List of MBA Colleges in India 2026

There are 6,200+ MBA Colleges in India. Of these, 4,100+ colleges are privately owned, 500+ colleges are owned by the government and 90 colleges are owned by semi-government institutions. CAT, MAT, and CMAT are some of the top entrance exams. Top MBA colleges in India are IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Bangalore, IIT Delhi, along with other IIMs and IITs, as well as MDI Gurgaon, XLRI Jamshedpur, Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai, Chandigarh University, etc.    

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The top MBA college in India is IIM Ahmedabad, which consistently remains in the 1st rank in the NIRF Management rankings.  

Yes, an MBA is one of the most sought-after PG programmes in India. Below you can consider these programmes for comparison with fees and average salaries.  

College Names	Approx Total Tuition Fees	Average Median package
DMS IIT Delhi MBA	~INR 12 lakh	INR 24 LPA
IIM Ahmedabad MBA	~INR 25 lakh	INR 20 LPA - INR 32 LPA
IIM Bangalore MBA	~INR 25 lakh	INR 33 LPA
IIM Kozhikode MBA	~INR 18 lakh - INR 21 lakh	INR 25 LPA - INR 27 LPA
IIM Lucknow MBA	~INR 13 lakh	INR 30 LPA

Disclaimer: The above statistics are based on the latest data.

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MBA in Digital Marketing is primarily centered on digital marketing strategies. It includes social media marketing, search engine optimization (SEO), content marketing, email marketing, and data analytics.

Candidates can check the table below to see the comparison between the two.

Particulars	MBA in Digital Marketing	MBA in Marketing
Degree Name	MBA in Digital Marketing	MBA Sales and Marketing
Degree Type	Postgraduate	Postgraduation
Course duration	2 years	2 years
Education modes	Full-time, part-time, online, and distance learning	Full-time, Part-time, Online, Distance
Entrance Exams	NMIMS,  CMAT,  Symbiosis Entrance Test,  MAH CET,  etc..	CAT, MAT, XAT, CMAT, SNAP etc.
Course Fees	INR 1 Lacs to INR 15 Lacs and above	INR 3 to INR 25 Lakh
Average Salary	INR 8 LPA	INR 5 to INR 20 LPA
Job Profiles	Digital Marketing Manager, Social Media Manager, Paid Media Manager/Specialist, Content Writer, Campaign Manager and SEO Manager	Marketing Manager, Sales Manager, Head Of Digital Marketing, Market Research Analyst etc.
Top recruiters	Sweans Technologies, EZ Rankings IndeedSeo, Webmaxed, ThatWare LLP, etc.	ITC,  Flipkart,  Coca-Cola, Marico,  Godrej, Nestle, etc.
Top Colleges	IMT Institute of Business Management,  IMT Ghaziabad,  Lovely Professional University,  IIM, Bodh Gaya etc..	IIM Calcutta,  IMT6 Lucknow,  XLRI,  NMIMS,  Symbiosis Institute of Business Management,  etc..

Note - The information is taken from external sites and may vary.

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The total tuition fee of MBA at SRM Sonepat is INR 3.50 Lakh as per an unofficial source.

Yes, the top MBA colleges in India are worth the investment. See the table below. 

College Name	Tuition Fees	Median Salary
IIM Ahmedabad Placements	INR 27 Lakh	INR 35 LPA
IIM Bangalore Placements	INR 26 Lakh	INR 32+ LPA
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham Placements	INR 6 Lakh to INR 12 lakh	INR 8.3+ LPA
IIM Calcutta Placements	INR 25 Lakh	INR 36 LPA
SPJIMR Placements	INR 24 Lakh	INR 23 +LPA
XLRI Placements	INR 15 Lakh to INR 57.17 Lakh	INR 31 LPA
SIMB Pune Placements	INR 19.2 Lakh to 26.2 Lakh	INR 28+ LPA

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

There are several good MBA colleges across India with highly affordable programmes, and they have some standing across ranking frameworks. There are many excellent non-IIM and non-ranked public colleges that have some of the best ROI as well. You can check these. 

