Aniruddha Jaju, a non-IITian who cracked the Common Admission Test in his second attempt in 2010 and made it to the prestigious Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad shares his experience with us.
Can a non Iitian get into IIM Ahmedabad?
Definitely they can! There can be two types of people satisfying this criteria and I would answer this question with the statistics from my batch (2019–2021) at IIM Ahmedabad: Non-IIT engineers: In my batch of 391 students, there are 288 engineers and out of them 150 are IIT graduates.
Can you get into IIM without IIT?
Can a non iit or nit student with no work ex and doing btech from a private college get into iim lucknow? Hey, Yes it’s possible if you have good academics and score high in CAT.
Can non-engineers get into IIM?
Majority candidates from engineering background has been the trend for years. This time, the share of non-engineers increased from 24 per cent to 28 per cent, while 72 per cent are engineers among candidates who got through IIMA’s flagship management course, a drop of 4 per cent from the previous batch.
How many non-engineers are there in IIM Ahmedabad?
While it can be agreed that the numbers were lesser in comparison to that at IIM Ahmedabad, which stands at 30% non-engineers and IIM Calcutta, which stands at 12.74% non-engineers for the batch of 2018-20, the number of non-engineers at IIM Bangalore rose by a staggering 6.30 percentage points to about 17% of the
What percentage of IIM students are engineers?
Engineers comprise 90% of students at IIMs, 36% at Harvard and Wharton – The Economic Times.
What is the average age of students in IIM?
PGPX 2022-23: Profile of Students
| Parameter | Average |
|---|---|
| International work experience | 0.34 years |
| No of students with International work experience at least one year abroad | 11 |
| No of students with International work experience at least three years abroad | 9 |
| Average age as on March 31, 2022 | 30 years |
Is IIM only for toppers?
And candidates scoring above 99 percentile are considered to be the toppers of the exam (at least the coaching institutes call them that). All the IIMs in total have 3265 seats.
IIM Ahmedabad – Indian Institute of Management.
| Ratings | 4.6(30) |
|---|---|
| Accepted Exams | CAT, Analytical Writing Tests |
| Courses | 8 courses |
Which IIM has most non engineers?
Most Academically Diverse B-Schools In India (2019-21) – B-Schools With Batch Size Greater Than 300
| B-school | Engineers | Total Non Engineers |
|---|---|---|
| IIM Indore (PGP & PGPH) | 71.26% | 28.74% |
| IIM Kozhikode (PGP) | 72.29% | 27.71% |
| IIM Lucknow (PGP) | 73.85% | 26.15% |
| IIM Ahmedabad (PGP) | 73.97% | 26.03% |
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Are MBA engineers preferred?
A report by Scaler suggests that 80% of engineers pursue non-technical jobs in India. MBA is one of the most popular courses after BTech as a career option for engineers. Most students in PGP courses of Top MBA Colleges in India, such as the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs), share a background in engineering.
Can a commerce student get into IIM?
So Yes, If you score more than 90 percentile – you can get admission in IIM even with Commerce background. Although 85 percentile might get chance in the last cutoff – but you should target for 90 plus to be sure of getting through.
Why there are so many engineers in IIM?
The reason stems from a core issue: in India, those with strong academic records tend to opt for engineering; they in turn stand a better chance of clearing the Common Admission Test, given their strong quantitative skills.
Can a BA student get into IIM?
With the academic details which you have mentioned in the question you should have at least 99 or more percentile in CAT for any of the IIM ABC. After considering all the ratings on the basis of above discussed factors candidates are shortlisted for Step 2 which is Analytical Writing Test and Personal Interview round.
Why do only engineers crack cats?
Myth! The CAT can be cracked by anyone irrespective of his/her educational background. The CAT does not favour engineers. It checks quantitative aptitude based on mathematics of Class 6 to Class 10, which everyone has studied in school.
Can only engineers crack CAT?
There is a high number of non-engineering students every year who manage to crack CAT, in spite of not being from an engineering/statistics/maths/ mathematical science background. In 2017, three non-engineering students got 100 percentile score in CAT.
Why do engineering students crack cats?
Testing basic quantitative ability and verbal ability has been accepted as a decent proxy for gauging ability and smarts. The CAT does a decent job of this. Feeling aggrieved that engineers crack this is akin to feeling aggrieved that the IIMs want smart people.
Is IIT better than IIM?
NEW DELHI: The Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) have been performing consistently well in the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) for management education, often beating the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs), old and new, to the top spots.
What is the average package of IIM Ahmedabad?
Rs 26.13 LPA
As per the 2021 final placement report of IIM Ahmedabad, the highest salary offered was Rs 55.88 lakh per annum and the International salary was Rs 1.32 crore per annum.
| IIM-A | |
|---|---|
| Median CTC | Rs 25 LPA |
| Average CTC | Rs 26.13 LPA |
| Highest International Package | Rs.1.32 Cr PA |
| Average CTC of top 10% students | Rs 32.90 LPA |
Can I join IIM at 30?
In IIMB PGP batch, couple of our batchmates are over 30. If you are really passionate about a PGDM from IIM, give it a try. Also in the interview panel, be honest about your expectations from the program and hope for the best.
Do IIMs take freshers?
Answer. Yes definitely you can get into all IIMs except IIM B which prefer work experience students a lot. Even in IIM B you have a chance of getting a call letter of your academic records are excellent. Don’t worry about weightage of work exexperience, in every IIM’s batch there are 30-40% freshers.
