EMAT Exam Date 2026

Two institutes use the name EMAT, so first confirm which test you need. The IIM Kozhikode EMAT exam date is set phase by phase. In Phase IV of the 2026-28 batch, IIM Kozhikode (IIMK) held EMAT on 4 and 10 October 2026. IIMK has announced no EMAT 2027 exam date. IIM Kashipur runs a separate EMAT on 26 December 2026.

EMAT is a screening test for working professionals who want an executive MBA. You apply to the institute first. The institute checks your eligibility, then you take EMAT, then you attend a Personal Interview. Read the EMAT exam overview if the exam is new to you. The EMAT 2027 registration page explains how to apply.

The IIM Kozhikode EMAT exam dates are not a single date. IIMK runs the 2026-28 batch in four phases, and each phase has two EMAT dates. A phase is one admission round with its own application window, test dates and interviews. This phase-wise EMAT exam date list is the only official pattern IIMK has published. The table shows where each date stands on 20 October 2026.

What is the EMAT exam date 2026?

The last IIMK EMAT exam date 2026 was 4 and 10 October, in Phase IV of the 2026-28 batch. The phase-wise list has Phase I on 17 and 29 May. Phase II was on 19 and 23 July, and Phase III was on 6 and 10 September. The IIMK admission page and the admission policy PDF both list these dates. Phase IV is the last phase listed. So no IIM Kozhikode EMAT exam date 2026 is left.

Is there an EMAT exam date for 2027?

IIMK has not announced any EMAT 2027 exam date for its executive MBA. The next batch would be 2027-29. IIMK has published no policy or calendar for it. No IIM Kozhikode EMAT exam date is fixed for that batch. The IIMK Kochi campus page says only that admissions for 2027-2029 "will commence soon". Check the IIMK admission page for the EMAT 2027 exam date.

Is the IIM Kashipur EMAT the same as the IIM Kozhikode EMAT?

No. IIM Kashipur conducts its own Executive Management Aptitude Test for its Executive MBA at the Dehradun campus. The two tests have different dates and different application portals. The IIM Kashipur EMAT exam date 2026 is 26 December. Classes start in July 2027, as per its Executive MBA page and its 2027-29 brochure.

Source: IIM Kashipur Executive MBA page.

Which EMAT exam date applies to you?

Use the table to find the right EMAT exam date for your programme.

EMAT Exam Date: Frequently Asked Questions

The last date to apply for IIMK EMAT in the 2026-28 batch was 30 September 2026. That was the close of Phase IV. IIMK lists no later phase. The admission page still shows "Admissions Open", but it gives no window after Phase IV. IIMK has announced no EMAT 2027 application dates. The phase-wise application dates for the 2026-28 batch are in the table.

IIMK also kept ten seats for applicants with distinguished accomplishments. These applicants had to apply by email. The last date was 17 August 2026.

What is the last date to apply for EMAT?

For IIMK, no application is open now, because Phase IV closed on 30 September 2026. For IIM Kashipur, the application dates end on 23 December 2026. IIMK Kochi has announced no date for its 2027-2029 batch. Keep your degree certificates and experience letters ready before the application dates open, and well before the EMAT exam date. The EMAT 2027 registration guide lists them.

IIM Kozhikode publishes no EMAT admit card, so it has no admit card date. The EMAT exam date and time reach you through the message IIMK sends after shortlisting. IIMK says the test details are communicated to shortlisted candidates after the registration closure date. The IIMK Kochi FAQ says applicants receive an email with the date and time of the test and the interview.

IIM Kashipur lists "communication to applicants for EMAT" on 24 December 2026, two days before its EMAT. It does not call this an admit card. See the EMAT admit card page for what to expect and whom to contact.

Is there an EMAT admit card date?

No. There is no downloadable EMAT admit card, so no release date exists. Watch your registered email and the IIMK admission portal after the application window closes.

Each IIMK phase has two EMAT exam dates, and IIMK conducts EMAT and the Personal Interview online. IIMK has not published the start time, the duration or the reporting time of EMAT. Candidates learn their slot from the message that IIMK sends after shortlisting.

What time is the EMAT exam?

IIMK publishes the EMAT exam date but not the time. IIMK states that the test and the interview are conducted online. People with a disability (PwD) get 20 extra minutes for every hour of the exam. The base duration is not published either. The EMAT exam pattern page shows what is known.

How does one phase run from application to offer?

Phase III is a good example. Each step below is an official date from the 2026-28 batch.

IIMK holds no counselling after the EMAT exam date. A selected candidate gets an offer letter directly from IIMK and has to accept it by a fixed date. The phase-wise admission calendar below is for the 2026-28 batch.

The first instalment of the programme fee is due on 10 October, 28 October, 10 November and 20 November 2026. These dates match Phases I to IV in order. Registration for the batch is on 10 and 15 December 2026. The first in-campus module is listed as 10 December to 21 December 2026. Platform sessions begin in December 2026. The EMAT fees page lists the amounts.