MBA Admission in Maharashtra

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

Maharashtra's admission for the postgraduate degree MBA program will be provided based on the entrance examination score. Maharashtra state is one of the preferred destinations for students to pursue MBA education in India. There are top ranked-B Schools in Maharashtra, which imparts a quality of education in the Management stream. Mumbai & Pune are the educational hubs of Maharashtra state, which has many reputed management institutes. Almost all the management institutes/B-schools in Maharashtra consider the valid score of national levels entrance examination such as CAT/ MAT/ XAT/ CMAT/ SNAP/ ATMA or any other equivalent entrance examination score is also accepted to provide MBA admission.

Maharashtra also conducts state-level entrance examination MAH-CET to provide admissions for the MBA program. Candidates who clear the entrance examination need to appear for the state-level counseling session CAP (Centralized admission process), conducted by DTE, Maharashtra. Candidates seeking to get admission for MBA under the government quota in Maharashtra need to clear the MAH-CET entrance exam. Apart from these, some of the reputed deemed universities in Maharashtra conducts separate university-level entrance exams for MBA admissions. Maharashtra MBA Admission process, eligibility criteria, selection process, counseling & seat allotment process, and a list of top MBA colleges in Maharashtra can be checked through this article.

Course Name	MBA
Course Level	Post Graduate Course
Course Duration	Two-Years
Admission Through	Merit & Entrance Exam Based
Eligibility Criteria	Qualified in Bachelor's Degree
Minimum Percentage	50% aggregate marks
Entrance Exam Accepted	MAH-CET /CMAT/ NMAT/ ATMA /CAT/ GMAT /XAT /MAT
Counselling Level	State-Level (CAP)
Conducting Body	DTE, Maharashtra

Eligibility Criteria for MBA Admission in Maharashtra

Academic Qualification: To qualify for MBA admission in Maharashtra State, candidates must meet the authority's academic requirements. The basic eligibility is candidates shall have completed a bachelor’s degree with a minimum 50% aggregate score from any recognized university. Whereas candidates belonging to the reserved category will be having 5% of relaxation in aggregate score. Such candidates can secure a minimum of 45% in the qualifying examination. These students are eligible to apply for the state-level and management-level entrance examinations.

Domicile Rules: Candidates seeking to get admission for MBA under state quota through Centralized Admission Process should be residents of the Maharashtra State. Only such candidates are eligible to appear for counseling sessions. Similarly, Maharashtra's domicile/residents are eligible to appear for the MAH-CET entrance examination and can claim the government reservation policies and be considered for the tuition fee waiver scheme.

Application Process for MBA Admission in Maharashtra

Candidates who meet the above eligibility criteria are eligible to secure Maharashtra's MBA program admission. Maharashtra domicile candidates seeking to appear for the MAH-CET entrance exam need to register themselves via online mode by visiting their respective portals. Hence MBA admission process begins with the commencement of MAH-CET registration. Hence, to apply for the application form, candidates must follow the steps mentioned below.

Step 1-Registration: Candidates must visit the official website of MAH-CET and must click the available link “Apply online” to access the application form. Then fill up the required details appropriately to complete the registration process. Thereafter, the application number of respective applicants will be generated.

Step 2-Upload Scanned Documents: Candidates need to upload the photograph's scanned images and signature in a prescribed format according to the prescribed dimensions.

Step 3-Fill up the application form: Proceed to fill up the application form by entering the relevant details like personal, academic, and contact details.

Step 4-Payment of Fees: Candidates have to pay the required MAH-CET application fees via online mode as per their category wise. Application fees for the general category cost approximate INR 1000 and for the backward category’s costs INR 800

Selection Process for MBA Admission in Maharashtra

Selection through DTE CAP Counselling:  In Maharashtra, the candidates' selection will be based on the candidate’s performance in the state level/national entrance examination. DTE, Maharashtra, will announce the registration process for CAP (Centralized Admission Process). Candidates who have cleared any one of the following entrance exams, namely MAH CET, CAT, CMAT, GMAT, with valid scores, are eligible to take part in counseling sessions.

After the announcement of the entrance examination result, the authority prepares the merit list by considering the score obtained in the entrance exam. All the candidates whose names are featured in the merit/rank list must appear for CAP counseling rounds.

Selection through other entrance exams: Candidates who are unwilling to appear for DTE CAP counseling must apply the application form individually for the popular private B-Schools. To get eligible, candidates must have secured a valid score in either the national or state level entrance examinations.

