact criteria used to short list candidates for personal interviews will be disclosed on the CAT website at www.catiim.in and the IIM Ahmedabad website at http://www.iimahd.ernet.in along with the list of short listed candidates on January 22, 2010.
In the second step, after the completion of personal interviews of all candidates short listed in the first step, candidates for admission to the 2010-12 batch of the PGP at IIM Ahmedabad are selected from among the candidates who have attended the personal interviews. In preparing this list, apart from performance in personal interviews, inputs such as the CAT/GMAT score, academic background and achievements, extracurricular activities, and post-degree work experience are taken into consideration.
The candidate must hold a Bachelor’s Degree, with at least 50% marks or equivalent CGPA (in case of the candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste (SC)/ Scheduled Tribe (ST) and Differently Abled (DA) category1, 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. 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. 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 1 The DA category refers to the Differently-Abled category. This category is also known as the PWD category. would be established by IIM Ahmedabad by dividing obtained CGPA with the maximum possible CGPA and multiplying the resultant with 100.
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/DA category) based on latest available grades/marks. Such candidates, if selected, will be allowed to join the Program provisionally only if they submit a certificate latest by June 30, 2010 from the Principal/Registrar of their college/institute (issued on or before June 30, 2010) 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/Registrar with at least 50% marks (45% in case of candidates belonging to SC/ST/DA category). The deadline for submission of the mark sheet and the certificate is December 31, 2010. IIM Ahmedabad would also not offer admission to any candidate after June 30, 2010
As per Government of India requirement, 27% of the seats are reserved for NC-OBC, 15% for SC and 7.5% for ST candidates. Candidates also need to mark carefully the category to which they belong while filling up the application form. 3% seats are reserved for Differently Abled (DA) candidates. The three categories of disability are: a) low-vision/blindness, b) hearing impairment, and c) locomotor disability cerebral palsy. The candidates belonging to categories for which seats are reserved need to note and read carefully the eligibility requirements before applying. It should be noted that while it is endeavour of IIMs that the candidates belonging to NC-OBC/SC/ST/DA categories join the Program in proportions mandated by the law, they have to meet the eligibility criteria and a certain minimum level of performance in CAT and group discussion/personal interviews.
Despite the global financial crisis, finance saw the highest percentage of acceptances at 42%. The decision of over 100 students to opt for jobs in the financial sector reflects that the choice of students is based on long term career choice. At 26%, consulting saw the second highest acceptance. 68% of the batch therefore opted for finance and consulting jobs. The shift from previous years was thus not as drastic as had been expected. Marketing jobs saw acceptances by about 15% of the batch.
Table 1: Sector/function-wise Placements
|
Sr. No. |
Sector/Function |
2009 |
||
|
|
|
Overseas |
Indian |
% of total |
|
1. |
Sales/Marketing |
0 |
36 |
14.7 |
|
2. |
Investment Banking |
13 |
89 |
41.6 |
|
3. |
Commercial Banking |
|||
|
4. |
Systems/IT/ITES |
0 |
17 |
6.9 |
|
5. |
Operations |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
6. |
Consulting |
4 |
59 |
25.7 |
|
7. |
General Mangement (Retail, real estate, pvt equity etc) |
3 |
24 |
11.1 |
|
TOTAL |
20 |
225 |
100 |
|
The distribution of foreign and domestic offers is as given below
Foreign and Domestic Offers and Acceptances
|
Location |
2009 |
||
|
|
Offers |
Acceptance |
% Acceptances to Offers |
|
Overseas |
20 |
20 |
100 |
|
Domestic |
283 |
225 |
79.51 |
|
Total |
303 |
245 |
80.86 |
* Source: IIM Ahmedabad official website: http://www.iimahd.ernet.in
The Fees and other charges payable by the PGP students of the 2009-2011 batch for their first academic year (2009-2010) is approximately Rs.6,30,000/- Laptop computer, personal expenses on travel, clothes and laundry will be extra.
