Participants will be admitted to the programme based on a combination of requirements. An applicant must hold a Bachelor's degree (minimum 50%) that has been recognized by an authorized body in India. Bachelor's degrees from outside India are also eligible, provided their equivalence to accepted degrees is established. The Bachelor's degree or equivalent qualification obtained by the candidate must entail a minimum of three years of education after completing higher secondary schooling (10+2) or its equivalent. The applicant needs to have a minimum of three years of experience in any industry as on April 15, 2016.

The application form will be available at http://www.iimb.ernet.in/pgpem/admission-2016. Applications to the PGPEM can be submitted from August 20, 2015 to February 01, 2016.

• Applicants require a valid CAT, GMAT or GRE score to be considered for admission. If they have the score at the time of application, they need to provide the score. Alternatively, they can indicate the date (which is prior to January 20, 2016) on which they intend to take the test and provide the score when it is available. The application fee is INR 500.00.
  • Applicants may take the Common Admission Test (CAT 2015) and indicate that they want to apply for the PGPEM in the CAT 2015 Application Form. The CAT 2015 scores made available to IIMB will be used in the assessment of the application. Please see the CAT IIM website at http://www.iimcat.ac.in for more details on CAT.
  • Applicants may take GMAT. The GMAT Code for IIMB PGPEM is Q9HKK- 32. Use this code to have your score sent directly to IIMB. In addition, those who have already taken the test may upload a copy of their GMAT scores along with the application. However, your official report from Pearson (for GMAT) will be used in the assessment of the application.
  • Applicants may also take GRE. The GRE Code for IIMB PGPEM is 1681. Use this code to have your score sent directly to IIMB. In addition, those who have already taken the test may upload a copy of their GRE scores along with the application. However, your official report from ETS (for GRE) will be used in the assessment of the application.
• Applicants with seven or more years of experience as on April 15, 2016 who may not be in a position to take the above tests may apply with the option of taking the IIMB Test to be conducted by IIMB on February 07, 2016. The application fee for those opting for this test is INR 1500.00.

• CAT/GRE/GMAT for candidates between 3 to 7 years of work experience and IIMB test for candidates with more than 7 years of work experience, followed by company recommendation and written analytical test and personal interview.
• Short listing for interview based on past academic performance, past work experience, performance in any of the admission tests, and diversity in profile.
• Final selection based on past academic performance, past work experience, diversity in profile and performance in written analytical test and personal interview.

Applicants will be short listed for interviews based on performance in CAT/GMAT/GRE/PGPEM Test, prior academic performance, and duration of work experience. At the time of interview, candidates will be required to produce letters of approval from their employers, indicating that they are permitted to pursue the programme. Final selection will be made based on the prior academic performance, duration of work experience, quality of work experience, and preparedness of management education as assessed in the interviews.

All interviews will be conducted at IIMB. Candidates who are unable to attend the interview on the specified date may be interviewed through video-conference. This facility is available at the discretion of the IIMB. Requests should be made at least 15 days ahead of the scheduled interview date during the specified interview period. Arrangements for video conferencing at the candidate's location have to be made by the candidate.

The total fee for 2 years is INR 14, 50,000/-. It is payable in 8 installments at INR 1, 81,250/ per quarter. If a student needs to continue beyond two academic years to meet the credit requirements, she/he has to pay a continuation fee of INR 20,000/-per quarter till she/he completes the credit requirements of the programme. The continuation fee per quarter is payable irrespective of whether a participant takes courses in a quarter or not (subject to a maximum of five years).