Bachelor's degree in any discipline from a recognized university with minimum 50% aggregate marks (45% for SC/ST candidates); final-year candidates eligible under conditions described in the course eligibility field above.

Per the official Admissions microsite (admissions.xime.org, fetched directly): (1) Download and read the Admissions Programme Bulletin from xime.org/Programmebulletin; (2) Register online, verify mobile number, and complete the online application form (auto-saving, no hardcopy submission required); (3) Pay the online Application Fee -- Rs. 2,000 for the 1st programme/campus preference, plus Rs. 250 for an optional 2nd preference, via card/net-banking/UPI/wallet (payment-gateway charges apply); (4) Receive a system-generated acknowledgment; (5) Shortlisted candidates attend Group Discussion/Personal Interview (GD-PI) rounds -- for the AY2026-28 cycle, Phase 2 GD-PI was scheduled for 26th-28th March 2026 across Bangalore, Kochi, Chennai, Hyderabad, Pune, Delhi and Kolkata; (6) Final selection weighs academic performance (Class X/XII/UG), entrance-exam score, GD-PI performance, and sports/extracurricular/diversity factors (weightages reported variably across aggregators, roughly 13-20% academics, 35-40% entrance+GD-PI, ~10-12% diversity/co-curricular). Applicants are directed to use XIME's own Query Management System (QMS) rather than email for queries. NOTE: as flagged in the approvals/caveats section, these are the last officially observed AY2026-28 cycle details; reconfirm current-cycle dates directly with XIME.

Master's degree or equivalent with minimum 55% aggregate marks (50% for SC/ST/Cat-I candidates and certain in-service/pre-1991 cases -- see course eligibility field above).

Governed by University of Mysore Ph.D. admission regulations rather than a XIME-specific process: candidates clear the entrance test or claim an applicable exemption, after which final selection considers academic record, work experience, entrance score/exemption, availability of institutional research facilities, and interview performance.