BITSOM MBA : Fees 2026, Course Duration, Dates, Eligibility

Kalyan City, MumbaiEstd 2021

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Total fees

INR 25.35 Lakhs

2 years, no hostel room

Average pay

INR 21 LPA

Class of 2025

Cutoff

94.64%

CAT percentile, median of the batch that got in

Placement rate

100%

Class of 2025 batch placed

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 degree and the test score you need before you apply 04Admission ProcessEvery step from the test to the interview 05Admission DatesThis session's calendar and next year's estimate 06FeesThe full course cost with and without the hostel room 07Will your score get you in?What the batch that got in actually scored 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 BITSoM MBA

BITSoM is the management school of BITS Pilani. It offers a two-year, full-time MBA on a residential campus at Kalyan, in the Mumbai region. The 2026-28 batch has 240 seats, up from 160 the year before. Collegedunia ranks it 28th among MBA colleges in India in 2025, and the school took its first batch in 2021. The full course fee is INR 25.35 Lakhs without the hostel room and INR 28.35 Lakhs with it. You get in with a CAT, GMAT, GMAT Focus or GRE score, two essays and a personal interview. The Class of 2025 was placed in full, at an average pay of INR 21 LPA.

BITSoM MBA Fees

You pay the fee year by year. Year one costs more because the admission fee is charged once. The hostel room sits inside the fee because the campus is residential. Mess charges are separate and are taken on what you eat.

Fee head	Amount	How it is charged
Tuition fee	INR 23.85 Lakhs	INR 11.93 Lakhs a year, 2 years
Admission fee	INR 1.50 Lakhs	One time, in year 1
Security deposit	INR 20,000	One time, returned when you leave
Hostel room	INR 3 Lakhs	INR 1.50 Lakhs a year, 2 years
Total, no hostel room	INR 25.35 Lakhs	Full course
Total with hostel room	INR 28.35 Lakhs	Full course

BITSoM MBA Admission Dates

The 2026-28 batch shut its last application round on 12 Apr 2026 and started classes on 22 May 2026. Applications for the next batch opened on 19 Aug 2026. Apply in an early round: the first rounds hand out the first interview slots.

Event	Date	Status
Round 1 application window	25 Aug 2025 to 16 Nov 2025	Over
CAT 2025 exam	30 Nov 2025	Over
CAT 2025 result and scorecard	24 Dec 2025	Over
Round 4 application, last date to apply	16 Mar 2026 to 12 Apr 2026	Over
Personal interview round	Apr 2026 to May 2026	Over
Admission offer released	12 May 2026	Over
Seat fee payment and reporting	May 2026	Over
Classes start	22 May 2026	Over

BITSoM MBA Eligibility

You need a degree and one test score. BITSoM sets no minimum marks in the degree, but your Class 10, Class 12 and degree marks are all scored in the profile check.

Requirement	What you need
Degree	A bachelor's degree in any subject from a recognised university
Final year students	Can apply, and show the degree later
Test score	A valid CAT, GMAT, GMAT Focus or GRE score
Work experience	Not needed; freshers and working people both get in

BITSoM MBA Admission Process

One test score, one form and one interview. The form carries two essays, and the essays are read as closely as the test score.

Step	What you do
1. Take a test	Sit for CAT, GMAT, GMAT Focus or GRE and keep the scorecard
2. Apply in a round	Fill the form with two essays and your resume
3. Profile check	BITSoM scores your test, your marks, your work and your essays
4. Personal interview	Answer on your work, your goals and why this school
5. Take the seat	Pay the first part of the fee by the date on the offer letter

BITSoM MBA Cutoff

BITSoM does not publish a cutoff. It publishes what the batch that got in scored, which is a better guide for you.

Test	Median of the batch that got in	Range
CAT	94.64 percentile	80.09 to 99.41 percentile
GMAT	700	640 to 750
GRE	320	Not published

BITSoM MBA Placements

The Class of 2025 was placed in full. Consulting firms, banks and product companies took most of the batch.

Metric	Value
Average pay	INR 21 LPA, Class of 2025
Median pay	INR 20.52 LPA
Highest offer	INR 32.5 LPA
Batch placed	100%, 146 students in 46 companies
Who hires here	McKinsey, BCG, Accenture Strategy, Amazon, HUL, EY, KPMG

BITSoM MBA Scholarships

BITSoM cuts the tuition fee for students it picks. The waiver is 15% to 100% of the tuition fee and is fixed about a month before classes start.

