IIM Ahmedabad One Year MBA - PGPX Welcomes 158 Professionals to 2024-25 Batch: 74% Males, Average GMAT of 697, and Average Work Experience of 7.5 Years
IIMA has admitted 158 students for its PGPX program. While the average GMAT of incoming class is 697, their average work experience is 7.5 years. This is the 19th batch of IIM Ahmedabad One Year Full Time MBA - PGPX.
Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA) has increased the class size of its Post Graduate Programme in Management for Executives (MBA PGPX). While last year148 students were admitted, this year the batch size has increased to 158. Average GMAT score of incoming class is 693.
This year’s IIMA PGPX batch consists of 117 (74%) male students and 41 (26%) female students from around 19 states and UTs. Three of the students in the batch hail from foreign countries i.e. USA, Germany, and Nepal. Interestingly, 36.43 per cent of them are having international exposure in terms of work and studies.
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1. IIM Ahmedabad One Year MBA PGPX: Batch Profile
Here are the key highlights of IIM Ahmedabad One Year MBA PGPX batch.
IIM Ahmedabad One Year MBA PGPX: Profile of Students of Batch 2023-24
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Parameter
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Batch 2023-24
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Batch 2024-25
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GMAT
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693
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697
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GRE
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323
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324
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Average work experience
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7.7 years
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7 Years 6 months
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Average age
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30.75 years
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30 Years 11 Months
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Total Number of Students
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148
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158
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Diverse Batch Profile
Like previous years, this new PGPX batch also comprises of professionals from diverse industrial backgrounds, including Academic and Education, Advertising/Media, Aerospace and Aviation, Banking, Financial services and Insurance, Consulting, Defence and Security, Energy and Utilities, FMCG, Food and Food Processing, Government Enterprises, Infrastructure and Construction, IT & ITeS, IT Products, Manufacturing, NGOs and Social Services, Pharma/Healthcare, Retail/Ecommerce, Shipping, Telecom, Travel and Hospitality, among others.
The highest number of students in this batch have joined from IT Products (19); Government Enterprises and Public Sector Undertaking (17); Consulting (17); Manufacturing/Engineering (16); Banking, Financial services and Insurance (13); Energy and Utilities (12); Pharma/Bio-Tech/Healthcare/Hospitals (9); Defence and Security (9); Retail/Ecommerce (7); and IT & ITeS (5).
2. Inauguration Held
Professor Diptesh Ghosh, Dean (Programmes) and Professor Amit Karna, Chairperson, MBA-PGPX, along with other faculty members and staff of the Institute welcomed the incoming batch at IIMA on April 18, 2024. In his speech welcoming the PGPX batch of 2024, Professor Amit Karna, Chairperson, MBA-PGPX, said, “We are delighted to welcome the participants of PGPX Class of 2024-25, and their families to the campus. The One Year MBA at IIMA is well-known for its ability to transform high achievers into senior leaders. The programme has consistently ranked #1 in the career progression category of global rankings, and it continues to be a game changer for executives looking at accelerating their career growth.”
Reminiscing on the early days of the programme, Professor Diptesh Ghosh, Dean (Programmes), IIMA spoke to the students about the history and philosophy behind it. Professor Ghosh said that PGPX was established in 2006 for professionals who mainly held expertise in a single vertical and providing them exposure for training in general management, thereby creating a pool of leaders who could meaningfully contribute to the growth of the industry and the economy, at large.
Launched in 2006, more than 1800 students have graduated from MBA-PGPX so far. Till 2016-17, the MBA-PGPX intake was 90, and from 2017-18, the institute added one more section to enhance the learning experience of participants. IIM Ahmedabad has continued the extra section and accordingly now the batch size has increased to 150+ students.
3. IIM Ahmedabad PGPX Placements 2022
IIM Ahmedabad PGPX Placements 2022 recorded Mean Salary at Rs. 41.36 LPA and Median Salary at Rs 37.32 LPA, while the Highest Salary was Rs. 1.15 Cores PA.
IIM Ahmedabad PGPX Placements 2022: Salary Highlights
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Salary Head (INR)
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Min
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Max
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Median
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Mean
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Data
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Fixed Yearly Cash Component
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19,60,000
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67,69,725
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30,00,000
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31,86,239
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119
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One-time Cash Payment
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40,000
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15,19,668
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3,00,000
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4,64,568
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59
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Total Guaranteed Cash Component
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19,60,00
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82,89,393
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31,20,000
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34,16,571
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119
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Maximum Earning Potential
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25,50,000
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1,14,96,022
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37,32,000
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41,36,147
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119
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4. IIM Ahmedabad PGPX Admission Eligibility Criteria
Admissions for next batch of IIMA PGPX will begin soon. Here are key details:
Following are the 4 basic eligibility criteria for the IIMA PGPX Applicants:
- A Bachelor's Degree or equivalent in any discipline.
- Minimum Age of 25 years as on 31st March of the year in which the PGPX programme commences. There is no upper age limit.
- A valid GMAT/GRE score
- Minimum 4 years of full-time work experience
5. IIM Ahmedabad PGPX Admission Process
- The applicant must have a valid GMAT/GRE score of 690+/300+.
- Candidate has to submit essay
- Shortlist will be based on academic profile, work experience, entrance exam score among other parameters
- Shortlisted candidates will have to attend interview process.
6. IIM Ahmedabad One Year MBA Fees
IIM Ahmedabad one year MBA fees was Rs.30 lakhs. The personal expenses and international immersion are not included in it.
IIM Ahmedabad MBA-PGPX 2022-23: 31 Women students
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PGPX Batch
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Percentage of Women Students
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Total Batch Size
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2017-18
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25%
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115
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2018-19
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17%
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138
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2019-20
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23%
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140
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2020-21
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28%
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140
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2021-22
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24%
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140
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2022-23
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22%
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140
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