Discontinued (Aug 2025)- MBA in Rural Management 

at Shivaji University Kolhapur, Kolhapur

Students have to take MAH MBA CET for admission to Shivaji University MBA course. Listed below are the steps to be followed after giving the exam: 

1. Check the merit list.

2. Take part in the counselling process.

3. Now, fill college choices in preference order.

4. Allocation of College/University based on choice filled by the candidates and entrance score.

5. After allotment, visit the campus and fill the admission form.

6. Documents submission & fee payment. 

Yes, an MBA is available at Shivaji University. The university offers this programme in two modes, distance and online. For both modes, the duration of the course is two years, and the mode of education is full-time. Students enrolled in this programme study different facets of Management. Moreover, the university also offers an MBA programme via its affiliated colleges.

Yes, Shivaji University does provide a relaxation in the eligibility criteria for candidates belonging to the reserved categories. As per an official document. The university offers a 5% relaxation in the MBA eligibility criteria. Interested students can check the below table to know the category-wise eligibility criteria. 

Category	MBA Eligibility Criteria
General	Students must have obtained a bachelor's degree with a minimum of 50% aggregate
Reserved Category	Candidates belonging to the reserved category must have obtained a bachelor's degree with a minimum of 45% marks

Note: The above-mentioned information is from official sources. However, it is subject to change.

Shivaji University has a dedicated placement cell that maintains a good relation with many organisations. These industrial relations and collabrations helps the university in providing quality placements to its students. Listed below are some of the reputed companies that have particiapted in placement drives held in recent past:

• Reliance Communications
• Mahindra
• Axis Bank
• Honda
• Bajaj Finserv
• JustDial
• HDFC Securities

The entrance exams are accepted by Shivaji University for BTech course include JEE Main/ MHT CET. Moreover, for BArch course include MHT JEE Main (Paper 2)/ MHT CET. Further, for MBA courses, the entrance exams accepted include CAT/ CMAT/ ATMA/ MAT/ MAT/6 CET. The entrance exams accepted for M.Tech course at Shivaji University include GATE/ MHT CET. For PhD course, the entrance exams accepted include the UGC NET/ GATE/ GPAT/ Shivaji University entrance test.

Shivaji University offers more than 120 undergraduates, postgraduates, diploma, and doctoral courses through various departments of the Science, Arts, Technology, Management, and Commerce fields. Some of the Shivaji University course admissions fees are mentioned in the below table:

Shivaji University provides various undergraduate, postgraduate, doctoral and Certificate programmes. The courses provided by the university include B.Tech, M.Sc. MCA B.Sc. B.Pharma M.A. M.A. B.A. BCA etc. The duration of these courses range between one to five years. Candidates who want Shivaji University admissions need to fulfil the eligibility criteria for specific course. The admission process is based on entrance exam. Moreover, the university has a total of 126 courses under 34 departments.