Scholarship	Who can get it	Amount or waiver
Merit Scholarship	Every applicant, on marks and test score	15% to 100% of the tuition fee
Merit cum Need Scholarship	Family income up to INR 18 Lakhs a year	15% to 100% of the tuition fee
Women's Scholarship	Women applicants	15% to 100% of the tuition fee

BITSoM MBA Ranking

Collegedunia ranks the school on fees, placements and student reviews. NIRF has not ranked it, because the school took its first batch only in 2021.

Ranking body	Year	Rank or grade
Collegedunia MBA ranking	2025	28th in India
NIRF Management	2025	Not ranked

BITSoM MBA Seats and Intake

The intake grew this year. More seats can mean a slightly easier call, but the profile check did not change.

Batch	Seats
2025-27 batch	160
2026-28 batch	240

BITSoM MBA Hostel and Campus

The campus is residential, so every student lives on it. The hostel room is part of the course fee; the mess is charged apart from it.

Item	Detail
Campus	63 acres at Kalyan, in the Mumbai region
Hostel room	Part of the fee, INR 1.50 Lakhs a year
Mess	Charged apart, on what you eat
Degree given by	BITS Pilani, a deemed to be university

Should you pick MBA at BITSoM?

This course suits students who want a consulting or finance job out of Mumbai and can pay a private school fee.

Pick it if:

You want a consulting or product job: McKinsey, BCG, Accenture Strategy and Amazon all hired from the last batch.

You have a strong work record but a middling test score: the batch that got in went as low as 80.09 percentile on essays and the interview.

You want a room from day one: the campus is residential, so the hostel room is booked for you and sits inside the fee.

You want the fee back fast: the average pay of the last batch is close to the whole course fee, as the ROI tile shows.

Skip it if:

You want a long placement record: the school took its first batch in 2021, so only a few years of pay data exist.

You want to live in south Mumbai: the campus sits at Kalyan, at the far end of the Mumbai suburban rail line.

You need a small fee: this is one of the costlier MBA seats in the country and the waiver is fixed only after the interview.

You are counting on food being included: the mess is charged apart from the course fee, on what you eat.

Counsellor's advice

If you hold this offer and one from an older school at the same fee, put the pay numbers side by side before you decide. If money is tight, fill the scholarship part of the form: the need based waiver is fixed about a month before classes start.

MBA Eligibility▾

Degree needed: A bachelor's degree in any subject from a recognised university.

Final year students: You can apply now and show the degree later.

Test score: A valid CAT, GMAT, GMAT Focus or GRE score. Any one of them is enough.

Marks rule: No minimum marks are set, but Class 10, Class 12 and degree marks are scored.

Work experience: Not needed. Freshers and working people both get seats here.

MBA Admission Process▾

Take a test: Sit for CAT, GMAT, GMAT Focus or GRE. One valid score is enough.

Apply in a round: The form asks for two essays and your resume. Early rounds fill first.

Profile check: BITSoM scores your test, your marks, your work and your essays together.

Personal interview: A single interview decides the offer. There is no group task.

Take the seat: Pay the first part of the fee by the date on the offer letter, then report on campus.

MBA Admission Dates 2026

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

2026 Session2027 Session

The full 2027 calendar is not out yet. Only the CAT 2026 exam date is fixed; the rest are estimates based on 2026.

Over

25 Aug 2025 to 16 Nov 2025

Round 1 application window

The first of four rounds. Early forms got the first interview slots.

Over

30 Nov 2025

CAT 2025 exam

A GMAT, GMAT Focus or GRE score was taken in place of CAT.

Over

24 Dec 2025

CAT 2025 result and scorecard

The scorecard is what you upload with the form.

Over

17 Nov 2025 to 25 Jan 2026

Round 2 application window

Most CAT takers applied in this round, right after the result.

Over

26 Jan 2026 to 15 Mar 2026

Round 3 application window

Seats were still open, but fewer interview slots were left.

Over

16 Mar 2026 to 12 Apr 2026

Round 4 application, last date to apply

Last date to apply was 12 Apr 2026. Late forms were not taken.

Over

Apr 2026 to May 2026

Personal interview round

One interview for each shortlisted applicant, online or on campus.

