Tue Sep 03 23:49:02 UTC 2024: – Navya Naveli Nanda, granddaughter of Amitabh Bachchan, has joined IIM Ahmedabad for an online MBA
– Received criticism on social media for her admission, with people questioning the validity of her course and insinuating she got in on a quota
– IIM-A professor Promila Agarwal defended Nanda’s admission, stating she cleared the cut off and interview like any other candidate, and had a solid CV
– Agarwal further defended Nanda against trolls, stating the acceptance rate for the program is low and questioning why people were worked up about a member of an elite family studying in India.

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