The two-year full-time Post Graduate Programme in Management (PGP) is the flagship MBA programme of IIMA. It is a residential programme for graduates from different disciplines wishing to choose a career in management. Its main objective is to develop competent professional managers. The admission process consists of the nationally administered Common Admission Test (CAT) for domestic applicants, and GMAT for overseas Indian applicants or foreign nationals, followed by analytical writing test and personal interviews for shortlisted candidates. The students are selected on the basis of the applicable (CAT/GMAT) exam scores, past academic performance and performance in the analytical writing test and personal interviews. Selected students have scholastic achievements in disciplines such as arts, commerce, science and professional streams such as engineering, technology, and medicine. Many of them also have achievements in extra-curricular and organizational activities. Some of the qualities that characterize past students are high levels of initiative and energy, capacity for hard work, strong task orientation, willingness to learn, and a temperament suitable for teamwork. The PGP classes have a mix of fresh graduates and persons with work experience.