Over

12 May 2026

Admission offer released

The offer letter named the last date to pay the first part of the fee.

Over

May 2026

Seat acceptance fee, last date

You lost the seat if the fee was not paid by the date on the letter.

Over

May 2026

Reporting and document check

Your degree papers and scorecard were checked on campus.

Over

22 May 2026

Classes start

The 2026-28 batch started on 22 May 2026 at the Kalyan campus.

Tentative

Nov 2026

Round 1 application, last date to apply

The form opened on 19 Aug 2026. Round 1 usually shuts in the middle of November.

Confirmed

29 Nov 2026

CAT 2026 exam

This date is fixed. You can apply with a GMAT or GRE score instead.

Tentative

Dec 2026

CAT 2026 result and scorecard

Expected about a month after the exam, as in 2025.

Tentative

Jan 2027

CAT score submission, last date

Expected soon after the result, for applicants who waited for CAT.

Tentative

Jan 2027 to Mar 2027

Personal interview round

Expected to be spread over the rounds, as in 2026.

Tentative

Mar 2027

Admission offer released

Expected within weeks of your interview.

Tentative

Apr 2027

Seat acceptance fee, last date

Expected about a month after the offer letter.

Tentative

May 2027

Reporting and document check

Expected in the week before classes start.

Tentative

May 2027

Classes start

Expected in the same month as this year.

Source: BITSoM admission calendar and the CAT 2026 schedule. Confirm on the official site before you act.

BITSoM MBA Fees 2026

This is the full 2-year cost, not one year. The campus is residential, so turn on the toggle to add the hostel room.

Tuition fee

Per year × 2, INR 11.93 Lakhs a year

INR 23.85 Lakhs

Admission fee

One time, in year 1

INR 1.50 Lakhs

Security deposit Refundable

One time, returned when you leave

INR 20,000

Add the hostel room

Hostel room

Per year × 2, INR 1.50 Lakhs a year

INR 3 Lakhs

Total course fee

INR 25.35 Lakhs

2 years · tuition + admission fee, hostel room not added

Total course fee

INR 28.35 Lakhs

2 years · tuition + admission fee + hostel room

Education loan EMI

INR 42,742

7 yr · 10.5% per year

ROI

83%

average first-year pay INR 21 LPA vs the full fee

Education loan EMI

INR 47,800

7 yr · 10.5% per year

ROI

74%

average first-year pay INR 21 LPA vs the full fee

Source: BITSoM fee page for the 2026-28 batch. Confirm on the official site before you act.

Will your score get you a seat at BITSoM?

Pick the test you took. These are the scores of the batch that got in, not a fixed cutoff.

Your test

CATGMAT

CAT percentile

94.64 and above: you are at or above the middle of the batch that got in. Apply in an early round.

80.09 to 94.63: this is where half the batch that got in sat. Your marks, your work and the interview decide it.

Below 80.09: no one in the last batch got in with less. Send a GMAT or GRE score as well.

GMAT score

700 and above: you are at or above the middle of the batch that got in. Apply in an early round.

640 to 699: inside the range of the batch that got in. Essays and work record carry the call.

Below 640: below the lowest GMAT score of the last batch. A CAT score may serve you better.

EDITOR'S NOTE

A top score is not the whole call here. BITSoM reads two essays and one interview, and the batch that got in has a wide score range, so a thin form can still be turned down.

BITSoM MBA Scholarship Calculator

Answer two questions to see which BITSoM scholarships open for you. The bar counts the smallest published waiver.

Annual family income

Up to INR 18 LakhsAbove INR 18 Lakhs

You are applying as

A womanA man

Scholarships you missedYou do not qualify on your answers. Tap to see why.▾

Each card below says which answer shut the scheme.

BITSoM Merit Scholarship

INR 3.58 Lakhs

BITS School of Management

Every applicant is looked at for this one, with no separate form. The waiver is 15% to 100% of the tuition fee; this card counts the smallest one, 15%.

Who qualifies: any applicant, on marks and test scoreApply by: no separate form

Not eligible on your answers

BITSoM Merit cum Need Scholarship

15% to 100%

BITS School of Management

The waiver turns on your marks and your family income, so the bar below does not add it. Fill the scholarship part of the form to be counted.

