Great Lakes - PGDM & PGPM Admissions 2027
ApplyGlobally Recognized by AACSB (US) & AMBA (UK) | 18 LPA Avg. CTC for PGPM 2026
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24 MonthsMaster of Business Administration (MBA) is a two-year full-time postgraduate course offered by the University of Calicut, Malappuram, and approved by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE).
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CAT Application Date (Mode - Online) | 2 Aug'26 - 15 Sep'26 |
CAT Admit Card Date (Mode - Online) | 3 Nov'26 - 28 Nov'26 |
CAT Exam Date (Mode - Online) | 28 Nov'26 - 28 Nov'26 |
Any degree of the University of Calicut (including degree Programmes of the SDE/Open Degree programme of SDE, University of Calicut) or that of any other University or Institute or Institution recognised by the UGC or AICTE. Programmes of other Universities or Institutions shall be in a 10+2+3 pattern (or 10+2+4) under regular stream. In all cases, the student should have passed the Bachelor's Degree examination with not less than 50% marks or equivalent grade in aggregate, including the marks of the languages, if any. OBC and SC/ST students are allowed relaxation in marks as per rules (i.e., 5% relaxation for OBC & Other Eligible Communities and a mere pass for SC/ST).
Admission to the MBA program at NBS is based on the score in the entrance examination, Group Discussion, and Interview. The qualifying entrance exams for 2024-26 admissions are CAT/CMAT or KMAT.
Globally Recognized by AACSB (US) & AMBA (UK) | 18 LPA Avg. CTC for PGPM 2026
Gateway to IBS Hyderabad & 8 other IBS campuses | Scholarships worth 10 CR
Among top 6% B-Schools globally to be accredited by AACSB | Highest Package-35 LPA
1 Exam accepted by 17 Top Symbiosis Institutes for 32 MBA programmes.
Test centres are available in 70+ cities across India | 75,000+ aspirants apply for the NMAT exam | Accepted by 58+ institutions like NMIMS, KJSIM, ISB, SPJIMR and Great Lakes.
Ranked #1 Top Emerging Management University by The Times of India | Dual Specialization option