PMI Membership Fee in India: What the Price Pages Quote
The Project Management Institute (PMI) membership fee for India is quoted differently on almost every page that covers it.
Annual fee, lowest of eight pages
₹9,020
Annual fee, highest of eight pages
₹17,150
Annual PMI membership fee in India as quoted by eight private pages, as of 8 November 2026; four pages quote ₹10,440 or ₹10,615.
By Sanjeev Kumar, Founder · Updated 8 Nov 2026
In brief
Eight private India pages quote the annual PMI membership fee between ₹9,020 and ₹17,150 as of 8 November 2026. Until you can see PMI's final payment screen, we would plan on about ₹13,700 for the first year. PMI's final payment screen is the authority.
The same ₹11,580 is the whole first-year bill on one page and the annual fee on another, so readers who copy either number can be out by about ₹950 before tax is considered. The gaps come from four things: what the quoted figure includes, whether 18% GST (Goods and Services Tax) is added, how old the figure is, and which membership type the page means. None of them is hard to resolve once you know where to look. For senior professionals weighing PgMP® (Program Management Professional) or PfMP® (Portfolio Management Professional), membership is one line beside the exam fee and preparation, so a spread of ₹2,084 on that line, worked out below, carries into every total built on it, and it is the line most worth settling before you pay for anything else.
What’s in the price
| Item | Cost | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Annual fee plus application fee | ₹11,580 | ₹10,615 + ₹965, as AgileFever reads it |
| ₹11,580 read as the annual fee, application fee added | ₹12,530 | ₹11,580 + ₹950, as pmexamstudy reads it |
| First reading with 18% GST on both lines | ₹13,664 | ₹11,580 × 1.18 = ₹13,664.4, rounded to ₹13,664; assumes tax applies to both charges, for budgeting only |
What moves the price
Annual fee versus application fee
About ₹770 to ₹965 extra in rupeesPages mix the two when they quote a first-year total. Rupee application fees range from ₹770 to ₹965 on the four pages that quote one in rupees. Two pages say there is none, and two give no figure.
GST
18% added where tax appliesKavita Sharma, ShriLearning and pmpwithray add 18%, pmexamstudy says GST does not apply, and AgileFever says PMI's India pages show no tax line; budget as if GST applies until your payment screen shows otherwise.
How a page reads the total
₹2,084 spread in the first-year totalDepending on how a page reads the figures, the first-year total can come to ₹11,580, ₹12,530 or ₹13,664.
Key takeaways
- Eight private India pages quote the annual PMI membership fee between ₹9,020 and ₹17,150 as of 8 November 2026; four of them quote ₹10,440 or ₹10,615.
- The application fee (₹770 to ₹965 where a page quotes one in rupees), the GST position and the age of the figure explain most of the gaps.
- Until you can see PMI's final payment screen, we would plan on about ₹13,700 for the first year (our model below, which assumes 18% GST on a ₹10,615 annual fee and a ₹965 application fee); two pages quote higher annual fees.
- PMI's final payment screen is the authority: copy the annual fee, application fee, tax line and total from it, and note the renewal amount separately.
How much is the PMI membership fee in India?
Private pages quote the annual PMI membership fee in India at ₹9,020 to ₹17,150, with the middle of the eight pages sitting at ₹10,440 to ₹10,615. One page quotes less than ₹10,440, four quote ₹10,440 or ₹10,615, and three quote more.
Figures are as of 8 November 2026. The tallies are counts of the rows in this table: 1 page below ₹10,440, 4 at ₹10,440 or ₹10,615, 3 above, making eight.
- Page
- upGrad
- Annual fee quoted
- ₹9,020
- Notes
- 18 Sep 2026; application fee ₹820
- Page
- Kavita Sharma
- Annual fee quoted
- ₹10,440
- Notes
- 9 Sep 2026; application fee free; 18% GST added, about ₹12,319
- Page
- ShriLearning
- Annual fee quoted
- ₹10,440
- Notes
- 18% GST added (₹1,879), ₹12,319
- Page
- Simpliaxis
- Annual fee quoted
- ₹10,615
- Notes
- 26 Sep 2026; no separate application fee
- Page
- AgileFever
- Annual fee quoted
- ₹10,615
- Notes
- 5 Nov 2026; application fee ₹965 (total ₹11,580); says PMI's India pages show no tax line
- Page
- pmexamstudy
- Annual fee quoted
- ₹11,580
- Notes
- Aug 2026; application fee about ₹950 (total ₹12,530); GST does not apply
- Page
- RJ Visakh
- Annual fee quoted
- ₹13,000 to ₹15,000
- Notes
- Aug 2026; application fee about ₹770
- Page
- pmpwithray
- Annual fee quoted
- ₹17,150
- Notes
- 22 Aug 2026; 18% GST added on top
Why do pages quote different PMI membership fees?
Pages differ because they mix four different things under one headline number: the annual fee, the one-time application fee, tax, and the date the figure was read.
Renewal is a separate decision. Read the renewal amount on PMI's membership page and do not assume it equals year one.
What does a first-year PMI membership bill add up to?
Depending on how a page reads the figures, the first-year total can come to ₹11,580, ₹12,530 or ₹13,664. A first-year bill is the annual fee plus the application fee, plus 18% GST if your checkout adds it.