Who qualifies: family income up to INR 18 Lakhs a yearApply by: the last date of your round

Not eligible on your answers

BITSoM Women's Scholarship

15% to 100%

BITS School of Management

Women applicants are looked at for this one without a separate form. The amount is set after the interview, so the bar below does not add it.

Who qualifies: women applicants, on marks and test scoreApply by: no separate form

Not eligible on your answers

No scheme matches these answers. Ask the school about paying in parts and about education loans.

Estimated total waiver

INR 3.58 Lakhs

Your net course fee: INR 21.77 Lakhs

BITSoM MBA vs similar colleges

Tap a college to see it next to BITSoM. Blue marks the better number in each row: lower fees, higher pay, an easier score.

Compare with

SPJIMRIIM MumbaiIMT GhaziabadGreat Lakes

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BITS School of Management

Mumbai

Compared with

S.P. Jain Institute of Management and Research

Mumbai

Compared with

Indian Institute of Management Mumbai

Mumbai

Compared with

Institute of Management Technology Ghaziabad

Ghaziabad

Compared with

Great Lakes Institute of Management

Chennai

Total fees2 years, hostel room included

INR 28.35 Lakhs

tuition + admission fee + hostel room

INR 24.86 Lakhs

INR 3.49 Lakhs less

INR 25.50 Lakhs

INR 2.85 Lakhs less

INR 23 Lakhs

INR 5.35 Lakhs less

INR 18.66 Lakhs

INR 9.69 Lakhs less

Average paylatest batch

INR 21 LPA

Class of 2025

INR 32 LPA

INR 11 LPA more

Not published

INR 16.25 LPA

INR 4.75 LPA less

INR 15 LPA

INR 6 LPA less

Placement rateshare of the batch placed

100%

Class of 2025

100%

Same rate

100%

Same rate

90%

10 points lower

100%

Same rate

CAT percentileCAT percentile needed

94.64%

median of the batch that got in

85%

10 points lower, the floor to be shortlisted

85%

10 points lower, the floor to be shortlisted

90%

5 points lower, the floor to be shortlisted

Not published

Seatsbatch size

240

2026-28 batch

240

Same intake

480

240 more, Class of 2025

Not published

In short

SPJIMR costs less and pays much more, but it turns away far more people than it takes. If you hold both offers, take SPJIMR; stay with BITSoM if you want the newer campus and the BITS Pilani name.

In short

IIM Mumbai costs less and takes twice the batch, but it does not publish an average pay. If you want an older name at a lower fee, take it; stay with BITSoM for a small batch and a consulting heavy list.

In short

IMT Ghaziabad is cheaper and takes a lower test score, but its pay and placement rate both sit under BITSoM's. If your score is short of the BITSoM range, keep IMT Ghaziabad as the safer seat.

In short

Great Lakes is the cheapest seat here and places its whole batch, but it pays the least of these four. If the fee decides your choice, take Great Lakes; if the pay decides it, stay with BITSoM.

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

FAQs on BITSoM MBA

Short answers to what students ask before they apply.

How do I get into this MBA?▾

Take CAT, GMAT, GMAT Focus or GRE and apply in one of the rounds. The form asks for two essays and your resume. BITSoM scores your profile, calls you for one personal interview and then sends the offer. Pay the first part of the fee by the date on the offer letter.

What is the full fee for the two-year MBA?▾

The full course fee is INR 25.35 Lakhs without the hostel room and INR 28.35 Lakhs with it. Tuition is INR 23.85 Lakhs and the admission fee is INR 1.50 Lakhs. A security deposit of INR 20,000 comes back when you leave.

Can I pay the fee in parts?▾

Yes. You pay year by year, not in one go. Year one costs more because the admission fee is charged once. Ask the admission office in writing if you need smaller parts.

What CAT percentile do I need?▾

There is no fixed cutoff here. Half of the batch that got in had 94.64 percentile or better, and the range went from 80.09 to 99.41. The score checker above shows what a CAT or GMAT score means for you.

Do I have to live on campus?▾

Yes. The campus is residential and every student lives on it, so the hostel room sits inside the fee. The mess is charged apart from that, on what you eat.

Which scholarships can cut this fee?▾

BITSoM gives a merit scholarship, a merit cum need scholarship for families earning up to INR 18 Lakhs a year, and a women's scholarship. Each one takes 15% to 100% off the tuition fee. The calculator above shows which ones your answers open.

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