IIM Ahmedabad (PGPX)

Average GMAT Focus: 652
Class size: 160 (Class of 2027)
Median base salary: INR 33,517 (Class of 2026)
Program tuition: INR 36,474 (full program, incl. housing)

Ahmedabad, India · Public · 1-year full-time residential MBA for experienced professionals (MBA-PGPX; min. 4 yrs work experience; April start)

Deadlines

Your first screen is a scoring system, not a reader. IIMA says the online application is rated on test score, age, work experience, international experience, education, industry and gender, and there's no essay to argue your case at that stage. So the one variable you still control is the GMAT or GRE. Only test-centre scores count, and IIMA takes your highest.
Round 1 is gone, so you have one shot: Round 2 closes Nov. 23, 2026, and you can apply only once across both rounds. Draft your essay material now. If you're shortlisted on Dec. 4, you get about three days to write two essays on topics you've never seen.
Prepare for the interview as the main event. A faculty panel scores career progression, quality of experience, academic preparedness and leadership potential, face to face. Know your own career story cold, including why each move made sense, because nothing in the written file will speak for you in that room.
Check every number before you submit. IIMA will match what you type against transcripts, experience certificates and relieving letters, and it says a mismatch cancels an offer automatically. Dates of international work need documents too, and business trips don't count.