I am a class 9 student. What preparations should I make to get into IIM Ahmedabad?

Here are a few of the things that you should do to prepare. 

High academic proficiency: 

You have to score high marks in class 10th, class 12th, and graduation. 

• Class 10th marks need to be 90+ ideally. The same can be expected from class 12th marks. The cutoffs may vary for science, commerce, and arts students. 
• UG marks are another criterion for getting admission to IIMA. If you are an engineer, you got to score a CGPA of at least 8. Cutoffs may vary across various UG specializations.

Excellent CAT percentile: 

• IIM Ahmedabad is the best business school in the country. It is obviously expected that the CAT percentile for admission to this prestigious institute will be high as well. 
• A general Male engineer needs a 99.7+ with high academic grades to be shortlisted. 
• If your academic grades are a bit bad, they have to be compensated with a higher percentile. But if you have poor academic grades, even a 100 percentile cannot help you. You won’t be shortlisted.

A well-rounded profile: 

• Once you make it to IIMA, you will have to compete with the best brains of the country for the jobs as well as the internships. 
• You need to have a well-rounded and balanced profile. This means you need to have academic consistency and great extracurriculars. 
• If you have these, you stand a much higher chance to get a good internship or even a great job in the finals.

Apart from these, you need a lot of mental strength. IIMA is known to be exhausting and wearying right in the first year. You just need to work hard and always be at the top of your game. This is going to be the only way to survive, grow and do well in your academics there.