Best MBA Colleges in India: Fees, Admission 2026, Courses, Salary, Ranking

No, candidates who wish to apply for the Global MBA course at Lexicon MILE are required to clear the LAT conducted by Lexicon MILE. The CAT exam score at Lexicon MILE is only used for deciding the PGDM admissions along with several other entrance exams.

For admissions under the Management Quota in Shiv Nadar University Chennai - MBA (SNUC - MBA),  candidates must have written one of the entrance tests – CAT, XAT, CMAT, ATMA, MAT or TANCET or any State Level Admission Test conducted by the respective states (outside Tamil Nadu).

To know which college to choose, students can compare the options based on significant factors such as fees and the highest salary. To help,  presented below is a comparison between the PGPM courses at IBS Mumbai and MIT-WPU, based on fees and the highest salary:

Institute	Course Fee	the highest salary
IBS Mumbai	INR 9.09 lakh	INR 20 LPA
MIT-WPU	INR 9.40 lakh	INR 30 LPA

Note: The abovementioned information is as per official sources. However, it is subject to change. Hence, it is indicative.

MLR Institute of Technology and Chaitanya Bharathi Institute of Technology, Hyderabad both are renowned universities for MBA/PGDM. However, in terms of affordability, MLR Institute of Technology is a better option since the total tuition fee for MLR Institute of Technology is INR 120,000 and the total tuition fee for MBA/PGDM at Chaitanya Bharathi Institute of Technology, Hyderabad is INR 180,000. In the total fees that students generally end up paying the university or the college, various other components are also included, such as the exam fee, application fee, lab and other charges.

SDA Bocconi Asia Center MBA admissions are entrance-based. Candidates can find below the step-wise procedure to take MBA admission at SDA Bocconi Asia Center:

• Candidates can begin the procedure by  the online registration and application process. The institute offers admission to the IMB programme based on entrance exam scores.
• Candidates are shortlisted based on the score in the entrance exams such as CAT, GMAT, NMAT, GRE, or Bocconi Test. Further, applicants are shortlisted based on the  Work Experience, Academic Abilities, Extra-Curricular & Soft skills, and personal interview.
• SDA releases the final results on the official website of the institute. Selected candidates receive an offer letter via email. They need to pay the course fee to confirm their seat in the centre.

The placements at Symbiosis Institute of Business Management (SIBM) Bengaluru have been quite impressive.

some highlights are :-

 

More than 125 recruiters participated in the SIBM Bangalore Placements, which included 65+ new recruiters.

A total of 57 Pre-Placement Offers (PPOs)/PPIs were made.

The average package offered was INR 13.48 LPA, with a 19.61% increase from the previous year.

The highest package offered was INR 21 LPA.

The median package was INR 13 LPA.

The highest number of offers came from the BFSI sector (26%).

Top recruiters included companies like Capgemini, Deloitte, Infosys, Maruti Suzuki, Hyundai, and many more.

MBA is one of the courses offered at UEM. The university provides students with comprehensive learning for their understanding of the Management world. UEM is one of the preferred universities for MBA in Kolkata. An MBA degree from UEM gets jobs that include team lead and managerial responsibility of the department. As per the ranking trends of the year 2023 by Times, the college has been ranked 44 for its Management courses. Click here to check the verified student reviews here at Shiksha,

CMAT 2025 was on January 25, 2025, almost four months ahead of previous years. The CMAT exam is usually held in March-April, but in 2023 and 2024, it was held in May. The last time CMAT was held in January was in 2019.

The NTA announced registration dates via an official circular, which was released online on the NTA website on November 14, 2024. The CMAT 2025 exam schedule includes registration window open and close dates and form correction dates. CMAT 2025 registration has started, and the last date to apply was December 13, 2024, and the admit card was released on January 20, 2025.

Companies that recruit from Acharya Institute of Technology for MBA course are Amazon, Volvo, Dell, Microsoft, Capegimini, Tech Mahindra and more. The college has a separate placement cell which gives training to the students. Acharya Institute of Technology also provides pre-placement support to the students.

Yes, IMS Ghaziabad University Course Campus does offer an MBA course for the duration of two years.  Further, the course is divided into four semesters and offered in full-time mode. The institute only offers an MBA course in one specialisation i.e., Masters of International Business. The essential eligibility criteria required by the institute to get admissions into the MBA course are that candidates must complete their bachelor's degree with a minimum aggregate of 50%. 

CMAT 2025 was on January 25, 2025, almost four months ahead of previous years. The CMAT exam is usually held in March-April, but in 2023 and 2024, it was held in May. The last time CMAT was held in January was in 2019.

The NTA announced registration dates via an official circular, which was released online on the NTA website on November 14, 2024. The CMAT 2025 exam schedule includes registration window open and close dates and form correction dates. CMAT 2025 registration has started, and the last date to apply was December 13, 2024, and the admit card was released on January 20, 2025.

Aspirants who wish to apply for VIT Business School, Chennai MBA course must appear for VITBEE 2026 or qualify CAT /XAT/MAT/NMAT/CMAT. A minimum of 60% aggregate or first class is required in any Under Graduate or Integrated degree from a recognised University or Institution.

Yes, Centurion University Bhubaneswar does provide a refund in case of withdrawal of admission. However, the refund is subject to the fulfilment of certain conditions. Tabulated below are the guidelines to be followed as per the fee refund policy of the university:

Percentage of refund of aggregate fees	Point of time when notice of withdrawal of admission is served to the University as per the UGC regulations
100%	15 days or more before the formally notified last date of admission.
90%	Less than 15 days before the formally notified last date of admission.
80%	15 days or less after the formally notified last date of admission.
50%	30 days or less but more than 15 days after being formally notified the last date of admission
No refund	More than 30 days after formally notified the last date of admission

Yes, the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur's Vinod Gupta School of Management offers a two-year MBA degree to students. The modes of IIT Kharagpur admission are online and offline. Admission to various courses including MBA is based on merit and scores of entrance tests. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur is ranked 14 by NIRF (National Institutional Ranking Framework) 2023 under the Management category.