MBA Admission 2025: Check Latest Updates on Placements, Fees, Cut Offs, Last Dates for Top 100 B-schools in India

MBA from a good MBA college in India is a passport for a corporate career in top companies. MBA program that grooms your leadership and management skills. MBA for a good B-school is a great investment. Check Salaries and Fees of some good MBA colleges in table 1 below. You can also do a start-up or get into the social sector after completing your MBA.

Table 1: Average Salary and Fees at Top MBA Colleges 

As you can see, MBA is a great investment as your fees can be recovered within 1-2 years and you get benefit of being an MBA for your entire career! 

The admission process for a good MBA college can be divided into a few steps:

• Meet MBA Eligibility Requirements: The first requirement of Admission is meeting Academic Eligibility. You should be a graduate with minimum 50% marks.  
• Appear in Acceptable MBA entrance exams:  Different MBA colleges accept different MBA entrance exam scores. Important dates and MBA Entrance Exams accepted by the MBA colleges for admission 2025 are as below.
• Fill Application Form for MBA Colleges Interested: You should fill application forms for 5-8 colleges based on your requirements. Check complete details below. 
• Attend Personal Interview Selection Process: Check complete details below.
• Get Final Admission Offer and Make Fees Payment: Once you have completed above process, you should get admission into a few good B-schools. Select the best and complete fee payment and other formalities.  

Check MBA admission calendar 2025 with dates below.

Table 2: Top MBA Colleges Admission 2025 Callender 

Getting MBA admission into a good B-school like IIMs or XLRI or IITs requires a lot of planning, meeting eligibility, taking MBA entrance exams, applying to right MBA colleges, and clearing personal interview selection process. Let’s understand these requirements now.

The first requirement for Admission is meeting the eligibility requirements. Following are the major requirements to determine the MBA Eligibility criteria 2025 to apply for MBA Admission 2025:

• Applicant must be a citizen of India.
• Graduates of General/Open category with 50% marks in any discipline can apply.
• MBA PGDM colleges which allow reservation in seats need 45% marks in graduation from Reserved category candidates 
• Final year students of Graduate Courses (10+2+3) can also
• MBA applicants should appear in MBA entrance exam which is accepted by the MBA colleges

Let’s now understand the MBA admission requirements for IIMs and other good B-schools. 

IIM Admission is a dream of everyone! But only a few get selected by the IIMs. Shared below is the process how to get admission in IIMs, what is IIM admission eligibility and selection process. 

• IIM Admission Academic Eligibility: The first requirement for IIM Admission is meeting Academic Eligibility. You should be a graduate with minimum 50% marks.
• Taking CAT Exam and Scoring Well: You should take CAT exam held in November every year and score well to meet IIM shortlisting requirements. 
• Shortlist and Final Selection: Next stage is getting through IIM shortlisting process and appearing in IIM Personal Interview to get final admission offer 

IIM Mumbai Admission 2025: Unlike other 20 IIMs, IIM Mumbai requires separate registration for Admission 2025. Last date to apply is 31 Jan 2025. They will announce shortlisting by 07 Feb 2025.

Read complete details of IIM Admission Process, IIM Admission Criteria & Eligibility, Exams and Score accepted, Cut offs and Shortlisting Criteria. Also read all about IIM Selection process.

IITs offer high RoI MBA programmes with moderate fee and high placements at par with top IIMs. Top IITs including IIT Delhi, Bombay, Madras, Kharagpur, Kanpur, Roorkee offer MBA. 

IITs open their application form after release of CAT exam result in the first week of January 2025. Applicants have to apply online. IIT MBA Admission process involves following steps:

• IIT MBA Eligibility: IIT MBA Eligibility Criteria needs 60% marks in Engineering or in other graduation streams as against IIMs who need 50% marks
• Taking CAT Exam and Scoring High: IITs accept CAT 2024 exam score for Admission 2025. But you must score very high in CAT for getting a chance to get into IIT MBA program. 
• Shortlist and Final Selection: IITs will shortlist the Candidates based on CAT exam score for Personal Interview. The Final Admission will be based on CAT exam score, performance in PI round, past academic performance and work experience. 

Read complete details of IIT MBA Admission with Eligibility, Fees, Exams Accepted, Cut offs, Shortlisting Criteria and IIT Final Selection process.

