Top 10 MBA Colleges in Kerala

TOP 10 MBA Colleges in Kerala: MBA has become a top-rated course in the last few decades. All the students want to study at the best institute providing an MBA as it is a gateway to plenty of jobs and entrepreneurial opportunities. And since students from any background can pursue MBA, there is a great demand for it.

Looking at the same demand, we will be sharing a list of Top 10 MBA colleges in Kerala to simplify your search. But before that, one thing to be highlighted is that along with MBA, there will be a list of colleges providing PGDM, a diploma course equivalent to MBA. So, let’s have a look at the following colleges –

Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Kozhikode:

IIM Kozhikode was established by the Government of India in collaboration with the State Government of Kerala in 1996. Since then, it has earned many honors and has even ranked at 6^th position among the top 100 management colleges in India by NIRF 2020. IIM’s name is enough to describe its quality of education. They offer a full range of academics in the field of management and emphasize developing analytical skills. One of the unique things they have done is creating a museum on India Business History in 2010, which is a first of its kind. They also launched an incubation program for early-stage startups, and since 2017, it has been seed funding under various schemes.

Accreditation – AMBA and NIRF
Average Salary Package – Rs. 22 LPA
Highest Salary Package – Rs. 46 LPA
Top Recruiters- Accenture, Boston Consulting Group, KPMG, Bain & Co, Deloitte.
Course Fees – Rs. 10 LPA

Rajagiri Centre for Business Studies – RCBS:

RCBS is a private autonomous business school located in Kochi and is affiliated with Mahatma Gandhi University (MGU), Kottayam. It is one of the best institutes in Kerala, offering programs such as MBA and PGDM. Entrance to this college is possible to students only after the clear tests such as CAT, MAT, and CMAT, followed by GD and PI.

Accreditation – NAAC
Average Salary Package – Rs. 4.5 LPA
Highest Salary Package – Rs. 16 LPA
Top Recruiters- EY, KPMG, HDFC Bank, HUL, Bajaj.
Course Fees – Rs. 2 LPA

SCMS Cochin School of Business:

Established in 1976, SCMS is a management institute located about 12 km from Ernakulam railway station. SCMS provides PGDM, which is very famous in South India. They also provide various electives and, such as in Marketing, Finance, HR, Banking and insurance, System and Operations. They even give opportunities for their students to go abroad and earn dual degrees.

Accreditation – ACBSP and NBA
Average Salary Package – Rs 7 LPA
Highest Salary Package – Rs. 12.5 LPA
Top Recruiters- Deloitte, Aditya Birla, KPMG, TCS.
Course Fees – Rs. 2.5 LPA

XIME – Xavier Institute of Management and Entrepreneurship, Kochi:

XIME Kochi is located at the heart of the Hi-Tech Park in Kalamassery at Kochi. They offer PGDM for their management students. Apart from that, they provide an incubation center for budding entrepreneurs similar to IIMs. They also have international collaboration with various institutes across the world. Infrastructure wise, they make sure their students get the best experience during the period they stay there.

Accreditation – AICTE
Average Salary Package – Rs. 6. 9 LPA
Highest Salary Package – Rs. 11.5 LPA
Top Recruiters- SBI life, EY, Baroda, Federal Bank, Royal Enfield
Course Fees- Rs. 3.7 LPA

SIM – Saintgits Institute of Management:

SIM’s MBA program is completely oriented towards the effective corporate placement of its students. They make it certain that all their students are trained and developed in getting into a good organization. It is affiliated with APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University, Thiruvananthapuram, and focuses on achieving its students’ excellence.

Accreditation – NBA and AICTE
Average Salary Package – Rs 3.4 LPA
Highest Salary Package – Rs. 6 LPA
Top Recruiters- ITC, EY, Colgate, KPMG, Vodafone
Course Fees – 1.8 LPA

Lead College of Management, Palakkad:

LEAD, an acronym for “Leadership & Entrepreneurship Academy, Dhoni,” is affiliated with the University of Calicut. They intend on creating the best academic experience for their students and instill professionalism in them. Their campus contains state–of–the–art academic infrastructure, which includes a food court, air-conditioned classrooms, Wi-Fi, computer labs, and seminar halls.

Accreditation –AICTE
Average Salary Package – Rs 5.1 LPA
Highest Salary Package – Rs. 12 LPA
Top Recruiters- KPMG, Vodafone, Wipro, Idea, Nestle.
Course Fees – 3 LPA

National Institute of Technology (NITC), Calicut:

NITC is a public technical university providing a two-year full-time MBA giving quality education, enabling them to adapt to challenging business environments. They also boast about their world-class infrastructure facilities helping them in teaching, research, and engage in multiple corporate activities.

Accreditation –AICTE
Average Salary Package – Rs 4 LPA
Highest Salary Package – Rs.11 LPA
Top Recruiters- Wipro, Fidelity, ZS, CISCO, Tata Motors, Morgan Stanley
Course Fees – 1.56 LPA

SCMS School of Technology and Management, (SSTM) Kochi:

SCMS School of Technology and Management (SSTM) is run as an institution of excellence in management and technology following the rules and regulations of Mahatma Gandhi University. SSTM was ranked 50 by NIRF in its first year and then under 50-75 in the next year. The program is built to make their students effectively manage people, information, and financial resources.

Accreditation –AICTE

Average Salary Package – Rs 4 LPA

Highest Salary Package – Rs.6 LPA

Top Recruiters- Axis Bank, Deloitte, Bajaj Electricals, Asian Paints.

Course Fees – 1.5 LPA

DC School of Management and Technology, Pullikanam:

It is a management institution with two campuses located in Trivandrum and Vagamon (Pullikanam) in Kerala. DSCMAT is affiliated with Kerala University in Vagamon and got set up in 2002 there. They are ranked among the Top 3 private Business Schools in Kerala and Top – 23 in All India private B-Schools Category by Competition Success Review 2016 Survey. Its campus is a township spread across 32 acres containing CCTV coverage, ultra-modern infrastructure facilities, including hostel rooms for 800 plus students to bring in real campus culture.

Accreditation –AIMA and NAAC
Average Salary Package – Rs 3.3 LPA
Highest Salary Package – Rs.7 LPA
Top Recruiters- Accenture, Airtel, EY, Asian Paints, Berger Paints
Course Fees – 1.9 LPA

Amrita School of Business, Kochi:

They focus on preparing managers for the future by developing their analytical, business, and computing skills. They promise to place 100% of their students. Faculties hail from reputed colleges such as IIMs, XLRI, Berkely, ensuring the best of education to their students. Few details of the college are as under: