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EXECUTIVE MBA

The Executive MBA program born out of the collaboration between IIT Bombay and Washington University in St. Louis is the only Executive MBA program in the world that confers a joint degree from both an Indian and an American university. We believe that the continuous evolution and transformation of executive education will be the most important catalyst enabling strategic transitions in the 21st century. Keeping in line with this thought, IIT Bombay-WashU joint Executive MBA program focuses on making leadership succeed and allowing change-management thrive.

EXECUTIVE MBA PROGRAM OVERVIEW & BENEFITS

IIT Bombay – Washington University in St. Louis Joint Degree Executive MBA Program

IIT Bombay – Washington University in St. Louis Joint Degree Executive MBA Program

18 months EMBA for a leadership role

18 months of ‘Modular General Management Program’ aimed at professionals who aim to move from domain expertise to a leadership role

Convenient class structures for 4 consecutive days, every month from Thursday to Sunday

Convenient class structures for 4 consecutive days, every month from Thursday to Sunday

17 Residency Teaching Modules in India and 3 in Washington, D.C. & St. Louis

17 Residency Teaching Modules in India and 3 in Washington, D.C. & St. Louis

State-of-the-art classrooms and accommodations at IIT Bombay Campus, Mumbai

State-of-the-art classrooms and accommodations at IIT Bombay Campus, Mumbai

One on one Executive Coaching tailored for career development

One on one Executive Coaching tailored for career development

Alumni status and privileges of both the universities

Alumni status and privileges of both the universities

Lifetime Email ID access

Lifetime Email ID access

EMBA PROGRAM DATES & FEE

  • Classes for Batch 12 begin in January 2027
  • The fee for the program is Rs 45 Lakhs (INR Forty-five Lakhs) (Fee is non refundable)
  • Tuition fees include costs of textbooks, study material, lodging, and meals for the residency

APPLICATION DEADLINES

  • Round 1 - 2
  • Closed
  • Round 3 (Extended)
  • 30 August 2026

Please Note:

  • An early application increases your chances of acceptance in the program by 50%.
  • The program has limited seats and hence the first come – first serve admission process applies. It is always beneficial for candidates to apply at the earliest.
  • Your application can be placed in a waiting list. If you are not offered admission for the current tenure, you may be offered a place in the next year’s schedule. Your application fee will then be considered for the next year’s program.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

IITB-WashU Executive MBA program promotes innovation, leadership and encourages the highest standards of management practice, research, and collaboration among industry professionals. Our participants come from a range of industries and functions. They are technology savvy, open to change and passionate about performance.

  • Prospects should have Significant experience and be able to demonstrate career progression and success across levels
  • CEO’s, CIO’s, CXO’s, Directors, Presidents, VP’s, etc.
  • AVP’s, Manager of managers
  • Business heads
  • Entrepreneurs
  • Must have a strong drive to succeed and reach for exceptional career milestones
  • Should have demonstrated an ability to adapt, learn and apply new knowledge in varied situations
  • Must have 7+ years of work experience with 5 years of managerial experience
  • Should be a graduate degree holder with a strong academic record
  • Must be fluent in written and spoken English

EXECUTIVE MBA CURRICULUM

The Executive MBA program offered jointly by IIT Bombay and Washington University in St. Louis mirrors the content and structure of Washington University’s internationally recognized sister programs in the U.S. and China. In fact, courses are taught by many of the same global faculty members.

  • Foundational Core
  • Strategic Management for Business Leaders
  • Organizational Behavior and Design
  • Data-Driven Modeling and Business Decisions
  • Corporate Finance
  • Strategic Marketing Management
  • Financial Accounting for Decision Making
  • Operations and Manufacturing Management
  • Managerial Economics
  • Start-Up Consulting
  • Negotiation for Strategic Decision-Making
  • Advance Core
  • Macroeconomics
  • Strategic Cost Analysis
  • Leadership
  • Managing Power and Influence in Organizations
  • Competitive Strategy & Industry Analysis
  • Growth, Valuation, and Sustainability
  • Data-Driven Decision Making: Analysis to Action
  • Market Analytics
  • Strategic Management of Innovation (STL)
  • Global Supply Chain Management
  • International Residency at Washington, D.C & St. Louis
  • One-to-one executive coaching session
  • Industry visits in St. Louis
  • Opportunity to study with our EMBA St. Louis or China Cohorts

faculty members

Get to know our top-notch faculty who are experts in their areas. They are poised to prepare you to be the leaders the world needs. Our faculty members are known for their research productivity, with work that is widely published and cited in influential academic journals. They bring this valuable research into the classroom. From them, you’ll acquire business models, thinking practices and trends ahead of the market place – making it a tremendous advantage for you and your organization.

