Rajagiri MBA Admission Process 2026: Check Eligibility, Fees & Scholarship

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Rajagiri MBA admission process 2026 is underway. Candidates can apply for admission at the institute website. Rajagiri MBA application fee is INR 1000 and the last date to apply is April 15, 2026. Check below Rajagiri MBA eligibility criteria, admission process, fees and entrance exam details.

Rajagiri MBA admission process 2026 - Candidates can apply for admission at the institute website. Check below Rajagiri MBA eligibility criteria, admission process, fees and entrance exam details.

Rajagiri MBA admission

Rajagiri MBA admission process, eligibility, fees, dates, scholarships

Rajagiri MBA admission process includes Group Discussion (GD), Personal Interview (PI), and Business Awareness Test (BAT). Candidates can fill the application form at the institute website. The institute offers PGDM, MA in HRM, MBA, PGDM–International, and IEMBA programs. Rajagiri MBA application fee is INR 1000.

Applications will be shortlisted on the basis of candidate’s performance in a MBA entrance exam score and their academic profile. Shortlisted candidates will be invited for GD-PI-BAT round. Read below all about Rajagiri MBA admission proess.

Rajagiri MBA Admission 2026: Application Link

Table of contents
  • Rajagiri MBA Admission 2026: Eligibility Criteria
  • Rajagiri MBA Admission 2026: List of Entrance Exam Score Accepted
  • Rajagiri MBA Admission 2026: GD/PI Dates
  • Rajagiri Scholarships 2026

Rajagiri MBA Admission 2026: Eligibility Criteria

Candidates planning to apply for MBA course at Rajagiri Business School have to fulfill the following eligibility criteria:

  • Bachelor’s Degree with minimum 50% marks in aggregate
  • Students completing their Bachelor’s degree programme are eligible to apply.
  • Candidates who don’t have 50% marks in Bachelor’s degree can apply for admission if they have a Master’s degree course

Rajagiri MBA Admission 2026: List of Entrance Exam Score Accepted

Candidates can apply for admission to Rajagiri Business School with the following entrance exam score:

Rajagiri MBA Admission 2026: GD/PI Dates

The institute conducted GD/PI round for 2026 batch in multiple phases. Check the table below for the schedule.

Phase

Entrance Exam Considered

GDPI Schedule

First

CAT-2025, MAT-Dec.-2025

Last week of January 2026 onwards

Second

CMAT-2026, MAT Feb-2026 and XAT-2026

Last week of February onwards

Third

First KMAT-Feb-2026, GMAT

Within one week from the date of declaration of KMAT results

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Commonly asked questions
Q:   Who prepares CAT cutoff?
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CAT cut off is prepared by all accepting colleges individually. There is no one authorized body to do so. Even the IIMs determine their admission cut offs separately.

Q:   Can I appear for MAT from home?
A: 
Yes, candidates can appear for MAT exam from home. For that, they need to opt for the Internet Based Test or IBT mode option in the MAT application form. In IBT mode, candidates can appear for the test from home or any location by using a laptop or desktop with a functional webcam and internet connection. Given below are some guidelines for MAT IBT: The candidates must have a stable internet connection with proper speed throughout the exam duration A proxy for this is if they can login into their email accounts without difficulty. Upload Speed: Minimum speed should be 512 kbps Browser to use are: Chrome version 63 and above and Firefox version 52 and above Operating system to use are: WindowsOS (Version7 and above) Dot NETframework: MSB requires dot net framework. The minimum supported version is 4.5.1. NETframework Memory: 65MB permanent free space on the default hard drive.
Q:   What is the difference between qualifying CAT cut off and final CAT cut off?
A: 
Qualifying CAT cut off percentiles of an IIM is the minimum percentile (sectional as well as overall) required by candidates to be eligible for the Written Ability Test (What) and Personal Interview PI round. These are only eligibility score and not the score for selection. The final CAT cut off percentiles are the scores on the basis of which a candidate is actually selected for the What-PI round. The qualifying CAT cut offs are released publically before the CAT exam and result as a part of selection criteria for the MBA/PGP batch of that year. The qualifying cut offs for CAT are release category wise - General, NC/OBC. General-EWS, SC/ST, PwD. The qualifying cut offs percentiles of General category candidate is higher than then rest. The final CAT cut offs are not released publically. The cut offs are estimate on the basis of candidate's selection for What-PI. The final CAT cut offs for General category candidate is also higher than then rest.
Q:   What is the minimum CAT marks to appear for IIM selection round?
A: 

The minimum marks or CAT cut off to appear for IIM selection round is different for every institute. Tier 1 colleges select candidates with CAT score above 95 percentile, Tier 2 colleges select candidates with score between 80-90 percentile and Tier 2 colleges select candidates with score lower than 80 percentile.

Final admission result of the rank list will be released within 20 days from the date of completing GDPI. Selected candidates will be required to complete admission process and pay the requisite fee thereafter.

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Commonly asked questions
Q:   What is the process to select CAT test city for exam centre allotment?
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There are over 170 cities where CAT exam is held. These 170 cities are spread across India consist of metropolitan cities, capital cities, Tier-2 and Tier-3 cities. Candidate can select up to five cities for allotment of test centre. The process of test city selection is a part of CAT application process. In the CAT application form, there is a field in which candidates have to select the cities. They need to select the city of preference in order of 1 to 5. The examination authorities will try to allot the test centre in the city of first preference. Thus, candidates must fill all the five cities carefully. They must choose their home city of city of current residence as the first preference. The test city option can only be changed during the form correction window. After that, the request for change of the city will not be accepted by the exam authorities.

