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Savitribai Phule Pune University's Department of Management Science, better known as PUMBA, was one of India's the earliest management institutes. It provides a BBA in Hospitality, an MBA, an MBA in Pharma Biotech, an Executive MBA, and a PhD. PUMBA was awarded the institutional rating A with five stars, making it one of just a few universities in the country to do so.The overall tuition for their MBA and other Master's programs is roughly INR 1.29 L - 1.52 Lacs, while the fee for their BBA course is approximately INR 2.1 Lacs. For further information on the same, please visit this page. 

PUMBA offers Master of Business Administration through various National-level and state-level exams inlcuding CAT,  CMAT,  MAT,  ATMA and MAH CET MBA to fulfil the eligibility criteria for final admission rounds. The university considers CAT cutoff for admission only for students who have a valid score. Candidates not meeting the cutoff are not considered for the further admission process.For CAT, candidates must have an overall percentile of 85. Hence, General category candidates with 86 Percentile and above in CAT exam do stand a chance to get a seat in PUMBA. The aforementioned cutoff is based on previous year cutoff and can be anticipated as future cutoffs. For more details refer to the PUMBA cutoff page here.

PUMBA offers two PG courses in the Management stream. One is Master of Business Administration and the other one is MBA in Pharma-Biotechnology. While admission MBA is based on various entrance exams including,  CAT,  CMAT,  MAT,  ATMA and MAH CET MBA, ATMA scores are taken into consideration for admission to MBA in Pharma-Biotechnology. Aspirants with 95 percentile in ATMA are eligible for MBA in Pharma-Biotechnology. Here, the cutoff has been derived from the previous year cutoff and can be anticipated as future cutoffs for PUMBA.

Apart from MBA, PUMBA offers admission to Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA) through Pune University Entrance Exam. Candidates aspiring for PUMBA must have a valid score in order to be part pf thr further admission rounds. As per the previous year PUMBA cutoff 2022 for EMBA, the minimum cutoff in Pune University entrance exam was 54.25 Percentile for General All India category students, 26.75 Percentile for OBC, for SC category, it was 28.75 Percentile, for ST Category 37.5 Percentile, for PwD, it was 54.25 Percentile and for EWS, it is 50 Percentile.

PUMBA cutoff 2023 for MBA, the minimum cutoff in MAH CET CAP Round 1 was 98.85 Percentile, while the closing cutoff stood at 99.99 Percentile for the General category students. So, going as per the last year cutoff, it is not possible to get into PUMBA at 92.02 Percentile. However, the university considers various other entrance exams like CAT, MAT and CMAT. For CAT, candidates must have an overall percentile of 85, for MAT it is 80 Percentile and for CMAT it is 95 Percentile. In case MHT CET scores are not getting the candidate into PUMBA, then they can apply through any of the other entrance exams. The aforementioned cutoffs are based on previous years and can be anticipated as future cutoffs. 

The Department of Management Sciences, Pune University has released the average package details for MBA. The overall average package for the 2023 drive stood at INR 8.85 LPA, whereas, in 2022 it was INR 8.10 LPA. The average package for the top 50% also increased from INR 9.50 LPA in 2022 to INR 10.17 LPA in 2023. Check the below table to know the PUMBA average package comparison for the last two years:ParticularsMBA Average Package (2022)MBA Average Package (2023)Overall INR 8.10 LPAINR 8.85 LPATop 10%N/AINR 12.48 LPATop 50%INR 9.50 LPAINR 10.17 LPA

According to unofficial sources, a large share of Department of Management Sciences, Pune University alumni are placed in the Business Development sector with a 23% share. The other top sectors that involve the majority of alumni are Operations and Sales. The detailed sector-wise split of alumni is depicted below:SectorPercentage of AlumniBusiness Development23%Operations18%Sales16%Marketing11%Consulting11%Others21%NOTE: The sectors involved in the 'Others' category are Education, Human Resources, and Customer Success and Support.

The PUMBA the highest package offered to the MBA batch 2021-23 was INR 18.97 LPA. Earlier, the highest package in 2022 stood at INR 18 LPA. This indicates an improvement of 5% from 2022 to 2023. The following table represents the highest package comparison for PUMBA Pune placements 2022 and 2023:ParticularsMBA Placement Statistics (2022)MBA Placement Statistics (2023)the highest packageINR 18 LPAINR 18.97 LPA

The department has released the overall placement statistics for MBA. The total number of offers made to MBA students dropped by nearly 5% from 2022 to 2023. On the contrary, the number of participating companies rose by almost 8%. Take a look at the below depicting the PUMBA placement comparison for 2022 and 2023 MBA batches: ParticularsMBA Placement Statistics (2022)MBA Placement Statistics (2023)Offers made175167No. of students opting for placements177173No. of students placedN/A161Percentage of students placed98.87%N/ANo. of companies participated96104