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Cycle update · 25 September 2026

What Changed in MBA Admissions: 25 September 2026

By Piyush Agarwal, 10 years in direct admissions counselling · 25 September 2026

The short answer

On 25 September 2026, Masters' Union Round 1 closes 27 September at Rs 38,56,692 unchanged. IPE Hyderabad was profiled from its own pages at Rs 9,15,000 for 2026-28 with six accepted exams, XIME's campus fee gap was mapped at Rs 3 lakh, IMT Hyderabad printed INR 16 lakhs residential for 2027-29, and the Tuition Fee Waiver was documented at the Rs 8 lakh income line.

What changed?

ItemBeforeNow
Masters' Union — Round 1 closes in TWO days; the fee page re-printed in fullRs 38,56,692 total; Round 1 closes 27 September 2026 11:59 pmThe official pgp-tbm admissions-and-fees page re-read today renders the full stack: PROGRAMME FEE Rs 38,56,692 (admission Rs 90,000 + tuition Rs 37,66,692 before scholarships of up to 100%), application fee Rs 500, Round 1 application closes 27th Sep 11:59 pm, MU-BAAT window 28 September-4 October (only when required — a valid CAT 2023/2024/2025 or GMAT waives it), interviews 7-15 October, decisions 18-19 October (indicative), admission fee due 28 October 2026, early-bird 10% tuition benefit deadline 18 November, final tuition deadline 25 April 2027. Nothing moved on the number; the calendar is now printed to the day
IPE Hyderabad — profiled; the six-exam budget PGDM doorNo IPE profile existedIPE's own pages opened today: the 2026-28 fee table prints Rs 9,15,000 grand total (Year 1 Rs 5,15,000 with a Rs 15,000 refundable deposit inside; Year 2 Rs 4,00,000), hostel Rs 1,50,000 single / Rs 1,20,000 double per year with food, transport Rs 45,000. Admission needs ANY ONE of CAT, XAT, MAT, ATMA, CMAT or GMAT plus a personal interview; the bar is 50% (45% SC/ST/PC). The institute's own three-year placement table prints 2025: 81.4% placed, average Rs 7.02 LPA, highest Rs 20 LPA. No quota route prints anywhere
IMT Hyderabad — the 2027-29 fee block prints INR 16 lakhs RESIDENTIALProfile carried the Rs 16 lakh figure verified 6 SeptemberThe official admissions page re-read today (rendered) prints the full 2027-29 block: fee INR 16 lakhs for PGDM and PGDM (Finance) with 'the academic fee includes accommodation and mess' — a residential all-in. CAT 2026 / XAT 2027 / GMAT (scores by 31 March 2027), 50% bar, applications open from September 2026, process first week of February 2027, results third week of March, classes June 2027. Scholarships print: 100% TFW, 20% for all female candidates, 40% at CAT/XAT 90 percentile or GMAT Focus 645+ — the strongest printed concession stack in the city
XIME campuses compared — the Rs 3 lakh campus gap on one official tableCampus fees lived on three separate profilesXIME's fee-structure page opened today prints the whole system at once: Bangalore Rs 12,90,000 (240 seats) against Kochi and Chennai at Rs 9,90,000 each (150 apiece, about 540 total), Year-wise splits (Bangalore 6,70,000+6,20,000; Kochi/Chennai 5,20,000+4,70,000 in three instalments each), the Rs 2,000 application with Rs 250 per extra campus preference, printed selection weights (test 35%, GD-PI 40%, academics 13%, extracurriculars 12%), KMAT for Kochi alone, TANCET for Chennai alone, compulsory residence everywhere, deposits Rs 25,000 + Rs 10,000, hostel Rs 12,000-16,000 a month for ten months, and the TFW-2027 income line. The new comparison page holds it in one table
The Tuition Fee Waiver — mapped as its own money pageTFW lines appeared piecemeal inside profilesThe printed TFW now has a dedicated page: IPE cites the AICTE circular of 3 August 2021 with the Rs 8,00,000 parental-income line (all sources) and up to 5% of approved intake; XIME's TFW-2027 form is a public download on its fee page; IMT Hyderabad prints a 100% academic-fee waiver; NIBM's bank-sponsored waiver (same income line, 22 students in 2024-26) carries its brochure link. The page prints the rule agents never quote: tuition only — every other fee line stays on the bill
MAT September scores — STILL DUE, deadline language unchangedScores due 'by the last week of September 2026' per AIMA's pageNinth consecutive check: AIMA's testing page still prints 'Availability of MAT September '26 Score on MAT Website: By last week of September 2026' — the last week is now. The same page prints BOTH a 2025 block (Rs 2,200/3,800) and the governing 2026 block (Rs 2,300 PBT/CBT, Rs 4,000 both) — our page's figures match the 2026 block. The December MAT still has no candidate schedule; mat-december-2026 stays unbuilt
Watches — IIM Jammu day 15, KMAT day 7, SIMC day 3, Welingkar now fully unreachableIIM Jammu NXDOMAIN day 14; KPPGCA DNS-dead day 6; SIMC dates 404 day 2iimjammu.ac.in does not resolve for a fifteenth day. kmatindia.com serves but prints no result date; kppgca.karnataka.gov.in remains DNS-dead day 7. SIMC's important-dates page is unreachable a third day (the prospectus PDF governs). welingkar.org went from 403 to fully unreachable today — the pgdm subdomain had also stopped serving when probed. findurcollege.com's sitemap re-fetched: 1,470 URLs with 89 September lastmods — the reframe is confirmed: they are layer-rotating (NEET-PG and medical pages active this week) while their MBA money pages' newest touch stays 11 September (mba-admission, mba-vs-pgdm, simsree, dms-iit-delhi, snap/xat cutoff pages)

What should you do now?

  1. If Masters' Union Round 1 is your target: the application closes 27 September 11:59 pm — two days. A valid CAT 2023/2024/2025 or GMAT score waives MU-BAAT entirely; without one, the online assessment runs 28 September-4 October.
  2. If your best score is MAT, ATMA or CMAT: IPE Hyderabad keeps its door open on all three — six accepted exams is the widest printed menu among Hyderabad's PGDM schools, and the fee table starts at Rs 9,15,000 before the TFW.
  3. If your family's parental income is under Rs 8 lakh: the printed Tuition Fee Waiver can zero the tuition line at IPE, XIME (all three campuses) and IMT Hyderabad — claim it with the income certificate at application time, not after admission.
  4. If you are choosing between XIME campuses: Kochi and Chennai print the same PGDM at Rs 3 lakh below Bangalore. The campus-only exam rules (KMAT Kochi, TANCET Chennai) may make the decision for you.
  5. If you sat MAT September: scores are due within days on AIMA's own timeline. Check the applicant dashboard at mat.aima.in — and treat any 'December MAT' quote before AIMA prints a schedule as fiction.

Where does this fit?

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