IIM Ahmedabad Online MBA program

IIM Ahmedabad offers an "Online MBA program". It is a two-year postgraduate program, with the added flexibility of completion in three years, offered in a blended mode with online and on-campus modules.

Course Delivery

The program will be conducted over 900 hours of classroom sessions and project work, constituting 36 credits of coursework. These sessions are conducted on a few weekdays (in the evening) and the weekends. The online classes will be conducted live and will be of 75 minutes duration each. The Programme will also have on-campus modules, typically lasting one week each. Classroom modules conducted on IIM Ahmedabad Campus which will enable deeper interaction with the faculty and other participants of the batch. On successful completion of the program, participants will be awarded the "Master of Business Administration" degree. They are also awarded IIMA Alumni Status on successful completion of the program.

The following are the salient points about the program

Eligibility Criteria

• Working Professionals and Entrepreneurs with a minimum of 3 years of full-time work experience, after completion of graduation.
• Minimum Age of 24 years. There is no upper age limit.
• Holding at least a bachelor’s degree/CA/CS/ICWA 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.), with at least 50 percent marks in aggregate or equivalent CGPA, awarded by any of the recognized universities.

Admission Criteria

• Online IIMA Admission Test (IAT) designed for Online MBA or
• A valid CAT score (CAT score of tests taken within the last 5 years) or
• A valid GMAT/GRE score (GMAT/GRE score taken within the last 5 years)
• The new GMAT Focus Edition exam scores will also be acceptable.
• For final selection, shortlisted candidates will be invited for personal Interview

IIMA Admission Test (IAT)
IAT is an online assessment test tailored for candidates who cannot apply with CAT, GMAT, or GRE

The IAT will be conducted at specific exam centres across India as well as the IIMA Dubai centre. A list of exam centres is available in the application portal.

The format of the IAT shall be similar to other management aptitude tests. IAT duration shall be 90 minutes and 45 questions shall be asked from the below mentioned three sections:

a) Quantitative Aptitude

b) Analytical Reasoning

c) Verbal Aptitude

Reservation

As per Government of India requirement, 27% of the seats are reserved for NC-OBC, 15% for SC, 7.5% for ST candidates, 5% for Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwD), and up to 10% for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS). Candidates also need to mark carefully the category to which they belong in the CAT application form.

Program Fees- 20 Lacs ( excludes the cost of travel and accommodation for the campus modules)

Placement support-

Given the working status of all the participants in the programme the institute do not provide active placement support as it does for the other MBA degree granting programmes, PGPX and PGP. However, the participants are free to take up activities that will help improve their career outcomes on graduating from the programme, such as promoting the batch and individual profiles on the official programme website and its social media pages. In our attempt to ensure an accelerated career progress for the participants graduating from the programme, IIM A shall create widespread awareness about the programme within corporate and other suitable employers, during the launch phase of the programme. The participants are also free to leverage the alumni network of IIM A in their efforts to improve career outcomes.

Conclusion- This is a good option for working professionals who want to upgrade their knowledge and gain education from one of the premier B-schools of India which also enables them to become alumni of IIM Ahmedabad and helps them benefit from the vast networking opportunities that it provides.