ADMISSION PROCEDURE FOR EPGP 2026-27 BATCH :
Eligibility
The programme is open to all nationalities; however, the Candidate must have –
Educational Qualification:
- 50% in Bachelor’s Degree or its equivalent in any discipline.
OR
- 50% in Master’s Degree or its equivalent in any discipline.
OR
- 50% in Five-year Integrated Programme/other programmes of similar duration.
- A valid GMAT/GRE/CAT score- The GMAT and GRE score should be within 5 years from the application deadline date. Hence the GMAT/GRE test date should be between November 1, 2020 to October 31, 2025 (for Phase-1) and January 11, 2021 to January 10, 2026 (for Phase-2), and the CAT score should be within 2 years from the application deadline. Hence, a CAT 2024/2025 score will be considered.
- Minimum 5 years of managerial/ entrepreneurial/ professional experience after graduation as of the application deadline date i.e. October 31, 2025 (for Phase-1) and January 10, 2026 (for Phase-2).
Notes:
- Mention only full-time paid work experience after obtaining a Bachelor’s degree.
- Do not include training/project work done as an integral part of any curricular requirement.
- Minimum years of experience should be 5 years on the application deadline, i.e., October 31, 2025 (for Phase-1) and January 10, 2026 (for Phase-2).
EPGP 2026-27
GMAT Code
The associated programme code for One Year Executive Post-Graduate Programme in Management (EPGP) is “2ZX-H9-35”
GRE Code
GRE Designated Institution (DI) Code 1254 has been assigned to Indian Institute of Management Indore.
Application Process:
Candidates seeking admission to the Executive Post Graduate Programme in Management of IIM Indore should submit their online application form during Wednesday, August 20, 2025 to Saturday, January 10, 2026, and pay the online non‐refundable/ non-transferable Application processing fee of Rs.5,900/- (including GST) for Indian nationals and US$118 (including GST) for Foreign nationals.
Interviews of shortlisted candidates will be conducted offline/online through the Zoom application, depending on the situation.
Link for online submission of the application form: link will be available from August 20, 2025
Selection Process
Short-listing candidates for the interview will be done based on GMAT/GRE/CAT score and/or any other criteria as decided by the Admissions Committee for that academic year.
Shortlisted candidates shall appear for the Personal Interview (PI). IIM Indore also expects a consistent and minimum performance in the different parameters of Personal Interview (PI), which will be decided by the Admissions Committee. Candidates not meeting the minimum performance in any of PI parameters will not be considered for the next stage of the selection process.
Only the candidates satisfying the requirements mentioned above will be considered for the final selection. The merit list will be generated based on the Composite Score (CS) as mentioned in Table–1, and provisional admission offers will be made.
Table-1: Computation of Composite Score
|
Component |
Weight (%) |
|---|---|
|
GMAT/GRE/CAT |
50 |
|
Personal Interview (PI) |
45 |
|
Diversity Factor |
5 |
The final selection will be based on the programme’s requirements. All matters pertaining to admission into the EPGP at IIM Indore are governed by the decisions taken by the Admissions Committee.
Commitment Fee
Selected candidates shall be required to deposit a non-refundable commitment fee of INR 1,00,000/- (Rupees One Lakh only) for Indian Nationals (Indian Passport holder) & INR 1,50,000/- (Rupees One Lakh Fifty Thousand only) for foreign Nationals (Foreign passport holder). This fee has to be paid at the time of acceptance of the provisional admission offer by the selected candidate.
Important Dates:
The Programme admission calendar for the EPGP 2026-27 batch is given below:
|
Admission Process |
Tentative Timelines for “Phase-1” | Tentative Timelines for “Phase-2” |
|
Newspaper Advertisement |
August 20, 2025 | |
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Last date of receipt of Application forms along with application fee |
October 31, 2025 |
January 10, 2026 |
| Announcement of PI shortlist | November 7, 2025 | January 17, 2026 |
|
Interview Dates |
November 15 & 16, 2025 | January 24 & 25, 2026 |
|
Provisional admission offers* |
December 5, 2025 | February 9, 2026 |
|
Last date for accepting offers |
December 20, 2025 | February 23, 2026 |
|
Programme Registration |
April 3, 2026 |
|
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Commencement of classes |
April 6, 2026 |
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Note : * These dates are tentative and subject to change if required.
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Contact Us
For any enquiries related to Executive Post Graduate Programme in Management (EPGP) Admissions, you may please feel free to contact us.
The Admission Office
Indian Institute of Management Indore
Prabandh Shikhar, Rau –Pithampur Road,
Indore – 453 556 (M.P). India