Global Academy of Technology Bangalore MBA Finance: Fees 2026, Course Duration, Dates, Eligibility

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17 Oct, 2026 Karnataka PGCET Round 2 Allotment Result 2026 is out. View Allotment. The last date for fee payment & reporting is Oct 19 & 23, 2026, respectively. Read News.

17 Oct, 2026 Global Academy of Technology Bangalore Karnataka PGCET Round 1 MBA Cutoff 2026 in the GM Category is 11546. For the category-wise cutoff, check here.

Total fees

INR 1.16 Lakhs

2 years, PGCET seat tuition

Median pay

INR 5.5 LPA

Class of 2025, NIRF data

Cutoff

11,546

PGCET general rank, round 1 2026

Placement rate

57%

51 of 90 who finished in 2025

In This Page▾

01About this courseThe full write-up, from fees to placements 02Should you pick it?Who it suits, who should skip it, and a counsellor's advice 03EligibilityThe marks and exam you need before you apply 04Admission ProcessEvery step from the exam to reporting 05Admission DatesThe admission calendar, step by step 06FeesThe full course cost on a PGCET seat and a management seat 07Will your rank get you in?Closing ranks by category 08ScholarshipsWhat you can claim and what you missed 09How does it compare?The same course at colleges in its league, side by side 10FAQsShort answers to what students ask before they apply

About GAT MBA Finance

Global Academy of Technology offers a two-year, full-time MBA with Finance as one of six specialisations. GAT is an autonomous college under VTU in Rajarajeshwari Nagar, Bangalore, and its MBA department started in 2004. The MBA has 240 seats, and KEA fills 114 of them through PGCET. You pick Finance in the third semester, after a year of common subjects. On a PGCET seat the tuition fee for the full course is INR 1.16 Lakhs. A management seat costs INR 6 Lakhs in all. The Class of 2025 placed 51 of 90 students at a median pay of INR 5.5 LPA. The college trains students in US taxation for firms such as EY GDS, KPMG and Grant Thornton.

GAT MBA Finance Fees

A PGCET seat costs INR 1.16 Lakhs for the full course, while a management seat costs INR 6 Lakhs. The PGCET tuition fee is INR 57,750 a year. You pay the PGCET seat fee to KEA when you take the allotment. The college takes the management fee in two yearly parts of INR 3 Lakhs. The college has not published its hostel fee, so ask the Admission Cell before you pay.

Fee head	Amount	How it is charged
PGCET seat tuition	INR 1.16 Lakhs	INR 57,750 a year, 2 years
Management seat fee	INR 6 Lakhs	INR 3 Lakhs a year, 2 years
Hostel and mess	Not published	Ask the college
Total, PGCET seat	INR 1.16 Lakhs	Full course
Total, management seat	INR 6 Lakhs	Full course

GAT MBA Finance Admission Dates

Round 1 fee payment and reporting closed on 12 Oct 2026. The window to rearrange options for round 2 is open from 13 Oct to 15 Oct 2026. KEA has not yet given the round 2 date, and classes are expected in Nov 2026. Keep your PGCET rank card and the fee receipt ready for reporting.

Event	Date	Status
PGCET registration and application	23 Mar 2026 to 8 Apr 2026	Over
Last date to pay the PGCET fee	10 Apr 2026	Over
PGCET MBA exam	14 Jun 2026	Over
PGCET result and rank list	Aug 2026	Over
Option entry for round 1	19 Sep 2026 to 22 Sep 2026	Over
Round 1 seat allotment and closing ranks	23 Sep 2026	Over
Round 1 fee payment and college reporting, last date	12 Oct 2026	Over
Last time to add four more choices for round 2	13 Oct 2026	Over
Rearrange options for round 2	13 Oct 2026 to 15 Oct 2026	Confirmed
Round 2 seat allotment	Oct 2026	Tentative
Round 2 fee payment and college reporting	Nov 2026	Tentative
Classes start	Nov 2026	Tentative

GAT MBA Finance Eligibility

You need a three-year degree with 50% aggregate marks, or 45% if you are SC, ST or Category-1 from Karnataka. You also need a PGCET rank for a government seat. For a management seat, a PGCET, KMAT, CMAT or MAT score counts. If you are from another state, get an eligibility certificate from VTU first.

