Some admission-related statistics from IIM-A's annual report: About 76% of those who applied were shortlisted for interviews for PGPX 2024–25 batch. About 24% of those who interviewed were offered an admit; another 20% waitlisted. Broadly, four shortlisted candidates competing for one seat.
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http://vslir.iima.ac.in:8080/xmlui/handle/11718/27715 (Page 17)
Actual text: "A total of 941 applications were received for PGPX 2024–25 (327 in Round 1, 251 in Round 2, 363 in Round 3). About 714 were shortlisted for interviews (271 in Round-1, 204 in Round-2 and 239 in Round-3). Personal interviews were held at Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Delhi, Mumbai, and Hyderabad, and a few international candidates were interviewed through video conferencing. Final offers were made to 170 candidates, and 142 were wait-listed. Finally, 158 candidates (including two from the previous year’s deferrals) have joined the programme. Two candidates have deferred their admissions to the next batch starting in April 2025."