Low-Cost MBA College	Total Tuition Fees
Delhi School of Economics MBA Courses	INR 2,000
Punyashlok Ahilyadevi Holkar Solapur University MBA	INR 88,000
B.K. School of Professional and Management Studies MBA	INR 13,000 to INR 80,000
Vignana Bharathi Institute of Technology MBA	INR 54,000
Maharaja Agrasen Himalayan Garhwal University MBA Courses	INR 60,000
SRMEEC Chennai MBA Courses	INR 70,000
SNS College of Technology MBA Courses	INR 35,000

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

 MBA graduates from SIBM Pune get placed into various sectors such as:

• General Management

• Management Consultant

• Investment Banking

• Business Consultant

• Project Management, etc. 

Almost every MBA course has some sort of Mathematics in its curriculum. In the MBA in Digital Marketing, you'll get to study Management Accounting, Business Analytics, etc., subjects that may contain some amount of mathematical aspects. 

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The admission process at BIMTECH for MBA programme is entrance exam based. However, the applications are evaluated based on different parameters. Check out the eligibility criteria of MBA from the table below:

Course Name	Eligibility
PGDM	Graduate with a minimum 50% aggregate (45% for SC/ST )

XAT 2026 registration process began from July 10, 2025. Official announcement of commencement of XAT registration process 2026 has been made by XLRI at its website. Interested candidates have to register for XAT 2026 by creating a login ID at xatonline.in website. The XAT application fee will be INR 2200. Candidates will have to pay the fee to submit the XAT application form.

XLRI is accredited by AACSB (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business), AMBA, and NBA (National Board of Accreditation), and is approved by AICTE (All India Council for Technical Education), AIU, and GOI.

Being a private college, the fee can be a little high, but the students can apply for scholarships provided by the XLRI-Xavier School of Management. Hence, even if the students find XLRI Jamshedpur a little expensive, they don't have to worry as scholarships are available to assist them.

MBA is one of the popular courses of Amity Mumbai. After completing MBA from Amity University Mumbai, students will be open to multiple job opportunities. The final placement report is yet to be released for the batch passing out in 2023. However, the university has released the NIRF report 2023 on its official website. According to the NIRF report 2023, 198 MBA students were placed during Amity University Mumbai placements 2022. Further, the median package offered to MBA students during Amity Mumbai placements 2022 was INR 6.50 LPA. The top recruiters of Amity University Mumbai during the past years included HCL, Airtel, TCS, Infosys, Amazon, Deloitte, Wipro, etc. 

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MICA ( Mudra institute of communication, Ahmedabad ), admission to MICA is typically through competitive exams like XAT/ GMAT/ MICAT/ CAT. After GE (Group exercise), PI (Personal interview) the college will be announced the final merit list, to avoid the large-scale application and selection process. Student can go for direct admission in MICA management quota seat, NRI quota seat, donation seat.

MICA management quota

• Most private colleges have certain seats reserved, these seats known as management quota admission to this management quota seat is construct on the soul decision of college.

MICA donation seats

• are available on the basis of donation amount, the seats are also called donation seat not all the colleges in India provide donation base seats you need to check for each college.

MICA NRI

• NRI stand for non-resident Indians if you are an NRI and wish to pursue BBA, MBA from a private or autonomous college then you can get direct admission through NRI quota

Yes, MBA is available at SCMHRD. This course is spread across four semesters. Aspirants who have passed a bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline with at least 50% aggregate can apply for the course. Other than the general MBA, the institute also offers the following MBA courses:

• MBA in Business Analytics
• MBA in Infrastructure Development and Management

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

The median salary package offered to the students after finishing MBA/PGDM from GITAM School of Business, Bengaluru is INR 440,000. While, the Median package offered by School of Management, CMR University after completion of MBA/PGDM is INR 350,000. Basis these stats, GITAM School of Business, Bengaluru is better option compared to School of Management, CMR University on the Median salary parameter.