Requirement	What you need
Degree	Any bachelor's degree of at least three years
Marks	50% aggregate in all years, 45% for SC, ST and Category-1 of Karnataka
Government seat	A PGCET rank from KEA
Management seat	A PGCET, KMAT, CMAT or MAT score
Other states	An eligibility certificate from VTU

GAT MBA Finance Admission Process

KEA allots the PGCET seats on your rank and your options. You fill your options online, take the allotment, pay the fee and report at GAT. If you miss the fee and reporting date, you lose the seat. The college gives management seats after an interview.

Step	What you do
1. Write PGCET	Sit for the MBA paper that KEA holds in June
2. Fill your options	List GAT on the KEA portal in your order of choice
3. Take the seat	Pay the fee to KEA by the last date of your round
4. Report at GAT	Bring your originals and the allotment letter
Management seat	Apply at the GAT admission office and attend the interview

GAT MBA Finance Cutoff

The general seat for Rest of Karnataka closed at rank 11,546 in round 1 of 2026. The 3A seat closed at 12,721 and the Kalyana Karnataka general seat at 22,628. In 2025 the round 1 general close was 7,844 and round 2 went to 26,028. So later rounds take much higher ranks here.

Category	Closing rank	Round and year
General	11,546	Round 1, 2026
Category-1	23,134	Round 1, 2026
2A	21,912	Round 1, 2026
3A	12,721	Round 1, 2026
3B	14,110	Round 1, 2026
ST	24,145	Round 1, 2026
General, Kalyana Karnataka	22,628	Round 1, 2026
General	7,844	Round 1, 2025
General	26,028	Round 2, 2025

GAT MBA Finance Placements

The Class of 2025 placed 51 of its 90 students at a median pay of INR 5.5 LPA. The highest offer was INR 6.6 LPA, and 48 companies took part. The median pay rose from INR 4.25 LPA in 2023 to INR 4.75 LPA in 2024. For finance students, the college gives US tax training for firms such as EY GDS, KPMG and Grant Thornton.

Metric	Value
Median pay	INR 5.5 LPA, Class of 2025
Students placed	51 of 90 who finished the course
Eligible students placed	66%, 51 of 77
Highest offer	INR 6.6 LPA
Companies that took part	48
Median pay, earlier years	INR 4.75 LPA in 2024, INR 4.25 LPA in 2023
Tax training firms	EY GDS, KPMG, Grant Thornton, Baker Tilly, RSM

GAT MBA Finance Scholarships

The SC and ST fee exemption can cover the full PGCET tuition of INR 1.16 Lakhs. If your family earns INR 2.5 Lakhs to INR 10 Lakhs, you get half, INR 57,750. The state gives it through the Social Welfare Department. You must enter your income certificate number in the PGCET form to get it.

Scholarship	Who can get it	Amount or waiver
SC and ST full fee exemption	SC or ST of Karnataka, family income below INR 2.5 Lakhs a year	INR 1.16 Lakhs over the course
SC and ST half fee exemption	SC or ST of Karnataka, family income INR 2.5 Lakhs to INR 10 Lakhs a year	INR 57,750 over the course

GAT MBA Finance Ranking

The Week placed the GAT MBA at #225 in its 2024 MBA survey. NAAC gave GAT an A grade with a CGPA of 3.09 in its first cycle, in 2017. GAT also sends its MBA data to NIRF every year.

Ranking body	Year	Rank or grade
The Week MBA survey	2024	#225
NAAC	2017	A, CGPA 3.09
NIRF Management	2026	Data filed, code IR-M-C-1253

GAT MBA Finance Course Structure

Semester 1 and 2 have common subjects such as financial reporting, economics and marketing. You choose Finance in semester 3. Semester 3 adds an internship and semester 4 ends with a capstone project.

