Best XAT Colleges in Maharashtra

Hi, Doing an MBA at institutions other than the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) can still be very valuable. Listed below are the top MBA colleges in India other than IIMs along with their total tuition fee:

College Name	Total Tuition Fee
XLRI Xavier School of Management	INR 24 lakh-  INR 30 lakh
NMIMS Mumbai	INR 8 lakh - INR 24 lakh
Symbiosis Institute of Business Management	INR 16 lakh - INR 22 lakh
MDI Gurgaon	INR 18 lakh - INR 25 lakh

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The table below shows the top specialisations offered by various MBA colleges accepting XAT scores in India along with their number of colleges:

Top Specialisations	No. of Colleges
Finance	571
Sales & Marketing	566
Human Resources	554
Operations	338
IT & Systems	274

Department of Management Studies, Savitribai Phule Pune University offers the following MBA programmes:

1. MBA (with 5 specialisations)
2. MBA (Pharma-Biotech)
3. MBA- Executive

Colleges affiliated to SPPU offer MBA in various specialisations.

Yes, SPJIMR is a good college for PGDM. SP Jain Institute of Management and Research was established in 1981 and is a constituent institute of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan. SPJIMR has been ranked at 74 globally in Financial Times Global MBA 2026 rankings for it PGPM course for experienced professionals. It has been ranked at 20 under 'Management' category in NIRF 2026 rankings. The institute also offer placements to students. The overall highest package offered to students is INR 80 LPA in 2026 placemen drive. The highest package for PGDM students was INR 75 LPA.

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, you can apply for an MBA course at KJSIM without CAT scores. The institute accept other exam scores as well for admission. Candidates with a valid score of XAT/GMAT/NMAT/CMAT are also eligible to apply. Apart from this, aspirants must have a valid bachelor's degree from a recognised university to be eligible for course admission. The final selection is done based on shortlisted candidates performance in the group discussion and personal interview rounds.

Candidates can check below the step-by-step application process of MBA/PGDM at Welingkar Mumbai:

• Go to the official website of Welingkar Mumbai
• Click on 'Apply Now'
• Enter Name, mobile no, email ID, state and city 
• Create a password
• Tick the eligibility tickbox and click on registration 
• Enter OTP received on mail and click on 'submit OTP'
• Candidate login page opens 
• Login using email ID and password 
• Pay the application fee 
• Upload photo, signature and photo ID proof 
• Click on Application form 
• Fill in all details 
• Select programme and campus preference 
• Choose GDPI centre prefrence 
• Fill in parent's details 
• Click on Next 
• Fill in contact details and educational details 
• Upload documents 
• Click on submit 

Pune Institute of Business Management (PIBM) Pune is good for placements because it helps students find opportunities in various sectors such as counselling, IT and ITES, BFSI, FMCG, Telecom, real estate, manufacturing as well as several different sectors with some big companies. Some of the top and constant recruiters of PIBM Pune include Deloitte, Accenture, ITC Group, Dabur, Nestle India, Wipro, Colgate Palmolive, Reliance Industries, Fortune, Mario, Vodafone, TCS, etc. More than 650 recruiters from diverse sectors have come to offer different job roles to students of PIBM Pune with the average package of INR 7.1 LPA. 

Yes, Balaji Institute of Modern Management offers specialised MBA courses. Apart from the general MBA, the institute provides an MBA in Marketing Management and an MBA in PM-HRD. Both these courses are offered in affiliation with Sri Balaji University and run for a two-year course duration. Further, the mode of education is full-time.

IMT NAGPUR has a full-time 2 yrs Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) residential programme equivalent to MBA in various specialisations like Marketing, IT Management, Operations Management, Business Analytics, HR & OB, Economics and Finance. The total no. of seats at IMT Nagpur is 180 for the PGDM programme.  In order to be eligible for PGDM admission at IMT Nagpur, one should have a valid scorecard in any one of the following national-level management entrance tests like CAT / XAT / GMAT / CMAT.

The NIBM Pune PGDM offers emerging electives such as Big Data & Machine Learning in Banking, Cyber Security, Credit Scorecard Development with Python, and Digital Banking. These electives help students gain industry-relevant specialised skills.

Candidates withdrawng before the start of the course get entire fee refunded after deduction of processing fees of not more than INR 1,000. Students who leave after joining the course at Aditya School of Business Management and if the vacant seat is filled by another student by the last date of admission, the institute refunds the fee after deduction of processing fees of INR 1,000 and proportionate deductions of monthly fees and hostel rent, where applicable.

The median salary package offered to the students after finishing MBA/PGDM from National Insurance Academy- NIA is INR 1,300,000. While, the Median package offered by SIES College of Management Studies after completion of MBA/PGDM is INR 750,000. Basis these stats, National Insurance Academy- NIA is better option compared to SIES College of Management Studies on the Median salary parameter.

N. L. Dalmia offers two-year PGDM course equivalent to MBA course. The full-time PGDM course comprises six semesters (three semesters per year). PGDM at N. L. Dalmia is available scross various specialisations, namely Finance, Marketing, Human Resources and Business Analytics.These are approved by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India. Admission to PGDM course is entrance-based. The Institute accepts national or state-level entrance exams such as CAT, XAT, GMAT, CMAT, MH-CET, MAT, ATMA for providing admission to PGDM course. Scholarships are provided to academically exceptional and meritorious students at N. L. Dalmia.  

Yes, ISB&M provides multiple scholarships to meritorious students based on their performance in CAT and other management entrance exams. 

• Score 80 percentile and above in CAT or XAT
• Score 85% and above in Class 10
• Score 85% and above in Class 12
• Achieve a CGPA of 70% and above in Graduation or equivalent
• Achieve a CGPA of 5 and above in the 1st Trimester of the PGDM program

SIES School of Business Studies PGDM programme offers specialisations in Marketing, Finance, Human Resources, Operations, Business Analytics, Pharmaceutical Management, and Biotechnology Management. Students can choose these as per their career choice.