Best MBA Colleges in Delhi: Fees, Admissions 2026, Ranking, Courses, Placements

The no. 1 MBA college in Delhi is IIT Delhi, which ranks above many IIMs in the NIRF rankings of the top B-schools in India. 

College Names	NIRF 2023	NIRF 2024	NIRF 2025
DMS IIT Delhi Ranking	5	4	4

Note: All info. is from official and the latest NIRF 2025 Management rankings report.  

There are about 125+ best MBA Colleges in Delhi. Of these, 70 colleges are privately owned and 17 MBA colleges are owned by the public/government which provides full-time two-year programmes. CAT, MAT, CMAT, and XAT are some of the most accepting entrance exams in top MBA colleges in Delhi. Jamia Millia Islamia, IIFT Delhi, IMI New Delhi, Faculty of Management Studies, University of Delhi, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, FORE School of Management, etc. are some of the popular MBA colleges in Delhi.

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IMI Delhi is one of the top-ranked private MBA colleges in Delhi, ranking 40th in NIRF 2025, among other top institutes in the same category across the country.

Note: All info. is from official sites and can change.  

Hi, The table below shows the private top MBA colleges in Delhi along with their total tuition fee and seat intake:

Private Colleges	Total Tuition Fee	Entrance Exam/Eligibility Criteria
IMI Delhi Admission	INR 22 lakh Seats: 420	Entrance Exams: XAT, CAT Graduation with 50% aggregate
FORE School of Management Admission	INR 21 lakh Seats: 600	Entrance Exams: XAT, CAT Graduation with 50% aggregate
Jagan Institute of Management Studies Admission	INR 10 lakh Seats: 300	Entrance Exams: CAT, MAT, XAT, CMAT, ATMA Graduation with 50% aggregate
New Delhi Institute of Management Admission	INR 12 lakh Seats: 540	Entrance Exams: CAT, MAT, XAT, CMAT, ATMA, GMAT Graduation with 55% aggregate
LBSIM Admission	INR 17 lakh Seats: 360	Entrance Exams: CAT, XAT Graduation with 50% aggregate

Hope this information proves beneficial for you!!

DMS IIT Delhi cutoff 2025 for Management courses, including MBA, is based on valid CAT scores. For DMS IIT Delhi MBA admission, students must meet both the overall CAT cut-off percentile and the sectional cut-off. Tabulated below is the estimated CAT cutoff 2025 percentile for the General AI category students.

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

College Names	Total Tuition Fee	Average Median Package
DMS IIT Delhi MBA	INR 12 lakh	INR 24 LPA
IIFT Delhi MBA	INR 17 lakh - INR 22 lakh	INR 25 LPA - INR 27 LPA
Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University MBA	INR 2 lakh	INR 6 LPA
IMI Delhi MBA	INR 22 lakh	INR 17 LPA
FORE School of Management MBA	INR 21 lakh	INR 15 LPA

No, it is not necessary to have an MBA degree to get a job in managerial post in a Government organisation.

A PGDM in a relevant specialisation can be equally eligible or suitable for a managerial role in a Government organisation also.

 

Some of the popular Govt. PGDM Colleges are given in the table below:

• IIM Kozhikode
• IIM Shillong
• XLRI Jamshedpur
• MDI, Gurgaon
• MICA, Ahmedabad
• IIM Lucknow
• Great Lakes Institute of Management

Yes, it is very much necessary to take entrance exams for PGDM courses in India, If you want to take admission int reputable and top-tier B-schools then it is very crucial. 

While some institutions offer direct admission based on graduation merit, most colleges require valid scores from national-level tests like CAT, XAT, CMAT, NMAT, or MAT. 

Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) is one of the top Management institutes in the country. It has grabbed #15 rank in the NIRF 2024 rankings in the Management category. The overall the highest and average stipend offered (for two months) during IIFT Delhi summer placement 2025 for the MBA IB batch of 2024-26 stood at INR 6 Lacs and INR 2.73 lakh, respectively. Moreover, the Sales and Marketing domain emerged as the top recruiting domain. Furthermore, in the MBA BA batch of 2024-26, the highest and average stipend stood at INR 4 Lacs and INR 1.42 lakh, respectively.

The placement percentage for the Class of 2025 is yet to be released on the official website. The average and the highest package offered was INR 17.91 LPA and INR 40.31 LPA, respectively. The complete insights of IMI Delhi placements 2025 are tabulated below:

Particulars	Placement Statistics (2025)
Average package	INR 17.91 LPA
Highest package	INR 40.31 LPA
Median package	INR 16.61 LPA
Companies participated	100+

The two-year Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) is the flagship programme of IMI New Delhi. PGDM is offered in three specialisations at IMI Delhi.

• General
• Banking and Financial Services 
• Human Resource Management

No, there is no management quota at FORE School of Management, Delhi. Admissions take place strictly on the basis of merit in the entrance exam for PGDM and FPM courses. However, a special concession amounting to a 10% waiver in the tuition Fee is extended to the students who are domiciled in the state of Jammu & Kashmir and the 8 North-Eastern States of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura, and Sikkim.

Candidates seeking admission to Jamia Millia Islamia for MBA can apply online on the official website. Admission to this course is offered based on the entrance exam conducted by the university, i.e. JMI Entrance Eest. Interested candidates must have a relevant bachelor’s degree with at least 50% aggregate in the subject concerned. Followed by application filling and before application submission, candidates are also required to pay the application fee which ranges from INR 550 to INR 700. A step-by-step process of application is mentioned below:

1. Visit the official website and scroll down.
2. On the Admission section in the left corner of the page, there are multiple links for course-wise application forms.
3. Click on the desired courses' application link, fill out the application form and pay the application fee.