Semester	What you study
Semester 1	Management concepts, managerial economics, business maths and statistics, financial reporting, marketing
Semester 2	HR, financial management, operations, research methods, entrepreneurship
Semester 3	Finance core course, four finance electives, internship
Semester 4	Four more electives and a capstone project

GAT MBA Finance Seats and Intake

The MBA has 240 seats, up from 120 in 2023. KEA fills 114 of them: 105 for Rest of Karnataka and 9 for Kalyana Karnataka. The college fills the other 126 seats itself.

Quota	Seats
Total intake	240
KEA, Rest of Karnataka	105
KEA, Kalyana Karnataka	9
College seats	126

Should you pick MBA Finance at GAT?

This course suits students who want a finance or tax job in Bangalore and can get a PGCET seat.

Pick it if:

You want a tax or audit job: the college trains finance students in US taxation for firms like EY GDS, KPMG and Grant Thornton.

You have a rank just past the round 1 close: in 2025 round 2 took much higher ranks, so keep GAT in your options.

You want pay that is going up: the median pay rose two years in a row, from INR 4.25 LPA to INR 5.5 LPA.

You need a low fee: a PGCET seat costs INR 1.16 Lakhs for the full course, against INR 6 Lakhs for a management seat.

Skip it if:

You want an investment banking job: the highest offer in 2025 was INR 6.6 LPA, so plan to find such jobs on your own.

You want a small batch: the intake doubled to 240 seats, so the placement cell now has many more students to place.

You want almost everyone placed: only 51 of 90 students who finished in 2025 got a job through the college.

You are from another state: you need a VTU eligibility certificate before you take a management seat, so ask for it early.

Counsellor's advice

If you are a Karnataka student with a PGCET seat here, take it and pay the fee on time. For a management seat, weigh the INR 6 Lakhs fee against the INR 5.5 LPA median pay first.

MBA Finance Eligibility▾

Degree: Any bachelor's degree of at least three years.

Marks: 50% aggregate across all years. 45% for SC, ST and Category-1 students of Karnataka.

Government seat: A PGCET rank. KEA (Karnataka Examinations Authority) holds the exam and allots the seats.

Management seat: A score in PGCET, KMAT, CMAT or MAT.

Other states: Get an eligibility certificate from VTU before you join.

MBA Finance Admission Process▾

Write PGCET: KEA holds the MBA paper once a year, in June.

Fill the KEA form: Enter your caste and income certificate numbers to get any fee exemption.

Enter options: List GAT and your other colleges in your order of choice on the KEA portal.

Pay and report: Pay the fee and report at GAT by the last date, or you lose the seat.

Management seat: Apply at the GAT admission office. Selection is on merit and an interview.

MBA Finance Admission Dates 2026

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These are the official 2026 dates. Tap 2027 Session for expected dates of the next batch.

2026 Session2027 Session

The 2027 calendar is not out yet. These dates are estimates based on 2026.

Over

23 Mar 2026 to 8 Apr 2026

PGCET registration and application

Last date to apply was 8 Apr 2026. Late forms were not taken.

Over

10 Apr 2026

Last date to pay the PGCET fee

Your form counted only after this payment.

Over

14 Jun 2026

PGCET MBA exam

The MBA paper was held on this one day.

Over

Aug 2026

PGCET result and rank list

Your rank decides your turn in the seat allotment.

Over

19 Sep 2026 to 22 Sep 2026

Option entry for round 1

Options locked when the window closed on 22 Sep 2026.

Over

23 Sep 2026

Round 1 seat allotment and closing ranks

The general seat here closed at rank 11,546.

Over

12 Oct 2026

Round 1 fee payment and college reporting, last date

You lost the seat if you did not pay and report by 6 pm.

Over

13 Oct 2026

Last time to add four more choices for round 2

The extra choices had to be added by 10 am.

Confirmed

13 Oct 2026 to 15 Oct 2026

Rearrange options for round 2

You can change the order of your options till 10 am on 15 Oct 2026.

Tentative

Oct 2026

Round 2 seat allotment

KEA has not given the date yet.

Tentative

Nov 2026

Round 2 fee payment and college reporting

Expected within a few days of the round 2 result.

Tentative

Nov 2026

Classes start

The college gives the first day after the last round.

