A 9/9/7.5 profile with 3.5 years manufacturing work-ex comfortably gets TAS and ABGLP gen man shortlists at IIM ABC.
The AMA host confirmed: "Yeah definitely, there will be Chairman GD for TAS. Will have to do well there." TAS (Tata Administrative Services) takes only 3-5 candidates per IIM campus and is fiercely contested; ABGLP has slightly larger intake around 8-12 per campus.
At IIM Ahmedabad's Rs 35.22 LPA average, TAS and ABGLP pay in the Rs 25-30 LPA range with exceptional long-term growth - both programmes groom future CXOs. The profile fit: manufacturing experience strongly aligns with Tata Motors, Aditya Birla Cement/Chemicals verticals.
Key differentiators for TAS: leadership ECAs, cross-functional pre-MBA exposure, and Chairman GD performance. TAS interview typically goes 3 rounds including a panel with Ratan Tata-era leaders at later stages. For ABGLP, preparing the Birla group business structure and showing interest in specific verticals matters.
Don't stress the 7 in UG - TAS and ABGLP weight interview performance and career potential above acads at the shortlist-to-offer conversion stage. The 10-year comp on TAS is comparable to MBB because of leadership fast-tracking. Check your eligibility at collvera.