IIM Ahmedabad MBA Batch Profile 2026-28: 458 Students Join PGP and PGP-FABM; Engineering Share Rises, Diversity Dips

IIM Ahmedabad Welcomes the PGP and PGP-FABM Class of 2026-28
IIMA inducted 458 students drawn from diverse educational backgrounds, domains and age groups. Of these, 414 joined the rigorous flagship PGP, and 44 entered the PGP-FABM, IIMA's specialised agri-business programme. The inauguration ceremony was attended by the Institute's leadership and faculty, who welcomed the incoming batches and offered a glimpse into both programmes and campus life.

IIM Ahmedabad PGP Batch Profile 2026-28: Key Highlights

Here are the highlights of the flagship IIM Ahmedabad PGP 2026-28 batch:

• Total students admitted: 414
• Academic diversity: 60.87% from engineering backgrounds; 39.13% from non-engineering backgrounds
• Gender diversity: 30.92% female; 69.08% male
• Prior work experience: Approximately 77% of the batch has prior work experience
• Average work experience: 24 months
• Average age: 23 years
• Differently abled students: 17 students join the PGP Class of 2026-28

IIM Ahmedabad PGP-FABM Batch Profile 2026-28: Key Highlights
Here are the highlights of the IIMA PGP-FABM 2026-28 (Food and Agribusiness Management) batch:

• Total students admitted: 44
• Academic diversity: All students hold an academic background in agriculture or allied sectors
• Gender diversity: 38.64% female; 61.36% male
• Prior work experience: About 34% of the batch has prior work experience
• Average work experience: 16 months
• Average age: 23 years

Inaugural by Director Prof. Bharat Bhasker, IIMA Leadership 
Delivering the inaugural address on June 17, 2026, Prof. Bharat Bhasker, Director, IIMA, recalled how the Institute, its faculty and its alumni have driven Indian economic growth across six decades. He told the incoming students that their journey towards leadership would require resilience, and that IIMA's rigorous learning process is designed to build exactly that, "irrespective of the change in technology or economic environment."

Prof. Diptesh Ghosh, Dean (Programmes), told students they had been accepted into two of the most competitive programmes in the world and urged them to "work hard, play fair, and strive to make the most of the opportunities" at the Institute. Prof. Karthik Sriram, Chairperson, Admissions, advised students to use the two years to understand their own interests, strengths and aspirations rather than simply follow external advice. Prof. Ankur Sinha, Chairperson, PGP, urged the Class of 2026 to embrace the journey with humility, integrity and curiosity, noting that while the IIMA brand opens doors, ethical conduct remains fundamental, and that learning must stay the priority even as students leverage AI responsibly. Prof. Prashant Das, Acting Chairperson, PGP-FABM, encouraged students to build on the programme's legacy, and said: "It is important for you to foster managerial thinking, a risk-taking spirit, and an entrepreneurial mindset to transform India's agricultural and allied sectors."

IIMA Flagship PGP: How the 2026-28 Batch Compares with 2025-27
For aspirants benchmarking the IIM Ahmedabad PGP 2026-28 against last year, the headline is continuity in size but a clear shift in composition. The batch strength is identical at 414, and the female ratio is virtually flat. The big movement is in academic background: the engineering share has risen sharply while non-engineers have fallen by over ten percentage points, narrowing the academic diversity.

Source: MBAUniverse.com Rankings and Institutional Data

IIMA PGP-FABM (Agri-Business): 2026-28 vs 2025-27 Batch Profile
The IIMA PGP-FABM 2026-28 batch shows a younger, fresher and slightly smaller cohort than last year, with a notable dip in gender diversity. The female share has fallen by roughly seven percentage points, and both the proportion with work experience and the average work tenure have declined.

Source: MBAUniverse.com Rankings and Institutional Data

IIMA PGP and PGP-FABM Programmes 
IIMA’s two-year full-time PGP is rated as one of the toughest MBA programme in the world to get admission into, and is the Institute's flagship offering. Students are hand-picked from roughly 20,000 high scorers who appear for CAT each year. Built on IIMA's signature case-based pedagogy, the PGP delivers core courses across three terms in Year 1 (around 480 sessions), a summer internship between the two years, and roughly 170 electives in Year 2 across areas such as Finance, Marketing, Strategy, Economics and Public Systems. 

The PGP-FABM is a leading agri-business programme that equips graduates with the managerial skills to lead in the food, agri-business, rural, developmental and allied sectors.

In closing, the IIM Ahmedabad MBA Batch Profile 2026-28 sees 458 students join the PGP and PGP-FABM programmes, with the flagship PGP holding steady at 414 even as its engineering share rises to nearly 61% and the FABM batch turns fresher and less gender-diverse than 2025-27. For CAT 2026 aspirants targeting India's most competitive B-school, these year-on-year shifts offer a useful perspective on how IIMA's intake is evolving. For complete details, read MBAUniverse.com's coverage of IIM Ahmedabad admission and IIM Ahmedabad placements.

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