Tentative

Mar 2027

PGCET registration and application

Expected in March; the last date to apply is usually two weeks later.

Tentative

Apr 2027

Last date to pay the PGCET fee

Expected soon after the form closes.

Tentative

Jun 2027

PGCET MBA exam

Expected on one day in June.

Tentative

Aug 2027

PGCET result and rank list

Expected in August.

Tentative

Sep 2027

Option entry for round 1

Expected to stay open for a few days.

Tentative

Sep 2027

Round 1 seat allotment

Expected in late September.

Tentative

Oct 2027

Round 1 fee payment and college reporting

Expected within about two weeks of the allotment.

Tentative

Oct 2027

Round 2 seat allotment

Expected about a month after round 1.

Tentative

Nov 2027

Classes start

Expected after the last round.

Source: KEA PGCET 2026 notices and seat allotment schedule. Confirm on the official site before you act.

Global Academy of Technology MBA Finance Fees 2026

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This is the full 2-year cost, not one year. Turn on the toggle to see the management seat fee.

Tuition fee, PGCET seat

Per year × 2, INR 57,750 a year

INR 1.16 Lakhs

Add the management seat extra

Management seat extra

Per year × 2, INR 2.42 Lakhs a year, on top of the PGCET tuition

INR 4.84 Lakhs

Total course fee

INR 1.16 Lakhs

2 years · PGCET seat tuition, hostel not added

Total course fee

INR 6 Lakhs

2 years · management seat fee, hostel not added

Education loan EMI

INR 1,947

7 yr · 10.5% per year

ROI

476%

median first-year pay INR 5.5 LPA vs the full fee

Education loan EMI

INR 10,116

7 yr · 10.5% per year

ROI

92%

median first-year pay INR 5.5 LPA vs the full fee

Source: KEA PGCET 2026 fee order and GAT fee sheet 2026-27. Confirm on the official site before you act.

Will your PGCET rank get you MBA Finance at GAT?

Pick your category to see the KEA closing ranks for Rest of Karnataka seats. KEA allots the MBA seat and you choose Finance in semester 3.

GAT MBA Finance Scholarship Calculator

Answer two questions to see what the state takes off your PGCET seat fee. Confirm the final amount with the college.

GAT MBA Finance vs similar colleges

Tap a college to see it next to GAT. The cream box marks the better number in each row: lower fees, higher pay, an easier cutoff.

Compare with

SJBITSir MVITRNSITCMRIT

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Global Academy of Technology

Rajarajeshwari Nagar, Bangalore

Compared with

SJB Institute of Technology

Kengeri, Bangalore

Compared with

Sir M. Visvesvaraya Institute of Technology

Hunasamaranahalli, Bangalore

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RNS Institute of Technology

Channasandra, Bangalore

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CMR Institute of Technology

Kundalahalli, Bangalore

Total feesPGCET seat tuition, 2 years

INR 1.16 Lakhs

tuition, PGCET seat

INR 1.16 Lakhs

Same fee

INR 1.16 Lakhs

Same fee

INR 1.16 Lakhs

Same fee

INR 1.16 Lakhs

Same fee

Median payClass of 2025, NIRF

INR 5.5 LPA

Class of 2025

INR 5.5 LPA

Same pay

INR 5.5 LPA

Same pay

INR 4.5 LPA

INR 1 LPA less

INR 6 LPA

INR 0.5 LPA more

Placement rateof students who finished, 2025

57%

51 of 90

11%

46 points lower

39%

18 points lower

72%

15 points higher

84%

27 points higher

Closing rankPGCET general, round 1 2026

11,546

Round 1, 2026

8,285

3,261 places tougher

15,773

4,227 places easier

2,739

8,807 places tougher

2,853

8,693 places tougher

KEA seatsPGCET seats, 2026

114

105 plus 9

57 fewer

113

1 fewer

57 fewer

In short

SJBIT has the same fee and median pay and a tougher closing rank, but it placed far fewer of its batch. If your rank clears both, GAT is the safer pick for a campus job.