Q:   What is the CAT exam cutoff required to get admission to IIM Bangalore?
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The CAT cut offs for IIM Bangalore hovers between 97-100 percentile. The qualifying CAT cut off required for being eligible for IIM Bangalore's Written Ability test (What) and Personal Interview PI is 85 percentile for General category students, whereas for SC candidates, it is 70 percentile. For ST candidates, it is 65 percentile and for PwD candidates it is 60 percentile. Given below are the sectional and overall qualifying CAT cut offs for IIM Bangalore.

  • General category: 80 VARC 75 DILR 75 Quantitative Aptitude 85 (Overall)
  • NC-OBC category: 75 VARC 65 DILR 65 Quantitative Aptitude 75 (Overall)
  • EWS category: 70 VARC 65 DILR 65 Quantitative Aptitude 75 (Overall)
  • SC category: 65 VARC 60 DILR 60 Quantitative Aptitude 70 (Overall)
  • ST category: 55 VARC 55 DILR 55 Quantitative Aptitude 65 (Overall)
  • PwD category: 50 VARC 50 DILR 50 Quantitative Aptitude 60 (Overall)
Q:   What is MAT age limit?
A: 
There is no age limit for appearing in MAT exam. Any candidate who has a graduation degree can appear for MAT. They can be fresh graduates or working professionals with several years of work experience. A good number of MAT applicants are working professionals who are seeking to enhance their management skills by pursuing an MBA course. At the same time, a large number of fresh graduates also apply for MAT. Especially from non-technical background as the difficulty level is not as high as CAT or XAT exams. Since, MAT is accepted by MBA colleges for Executive MBA, Online MBA, Part-Time MBA and Distance MBA courses too, a good number of working professionals appear for the MAT exam. MAT is also popular among Management aspirants and working professionals as it is an easy exam and one can prepare for it while working as well. It is easier to strike work and study balance in MAT.
Q:   Who decides MAT cut off percentiles for admission?
A: 
The participating colleges decide MAT cut off for admission to their MBA/PGDM programmes. Generally, the top MBA colleges' cut off range is around 90-95 percentile. Cut offs of Tier 2 colleges is usually between the range of 80-90 percentile and for Tier 3 it is 50-70 percentile. These cut offs are determined by the colleges on the basis of certain parameters and may change year on year. The three main factors that determine MAT cut off are listed below: 1. Difficulty level of MAT exam 2. Total number of students applying 3. Seat intake capacity of any institute 4. Previous year's cut offs Admission to MBA/PGDM courses through MAT is based on the cut offs. This is the standard procedure for MBA Admission in private B-schools and top government institutes as well. MAT being a national level MBA entrance exam follows the same process.

Rajagiri Scholarships 2026

According to Shiksha, MBA course fee at Rajagiri Business School is INR 7.5 lakh. The fee is to be paid semester wise. The institute offers scholarships to deserving candidates, which is nearly 25 to 30 percent waiver in tuition fee. Check below Rajagiri Business School Scholarships.

  1. Diversity Scholarship: Eligibility: The applicant must be a non-Keralite.
  2. Career and Talent Scholarship: Career and Talent Scholarship is based on CAT exam score. Candidates who have scored above 80 percentile in the CAT 2025 an avail fee waiver of 25 to 50 percent.
  3. Director/Dean’s Scholarship: Students who have scored 95 percentile or higher in the CAT 2025 exam can avail 75% tuition fee waiver.

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Answered 3 months ago

The Rajagiri Business School has strong placement rates for its PGDM programme offered for a duration of 2-years. As per the NIRF 2026 report submitted by the institute a total of 201 students were placed from the batch of 2024-2025. The median package offered to PGDM students stood at INR 7.50 LPA.

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Yes, the insitute has an entrance exam called Rajagiri Business School (RRAT) which is a college level entrance exam held for admission to its FPM programme. The students are tested on the topics of Quantitative aptitude, Reasoning, Business awareness, Research and Teaching Aptitude questions.

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Yes, the RBS PGDM course is accredited by the National Board of Accreditation  (NBA) and the European Foundation for Management Development  (EFMD). The Association of Indian Universities  (AIU) recognizes PGDM programme as an identical to MBA programme. PGDM is a PG Diploma course in Management off

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aaradhy rastogi

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The Rajagiri Business School offers a total of 3 scholarships all on the basis of merit in the form of tuition fee waivers. Some of the scholarships and their benifts are mentioned below in the table:

ScholarshipScholarship benifit
Diversity Scholarship25-50% Tuition fee waiver
Career and Talent Scholarships25-50% Tuition fee waiver 
Director/Dean's Scholarship75% Tuition fee waiver

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The Rajagiri Business School Fee refund policy is based on the guidelines set by UGC. The refund policy says if the students leaves RAJAGIRI website before completing his/her transaction, there shall be no responsibility of the college to refund the fees. RBS uses the same mode of payment to refund

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Rajagiri Business School Scholarship can be attained on the basis of entrance scores and achievements. The college provides a total of three scholarships with each rewarding some percentage of tuition fee waivers for the qualifying students. To apply for scholarship a student must pass programme spe

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Answered 8 months ago

The total number of seats offered for the MBA course at Rajagiri Business School are 420. However, the seat intake changes every year as per college admissions criteria. The specialisations offered in the MBA programme are Finance, Marketing, Operations and Information Systems and Business Analytics

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Rajagiri Business School XAT Cutoff 2025 was released for admission to the MBA/PGDM courses. In 2024, the XAT cutoff was 70 percentile for admission to the Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) course for the General category candidates under the All India quota. 

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