{"id":69092,"date":"2026-01-09T10:22:37","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T04:52:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/?p=69092"},"modified":"2026-01-09T10:50:59","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T05:20:59","slug":"iim-ahmedabad-selection-criteria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/iim-ahmedabad-selection-criteria\/","title":{"rendered":"IIM Ahmedabad Selection Criteria for PGP Admissions (2026-28) Batch &#8211; PI Shortlist Out, Cutoff and More"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Latest Update &#8211; <\/strong><mark style=\"background-color:#cf2e2e\" class=\"has-inline-color has-white-color\"><strong>IIM Ahmedabad calls for personal interview is out now!<\/strong><\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>IIM Ahmedabad consistently maintains its ranking at 1st position among the top MBA colleges in India. Due to the top MBA college, the competition is slightly on the higher side for this institute and the admission criteria covers two stage process where the first round considered for preliminary screening where qualifying cutoffs are taken into picture and most important, Application Rating (AR) scores are provided based on various parameters like class 10th percentage, class 12th percentage, percentage of Bachelor&#8217;s degree (here different scores or terms provided by the institute according to graduation course), and the final rating based on the work experience carried by the candidates based on the number of months. The second stage process in IIM Ahmedabad selection criteria is shortlisting for Personal Interview &amp; Analytical Writing Test where selection is being done among the pool of aspirants who perform exceptional across various disciplines. The PI calls for IIM Ahmedabad admission based on CAT 2025 scores are out now. Let&#8217;s discuss the IIM Ahmedabad selection criteria in a detailed manner for PGP admission (2026-28) batch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><mark>Join this free CAT community group to get the post CAT exam updates, GDPI guidance, your CAT score predictor, IIM predictor and SOP Reviewer to get ready for your B-School preparation journey.<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chat.whatsapp.com\/EcTguD0NTS1GUZBTokTFc0?mode=wwt\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"475\" src=\"https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-63.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-65297\" style=\"width:517px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-63.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-63-300x139.png 300w, https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-63-768x356.png 768w, https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-63-905x420.png 905w, https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-63-150x70.png 150w, https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-63-696x323.png 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_77 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/iim-ahmedabad-selection-criteria\/#IIM_Ahmedabad_Selection_Criteria_Shortlisting_for_PGP_2026-28\" >IIM Ahmedabad Selection Criteria &amp; Shortlisting for PGP (2026-28)<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/iim-ahmedabad-selection-criteria\/#IIM_Ahmedabad_Cutoff_Qualifying_Cutoff\" >IIM Ahmedabad Cutoff (Qualifying Cutoff)<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/iim-ahmedabad-selection-criteria\/#IIM_Ahmedabad_Selection_Criteria_%E2%80%93_%E2%80%9CRating_Score_A%E2%80%9D_Based_on_Class_10th_Scores\" >IIM Ahmedabad Selection Criteria &#8211; &#8220;Rating Score A&#8221; Based on Class 10th Scores<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/iim-ahmedabad-selection-criteria\/#IIM_Ahmedabad_Selection_Criteria_%E2%80%93_%E2%80%9CRating_Score_B%E2%80%9D_Based_on_Class_12th_Scores\" >IIM Ahmedabad Selection Criteria &#8211; &#8220;Rating Score B&#8221; Based on Class 12th Scores<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/iim-ahmedabad-selection-criteria\/#IIM_Ahmedabad_Selection_Criteria_%E2%80%93_%E2%80%9CRating_Score_C%E2%80%9D_Based_on_Bachelors_Degree\" >IIM Ahmedabad Selection Criteria &#8211; &#8220;Rating Score C&#8221; Based on Bachelor&#8217;s Degree<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/iim-ahmedabad-selection-criteria\/#IIM_Ahmedabad_Selection_Criteria_%E2%80%93_%E2%80%9CRating_Score_D%E2%80%9D_Based_on_the_Scores_of_Work_Experience\" >IIM Ahmedabad Selection Criteria &#8211; &#8220;Rating Score D&#8221; Based on the Scores of Work