Best Colleges accepting MAH CET Score in India

About 600+ MBA colleges are accepting CET score in India. Of these,  407colleges are privately owned, 31 colleges are owned by public/government organisations, and public-private entities own 11 MBA colleges. MAH CET is one of the main accepting entrance exam in top MBA colleges in India. Pune Institute of Business Management, Balaji Institute of Modern Management, Universal AI University, Indira School of Business Studies, Vivekanand Business School, Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies, etc. are some of the popular MBA colleges through CET score in India.

SIBM Pune emerged to be as the No. 1 MBA college accepting MAH CET score in India followed by other colleges. Listed below are some of the colleges along with their NIRF ranking over the past three years:

College Names	NIRF 2021	NIRF 2022	NIRF 2023
Symbiosis Institute of Business Management	20	17	17
NMIMS School of Business Management	22	25	21
KJ Somaiya Institute of Management	56	71	45

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Joining MBA colleges accepting MAH CET in India can be worthwhile for you. For that, you need to check its ROI. Listed below are some of the colleges along with their fees and average placement package:

College Name	Total Tuition Fee	Annual Average Package
Pune Institute of Business Management MBA	INR 9 lakh	INR 7 LPA
Indira School of Business Studies MBA	INR 4 Lacs – INR 7 lakh	INR 4 LPA
SIBM Pune MBA	INR 24 lakh	INR 24 LPA
MIT College of Management MBA	INR 3 Lacs – INR 5 lakh	INR 3 LPA - INR 5 LPA
Bharati Vidyapeeth's Institute of Management Studies and Research MBA	INR 2 lakh	INR 5 LPA

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SIBM Pune offered the highest placement package of INR 24 LPA and the prominent recruiters participated include Wipro, Bain & Company, Piramal, Deloitte, etc. Listed below are some of the other colleges along with their total tuition fees and average placement package:

College Name	Annual Average Package	Top Recruiters
Pune Institute of Business Management Placements	INR 7 LPA	Amazon, Deloitte, Federal Bank, KPMG, Barclays, Accenture, etc.
NMIMS SBM Placements	INR 7 LPA - INR 19 LPA	EXL, KPMG, Infosys, Cognizant, ITC, etc.
SIBM Pune Placements	INR 24 LPA	Wipro, Bain & Company, Piramal, Deloitte, etc.
MIT College of Management Placements	INR 3 LPA - INR 5 LPA	Alibaba.com, Intellipaat, Trinamix, Deloitte, Adani Wilmar Limited,  etc..
K J Somaiya Institute of Management Placements	INR 10 LPA	ITC, Amazon, HUL, EY, Airtel, etc.

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No, candidates from Maharashtra can get admission in MBA at SPPU through MAH-CET. Candidates who are not from Maharashtra can get admission through scores in CMAT if they do not have valid score in CAT. 

For admission in MBA (PBT) offered by PUMBA, admission is given based on score in ATMA.

The general eligibility criteria to get MBA admission in MBA CET accepting colleges in India are listed below:

• Candidates should have a bachelor's degree or equivalent qualification in any discipline from a recognised university or institution with a minimum of 50% aggregate.
• MBA colleges in India consider scores from national-level entrance exam such as MAH CET. Candidates are required to meet the minimum cutoff scores set by the respective colleges.

The State Common Entrance Test Cell, Maharashtra uploads round wise and category wise MAH MBA CET cut offs on its official website during the CAP process. The MAH CET MBA 2024 cut offs were released during the CAP 2024 which was held from July 12 to September 12, 2024. You can check MAH CET 2024 cut off on this page (https://www.shiksha.com/mba/mah-cet-exam-cutoff). You can also check the cut offs of previous years on this page.

MAH CET cut offs include only the overall cut offs on the basis of which seats are allotted to candidates during the counselling process. Candidates do not have to meet any sectional cut off to be eligible for admission into a particular MBA college. MAH CET cut offs 2024 were declared for three rounds. Cut off percentiles of students belonging to different categories were different. The category specific cut offs were released by the State CET separately. Candidates belonging to reserved category must check and choose their college accordingly.

