Admission & dates
The ESCP Berlin Business School admissions are run by its own recruitment and admissions team which means that Indian applicants do not have to apply via uni-assist or any centralised system. The applications can be submitted directly via the online portal of the university.
ESCP Business School Berlin Application Deadlines 2026
Admissions are on a rolling basis and it uses a rounds system. The whole ESCP application process is the document review, optional ESCP Logic Test (if GMAT is not submitted), personal interview and a final admission decision.
Given below are the ESCP admission deadlines for 2026 -
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Round |
Application Deadline |
Note for Indian Students |
|---|---|---|
|
Round 1 |
Nov 20, 2026 |
Earliest round; best scholarship chances |
|
Round 2 |
Jan 12, 2027 |
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Round 3 |
Feb 9, 2027 |
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Round 4 (Final for Non-EU Applicants, including India) |
Mar 10, 2027 |
Final deadline for non-EU/EEA applicants due to German visa processing requirements |
Note for Indian Students: If you are targeting the September 2027 intake now, then you should start the process immediately, the APS+dMAT process. These two are the most time-consuming and collectively take 4 to 6 months. The first dMAT test sits on Sep 26, 2026 for which registrations have started.
ESCP Post Graduate Admission Requirements
The following admission requirements for a popular program named MSc in Strategy and Digital Business but for other PG courses, the requirements are broadly similar -
- A 3 to 4-year UG degree (minimum 180 ECTS)
- An Economics or Business background is preferred
- 0 to 2 years of work experience is helpful (the 2025 class profile shows 78% of students have over 1 year of experience)
- GMAT or GRE
- APS Certificate
- IELTS (7.0 bands) or Cambridge C1 certificate
- Application fee of EUR 130 (INR 14.2K)
(EUR 1 = INR 109.40)
Watch the given video to understand more about the APS Certificate -