Experience<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/iim-ahmedabad-selection-criteria\/#IIM_Ahmedabad_Selection_Criteria_%E2%80%93_Shortlisting_for_PI_AWT\" >IIM Ahmedabad Selection Criteria &#8211; Shortlisting for PI &amp; AWT<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/iim-ahmedabad-selection-criteria\/#Conclusion_%E2%80%93_IIM_Ahmedabad_Selection_Criteria\" >Conclusion &#8211; IIM Ahmedabad Selection Criteria<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-iim-ahmedabad-selection-criteria-amp-shortlisting-for-pgp-2026-28\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"IIM_Ahmedabad_Selection_Criteria_Shortlisting_for_PGP_2026-28\"><\/span><strong>IIM Ahmedabad Selection Criteria &amp; Shortlisting for PGP (2026-28)<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>IIM Ahmedabad has provided selection criteria and shortlisting process for admission to the PGP programme (2026-28) batch. The institute is following two stage process, first one is the preliminary screening (qualifying cutoff) and another is shortlisting for Analytical Written Test followed by Personal Interview. Let&#8217;s discuss both the process for the IIM Ahmedabad selection criteria in a detailed manner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-iim-ahmedabad-cutoff-qualifying-cutoff\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"IIM_Ahmedabad_Cutoff_Qualifying_Cutoff\"><\/span><strong>IIM Ahmedabad Cutoff (Qualifying Cutoff)<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Candidates should meet the minimum cutoff percentile ranks whether it is sectional and overall percentile. The sectional percentile is for all the three sections of CAT 2025 and it is important to obtain a positive raw scores across all sections (greater than zero) to get eligible for the IIM Ahmedabad selection criteria. Candidates should check the minimum cutoff percentile of CAT 2025 for overall and sectional (VARC, DILR &amp; QA) in the table given below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"has-very-light-gray-to-cyan-bluish-gray-gradient-background has-background\"><tbody><tr><td colspan=\"5\"><strong>Non-PwD CAT Cutoff<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Category<\/td><td>General\/EWS<\/td><td>NC-OBC<\/td><td>SC<\/td><td>ST<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Sectional Percentile<\/td><td>85<\/td><td>80<\/td><td>75<\/td><td>65<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Overall Percentile<\/td><td>95<\/td><td>90<\/td><td>85<\/td><td>75<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><mark style=\"background-color:#e8d39a\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\"><strong>Important Note: <\/strong>The candidates who belong to the Transgender General category will have the same cutoffs applicable for NC-OBC.<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>IIM Ahmedabad use the application rating score of candidates at the different stage of the selection process and this can be calculated as the sum of various parameters including Class 10th scores (A), Class 12th scores (B), rating score for the bachelor&#8217;s degree examination, and finally the rating score based on the work experience of a candidates. Let&#8217;s discuss the Application Rating (AR) provided by IIM Ahmedabad as per their selection criteria in a detailed manner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-iim-ahmedabad-selection-criteria-rating-score-a-based-on-class-10th-scores\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"IIM_Ahmedabad_Selection_Criteria_%E2%80%93_%E2%80%9CRating_Score_A%E2%80%9D_Based_on_Class_10th_Scores\"><\/span><strong>IIM Ahmedabad Selection Criteria &#8211; &#8220;Rating Score A&#8221; Based on Class 10th Scores<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"has-very-light-gray-to-cyan-bluish-gray-gradient-background has-background\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Candidate Score in Class 10th <\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Rating Score A<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u2264 55<\/td><td>1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>&gt; 55 and \u2264 60<\/td><td>2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>&gt; 60 and \u2264 70<\/td><td>3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>&gt; 70 and \u2264 80<\/td><td>5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>&gt; 80 and \u2264 90<\/td><td>8<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>&gt; 90<\/td><td>10<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-iim-ahmedabad-selection-criteria-rating-score-b-based-on-class-12th-scores\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"IIM_Ahmedabad_Selection_Criteria_%E2%80%93_%E2%80%9CRating_Score_B%E2%80%9D_Based_on_Class_12th_Scores\"><\/span><strong>IIM