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 -

College Names	NIRF 2023	NIRF 2024	NIRF 2025
IIM Lucknow Ranking	6	7	5
IIT Kanpur Ranking	23	29	27
IMT Ghaziabad Ranking	38	35	30
Amity University, Noida Ranking	28	30	49
BHU Ranking	56	48	60
Birla Institute of Management Technology Ranking	48	64	61
Jaipuria Institute of Management Ranking	47	45	67
Aligarh Muslim University Ranking	55	70	69

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  - 

Affordable MBA Colleges	Tuition Fee
Shri Ramswaroop Memorial University	INR 66,000
SVSU - Swami Vivekanand Subharti University	INR 93,500
HRIT Group of Institutions	INR 45,000
Ewing Christian College (ECC)	INR 90,000
Mohammad Ali Jauhar University	INR 59,000

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 -

op colleges	Tuition Fee
Amity University, Noida	INR 20.18 lakh
CCSU - Chaudhary Charan Singh University	INR 1.13 lakh
Greater Noida Institute of Technology	INR 4 Lacs - INR 4.8 lakh
Amity International Business School (AIBS),	INR 23.5 lakh
Bennett University	INR 18 lakh

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  -

Private Colleges	Average Salary
IMT Ghaziabad	INR 15 LPA - INR 17.6 LPA
Amity University, Noida	INR 6.5 LPA
Birla Institute of Management Technology	INR 10 LPA
Institute of Management Studies	INR 9.25 LPA

Source: Official site and may vary.

The college has not yet released the cutoff for MBA course admissions. Also, the college has not yet posted the entrance exam required for MBA course admissions. The students must keep checking the college website for any updates.

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:

Distance MBA Colleges	Total Tuition Fee
UPRTOU - U P Rajarshi Tandon Open University	INR 4,000 - INR 32,000
IICT Business School Lucknow	INR 13,000 - INR 32,000
Symbiosis Centre for Distance Learning, Noida	INR 18,000 - INR 30,000
Indian Institute of Finance	INR 2 lakh
Wisdom School of Management, Greater Noida	INR 16,000 - INR 41,000

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

The basic eligibility criteria for MBA at GLBIMR is candidates must also attain at least 50% marks in a bachelor’s degree from a recognised university by UGC, under a 10+2+3 years education system.The admission in MBA at GLBIMR is based on the CAT/ ATMA/ CMAT/ MAT/ XAT entrance exam and Group discussions and personal interviews are conducted at the Institute and various other places. As per data the latest cutoff required for MBA is, for MAT is 60 percentile., for CAT is 25 percentile

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 -

Private Colleges	MBA Seat Intake
Amity University Noida MBA Course	120
Galgotias Ghaziabad MBA Course	870
Jaipuria Noida MBA Course	600
Birla Institute of Management Technology MBA Course	525
Galgotias University MBA Course	-

Source: Official site and may vary.

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

PGDM Specialisations	Average Package 2026
Marketing	INR 18.5 LPA
Finance	INR 18.8 LPA
Operations	INR 17.1 LPA
HR	INR 18.6 LPA
Top Batch Size	PGDM Average Package 2026
Top 400	INR 15 LPA
Top 300	INR 16.2 LPA
Top 200	INR 18.9 LPA
Top 100	INR 24.6 LPA

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

Particulars	Statistics – 2025
Highest package	INR 35.9 LPA
Average package	INR 9.6 LPA
Median Salary	INR 6 LPA
Total recruiters	110+

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:

College Names	Total Tuition Fee	Annual Average Package
Great Lakes Institute of Management MBA	INR 4 lakh	INR 12 LPA
IFHE Hyderabad MBA	INR 2 lakh	INR 8 LPA
Birla Institute of Management Technology MBA	INR 3 lakh	INR 11 LPA
Manipal University, Jaipur MBA	INR 2 lakh	INR 8 LPA

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

NIET Greater Noida offers direct admission to its MBA programme. Candidates with a valid three year degree in any discipline can apply. The selection is done as per the admission policy of the institute. 

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. 

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. 

