Best MBA Colleges in Gadag - 2026 Admissions, Fees, Placements

There are about 500+ best MBA colleges in Karnataka. Of these, 363 colleges are privately owned, 41 are owned by public/government organisations and public-private entities own only 2 MBA college. Karnataka PGCET, KMAT, MAT, CAT, CMAT, and XAT are the most accepting entrance exams in top MBA colleges in Karnataka. 

IIM Bangalore, T A Pai Management Institute, Christ University, Jain Deemed-to-be University, Xavier Institute of Management and Entrepreneurship, etc. are some of the popular MBA colleges in Karnataka.

As per the NIRF ranking 2025, IIM Bangalore emerged to b as the top ranked MBA college in Karnataka followed by TAPMI Manipal and Christ University.

Listed below are some of the top colleges with their NIRF rankings -

Top Colleges	NIRF 2025
IIM Bangalore Ranking	2
T A Pai Management Institute Ranking	39
Christ University Ranking	57
Jain Deemed-to-be University Ranking	73

Source: The above NIRF rankings have been taken from the official site and will/may vary in future.

Joining an MBA colleges in Karnataka 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 Names	Total Tuition Fee	Annual Average Package
IIM Bangalore Placements	INR 26 lakh	INR 32.61 LPA
T A Pai Management Institute Placements	INR 14.7 lakh - INR 19.5 lakh	INR 8.9 LPA - INR 13.5 LPA
University of Mysore Placements	INR 9,480 - INR 47,360	INR 1.25 LPA - INR 3.8 LPA
Bangalore University Placements	INR 60,000	INR 3.5 LPA
NMIMS Deemed to be University, Bannerghatta Placements	INR 22 lakh	INR 13 LPA

Source: Official site and may vary.

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Generally, private MBA colleges are expensive than government colleges as they have modern infrastructure and provide great placement opportunities. However, some affordable options are also available. Some of them are mentioned below -

Low-cost Colleges	Total Tuition Fee
B.N Bahadur Institute of Management Sciences	INR 56,940
Srinivas Institute of Management Studies	INR 70,000
Rao Bahadur Y.Mahabaleshwarappa Engineering College	INR 80,000
Sidvin School of Business	INR 31,070

Source: Official site and may vary.

The general eligibility criteria to get MBA admission in best college for MBA in Karnataka are listed below:

• Candidates should have a bachelor's degree or an equivalent qualification in any discipline from a recognised university or institution with a minimum of 50% aggregate.
• Many MBA colleges in Karnataka consider scores from national-level entrance exams such as Karnataka PGCET, KMAT, CAT, MAT, XAT, etc.. Candidates are required to meet the minimum cutoff scores set by the respective colleges.

The tuition fees for MBA courses is INR 26 lakh. Tuition fee covers cost of tuition, course material, computing and networking, library, alumni association, student activities and career counselling. The total IIMB MBA fees include Tuition fees, Hostel fees, One-time Paymen fees & Other fees. 

Mysore University accepts entrance exams for courses such as B.Tech, MBA, M.Tech, B.Arch Ph.D. etc. The entrance exam accepted for B.Tech course is KCET. Moreover, for MBA course, the entrance exams accepted for MBA course is MAT CAT Karnataka PGCET XAT CMAT GMAT ATMA KMAT KCET. And GRE. Further, the entrance exams accepted for M.Tech course include Karnataka PGCET/ GATE/PGEE and for B.Arch the entrance exam accepted include KCET. And NATA.

Yes, the seat reservation requirement for MBA Bangalore University are determined in accordance with the gov order. If all categories of reservation cannot be accommodated, the seats will be allocated on the below criteria 

Reservation	Category
15%	SC
03	ST
04	Category I
15	Category II A
04	Category II B
04	Category III A
03	Category III B

As per the report, the median package offered to PG (2-year) students during University of Agricultural Sciences Bangalore placements in 2023 was INR 7.5 LPA, which was increased by 7% when compared with 2022 and 2021, i.e., INR 7 LPA.

Note: The above mentioned data is not course-specific.

TAPMI has a total of 570 MBA seats spread across various specialisations. Tabulated below is specialisation-wise seat intake for TAPMI MBA courses:

Courses	Seats
Master of Business Administration (MBA)	360
MBA in Banking and Financial Services	60
MBA in Human Resources Management	60
MBA in Marketing	60
MBA in International Business	30

For getting admission in the MBA course of VTU Belgaum, a candidate must meet the eligibility criteria of a minimum aggregate marks of 50% in all the years of their bachelor’s degree. Candidates also have to take one of the accepted exams by the university which are: CAT/XAT/KPGCET/KMAT/CMAT/ATMA. Based on the scores obtained in these exams, a merit list is created and seats are allotted to the shortlisted candidates.

Alliance University, Bangalore MBA is between INR 13 lakh and INR 15 lakh for academic year 2027. This fees is charged in three installments.

No, candidates cannot get direct admissions into the MBA course offered by Jain University. In order to apply for Jain University, candidates need to appear for the JET and participate in the following essay writing and presentation rounds.

Additionally, candidates who have a set score in one of CAT, MAT, XAT, GMAT, NMAT and CMAT can apply without JET score.