EFPM Application Form

For General/OBC category

• Secondary (Class X) and Senior Secondary (Class XII) with minimum 55% marks;
• Graduation (non-engineering) with minimum 50% marks or equivalent CGPA and Post-graduation* with minimum 55% marks or equivalent CGPA, OR Graduation (engineering) with minimum 65% marks or equivalent CGPA, OR Any professional qualifications such as CA, ICWA and CS with a minimum 55% aggregate marks and B.Com. as undergraduate degree with minimum 50% marks or equivalent CGPA.

For SC/ST category

• Secondary (Class X) and Senior Secondary (Class XII) with minimum 50% marks;
• Graduation (non-engineering) with minimum 45% marks or equivalent CGPA and Post-graduation* with minimum 50% marks or equivalent CGPA, OR Graduation (engineering) with minimum 60% marks or equivalent CGPA, OR Any professional qualifications such as CA, ICWA and CS with a minimum 50% aggregate marks and B.Com. as undergraduate degree with minimum 45% marks or equivalent CGPA.
• Note: (*Post Graduation with duration of less than two years are not eligible)

Experience and Age

• Currently employed in a full-time job with a minimum of 7 years of work experience as on 31st March 2026;
• Must not be more than 55 years of age as on 31st March 2026.

Qualifying examinations (any one of the followings)

• CAT Score (CAT taken in the year 2023 & 2024 are eligible);
• GATE Score (GATE taken in the year 2024 & 2025 are eligible);
• A valid GMAT/GMAT Focus Edition score as on the last date of applying to the program;
• A valid GRE score as on the last date of applying to the program;



NOTE: Online GMAT/GMAT Focus Edition/GRE (Take home) exam scores are not valid, only test centre-based GMAT/GMAT Focus Edition/GRE scores are valid.

• Valid JRF/SRF (UGC/CSIR/ICAR) score;
• PGPWE Entrance Exam to be conducted in December 2025 at IIM Lucknow, NOIDA Campus (please mention in the application form if you wish to take this exam).

Application Fee

• You will be required to make a Payment of INR 1000/- (INR 500 for SC/ST candidates) towards Application Fees (Non-refundable) to complete the application process. Note that you will not be able to make any changes to the Application once it is submitted. You may like to "Preview" the application very carefully once it is completed before submitting it. The System will allow you to "Preview" the application multiple times before you "Submit" it.

Exemption from the first year

On the recommendation of the interview panel, exemption from the first year may be granted to a candidate who, in addition to meeting the aforementioned requirements, has completed a two-year MBA/PGDM (or equivalent) with a minimum CGPA of 6.0 on a 10-point scale / minimum 60% marks / or equivalent, and who meets either of the following criteria:

• Has completed the program from an Indian institute/university ranked among the top 15 institutions in the Management category of the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF), released by the Government of India (in any year); NIRF Management Ranking
, OR
• Has completed the program from an institute/university where the MBA program is accredited by at least one of the following international bodies: AMBA, AACSB, or EQUIS
.

Note: Candidates who have pursued an MBA/PGDM (or equivalent) of less than two academic years' duration are not eligible for first-year exemption. Meeting the minimum eligibility requirements does not guarantee exemption; the final decision rests with the interview panel.