MBA Colleges in Puducherry

Tier 3 Private0

AICTE approval (if applicable) - official TBANAAC accreditation - official TBA

not publicly confirmed

Summary: Christ College of Engineering and Technology Management in Puducherry is a private, non-IIM management institute offering 2-year MBA and PGDM programmes and an expected 1-

official fees TBA; expected INR 4-8 lakh total for MBA/PGDM programmes

official TBA; latest-public range expected INR 4-7 LPA

INR 7-12 LPA

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CAT (if accepted) - official TBACMAT - expectedMAT - expectedState/MBA entrance or college-specific test - possible

Top Recruiters: Tata Consultancy Services · HCL · Wipro · Infosys · Amazon (operations/retail)

Operations

Department of Management Studies, Pondicherry University

Tier 2 Government Est. 1980

NAAC A grade (Pondicherry University overall, latest-public)

780 acres (Pondicherry University campus)

Summary: The Department of Management Studies, Pondicherry University (DMS Puducherry MBA) is the university-run management department established in 1980, located on the 780-acre

official TBA (expected INR 3-5 lakh total for two years)

latest-public range INR 6-8 LPA (2025-2026 report)

INR 12-16 LPA

INR 5-7 LPA

CATCMATState entrance (if applicable)

Top Recruiters: TCS · HDFC Bank · ICICI Bank · Reliance Retail · Amazon (regional)

Operations

Pondicherry University School of Management

Tier 2 Government Est. 1982

NAAC A Grade (latest-public grade subject to university accreditation cycles)

780 acres (Pondicherry University main campus area)

Summary: Pondicherry University School of Management is the Department of Management Studies of Pondicherry University, located in Puducherry, Puducherry. Established in 1982, the

official TBA; expected INR 2.5-4.0 lakh total for two-year MBA

latest-public INR 6-8 LPA range (2025-2026 placements expected range)

INR 12-18 LPA

INR 5-7 LPA

CATCMATState-level entrance tests (where applicable)

Top Recruiters: Tata Consultancy Services · HDFC Bank · ICICI Bank · Cognizant · Tata Motors

Operations

Rajiv Gandhi College of Engineering and Technology Management

Tier 3 Private0

not publicly confirmed

Summary: Rajiv Gandhi College of Engineering and Technology Management in Puducherry is a private, non-IIM management college offering 2-year MBA and PGDM programmes with common sp

official TBA; expected total programme fee in the INR 4-8 lakh range for MBA/PGDM

official TBA; latest-public average package range INR 3-6 LPA

INR 6-12 LPA

INR 3-5 LPA

CMAT (expected)MAT (expected)State-level entrance tests (expected)

Top Recruiters: Tata Consultancy Services · Wipro · HCL · Infosys · Local banks and retail chains

School of Management Studies, Pondicherry University

Tier 2 Government Est. 1986

UGCNAAC Grade A (university level)

780 acres (Pondicherry University campus)

Summary: School of Management Studies, Pondicherry University (SMS Puducherry MBA) is the university-run management school located in Puducherry, established in 1986. SMS offers a

latest-public INR 4.5-6.5 lakh range (two-year MBA total)

latest-public INR 6-8 LPA range (2025-2026 placements)

INR 12-18 LPA

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CATCMATTANCET (state quota as applicable)

Top Recruiters: TCS · Wipro · HCL · Cognizant · ITC

Operations Management

School of Management, Pondicherry University

Tier 3 Non-IIM Government Est. 1986

NAAC A (Pondicherry University latest NAAC grade)

780 acres (Pondicherry University central campus)

Summary: School of Management, Pondicherry University is the university-run management school located on the central Pondicherry University campus in Puducherry. Established in 198

official TBA; expected INR 2.5-4.5 lakh total range for two-year MBA (latest-public range)

official TBA; latest-public average package expected INR 4.5-6.5 LPA range (2025-2026 placements latest-public range)

INR 8-12 LPA

INR 4-5 LPA

CATCMATMATGMAT (for foreign/NRI applicants)