M.A. in Economics 

at Chitkara Business School, Chandigarh

Chitkara Business School accepts various entrance exams such as CAT/MAT/XAT and SAT to accept candidates for the courses on offer. Candidates can check the entrance exam they need to appear for on the official website of the college. Candidates seeking admission to the BBA course can appear for SAT. Meanwhile, candidates seekiong admission to the MBA/PGDM course must appear for a national level management entrance exam. 

Chitkara Business School is a prestigious business school. The school has been ranked by various ranking bodies. Candidates can refer to the table below to get a detailed insight into the ranks awarded to Chitkara Business School:

Ranking Body	Category	Ranking
Outlook I-CARE Ranking 2023	Top Private MBA Colleges in North India	6
Outlook I-CARE Ranking 2023	Top Constituent MBA College	9
Outlook I-CARE Ranking 2023	Top MBA Colleges in India	21

Candidates for direct admission may apply under the management quota and as NRIs.Candidates with a three-year engineering Diploma or an equivalent degree can be admitted directly to the second year (3rd semester) through the Lateral Entry program. DIRECT ADMISSION TO THE SECOND YEAR IS AVAILABLE IN THE FOLLOWING STREAMS: It is not required to take the CUET in Computer Science and Engineering to be admitted to Chitkara University. When admitting students, Chitkara University takes into account a number of variables, such as the student's extracurricular activity, academic standing in classes 10 and 12, and performance on any other pertinent entrance exams.

The college has not released the placement report for the year 2023. However, placement statistics for the year 2022 are available on the official website. As per the placement report 2022, the highest and average package offered was INR 35 LPA and INR 8.5 LPA during Chitkara University MBA placement 2022. Apart from this, more than 75 students received a salary package of INR 9 LPA and 200 companies hired students across 26 sectors. More than 200 Blue chip companies hire students from Chitkara Business School during Chitkara University MBA placement 2022.

Students pursuing a course from Chitkara School of Health Sciences can apply for scholarships only if the fulfil the below specified requirements:

Scholarship	Eligibility Criteria
Post-matric Scholarship Scheme by Punjab Government (SC/OBC’s)	Candidates studying at the post-matriculation level are eligible Annual income of the family shall be less than INR 2.5 Lacs (INR 2 Lacs for OBC)
Central Sector Scholarship Scheme	Class 12 pass with 80% aggregate and a UG/PG regular course student Annual income of the family shall be equal to or less than INR 8 lakh
AICTE’s Scholarship for J&K students	Domicile of Union territories of J&K and Ladakh Class 12 pass from JKBOSE or CBSE board affiliated school in union territories of J&K and Ladakh Annual income of the family shall be equal to or less than INR 8 lakh

SAT score results are declared within two weeks of exam conduction. It usually takes 13-14 days for College Board to release the scores of SAT exam for the applicant, but the score reports take some more time to be relased. Within a week or two the score reports with SAT exam scores are sent to the colleges the applicant had selected during SAT exam registrations. Thus, applicants should ensure that the SAT exam date they choose, the results of the exam align with their admission applications. Also the time for sending the SAT score reports should also be taken into account. 

The college is yet to release the placement report for the year 2023. However, over 75 students received PPO and more than 30 students received international offers during Chitkara University MBA placements in 2022. However, the average package offered during Chitkara Business School MBA placements in 2022 stood at INR 8.50 LPA.

Admission to Chitkara Buisness School MBA programme is based on few National entrance exams, CAT being one. The CAT 2023 exam date is November 26. The CAT 2023 registration started on August 2, 2023 and was to conclude on September 13, 2023. However, the deadline was extended till September 21

It can be said that Chitkara Business School Chandigarh is a good college because of the following points:

Placement: The college has not released the placement report for the year 2023. However, placement statistics for the year 2022 are available on the official website. As per the placement report 2022, the highest and average package offered was INR 35 LPA and INR 8.5 LPA during Chitkara University MBA placement 2022. Apart from this, more than 75 students received a salary package of INR 9 LPA, and 200 companies hired students across 26 sectors. More than 200 blue-chip companies hire students from Chitkara Business School during Chitkara University MBA placement 2022.

Infrastructure: The campus has Wi-Fi in all the labs and classrooms, with good furniture. Hostels are clean. Mess food is superb. The school has on-campus medically certified faculty members who provide good facilities. There is an outdoor and indoor sports area with an 8-ball pool.

Chitkara University MBA average package offered for the year 2023 is yet to be released on the official website. Chitkara Business School is offered under Chitakara University. However, the average package offered during Chitkara Business School MBA placements 2022 stood at INR 8.50 LPA. The same data has been outlined in the table below:

Particulars	Statistics (2022)
Average package	INR 8.50 LPA