Rajagiri Business School Scholarships and Funding

Diversity Scholarship:
RBS is committed to creating a coordinated and integrated learning environment that promotes diversity in the campus. Through the Diversity Scholarship, RBS provides opportunity for meritorious and capable students from all parts of India to pursue quality management education at RBS. These scholarships, 21 in number, range from 25-50% waiver of the tuition fee and recognizes the academic achievement of students.

Eligibility:
- The applicant must be a non-Keralite.
- The applicant should fulfill the eligibility criteria for admission to the PGDM programme of RBS as prescribed by the Admissions Office of Rajagiri.
- The applicant should have secured admission for the PGDM programme offered by RBS through the three stage selection process laid down by the Admissions Office of RBS.

How to Apply

Interested candidates should contact our admission office and submit the application for Diversity Scholarship online before the deadline. Please ensure that you check the deadline dates for scholarships on our website.
The applications would be screened by Rajagiri Scholarship for Excellence Committee of RBS to select the scholarship recipients.
The scholarship committee considers academic achievement as demonstrated by grades in the qualifying exam, eligibility test scores and performance in group discussion and personal interview; personal background, which includes but not limited to, educational experience, extracurricular activities, and work experience.
The decision of the Scholarship Committee would be final and the candidates would be notified.

Career and Talent Scholarship:
The Career and Talent Scholarships ensure that talented and highly motivated students have an opportunity to follow their passion, study and graduate from a premier institution. These scholarships, 10 in number, range from 25-50% waiver of tuition fee and recognizes the meritorious performance of candidates in the Common Admission Test 2019 (CAT 2019) conducted by the Indian Institute of Managements (IIMs). RBS provides scholarship for eligible candidates who have scored above 80 percentile in the CAT exam 2019.

Eligibility:
- CAT scholarship is eligible to all candidates.
- The applicant should fulfill the eligibility criteria for admission to the PGDM programme of RBS as prescribed by the Admissions Office of Rajagiri.
- The applicant should have secured admission for the PGDM programme offered by RBS through the three-stage selection process laid down by the Admissions Office of RBS.

How to Apply:
- Interested candidates should contact our admission office and submit the application for Career and Talent Scholarship online before the deadline. Please ensure that you check the deadline dates for scholarships on our website.
- The applications would be screened by Rajagiri Scholarship for Excellence Committee of RBS to select the scholarship recipients.
- The scholarship committee would also consider academic achievement as demonstrated by grades in the qualifying exam, performance in group discussion and personal interview; personal background, which includes but not limited to, educational experience, extracurricular activities, and work experience in addition to CAT 2019 score.
- The decision of the Scholarship Committee would be final and the candidates would be notified.

For more details visit: https://www.rajagiribusinessschool.edu.in/academic-scholarships

Q:   What is the fees for PGDM at Rajagiri Business School?
A:

As per the unofficial sources, the Rajagiri Business School MBA fees for both the years is INR 7.5 lakh. This amount only contains the Tuition Fees for PGDM course. However, there are multiple components that students will required to pay during the different trimesters as per Rajagiri Business School MBA fees structure. The additional components are Hostel Fees, Examination fees, Project Study fees, Industrial visits fees, etc. 

Note: The above fee is taken from unofficial sources. Candidates are requested to visit the official website a detailed RBS fees structure.

Q:   What is the Fee Refund policy at Rajagiri Business School?
A:

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 the fee if in case any refund is initiated. The fee payment takes approximately two working days to reach Rajagiri Business School if the payment is made via online gateways because the college depends on a service provider for clearing fee payments. 

Q:   How can I apply for a scholarship at Rajagiri Business School, Kochi?
A:

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 specific selection process first, then contact the Rajagiri Business School Admission Office and fill out an online scholarship form by providing the needed documents. The online scholarship form should be submitted before the cutoff date. The selection of students getting scholarship is done by the college committee by going through the applicants eligibility, academic record and performance at the interview. The committee decisions are final and the selected candidates are contacted by the college.  

Q:   What are the benefits of Rajagiri Business School scholarships?
A:

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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Surya raj | Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) - Batch of 2022
Reviewed on 20 Aug 2025
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4.4
Placements 5 Infrastructure 5 Faculty & Course Curriculum 2 Crowd & Campus Life 5 Value for Money 5
Well-rounded experience with strong academics, decent placements, and a vibrant campus.

Placements: I am pursuing CSE from Chandigarh University. I believe the university provides a lot of opportunities as well as exposure.

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Anonymous | Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) - Batch of 2024
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Placements 5 Infrastructure 5 Faculty & Course Curriculum 5 Crowd & Campus Life 5 Value for Money 5
Overall, it is the best college for the PGDM course.

Placements: This college places 92% of its students. The highest package offered is 32 LPA. The minimum package is 7 LPA. Additionally, the typical package offered is 16 LPA. Among the leading employers are Morgan Stanley, Barclays, Amazon, etc. Nine out of ten students secure internships with different businesses. Among the top positions available are marketing manager and investment banker.

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Akhil antony | Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) - Batch of 2022
Reviewed on 13 May 2025
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5.0
Placements 5 Infrastructure 5 Faculty & Course Curriculum 5 Crowd & Campus Life 5 Value for Money 5
My honest review about my college.

Placements: There were 100% placements in food technology department. Approximately 50% of students got placements in mechanical department in our college. Lots of students from our institution were working abroad like in America and Saudi Arabia accompanied among which students working at Tata, TCS, HCL, Infosys, etc. I got internships from Hindustan Aeronautical Limited Kanpur which was Navaratan company, and I worked in IJT department in it.

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Akhil Antony | Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) - Batch of 2025
Reviewed on 13 Apr 2025
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4.2
Placements 4 Infrastructure 4 Faculty & Course Curriculum 4 Crowd & Campus Life 5 Value for Money 4
Review of Rajagiri Business School.

Placements: In this course, every year, 40 to 60 percent of students are placed in companies, with salaries ranging from 3 lakhs to 6 lakhs. The college does not offer any roles itself, and admission to this course requires a minimum of 50 percent marks.

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Akhil Antony | Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) - Batch of 2022
Reviewed on 26 Jul 2024
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3.8
Placements 4 Infrastructure 3 Faculty & Course Curriculum 5 Crowd & Campus Life 4 Value for Money 3
I love this college very much.

Placements: From the 4th semester on, you are eligible for the placement process. There were many top companies that came for seniors and will come for our batch, like Deloitte, Black Rock, Wipro, Tata Motors, Reliance, Nykaa, and many banks too. The highest package was 19 LPA, the average package was 8.5 LPA, and 100 percent of the batch got placed to work for a big company.

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Enjoy your college life here.

Placements: The college has an 80 percent placement rate, which is higher than the other colleges comparatively and has good placement faculty in the college and guest sessions in the week and companies like Meta, Google, TCS and many more. The average package is 10 LPA; the highest is 25 LPA.

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Answered 2 years ago

Yes, Rajagiri Business School offers scholarships under the title of Rajagiri Scholarship for Excellence (RiSE). Under this scheme, students are offered scholarships in two categories, namely Diversity Scholarship and Career & Talent Scholarship. To avail the scholarships, candidates must be a non-K

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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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Answered 2 weeks ago

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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aaradhy rastogi

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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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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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