Ahmedabad Selection Criteria &#8211; &#8220;Rating Score B&#8221; Based on Class 12th Scores<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"has-very-light-gray-to-cyan-bluish-gray-gradient-background has-background\"><tbody><tr><td>Rating Score B<\/td><td>Science (12th %)<\/td><td>Commerce (12th %)<\/td><td>Arts \/ Humanities (12th %)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1<\/td><td>\u2264 55<\/td><td>\u2264 50<\/td><td>\u2264 45<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2<\/td><td>&gt; 55 and \u2264 60<\/td><td>&gt; 50 and \u2264 55<\/td><td>&gt; 45 and \u2264 50<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>3<\/td><td>&gt; 60 and \u2264 70<\/td><td>&gt; 55 and \u2264 65<\/td><td>&gt; 50 and \u2264 60<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>5<\/td><td>&gt; 70 and \u2264 80<\/td><td>&gt; 65 and \u2264 75<\/td><td>&gt; 60 and \u2264 70<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>8<\/td><td>&gt; 80 and \u2264 90<\/td><td>&gt; 75 and \u2264 90<\/td><td>&gt; 70 and \u2264 85<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>10<\/td><td>&gt; 90<\/td><td>&gt; 90<\/td><td>&gt; 85<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-iim-ahmedabad-selection-criteria-rating-score-c-based-on-bachelor-s-degree\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"IIM_Ahmedabad_Selection_Criteria_%E2%80%93_%E2%80%9CRating_Score_C%E2%80%9D_Based_on_Bachelors_Degree\"><\/span><strong>IIM Ahmedabad Selection Criteria &#8211; &#8220;Rating Score C&#8221; Based on Bachelor&#8217;s Degree<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"has-very-light-gray-to-cyan-bluish-gray-gradient-background has-background\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Rating Score C<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>AC-1<\/strong><br><strong>Bachelor\u2019s %<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>AC-2<br>Professional Courses %<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>AC-3<br>Bachelor\u2019s %<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>AC-4 &amp; AC-6<br>Bachelor\u2019s %<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>AC-5<br>Bachelor\u2019s %<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1<\/td><td>\u2264 55<\/td><td>\u2264 50<\/td><td>\u2264 55<\/td><td>\u2264 60<\/td><td>\u2264 50<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2<\/td><td>&gt; 55 and \u2264 60<\/td><td>&gt; 50 and \u2264 53<\/td><td>&gt; 55 and \u2264 60<\/td><td>&gt; 60 and \u2264 65<\/td><td>&gt; 50 and \u2264 55<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>3<\/td><td>&gt; 60 and \u2264 62<\/td><td>&gt; 53 and \u2264 55<\/td><td>&gt; 60 and \u2264 65<\/td><td>&gt; 65 and \u2264 70<\/td><td>&gt; 55 and \u2264 60<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>5<\/td><td>&gt; 62 and \u2264 65<\/td><td>&gt; 55 and \u2264 57<\/td><td>&gt; 65 and \u2264 70<\/td><td>&gt; 70 and \u2264 75<\/td><td>&gt; 60 and \u2264 65<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>8<\/td><td>&gt; 65 and \u2264 70<\/td><td>&gt; 57 and \u2264 63<\/td><td>&gt; 70 and \u2264 80<\/td><td>&gt; 75 and \u2264 85<\/td><td>&gt; 65 and \u2264 75<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>10<\/td><td>&gt; 70<\/td><td>&gt; 63<\/td><td>&gt; 80<\/td><td>&gt; 85<\/td><td>&gt; 75<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>AC-1: <\/strong>Subjects related to Medicine and Surgery. Ex- MBBS, BAMS, MD (USA), BHMS, etc.<br><strong>AC-2:<\/strong> Professional degrees like CA, ICWA, CMA, CS, FIAI.<br><strong>AC-3: <\/strong>All Economics, Commerce, Finance, and Management related degrees.<br><strong>AC-4: <\/strong>All Technology, Architecture, Science and Engineering related domains like B.Tech, B.Sc, B.Arch and more.<br><strong>AC-5: <\/strong>Covering Arts &amp; Humanities related degrees including the Design, Education, Fashion Design\/Technology, and more, rest complete information related to the same is mentioned in the official website of IIM Ahmedabad.