New Delhi:
Navya Naveli Nanda is on cloud nine after joining the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Ahmedabad. The granddaughter of Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan shared the happy news with a special post on Instagram on Monday. However, trolls started targeting her, claiming that she used money to get into the prestigious institution. An IIM Ahmedabad professor has now come forward in Navya's support. The lecturer, Promila Agarwal, reshared a post defending Navya and highlighting the admission criteria in the B-school. An excerpt from the X (formerly Twitter) post read, “Admission can be based on scores from an Online IIMA Admission Test (IAT), a valid CAT score from the past five years, or a GMAT/GRE score. Final selection involves a personal interview. She didn't just give them money to get admission, the girl worked hard to score well in the entrance exam and did well in the interview.”
Resharing the post, Promila Agarwal said, “The acceptance rate for this program is low, like others. Even if ppl want to discount her interview & CV. She, dammit, cleared the cut-off. For a long time, India has been debating why elite families move out of India for higher education. Why don't they study in Indian colleges? One lady makes it to IIMA for an online MBA & everyone is worked up.”