Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A)

Date of Issue: Monday, July 21, 2008

Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A)
Courses offered: Applications are invited for The two year Post-Graduate Programme in Agribusiness Management (PGP-ABM) commencing from June 2009
Eligibility: (a) The candidate must hold a Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Agriculture Sciences or in Agriculture-related disciplines, with at least 50% marks or equivalent CGPA in Bachelor’s Degree [45% in case of the candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste (SC)/Scheduled Tribe (ST) or Persons with Disability (PWD) category], of any of the Universities incorporated by an act of the central or state legislature in India or other educational institutions established by an act of Parliament or declared to be deemed as a University under section 3 of UGC Act, 1956, or possess an equivalent qualification recognized by the Ministry of HRD, Government of India. The Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent qualification obtained by the candidate must entail a minimum of three years of education after completing higher secondary schooling (10+2) or equivalent.

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(b) The candidate must hold at least a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent qualification in any non-Agriculture discipline, with at least 50% marks or equivalent CGPA [45% in case of the candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste (SC)/Scheduled Tribe (ST) or Persons with Disability (PWD) category] from a University or Institution as defined in the above paragraph and should have an interest in Agriculture, Agro/Food Processing, Rural and Allied sectors. The Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent qualification obtained by the candidate must entail a minimum of three years of education after completing higher secondary schooling (10+2) or equivalent.

Rules for conversion of CGPA, for computation of percentage scored, for the candidates appearing in the final year of qualifying examination, and for candidates who have completed degree requirements and are awaiting results, would be same as mentioned above in the eligibility criterion for admission to PGP for all IIMs. Please note that though the registration date for the PGP-ABM is June 1, 2009, students who are in the final year of their bachelor’s/Master’s degree education and may have to go back to complete their examination formalities during June 2009 will be granted special leave for this purpose. The provisional admission of students who DO NOT complete ALL their examination formalities on or before June 30, 2009 will be CANCELLED. Under no circumstances will an extension of this date of June 30, 2009 be granted.

Also, please note that the candidates, who are eligible under eligibility criteria (1) by virtue of a Master’s degree in Agriculture Sciences or in Agriculture-related disciplines but do not have Bachelor’s degree in Agriculture Sciences or in Agriculture-related disciplines, also need to fulfill the requirements of their Master’s degree by June 30, 2009. For all other eligible candidates, this condition is restricted to their Bachelor’s degree requirements. The admission of such candidates will be confirmed only when they submit the mark sheet and a certificate of having passed the Bachelor’s or Master’s degree referred to in the certificate issued by the Principal/ Registrar of their college/institute. The deadline for submission of the mark sheet and the certificate is December, 2009. Non-fulfillment of this condition will automatically result in the cancellation of the provisional admission.

For further details refer to the CAT advertisement of July 13, 2008 and the CAT Bulletin.
Application procedure: The CAT Bulletin containing the CAT Application Form and other information can be obtained at the designated branches of the Axis Bank listed in the CAT advertisement, between July 14 and August 8, 2008 for Rs. 1300/- (Rs. 650/- for SC/ST candidates). Under exceptional circumstances CAT Bulletin can also be obtained directly from Admissions Office of any one of the IIMs by sending a crossed demand draft for Rs. 1300/- (Rs. 650/- for SC/ST candidates if applied with a copy of the SC/ST certificates) drawn in favour of the respective IIMs. For details please refer the CAT Bulletin.
Email : pgpabm@iimahd.ernet.in
Further details can be taken from: Tel 91-79-26324688 / 26324689
Fax 91-79-2630 6896
Website: http://www.iimahd.ernet.in
Address: Vastrapur, Ahmedabad - 380 015, India
Last date of submission of Forms: September 5, 2008 (Friday)
Last date of Issue of application form : 1. CAT Bulletin from Axis Bank branches: August 8, 2008 (Friday) ; ; 2. CAT Bulletin from IIMS: August 13, 2008 (Wednesday)
Date of Entrance Test : Common Admission Test (CAT): November 16, 2008 (Sunday)