A candidate who meets the following admission criteria can apply to Sri Balaji University for the MBA program of his/her choice. A candidate desirous of admission to the MBA program should :

• Be a UGC-recognized university graduate with at least 50% aggregate marks (45% for reserved category).
• Students currently in the final year of their graduation and confident of securing a minimum of 50% aggregate marks may also apply for the MBA courses. The admission committee may give more weightage to higher marks in graduation.
• It is imperative that the candidate should have taken at least one exam out of CAT/MAT/XAT/CMAT or MH-CET. MAT exams held after Aug/Sept 2024 to May 2025 will be considered for admission to the academic year 2025-27. We believe that true talent cannot be judged based on the score granted by any entrance exam. Hence, we do not have a cut-off score below which if the candidate scores cannot apply to the program.
• If an applicant lacks an Entrance Examination Score, has not taken the Entrance examination, or wishes to enhance the scores mentioned above, they may choose to participate in the 
• Sri Balaji Entrance and Screening Test (SBEST)
• For army person "As per AICTE norms"

Sri Balaji University Pune MBA Admission 2025 is open. Apply Now
Sri Balaji University Pune MBA Admission 2025  is through various MBA entrance exam scores. Sri Balaji University Pune Admission Process has following steps:

• Step-1: Apply & Appear in acceptable MBA entrance exam and Apply Separately for Sri Balaji University Pune Admission  
• Step-2: Shortlist: Candidates will be shortlisted based upon MBA entrance exam score and other parameters  
• Step-3:  Psychometric and PI Round: Shortlisted candidates will be called for PI round  
• Step-4: Final Selection: Final selection of the candidates will be based on MBA entrance exam score, Psychometric test, Personal Interview, consistent academic record, work experience and other parameters 

Sri Balaji University, Pune (SBUP), has a common application form for admission to two-year full-time Master of Business Administration (MBA) programs 2025-27 offered by all the four management institutes and all 26 MBA Specialisations/courses run therein. The four institutes are as mentioned below :

• Balaji Institute of Modern Management (BIMM)
• Balaji Institute of International Business (BIIB)
• Balaji Institute of Technology and Management (BITM)
• Balaji Institute of Management and Human Resource Development (BIMHRD)

A student can opt for anyone, or more, or for all the courses of any MBA Institute or all four MBA Institutes. That is, a student can select a minimum of one and a maximum upto 26 MBA Specialisations/courses, in order of his / her preferences. All the courses are of equal status.

The applications can be made online. To apply online, Apply Now

Cut Offs: Balaji University does not have any specific cut-off scores for CAT/MAT/XAT/CMAT/MAH-CET. Balaji University gives only 35% of the weightage for the entrance examination while making the merit list.

Group Discussion Round: Candidates who meet the shortlisting requirements are called for the Group Discussion round. This will be for a duration of 30-45 minutes per group. This may include role play, case studies, and extempore speech and GD. 35% of the weightage in the merit list will be given to the GD process. This is an elimination round.

Personal Interview Round: This expert panel interview and the essay marks will carry 30% of the weightage. This panel will assess the candidates on various parameters including the suitability of the candidate for a particular specialization. The panel will also give the opportunity to the applicants to add or delete course options.

Required Documents 
The following documents are required to be submitted/uploaded at the time of interview:

• Submission of CAT / MAT / XAT / C-MAT / MAH-CET Result / Score
• Candidates should submit the application form with the photostat copy of CAT / MAT / XAT / C-MAT / MAH-CET scores which will be verified during Personal Interview. 
• The latest MAT score which is available with the candidates can be submitted. It may be noted that we are not going to do our shortlisting based on the CAT / MAT / XAT /C-MAT / MAH-CET score alone, although weightage is allotted for the same.

Merit List: On completion of interviews, the performance of all candidates appearing for the interview is compared. A final merit list based on their overall performance is generated. The candidate is considered for the course which he has preferred according to the priority mentioned by him / her in the application form. In case, he / she is not selected for the course applied by him / her, then he / she will be considered for other courses and selected on merit.