In short

Sir MVIT has the same fee and median pay and an easier closing rank, but it placed fewer students. If GAT gives you a seat, take it and keep Sir MVIT below it as the backup.

In short

RNSIT placed more of its batch, but its median pay is lower and its closing rank is much tougher. If your rank clears RNSIT, weigh its higher placement share against the higher median pay at GAT.

In short

CMRIT places more students and pays a little more, but its round 1 seat closed at a far tougher rank. If your rank clears CMRIT, take it; if not, GAT is the better seat in reach.

Fees and pay can change. Check each college site before you decide.

FAQs on GAT MBA Finance

Straight answers to what students ask before they decide.

Is the MBA Finance at GAT worth the fee?▾

Yes, on a PGCET seat. The full tuition is INR 1.16 Lakhs and the Class of 2025 had a median pay of INR 5.5 LPA, so the first year of pay covers the fee many times. On a management seat the fee is INR 6 Lakhs, so check the EMI line in the fee block before you take a loan.

What job will I get after MBA Finance here?▾

Most finance students here start in tax, audit and finance support roles. The college trains students in US taxation for firms such as EY GDS, KPMG and Grant Thornton. The highest offer in 2025 was INR 6.6 LPA, so do not expect investment bank pay from campus. Take the tax training seriously if you want these jobs.

Should I take a GAT seat if my PGCET rank is just past the cutoff?▾

Yes, keep it in your options. The general seat closed at rank 11,546 in round 1 of 2026, and in 2025 round 2 took ranks up to 26,028. A rank a little past the round 1 close can still get a seat later. Use the rank checker above for your category.

Who should not take this course here?▾

Skip it if you want a big finance firm job from campus or a small batch. The highest offer in 2025 was INR 6.6 LPA, and the intake doubled to 240 seats. Only 51 of 90 students who finished in 2025 got a job through the college. If these matter most to you, look for a college with stronger finance placements.

Should I choose Finance or Marketing at GAT?▾

Pick Finance if you like numbers, tax and accounts, and Marketing if you like sales and brands. You choose in the third semester, so you get one year of common subjects first. The US tax training suits finance students best. If you are not sure, the dual scheme lets you take two specialisations.

Will I get placed if I am in the bottom half of the batch?▾

Not for sure. In 2025, 51 of 90 students who finished got a job through the college, which is 57%. With 240 seats now, more students compete for each offer. Start your internship search in semester 3 and do not wait for the placement cell alone.

Is this MBA good if I plan higher studies later?▾

It can be, but few students here go that way. The NIRF data shows no student from the Class of 2025 chose higher studies. The course gives you finance basics and a capstone project, which help a later CFA or Ph.D. plan. Prepare for those exams on your own time.

Should I wait a year to get a better PGCET rank?▾

Usually no. The round 1 general close here moved from 7,844 in 2025 to 11,546 in 2026, so the rank needed changes each year. A year of waiting also costs you a year of pay. If your rank already falls inside the cutoff range above, take the seat this year.

How do I get admission to MBA at GAT?▾

Write PGCET, fill the KEA form and list GAT in your options. If KEA allots you a seat, pay the fee and report at the college by the last date, or you lose the seat. For a management seat, apply at the college with a PGCET, KMAT, CMAT or MAT score.

What is the full fee for the course?▾

On a PGCET seat, the tuition for the full two years is INR 1.16 Lakhs, at INR 57,750 a year. A management seat costs INR 6 Lakhs, paid as INR 3 Lakhs a year. The college has not published its hostel fee, so ask the Admission Cell before you plan the cost.

Can SC or ST students study here for free?▾

Mostly yes, on a PGCET seat. If your family earns below INR 2.5 Lakhs a year, the state can cover the full tuition of INR 1.16 Lakhs. Between INR 2.5 Lakhs and INR 10 Lakhs, it covers half, INR 57,750. Enter your income certificate number in the PGCET form, or you lose this benefit.

Does GAT have a hostel for MBA students?▾

Yes, the campus has hostels with a mess. The college has not published the hostel fee for 2026. Ask the Admission Cell for the fee and the room rules before you report, and plan for it on top of the course fee.

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