Master of Business Administration (MBA) 

at CU Kerala, Kasargode

Master of Business Administration (MBA) at Central University of Kerala is a 2 years course at the PG level. The course offers admission to 38 students. The total tuition fee for Central University of Kerala Master of Business Administration (MBA) is INR 1.78 Lakh. Apart from the tuition fee, there is a one-time admission fee of amount INR 4,210 that students are required to pay in addition to the tuition fee.

The institute has not released its course wise data yet. However, NIRF Report for 2025 is out. According to the NIRF report 156 PG 2-year students were placed during Manonmaniam Sundaranar University placements. Refer to the table below to know more:

Note: The data provided above is taken from NIRF report 2024

Central University of Kerala is ranked at #151 out of 200 top universities in the overall category by NIRF ranking 2022.

The Central University of Kerala has been awarded the top position among the best Central Universities in the country. In a recent study conducted as part of the Top 20 Outlook-ICARE Ranking, the University is ranked 11th. Academic and Research Excellence, Industry Interface and Placement, Infrastructure and Facilities, Governance and Extension, Diversity and Outreach were taken into account for the ranking.

CUK scored 381.7 out of 400 in the most important academic and research excellence category.

The seat intake for the Master of Business Administration (MBA) programme at the Central University of Kerala is 38

The programme is a two-year full-time postgraduate course, and the admission is through the Central Universities Common Entrance Test (CUET)

The university, established in 2009 under the Central Universities Act 2009, is a government university and is UGC approved

The total fees for the MBA programme are around 1.98 Lakhs 

The eligibility criteria include a bachelor's degree of minimum 3 years duration with at least 50% marks (45% for reserved categories) in the qualifying examination

The university has a decent track record in terms of placements, with an average package of 3.5 Lakhs

The Central University of Kerala offers an MBA course, and the cutoff for admission is based on the CUET UG exam. For the academic year 2022, the expected minimum cutoff percentile for general category students is 30, while for OBC and SC categories, it is 10. For ST, EWS, and PWD categories, the expected cutoff percentile is 20, 50, and 45, respectively. The cutoff for the MBA course in 2021 was 34 percentile for general category students, 15 percentile for OBC, 13 percentile for SC, 21 percentile for ST, 48 percentile for EWS, and 58 percentile for PWD. The cutoff for the MBA course in 2023 is yet to be announced.

In terms of placements, the University has maintained a decent track record. The official placement report or brochure is yet to be released. As per the data gathered from the NIRF report 2024, 156 out of 818 PG (2-year) graduates were placed in 2023. Earlier, 234 out of 803 students were placed in the 2022 drive. Further, the median package offered in 2023 was INR 3.26 LPA, which was almost 32% less in comparison to 2022. Take a look at the below table for a detailed analysis of Central University of Kerala placement trends:

NOTE: The above data is fetched from the NIRF report 2024.

The University has released the median package details in the NIRF report 2024. During 2023 placements, the median package offered to PG (2-year) students was INR 3.26 LPA. Earlier, the median package offered in 2022 was INR 4.80 LPA. Looking at the past three years' records (2021 to 2023), a fluctuating trend was observed in the median package of PG (2-year) courses. For better understanding refer to the below table depicting the Central University of Kerala placement package trends:

According to unofficial sources, the Central University of Kerala alumni are working in top-notch companies such as Amazon, TCS, EY and many more. The majority of them are involved in Operations sector with a 27% share. The detailed sector-wise distribution of alumni is illustrated below:

Central University of kerala offers a wide range of course to the underground (UG) students. There is also the canst reservation system in tge selection process and also fee concession for Sc and st students.

As it is a government university the fees are not high they are reasonable for a middle class students.

The candidate can check fee structure for the following links :-

1)https://www.shiksha.com/university/central-university-of-kerala-kasargode-32704/courses

A link from siksha websites in this a candidate can  check the complete fee structure and alsothe reviews from the students of CU kerala.

2) candidate can also reffer the official website of CU kerala where the fee structure is available