Yes, IIM Ahmedabad considers UG college reputation indirectly through academic performance weights; graduates from IIT/top NIT/BITS/Delhi University colleges get implicit advantage through higher composite scores and interview narratives. IIM A fees are Rs 27.5L with Rs 35.22 LPA avg placement. The thread mentioned usual strategy consulting shortlists go to "SRCC-IIM/Btech-IIM" graduates, showing UG brand influences placement. At admission stage: IIM A composite weights 10th (10%), 12th (10%), and UG percentage (10%), so UG college prestige matters through the percentage/grading system. IIT-Bombay 8 CGPA may be harder earned than IIT-affiliated tier 2 college 9 CGPA, but IIM A scoring treats them equally unless panel probes in PI. In actual interviews: panels assess UG college reputation implicitly through depth of academic narrative, peer exposure, and institutional learning. A candidate from Tier 3 engineering college with 9 CGPA faces stiffer scrutiny on quality of education than IIT grad with 8 CGPA. For tier 3 UG candidates targeting IIM A: (