IMD MBA Deadlines 2026 Entry
The IMD MBA deadlines for their 2026 intake are as follows. Full-time MBA students enroll at IMD in January and complete their degree by December of the same year.
| Round | Application Deadline | Decision Notification |
|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | January 15, 2025 | March 1, 2025 |
| Round 2 | March 15, 2025 | May 1, 2025 |
| Round 3 | May 15, 2025 | July 1, 2025 |
| Round 4 | July 1, 2025 | August 1, 2025 |
| Round 5 | September 15, 2025 | November 1, 2025 |
| Round 6 | October 15, 2025 | November 10, 2025 |
There is an early bird application fee waiver for those who apply by Round 1.
Required Materials
Applicants must hold a bachelor’s degree and have two years minimum of full-time professional experience.
The completed application will include transcripts for all post-secondary academic work, GMAT or GRE score reports (no waiver available), essay responses, one professional recommendation, a current one-page resume, and the CHF 150 application fee. English language skills are covered on the assessment day.
IMD also offers what they call “assessment challenges” for high-achieving candidates who do not have the financial means to apply. For the assessment challenges, applicants are invited to submit a simplified application form with no application fee, for the chance to be selected to take part in a competitive online experience. The top performer of each challenge will be awarded a scholarship and a place in the next MBA class. Runners up will be also offered a place in the MBA next class intake. There are separate deadlines and applications to participate in the challenges, which have targeted young or women leaders.
Interviews
Interviews are issued by invitation only. Interviews may be conducted online or in person. Candidates may also be invited for further assessment, which will include an elevator pitch, a team experience, class observation (where possible) and networking with members of the MBA team.
MBA Applywire
Applying to deferred programs this year, would love to hear thoughts on my application.
675 GMAT Focus, 3.723 at Non Target Undergraduate, Finance Major. Decent extra curricular on-campus, for internship experience started college with internship at a small ABL shop, interned sophomore summer/junior school year at a large publicly traded mortgage company doing Risk, interned after junior year at a Big4 doing Risk Consulting for FSOs. Returning FT to same B4 in Deals practice.
Would love to hear thoughts. Thanks.
Orthopaedic surgeon with cross-border training/work exposure i.e. UK, HK & Pakistan
• Strong involvement in research, publications, and innovation-related work
• Interested in the intersection of clinical medicine, healthcare systems, digital health, and business
• Long-term goal is to move from being a clinician to a broader leadership role where I can help build, scale, or evaluate healthcare solutions
African female - after 7 years at an international engineering consultancy and 3 in public sector, looking to get into infrastructure finance through an infrastructure focused MBA and internship pipeline. Certified PPP practitioner but not ao much leadership experience. Hoping to join a big 4 infrastructure advisory or infrastructure fund post MBA.
Only applying to Wharton "Deferred" Program (Due to eligibility)
Demographic: Asian Male, 26
Academic Background: B.S. & M.S. in Nuclear Engineering @ Top school in S.Korea
GPA: B.S.(3.76/4.30), M.S.(3.93/4.30)
GMAT Focus: 675 (Q-96th, DI-95th, V-56th)
Pre-MBA Employer: Recieved FT Offer @ Bain (expected start: July 2026)
Post-MBA Goal:
- Short: Banking
- Long: Infrastructure PE
Internships: Internship @ BCG
Research Experience:
4 conferences and several papers under review about Nuclear Fuel Materials, Nuclear Plant Economics & EPC, Nuclear Reactor Core Design
Extracurricular Activities/Leadership:
- Led a consulting project for a nuclear energy company in S.Korea
- Honor Society, College of Engineering
- VP of the student council @ UG department
- Soccer/Baseball team(non-varsity)
Awards:
- 2 x Minister's Award (1st place in Nationwide competition in Energy Sector)
- 5~10 x Minor Awards mostly in Energy & Nuclear Engineering
Honors:
- U.S. Army Commendation Medal
- Presidential Science Scholarship(Awarded by the President of the Korea, one of 25 recipients nationwide) - Fully funded during UG
- Korea Defense Veteran's Association (KDVA) Scholarship
- Honor Society of the College of Engineering
Hi All,
Location: India YOE:2.8 yrs Industry: Software Role: Senior software developer
I have been working in a software Mnc and recently got fired. I had initially planned to apply for MBA programs for 2027 intake. But given the recent layoff I'm not sure what to do next. I didn't yet take the gmat. And confused if I should do a job hunt now or prepare for gmat, since I wanted to apply for round 1s by sep.
I definitely want to go for a good International MBA for 2027 intake.
What should I do next, follow are the choices I can think of-
1. Prepare for a good gmat score, finish it in next 2-3 months, I also have a small startup idea that I would like to in parallel experiment/try out, not sure how far it will succeed.
2. Prepare for gmat, complete in next 2-3 months then do job hunt(might or might not be able to get a job by the time I apply for round 1s)
Please suggest what is better for my mba applications.