The table below lists the most affordable MBA colleges in Delhi, for the reference of students:

Low-cost Colleges	Total Tuition Fee
JMI	INR 39,000 - INR 58,000
DSE, University of Delhi	INR 2,000
Sri Guru Gobind Singh College of Commerce	INR 70,000
New Delhi YMCA, Institute for Management Studies	INR 87,000
Northern Institute of Management and Technology	INR 39,000 - INR 96,000

The table below lists some of the best distance MBA colleges in Delhi, along with their course fees:

Distance MBA Colleges	Total Tuition Fee
IGNOU	INR 62,000
School of Open Learning, University of Delhi	INR 20,000
Symbiosis Centre for Distance Learning, Delhi	INR 18,000 - INR 50,000
The Delhi School of Communication	INR 5 lakh
All India Management Association	INR 1 lakh

For admission in MBA/ PGDM at Netaji Subhas University of Technology (NSUT) (Formerly known as NSIT), candidate must have a valid CAT or MAT score. Without having a valid score in the aforementioned entrance examination student will not be eligible for the admission round for MBA at NSIT. The counselling process for CAT is usually concluded between August and November.

Candidates having valid CAT/ MAT score will be shortlisted for the personal interview (PI). If the candidate gets selected in the merit list based on their performance in personal interview (PI) will have to get their documents verified and fee paid for finallising their seat in MBA course.

 

Admission to the FORE School of Management is based on candidate's score in the XAT/ CAT/ GMAT exam. Candidates who have qualified any of these exams are eligible for admission at the institute. Apart from this, further selection process for PGDM programme is based on candidates performance in Extempore and Personal Interview conducted by the institute's internal panel.

Candidates having good academic performance record & work experience will also be given preference. For FPM, the school selects candidates based on GATE/ GRE/ GMAT/ UGC-NET or JFR/ CSIR score followed by a personal interview round and presentation.

Candidates need to pay an application fee to register for Delhi Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research University. The application is INR 1,000 for each course. Aspirants can pay the application fee via any of the online payment modes. Aspirants must keep the payment slip for future reference.

No, CAT is not the only exam based on which admission is granted. GGSIPU accepts the CAT percentile for MBA admission basis on which a merit list of selected candidates is released for the counselling round. Moreover, for the MBA in IT course, the university conducted IPU CET exam is accepted. In case the seats are left vacant after CAT candidates, then the seat allotment is carried out based on the candidate's CMAT scores.

Yes, NDIM does offer a two-year full-degree PGDM programme, divided into four semesters. NDIM doesn't offer MBA courses. However, the main difference between PGDM and MBA is that MBA is a degree and is offered by universities, whereas, PGDM is a post-graduate Diploma offered by AICTE-approved institutes. Otherwise, the curriculum and subjects offered in both courses are more or less similar. 

Yes, Jamia Hamdard deemed-to-be University offers a wide range of scholarships/ fellowships to the students. All these are besides the various scholarships and fellowship schemes of the Government of India and the Delhi Government. The list of a few popular scholarships is as follows:

• Hamdard National Foundation (HNF)
• Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti Ajmeri (Gharib Nawaz) merit-cum-means scholarship
• Dr. LM Singhvi Gold Medallion (or Silver Shield) of accolade
• Rabia STEM Scholarship for Girls
• Sayeeda Memorial Scholarship for Girls

Other than the scholarships mentioned above, the deemed-to-be University offers a wide range of school-specific scholarships to the students. The details of the same can be obtained from the official brochure of Jamia Hamdard. 

The Jagan Institute of Management Studies, Rohini, Delhi admission process for PGDM course consists of multiple selection rounds. In the first step candidates have to fulfil the minimum eligibility criteria and showcase their past academic records. Candidates are selected based on entrance exam scores, followed by WAT, GD&PI rounds conducted at the institute. Find below the weightage of all selection parameters that are necessary for Jagan Institute of Management Studies, Rohini, Delhi PGDM admission 2025:

Selection Parameters	Weightage
Entrance Exams	35%
Past Academic and Professional Performance	20%
Personal Interview (PI)	25%
Group Discussion (GD)	15%
Written Communication (Essay)	5%
Total	100

The median salary package offered to the students after finishing MBA/PGDM from Masters' Union is INR 3,310,000. While, the Median package offered by LBSIM - Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management after completion of MBA/PGDM is INR 946,524. Basis these stats, Masters' Union is better option compared to LBSIM - Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management on the Median salary parameter.

Delhi School of Economics gives admission to its MBA program based upon the CAT scores of the candidates. The CAT cutoff details for MBA admission in DSE are given in the following table:

CAT percentile Cutoff (General-All India)
Section	2020
Overall	85
Quants	50
VA-RC	50
DI-LR	50

FIIB Delhi offers a two-year PGDM course in various specialisations. The FIIB Delhi PGDM fee is INR 11.55 Lacs for two years. It includes tuition fee, Knowledge Resource Centre fee, examination Fee, IT Infrastructure fee, Student Welfare Activities charges, and Learning & Development fee. Additionally, a refundable caution deposit of INR 20,000 must also be paid by the selected candidates. The mentioned fees are sourced from the official website of the institute/ sanctioning body. It is still subject to change and hence, is subject to change.

No, the institute does not accept CAT score for admission to MBA programme. Selection to MBA programme is done through two stages, in first stage candidates are shortlisted based on the marks scored in B-MAT exam. In second stage shortlisted candidates have to appear for GD and PI round conducted by the Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University) at the following centres:

Pune	New Delhi	Kolhapur
Sangli	Karad	Solapur
Lucknow	Chandigarh	Kolkata
Jaipur	Indore	Bhopal