Eligibility

The candidate must hold a Bachelor’s degree in any discipline with a minimum of 50% aggregate marks (or equivalent CGPA) from:

  • a university incorporated by an Act of the Central or State Legislature in India; or

  • an educational institution established by an Act of Parliament; or

  • an institution declared to be a Deemed-to-be University under Section 3 of the UGC Act, 1956; or

  • possess an equivalent qualification recognized by the Ministry of HRD, Government of India.

In addition, the candidate must have secured a minimum of 50% aggregate marks (or equivalent CGPA) in both the 10th and 12th Board Examinations.

Candidates who have been awarded CGPA or grades instead of marks, their CGPA will be converted into equivalent percentage marks based on the conversion formula/equivalence, certified by the university/institution/board from where they obtained their degree/certificate. In absence of any instruction from the university, equivalence would be established by dividing the obtained CGPA with the maximum CGPA and multiplying the result with 100. The percentage of aggregate marks is to be calculated by taking all subjects into consideration, including optional subjects.

The candidate must also possess a valid score in any recognized national-level entrance examination for MBA/PGDM, (e.g. KIITEE Management, KIITEE, CAT, XAT, CMAT, MAT, GMAT, ATMA, etc.) or any other examination recognized by KIIT School of Management for the respective admission year.

Candidates appearing for the final examination for the Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent examination) and expected to complete all the requirements for obtaining the Bachelor’s degree by 30th June, 2027 can also apply, subject to submission of all the required documents to that effect by 30th September, 2027. Failing to submit the requisite documents in time will entitle a student to withdraw from the programme.

Foreign/NRI candidates will have the above eligibility for applying for the MBA programme and they are required to submit the filled-in application form along with the requisite documents and application fee of US $50. They will be considered for admission process on the basis of their valid GMAT scores (appeared in year 2026).

Selection Process

Candidates will be shortlisted on the basis of their KIITEE Management/KIITEE/CAT/XAT/CMAT/MAT/GMAT/ATMA Scores (for MBA 2027 admission) for appearing in the Group Discussion (GD), Personal Interview (PI) and Writing Ability Test (WAT). The GD&PI will be conducted at New Delhi, Bangalore, Mumbai, Kolkata, Jamshedpur and Bhubaneswar. For any unforeseeable reason if the GD & PI could not be conducted at any selected centre, then the candidate will be asked to appear the GD & PI at the centre allotted by the institute. The final selection will be made on the basis of candidate’s performance in the Group Discussion & Personal Interview (GD & PI), Writing Ability Test (WAT), career marks, and entrance score. Successful candidates will be intimated of their final selection through admission offer letter containing the terms and conditions of the admission. For the offer to be valid, the selected candidates, after going through contents of the admission offer letter, need to confirm and accept the offer with the terms and conditions for taking admission to the programme through “Acceptance Letter” and other documents. All the candidates who have been offered admission have to pay the fees as stipulated in the admission offer letter. Otherwise they would forfeit their seat.

Submission of Documents

Following documents are required to be submitted by the candidates at the time of GD & PI:

  • 10th Certificate and Mark Sheet
  • 12th Certificate and Mark Sheet
  • Graduation Certificate and all Semester Mark Sheets
  • Entrance Score Card
  • Passport Photograph
  • Experience Certificate, if any

Any changes in the list would be communicated to the candidate in due course of time.

Cancellation of Admission Offer

Admission is liable to be cancelled at any point of time, either before or after admission, if:

  • Any information provided in the application form/admission form is found to be incorrect or misleading.
  • The candidate fails to submit the final degree result on time as stipulated or fails to secure minimum eligible marks in the degree examination.
  • The terms and conditions of the admission offer letter are not fulfilled.