Department of Management Sciences (PUMBA), Savitribai Phule Pune University offers a 2-year full-time MBA program, a 2-year Evening Executive MBA program, and a full-time 2-year MBA (Pharma- Executive) program at the postgraduate level.

  • MBA admissions are granted based on CMAT/CAT/MAH-CET scores.
  • Seats for Executive MBA will be granted based on the Entrance Test conducted by Pune University.
  • MBA (Pharma- Biotechnology) admissions will be conducted based on ATMA score.
  • Registration Process for all the programs offered by PUMBA is online.

PUMBA MBA Admission 2025

PUMBA offers MBA courses of 2-year duration in the following specializations-

Course Specializations Fees
MBA Marketing INR 2.5 lakhs
Finance
Systems
Operations
Human Resources
International Business

PUMBA MBA Eligibility

  • The candidate must have passed with a minimum of 50% marks or equivalent in any bachelor’s degree awarded by any recognized university.
  • A relaxation of 5% marks is given to the backward class and PWD.

PUMBA MBA Selection Criteria

  • The Maharashtra candidates must qualify for the MAH-CET exam.
  • For other candidates, CAT, CMAT, or MH-CET scores are accepted.

PUMBA MBA Cutoff

PUMBA Cutoff for MH CET 2024 and CAT 2024 for General Category MBA admission is given below-

  • MH CET 2024 General Category
Courses Round 1(Cutoff percentile) Round 2(Cutoff percentile) Round 3(Cutoff percentile)
MBA Finance 98.73 98.66 98.65
MBA Human Resource Management 98.73 98.66 98.65
MBA Marketing 98.73 98.66 98.65
MBA Operations Management 98.73 98.66 98.65
MBA Systems Management 98.73 98.66 98.65
  • CAT 2024 Cutoff General Category
Courses Round 1(Cutoff percentile)
MBA Marketing 80
MBA Operations Management 80
MBA Systems Management 80
MBA Finance 60
MBA Human Resource Management 60

PUMBA MBA (Biotech) Admission 2025

PUMBA Pune offers a full-time MBA program in Biotech for a 2-year duration.

PUMBA MBA (Biotech) Eligibility

  • To be eligible for admission, candidates must secure a minimum of 50% marks (45% in the case of the reserved categories) in any Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Science.

PUMBA MBA (Biotech) Selection Criteria and Cutoff

  • The final selection is based on ATMA scores.
  • The ATMA cutoff 2023 for General Category MBA Biotech admission was 90 percentile.

PUMBA Executive MBA Admission Criteria

PUMBA offers an Executive MBA specially designed for working executives and entrepreneurs. The course is offered in 6 specializations- Marketing, Finance, Human resources management, Operations management, Systems management, and International Business management.

PUMBA Executive MBA Eligibility

  • To be eligible for admission, candidates must secure a minimum of 50% marks (45% in the case of reserved categories) in Graduation from any UGC/AICTE/AIU-recognized university.
  • The candidates should also possess a minimum of 3 years of work experience at the Managerial or Executive level after graduation.

PUMBA Executive MBA Selection criteria

  • The candidates seeking admission at PUMBA must appear in the entrance test called OEE. The entrance test will be of 200 marks which will include multiple-choice questions.
  • The entrance exam will cover the following topics:

-Arithmetical ability

-Data interpretation

-Verbal and nonverbal reasoning

-General mental ability

-Logical deduction

PUMBA PhD Admission 2025

PUMBA offers PhD in Management Sciences. An entrance test is conducted followed by a personal interview. ‘

PUMBA PhD Selection Criteria

  • An entrance test will be conducted by the University for PhD admission.
  • If the candidate has qualified for the UGC NET, UGC CSIR NET, JRF, SET, or GATE exam, then the candidate will be exempted from the entrance exam.
  • A panelist will examine the competence of the candidate, and whether the research could be undertaken by the department or not based on the candidate’s interview.

FAQs

Ques: How is the PUMBA MBA course different from those offered at other colleges?

Ans: Pumba provides an MBA++ program that follows the trimester program which means each year contains 3 semesters. The course curriculum contains 2 specializations: 1 major and 1 minor. The two +s in MBA denote a functional specialization & a sectoral specialization in which the student attains expert knowledge.

Ques. What are the documents required for admission at PUMBA?

Ans. The documents required for admission are-

  • SSC, HSC mark sheet
  • Degree certificate
  • Domicile certificate
  • Nationality certificate
  • Migration Certificate (if applicable)
  • Caste and caste validity Certificate
  • Non-Creamy Layer Certificate (if applicable)
  • Gap Certificate (100 Rs. Stamp paper)
  • Profile
  • Work Experience Certificates
  • Salary slips
  • TC
  • Company NOC to join Executive MBA
  • Registrations of Company / DIN Number/ Shop Act License/other relevant documents in case of Own business as required by the Executive MBA office.
  • Any other documents as demanded by the Department or by the University.

Ques. What is the application fee for the MH CET exam?

Ans. The application fee for the MH CET exam for the General category candidates is INR 1200 and for reserved category candidates, it is INR 1000.