There are many MBA colleges in India like XLRI, SPJIMR, IIT, FMS Delhi are at par with IIM and IITs. They accept CAT and other MBA entrance exams and you have to apply directly to them. Final admission is offered based on entrance exam scores, performance in GD PI, Academic profile, Work Experience among others. Check Table 3 below for admission to top non-IIM/IIT MBA colleges in India:

Table 3: Top MBA Colleges Admission 2025 Calendar (Updated on Nov 23, 2024)

IIM Mumbai Admission 2025: Unlike other 20 IIMs, IIM Mumbai requires separate registration for Admission 2025. Last date to apply is 31 Jan 2025. They will announce shortlisting by 07 Feb 2025.

TISS Mumbai Admission 2025: Open for 1. Master of Arts in Human Resource Management & Labour Relations, 2. Master of Arts in Organisation Development, Change and Leadership, 3. Master of Hospital Administration.  Last date to apply is 9th December. 

MBA Admissions 2025 are also open at MICA Ahmedabad, IMT Ghaziabad and a few other B-schools. 

As you have read above, MBA Entrance Exams scores are mandatory for MBA Admissions. There are many MBA entrance exams in India like CAT, XAT, CMAT, MAT and ATMA. MBA colleges accept some of these exams for giving admission. They also want a good percentile. MBA colleges accepting different exam scores for admission with required percentile are:

7.1 MBA Admissions in CAT Colleges 
Top MBA Colleges in India Accepting CAT 2024 Score include 21 IIMs, FMS Delhi, SPJIMR Mumbai, MDI Gurgaon, IIFT New Delhi and 200+ other MBA colleges. Read details of 100+ Top MBA Colleges Accepting CAT Exam Scores with eligibility, Cut off, fees, placements, admission process

7.2 MBA Admissions in XAT Colleges
Xavier Aptitude Test XAT 2025 accepting MBA colleges for admission 2025 are 250 and have increased from earlier 160. Check List of Top MBA colleges accepting XAT Score for different percentile range. Some prominent MBA colleges accepting XAT 2025 score are XLRI, XIMB, MICA, IMI, IMT among others. Read details of 100+ Top MBA Colleges Accepting XAT Exam Scores with their eligibility, Cut off, fees, admission process

7.3 MBA Admissions in CMAT Colleges 
Common Management Admission Test (CMAT) is a government organized computer based national level MBA entrance examination for entry into 1,000 AICTE approved management programmes (MBA/PGDM) all over India. A List of Top 10 CMAT Accepting colleges for admission 2025 is as below. Note they also accept CAT and other exams. 

Table 4: Top MBA Colleges Accepting CMAT Score

Read details of 100+ Top MBA Colleges Accepting CMAT Exam Scores with their eligibility, fees, cut off, admission process

7.4 MBA Admissions in MAT Colleges 
Conducted by AIMA, MAT Exam is held many times including December, February and May. MAT accepting colleges will accept December 2024 and February 2025 MAT exam score for MBA admission 2025. A List of some of the top MBA colleges offering Admission through MAT score in India is shared below:

Table 5: Top MBA Colleges Accepting MAT Score

Read details of 100+ Top MBA Colleges Accepting MAT Exam Scores with their eligibility, fees, cut off, admission process

7.5    MBA Admissions in MAH CET & Other State MBA Entrance Exams Colleges
MAH MBA CET 2025 exam score will be accepted by more than 330 MBA colleges for MBA/MMS admission 2025 in the State of Maharashtra. MAH MBA CET is a computer based test and will conducted in March 2025. Admission process is conducted by DTE Maharashtra through Centralized Admission Process (CAP) after the MBA CET result is declared. The selection process through CAP 2025 would begin in the month of June/July 2025. Some of the top MBA Colleges accepting MAH CET Scores include JBIMS, SIMSREE, Welingkar, SIES, DSIMS among others.

Table 6: Top MBA Colleges Accepting MAH MBA CET 2025

Read details of 100+ Top MBA Colleges Accepting MAH MBA CET Exam Scores with their eligibility, fees, cut off, admission process

You can select your MBA College based on different cities that offer good education and job prospects. Read highlights below, and visit dedicated articles on each city below.

Table 7: Top MBA Colleges City Wise 

Also check list of Top MBA colleges in India with their eligibility, fees, cut off, admission process. 

Admission in Government MBA colleges is offered at low fees with good placements. Below is shared the list of Government MBA colleges with exam accepted, Fee structure, and admission status:

Table 8: Admission in Government Colleges 

In addition to above list, almost all government universities offer MBA program. If you are looking for admission in low fees colleges, you can consider them. 

