Calling all IIM Ahmadabad PGPX Applicants (2019 Intake; Class of 2020) : MBA Archive

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Well well! The IIM A PGPX notification is already out and no one has a clue yet, damn! Lets use this platform to ask queries know each-other, build network, exchange ideas/information, discuss application strategies, share interview /school visit experiences, and boost one-another's morale to face the tough admission process. Let application process begin (yay!) Important Dates Event Round-1 Round-2 Application window opens on April 24, 2018 (10.00 am) Sept 06, 2018 (10.00 am) Application fee INR 5,000 INR 7,500 Application deadline Sept 03, 2018 (11.59 pm IST) Nov 05, 2018 (11.59 pm IST) Shortlisting announcements Sept 17, 2018 Nov 16, 2018 Essay topics announcements Sept 20, 2018 Nov 16, 2018 Essay submission deadline Sept 28, 2018 Nov 26, 2018 Interviews venues & dates: Delhi Oct 06-07, 2018 Dec 01-02, 2018 Ahmedabad Oct 13-14, 2018 Dec 08-09, 2018 Bangalore Oct 20-21, 2018 Dec 15-16, 2018 London and Newark To be announced To be announced Final selection announcements Nov 12, 2018 Dec 28, 2018 Eligibility Criteria 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.) Minimum Age of 25 years as on 31st March of the year in which the PGPX programme commences. (E.g. For PGPX 19-20 commencing in April 2019, the candidate should have completed 25 years of age by March 31, 2019, i.e. must be born on or before March 31, 1994.) There is no upper age limit. A valid GMAT/GRE score (GMAT/GRE scores are valid for five years form the date to the application deadline date of the round in which candidate is applying. The earliest acceptable GMAT/GRE test date for the two rounds are - Round 1: September 4, 2013 Round 2: November 6, 2013). Minimum 4 years of full time work experience after completion of graduation. To ensure that your scores are sent directly to IIMA, please select "Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad - One Year Post-Graduate Programme in Management for Executives (PGPX)"as one of the five programmes to which the GMAT results have to be sent from the menu provided by GMAT before the start of the test.) For more details, please visit https://www.iima.ac.in/web/pgpx/apply For information on Webinars and Information Sessions. Please visit the below link https://www.iima.ac.in/web/pgpx/informa ... d-webinars

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Hi,

Can someone please suggest how many people apply for PGPX in both the rounds and roughly how many of these are called for interview ?

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Our live chat with RamIIMA will begin in the next 30 mins. Make sure to join in and ask all your queries https://gmatclub.com/forum/mchat.php?fl=menu

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Saturday, August 11: Live Chat with IIM Ahmadabad Current Student

Hi Guys, This Saturday we have a live chat with RamIIMA, at 7pm Indian time (6:30am Pacific time, 2:30pm British time) in our chat room. Ram is currently matriculating at IIM Ahmadabad. We hope all of you will participate in this chat. It's an excellent opportunity to ask your questions about IIM A, its application process, the college/campus life and anything else that will help you make a strong case for admission this year.

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Saturday, August 11: Live Chat with IIM Ahmadabad Current Student

Hi Guys, This Saturday we have a live chat with RamIIMA, at 7pm Indian time (6:30am Pacific time, 2:30pm British time) in our chat room. Ram is currently matriculating at IIM Ahmadabad. We hope all of you will participate in this chat. It's an excellent opportunity to ask your questions about IIM A, its application process, the college/campus life and anything else that will help you make a strong case for admission this year.

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Hi! Is there any chat log/ transcript of the chat session which i can refer? I could not attend it but would like to go through the discussions. Any way I can do so?

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Saturday, August 11: Live Chat with IIM Ahmadabad Current Student

Hi Guys, This Saturday we have a live chat with RamIIMA, at 7pm Indian time (6:30am Pacific time, 2:30pm British time) in our chat room. Ram is currently matriculating at IIM Ahmadabad. We hope all of you will participate in this chat. It's an excellent opportunity to ask your questions about IIM A, its application process, the college/campus life and anything else that will help you make a strong case for admission this year.

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Hi! Is there any chat log/ transcript of the chat session which i can refer? I could not attend it but would like to go through the discussions. Any way I can do so?

Hey - unfortunately we do not have the transcript of the chat session. You can post your queries here and RamIIMA can answer them

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Hi,

Till now I have worked in three different roles in my current organisation. Do I need it to mention all the three roles or just my current role? Similarly responsibilities and accomplishments I need to mention only for the current role or all the three roles of my current organisation?

There are few awards/prizes for which I don't have any tangible certificate. Is there any point mentioning them in the application? Will Bonafide certificate from college hold any value?

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I was just going to ping you for this

Thanks for the awesome and detailed post

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Hi,

Till now I have worked in three different roles in my current organisation. Do I need it to mention all the three roles or just my current role? Similarly responsibilities and accomplishments I need to mention only for the current role or all the three roles of my current organisation?

There are few awards/prizes for which I don't have any tangible certificate. Is there any point mentioning them in the application? Will Bonafide certificate from college hold any value?

1. I'm not sure regarding your question for roles and responsibilities. Let me get back to you on this
2. I think awards and prizes for which you have tangible certificates should be mentioned. Thats the only way a college can check the authenticity and validity of the award
3. What do you want to prove with your bonafide certificate? can you explain this question in other words?

