Is IIM Ahmedabad overrated?

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Saurabh Gupta | Contributor-Level 9

8 years ago

There are 3 things that one should consider while rating a college: How tough is it to enter the college? How is the program curriculum, pedagogy, college culture, activities, exchange program, etc. (basically what happens in those 2 years)? and How are the placements? Now, IIM-Ahmedabad is probab

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Samarth K | Contributor-Level 6

8 years ago

No, IIM-A is not overrated. It takes a lot to get to the top, and it takes a lot more to stay there for eight consecutive years. Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A), did just that, monopolising the No.1 spot in the BT Best B-schools survey from 2003 to 2010. However, in 2011, its go

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Akshat Raj | Contributor-Level 8

8 years ago

Different people attribute different value to different things. But, in general, I would say IIM A, B, C are the top B-Schools in the country and the hype attributed to them worth it. You can't do better than them in the country. Rather they are comparable to the best B-Schools around the world. As

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Siddharth Bhardwaj | Guide-Level 14

a year ago

Don't be biased for IIM-A. As far as the 'Overratisim' is concerned, yes they are and therefore they are not! Let me explain. The quality of education, the professors and infrastructure might not be way better than a tier 2 college in India. You will most certainly find great success stories from ot

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Aditya Doiphode | Guide-Level 11

8 years ago

IIM-Ahmedabad has proved itself over the years to be the best in terms of placements, academics and infrastructure. So I would say it is not overrated. IIM-Ahmedabad is known to have one of the most rigorous academic curriculum so as to prepare its students to become one of the best managers out the

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