The first EMBA cohort consists of working professionals aged from three to twenty-one years of work experience from diverse fields.

Vinita Sahay, director of IIM Bodh Gaya focused on the institute's emphasis on developing future ready programs with a harmony of academic merit and industry applicability. She stated that the EMBA program aligns with IIM Bodh Gaya's mission to develop conscious leaders for the international economy who possess the capability to develop significant improvements in business and society.

It has been designed to help working people speed their leadership path through strategic perspectives, peer learning and comprehensive business insights according to Manoj Kumar, chairperson of the executive MBA program. He stated that a new generation of innovative business executives is needed in India the fourth-largest economy in the world with the fastest rate of growth.