IIM Ahmedabad Scholarship for MBA: Types, Eligibility and Process

IIM Ahmedabad Scholarship

IIM Ahmedabad Scholarship 2025 Eligibility Criteria

IIMA Special Need-Based Scholarships

Gross annual family income is below Rs.15,00,000 during the previous financial year are eligible to apply for this scholarship.

SC/ST Scholarships

Awarded to meritorious SC/ST students, whose family income does not exceed Rs. 4,50,000 per annum.

Scholarships offered by the Government of India

SC/ST Scholarships {Central Sector Scheme for Top Class Education (merit-cum-means)}: Awarded to meritorious SC/ST students, whose family income does not exceed Rs. 4,50,000 per annum.

Minority Welfare Scholarship (Merit-cum-Means): Awarded to students from minority communities, whose family income does not exceed Rs.2,50,000 lakhs per annum by the Ministry of Minority Affairs, Govt. of India.

Scholarships for Students with Disabilities {Central Sector Scheme for Top Class Education (Merit-cum-Means)}: Awarded to meritorious DA/PWD students, whose family income does not exceed Rs. 6,00,000 per annum.

Scholarships offered by Alumni

PGP Alumni Endowment Funds: Financial support extended to 9 PGP 1 & PGP/FABM II students from economically and socially challenged backgrounds, based on their financial status, every year. Each student would be eligible to get an amount in the range of Rs. 2,00,000 - 3,00,000. The screening of the students would be based on their applications for the Special Need-Based Scholarship.

Class of PGP 2001, Peri Viswanath Scholarship: Instituted from the batch 2013-15 by the batch-mates of Mr. Peri Viswanath, it aims to extend financial support to one student in the PGP/PGP-FABM. The Amount is Rs. 2,00,000 per year and the scholar will get Rs. 4,00,000 over 2 years. The criteria for the award would be Merit-cum-Means.

Shri GC Mital Entrepreneurship Aid: A sum of Rs.200,000 is awarded every year to one graduating student of PGP/PGP-FABM, who intends to start their own venture, opting out of the IIMA placement process. It is limited to students with educational loans of a minimum of Rs. 1,00,000 and those with a combined family income below Rs. 8,00,000 per annum. The selection of the awardee shall be done based on a business plan submitted by the applicant.

Smt. J Nagamma Memorial Award: Awarded to one PGP first-year student at the end of the first year as a merit scholarship based on academic performance. The amount is Rs. 15,000.

Scholarships offered by Industries/Corporations

Aditya Birla Group Scholarships: These scholarships are awarded by the Aditya Birla Group. It is given to about 3 meritorious PGP I and PGP II students. The selection is done entirely by the Aditya Birla Group. The amount awarded is about Rs. 1,75,000 per student per year.

Dunia Scholarships for scholastic excellence: Dunia Finance LLC, Dubai, UAE has instituted this merit scholarship – two scholarships each to PGP-Is and PGP-IIs. The amount per scholarship is Rs. 1,00,000.

OP Jindal Engineering and Management Scholarship: This scholarship is awarded to one/two second-year PGP students by the OP Jindal Group. The selection is made based on academic performance, an online test, and a personal interview. The final selection is done through an online test and a personal interview. The amount awarded is Rs. 1,50,000 per student per year.

T. Thomas Scholarship: This scholarship is awarded by Hindustan Unilever Ltd. to a second-year student based on merit-cum-means criteria. The amount is Rs. 1,00,000 per year.