S.V.D. Nageswara Rao - Head – SJMSOM - Executive MBA

S.V.D. Nageswara Rao
Head, Shailesh J. Mehta School of Management,
IIT Bombay

Prof. Rao is a Fellow (IIM-A) from Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. Received the “Industrial Finance Corporation of India (IFCI) Best Thesis Proposal Award”, and the “FPM Alumni Research Grant. He is a visiting faculty at IIM - Ahmedabad, Indore & Calicut, NITIE Mumbai & MANAGE Hyderabad. He worked as consultant on various project with ICRS Ltd., CBI, L&T & other corporates. Prof. Rao has been a regular contributor to Publications, Research Monographs, Journals & Books. He has been an Advisor, Secretary to various committees, Panel member & a Board of Governors with institutions.

Mike Mazzeo- Dean – Olin Business School - Executive MBA

Mike Mazzeo
Dean - Olin Business School

Mike Mazzeo became dean of WashU Olin Business School on September 1, 2023. He joined the Olin faculty as a professor of economics after a 25-year career as a researcher, scholar and educator at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management, where he was a professor of strategy and a faculty associate at the university’s Institute for Policy Research. Mazzeo has had a distinguished and prolific career as a researcher. As a scholar, he has developed new statistical methodologies for examining the relationship between product differentiation and market competition, with insights spanning the airline, banking, healthcare, hospitality, retail and telecommunications industries. Mazzeo earned his PhD in economics from Stanford University.

Prof. Anjan Thakor - Professor of Finance

Prof. Anjan Thakor
Professor of Finance

Prof. Daniel Elfenbein - Professor of Strategy

Prof. Daniel Elfenbein
Professor of Strategy

Prof. Dinesh Sharma - Professor of Marketing

Prof. Dinesh Sharma
Professor of Marketing

Prof. Jackson A. Nickerson - Professor of Organization & Strategy

Prof. Jackson A. Nickerson
Professor of Organization & Strategy

Kurt Dirks Executive MBA

Prof. Kurt Dirks
Professor of Managerial Leadership

Mahendra Gupta Executive MBA

Prof. Mahendra R. Gupta
Professor of Accounting

Markus baer Executive MBA

Prof. Markus Baer
Professor of Organizational Behavior

Nicholas argyres Executive MBA

Prof. Nick Argyres
Professor of Strategy

Panos Kouvelis Executive MBA

Prof. Peter Boumgarden
Professor of Practice

Professor of Strategy

Prof. Tarek Ghani
Professor of Strategy

Ron King Executive MBA

Prof. Ron King
Professor of Accounting

Stephen Ryan Executive MBA

Prof. Stephen Ryan
Professor of Economics

Dennis Zhang Executive MBA

Prof. Dennis Zhang
Associate Professor of Supply Chain, Operations, and Technology

Todd Milbourn Professor of Executive MBA

Prof. Todd Gormley
Professor of Finance

Professor Usha EMBA Faculty

Prof. Usha A
Professor of Decision Sciences & Quantitative

Professor Vinish Executive MBA Faculty

Prof. Vinish Kathuria
Professor of Macroeconomics

William Bottom Executive MBA

Prof. William Bottom
Professor of Organizational Behavior

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Prof. Indrajit Mukherjee
Ops. and Manufacturing Management

samuel_chun

Prof. Samuel Chun
Market Analytics

Executive MBA from IIT Bombay-WashU Certificate

RETURN ON INVESTMENT (ROI)

The Executive MBA from IIT Bombay-WashU offers a great Return-on-Investment, in more ways than one. Investment in our program is helping organizations create a leadership pipeline to align with corporate goals and domain experts’ transition to enterprise-wide management roles. Moreover, in comparison to similar courses from outside India, this program offers an exponentially higher ROI. This is simply because India offers a great cost advantage while still offering world-class infrastructure, access to global resources including faculty, industry-wide alumni network & collaborations.

PAST BATCH PROFILES

As one of the most highly regarded EMBA programs in India, our participants join the forward-thinking network of both experienced professionals and recent graduates. Our exceptional alumni with diverse experiences hold titles across the industries.

