Navya Naveli Nanda, the granddaughter of Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan got admitted into IIM Ahmedabad, social media emerged. Nanda’s recent admission to IIM Ahmedabad’s Blended Post Graduate Programme (BPGP) has sparked criticism from many on social media, with many questioning the validity of her admission.
Nanda is a member of the 2026 class of the BPGP. She completed a 5 month product marketing internship in California with Facebook (now with Meta). On September 1, 2024 he announced that she had been accepted into three Top Management Institutes and called it a “dream come true”.
People in the comments criticized the program as “not a real MBA” and expressed shock. The netizens are shocked that a star student could be admitted to such a big institution. Half of the internet is appreciating her for choosing academics and half of it is questioning the legitimacy of the enrollment.
