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, 2026 (for Phase-1) and January 11, 2027 (for Phase-2).

Candidates seeking admission to the Executive Post Graduate Programme in Management of IIM Indore should submit their online application form during Wednesday, August 26, 2026 to Monday, January 11, 2027, 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 26, 2026.

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 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.

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.

The Programme admission calendar for the EPGP 2027-28 batch is given below: Note: * These dates are tentative and subject to change if required.

Payment Schedule

• First Instalment – On or before the day of Registration, i.e. 12 April 2027
• Second Instalment – Before 12 September 2027
• Third Instalment – Before 12 December 2027

The fee includes tuition, course material, access to library facilities, network/computer charges, lodging and boarding, alumni membership fee. All expenses towards International travel, visa, passport, lodging and boarding (international) etc. would have to be borne by the candidate. Expenses towards academic input (international) are included in the fee.

Note:

• Group Health Insurance Policy charges will be charged as per actuals and will be deducted from the caution deposit.
• The caution deposit will be refundable upon completion of the programme, after the Group Health Insurance Policy charges and any other applicable dues.

- Bank Guarantee Format 2027-28 for Indian Nationals
- Bank Guarantee Format 2027-28 for Foreign Nationals