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EXECUTIVE MBA PROGRAM EXPERIENCE

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

The cohort is designed for experienced professionals and brings together senior executives, functional leaders and entrepreneurs from diverse professional backgrounds. This creates a strong peer-learning environment where participants can learn from leaders facing different business challenges.
The cohort is diverse, with professionals from technology, manufacturing, finance, consulting, healthcare, energy, consumer businesses and other sectors. This cross-industry exposure is an important part of the learning experience.
Yes. The program is designed around in-person academic modules, typically conducted over four consecutive days each month. The in-person format enables deeper interaction with faculty, peers and industry practitioners while allowing participants to continue working.
If an unavoidable situation requires you to miss a module, you have the opportunity to re-attend the same module when it is conducted with the following batch. This allows you to complete the required academic work and grading and fulfil the program requirements necessary to earn the degree.
Yes. The program helps leaders understand technology through the lens of business strategy, decision-making, innovation and organisational transformation. AI and emerging technologies are increasingly relevant across these areas and form part of the contemporary management learning environment.
Yes. The international component is an integral part of the program. Participants undertake the US residency at Washington University in St. Louis, which forms an important part of the global learning experience.
The program concludes with two weeks of US residency modules at Washington University in St. Louis. This is an integral part of the academic journey and provides exposure to the US business ecosystem through academic sessions, peer interactions and company visits, allowing participants to connect classroom learning with real-world business practices.
The impact varies by individual and career objective. Participants have used the program to strengthen strategic decision-making, transition from functional to enterprise leadership, expand their professional networks and prepare for larger leadership responsibilities.
For entrepreneurs, the program provides a structured opportunity to strengthen capabilities across strategy, finance, marketing, operations and leadership. More importantly, the learning can help entrepreneurs build a practical blueprint for their business plans, giving them a clearer understanding of the right frameworks, tools, approaches and means to apply these concepts within their own businesses.
At a senior career stage, the question is less about acquiring another qualification and more about expanding your leadership capacity. An EMBA can help you move from functional expertise towards broader strategic thinking, enterprise leadership and stronger decision-making.
Not necessarily. The program is well suited to experienced professionals from technical and technology-led backgrounds who want to broaden their business perspective. The curriculum covers areas such as strategy, finance, marketing, leadership, economics and organisational behaviour, alongside data-driven decision-making.
The program is specifically structured for working professionals, with academic modules planned around the working calendar. At the same time, participants should expect a rigorous academic workload and should be prepared to invest time beyond the classroom for assignments, preparation and learning.
Yes, particularly if your objective is to build transferable business and leadership capabilities. The cross-industry cohort also exposes participants to different business models, functions and perspectives. However, an EMBA should be viewed as a platform that can support a transition, rather than a guaranteed career-switch mechanism.
Leading a large team is different from leading an enterprise. The program can help broaden your perspective from managing teams and functions to thinking across strategy, finance, markets, operations, innovation and organisational transformation.
ROI should be evaluated beyond immediate salary growth. For senior professionals, it can include career progression, access to larger leadership opportunities, stronger strategic capabilities, a high-quality peer network and long-term professional relevance. The program delivers this value while allowing you to continue working.
That can actually enhance the learning experience. A diverse cohort allows you to understand how leaders in other industries approach similar challenges, creating opportunities for cross-industry benchmarking, fresh perspectives and peer learning.
The program runs for 18 months. Classes are held over four consecutive days each month, Thursday to Sunday, at the IIT Bombay campus in Powai, Mumbai. The schedule is built so that working professionals in Mumbai and other cities can attend without taking a career break, and concludes with two weeks of residency in St. Louis.
All India modules are conducted in person at the IIT Bombay campus in Powai, Mumbai. Participants travel in from Mumbai, Pune, Bengaluru, Delhi NCR and other cities for the four-day monthly modules. The final phase of the program is delivered at Washington University in St. Louis, USA.
This is a fully in-person degree program, not an online or distance course. Learning happens through four-day monthly modules at IIT Bombay with faculty from both institutions and a fixed cohort of senior professionals, which produces peer learning and a network that online formats cannot replicate. Participants receive a joint degree from IIT Bombay and Washington University, not a certificate.
Yes. It is a formal Executive MBA degree jointly awarded by IIT Bombay — an Institute of National Importance — and Washington University in St. Louis. Graduates receive the degree from both institutions along with alumni status at each, and the management education is delivered through the Shailesh J. Mehta School of Management at IIT Bombay.
An Executive MBA does not include campus placements, because participants remain employed throughout the program. Career progression instead comes through one-on-one executive coaching, the IIT Bombay and Washington University alumni networks, and the senior peer cohort. Most participants move into broader enterprise leadership roles within their existing organisation or through their expanded network.

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