MBA Admission 2026: Registration, Eligibility, Seat Allotment, Dates

MBA Admission 2026

Vipra Shrivastava
Updated on Sep 14, 2025 16:17 IST

By Vipra Shrivastava, Senior Manager - Content

Top MBA colleges in India, other than IIMs, offer admission on the basis of entrance exam score and performance in personality assessment activities such as Essay Writing, Group Discussion (GD) and Personal Interview (PI). The admission process and selection criteria of non-IIMs are same but may vary in terms of specific requirements for a specific course or specialisation such as in case of Health Administration, Pharmacy, IT & Systems, Petro-Chem, etc. While selecting an MBA college, candidates must inquire about their selection criteria and admission process individually so that they are well prepared while applying. They must also check course fee, infrastructure and placement reports before selecting a college.

However, you need to appear for a national level MBA entrance exam for any full-time MBA course. The top non IIMs accept exam score of CAT, XAT, CMAT, MAT, SNAP, ATMA and GMAT. Candidates can also opt for state-level MBA entrance exams of their home state for MBA admission. 

 

Table of contents
  • Selecting an MBA College
  • MBA Admission Important Dates
  • Top Non-IIMs: Eligibility Criteria
  • Top MBA Colleges: Application Deadline 2026
  • Documents Required for MBA Admission 2025
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Selecting an MBA College

A good MBA college leads to a good start to career. In terms of training as well as job placement. So, aspirants should check the following before selecting a college:

  • Selection criteria and admission process
  • Govt recognition and accreditation
  • Courses and specialisations
  • Course fee, scholarships and financial aid
  • Infrastructure, pedagogy and faculty
  • International immersion programmes
  • Internship and placement record
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MBA Admission Important Dates

Take a look at the table below for the complete schedule of MBA Admission 2026 exam

DatesPast Exam Dates
04 Jan ' 26

XAT 2026

20 Dec ' 25

SNAP 2025 -3

14 Dec ' 25

SNAP 2025 -2

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Top Non-IIMs: Eligibility Criteria

  • The eligibility criteria of top non-IIM MBA colleges in India is Graduation with 50 per cent aggregate marks (45 per cent for Reserved Category candidates).
  • Eligibility criteria of MBA programmes offered by IITs is 60 per cent aggregate in graduation.
  • Many other top MBA colleges like XLRI, Jamshedpur does not have minimum score criteria. Passing marks in graduation is acceptable.

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Top MBA Colleges: Application Deadline 2026

Given below is the list of some of the popular MBA colleges other than IIMs and their application deadline for admission to MBA/PGDM 2026 batches:

MBA College

Exam Score Accepted

Application status MBA/PGDM 2026 batches

International Management Institute 

CAT, XAT, GMAT

To open soon

IMT Ghaziabad

CAT, XAT, GMAT, CMAT

To open soon

FMS Delhi University

CAT, XAT

To open soon

Dr DY Patil Seamedu School of Media Management

CAT, MAT, XAT, CMAT

To open soon

SPJIMR Mumbai

CAT, GMAT

To open soon

IIFT Delhi

IIFT Entrance Exam

To open soon

XLRI, Jamshedpur

XAT, GMAT

Open

Great Lakes Institute of Management

CAT, XAT, CMAT

To open soon

Symbiosis International University (Deemed)

