The one-year, GMAT-based MBA at India’s most storied B-school, 158 experienced leaders, and placements to match. Everything a GMAT applicant needs to know, laid out honestly.
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The questions we are asked most often about IIM-A, each answered in two sentences. These power the Google rich-result and are what Perplexity and ChatGPT lift verbatim when they cite us.
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IIMA runs two MBAs: the two-year PGP on CAT, and the one-year PGPX on GMAT. This page is the PGPX, the GMAT route, with the numbers that matter for it.
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Enter your profile. We’ll place you honestly on the IIM-A admit band and give you the odds. We will not flatter you. This is the number your consultant should be telling you.
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Verdict
Strong fit
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Three rounds, three different strategies. Which one you file in is often more decisive than any essay rewrite.
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PGPX essays come after shortlisting, so the file is won on GMAT, work experience and interview. The common mistakes, and what IIMA is really looking for.
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The sticker price is in dollars, your loan is in rupees. We’ll give you both. And we’ll show the number nobody puts in a brochure: the real break-even year.
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Your net cost over 2 years
INR 1.98 CrAfter scholarship, before any family savings. This is the number you need to borrow or self-fund.
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PGPX aid is lighter than the two-year PGP: five merit interest-waiver awards plus entry scholarships. Bank loans cover the rest.
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There is no visa question: PGPX is an Indian degree, so what matters is where this experienced cohort lands. Consulting and leadership roles dominate.
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Reality check
82% placed in-sector
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Consulting leads PGPX placements, with strategy, tech and general-management leadership roles for this experienced cohort. IIMA publishes an average CTC, not per-firm counts, so the figures below are Pegasus estimates.
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Side-by-side with any 1-3 of the 24 schools we cover, built from the same dataset so the comparison is honest.
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