 Amity University offers two-year courses of MBA (General) and MBA (3 Continent). These courses are taught by the Amity Business School and Amity International Business School, respectively. Every year, the university grants annual scholarships based on a valid score in CAT/ MAT entrance exam. Find below the minimum eligibility and scholarship percentage granted by Amity University Mohali for the MBA course:

Eligibility	Scholarship %
CAT - 85 Percentile and above or MAT Score - 600 and above	25%

Note: This scholarship is valid for first-year candidates only. 

The institute has not released the placement percentage. However, the other important statistics are out. Over 110 companies visited the campus for hiring the MBA batch 2024-26. This year 52 new recruiters took participation in the recruitment process. Further, the highest package offered was INR 74.84 LPA. Check the complete insights of SIBM Pune placements 2026 from the table below:

Particulars	Placement Statistics (2026)
the highest Package	INR 74.84 LPA
Average Package	INR 28.18LPA
Median Package	INR 27 LPA
PPO's offered	132
Companies visited	110

MIT-WPU, Pune has a total of 1,110 seats seats in MBA programme. MBA finance with 180 seats has the maximum intake out of all specialisations. Students are offered seat in MBA based on their national-level Management entrance exam scores and performance in CBT and PI round conducted by the university.

MBA placements at GNIMS are not bad at all. Approximately 80% of students were placed by the Institute and remaining 20% tried their luck of getting placed by their own individual efforts. The highest package offered was 13 LPA and the lowest package was around 3 LPA last year. Top companies like Seimens, Kotak  Mahindra,   HDFC, Motilal Oswal visited there last year. About 70 % students get internships and companies which offer internships are HDFC, Aditya Corporates, Shiksha.Com, Talent Corner.

Yes, Amity University Patna offer Martys Scholarship for MBA students. The candidate should meet minimum academic eligibility criteria of the respective programme as mentioned in the admission prospectus and also get selected through selection process. However, 100% scholarship will be given to selected students based on the scrutiny of scholarship committee. The scholarship will be given after joining the programme and excess fee paid by student will be adjusted in next academic fee.

 

A pass in bachelor’s degree or equivalent with 50% aggregate (45% in case of SC/ ST candidates) is required to apply for the MBA course. Aspirants must hold the documents proving their eligibility for verification at later stages of admission. Apart from fulfiling the qualifications, candidates also need to pass MAT,  CAT,  Alliance-MAT,  XAT,  NMAT,  CMAT,  KMAT or GMAT for admission to MBA course followed by Oral Extempore Presentation and personal interview. The school also considers the academic performance of the aspirants for providing admission.

CMAT cut offs are not released on a particular date. Since, the NTA does not conduct any counselling or selection process on behalf of the CMAT accepting colleges, there is no one date when the cut offs are released. The NTA announces CMAT result and after that the participating institutes release their CMAT cut offs, MBA Admission criteria individually. The cut offs vary for each college and is determined by the admission cell. The NTA has no role in cut off determination. So, candidates who have appeared for the CMAT exam can check the websites of their target colleges for admission criteria and cut offs. Most of the colleges have already published their admission criteria. You can check this page for CMAT cut offs: https://www.shiksha.com/mba/cmat-exam-cutoff.

The overall placement percentage for 2026 has not been released. The Galgotias University has achieved 100% placements for its School of Business batch 2026.

Although, GD Goenka University is affiliated with various national and international associations, but it is not affiliated with any specific university. The institution belongs to esteemed national and worldwide organisations as the worldwide Association of Universities (IAU), Association of Commonwealth Universities, and Association of Indian Universities (AIU).

Atharva College of Hotel Management and Catering Technology generally offer entrance based admission. However, candidates wishing to take direct admission must fulfil the eligibility and enquire from the college, if they can take direct admission. 

In the fourth semester, students need to take a specific research project to understand concepts of subject that have been opted in the programme elective. Students are expected to understand emerging market trends and finding solutions to business problems through proper research process. After successfully completing the project, submit the report to the department. After this, they need to undergo Viva-voce before external and internal subject experts to acquire degree in Management.