What was your daily schedule while at IIM Ahmedabad?

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Biswajeet Jadav Posted On - Mar 9, 2022

MBA Strategy & Economics, Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (2017)

Life at IIM Ahmedabad is much more than academics.

A typical day on the campus starts around 8:15 am for most students. They usually grab something to eat on their way to class. The lectures start at 8:45 am sharp. If you are late, you won’t be able the attend your lecture that day.
Lectures go on till 1:10 pm. Students spend around 45 minutes wondering whether they have a surprise quiz that day or not. The notification regarding the surprise quiz comes around 1:45 pm from the academic office. Students who get quizzes start last min prep. Others enjoy their lunch. Quiz usually goes on till 3:15 pm.
During afternoon, some take a nap, some students engage in club activities or sports.
After dinner, students do their assignments, group projects, class preparation for the next day. This usually takes up until 2 am, even some more time on certain days.

This is how the cycle repeats.

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Saurabh Yadav Posted On - Apr 8, 2021

MBA Strategy & Economics, Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (2017)

One of my friends was a student at IIMA and he has often told me about his schedule at the campus.

A detailed schedule of my friend is listed below:

8:25 am – You need to wake up by this time. There would be 20 minutes left for class and do to everything in-between- brush, wear decent clothes, have breakfast, and reach the classroom.
8:30 am- Have breakfast.
8:42 am- Move towards the classroom while grabbing something to eat on the way.
8:44 am- Settled on the seat and meanwhile, sip tea and chat.

Prepare for the presentation or take a nap for 20 minutes before every class. Classes end by 1:10 pm.

1:15 pm- Reach the mess and have lunch.
There will be a quiz or not at 2:30 pm. And the worst part is, the notification come usually at 1:46pm.
Prepare for the quiz till 2:25 pm before rushing towards the classroom.
After discussing the answers with classmates and realizing that it was better not to discuss, head towards the room and straight away go to sleep.
5:00 pm- Wake up and go for football practice which usually lasted for 2 hours.
8:30 pm- Dinner time. After the football practice session and a few gossips over the lime juice, head towards the room, have a shower and get dressed.
9:00 pm- Back to hostel room. Get done with the preparation for the next day’s class, do projects and assignments till midnight.
2:00 am- Go to sleep after surfing the internet.