During NMIMS placements 2024, 37% of the MBA Core students were placed through PPOs. A total of 168 companies participated in the placement process, including 72 new recruiters. The institute also witnessed the participation of 68 Fortune 500 recruiters. Check the complete insights of NMIMS MBA placements 2024 from the table below:

Particulars	MBA Core Placement Statistics (2024)
Highest package	INR 67.70 LPA
Average package	INR 25.13 LPA
Top 10% package	INR 40.60 LPA
Top 20% package	INR 37.10 LPA
Top 30% package	INR 34.40 LPA
Top 40% package	INR 32.10 LPA
Batch placed through PPOs	37%
Fortune 500 recruiters	68
Total recruiters	168
New recruiters	72

To answer this question effectively, you can refer to the table below for detailed overview of the government MBA colleges accepting MAH CET in India along with their total tuition fees:

Public/Government College	Total Tuition Fee
Department of Management Sciences, Pune University Admission	INR 1 Lacs – INR 2 lakh
UNIPUNE - Savitribai Phule Pune University Admission	INR 1 lakh
College of Engineering Pune Admission	INR 3 lakh
Jankidevi Bajaj Institute of Management Studies Admission	INR 2 Lacs – INR 5 lakh
Punyashlok Ahilyadevi Holkar Solapur University Admission	INR 88,000

Disclaimer:  This information is sourced from the official website/ sanctioning body and may vary.

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After the MAH MBA CET result announcement the State CET will conduct common counselling for admission to about 300 colleges in Maharashtra, most likely in July-August. Qualifying candidates will be required to participate in MAH CET counselling for admission to participating MBA colleges in Maharashtra by filling the online counselling form. The MAH MBA CET counselling process will be conducted in two or three rounds and will be based on cut offs. Candidates will be allotted seat in the college of their choice, if they meet the minimum cut off percentile of that college.

The counselling will be held for mainly two categories – Maharashtra State candidates and All India candidates. Separate merit lists will be released for these two categories. To be eligible for MAH CET counselling candidates need to score more than 0 in MBA CET exam.

In 4 years UG course placement in Punjab Agricultural University is amazing. Last year the highest salary package is 10 LPA and Average package is 5 LPA. Around 102 students got placed last out of 388. Most of the students got 3.5 LPA package. In Punjab Agricultural University top reputated companies visted like Amul, nestle, Mahindra, nutrela company, and many more. College past records is also amazing you can check on college's official website. 

COEP MBA students are required to pay somewhere around INR 1.4 Lacs as hostel fees. Hostel fees can vary for each student depending on several factors such as candidate's gender, facilities availed, and the location of the hostel. Candidates can check how each of these factors affect hostel fees by visiting the official website of COEP. 

Yes, MAH MBA CET counselling is cut off-based which is held after the result announcement. MAH CET counselling is conducted round-wise. In this process, candidates have to register online, participate in online counselling and confirm admission by submission of documents and final admission by making fee payment. After that, the admission cell, prepares cut offs and seat allotment lists category wise for MBA/MS admission. Candidates from outside Maharashtra state are also eligible for MAH CET CAP under the All India Seats category. The registration, exam and counselling processes for All India Seats category students are same as that of Maharashtra State category candidates.

Yes, MAH MBA CET 2026 will be needed for CAP round. It may have to be uploaded with other documents at the time of registration, choice filling and document verification. Colleges might also as for a copy of the same for completing admission formalities. So preserve your admit card even after the exam.

MAH CET score is accepted by over 300 colleges and institutes in Maharashtra. These include government as well as private institutions. Some of the top colleges which accept MBA CET scores are:

MBA college	MAH CET cut off percentile 2025
Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai	99.99
SIMSREE, Mumbai	99.97
Prin. L. N. Welingkar Institute of Management Development & Research, Mumbai	99.93
S.I.E.S. College of Management Studies, Mumbai	99.81
Department of Management Sciences (PUMBA), University of Pune	99.85
Xavier Institute of Management & Research, Mumbai	99.88
COEP Technological University	99.77 and 99.68
Chetana's Ramprasad Khandelwal Institute of Management & Research, Mumbai	99.52
MET's Institute of Management, Mumbai	99.23
Lala Lajpatrai Institute of Management, Mumbai	98.76
Thakur Institute of Management Studies & Research, Mumbai	95.91
Rizvi Institute of Management Studies & Research, Mumbai	98.30
Indira College of Engineering & Management, Pune	98.85
Vivekanand Education Society's Institute of Management Studies & Research, Mumbai	98.15
Alkesh Dinesh Modi Institute for Financial & Management Studies, Mumbai	96.38
Indira Global School of Business	95.05
St. Francis Institute of Management & Research, Mumbai	96.39