Candidates seeking admission to the MBA course at GN Group of Institutes are required to present a specified set of documents. Once selected, candidates must report to the GNIT College of Management with the following documents to confirm their seat:

• Class 10 marksheet
• Class 12 marksheet
• Graduation marksheet/Provisional certificate
• Migration certificate
• School leaving certificate/transfer certificate
• Category certificate (if applicable)
• Income certificate (applicable for candidates seeking admission via EWS category)
• Domicile certificate (if applicable)
• Any other document required by the College

The scope of MBA course is increasing day by day. MBA is one of the big job oriented professional programme and the most one which has been sought by the students. Once you have completed your degree, you have a great job opportunity in the industrial world. You may the manager or executive in term of designation.

The management term is most suited to the managers and that's why it is the way, where you can reach on the top of the height as soon as possible by using your leadership and working proficiency. An MBA professional always plays a vital role in his/her company and this is why he used to keep in touch with the board of directors. No need to specify the companies who recruit the MBA professionals. All sectors including government and public have various industries, companies, institutions or related organizations, come in the job prospective fields for an MBA professional.

Some job profiles are listed here:

• Brand Manager
• Account Manager
• International Business Manager
• Marketing Executive
• Business Technical Consultant

All the best.

Master of Business Administration (MBA) at INMANTEC is a 2 years course at the PG level. The application fee for the MBA programme at Inmantec Institutions cost around INR 700.

Additionally, the total tuition fee for INMANTEC Master of Business Administration (MBA) is INR 1.70 lakh

The IILM Academy for Higher Learning in Lucknow provide entrance-based course admissions. Selected candidates also have to go through the interview round. Candidates can apply for the PGDM programme with a valid score in any of the mentioned exams:

• MAT
• XAT
• CAT
• CMAT
• ATMA, etc.

The students of AGBS Noida are being taught the greatest skills in shaping future business perspectives by the eminent faculty from IIM, IITs and corporate world. The best thing about Amity Global Business School, Noida is the combination of academia and industry. The faculty focuses on offering therotical and practical knowledge to the students.

AIBS Noida accepts diff. entrance examination scores for admissions into the MBA course. These entrance exams include national/state-level entrance exams. The accepted entrances are GMAT, MAT, CAT, CMAT, NMAT, and XAT. 

Various popular recruiters participated every year in the placement process at Amity University Noida. The following is a list of top regular recruiters:

Amity University Top Recruiters
Amazon	Microsoft	KPMG
Flipkart	Airtel	Adobe
Capgemini	Accenture	Cognizant
Paloalto	Google	Samsung

Yes, candidates can get admission in JIIT Noida MBA course without CAT score, since admission to the MBA course is subject to multiple other entrance exams such as MAT/CMAT/XAT/GMAT/ATMA/CUET-PG. Candidates can secure admission with any of the mentioned exams' scores. 

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%. 

Yes, there is an IILM Management Scholarship Test (MSET) for students who want to receive financial assistance. This is an online computer-based test for 300 marks. Those who want to register can do it from 10 November to 26 December. Besides the exam, there are other scholarships offered based on 12th Merit and CAT/XAT exam scores.

RICS School of Built Environment doesn't publicly announce cut-off information for their MBA programme in advance. The cut-offs are typically determined after the application deadline is met and all further registrations are closed.

Moreover, the average cut-off for RICS is around 75 percent, and for MAT it is a little lower which is around 70 percent. 

So plan your score accordingly.

The fees range for courses offerred by the Anand Engineering College is around INR 128000 - INR 313875.

Galgotias University provides a total of five scholarships to its meritorious students and students carving their marks in sports, performing arts, and literature. Candidates can get merit scholarships based on academic performance in examinations prescribed by the University i.e. Class 12 or Graduation, Rank/Score in All India/State Level Entrance/ Aptitude Test and candidates possessing exemplary skills in sports, performing arts or literary skills. Similarly, for scholarships from Sports quota, candidates can get Galgotias University admission in two ways Direct Admission without Sports Trials and Admission with Sports Trials. Additionally, the toppers of all the Board/Universities get a 100% tuition fee waiver and the students securing up to 4000th rank in the JEE Examination - a 50% tuition fee waiver. Candidates can click here for more details regarding Galgotias University scholarships.