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Chandragupt Institute of Management Patna invites applications from eligible candidates appearing for CAT 2025, XAT 2026, MAT (AUG 2025 & onwards), ATMA 2026, CUET2026, GMAT, and CMAT 2026 to two-year full-time residential Post-Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) for the academic session 2026-28.

• GD/PI process : After CAT / XAT / CMAT results

• 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 Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST), and Differently Abled (DA*) categories], from 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 appearing for the final year of Bachelor's degree/equivalent qualification examination and those who have completed degree requirements and are awaiting results can also apply. If selected, such candidates will be allowed to join the programme provisionally, only if he/she submits a certificate latest by June 30, 2026 from the Principal/Registrar of his/her College/Institute (issued on or before June 30, 2026) stating that the candidate has completed all the formalities/requirements for obtaining the bachelor's degree/equivalent qualification on the date of the issue of certificate.

  Prospective candidates must maintain a valid email account and consistent phone number throughout the selection process. CIMP will not be responsible for non-delivery of messages if the email address and phone number provided by the candidate in the application form are invalid/changed later.

  Applicants should note that mere fulfilment of minimum eligibility criteria may not ensure consideration for short listing by CIMP. CIMP will not entertain any correspondence on this subject and decisions of the CIMP Admissions Committee will be final in all matters.

• Any Graduate with at least 50% marks.
• Accepts scores of CAT-2025, XAT-2026, CMAT-2026
• 28 years for General, EWS, OBC-NC candidates and 30 years for SC/ST/PWD candidates as on 1st July 2026