MBA in numbers
- Colleges offering MBA
- 3,286
- Approved seats2026-27
- 4,37,899
- States and UTs
- 31
- Government colleges
- 114
Seats are the approved intake for academic year 2026-27, as published by the regulator. Actual admissions can differ.
Source: All India Council for Technical Education, checked 23 Oct 2026
Course at a glance
- Level
- Postgraduate
- Duration
- 2 years
- Entrance exams
- CAT, XAT, MAT, CMAT, NMAT, SNAP, plus 2 state exams
- Field of study
- Management
Entrance exams for MBA
National and institute exams
Indian Institutes of Management
Official siteXLRI Jamshedpur
Official siteAll India Management Association
Official siteNational Testing Agency
Official siteGraduate Management Admission Council
Official site- SNAPInstitute exam
Symbiosis International (Deemed University)
Official site
State exams, for colleges in that state only
- MAH MBA CETMaharashtra
State Common Entrance Test Cell, Maharashtra
Official site - OJEEOdisha
Odisha Joint Entrance Examination Committee
Official site
Which exam applies depends on the college and the quota. A state exam is used only by colleges in its state, and an institute exam only by that institute. A counsellor can check this for your case.
MBA seats and colleges by state
31 states and union territories, sorted by approved seats. Select a state to see its colleges.
Popular MBA specialisations
Top 12 of 126 specialisations recorded, by total approved seats. Names are as the regulator lists them.
| Specialisation | Colleges | Seats |
|---|---|---|
| MBA | 267 | 43,616 |
| MBA (General Management) | 80 | 8,718 |
| MBA (Marketing Management) | 99 | 8,190 |
| MMS | 64 | 8,006 |
| MBA (Business Management) | 33 | 3,750 |
| MBA (Human Resource Management) | 47 | 3,580 |
| MBA (Finance) | 49 | 3,540 |
| MBA (Business Analytics) | 43 | 2,945 |
| MBA (General) | 30 | 2,430 |
| MBA (International Business) | 22 | 1,665 |
| MBA (Finance Marketing and Human Resource Management) | 16 | 1,410 |
| MBA (Health Care and Hospital Management) | 26 | 1,360 |
Top NIRF ranked colleges for MBA
Colleges offering MBA in the NIRF 2025 Management ranking, by rank. Showing 10 of 24. Only institutions with a recorded MBA offering in our data are listed, so some ranked institutions may be missing.
- #17
300
MBA seats
- #24
1,380
MBA seats
- #26
180
MBA seats
- #28
70
MBA seats
- #39
480
MBA seats
- #46
1,230
MBA seats
- #52
420
MBA seats
- #56
840
MBA seats
- #57
600
MBA seats
- #66
450
MBA seats
Government and private MBA colleges
How the 3,286 colleges offering MBA are run, as recorded by the regulator.
- Government3% of colleges114
- Private87% of colleges2,870
- Others9% of colleges302
Others: Deemed university (132), State university (100), Government aided (59) and Central (11).