<br><strong>AC-6: <\/strong>Categories covered here which are not mentioned from <strong>AC-1 to AC-5<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-iim-ahmedabad-selection-criteria-rating-score-d-based-on-the-scores-of-work-experience\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"IIM_Ahmedabad_Selection_Criteria_%E2%80%93_%E2%80%9CRating_Score_D%E2%80%9D_Based_on_the_Scores_of_Work_Experience\"><\/span><strong>IIM Ahmedabad Selection Criteria &#8211; &#8220;Rating Score D&#8221; Based on the Scores of Work Experience<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"has-very-light-gray-to-cyan-bluish-gray-gradient-background has-background\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Work Experience of a Candidate in Months<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Rating Score D<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>&lt; 12 months<\/td><td>0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u2265 12 and \u2264 36 months<\/td><td>MF \u00d7 (Number of months of work experience \u2212 11)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>&gt; 36 months<\/td><td>5<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-iim-ahmedabad-selection-criteria-shortlisting-for-pi-amp-awt\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"IIM_Ahmedabad_Selection_Criteria_%E2%80%93_Shortlisting_for_PI_AWT\"><\/span><strong>IIM Ahmedabad Selection Criteria &#8211; Shortlisting for PI &amp; AWT <\/strong> <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Shortlisting for the Analytical Written Test and Personal Interview is carried out with the two stage process. In the first stage, exceptional performers are shortlisted from different categories (AC-1 to AC-5) which is considered as Composite Scores (CS) where 65% weightage is given to the CAT 2025 scores and 35% weightage given to the past academic records. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The final selection is based on a Final Composite Score (FCS), which considers multiple dimensions of a candidate\u2019s profile. The Personal Interview carries the highest weight (50%), followed by CAT score (25%), Application Rating (15%), and AWT (10%). Selection is done category-wise in accordance with reservation norms, ensuring fairness and diversity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Final Composite Score (FCS) is calculated as: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">FCS = PIF * Normalised PI Score + AWTF * Normalised AWT Score + CATF_FCS * Normalised CAT Score + ARF_FCS * Normalised AR Score\n<\/mark><\/strong><\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>where, <strong>PIF<\/strong> is Personal Interview Multiplication Factor, <strong>AWTF<\/strong> is AWT Multiplication Factor, <strong>CATF_FCS<\/strong> is CAT Score Multiplication Factor for Final Composite Score and <strong>ARF_FCS<\/strong> is Application Rating Multiplication Factor for Final Composite Score.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-conclusion-iim-ahmedabad-selection-criteria\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion_%E2%80%93_IIM_Ahmedabad_Selection_Criteria\"><\/span><strong>Conclusion &#8211; IIM Ahmedabad Selection Criteria<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The IIM Ahmedabad selection criteria is quite complex as candidates would compare among the pool of aspirants to the selection for PGP admission (2026-28) batch based on multiple stages where the first stage is the initial screening to check based on the minimum qualifying cutoff and the final selection process depends on the FCS (Final Composite Score) that concludes the class X percentage, Class XII percentage, percentage of candidates in bachelor&#8217;s degree and work experience in months. Candidates should check the detailed selection process of IIM Ahmedabad above mentioned in the blog in a detailed manner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-layout-1 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\" style=\"margin-bottom:30px\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-blush-bordeaux-gradient-background has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/v1\/gdpi-course\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">GDPI Course<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/v1\/gdpi-course\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-94-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-68684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-94-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-94-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-94-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-94-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-94-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-94-420x420.png 420w, https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-94-696x696.png 696w, https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-94-1068x1068.png 1068w, https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-94.png 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Latest Update &#8211; IIM Ahmedabad calls for personal interview is out now! 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