“The one-year MBA at Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, Dubai campus, has been an exhilarating experience. The curriculum moves beyond function-specific learning to an integrated view of business decisions and outcomes. A key takeaway has been the use of first-principles-based frameworks to support informed decision-making. The program has helped me refine my thinking while gaining diverse perspectives from both peers and faculty.”

Sashidhar Balajapalli

Class of 2026

“Being part of the PGPX program at IIM Ahmedabad’s Dubai campus has been a journey of continuous growth, one that is teaching me something new every week. Some weeks have asked more of me than I thought I had to give, and those are the weeks that have shaped me the most. The case method has taught me to sit with ambiguity, to ask better questions before rushing to answers, and to believe that growth doesn’t have to happen in just one part of your life at a time. It is a discipline that slowly spills into everything else. What I’ll carry forward is the people, the ones who quietly made this unfamiliar city feel like home. I came in hoping to learn, and I’m finding something quieter along the way: a trust in myself I didn’t have before.”

Tiyasa Saha

Class of 2026

“Having received my first and only appointment letter from President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, donned the Olive Green and served the motherland with immense pride for over two decades, and led teams through the most volatile and challenging environments, I yearned to reinvent myself before comfort zone became a ceiling. IIM Ahmedabad Dubai's Global MBA with its rigorous, multi-dimensional curriculum and world-renowned faculty is enabling me to build upon this distinct foundation and catapult into the global business arena, backed by a powerful alumni ecosystem. Rubbing shoulders with a truly diverse cohort has encapsulated years of experience into months, acting as a catalyst in my metamorphosis journey - equipping me to drive high-impact growth for the enterprises I join.”

Amit Sharma

Class of 2026

“One decision. Four terms. Three countries. A completely different version of me The MBA-PGPX at IIM Ahmedabad’s Dubai campus is an intense, fast-paced journey. The closing weeks of Term 1 were especially demanding - lectures, project deadlines, and exams converging all at once, with very little room to pause. What kept me going was knowing that each term brings something richer; one week you are in a room with a partner from a top global strategy firm, the next you are learning from a seasoned diplomat, and somewhere in between, a partner at a leading VC firm shares how they bet on the future. Studying across three countries, you stop seeing borders as boundaries and start seeing them as perspectives. This MBA has quietly rewired how I handle uncertainty, how I prioritise, and how I think at a global scale. The rollercoaster is real, but so is the person you become by the time you reach the other side.”

Amber Jain

Class of 2026