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Hi,

Till now I have worked in three different roles in my current organisation. Do I need it to mention all the three roles or just my current role? Similarly responsibilities and accomplishments I need to mention only for the current role or all the three roles of my current organisation?

There are few awards/prizes for which I don't have any tangible certificate. Is there any point mentioning them in the application? Will Bonafide certificate from college hold any value?

1. I'm not sure regarding your question for roles and responsibilities. Let me get back to you on this
2. I think awards and prizes for which you have tangible certificates should be mentioned. Thats the only way a college can check the authenticity and validity of the award
3. What do you want to prove with your bonafide certificate? can you explain this question in other words?

I meant can we put a Bonafide certificate if actual certificate is not there.

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Hey GoodGuy

I think if you have a college degree then you dont need a bonafide certificate. Are you saying that you misplaced your college degree? If yes, then i think you should write to IIM A asap and ask them if a bonafide certificate will work instead

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Thanks Goodguy for raising the question around roles and responsibilities. Even I have the same question on how do we cover all our roles in the same organization within 1000 characters limit. In the international experience tab, they mention that the experiences you mention here must also be present in the roles and responsibilities section.

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Hi,

Till now I have worked in three different roles in my current organisation. Do I need it to mention all the three roles or just my current role? Similarly responsibilities and accomplishments I need to mention only for the current role or all the three roles of my current organisation?

There are few awards/prizes for which I don't have any tangible certificate. Is there any point mentioning them in the application? Will Bonafide certificate from college hold any value?

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Hi Guys,
Is there a whatsapp group for people who are applying to IIM A to connect and share ?

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Hello,

I am from the PGPX 16~17 batch and have been fairly active in Pagalguy over the years, in order to help aspirants clear any doubts they may have with admission. Please shoot away any questions you have, either on this post (if you think it will help the larger community) or message me for something private.

I do not respond to requests for profile review. It does not add any value to anybody, in my opinion. The GMAT range in my class was from 640 to 760, if this information is comforting to some of you.

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Currently head Manufacturing at Ather Energy

Close to 9 years till now in the Manufacturing Sector. Had 7 years incoming into PGPX. Work ex primarily in Automotive and aerospace sectors.

B.E in Mech Engg from BIT, Bangalore and M.E in Manufacturing from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.

GMAT 710, decent acads

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Hi Guys,
Is there a whatsapp group for people who are applying to IIM A to connect and share ?

hey,

No, i dont think there is a whatsapp group. I didn't create because there are few participants.

Either ways, can you tell what is your query?

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Hi..
My questions are
1) What is the average age of the applicants for PGPX ?
2) I have 9 years of WE, which is a bettert place for me-- IIMs or ISB ?

I am a current student at PGPX, IIMA.

Average age for IIM is around 31 years. IIM is definitely the right place for you as:-
i) ISB prefers younger applicants and most of the class would be much younger
ii) The level of peer learning that you get here at IIMA is mainly because of the rich experience of the participants. This would be hampered if participants were much younger.

For more clarity, watch the following videos by the current students at IIMA PGPX on

1)The diversity of applicants at IIMA PGPX:-
https://youtu.be/5pk1avttRyU

2)Preparation to get into IIMA PGPX:-
Part I:
https://youtu.be/feQZz02xZnE

Part II:-
https://youtu.be/GMCuKKF4dqE

You can follow the official pages of IIMA for more information:

LinkedIn:-
https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/pgpxatiima/

Facebook:-
https://lnkd.in/faUKiHX

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https://lnkd.in/f4cRmZm

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Hey guys, I am a law graduate with around 7 years of experience in litigation and in mid level management in a KPO which deals in legal process outsourcing. I have 1 year of international experience where I worked at an international law firm. I am 32 years old.

I was planning to start preparing for GMAT soon and apply for R2 later in the year. Just wanted to know if I can appear for the exam anytime before the last date of application submission ends or is there a specific date by which I should appear?

Also, what score should I target? I am guessing a 700?

Many thanks!

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Yes, you can apply for the exam any time before the last date as long as your scores are available for submission on the last date.
If you want tips on preparation, you can watch the following videos where PGPX students of the current batch share how they prepared for admission to the program (from GMAT to interview):-
Part I:-
https://youtu.be/feQZz02xZnE

Part II:-
https://youtu.be/GMCuKKF4dqE

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Hi guys,

I am a current student at PGPX, IIMA.

Feel free to PM me, reply to the post etc if you want to ask any question/ know any information regarding the PGPX program at IIM Ahmedabad.

I will try to get back to you as soon as possible (most likely within a few hours to a day).

In the meantime, you can watch the following videos by the current students at IIMA PGPX on

1)The diversity of applicants at IIMA PGPX:-
https://youtu.be/5pk1avttRyU

2)Preparation to get into IIMA PGPX, from GMAT/GRE to interview prep:-
Part I:
https://youtu.be/feQZz02xZnE

Part II:-
https://youtu.be/GMCuKKF4dqE

You can follow the official pages of IIMA for more information:

LinkedIn:-
https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/pgpxatiima/

Facebook:-
https://lnkd.in/faUKiHX

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https://lnkd.in/f4cRmZm

All the best

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