From IIM Ahmedabad To Happiness

Author(s): Vijay K Jain
Publisher: Vikalp Printers

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CHAPTER ONE
Welcome
etting into IIM-A is considered to be a privilege, and the ultimate test of your abilities - analytical and others. On
the basis of the ratio of the number of applications that the institute receives for admission to its Post-Graduate Programme (PGP) to the seats offered, IIM-A is considered to be the most difficult management institution to get into, in the whole world. Once there, naturally, you are on cloud nine.
It was in July 1974 when, while welcoming the fresh batch of PGP students, the then PGP chairman, Suresh A. Seshan, had said. “...We are aware that there might be some amongst vou who do not deserve to be here but are here because of the possible shortcomings in our screening process for admissions. But we are not too much concerned about that. We are sure that we would be
ble to bring them to the level of our expectations during the course of their two-year stay in the institute. We are more concerned about those aspirants who, otherwise deserving, have not been able to make it due to our shortcomings. It is, therefore, our constant endeavour to make the screening process as sound and foolproof as we can.” A hush silence followed as each one of the