Manipal University MBA Courses & Fees 2025: Cutoff, Placements, Seats, Admission, Application Process, Admission Dates

Yes, Manipal University provides PG-level course of MBA (General) for a duration of two-years. The university also offers MBA in four other specialisations. These MBA courses are taught at the Department of T A Pai Institute of Management (TAPMI), Manipal. Find below the list of Manipal University MBA specialisations:

• Banking and Financial Services
• Human Resource Management 
• Marketing

Interested candidates can apply for MBA at Manipal University via qualifying any national-level entrance such as CAT, XAT, GMAT, NMAT. Admissions to MBA are also offered to international students. Find here, the detailed Manipal University admission process for MBA course.

No, Manipal University does not provide direct admission for MBA. Admission to MBA at Manipal University is completely entrance-based. Aspirants need to qualify for any one of the All India Management entrance exams for admission to MBA course. Candidates can either qualify for CAT/ XAT/ NMAT/ GMAT in order to get admission. Before sitting for the exam, interested candidates have to fill an online application form for the respective entrance exams. Check out the following links for the step-wise application process for CAT & XAT entrance exams:

• CAT Registration Process 2023
• XAT Registration Process 2023

The tuition fee for a two-year PG course of MBA at Manipal University ranges between INR 16.5 lakh and INR 18 lakh. This amount includes components such as admission fee, caution deposit, tuition fee, etc. Candidates who pass the selection process and get admission to Manipal University are required to pay a part of this fee after the releasing of merit list to secure the admission. Also, at the time of filling the application form for MBA admissions, candidates have to pay an application fee of INR 600 on the official website of MAHE, Manipal. 

The admission to MBA programme is based on candidate's score in CMAT, CAT, NMAT, and XAT scores. For reference, candidates can refer to the previous year cutoff table given below: 

To pursue a two-year MBA course at Manipal University, candidate must pass Class 12 and graduation as per the minimim qualificational requirements of the course. It's mandatory for MBA aspirants to submit their Class 12 and graduation scores at the time of filling the application form. Those who hold a Bachelor's degree in any stream with minimum 50% aggregat are eligible to apply for Manipal University MBA admissions. However, apart from the eligibilioty criteria, candidates will be selected based on their scores in entrance exams (CAT/ XAT/ NMAT/ GMAT) and performance in GDPI rounds.