Program: PGPX (Class of 2018–19)
Duration:
1 year
Work Experience Required:
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Graduates: 4 to 7 years full time experience
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Post graduates: 4 to 6 years full time experience
Application Dates:
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Round 1 opens: 27 Aug 2019
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Round 2 opens: 27 Oct 2019
Application Closing Dates:
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Round 1: 09 Sep 2019
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Round 2: 09 Nov 2019
GMAT Range:
695 to 728
Batch Size:
90 students per intake
Interview Shortlist Announcement:
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10 Oct 2019
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12 Dec 2019
Interview Period:
October 2019 and December 2019
Programme Start Date:
13 Aug 2019
PGPX Eligibility Criteria
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Bachelor’s degree in any discipline with minimum 15 years of education
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Full time work experience as per degree level
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Valid GMAT score
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Leadership profiling
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Personal interview
Essays for Shortlisted Candidates
Two essays of about 500 words each to be submitted within 7 days of interview shortlisting:
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What do you expect to gain from the PGPX course at IIM Ahmedabad
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Describe an event that influenced your life and demonstrated leadership qualities
Recently Asked Essay Topics at IIM Ahmedabad
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Of all inventions and discoveries, which one would you like to have made and why
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How social are social networks
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Learning to think is the most important learning
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Quality of work matters more than quantity
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The most inspirational person you have met
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Poverty and economic inequality in India
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How India should grow in the next 10 years
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Condition of healthcare in India
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Ineffective democracy versus effective autocracy
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Success of Harry Potter books
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Preaching without practice
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Personal and professional achievement as life goals
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Common sense as prejudice before age 18
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Voting on policy initiatives to reduce corruption
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Media sensationalism and censorship
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Trust deficit between leaders and people
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Childhood lost on the streets
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Simplicity without oversimplification
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Injustice as a threat to the nation
Previously Asked Essay Topics at IIM Ahmedabad
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Relevance of Gandhian principles today
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Chandrayaan investment justification
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FDI in Indian education
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India not being a sports power
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Women in politics and economy
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Information technology as a mixed blessing
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Social responsibility of business houses
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Conservation of monuments
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Foreign universities in India
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Child artists exploitation
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Ethics in modern business
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Democracy as the best form of government
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Recession as a driver of innovation
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Indian space programme evaluation
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Globalisation and its promises
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Multiparty versus biparty political system
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Gender sensitivity education
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Industrialization versus human rights
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Creativity and the education system
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Professional management in family businesses