Research snapshot, 3 Oct 2026
Find your bearing for a 2027 MBA.
15 shortlisted one-year programmes, 8 earlier-round schools and 11 comparison tables, each built from the full research dossier.
Next deadlines
Round 1, 12 Oct 2026
GMAT by 21 Sept 2026
Round 1, 29 Oct 2026
GMAT by 8 Oct 2026
Round 1 (scholarship round), 1 Nov 2026
GMAT by 11 Oct 2026
Round 2, 3 Nov 2026
GMAT by 13 Oct 2026
Deadline 2, 18 Nov 2026
GMAT by 28 Oct 2026
Phase 3, 20 Nov 2026
GMAT by 30 Oct 2026
Application windows and GMAT dates
Bars run from cycle start to the last listed deadline. Dots mark rounds; the brass diamond is your latest GMAT date for the target round.
Comparison tables
Basics
Where it is, what it is called and what you walk away with.
02Timeline and duration
When the 2027 class starts, how long it runs and how it is structured.
03Application window
Every round, which ones have already closed, and the next one you can still make.
04GMAT plan
Test rules, your strategic Focus target and the latest date to sit the exam.
05Score statistics
What the school actually publishes about class scores. Averages are not cutoffs.
06Costs
Tuition, fees and living costs in the original currency with an approximate rupee figure.
07Rankings and strengths
Publisher-specific ranks. Different lists are not interchangeable.
08Class profile
Who you would be studying with.
09Placements and careers
Historical outcomes reported by each school. Definitions differ between reports.
10Eligibility
Hard requirements, documents and the selection process.
11My profile fit
How each programme lines up with nine years at Accenture Technology and a 2027 start.
Shortlist at a glance
International (fit order)
- 1.EsadeSeptember 2027 · Focus 645+ · GMAT by 28 Oct 2026
- 2.INSEADAugust 2027 (France or Singapore) · Focus 655+ · GMAT by 13 Oct 2026
- 3.NUSAugust 2027 · Focus 630+ · GMAT by 30 Dec 2026
- 4.NanyangJuly 2027 · Focus 655+ · GMAT by 11 Oct 2026
- 5.HKUSTJuly 2027 (online accelerators), early August immersion · Focus 615+ · GMAT by 12 Nov 2026
- 6.TrinityInferred: September 2027 · Focus 605+ · GMAT by 10 May 2027
- 7.WHUInferred: September 2027 · Focus 555+ · GMAT by 9 Apr 2027
- 8.Melbourne BSInferred: September 2027 · Focus 655+ · GMAT by 10 May 2027
- 9.SP Jain GlobalInferred: October 2027 · Focus 655+ · GMAT by 13 Aug 2027
India (fit order)
- 1.IIMA PGPXInferred: April 2027 · Focus 665+ · GMAT by 2 Nov 2026
- 2.IIMB EPGPInferred: late March 2027 · Focus 655+ · GMAT by 4 Nov 2026
- 3.IIMC MBAExInferred: April 2027 · Focus 645+ · GMAT by 10 Nov 2026
- 4.IIML IPMXFirst week of April 2027 (tentative) · Max score · GMAT by 9 Nov 2026
- 5.ISB PGPInferred: April 2027 · Max score · GMAT by 15 Nov 2026
- 6.IIMK PGP-BLFirst week of April 2027 · Focus 655+ · GMAT by 30 Oct 2026