Institute of Public Enterprise Course Admissions 2026 (Open): Application Process, Eligibility, Courses & Fee

IPE Hyderabad offers admission based on entrance exam scores. The institute considers CAT, XAT, MAT, ATMA, CMAT, etc. for admission to PGDM programme. Candidates selected for PGDM course are further called for a group discussion and personal interview round. Once the final selection is done, aspirants have to pay a course fee to confirm their seat in the institute.

Institute of Public Enterprise (IPE) Hyderabad follows the refund norms as per the AICTE. Candidates admitted provisionally into PGDM courses can request for refund of the fee by submitting a written application along with a copy of the fee receipt in original to the admission unit at the Shamirpet campus of IPE.

In the field of Management, IPE Hyderabad offers a full-time PGDM, which is considered equivalent to an MBA. It is a two-year, postgraduate Diploma programme. The institute offers 540 seats under its AICTE-approved PGDM programme. These seats are cumulative of the seats offered for various PGDM specialisations. Besides the general PGDM course, the institute offers five PGDM specialisations, such as Marketing Management, International Business, Business Analytics, etc.

The closing ranks for PGDM disciplines shows a variety of demand for the candidates willing to get PG courses at IPE Hyderabad. Based on the IPE Hyderabad cutoff 2024, the cutoff for PGDM stood at: 

For PGDM aspirants, who are willing to take admission must have a valid MAT, CMAT, and XAT percentile. As per the IPE Hyderabad cutoff 2024, the official cutoff percentile for PGDM stood at 80, 75 and 60 for CMAT, MAT, and XAT for the General or open category candidates. Similarly, we have other PGDM specialisations too for the candidates. The cutoffs for some of these specialisations stood common at 75 for Banking and Financial Services, International Business, and other specialisations.

IPE Hyderabad accepts valid MAT/ XAT/ CMAT/ CAT/ ATMA scores for PGDM admissions. The minimum eligibility criteria for various courses is a Bachelor's degree with a minimum of 50% aggregate. Institute of Public Enterprise accepts applications in both online and offline modes. Admission to PGDM at IPE Hyderabad is completely entranced and exam-based. The academic record of candidates is also considered during the IPE admission process. Apply early as the seats are limited.

Some of the prominent areas of study in the curriculum of PGDM-Business Analytics offered by IPE Hyderabad are as follows:

• Strategic Management
• Block Chain and Business Application
• Deep Learning and Artificial Intelligence for Business Applications
• Natural Language Processing and Generative AI
•  IoT Communication and Networking
•  Corporate Governance, Business Ethics and CSR

Institute of Public Enterprise, Hyderabad offers a Tuition Fee Waiver (TFW) Scheme for students whose parents have an annual income from all sources of not more than INR 8 lakh.  Under the TWS scheme, the entire PGDM tuition fee is waived off for the student. Maximum 5% seats (supernumerary seats) of the approved intake of the PGDM course are offered under this scheme.

The criteria for evaluation for the PGDM selection process at IPE Hyderabad is given in the table below:

The students who are selected are informed through mail. The selected students have to pay the admission fee to confirm their seat at the college.

IPE Hyd admissions 2026 are open for PGDM specialisations. Interested students can visit the official website to apply online. The Institute of Public Enterprise course admissions are held on the basis of entrance test, and students can check the IPE Hyderabad application form online.

IPE Hyderabad cutoff is based on CMAT, MAT and XAT exam scores for admission to MBA course. Candidates seeking IPE Hyderabad admission for PGDM must have a valid score in any of the mentioned entrance exams. Tabulated below is the entrance exam-wise cutoff:

The electives offered in PGDM-Marketing Management at IPE Hyderabad are as follows:

• Marketing Analytics
• Customer Relationship Management
• Digital & Social Media Marketing
• Integrated Marketing Communications
• Strategic Marketing
• Product & Brand Management

These electives are offered in the 5th trimester of the PGDM-Business Analytics course at IPE Hyderabad.

Some of the prominent areas of study that are specifically taught in the PGDM International Business specialisation at IPE Hyderabad are as follows:

• Production and Operations Management
• International Marketing Research
• Cost and Management Accounting
• Priming for Placements (Business Aptitude)
• Business Analytics for Managers
• Startups and Entrepreneurship
• Global Finance and Foreign Currency

The date for the XAT 2025 exam was 5 January, 2025. This piece of information was released by the XLRI Jamshedpur. 

Candidates must check the result on the website of CMAT. Aspirants need to give application number, date of birth and pin to download the result. Candidates must keep the scorecard with them for future reference.

Institute of Public Enterprise Hyderabad application form can be found conveniently on the official website. The step-by-step by application process mentioned below: 

1. Visit the official page. 
2. On the top-right corner, click on "Admissions 2026-28 Apply Now".
3. Enter in personal details and register user profile.
4. Fill in the application form and upload documents.
5. Submit the application form.

Institute of Public Enterprise gives the popular Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) course to students. Also, it heps students in earning relevant certifications such as Bloomberg Certifications, Six Sigma Certifications, SAP certifications, Analytics, Digital Marketing Certifications, etc. Students can visit the official website and find out more on the same.

Below are the details mentioned in CMAT scorecard:

Candidate’s name

Candidate’s roll number

Candidate’s date of birth

Category and Gender

Candidate’s guardian's name

CMAT registration number

Sectional CMAT score 

Overall CMAT score 

Sectional CMAT percentile 

Overall CMAT percentile 

Qualifying status

Contact details of the candidate