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

There are about 180+ best MBA colleges in Orissa. Of these,  118 colleges are privately owned, 28 colleges are owned by public/government organisations, and public-private entities owns 3 colleges. OJEE, CAT, XAT, MAT, and ATMA are some of the most accepting entrance exams in top MBA colleges in Orissa. SOA University, IIM Sambalpur, IMI Bhubaneswar, KIIT School of Management, NIT Rourkela, etc. are some of the popular MBA colleges in Orissa.

The key highlights related to top MBA colleges in Orissa are mentioned below:

Parameters	Particulars/Statistics
Number of MBA Colleges	180+
Annual Fees	INR < 1 lakh: 23 colleges INR 1-2 lakh: 62 colleges INR 2-3 lakh: 21 colleges INR 3-5 lakh: 17 colleges INR > 5 lakh: 21 colleges
Top Specialisations	Finance,  Human Resources,  Sales and Marketing,  Operations,  Business Analytics, etc.
Accepted Entrance Exams	OJEE,  CAT,  MAT,  CMAT,  MAT, etc.

Hi, to determine the No. 1 MBA college in Orissa, you need to go through its NIRF ranking over the past three years, i.e. from 2022 to 2024:

College Names	NIRF 2022	NIRF 2023	NIRF 2024
Xavier University, Bhubaneswar Ranking	35	46	43
IIM Sambalpur Ranking	66	58	50
IMI Bhubaneswar Ranking	70	67	61
SOA University Ranking	NA	57	62
Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology Ranking	48	59	67

Hope this information proves beneficial for you!

Joining MBA colleges in Odisha 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 Name	Total Tuition Fee	Annual Average Package
SOA University - Siksha 'O' Anusandhan MBA	INR 2 Lacs – INR 9 lakh	INR 4 LPA
IIM Sambalpur MBA	INR 11 lakh	INR 12 LPA
Xavier School of Rural Management MBA	INR 12 lakh	INR 17 LPA
KIIT School of Management MBA	INR 10 lakh	INR 8 LPA
NIT Rourkela MBA	INR 4 lakh	INR 5 LPA

Hope this answers your query!

It is estimated that joining MBA colleges in Odisha can be affordable, as most of the colleges have total tuition fees ranging between INR 1-2 lakh. Listed below are some of the top affordable MBA colleges in Delhi with fees less than INR 1 lakh:

Low-cost Colleges	Total Tuition Fee
Utkal University	INR 50,000
Fakir Mohan University	INR 57,000
SCS Autonomous College	INR 288
Berhampur University	INR 18,000 - INR 64,000
Gangadhar Meher University	INR 90,000
Rama Devi Women's University	INR 49,000

IIM Sambalpur offered the highest placement package of INR 12 LPA and the prominent recruiters participated include Amazon, Microsoft, Capgemini, TVS, Infosys, etc.Listed below are the top MBA colleges in Odisha along with their average placement package and the prominent recruiters:

College Name	Annual Average Package	Prominent Recruiters
SOA University - Siksha 'O' Anusandhan Placements	INR 4 LPA	Accenture, Adani, Cognizant, EY, Amazon, HCL, etc.
IIM Sambalpur Placements	INR 12 LPA	Amazon, Microsoft, Capgemini, TVS, Infosys, etc.
KIIT School of Management Placements	INR 7 LPA	Khimji Ramdas LLC, TCS, ITC, Deloitte, Samsung, etc.
NIT Rourkela Placements	INR 5 LPA	Google, Amazon, Myntra, Flipkart, etc.

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. 

The admission in the MBA score is subject to merit scored. The accepted entrance exams are CAT, MAT, etc. Fee structure for Gangadhar Meher University courses includes various components, such as facility fees, tuition fees, student welfare funds, etc. As per the overall structure, the total tuition fee for MBA is INR 90,000. The mentioned fee is as per the official website/sanctioning body. However, it is subject to change. Hence, is indicative. Given below are the key highlights for the Gangadhar Meher University MBA courses:

A total of 75 companies visited the campus during Utkal University placements 2023. Further, an, improving trend was witnessed in the number of companies that visited the campus over the past three years during Utkal University placements, which is presented below:

Particulars	Placement Statistics (2021)	Placement Statistics (2022)	Placement Statistics (2023)
Companies visited	28	63	75

Berhampur University MBA cutoff is not available as of now. The table given below mentions Disha College of Management and Technology (Berhampur University affiliated college) OJEE closing rank cutoff (General-Home state):

Section	2021
Overall	471

Read more: Berhampur University Cutoff

To be eligible for admission to the MBA programme at Fakir Mohan University, candidates must:

• Get a bachelor's degree from a recognised university with a minimum of 50% marks
• Pass the OJEE entrance exam 
• For the 2022 MBA program, the minimum cutoff for general category students was 12,895th rank. 
• Candidates who meet the cutoff must participate in the OJEE counseling and give preference to Fakir Mohan University, Balasore.

The median salary package offered to the students after finishing MBA/PGDM from Birla Global University is INR 760,000 - INR 800,000. While, the Median package offered by SOA University - Siksha 'O' Anusandhan after completion of MBA/PGDM is INR 420,000. Basis these stats, Birla Global University is better option compared to SOA University - Siksha 'O' Anusandhan on the Median salary parameter.

Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology has already released the KIITEE 2026 application form on the official website. Applicants can fill the KIITEE application form at kiitee.kiit.ac.in.