MBA Applications 2026 Deadline: This is the likely scenario for MBA applications in the upcoming 2026 admission session. CAT is one of the most popular national-level MBA entrance exams for candidates seeking MBA admission into IIMs and other top B schools. CAT for MBA Admission 2026 was held on November 30, 2025, and the CAT answer key was released on December 05, 2025.

Top MBA colleges, including XLRI, IIFT, IMI and others, are closing their applications for admission in 2006 soon. The race for MBA admissions will intensify further as reputed B-schools like FMS, IIT, and TISS are also set to begin their admission processes in a week.

Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) has cancelled its entrance exam, TISSNET and will accept CAT  and CUET PG scores for admission. SPJIMR, MDI, IMT have already closed their application process, and except IIM Mumbai, the other 20 IIMs, including IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Bangalore, IIM Calcutta, have closed their applications for MBA admission 2026.

Key details about MBA Admission 2026 in top MBA colleges with the earliest 2026-2028 MBA Application Deadline: January 26, 2026

MBA Application 2026 Deadline: January 31st, 2026

Multiple Campuses of Top Business Schools in India:

While many top Indian B-schools like IIMs (Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Calcutta, Lucknow, Kozhikode, Indore) and ISB focus on a single, flagship campus, several well-known Business schools, such as XLRI (Jamshedpur, Delhi-NCR), NMIMS (Mumbai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, etc.), SP Jain (Mumbai, Dubai, etc.), IMT (Ghaziabad, Nagpur, Hyderabad) and MDI (Gurgaon, Murshidabad), operate across multiple locations, offering different specializations and catering to different student needs, while IIMs are also expanding to new campuses like IIM Mumbai, IIM Jammu, etc., creating a large network.

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