SNAP

Open

MDI Gurgaon

CAT, GMAT

To open soon

D Y Patil School of Management

DYPCET

To open soon

Dr DY Patil Vidyapeeth, Pune 

CAT, MAT, XAT, CMAT, ATMA, AIET 

To open soon

KIIT SOM

CAT, XAT, MAT, CMAT, ATMA, GMAT, KIITEE MBA

To open soon

Christ University

CUET

To open soon

Alliance School of Business, Alliance University

CAT, XAT, GMAT, NMAT, SNAP, KMAT, MAT, CMAT, IBSAT, ALLIANCE-AMAT

Open 

APPLY NOW

Crescent School of Business

CAT, XAT, CMAT, ATMA, MAT, GMAT, TANCET and CSBAT

To open soon

Asia-Pacific Institute of Management

CAT, MAT, XAT, CMAT, GMAT

Open

APPLY NOW

Birla Institute of Management Technology, Noida

CAT, GMAT

To open soon

JK Business School

CAT, MAT, CMAT

Open

APPLY NOW

ITM Business School

CAT, MAT, XAT, CMAT, GMAT, MAH-CET

Open

APPLY NOW

Prin. L. N. Welingkar Institute Of Management

CAT, XAT, CMAT, GMAT, ATMA

To open soon

Thiagarajar School of Management

CAT, XAT, CMAT, MAT, GMAT, ATMA

To open soon

Jaipuria Institute of Management

CAT, XAT, MAT, CMAT, ATMA

To open soon

Fortune Institute of International Business

CAT, XAT, CMAT, GMAT, MAT

To open soon

Great Lakes Institute Of Management Chennai

CAT, XAT

To open soon

EMPI Business School

CAT, XAT, CMAT, MAT, ATMA

To open soon

Lloyd Business School Noida

CAT, XAT, CMAT, MAT, GMAT

To open soon

FLAME University

CAT, XAT, MAT, CMAT, MAH-CET, GMAT

To open soon

IPE Hyderabad

CAT, XAT, CMAT, GMAT, ATMA, MAT

To open soon

Indian School of Business (ISB)

GMAT, GRE

To open soon

IFMR - Institute for Financial Management and Research (IFMR GSB), Sri City

CAT, XAT, CMAT, GMAT, GRE

To open soon

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Documents Required for MBA Admission 2025

At the time of MBA admission, the candidates are required to furnish personal details and submit proof of the same. Given below is the list of documents to be submitted at the time of MBA admission along with fees.

  • Date of Birth Certificate
  • Class 10th Certificate
  • Class 12th Certificate
  • Graduation/Post Graduation Marksheet
  • Professional Degree
  • Letter of Recommendation (if applicable)
  • Statement of Purpose (if applicable)
  • Experience Certificate (if applicable)
  • Category Certificate (if applicable)
  • Photo ID issued by the Government of India

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ISBM Pune MBA fee 2027 is INR 13,60,000. This is the total tuition fee and doesn't include other fee components. To view the detailed fee structure for ISB&M Pune PGDM admission, check out the table below: 

ComponentsTotal Fees (2027-29)
Tuition FeesINR 13,60,000
Refundable Caution DepositINR 10,000
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Rashmi Sinha

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Rashmi Sinha

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Answered 3 weeks ago

Yes, both Oral Extempore Presentation and PI round are mandatory for candidates who apply forAlliance School of Business MBA admission with CAT results.

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Saurabh Khanduri

Contributor-Level 10

Answered 4 weeks ago

PIMR Indore MBA admission is done on the basis of entrance exam, group discussion and personal interview. To be eligible, candidate must clear graduation with at least 50% marks. PIMR accepts state or national level entrance test as well as it conducts its own entrance test as well.

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Riya Gupta

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Answered 4 weeks ago

To take admission in MBA at PIMR Indore, candidate must be a graduate. Degree of less than three years of duration is not acceptable. Candidate must clear gradudation with at least 50% marks. For reserved categories, minimum percentage criteria is of 45%. It is mentioned that students pursuing the I

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Riya Gupta

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shilpa sachdav

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Answered a month ago

No, candidates cannot apply for MBA at SR University offline. This is also applicable on all accepted entrance exams as registration on admission portal is mandatory.

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Saurabh Khanduri

Contributor-Level 10

Answered a month ago

SR University has not mentioned whether candidates are eligible for MBA admissions while in final year. Usually, entrance based admissions are open to such candidates. However, candidates are advised to enquire about this with admission office.

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Saurabh Khanduri

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So far, TSICET round 1 cutoff stands at 14796 for SR University MBA admission to general category. Rest of the cutoffs have not been released yet. However, minimum scores have been released for admissionto MBA in these exams which are as follows:

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