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Indian Institute of Management

Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
Admission to International Programme in Management for Executives or IPMX (One-year MBA), 2026 (Noida Campus)

Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Lucknow
Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
Admission to International Programme in Management for Executives or IPMX (One-year MBA), 2026 (Noida Campus)

Courses
IPMX consists of 23.5 credits courses, which includes core courses of 14.5 credits, courses during the overseas module of 2 credits, and elective courses of 7 credits. One credit course consists of 30 hours of classroom contact hours. The program includes non-credit workshops of 40 hours. Thus, the total number of classroom contact hours is 745. Term-wise list of courses is as below:
Term Course Title Credit Total Credits
Term I Marketing Management – I 1.0 7.0
Management Accounting 1.0
Quantitative Applications in Business – I 1.0
Managerial Economics 1.0
Organizational Behavior 1.0
Operations Management – I 1.0
International Business Communication 0.5
Information Technology System 0.5
Term II Marketing Management – II 0.5 7.0
Financial Management 1.0
Quantitative Applications in Business – II 0.5
Macro-Economic Environment 1.0
Human Resource Management 1.0
Operations Management – II 0.5
Management Information Systems 1.0
Strategic Management 1.0
Legal Aspects in Management 0.5
Term III International Immersion 2.0 2.5 + x
Written Analysis of Communication 0.5
Elective Courses x
    (x=3 or 4)  
Term IV Elective Courses (including CIS) 7 - x 7 - x
    Grand Total 23.5
(In Term IV, a student may take CIS (Course of Independent Study) worth one credit in place of an elective course. It may be on any topic of interest of the student.)

Some elective courses offered in the past are:
- Advanced Theory of Competition in Strategic Management
- Applied Marketing Strategy
- Applied Theory in Strategy and Competition
- B2B Marketing
- Business Analytics
- Business Development and Sales for B2B Markets
- Business Negotiation and Contract Management
- Business Sustainability and Externalities Markets
- Consumer Behaviour & Marketing Strategy
- Corporate Banking and Advisory services
- Corporate Entrepreneurship and Innovation
- Corporate Valuation & Restructuring
- Customer Relationship Management
- Digital Marketing
- Digital Transformation
- Applied Econometrics
- Economic Policy Analysis
- Global Supply Chain Management
- Investment Management
- International Business Environment
- International Finance
- Management of Change and Transformation
- Management Science in Practice
- Marketing Research and Analysis
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Operations Improvement and Consulting
- Operations Strategy
- Project Finance and Risk Management
- Product & Brand Management
- Revenue Management and Dynamic Pricing
- Spreadsheet Modelling in Management
- Strategic Alliances
- Strategic Business Negotiation
- Strategic Management of Technology & Innovation
- World Economy and Business
Eligibility Criteria
  • Executives with bachelor’s degree (10 + 2 + 3 or 4 years of formal education) in any discipline or an equivalent academic pursuit, with a minimum of 50% marks or equivalent CGPA;
    In case of the candidate being awarded grades/CGPA instead of marks, the equivalence would be based on the conversion formula provided by the institution/university from where they have obtained the bachelor's/Master's degree. In case the institution/university does not have any conversion formula for converting the CGPA into equivalent marks, the equivalence would be established by IIML by dividing the obtained CGPA by the maximum possible CGPA and multiplying the resultant by 100.
  • A valid GMAT or GRE score, the score must be valid till last date of application; It is mandatory to submit Official Score card/Test Taker copy (if Official Score card is not yet received) along with the application.
    You need to submit the GMAT/GMAT Focus Edition/GRE score card along with the application form. You should also inform GMAC/ETS. Our GMAT code is J39-VT-55. and GRE Designated Institution (DI) Code is 4988.
    NOTE: Online GMAT/GMAT Focus Edition/GRE (Take home) exam scores are not valid, only test center-based GMAT/GMAT Focus Edition/GRE scores are valid.
  • A minimum of 5 years full-time (Regular) post-qualification (after graduation) work experience as on 31st March, 2026.
    The Programme is open to executives of all nationalities.
The Programme is open to executives of all nationalities.
Selection Process
  • Candidate fills and submit the application form online Application Form andupload the scanned copies of the documents in support of the attainments mentioned in Eligibility Criteria;
  • Completed Application Form must be submitted by October 17, 2025 for first phase and December 17, 2025 for the second phase;
  • Candidate provides the contact details with email ids of the recommenders. The suggested recommenders will receive an e-mail requesting them to submit the recommendation letters online directly to the admissions office.
  • Based on GMAT/GMAT Focus Edition/GRE scores, candidates are shortlisted for Writing Ability Test (WAT) and Personal Interview (PI);
  • A candidate’s final score for selection in IPMX for batch 2026 – 27 will be calculated based on the assigned weights as per the following table:
    GMAT/GMAT Focus Edition/GRE Score 30%
    Academic and Professional Profile 30%
    Writing Ability Test (WAT) 10%
    Personal Interview 30%
  • Offer of admission is given based on the final score.
Admission Schedule
Activity Phase 1* Phase 2*
Announcement of the Program 18-Aug, 2025 18-Oct, 2025
Last date of submission of completed application 17-Oct, 2025 17-Dec, 2025
Announcement of Shortlisted Candidates # 27-Oct, 2025 27-Dec, 2025
Writing Ability Test and Personal Interviews
Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Kolkata & Mumbai
Noida

