Colleges in Gandhinagar

School of Management, PDEU offers courses at PG and doctoral levels. The courses offered by SoM includes MBA, Executive MBA and PhD. Candidates fulfiling the eligibility requirements can apply for admission online on the official website of the school. Admission to MBA and PhD courses is entrance-based.

Candidates who have passed a master's degree or a professional degree equivalent to it with at least 55% aggregate or its equivalent can apply for the PhD course at School of Management, PDEU. There is a relaxation of 5% in the aggregate for SC / ST / OBC (non-creamy layer) / differently-abled candidates & other categories of candidates as per the decisions of the Commission from time to time.

For PhD in Management, MBA/ MTech/ ME/ ACA/ AIC/ WA/ ACS level or its equivalent as recognised by UGC / AICTE in appropriate area is required.

School of Management, PDEU selects candidates for PhD programme based on Written Aptitude Test conducted by the school. WAT shall consist of 50% weightage on research methodology and 50% weightage on subject specific questions. Aspirants with 50% or more in WAT are further required to appear for personal interview or viva-voce. 70% weightage is given to entrance test and 30% to performance of the aspirants in the personal interview round for admission.

MBA is the flagship programme of School of Management, PDEU. Students pursuing MBA are open to campus placements. In the recent placement drive, a the highest package of INR 14.71 LPA was offered to students. The average package stood at INR 8.91 LPA. Some of the top recruiters like Accenture, ICICI Bank, KPMG, Infosys, etc. participated in the placement drive.

School of Management, PDEU offers Merit-cum-Means Scholarship to MBA students. Selected students get a 50% waiver on the tuition fee. Aspirants should not have a family income of more than INR 10 Lacs in the previous financial year. Also, aspirants should have secured 85 percentile CAT/ XAT/ NMAT for selection.

School of Management, PDEU requires qualifying a minimum of graduation for PG and master's degree for PhD courses. Along with eligibility, aspirants must also fulfil the selection requirements. Below is course-wise eligibility for SoM:

The answer to this question depends on the course applied by the candidates. Those who wish to get admission in MBA or PhD course require qualifying an entrance exam. Aspirants need to have a valid score in CAT, XAT or NMAT for MBA whereas Written Aptitude Test is considered for admission to PhD programme. No entrance exam is required for admission to Executive MBA programme.

Students seeking admission to GITAM SOT Visakhapatnam B.Tech. courses can apply via JEE Main scores. As per official sources, the JEE Main dates 2026 are as follows:

• JEE Main 2026 session 1 exam date: January 21 to 30, 2026. 
• JEE Main April attempt date: April 2 to 9. 

The latest cutoff information for the BBA (Hons.) in Finance at Pandit Deendayal Energy University (PDEU) varies each year based on the number of applicants and their scores. For the upcoming academic year 2025, the cutoff for the General Category is expected to be around GUJCET Rank 712.

Admission to the program is based on the scores from the Gujarat Common Entrance Test (GUJCET) and other relevant criteria. The program offers a comprehensive curriculum designed to provide students with a strong foundation in finance and business management.

The cutoff ranks for IIIT Vadodara in 2024 vary by category, domicile, and quota. For Computer Science Engineering, the overall cutoff was 31,061. At the IIIT Vadodara Diu Campus, the first round of JoSAA Counseling showed male applicants in the open category with ranks between 17,310 and 28,208, while female applicants had a cutoff of 31,268. The General AI category ranged between 25,208 and 28,208. For gender-neutral applicants in the general category, the opening rank was 10,274 and the closing rank was 19,417. Candidates should check the official website for counseling guidance.