The EPGP is meant for experienced professionals with a Bachelor’s degree and at least 5 years of experience. To qualify, applicants must meet the following criteria:

• Educational Qualification: A Bachelor’s degree in any discipline with a minimum of 50% marks or an equivalent Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA). Candidates from SC, ST, and PwD categories are required to have at least 45% marks or an equivalent CGPA.
• Work Experience: A minimum of 5 years of fulltime work experience as of March 31, 2026, post completion of a Bachelor’s degree. We welcome sponsored candidates. Interested candidate may reach out: marketing@iimb.ac.in
• Standardized Test Scores: A valid GMAT or GRE score. The test score must be valid on last the date of application submission for the respective admission round.

Eligibility
The basic criteria for applying to the programme include:

• A Bachelor’s degree in any discipline with a minimum of 50% marks or equivalent cumulative grade point average (CGPA). Applicants from SC, ST, and PwD categories should have a minimum of 45% or equivalent CGPA.²
• Minimum 5 years (and preferably less than 12 years) of work experience as on March 31, 2026 after obtaining a Bachelor’s degree.
• A valid GMAT or GRE score - the GMAT or GRE score should be valid as on the date of application submission in each round.

Test scores
It is mandatory to submit the official scorecard or the test-taker copy (if official scorecard has not yet been received) along with the application.

• Please note that the IIMB EPGP code for GMAT is Q9H-KK-84 and for GRE is 1675. Use these codes to have your score sent directly to IIMB. Your official score report from Pearson / GMAC (for GMAT) or ETS (for GRE) will be used for verification using the above codes. This process is mandatory.
• Note: Online GMAT/GRE score (exam taken at home) will not be accepted for EPGP 2026.

Required documents
The documents to be submitted as part of the application process are listed below. Please ensure that all the documents submitted are complete in all respects.

• SSC, HSC, and Bachelor’s degree transcripts
• Bachelor’s degree certificate
• GMAT/GRE scorecard
• Statement of purpose (indicating your achievements and future goals)
• Work experience letters / first and last payslips (indicating the date of joining)
• SC/ST/NC-OBC/EWS certificate, if applicable
• Relevant disability certificate for persons with disability (PwD)

Application process: Stage-I
The EPGP admission process starts with the submission of the online application form. The online application form can be accessed at https://www.iimb.ac.in/programmes/epgp The application fee is non-refundable and should be paid online.

Only those applications that are complete in all respects and meet the minimum academic and other criteria specified above are considered for the next stage in the admission process. Shortlisted candidates will be called for an interview.

Application process: Stage-II
After the interview, each applicant is assigned a composite score. The score is a composite of multiple factors including academic track record, GMAT/GRE scores, quality of work experience, performance in a writing ability test and the interview. The number of offers, which depend on the availability of seats, are made based on this composite score. The number of offers will be further subject to the candidate meeting a minimum cutoff in terms of the composite score and / or any other factor score that the admissions committee may deem fit.

¹ Applicants who do not have a Bachelor’s degree but have completed their CA/ICWA/CS after Class XII, are also eligible to apply for EPGP 2026. The requirement of minimum percentage marks /CGPA is the same as a Bachelor’s degree.

² All information in this document is pertinent to the admissions cycle (2026-27) alone, and therefore no inference can be made from this document about the admissions process that will be used for future admission cycles at IIMB. IIMB reserves the right to change, modify or adopt any new admissions process that it deems necessary, at any point.

The application window and the schedule of events (tentative) are as below: # All the above-mentioned dates are subject to change if required. Only those candidates who have been shortlisted for interviews will be intimated by e-mail.

* Online interviews will be arranged for applicants who are outside India during the above interview dates.

* Tuition fee covers cost of tuition, course material, computing and networking, library, alumni association, student activities and career counselling.

** The International Immersion fee is indicative and the amount will be restricted to actual expenditure incurred on travel, accommodation and course fees in the foreign university.

Accommodation: All participants will be housed in the IIMB campus hostel (self/spouse) or outside (family accommodation) in an apartment complex about 3.5 km from campus. For students already living in Bangalore, accommodation is optional but recommended.

Scholarships
Merit Scholarship: It awards Rs. 6,00,000/- in tuition waiver to top rank holders in each round during the admissions cycle. There are 10 such scholarships.

Merit-cum-Means Scholarship: It awards Rs. 5,00,000/- to select diversity group students (women, under-represented social groups, and students with non-engineering backgrounds). There are seven such scholarships.

Merit Scholarship during the programme: It awards Rs. 3,00,000/- to the top five students based on their CGPA after the second term. It is applicable only if they have not received any other scholarship.