IIM Bangalore (EPGP)

Average GMAT Focus: 654
Class size: 75 (Class of 2027)
Median base salary: INR 38,037 (Class of 2026)
Program tuition: INR 27,616 (full program)

Bengaluru, India · Public · 1-year full-time residential MBA for experienced professionals (EPGP; min. 5 yrs work experience; April start)

Deadlines

Statement of purpose (indicating your achievements and future goals)

Round 2 is the only door left: applications close Nov. 25, 2026, at 5 p.m. IST, and IIMB disqualifies anyone found applying in both rounds. Your referees have to submit online before that deadline, and you can't submit until they do. Send them the details this week.
The interview is one input among five. IIMB builds a composite score from your academics, test score, quality of work experience, a writing test and the interview, and makes offers down that list. There's no minimum GMAT or GRE, but IIMB says scores are judged relative to the pool, and the latest batch averaged 704.
The written test is part of your score, so practice writing a clear argument under time pressure. Your statement of purpose and your interview answers should tell the same story about where your career has been and where it's going.
Look at who's in the room. The 2026-27 batch was 76% engineers and averaged 6.8 years of experience. If you come from commerce, the arts or a non-engineering field, IIMB names that group, along with women and under-represented social groups, for its Merit-cum-Means scholarships.