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For admission to the MBA applicants are required to qualify for the CAT. Overseas candidates may however, apply with GMAT scores.

Validity and other conditions are specified below:

• CAT - Current year scores
• GMAT score - no earlier than 24 months prior to last date of application

Overseas candidates including NRIs who seek admission to IIM Shillong (IIMS) Master in Business Administration (MBA) can apply in the prescribed application form furnishing their latest GMAT scores. The scores should not be older than 24 months as on the last date of application. The Institute considers the GMAT scores of the candidates living abroad in lieu of CAT score. The overseas candidates who happen to be in India during the CAT examination, should appear in the CAT  

An Indian citizen living abroad (studying or employed) will qualify as an overseas candidate for the purpose of considering themselves for admission only if the period of stay is not less than 18 months . There is no reservation for overseas candidates and the offer of admission will be made solely on the basis of merit as in the case of other applicants taking CAT.

The admission process is completed in the following steps:

• Interested candidates fill in the online application form.
• Applicants are shortlisted based on the eligibility criteria and called for the second round, where they are screened through a personal interview.
• Successful candidates will be intimated by the Admissions office.

Reservation Policyz

The Institute will follow the Government of India's reservation policy for EWS, NC-OBC, SC, ST and PwD.

Original Score Card submission

After receiving the offer of admission from the Institute, the candidates will mandatorily need to share their official GMAT (10th Edition)/GMAT (Focus Edition)/GRE scorecards through mba.com or Educational Testing Service (ETS), as applicable. Please note the following:

Notes

• Some candidates may be placed on a waitlist in each cycle of admission.
• By March 15, 2025, a firm decision will be communicated to all such waitlisted candidates.
• The last date of granting admission is March 15, 2025 for the Academic Year 2025-2026 and no admission will be offered to any candidate after this date.

The candidate must hold a Bachelor’s Degree, with at least 50% marks or equivalent CGPA [45% in case of the candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST) and Differently Abled (DA) (It may also referred to as Persons with Disability (PWD) category)], awarded by any of the Universities incorporated by an act of the central or state legislature in India or other educational institutions established by an act of Parliament or declared to be deemed as a University under Section 3 of the UGC Act, 1956, or possess an equivalent qualification recognized by the Ministry of HRD, Government of India.

• Candidates with a minimum of 10+2 years of school education and a bachelor’s degree/equivalent qualification in any discipline with at least 50% marks or equivalent Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA). Applicants from SC, ST and PwD categories should have a minimum of 45% or equivalent CGPA.
• A minimum three years of bachelor’s level education after completing higher secondary schooling.
• Valid GMAT Exam (10th Edition)/ GMAT Exam (Focus Edition) (Online or Centre based) score, or GRE score (at Centre or at Home), not older than 5 years from the date of the exam, or CAT score of tests taken in 2025 or later.
• Full-time work experience (after graduation) of minimum 36 months as of February 28, 2025.