Manager (Admissions)
Indian Institute of Management
Vastrapur, Ahmedabad 380015
Fax:+91-79-66324631/26306896
Email ID: admission@iimahd.ernet.in
The Post Graduate Program in Agri-Business Management (PGP-ABM), equivalent to MBA, is a unique Program specially designed to enhance the quality of management in the food and agribusiness sector, and help this sector meet the challenges of the evolving market place. Agriculture accounts for about 25 per cent of India's gross domestic product (GDP) and for over 60 per cent of employment. The growth of this sector, therefore, is crucial to the development of Indian economy.
(1) The candidate must hold a Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Agriculture Sciences or in Agriculture-related disciplines, with at least 50% marks or equivalent CGPA (45% in case of the candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste (SC)/ Scheduled Tribe (ST) or Differently Abled (DA) category), 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. 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
(2) The candidate must hold at least a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent qualification in any non-Agriculture discipline from a University or Institution as defined in the above paragraph and have an interest in Agriculture, Agro/Food Processing, Rural and Allied sectors. 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.
For both (1) and (2) above, 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 IIMA by dividing obtained CGPA with the maximum possible CGPA and multiplying the resultant with 100.
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/DA category) based on latest available grades/marks.
Please note that though the expected registration date for the PGP-ABM first year is June 1 2010, students who are in the final year of their bachelor’s degree education and may have to go back to complete their examination formalities during June 2010 will be granted special leave for this purpose. The provisional admission of students who DO NOT complete ALL their examination formalities on or before June 30, 2010 will be CANCELLED. Under no circumstances will an extension of this date of June 30, 2010 be granted.
You are required to produce the mark sheet and a certificate on or before December 31, 2010 of having passed the Bachelor’s degree/equivalent qualification. The admission will be confirmed only when you submit the mark sheet and a certificate of having passed the bachelor’s degree/equivalent qualification as mentioned in the certificate issued by the Principal/Registrar with at least 50% marks (45% in case of candidates belonging to SC/ST/DA category). Under no circumstances the deadline of December 31, 2010 will be extended.
The selection for the PGP-ABM is done through a two-stage process. In the first stage, candidates to be called for group discussion and personal interview are short-listed from among those who have applied to IIMA’s post-graduate Program. The actual cut-offs used for short-listing would depend upon the performance of candidates in CAT-2009. While short-listing the candidates for group discussion and personal interview, candidates belonging to categories for which seats are reserved, are treated differently.
In the second stage, candidates to be admitted to the PGP-ABM are selected from among those who have attended the group discussion and personal interviews. In preparing this admission list, inputs such as performance in group discussion and personal interview, the CAT score, suitability for the Program in terms of interest and background (considering that this is a sector-specific Program), academic profile and achievements, extra-curricular activities, and post-degree work experience and its relevance, are taken into consideration.
The Common Admission Test (CAT) 2009 is the first step in the process of seeking admission to PGP-ABM. Please note that no additional fee is to be paid for applying to this Program.
PGP-ABM graduates will be assisted in finding suitable placements in organizations engaged in agri-business, food, agriculture and allied sectors. Excellent opportunities are available for careers in upcoming agri-business sectors like retail management, micro finance, agricultural input companies, food processing industries, rural marketing, international agricultural trade, commodity exchanges, rural financial institutions, market research in agri-business and NGOs engaged in rural development.
FOR PGP-ABM Programs IIM Ahmedabad will conduct its Personal Interviews in Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Kolkata and New Delhi only. Candidates short-listed for Group Discussion/Personal Interview will be intimated by registered post in the last week of January 2010. The CAT takers applying to IIMA’s post-graduate Programs can also find out if they have been short-listed for Personal interview by visiting the CAT website (www.catiim.in) or IIMA website (http://www.iimahd.ernet.in) on January 22, 2010 . No individual regret letters shall be sent to candidates not short-listed for Group Discussion/Personal Interview.
Programs Officer (PGP-ABM), Indian Institute of Management
Vastrapur, Ahmedabad 380015
Phone: 91-79-66324688; Email:pgpabm@iimahd.ernet.in
For details on other programs, please visit the official website of IIMA: http://www.iimahd.ernet.in
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