Master of Business Administration (MBA) 

at MG University, Kottayam

MG University is ranked 37 in the NIRF 2024 rankings by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Govt. of India under the “university” category. The university provides placement support to the candidates. It has not released a course-wise placements report. However, as per a consolidated report, 87 PG 2-year students were placed out of 440. Moreover, the median package offered to the placed candidates stood at INR 5 LPA.

The placements are decent for MBA in MGU Kerala. As of now, the 2024 placements report has not been released. However, the university has released the NIRF report 2024. Some of the key highlights of MGU PG (2-year) placements from the report are presented in the table below:

The university has been ranked 31 among top universities in India in the NIRF 2023 rankings by Ministry of Human Resource Development, Govt. of India under the “university” category. It also provides placement support to the candidates. Many reputed companies recruit its students. Moreover, as per a consolidated report, the median package offered to PG 2-year candidates in 2022 stood at INR 5 LPA.

Candidates seeking admission to an MBA programme in MG University must fulfil the minimum eligibility requirements. The aspirants with a valid Bachelor’s degree in any stream with a minimum of 50% aggregate are eligible to apply. In addition, candidate should have passed the degree course from a recognised university. During the application form filling and admission confirmation, the academic certificate has to be presented for verification purposes.

Yes, MG University offer MBA through its School of Management and Business Studies (SMBS). Many of the affiliated colleges also offer the Management course. The course is available in full-time and part-time modes. Admission to this programme is completely entrance-based. Some of the specialisations in which the course is offered are Tourism & Travel Management, Aviation Management, and Human Resource Management.

MG University cutoff 2023 for the MBA course is based on MAT scores. The university offers admission through the affiliated college, which is Rajagiri Business School.

As per the previous year cutoff ranks, candidates with a valid score of 70 Percentile in MAT are eligible for MG University admissions. Tabulated below is the MG University MBA cutoff 2023 and 2022 for the General category All India Quota:

Mahatma Gandhi University (MGU) offers a full-time MBA programme with a duration of two years. Admission to the programme is conducted through several national-level entrance exams, KMAT/CMAT/CAT/MAT followed by Group Discussion and Personal Interview (GD & PI). Tabulated below is the latest MAT last round cutoff available for various categories:

Both of these universities in Kerala are constantly compared with each other. Some of the statistics are presented for the universities below for a fair comparison:

From the data presented above, we can conclude that MG University is a better option for MBA aspirants. It has better ranking and the fee is also more economical. However, it is notified that the fee is taken from an unofficial source.

It is not compulsory for MBA course aspirants to take the MGU CAT exam. As the university accept national-level exam scores as well, including CAT/CMAT/KMAT. Candidates applying with a national-level exam score are directly called for the personal interview round.

There are eight subjects in the first semester of MGU MBA programme. Each subject has a credit of three attached to it. Mentioned below are the MG University MBA first semester subjects:

• Management Process and Organisational behaviour
• Accounting and Costing for Managers
• Managerial Economics
• Managerial Communication
• Computer Applications in Business
• Legal Environment of Business
• Statistics for Management
• Environmental Management