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Cycle update · 18 September 2026

What Changed in MBA Admissions: 18 September 2026

By Piyush Agarwal, 10 years in direct admissions counselling · 18 September 2026

The short answer

On 18 September 2026: ISB Round 1 closes 20 September with late submissions rolling to Round 2; KMAT and MAT's CBT both sit Sunday 20 September; SNAP's first mock needs a complete application by 22 September. NMIMS's 2026 handout now prices every campus — Mumbai Rs 13,50,000 to Ahmedabad Rs 9,00,000 per annum.

What changed?

ItemBeforeNow
ISB Round 1 — two days leftRound 1 deadline 20 September 2026 for the PGP Class of 2028, verified 17 SeptemberRe-verified on ISB's official application-deadlines page today (the site reorganised its URLs; the page now lives under /programmes/): Round 1 closes 20 September 2026, interviews October-December, decisions end-December. Applications after 20 September roll automatically into Round 2 (6 December 2026); Round 3 closes 17 January 2027; one application per year
KMAT Karnataka — test on SundayAdmit cards out since 15 September; practice test ran 17-18 SeptemberThe home-proctored online MBA test sits Sunday 20 September 2026, 2-4 pm, across 189 member institutions — the last major September exam date standing. Scores feed KPPGCA's member-college counselling, including the management-share seats our Karnataka quota page maps
MAT September CBT — test on Sunday, admit cards liveCBT admit cards opened 17 September at 5 pm for the 20 September testAIMA's page carried the B-school-side December 2026 registration link today, but the candidate schedule for December is still unposted — we will build the December session page the day AIMA prints dates. September CBT sits 20 September; scores due by the last week of September
SNAP 2026 — application deadline for the first mock in four daysFirst official mock 24 September; applications close 25 NovemberRe-verified on the official important-dates page today: registration closes 25 November 2026, tests 13, 19 and 26 December (admit cards 7, 11, 18 December), result 12 January 2027. To sit the 24 September mock your application must be complete by 22 September
NMIMS 2026-28 fee table — every campus priced in one handoutOur campus pages carried a mix: Mumbai fees from the SBM page, Indore unpublished, Bengaluru unpublishedThe official Admission Handout 2026 (re-downloaded today) prints the full table: MBA Mumbai Rs 13,50,000, HR Mumbai Rs 12,75,000, Business Analytics/Digital Transformation Rs 11,50,000, Bengaluru/Hyderabad/Navi Mumbai Rs 11,00,000, Indore Rs 10,00,000, Pharmaceutical Management and Ahmedabad Rs 9,00,000 — per annum, 'for information only', second year intimated at admission. NMAT window stands 20 August-10 October at Rs 3,000, first attempt only
VIT Business School — fee and waivers re-verifiedVITBS had no profile on this site; findurcollege lists VIT among NMAT colleges without a fee pageThe official page prints MBA tuition Rs 3,48,500 per annum with waivers to 100% at CAT/XAT 95-plus or MAT 791-800 (50% at 90-plus / 760-790) — one of the strongest printed waiver grids relative to fee size. VITBEE or CAT/XAT/MAT entry on a 60% bar; profile published today
Alliance University — the 2027-28 cycle's new fee shapeOur fee page carried the July 2026-28 structure: Rs 50,000 registration plus Rs 14,50,000 in instalments totalling Rs 15,00,000The flagship MBA page now advertises Admissions Open 2027-2028 with a restructured table: Rs 25,000 registration plus Rs 25,000 Learners Value Proposition course, instalments of Rs 4,50,000 and Rs 5,00,000 x 2 — total still Rs 15,00,000 for Indian nationals, foreign nationals $19,200 (was $20,550). Eligibility unchanged at 50% (45% SC/ST) with AMAT or national tests

What should you do now?

  1. If ISB is on your list: Round 1 closes 20 September 2026. A missed Round 1 is not fatal — the same page says late submissions roll into Round 2 (6 December). One application per year, so polish it before submitting.
  2. If you sit KMAT or MAT's September CBT on Sunday: KMAT is home-proctored 2-4 pm (check your system and ID requirements the day before); MAT's CBT centre reporting is printed on the admit card issued since 17 September.
  3. If SNAP is in your plan: finish the application by 22 September to sit the first official mock on 24 September — the only full-length official rehearsal before December.
  4. If you are comparing NMIMS campuses: use the handout's printed table (Rs 9-13.5 lakh per annum by campus), not aggregator totals, and remember only your first NMAT attempt counts.
  5. If VIT is on your list: the waiver grid means a 95-plus CAT/XAT percentile or MAT 791-800 takes the tuition to zero — check your score against the printed bands before you budget.

Where does this fit?

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