IIM Ahmedabad Offers 30 New Scholarships to PGP Batch 2023-25 with Alumni Contribution; Check Details Here

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Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Ahmedabad announces 30 new scholarships for the academic batch of 2023-24 with contributions to alumni. Read the full details here!

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New Delhi: The Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Ahmedabad has launched 30 new scholarships for the PGP Program 2023-25 batch with the assistance and support of its alumni. The announcement was made on June 28, 2023 (Wednesday).

As per IIM Ahmedabad, "20 scholarships worth INR 5 lakh each and a total of 10 scholarships worth INR 10 lakh each will be given to students in their first and second years. The institute has announced 30 new scholarships for the class of 2023–25 to support worthy and meritorious students".

According to the release, the IIM Ahmedabad Scholarships were funded by alumni through the IIMA Endowment Fund. The fund was established in 2020 by a group of IIMA graduates.

According to the officials, "the scholarships were made possible through the contributions and support of several IIMA alumni who are closely involved with the institute in advancing its aim to ensure that deserving students have access to IIM Ahmedabad's top-notch education".

The institute also provides awards to its students for academic and overall achievement as well as performance in particular courses, which are given out by the institution, alumni, individual benefactors, or organizations, according to the statement.

The alumni network is made up of more than 40,000 people who, according to the organisation, have strong ties to their alma mater and actively support the IIMA. The institute recently welcomed students from the 24th batch of the Two-Year Full Time Post Graduate Program in Food and Agribusiness Management (PGP FABM) and the 60th class of the Two-Year Full Time Post Graduate Program in Management to its campus.

According to the statement, the class of 2023–2025 is made up of 455 young people from various racial and ethnic backgrounds who hail from various regions of the nation. Professor Bharat Bhasker, Director of IIMA, welcomed the students and urged them to preserve high moral standards and recognise the value of having principles.

"I also want to congratulate the alumni who worked with IIMA Endowment Fund to establish 30 new scholarships for deserving and meritorious students. In order to assist deserving students in enrolling at the institute, we want to enhance the number of these scholarships in the future, he said.

Compared to 2% of freshmen, 74% of the 408 PGP students in the class of 2023–25 are experienced candidates with a variety of talents and professional experience. Students from non-engineering disciplines make up 42% of the class, while engineers make up 58%.

According to the institute, there are 23% more female students in the PGP Class. The PGP FABM class has 47 students, who work in the food and agricultural industries. The percentage of female students this year is 42%, up from 38% the year before, according to the study.

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