MBA Admission in Kerala

MBA Admission in Kerala: Eligibility, Application Process, Selection Criteria, Counselling and Seat Allotment Process

In Kerala, admission for postgraduate degree MBA admission will be granted based on candidates score acquired in KMAT (Kerala Management Aptitude Test). KMAT-Kerala is a state-level entrance examination conducted by the Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies to provide admission for the MBA program. Candidates seeking to get admission for MBA under government quota in Kerala MBA colleges must mandatory clear state level entrance examination to get eligible. Several reputed management colleges in Kerala offer MBA education in several domains.

Apart from KMAT valid score, some of the reputed MBA educational institutes in Kerala accept the national level MBA entrance exam's valid score, namely CAT, CMAT, or any other equivalent. Candidates who wish to apply for MBA admission in Kerala MBA colleges can find out the necessary details through this article pertaining Kerala MBA admission process, application form, eligibility, selection criteria, counseling & seat allotment, and list of Kerala Top MBA Colleges.

Course Name	MBA
Course Level	Post Graduate Course
Course Duration	Two-Years
Admission Through	Entrance Exam Based
Eligibility Criteria	Qualified in Bachelor's Degree
Minimum Percentage	50% aggregate marks
Entrance Exam Accepted	KMAT-Kerala/CAT/CMAT
Counseling level	State Level
Kerala MAT Exam Conducting Body	Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies

 

Eligibility Criteria for MBA Admission in Kerala

Academic Qualification: To qualify for MBA admission in Kerala, candidates must hold a bachelor’s degree in any discipline from a recognized institute and should have secured a minimum 50% aggregate score in the qualifying examination. Simultaneously, candidates who belong to the reserved category will have a 5% of relaxation in percentage according to government norms. Such that, candidates can obtain a minimum 45% score in bachelor’s degree.

Domicile Rules: Candidates who are Kerala State residents can secure MBA admission under the government quota. Similarly, only such candidates can take up the Kerala-MAT entrance examination. Also, Kerala domicile candidates can claim government reservation policies.

Application Process for MBA Admission in Kerala

Candidates who aspire to appear for the KMAT entrance exam need to register via online mode by submitting the application form. The Kerala-MAT application process will be conducted in online mode. Candidates who have secured valid scores in the National-Level MBA entrance exam can apply individually for the specific college by logging into their respective websites.

Check out the following steps to fill up KMAT (Kerala-MAT) application form online mode.

Step 1-Registration: Foremost, candidates must visit the official website of KMAT. Then, click on the “New Registration” option. Fill up all the required details, and then click on submit option. Thereafter, the application number & password will be generated (login credentials)

Step 2-Fill up KMAT online application form: Applicants must log in by using the generated credentials to fill up the application form. Then, proceed to fill up the application form by appropriately entering all the necessary details.

Step 3-Payment of Application fees: Candidates need to pay the stipulated application fee cost according to their category. Kerala MAT or KMAT application fees for the general category costs INR 1000 and for SC/ST Category costs INR 750.

Step 4-Uploading Documents: Candidates need to upload the scanned images of the passport size photo and their signature, and it should be uploaded according to the prescribed dimensions.

Step 5-Choosing Exam Centre: In this step, candidates need to choose K-MAT three exam centers as per their preference and click on the submit option to confirm.

Step 6-Application Submission: Later, candidates need to review the application form to check whether the filled details are proper enough and then click on “submit.” On a serious note, once the application form is submitted, it cannot be edited/modify anymore.

Selection Process for MBA Admission in Kerala

After the declaration of the KMAT result, ASC (Admission Supervisory Committee) will prepare the cut off list. Candidates who have qualified in the written entrance exam Kerala-MAT need to appear for Group Discussion and Personal Interview round for further selection process. The Weightage is given 80% of the written exam and the remaining 20% for GD/PI. The Minimum Qualifying marks in KMAT is 108 out of 720 marks. Such that, candidates must obtain minimum marks to participate in other rounds of the selection process.

Counselling Process for MBA Admission in Kerala

• Aspirants who clear the Kerala MAT/KMAT entrance exam by acquiring minimum cut-off eligibility marks can participate in the admission process/counseling session.
• Candidates need to apply for the respective Kerala MBA Colleges separately if they are satisfied with the KMAT participating colleges' cutoff criteria.
• The seat allotment process will be done based on the candidate's score obtained in the KMAT entrance exam and based on GD & PI Rounds' overall performance.
• Candidates who got seat allotment need to undergo the document verification process by submitting all the necessary educational certificates.
• Later, verified candidates need to pay the 1^st year MBA admission fee to confirm the seat, and then further admission formalities can be completed.

List of Top MBA Colleges in Kerala

College / University	Annual Fees	Location
Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode	INR 8 Lakhs	Kozhikode
Rajagiri Centre for Business Studies	INR 96,000	Kochi
National Institute of Technology Calicut	INR 82,405	Calicut
Saintgits Institute of Management	INR 2 Lakhs	Kottayam
DC School of Management and Technology	INR 1.9 Lakhs	Idukki
Berchmans Institute of Management Studies	INR 1 Lakh	Kottayam
Rajagiri Business School	INR 3.5 Lakhs	Kochi
Albertian Institute of Management	INR 1.9 Lakhs	Kochi
IIKM Business School	INR 3 Lakhs	Calicut
Amrita School of Business Kochi	INR 3 Lakhs	Kochi
Amity Global Business School Kochi	INR 2 Lakhs	Kochi
Bhavan's Royal Institute of Management	INR 1.6 Lakhs	Kochi
Asian School of Business	INR 2 Lakhs	Trivandrum
Elijah Institute of Management Studies	INR 1.3 Lakhs	Thrissur
Conspi Academy of Management Studies	INR 1.2 Lakhs	Thiruvananthapuram
SMS, Cochin University of Science & Technology	INR 32,000	Kochi
Bharata Mata Institute of Management	INR 1.4 Lakhs	Kochi
MES College of Engineering	INR 1 Lakh	Calicut
Adithya Institute of Management Studies	INR 35,000	Idukki
APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University	INR 59,700	Thiruvananthapuram
Calicut University	INR 70,000	Calicut
Federal Institute of Science and Technology	INR 90,000	Calicut
Mangalam College of Engineering	INR 1 Lakh	Kottayam
De Paul Institute of Science & Technology	INR 1.5 Lakhs	Kochi