15-16 Nov, 2025
22-23 Nov, 2025

17-18 Jan, 2026
24-25 Jan, 2026
Announcement of Selected Candidates # 15-Dec, 2025 15-Feb, 2026
Last Date of Acceptance and Submission of Acceptance Fee 10-Jan, 2026 10-Mar, 2026
Commencement of Program First week of April 2026 First week of April 2026
*Tentative

Note: # Only those candidates who have been shortlisted/selected will be intimated by e-mail, with all the relevant details.

Note: Those candidates who apply in IPMX Phase-I and are shortlisted for WAT and PI but rejected in the PI, such candidates will not be eligible to apply in IPMX Phase-II.
Application Fee Payment
You will be required to make a Payment of INR 5,000/- (Non-refundable) towards Application Fees to complete the application process.

Note that you will not be able to make any changes to the Application once it is submitted. You may like to “Preview” the application very carefully once it is completed before submitting it. The System will allow you to “Preview” the application multiple times before you “Submit” it.
Fees
The fee for IPMX: 2026 – 27 is INR 26,00,000 + refundable caution money of INR 20,000 + Alumni Membership Fee of INR 5,000. The fee includes tuition fee, cost of course material, basic accommodation (Single Occupancy Room with a shared washroom) facility on campus, food charges, computing and networking, library services, career counseling, students’ activities and convocation. Other limited accommodation (like attached toilet, furnished room with attached toilet and common kitchen) will be available with additional charges.

The fee also includes the cost of academic inputs, visa and stay during the Overseas Module. Expenses for boarding and other incidentals like local transport, internet, telephone, stationery etc. during the Overseas Module, would be borne by the student.

"Students will need to pay for airfare charges separately on the actual basis for the International Immersion Program."

Tentative Payment Schedule
Amount to be paid Last date of Payment
For Phase 1 Admissions For Phase 2 Admissions
INR 3,00,000/- January 10, 2026 March 10, 2026
INR 5,75,000/- + Caution money INR 20,000/- + Alumni fee INR 5,000/- + Additional accommodation charges (if any) 2nd week of February 2026* Last week of March 2026*
INR 5,75,000/- 2nd week of May 2026* 2nd week of May 2026*
INR 5,75,000/- 2nd week of September 2026* 2nd week of September2026*
INR 5,75,000/- 2nd week of December 2026* 2nd week of December2026*
*Tentative

At the time of giving offer of admission to an applicant, a last date of withdrawal will also be announced. Any withdrawal from the programme by that date will attract INR 30,000/- as processing fee and the remaining amount will be refunded. If the withdrawal request comes after the date of withdrawal, no money will be refunded. No refund after start of the classes. After joining the programme, all paid fee installment amounts are non-refundable.

CONTACT
+91 120 6678481, +91 120 6678507
admission_nc@iiml.ac.in


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Published By: Sahadeb
Published On: 29 Nov 2025
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