Calling all IIM Ahmedabad PGPX Applicants (2025 Intake, Class of 2026) : IIM Ahmedabad

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Welcome 2024-2025 IIM Ahmedabad Applicants Welcome, all IIM Ahmedabad class of 2026 hopefuls. Let's use this platform to know each other, exchange ideas, and discuss app strategies? Who all are applying? Let us know by commenting below. Follow the thread and bookmark this post. IIM Ahmedabad Average WE 92 Average GMAT 690 FT News Rank 41 Application Deadlines: 2024-25 Application Deadline Round 1 - Application Portal open Jun 24, 2024 Submit the final application with fee Aug. 30, 2024 Shortlisting announcement Sep. 06, 2024 Essay and Resume Submission Sep. 06-08, 2024 Interview with IIM Faculty member Sep-oct, 2024 Final Selection Oct 11, 2024 Round 2 - Application Portal open Sep 02, 2024 Submit the final application with fee Oct. 14, 2024 Shortlisting announcement Oct 18, 2024 Essay and Resume Submission Oct 18-20, 2024 Interview with IIM Faculty member Nov, 2024 Final Selection Dec 02, 2024 Round 3 - Application Portal open Oct 14, 2024 Submit the final application with fee Dec 03, 2024 Shortlisting announcement Dec 09, 2024 Essay and Resume Submission Dec 09-11, 2024 Interview with IIM Faculty member Dec 2024-Jan 2025 Final Selection Jan 20, 2025 Admission deadlines: https://www.iima.ac.in/academics/MBA-PGPX/admission Class Profile: https://pgpxbrochure.iima.ac.in/

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Can anyone please share the topics for essay?

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Essay 1: Please describe some of the challenges you faced in the last three years of your work life and how you were able to overcome them.

Essay 2: Tell us what is special about you that makes you a good addition to the classroom.

Essay 3: What will a management degree bring to you at this stage of your career?

Word limit: 500 for all 3, separately

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Can anyone please share the topics for essay?

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Essay 1: Please describe some of the challenges you faced in the last three years of your work life and how you were able to overcome them.

Essay 2: Tell us what is special about you that makes you a good addition to the classroom.

Essay 3: What will a management degree bring to you at this stage of your career?

Word limit: 500 for all 3

Thank you

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You can use the ISB's CV sample format.

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Does anyone help me out with any specific format for CV . Any R1 applicants here can you answer

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Hello All. Could someone please provide links for a few sample essays to get an idea how we could approach the essay and form a base. Thank you

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Sample essays is always a bad idea, clouds your thinking.

Here’s a session we did with GC few years back, still relevant on the essay structure and interview prep

https://youtu.be/qCvFL8u0d2M?si=yb1bh7__MwDbZWji

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What are the essay topics for round 2

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Got shortlisted.... Interview 9th November in Delhi

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How you guys are preparing for the interview? Working with consultants/ alums/ experts or on your own?

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Hello all. Doing some research for IIM-A. On the website I came across Student Clubs and committees. However I am not sure whether these are for the pgpx as well. Could someone guide me please. Thank you.

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Its a bit tedious to type out the essay in the small box. Is there a way we can type somewhere else and copy paste?

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You may add enable copy paste extension to web browser. Then pasting from word is possible

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is the CV supposed to be single page(one sided) or one page (front and back)?

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single page, 1 sided

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