Admission Policy For International Applicants

Part B - International Applicants

(i) This document outlines the process that will be used for selecting meritorious candidates in the International Applicants category, for admission to the Integrated Masters of Business Administration (i-MBA) Program at the Indian Institute of Management Amritsar (IIM Amritsar) for the batch of 2025-2030.

(ii) IIM Amritsar has earmarked a total of 5 Seats for the International/ Foreign applicants under the provision of the Supernumerary Quota (this will be separate from the regular intake of the IPM program).

(iii) The selection process, selection criteria and weights given to various parameters are decided by the Admissions Committee annually. The Admission Committee finalizes the process, fixes these criteria and weights at the beginning of each admission cycle. This is to ensure that the admissions process is objective.

(iv) Candidates are advised to clearly and correctly present their age, caste category and marks related information for standard 10th and 12th. Incorrect presentation of information will be construed as misrepresentation, resulting in the candidate’s application not being considered for the next level in the selection process. IIM Amritsar’s decision in this matter will be final and no further discussion will be entertained with regard to the processing of such an application.

Candidates satisfying the following criteria are eligible to apply for the Five-Year Integrated Programme in Management of IIM Amritsar:

• (i) Only Non-Indian passport holders will be considered as ‘International Applicants’ for admission to the Integrated Master of Business Administration (i-MBA) program of IIM Amritsar in 2025-2030 batch.
• (ii) Age: Candidate should not be more than 20 years of age as of 1st July 2025.
• (iii) Qualifying Exam: Candidate should have passed Standard XII/HSC or equivalent examination in 2024 or appearing in 2025.
• (iv) Minimum Percentage (%) of marks: Candidate should have a minimum of 60% in standard X/ SSC and standard XII/ HSC or equivalent examinations.
• (v) Valid SAT Score: Minimum score of 1300 out of 1600 in SAT (SAT score obtained during June 01, 2024, to June 01, 2025, will only be considered as valid score).

Note 1:

Candidates who are likely to complete standard XII/ HSC or equivalent by June 30, 2025, can also apply, subject to meeting the eligibility criteria as mentioned above. If selected, such candidates will be admitted to the programme provisionally. At the time of registration for the programme, such candidate must have to produce standard X/ SSC and standard XII/ HSC or equivalent examinations mark sheet (securing minimum marks, as indicated above) along with a school-leaving certificate/migration certificate, failing which the candidate’s provisional admission offer will stand cancelled.

Eligible candidates seeking admission to the five-year IPM of IIM Amritsar can take SAT in the country of their residence. The candidates should submit their application online at www.iimamritsar.ac.in within the stipulated period along with the SAT score and pay the online non-refundable/non-transferable application fee.

Stage 1:

Only those candidates who meet all the eligibility criteria and have submitted their application complete in all aspects before the due date will comprise the pool of candidates to be considered for shortlisting from Stage 2 onwards.

Stage 2:

Candidates will be shortlisted for Personal Interview (PI) from the eligible pool on the basis of their SAT score. The minimum SAT cut off score will be decided by the Admissions Committee. Individual regret letters will not be sent to applicants who are rejected at this stage.

Stage 3:

Shortlisted candidates based on the SAT score shall appear for the Personal Interview in online mode. IIM Amritsar also expects a consistent and minimum performance in the different parameters of the Personal Interview, including academic profile, communication skills, general awareness, and extra-curricular activities.

Stage 4:

Merit list will be generated based on Composite Score (CS) and provisional admission offers will be made accordingly. The CS will be calculated as given in the Table-1B below:

* SAT score converted to a percentage of the maximum possible SAT score. 

• If an international applicant is selected for admission to the Programme, it will be the sole responsibility of the applicant to obtain and submit all the requisite clearance certificates from the Government of India, such as "No Objection Certificate" from the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India, etc. (as applicable) at the time of joining the Programme.
• Candidates attempting to apply with minor changes of information and/or facts to more than one and/or multiple applications will be summarily rejected and such candidates will be debarred from further selection process.