A) Educational Qualification:
Graduate degree or equivalent in any discipline with at least 50% marks or equivalent CGPA. (AIU equivalency certificates must be presented during registration if your degree was obtained at a foreign university).
B) A candidate should have a valid score, as of the closing date of submission, in any of the following tests:
1. GMAT (Only scores from the previous three years will be accepted) score from any of the below version.
2. GRE: 60th percentile in all sections or overall 320, whichever is minimum, not older than three years
3. CAT: 80th percentile (only test scores from CAT 2024 will be accepted)
**(online/home edition scores are not accepted)**
GMAT/GRE Official Score Forwarding for Verification
1. IIMK code for forwarding GMAT score is is D3Z-SQ-77 (Post Graduate Programme-International Students)
2. IIMK code for forwarding GRE score is is 4748 (Indian Institute of Management)
Please use these codes to have your scores sent directly to IIMK. Your official score report from Pearson / GMAC (for the GMAT) or ETS (for the GRE) will be used for verification.
C) English Eligibility Criteria should be either one of the following:
1. TOEFL/IELTS: More than 70th percentile/percentage.
2. A degree from an Institute in an English-speaking country (India, UK, Canada, US, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand..)
3. A certificate from the last degree-granting Institute that the student has demonstrated proficiency in English as a foreign language. You can upload this certificate along with other documents in the application form.
Click here to download the format of the certificate
D)Guidelines for Indian and Foreign Nationals Applying as International Candidates
Indian nationals applying as International Candidates for PGP/PGP-Finance/PGP-LSM 2025–27 must have been residing outside India for a period of not less than 18 months as on January 1, 2025, and must be physically outside India on the CAT 2024 examination date (NRI cannot apply as International candidate with their CAT examination score).
The Indian nationals who are living, working, or studying abroad should produce a certificate from the Indian Embassy/High Commission/Consulate of the country where the candidate is currently based, stating that the candidate has been resident in that country continuously for a period of not less than 18 months as on January 1, 2025.
* An Indian national holding a visa from another country, but living, employed, or studying in India, cannot apply under this category*
**This certificate needs to be produced along with the admission application**
Foreign nationals need to have a valid passport/travel document from a country other than India.
Foreign nationals who are present in India can submit their applications either with a 2024 CAT test score or using GMAT/GRE scores from past three years.
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