Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA) 

at IIM Amritsar, Amritsar

There is no such of provision for getting direct admission in Executive MBA course at IIM Amritsar. Candidates willing to pursue executive MBA programme at IIM Amritsar must have a valid CAT/ GMAT score (last two years), for candidates who haven’t appeared in CAT or GMAT must take the entrance test for admission in executive MBA conducted by IIM Amritsar and 3 year of work experience.

Yes, IIM Amritsar offers a two-year full time Executive MBA Programme. IIM Amritsar Executive MBA programme is specially curated for working professionals. The programme will be conducted in blended mode (offline + online).

Candidates willing to pursue executive MBA programme at IIM Amritsar must have a valid CAT/ GMAT score (last two years), for candidates who haven’t appeared in CAT or GMAT must take the entrance test conducted by IIM Amritsar and three year of work experience.

Candidates having a valid CAT/ GMAT/ GRE score will be shortlisted for the personal interview (PI) round. Candidates who qualify the personal interview (PI) round will have to report to the admission cell at IIM Amritsar for document verification and fee payment for final seat allotment.

Candidates willing to take admission in courses offered at IIM Amritsar must fulfil the required eligibity criteria for that particular course. IIM Amritsar courses admissions are completely entrance exam based. 

IIM Amritsar offers a two-year full-time MBA programme. Candidates aspiring to take admission in MBA programme at IIM Amritsar must possess a bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 50% aggregate (45% for reserved categories). Also, candidates should have a valid CAT score based on which they will get shortlisted for the personal interview (PI) round.

Selected candidates will have to report to the admission cell at IIM Amritsar for document verification and fee payment for final seat allotment.

IIM Amritsar offers a two-year hybrid mode Executive MBA programme. Interested candidates must have a UG degree in any domain with a minimum of 50% aggregate (45% aggregate for reserved categories). Besides, having UG degree, candidates should also have a three-years of work experience. Also, candidates should have a valid score in CAT/ GRE/ GMAT/ GATE exam followed by a PI round. Candidates can also appear for IAAT conducted by IIM Amritsar EMBA. For other courses, admission is based on entrance-exam.

The institute has good placement record. As per the latest reports, the key MBA placement highlights 2025 are mentioned below:

The top 20% average package offered during MBA and MSDSM placements 2025 was 19.11 LPA and 18.25 LPA. 

Earlier, the institute disclosed the average package 2024 for the top quartile. The table below depicts the IIM Amritsar average package for the past three years:

The highest package offered during MBA and MSc Data Science & Management placements 2025 was 25.86 LPA and 28 LPA. 

Earlier, during 2024 placements, the highest domestic package stood at INR 28 LPA. Students also managed to grab international offers with the highest international package of INR 58.52 LPA. Earlier, the highest package offered in 2023 was INR 36.25 LPA. Looking at the past three years' stats (2022 to 2024), an improving trend was recorded in the highest package. The table below represents the IIM Amritsar the highest package trends:

Yes, for admission to the MBA programme at IIM Amritsar, candidates must secure a valid CAT percentile in both categories, i.e. overall and section-wise category which should be above the closing percentile mentioned in the cut-off list released by IIM Amritsar.

Candidates based on their CAT percentile/ score will be shortlisted for the Personal Interview (PI) round. Hence, candidates aspiring to take admission to the MBA programme at IIM Amristar must prepare well for the CAT exam.

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Admission to various postgraduate courses at the Indian Institute of Management–Amritsar (IIM–Amritsar) is based on merit and scores of several entrance tests. The accepted entrance exams are CAT and others. CAT qualifying percentile changes every year and depends on the criteria set by the college. This depends on the number of students applying for admission through CAT and various other criteria set by the college. For the various information related to the  IIM Amritsar admission criteria or CAT, please visit the official website of the college.

Yes, IIM Amritsar provide equal opportunity to students to apply for scholarships. The IIM Amritsar scholarship recipient will continue to receive the allotted scholarship in the second year of the MBA programme as well only if the candidate secures a CGPA of not less than 2.96 in the first year.