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

As per NRF ranking 2025, IIM Lucknow emerged to be as the tp ranked MBA college in UP followed by other top colleges. Listed below are some of the top colleges with NIRF rankings over the past three years -

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

Generally, private MBA colleges in UP are expensive than government colleges as they have modern infrastructure, experienced faculty and great placement options. However, affordable colleges are also available. Some of the top affordable colleges are mentioned below with their tuition fees of less than INR 1 lakh  - 

Source: Official site and may vary.

To get admission to MBA colleges in Uttar Pradesh, candidates must clear an entrance exam. However, some colleges, especially private ones, accept admissions without an entrance exam or direct admission.

Listed below are some of the top colleges -

Source: Official site and may vary.

IMT Ghaziabad offered the highest average placement package of INR 15 LPA - INR 17.6 LPA. Listed below are some of the top private MBA colleges in UP with average salaries  -

Source: Official site and may vary.

From the second year of IIM Lucknow PGP -ABM course, the candidates have to study compulsory subjects. There are nearly nine compulsory subjects in the course curriculum. Mentioned below are the IIM Lucknow PGP-ABM compulsory courses:

• Agribusiness Project Management
• Agricultural Input Marketing
• Strategic Management
• Rural Research Methods
• Supply Chain Management in Agribusiness
• New Venture Planning in Agribusiness
• Field Work
• Risk Management in Agribusiness
• International Trade in Agricultural Products

Yes, aspirants can get direct admission at IMT Ghaziabad. Thus, candidates who do not get admission through the institute admission process can take admission. The direct admission is granted under the management quota. Aspirants are advised to reach out to the admission office for complete details regarding the same.

There are about 600+ MBA colleges in UP. Of these, 420+ are private colleges, 50+ are government colleges and 3 are semi-private colleges. CUET PG, CAT, MAT, etc. are some of the most popular entrance exams in top UP MBA colleges.

The top colleges are IM Lucknow, IIT Kanpur, IMT Ghaziabad, Amity University, Noida, Jaipuria Noida - Jaipuria Institute of Management, CCSU - Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Bundelkhand University, Jhansi and many more. 

Yes, the table below shows the distance MBA colleges in Uttar Pradesh along with their total tuition fees:

Disclaimer: This information is sourced from the official website.

There are only 2 Government Colleges in India that provide PGDM Courses and accept MAT Scores, others provide MBA, which is similar to PGDM. The colleges are -

• IIRM Hyderabad
• Administrative Staff College of India

Yes, apart from CAT, IMT Ghaziabad also accepts GMAT and XAT scores for admission to the PGDM course. For admission, candidates have to completed bachelor degree in any discipline from a recognised institution with a minimum of 50% aggregate marks. The institute considers entrance exam scores for its shortlisting process. Then a personal interview, work experience and academic performance evaluated.

IMT Ghaziabad is the top private MBA college in UP offering the highest number of seat intake. Listed below are some of the top colleges -

Source: Official site and may vary.

Specialisation-wise and batch-wise average package recorded during PGDM placements 2026 is mentioned below:

The placement percentage has not been released yet. Meanwhile, checkout the key highlights of the Amity University placement for the overall Class of 2025 in the table below:

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

Disclaimer: This information is sourced from the official website/ sanctioning body and may vary.

Yes, CCS University reserves some seats for reserved category candidates. Below is the reservation criteria at CCSU:

The best online MBA college would depend on various factors of learning and career growth. But, if you must choose by curricula and global employer appeal, IIM Ahmedabad has advanced blended online MBA programmes. It's also NIRF’s no. 1 management college in India, for the last two years. IIM Ahmedabad offers two online MBA programmes in blended mode. One is a general course, MBA- BPGP (Blended Post Graduate Programme in Management). The other one is the Blended MBA in Business Analytics & AI. 

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.

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

Know more about -

MBA in Digital Marketing Syllabus

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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MBA in Digital Marketing Syllabus

No, work experience is not mandatory for atraditional PG Diploma in management. But, there are some niche and specialised PGDM courses that require 1 to 5+ years of experience.

Students are advised to check college website for more details and eligibility criteria.

The current DDU GKP cutoff for MBA is yet to be revealed by the institute. Once the counseling rounds for MBA admissions are over, the institute will reveal the cutoff data alongwith the merit-list.

Thus, candidates should keep checking the website of DDU GKP for more details and new updates.

BIMTECH Noida offers two scholarships. First one is, Programme Tuition Fee for full course and second is, Late Basant Kumar Birla Admission Merit Scholarship. Accordinf to the second scholarship, students need to clear CAT/XAT scores. To know in detail students can check the table presented below for:

Some of the leading companies that were part of HBTU Kanpur placements 2023 are listed in the table below:

Jaipuria Institute of Management Lucknow offers post-graduation under various specialisations. Candidates need to meet the minimum eligibility criteria before applying to these programmes. Jaipuria Lucknow admission to these programmes is based on the candidate’s performance in entrance exams. Candidates are selected in MBA/PGDM programmes based on CAT/ MAT/ XAT/ CMAT/ GMAT scores followed by Group Discussion and Personal Interviews (PI)

The Aligarh Muslim University provides MBA course on its main campus as well as at AMU Centers in Malappuram, Murshidabad and Kishanganj. Each campus has a seat intake of 60. Other management courses like MHRM, MIRM, etc. offered on the main campus of AMU, with their respective seat intake are mentioned below:

*Sponsored candidates

*Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) quota

Candidates had to follow the method given below to fill the CUET PG 2026 application form.

• Visit the exam portal
• Read the instructions and select the agreement checkbox, followed by clicking on the tab Click Here to Proceed
• Enter personal details
• Choose password and security question and enter captcha
• Log in with the credentials to complete the application process
• Complete the CUET PG 2026 application form by entering the information related to personal details, paper selection, exam cities and educational details
• Upload photograph and signature
• Upload realtime photograph captured through web camera
• Pay the application fee through Credit Card, Debit Card, Net Banking or UPI.

After this, the application confirmation page will be generated, which has to be downloaded and printed.

The document should be saved till the admission process is completed. Applicants are also provided with an application correction facility to make necessary changes to the form.