The MBA Colleges will shortlist the candidates based on their entrance exam scores. Shortlisted candidates need to appear for a written ability test, group discussion, and personal interview for the selection process.

MBA Management Quota Admission in Maharashtra: Candidates who cannot secure seats through DTE CAP Counselling. Such candidates can approach Maharashtra Private MBA Colleges or universities to secure direct admission for MBA courses. However, 20% of seats are reserved in private colleges for MBA Management Quota admission in Maharashtra.

Counselling Process for MBA Admission in Maharashtra

Directorate of Technical Education, Maharashtra, arranges CAP Counselling session only for the candidates who have cleared MAH-CET, GMAT, CAT, and CMAT entrance exam. Candidates whose name is featured in the merit list can participate in counseling. Usually, the counseling session begins in June, and the counseling registration will be held online mode.

Step 1-Online Registration: At first, candidates have to register for MAH CET CAP Counselling by filling up the required details like application number, date of birth to complete the process.

Step 2-Paying counseling fees: Candidates to pay the counseling processing fees, which is a non-refundable amount. The payment can be made via online mode according to their category wise. CAP Counselling fees for MBA costs INR 2000 for the general category and INR 1800 for the reserved category

Step 3: Document Verification: Candidates required to visit the designated ARC Centre (Application form receipt Centre) by carrying all the required educational documents to complete the document verification process

Step 4-Choice Filling: Successfully verified candidates need to fill choices in the option entry form. To fill up the choices, candidates need to log in to their account and fill in colleges' choices according to the order of preference. Once the choices are filled, candidates need to click on the “Lock” option and confirm it.

Seat Allotment Process for MBA Admission in Maharashtra

Seat allocation for MBA admission will be done based on the candidate's rank in the entrance exam, the seats' availability, and the choice filled up by the candidates. To check out the seat allotment order, candidates need to log on his/their account by using registered credentials and download the allotment letter and take the printout of it.

After allocating seats, candidates need to report to the allotted institute. They should submit the hard copy of the allotment letter and the necessary educational documents within a specified date to complete other admission formalities and pay the MBA admission fees to confirm a seat. If the candidates delay reporting at the institute thereafter, it results in the cancellation of seats.

List of Top MBA Colleges in Maharashtra

Candidates can check the top MBA Colleges in Maharashtra and the annual fee structure tabulated below.

College / University	Annual Fees	Location
Shailesh J. Mehta School of Management	INR 4 Lakhs	Mumbai
Symbiosis Institute of Business Management	INR 9 Lakhs	Pune
Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies	INR 9 Lakhs	Mumbai
Symbiosis Centre for Management and Human Resource Development	INR 9 Lakhs	Pune
Universal Business School	INR 10 Lakhs	Karjat
Institute of Management & Entrepreneurship Development	INR 2 Lakhs	Pune
KJ Somaiya Institute of Management Mumbai	INR 7 Lakhs	Mumbai
Symbiosis Institute of International Business	INR 7 Lakhs	Mumbai
Symbiosis Institute of Operation Management	INR 6 Lakhs	Pune
Symbiosis Institute of Digital and Telecom Management	INR 6 Lakhs	Pune
Pune Institute of Business Management	INR 7 Lakhs	Pune
Balaji Institute of Management and Human Resource Development	INR 4 Lakhs	Pune
Dr. DY Patil University's School of Management	INR 4 Lakhs	Mumbai
Symbiosis Centre for Information Technology, Pune	INR 6 Lakhs	Pune
MIT College of Management	INR 2 Lakhs	Pune
Balaji Institute of Telecom and Management	INR 4 Lakhs	Pune
Sandip Institute of Technology and Research Centre	INR 1.5 Lakhs	Nashik
MGM Institute of Management & Research	INR 1.2 Lakhs	Aurangabad
DMSR, G. S. College of Commerce & Economics	INR 1.7 Lakhs	Nagpur
Indira College of Engineering and Management	INR 1.7 Lakhs	Pune
Singhad Business School	INR 1.3 Lakhs	Pune
Singhad Institute of Management	INR 1.2 Lakhs	Pune
Flame University	INR 6 Lakhs	Pune
Universal Business School	INR 5 Lakhs	Mumbai
Suryadatta Institute of Management and Mass Communication	INR 2.5 Lakhs	Pune