Established in 1961, Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad was built on the ideation and involvement of the Central and the State government of India, the Ford Foundation, local industrialists and the Harvard Business School. IIM Ahmedabad has since been managed by the IIM Ahmedabad society which constitutes the board of the institution. The institute has enjoyed operational freedom which is reflected in its differences from the other IIMs and its extensive case-based pedagogy.
Due to its consistent ranking as the premier management institute in the country, every year IIM Ahmedabad receives a vast number of applications for its management programmes. In 2008, IIMA became the first management school in India to be awarded EQUIS (European Quality Improvement System) certification by the EFMD (European Foundation for Management Development).
IIMA presently offers a total of 8 courses, all of which belong to the post-graduation level of study. The institute offers management programmes and agri-business management for a master’s degree, several executive training programmes in management and a fellowship programme. Having served as the torchbearer for Business schools in the country for about 6 decades now, IIMA reserves a less than 1% acceptance rate for its flagship M.B.A programme of 385 seats. NIRF has ranked IIMA 1st in the management category rankings of 2021. 100 % of IIMA’s faculty has doctorates. The school has also been honoured by the Ministry of Human Resources, Government of India as an Institute of National Importance in 2017.
The full form of IIM Ahmedabad is the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. It is located in Ahmedabad Gujrat.
IIM Ahmedabad is located in the heart of the city of Ahmedabad, a major city in the state of Gujarat. It is at a distance of 15 km from the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Airport (Ahmedabad Airport) which takes about 45 minutes to drive on a busy day, and 9 km from the Ahmedabad railway station/bus terminal which is roughly a 25-30 minute drive. IIMA location is well connected with many plying taxis and autos. Once you alight at the railway/airport, there are a number of public transport facilities available to take you to IIMA, Vastrapur.
