2025 MBA Deadlines for all Rounds Around World and India

MBA Deadlines: Are you planning to apply to business school for the 2024-2025 MBA admissions cycle? Knowing the key application deadlines can help you stay ahead and increase your chances of securing admission into top programs. Below, we’ve compiled a list of Round 1, Round 2, and Round 3 application deadlines, along with decision notification dates, for prestigious business schools worldwide.

Business Schools in the USA – Application Deadlines

Business SchoolRound 1Round 2Round 3
Harvard Business School04-September-202406-January-2025NA
Wharton04-September-202403-January-202502-April-2025
Michigan Ross09-September-202406-January-202524-March-2025
Stanford GSB10-September-202408-January-202508-April-2025
Columbia Business School10-September-202407-January-202501-April-2025
Yale SOM10-September-202407-January-202508-April-2025
Northwestern Kellogg11-September-202408-January-202502-April-2025
UC Berkeley Haas12-September-202409-January-202503-April-2025
NYU Stern16-September-202416-October-202416-January-2025
Cornell Johnson18-September-202409-January-202510-April-2025
Chicago Booth19-September-202407-January-202503-April-2025
Dartmouth Tuck26-September-202406-January-202526-March-2025
MIT Sloan30-September-202414-January-202507-April-2025
UCLA Anderson01-October-202406-January-202507-April-2025
Washington Foster01-October-202407-January-202512-March-2025
Duke Fuqua01-October-202409-January-202520-February-2025
Carnegie Mellon Tepper01-October-202406-January-202526-March-2025
USC Marshall01-October-202410-January-202515-April-2025
Georgetown McDonough01-October-202406-January-202502-April-2025
Minnesota Carlson01-October-202401-December-202401-February-2025
Emory Goizueta02-October-202406-January-202519-March-2025
Virginia Darden02-October-202407-January-202502-April-2025
Georgia Tech Scheller04-October-202410-January-202507-March-2025
UNC Kenan-Flagler08-October-202408-January-202525-February-2025
Vanderbilt Owen08-October-202408-January-202525-February-2025
Rice Jones14-October-202406-January-202510-March-2025
Texas McCombs15-October-202415-January-202501-April-2025
Notre Dame Mendoza15-October-202407-January-202517-March-2025
Indiana Kelley15-October-202405-January-202501-March-2025

Top MBA Schools in India – Application Deadlines

Business SchoolRound 1 DeadlineRound 2 DeadlineRound 3 Deadline
ISB (Indian School of Business)15-September-202408-December-202426-January-2025
IIM Ahmedabad, PGPX30-August-202414-October-202403-December-2024
IIM Bangalore, EPGP07-August-202410-October-202402-December-2024
IIM Calcutta, MBA Ex20-August-202415-October-202426-November-2024
IIM Lucknow, IPMX30-October-202431-December-2024NA
IIM Indore, EPGP30-November-202415-January-2025NA
IIM Kozhikode, PGP-BL25-June-202426-August-202406-November-2024

Top MBA Schools in the UK – Application Deadlines

UniversityRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4
London Business School06-Sep-202403-Jan-202524-Mar-2025NA
Oxford Said02-Sep-202401-Oct-202401-Nov-202406-Jan-2025
Imperial College23-Sep-202420-Jan-202531-Mar-202519-May-2025
Cambridge Judge27-Aug-202407-Oct-202406-Jan-202531-Mar-2025

Top MBA Schools in Canada – Application Deadlines

Business SchoolRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Round 5
Toronto Rotman25-September-202415-January-202505-March-202530-April-2025NA
Schulich09-October-202415-January-202519-February-202507-May-202517-July-2025
British Columbia – Sauder15-October-202410-January-202511-March-202506-May-2025NA
McGill01-November-202415-January-202515-March-202515-May-2025NA
HEC Montreal15-November-202415-January-202515-April-202515-June-2025NA
Smith School of BusinessRolling admissionsRolling admissionsRolling admissionsRolling admissionsRolling admissions

Top MBA Schools in New Zealand – Application Deadlines

UniversityApplication Deadline
University of OtagoRolling (6 weeks before program start)
Victoria University of WellingtonTrimester 1: 01-Dec-2023, Trimester 2: 01-May-2024, Trimester 3: 01-Sep-2024
University of CanterburyRolling Basis
Massey UniversityIntake 1: 22-Jan-2024, Intake 2: 20-May-2024, Intake 3: 16-Sep-2024
The University of WaikatoClosed
Auckland University of Technology (AUT)Rolling Basis
Auckland Institute of StudiesRolling Basis

MBA Application Deadlines – Deferred MBA Programs

B-School and ProgramDeadlinesDecision Dates
Harvard 2+2 ProgramApril 23, 2025Rolling Basis
Wharton MBA Advance Access ProgramApril 23, 2025July 1, 2025
Stanford GSB Deferred AdmissionApril 09,2025May 29, 2025
MIT Sloan MBA (Early Admission)April 25, 2025June 26, 2025
Chicago Booth Scholars ProgramApril 29, 2025July 1, 2025
Darden Future Year Scholars ProgramR1: April 7, 2025
R2: August 4, 2025		R1: June 12, 2025
R2: September 1, 2025
Yale Silver Scholars ProgramApril 8, 2025May 15, 2025
Columbia Deferred ProgramApril 15, 2025 June 2025
Berkeley Haas Accelerated AccessApril 24, 2025 
Carnegie Mellon Tepper Deferred MBAMarch 31, 2025June 4, 2025
Northwestern Kellogg Future LeadersApril 23, 2025June 25, 2025
Emory Deferred MBAR1: April 9, 2025
R2: June 4, 2025		R1: May 7, 2025
R2: July 9, 2025
ISB PGP-YLR2: March 16, 2025

MBA Application Deadlines for January 2026 Intake

SchoolR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9R10
INSEAD11 Mar 202522 Apr 202517 Jun 202505 Aug 2025––––––
HEC Paris19 Jan 202516 Feb 202516 Mar 202520 Apr 202518 May 202522 Jun 202517 Aug 202521 Sep 202519 Oct 202523 Nov 2025
IMD15 Jan 202515 Mar 202515 May 202501 Jul 202515 Sep 2025–––––
Rotterdam School13 Feb 202509 Apr 202504 Jun 202513 Aug 202501 Oct 202505 Nov 2025––––
ESMT Berlin28 Feb 202511 Apr 202530 May 2025–––––––
Singapore Mgmt University15 Mar 202515 Jul 202531 Oct 2025–––––––
Smith School of BusinessRolling–––––––––
IE Business SchoolRolling–––––––––
IveyRolling–––––––––

Final Thoughts

Preparing for MBA applications is a crucial step toward a transformative career. With these deadlines in mind, ensure you allocate sufficient time for GMAT/GRE preparation, essays, recommendation letters, and interviews.

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