Who are some famous IIM Ahmedabad alumni in the technology field? Are there any?

You probably won’t find that many alumni from IIM A at tech corporations. There are also not many successful tech entrepreneurs from the institute either. It is one area in which IIM Ahmedabad requires improvement.

There might be a number of reasons for this. Some of these include:

• Curriculum: When it comes to adapting to new tech waves that are now flooding this century, the IIM A curriculum has not adapted well. There is still quite a gap present between the courses despite the efforts being made to become up to date.
• Student Pool: A majority of the students at the college are engineering students. Many of them choose to do management or business as a way to escape the tech background. Students who are genuinely interested in joining the Tech industry directly join startups or tech companies after IIT.
• Debt: With student loans piling up, students from the college are not quite open to taking risks. This is mainly because the tech field is still emerging in the country. With their futures set, and by the time the loans are paid off, no one really wants to change their field.
• Tech Market and India: Most of the tech companies have more demand in the US and India is not the main playfield. This results in lesser jobs being available that have a decent responsibility required to be held by the student. Although, there are a number of Product Manager placements increasing at the college.

As far as the tech field is concerned, IIM A will have to include a gradual integration of tech into the curriculum with efforts taken to guide students in marketing.