Dayananda Sagar University MBA Courses & Fees 2025: Dates, Admission 2025 & Eligibility, Seats, Placements

Dayanand Sagar University offers two-year MBA programme divided into four semesters. The university offers MBA course through School of Commerce and Management Studies in eight specialisations. Candidates can choose specialisations in the fourth semester of the course. The university conducts DSUMAT or accepts national-level Management entrance exams for admission to MBA courses. Direct admission based on entrance exam score is also offered.

Since 2014, DSU has been giving top-quality training in engineering and other sectors of UG and PG programmes. DSU has more than 300 companies as recruiters from the fields of IT, pharmacy, education, etc. Some of the top recruiters at the college are Capgemini, Mindtree, Cognizant, JP Morgan, Nokia, Virtusa, EY, TCS, Accenture, and many more. According to the placement details for 2022-2023, Capgemini is the main recruiter, hiring 76 students for their company. Other top recruiters are Brilio, DXC, Talentserve, Mozohunt, and others. Cognizant recruited 43 students, TCS recruited 8 students, and the list goes on.

AIMA MAT releases the results phase wise. The exam is held in multiple sessions in February, May, September and December phases. So the results are released for all the sessions of a particular phase on the same day. The MAT February result of all sessions are released in March. The MAT May results are released in June and the MAT September result is released in October and MAT December results are released in January. Candidates who appear for the exam, can download their scorecard for their exam session from the AIMA MAT website. AIMA does not release cut offs for admission through MAT. It has no role in the MAT cut off determination. The participating institutes determine MAT cut offs on their own and as per their selection parameters and criteria.

After completing degree from one of the best MBA Colleges in Bangalore, students are open to multiple opportunities. An MBA graduate gets jobs which include team lead and managerial responsibility of the department. Given below are some of the popular job options after MBA and their corresponding salaries:

MBA jobs	Average salary (INR)*
Finance Manager	9.6 LPA
Marketing Manager	10 LPA
Sales Manager	10 LPA
Human Resources Manager	4 LPA
Operations Manager	7 LPA
Product Manager	15 LPA

*The salary data has been obtained from Payscale.com

More than 450 companies visited the campus during Dayananda Sagar University placements 2024. Earlier, the school-wise companies visited over the past three years is presented below:

Schools	Companies Visited (2021)	Companies Visited (2022)	Companies Visited (2023)
School of Engineering	153	167	153
School of Commerce and Management	47	71	58
School of Basic and Applied Sciences	29	29	30
College of Journalism and Mass Communication	15	11	8

Candidates are required to fulfil the eligibility criteria specified by DSU Bangalore to apply for MBA programme. Candidates who have passed bachelor's degree of a minimum of three-years with at least 50% aggregate (45% aggregate for SC/ ST/ OBC) can apply for DSU Bangalore MBA. Candidates must hold the documents proving their eligibility for verification at later stages of admission. 

Yes, Dayananda Sagar University offers MBA admission through Karnataka PGCET. Seats in DSU will be allotted only for the students whose PGCET rank is below 5000. Once the aspirants are shortlisted based on Karnataka PGCET, they are directly allotted seat in the MBA course of the university.

Apart from PGCET, candidates can take direct admission through CAT, MAT or GMAT score. Aspirants can also take admission by appearing for Dayananda Sagar University Management Aptitude Test.

According to data gathered from unofficial sources, Engineering sector has placed the most number of Dayananda Sagar University students. The sector-wise Dayananda Sagar University alumni placement statistics are presented below:

Note: The “Others” includes the sectors of Research, Sales, Human Resources, Finance, Quality Assurance, Customer Success and Support, Marketing, Media and Communication, Healthcare Services and Arts and Design.

The above-mentioned alumni data is gathered from unofficial sources, hence may vary.

Yes, Dayananda Sagar University offers direct admission to MBA programme. The university provides direct admission based on national-level entrance exam. Aspirants need to qualify MAT,  CAT or GMAT to take admission in MBA programme. Candidates are offered seat in MBA based on their entrance exam score and performance in the personal interview round. 

The hostel accommodation fees at DSU (Dayananda Sagar University) vary depending on the type of hostel and occupancy. For the DSU Girls Hostel with 3 occupancy, the fee is set at INR 1,20,000, along with a messing (food) fee of INR 80,000 and additional charges for laundry and a refundable hostel security deposit. The total payable per student in this case amounts to INR 2,17,500. Similarly, for the DSU Girls Hostel with 4 occupancy and the Private Boys Hostel "S Residences" with 4 occupancy, the total payable per student is INR 1,87,500. For girl students at the Nursing Hostel, the fee is lower, with INR 50,000 for 4 occupancy and INR 35,000 for 6 occupancy. In all cases, there are fixed and non-refundable components for hostel accommodation, messing (food) fees, laundry charges, and a refundable hostel security deposit.

Dayananda Sagar University offers an academically inclined curriculum. However, the Institute faculty conducts various events, activities, industry visits, and curriculum-based activities to cater to the curriculum advances, along with extracurricular. The faculty provides a well-designed curriculum that fits and creates a balance between academics along every other extracurricular activity. The University conducts various cultural, social, and academically inclined events and activities which also promote inclusivity for the diverse range of students.