IIM Ahmedabad breaks convention by admitting 32% Non - Engineering students, 28% Women

What IIM Ahmedabad planned to achieve 2 years ago by introducing a totally revamped CAT exam to improve academic and gender diversity in IIM class rooms, the class profile for PGP 2017-19 batch reveals that the goal has been achieved to a large extent. The PGP batch 2017-19 at IIM Ahmedabad comprises 32% non-engineers. This number is more than three times the percentage of non engineers who were only 9 percent three years back in the PGP batch 2015-17 and highest ever in last 15 years.

Registration for the new batch of PGP and PGP-FABM at IIM Ahmedabad culminated on June 30, 2017 with one of the most diverse batches ever, in terms of gender and educational background, joining the Institute.
Professor Ashish Nanda, Director, IIM Ahmedabad said, In our discussion based learning environment, diversity in student backgrounds and experiences helps enrich the learning process by bringing in different perspectives to the class. We at IIMA are delighted to welcome this diverse group of incoming students.

Non-engineers constitute 32% of the students who have joined PGP Program this year, the highest ever in more than 15 years. Professor Apratim Guha, Chairperson, Admissions, IIM Ahmedabad, explains the scenario Our admissions policy is to invite for interviews candidates from different academic disciplines based on their academic performances, subject to their clearing certain CAT cut-offs. This approach increases the discipline diversity of our incoming class. This is part of a conscious effort to improve the in-class learning experience of students, who we believe would benefit from being in class with people from diverse background.

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Non engineers increase by 3.5 times in 3 years
During last 3 years since the PGP 2015-17 batch, number of non-engineers in IIM Ahmedabad class rooms has increased by 3.5 times as shared by IIM Ahmedabad:

PGP Batch
Percentage of non-engineers

2015-17
9%

2016-18
20%

2017-19
32%

Ratio of Women students double in 3 years
The PGP Programme has also witnessed a steady growth over the last three years in the percentage of women students, with this years batch having 28% women, one of the highest ever.

PGP Batch
Percentage of Women students

2015-17
14 %

2016-18
21%

2017-19
28%

On the increase in womens ratio in the class room at IIM Ahmedabad, Professor Nanda noted We are pleased with the increasing percentage of women students in our entering class. This has been achieved without giving extra credits or holding specific quotas on account of gender. The increased percentage has been achieved through a combination of active recruitment of women candidates, encouraging discipline diversity of students called for interviews, and paying attention to holistic leadership potential among applicants being interviewed. A broad mix across gender will contribute to a richer learning environment at the Institute.

PGP-FABM: 45% Non-engineers
PGP-FABM programme, the worlds top-rated programme in agri-business, also has a diverse entering class. The ratio of non engineers in PGP-FABM has increased by 3 times in 3 years from 15% to 45% as per the data shared by IIM Ahmedabad.

PGP-FABM
Percentage of Non-engineers

2015-17
15 %

2016-18
26%

2017-19
45%

50% women in PGP-FABM
According to IIM Ahmedabad 50% are the women students in PGP 2017-19 batch. The ratio as per the data shared by IIM Ahmedabad has increased from 39% to 50% in 3 years.

PGP-FABM
Percentage of women students

2015-17
39 %

2016-18
46%

2017-19
50%

Established in 1961, the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIMA) is recognized globally for excellence in management education. One of the top management schools in the world, IIMA educates leaders of the enterprises. The Institutes strategic priorities include: strengthening connection with its various constituencies, including academics, practitioners, alumni, and the community; nurturing a high performance work environment of stretch, autonomy, and teamwork; and strategic growth while maintaining emphasis on quality.

The flagship Post Graduate Programme (PGP) of IIM Ahmedabad is ranked 16thin the Financial Times Masters in Management Ranking 2016 and Post Graduate Programme in Food and Agri-Business Management (PGP-FABM) is ranked 1stby Eduniversal, Paris, France in 2017. As per the Financial Times Global MBA Ranking 2017, IIMAs Post Graduate Programme for Executives (PGPX) is ranked 29thin the World.

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