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No, RIIM Pune does not accept direct admissions for its courses. Students need to clear the preset eligibility of completing graduation from a recognised university. Further, students need to provide valid entrance exam scores. The institute accepts CAT/ CMAT/ XAT/ MAT/ ATMA/ GMAT/ NMAT scores for shortlisting. Interested students can apply for the desired course online.

DY Patil Akurdi MBA Akurdi Pune offers a total of 60 seats for its MBA programme. The MBA seats are allotted as per the CAP rounds. CAP or Centralised Admission Process is a counseling process for MBA admission in Maharashtra. To secure the final MBA seat candidates must pay the DY Patil Institute of Master of Business Administration course fees. 

The MBA programme at Sai Balaji Pune selects candidates after a selection process. This process includes many components. The candidates get selected after clearing this process. Before the selection, candidates must meet the eligibility criteria of SBIIMS MBA. The breakdown of marks for selection process is given below:

Particulars	Marks weightage
Valid scores in CMAT/ CAT/ MAT/ XAT/ GMAT/ CET/ ATMA	40%
GD/ PI score	35%
Past Academic Record (10th & 12th level & Graduation)	15%
Sports/ Cultural/ NCC/ NSS Merit	10%

JSPM MBA programme includes core topics and major/minor subejcts. Some of the specialisations that are offered only as MINOR are as follows:

• International Business Management (IB)
• Rural & Agribusiness Management (RABM)
• Pharma & Healthcare Management (PHM)
• Tourism & Hospitality Management (THM)

Yes, a full-time MBA is available at DYPIMCAM Akurdi. The duration of the PG-level programme is two years. The admission to the programme is entrance-based. The seats are allocated through MAH MBA CET counselling/CAP. The total intake for the MBA programme at the institute is of 120 students. Interested candidates can visit the institute's official website to learn more about the programme.

Dr. D.Y. Patil B-School offers a 2-year Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) and a Post Graduate Diploma in Management-Business Administration (PGDM BA).The institute has a capacity to accommodate 420 students in the first year. However, the exact number of students pursuing the PGDM course is not mentioned in the search results. To apply for the PGDM course, candidates must appear for at least one national-level exam like CAT, MAT, XAT, CMAT, or ATMA.The institute is known for its state-of-the-art infrastructure, including spacious lecture rooms, a board room, seminar hall, library, computer lab, and cafeteria.

The Lexicon MILE Pune average package offered during the 2025 placement drive stood at INR 7.9 LPA. The Lexicon MILE Pune average package offered between 2023 and 2025 are presented below: 

Particulars	Placement Statistics (2023)	Placement Statistics (2024)	Placement Statistics (2025)
Average package	INR 8.70 LPA	INR 8.27 LPA	INR 7.9 LPA

 

As per the latest records of PBS Pune PGDM placements, the institute has witnessed the top recruiters such as Vodafone, iResearch, Mother Diary, Finolex, Protium during the placement drive of the year 2023. Find below the highest package offered to students of PGDM in PBS Pune placements 2023:

Particulars	Statistics (2023)
the highest package	INR 15 LPA
Popular recruiters	Vodafone, iResearch, Mother Diary, Finolex, Protium

Read more: Pune Business School PGDM Placements

Yes, ASM's IIBR (Pune) offers a full-time PGDM in the full-time mode. The duration of the course is two years. Candidates who have completed their graduation with at least 50% aggregate and have a valid CAT/XAT/MAT/NMAT/GMAT/ATMA score can apply for admission. The course is offered in six specialisations. These specialisations are as follows:

• Marketing
• Business Analytics
• Pharma Management
• Human Resources
• International Business
• Finance

NICMAR University, Pune offers Degree and Diploma courses including 2 UG and 10 PG courses. These programs are offerred in Full Time mode. NICMAR University, Pune has specializations such as MBA/PGDM specializations in Entrepreneurship, Family Business, Project Management, Infrastructure, B.Tech specializations in Civil Engineering.

No, candidates cannot get direct admission in PGPM course offered by IBS Pune. Candidates are required to appear in one of CAT, XAT, GMAT, NMAT or IBSAT in order to qualify for PGPM admissions, after UG level graduation.

Indira Global Business School has been rated 3.9 on placements.