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Calling all IIM Ahmedabad PGPX Applicants (2020 Intake; Class of 2021)

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Hi,

Most of your questions have been answered in the IIM B thread and the answers remain same even for IIM A. For question 2)
IIM A will contact that person (here, your manager) at a later date if necessary. IIM A does not ask for referrals and will also not contact your manager now/during the application process

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Tridisha

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Please help me with the following queries:

1. Since the deadline is 27th August'19, does the admission committee start evaluating the applications after the deadline or in between? (i.e. does it make a difference if I submit my app on either one of the dates - 15th July or 15th August?)

2. Does the section 'Name of the person you reported to' asking for contact details used in place of referrals? <I was hoping to keep my plans from my manager>

3. What should be uploaded against the option for 'GMAT Scoresheet'? Is it the official score report by Pearson?

4. By when should one send the GMAT scores via Pearson to the school?

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Hi All, I am a current year student in the PGPX One year full time MBA program at IIM A. Please feel free to post your queries regarding the PGPX Program and the application process and I will try to answer them to the best of my ability. Best of Luck..

Hi Want to know if you have anyone in your batch with more than 16 years experience. I have 16 years experience which will become 17 if I target 2020

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Hi all,

Planning to apply in R1 this year. My profile information is in the link below

https://gmatclub.com/forum/hi-please-ev ... l#p2319772

Looking to get in touch with current alumni to discuss about the program.

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Murty.

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Hi Want to know if you have anyone in your batch with more than 16 years experience. I have 16 years experience which will become 17 if I target 2020

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Yes we do have every year a couple of people in that work experience range. However you have to be very clear about the why MBA question and convince the Profs in the interview to get an admit.

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Hi Want to know if you have anyone in your batch with more than 16 years experience. I have 16 years experience which will become 17 if I target 2020

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Yes we do have every year a couple of people in that work experience range. However you have to be very clear about the why MBA question and convince the Profs in the interview to get an admit.

Hi,

Just wished to check what kind of roles are offered for people aiming to get into Fintech and the companies that recruit in this area?

Regards,
Murty.

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Hi,

Just wished to check what kind of roles are offered for people aiming to get into Fintech and the companies that recruit in this area?

Regards,
Murty.[/quote]

We have a fairly good number of fintech companies visiting campus and offering a variety of roles. Linkedin profiles of past couple of batches will give you a good idea. I cannot get into more details due to non disclosure policy but will be happy to share in depth details to the admits at a later point of time.

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Hello all, Glad to see activity already started for the IIMA PGPX 2021 class admit.
I am an alum from the 2016~17 batch and quite active across the forums like GMATClub, PagalGuy and you might also see me in the information seminars in Bengaluru. Please do reach out here or elsewhere in case of any clarifications.
My id is [email protected].
Please note: Profile evaluations are generally a waste of time, dont bother asking anyone to evaluate your profile.

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Hi all,

Glad to see the thread. It ringed nostalgia bells. I was on the other side of the table last year. I applied to IIM A/B/C last year and got through them.

I am currently pursuing PGPX in IIM-A. A few of you have interacted with me during various webinars organized by the college.

I will be happy to help you all during the admission process so please feel free to reach out. And as our senior aniruddhams mentioned, profile evaluation is a time waste since everyone is unique and every year has a different batch composition.

Let's get started.

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~~Saturday, August 17: Live Chat with IIM Ahmedabad Current Student~~

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Hi Guys, This Saturday we have a live chat with current alumni - Shreya Jha, at 7pm Indian time (6:30am Pacific time, 2:30pm British time) in our chat room. Shreya is currently matriculating at IIM Ahmedabad. 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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I've read on the institute's website that the average work-ex for PGPX students is around 10 years. I'll have a work ex of almost 5 years by March 2020. Do I stand to lose points because of my low work-ex?

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The average work ex of our current batch is 8 years and 9 months. The youngest person has around 4.5 years work ex. There is a uniform mix of low , medium and high work ex people. So do not worry, you will not loose any points. There will be representation from each work experience category. All you need to do is outshine your peer group of low work ex people during the selection process.

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Our placement report for 2019 has been published and can be found here.
https://web.iima.ac.in/iprs/download.php

Click the link above and go to IIM ahmedabad -- > 2019 -- > pgpx final

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PGPX Placements in a nutshell

Class Size: 137
# of Students seeking placements: 117
# of Students received offers: 114 (97%)
Domestic Placements: 113; International Placements: 1
Largest recruting industry: IT (47 recruitments)
Avg Salary: Rs 23,91,997 (Per Annum) [Avg Salary offered at nearest compititor school (ISB): Rs 24,35,915]
Avg Signing Bonus: Rs 2,82,893

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PGPX Placements in a nutshell

Class Size: 137
# of Students seeking placements: 117
# of Students received offers: 114 (97%)
Domestic Placements: 113; International Placements: 1
Largest recruting industry: IT (47 recruitments)
Avg Salary: Rs 23,91,997 (Per Annum) [Avg Salary offered at nearest compititor school (ISB): Rs 24,35,915]
Avg Signing Bonus: Rs 2,82,893

This is old data from 2018. The numbers have changed in 2019. Please refer to my post above for current numbers of 2019

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This is old data from 2018. The numbers have changed in 2019. Please refer to my post above for current numbers of 2019

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Yes, I took those numbers from the same report which you referred to in your post. https://screencast.com/t/I7IwuqJZ98

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This is old data from 2018. The numbers have changed in 2019. Please refer to my post above for current numbers of 2019

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Yes, I took those numbers from the same report which you referred to in your post. https://screencast.com/t/I7IwuqJZ98

Yes you are correct

I had mixed up the years.

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Yes you are correct

I had mixed up the years.

That's fine. Thanks for all the contribution you are making in this thread. I appreciate it much! It's always pleasant to have current students visiting the application discussion threads and guiding applicants.

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Hi Guys , do we have watsapp group to connect IIM A,B,C applicants for this year.?? If yes, please share link or i can send my number to get added.
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Hi Guys , do we have watsapp group to connect IIM A,B,C applicants for this year.?? If yes, please share link or i can send my number to get added.
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Rahulss

I am not aware of any WhatsApp group but we are organizing a lot of IIM chat sessions with current students. You have a great chance to meet some of the fellow applicants in those chats.

Check the following links and sign up for those chats

https://gmatclub.com/forum/aug-17-live- ... 02139.html
https://gmatclub.com/forum/aug-15-live- ... 02138.html

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Hi Guys , do we have watsapp group to connect IIM A,B,C applicants for this year.?? If yes, please share link or i can send my number to get added.
Thanks

I will create one !