Hi,

IIM Ahmedabad is often known as "HARVARD of the east". There are many reasons:

Faculty:

IIMA has extremely renowned academics, professors and management thinkers as faculty. Some professors here even do have followers like a cult, because of the knowledge, insights and sheer wisdom they bring to the classroom. In the case method, that is the method of instruction at IIM-A, professors are able to generate wonderful insights which an entire class of 90 can't. The faculty also strive hard to maintain a level of excellence at the institution, working on research, with the industry and leading think tanks to improve management thinking in the country.

Alumni Base:

IIM Ahmedabad has one of the strongest alumni networks, if not the strongest alumni network in the country. There are corporate professionals at the pinnacles of some of the most prestigious well known corporations, who will talk to you like a friend when they visit the institute or possibly drop by at your dorm. Any body who is willing to start up or start out by themselves are provided huge support by the alumni network.

Oppurtunitites:

The opportunity of an internship with a global investment bank, interaction with professors who are reputed in the industry, association with the best minds from across the country and a chance to learn about all the different functions of management, may not have been possible elsewhere. The opportunities for foreign placements from IIMA are unparalleled, as many foreign recruiters come here exclusively. This is again a indication of the strong alumni network and the achievements of past students of IIMA in global firms.

Hence IIMA atttracts the sharpest minds from the country who have highly intense drive for achievements and possess leadership qualitites.

Hope it helps.