This is our arithmetic. AgileFever reads ₹11,580 as a ₹10,615 annual fee plus a ₹965 application fee. pmexamstudy reads ₹11,580 as the annual fee and adds about ₹950.
The spread from lowest to highest is ₹13,664 − ₹11,580 = ₹2,084. The GST line assumes tax applies to both charges, which is an assumption for budgeting only.
Our recommendation: before you can see the screen, plan on about ₹13,700 for year one. That figure assumes 18% GST on a ₹10,615 annual fee and a ₹965 application fee. RJ Visakh quotes an annual fee of ₹13,000 to ₹15,000 and pmpwithray quotes ₹17,150, so if your screen shows one of those, the budget needs to rise.
How do you check the real PMI membership price at checkout?
Run the check on PMI's own membership page while logged in with India as your billing country, and copy the numbers from the final payment screen. Take a screenshot and date it.
Open PMI's membership page to run it. If you are weighing the PgMP®, check the member rate also appears on the exam cart before you pay. For the exam-fee arithmetic, use our PgMP exam cost calculator rather than a rule of thumb.
- Check
- Billing country is India
- Pass
- The cart shows rupees
- Fail
- The cart shows dollars: fix the country before trusting any figure
- Check
- Annual membership
- Pass
- ₹ amount copied from the cart
- Fail
- You typed a figure from a blog
- Check
- Application fee
- Pass
- A separate ₹ line, or no line
- Fail
- You assumed one
- Check
- Tax line
- Pass
- A ₹ amount, or visibly no tax
- Fail
- You assumed 18% on or off
- Check
- Total payable today
- Pass
- One ₹ figure on the final screen
- Fail
- Your total came from adding blog figures
- Check
- Renewal
- Pass
- The renewal amount noted separately
- Fail
- You budgeted one year only
- Check
- Date
- Pass
- Screenshot saved with the date
- Fail
- No record of when you checked
What does preparation cost alongside PMI membership?
Our self-paced programmes cost US$549 each as of 8 November 2026, and are paid to us in US dollars, separately from PMI dues. We do not sell PMI membership or take part in the PMI payment.
Groups of three or more can receive discounts of up to 20%. We have mentored or trained 6,000+ professionals, with a 98.5% first-attempt success rate, as measured in our first-attempt success methodology; you can read the accounts on our success stories page.
For what a course fee buys, see our guides to PgMP® certification training in India and PfMP training in India. Before paying any provider, our five-claim check for PgMP training providers is worth a few minutes.
- Our programme
- PgMP® Self-Paced Mentorship Program
- Price (US$, as of 8 November 2026)
- US$549
- What it includes
- Studio-recorded video modules, recorded Q&A sessions, application guidance, 1,000+ exam-preparation questions with detailed explanations, mind maps
- Our programme
- PfMP® Self-Paced Program
- Price (US$, as of 8 November 2026)
- US$549
- What it includes
- Same structure for the PfMP®
- Our programme
- PgMP® Application Writing Support
- Price (US$, as of 8 November 2026)
- US$199
- What it includes
- Help to prepare, structure and review your PgMP® application before it goes to PMI, with feedback until application approval
- Our programme
- PfMP® Application Writing Support
- Price (US$, as of 8 November 2026)
- US$199
- What it includes
- Help to prepare, structure and review your PfMP® application before it goes to PMI, with feedback until application approval
- Our programme
- PgMP® Fast Track Program
- Price (US$, as of 8 November 2026)
- US$1,000
- What it includes
- Focused group mentoring, with mock exams and a question bank
- Our programme
- PfMP® Fast Track Program
- Price (US$, as of 8 November 2026)
- US$1,100
- What it includes
- Focused group mentoring, with mock exams and a question bank
How do you get a fair quote before you commit?
Get PMI's price from your own checkout screen and ours from the course page, then add them as two lines in two currencies. Do not convert one into the other.
Our free eligibility consultation is the place to ask whether your experience fits PgMP® or PfMP® before you spend on membership. It is free of charge and is not an enrolment. Write to support@augmentconsultancy.com or call or WhatsApp +91 9816 360 116. When you are ready to compare programmes, our course store lists each one. If you are still deciding whether the credential suits your role, read who should pursue PgMP certification.
Legitimate ways to pay less
- 1.Groups of three or more can receive discounts of up to 20% on our programmes.
Keep reading
Frequently asked
Sources
- 1.PMI membership page, Project Management Institute
- 2.Our course store, Augment Consultancy, 8 November 2026
- 3.PgMP® Self-Paced Learning page, Augment Consultancy
- 4.PfMP® Self-Paced Learning page, Augment Consultancy
- 5.How much does PMP (Project Management Professional) certification cost, upGrad, 18 Sep 2026
- 6.PMP certification cost in India simplified, Kavita Sharma, 9 Sep 2026
- 7.PMP exam fee in India, ShriLearning
- 8.PMI certification cost, Simpliaxis, 26 Sep 2026
- 9.PMP certification cost in India, AgileFever, 5 Nov 2026
- 10.PMP certification cost in India 2026, pmexamstudy, Aug 2026
- 11.PMP certification cost in India 2026, RJ Visakh, Aug 2026
- 12.PMP exam fees in India 2026, pmpwithray, 22 Aug 2026