Direct Admission without Entrance Exam is also available in some MBA colleges in India. They either hold their own exam or give admission based on profile of a candidate. Read details of Colleges offering Direct MBA Admission without Entrance Exam.

MBA specialization courses in various domains and functions like Finance, Marketing, Business Analytics, Human Resource Management, International Business, Banking & Finance, Insurance, Healthcare, Operations are offered by MBA and PGDM Colleges to cater to the industry demand. You need to choose which MBA specialization is best for your career goal. Check details below:

Table 9: MBA Admission by Specialization

Read details of MBA Specializations offered by top MBA colleges, their admission process, fees, career prospects and more

MBA is considered the Golden Passport for a dream career in Corporate World. While preparing for MBA Admissions, you should know the correct MBA Fee in India, and plan for it. MBA College Fees varies widely based on type of B-school and generally increases by 5-7% every year. The present MBA Fee range for MBA colleges is as below

• MBA Fees in IIM ranges from Rs 14 Lakhs to Rs 26 Lakhs 
• MBA Fee for Top PGDM B-schools like XLRI, MDI and SPJIMR ranges from Rs 21 Lakhs to Rs 25 Lakhs
• MBA Fees in many University colleges is very low also and ranges between Rs.50,000 to Rs.2 lakhs. 

Check latest MBA Fee details in Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Pune, Kolkata, Ahmedabad, Chennai and other cities. 

With so many MBA colleges available for admission, you may find it difficult how to choose the preferred MBA colleges. Evaluate MBA colleges systematically based on key parameters like Ranking, Accreditation, Programs offered, Fees, Placements, Faculty, Location, Alumni base, Legacy among others. 

Use this guide on How to Choose Your MBA College. 

Q: When to apply for MBA 2025?
A: MBA admissions 2025 is open in almost all colleges. It depends on the type of MBA college you want to apply. Refer above details to apply for MBA 2025 admission from October 2024 till February 2025.

Q: In which month does MBA admission start?
A: The admission process for IIMs, XLRI and other top B-schools starts from September and ends in Dec. Many MBA colleges will open admission from January 2025. Refer above calendar. 

Q: What is MBA Admission 2025 Start Date?
A: MBA admission start from September for IIMs, XLRI and other top B-schools. For other B-schools it starts in October and November. MBA in IIT admission process start in January. 

Q: What is MBA Admission 2025 Last Date?
A: For IIMs last date for admission 2025 is over. MDI, SPJIMR last date is also over. Refer above MBA admission calendar to apply for MBA 2025 admission from October 2024 till February/March 2025.

Q: Is MBA Admission 2024 Open? 
A: While most of the top B-schools have closed Admission 2024, some colleges in Bangalore and Delhi are still open. The last date for admission 2024 is November 2024. Admission 2024 for DU Delhi University MBA is closed. However, Admission 2024 is open for IGNOU MBA. 

Q: How can I get MBA Admission in India?
A: Getting admission into a good B-school like IIMs or XLRI or IITs requires a lot of planning, taking MBA entrance exams, applying to right MBA colleges, and clearing personal interview selection process. Above article has complete details. 

Q: How to get admission in MBA in Government College?
A: Admission process in Government MBA College is same as that of private colleges. You should be a graduate with 50% marks, should take the acceptable MBA entrance exam like CAT, XAT and participate in selection process of the Govt college.

Q: How to take admission in MBA?
A: First ensure your MBA eligibility and appear in the entrance exam. Check the shortlist and get through the PI round and get final admission offer.

Q: When MBA admission 2025 starts?
A: Admission process 2025 for top MBA colleges has started from the month of July/August. The admission process in IIMs have already closed and is closing soon in many other top MBA colleges like NMIMS. 

Q: Which exam is for MBA admission in IIMs?
A: IIMs conduct Common Admission Test (CAT) for admission to IIMs and other top MBA colleges.  

Q: How to get Admission in IIM for MBA Program?
A: You can get admission in IIMs if you satisfy the IIM Admission eligibility criteria, take CAT exam and clear the cut offs and perform well in IIM Selection process.

Q: How can I get MBA Application Form? 
A: You can get this from respective college websites or MBAUniverse.com. 

Q: What is MBA Admission 2025 Last Date?
A: There is no single or common admission 2025 last date. Each college has different deadlines. Check details above or visit top MBA college microsites for latest updates.