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• The selection process will be based on the best score secured in the Amrita Common Aptitude Test (ACAT) or valid test score of CAT/MAT/CMAT/GMAT/XAT/GRE/KMAT/NMAT
• Candidates are short-listed for Personal Interview (PI), based on their academic and test scores, and will be informed about the PI date by email and SMS. (Candidates who are not shortlisted will not get any communication)
• During the PI candidates will be evaluated on their written and verbal communication skills, subject and general knowledge, and overall personality.
• Offer letter sent to the candidates to the successful candidates by email.
• Selected candidates need to make the payment online by the said date.

Candidates will be shortlisted on the basis of their KIITEE Management/KIITEE/CAT/XAT/CMAT/MAT/GMAT Scores (for MBA 2026 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.

• UG degree (10+2+3 Pattern) recognized by AIU (Association of Indian Universities).
• Minimum 60% aggregate in 10th, 12th, and UG for all campuses. Students in their final year can apply with the last completed semester results.
• Any one of the valid test scores of Rank in Amrita Common Aptitude Test (ACAT) / CAT / XAT / MAT / CMAT / GMAT / GRE. Candidates appearing for these tests can apply with the test registration number.
• Amrita School of Business, Coimbatore Campus accepts NMAT scores
• Department of Management, Kochi and Amritapuri (Kollam) campuses accept valid KMAT scores.
• Students opting for the MS from University at Buffalo at the Bengaluru campus must submit any one of the English Proficiency Tests: TOEFL, IELTS, PTE, or Duolingo English Test on or before September 30, 2025. This score is needed only for the additional MS degree and failing to submit it will not affect the student's MBA degree.

The candidate must be a graduate in any discipline with minimum 50% aggregate marks (or equivalent CGPA) from any university 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 UGC Act, 1956, or possess an equivalent qualification recognized by the Ministry of HRD, Government of India. The candidate must have also minimum 50% aggregate marks (or equivalent CGPA) in the 10th and 12th board examinations. Candidates those who are awarded CGPA or grades in place of marks, their CGPA will be converted into equivalent marks based on the 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 obtained CGPA with the maximum CGPA and multiplying the fraction so obtained by 100. The percentage of aggregate marks is to be calculated taking all subjects into consideration including optional subjects. The candidate also requires to have a valid score of any national entrance examination for MBA or PGDM (e.g., CAT, XAT, CMAT, MAT, GMAT, KIITEE Management & KIITEE 2026, etc.).

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, 2026 can also apply, subject to submission of all the required documents to that effect by 30th September, 2026. 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-up 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 2025).