In the MAH CET CAP, there are three categories in which the seat allotment is done: 1. Maharashtra State Candidature, 2. All India Candidature/Jammu and Kashmir Migrant Candidature Candidate and 3. NRI/OCI/PIO Foreign National, Children of Indian workers in the Gulf countries. Given below are the category wise MAH CET CAP eligibility criteria. Maharashtra State Candidature: The candidate should be an Indian National and must have passed Bachelor's Degree or equivalent with at least 50 per cent marks in aggregate from a recognised university (at least 45 per cent in case of candidates belonging to backward class categories and PwD belonging to Maharashtra State only). The candidate must have obtained more than zero score in MAH CET exam. All India Candidature/Jammu and Kashmir Migrant Candidature Candidate: The candidate should be an Indian National and must have passed 3-year Bachelor's Degree or equivalent with at least 50 per cent marks in aggregate from a recognised university. They must have also scored more than zero score in MAH CET/XAT/MAT/ATMA/GMAT/CAT/CMAT. NRI/OCI/PIO Foreign National, Children of Indian workers in the Gulf countries: The candidate should have passed minimum three-year duration Bachelor's Degree with 50 per cent marks or equivalent, awarded by the University recognized by the UGC or AIU. Any other criterion declared from time to time by the State Common Entrance Test Cell, Maharashtra as defined under the ACT.

Each semster of MBA at Shivaji University comprises of vairous core subjects. These subjects are compulsary for all students to attend. Listed below are some of the core subjects included in the curriculum:

• Principles of Management
• Business Communication
• Information Technology for Management
• Organisational Behaviour
• Business Law

No, CAT is not compulsory for MBA at Balaji Institute of Modern Management. The institute offers admission to its MBA courses via many entrance tests, and not just CAT. Check below to know all the accepted entrance exams:

• CAT
• MAT
• XAT
• CMAT
• MAH CET
• Sri Balaji Entrance and Screening Test

Last date to submit PIBM MBA application is January 20 this year. You can apply directly through PIBM Online Admission Portal. For this, you need to pay an application fee of INR 1,000. 

AGBS Mumbai provides significant programs in the Management realm to students. The institute is part of Amity's AGBS network and provides the 2 courses of GPBA+BBA and PGPM+MBA. These courses are designed with a global outlook. The placements at the institute provide students with excellent opportunities. The placement rate was recorded at 98% and the highest package at AGBS Mumbai stood at INR 23 LPA.

Vivekanand Business School PGDM fee is INR 9.5 lakh. Candidates can pay this fee amount in four installments. The first installment is of INR 2.6 lakh. This has to be paid at the time of admission as per the B-school. Candidates can connect with the admission office for mode of fee payment. The mentioned fee amount is as per information from official sources. Hence, is indicative. 

The average salary package received by students after completing MBA/PGDM from IIEBM - Indus Business School is INR 750,000. While, the average salary offered by Indira School of Business Studies - ISBS after completion of MBA/PGDM is INR 475,000 - INR 520,000. Basis these stats, IIEBM - Indus Business School is a better option compared to Indira School of Business Studies - ISBS on the average salary parameter.

MIT-WPU offers good annual placements for various courses like B.Tech, MCA, B.Des and M.Sc, etc. As per the latest report, the highest package offered during MIT-WPU placements 2023 stood at INR 51.36 LPA. Further, the highest packages offered to the B.Tech and B.Des batches 2023 stood at INR 44.14 LPA and INR 20 LPA, respectively. The key highlights of MIT-WPU placements 2023 are tabulated below:

Particulars	Placement Statistics (2023)
Highest package	MSc: INR 51.36 LPA BTech (IT): INR 44.14 LPA MTech: INR 24 LPA BDes: INR 20 LPA
Average package	INR 7 LPA
Average package for top 100 placements	INR 16.3 LPA