NAAC A+ · NIRF 52 Management (2025) · Established 1993 · NVIDIA DGX B200 AI infrastructure on campus (10,000 sq ft, 144 TFLOPS, 1,440 GB GPU memory).
Class 2024-25 placements: ₹6.60 L NIRF median · 303/393 placed in 2024-25 cohort (77.1%) per NIRF · Top 15 MBA placements include ₹15.4 L (GMR) and ₹10.2 L (BNY Mellon).
MBA fee ₹6.71-8.29 L (slab-based, scholarship-adjusted).
Graphic Era MBA admission is via valid CAT/XAT/MAT/CMAT/SNAP/NMAT/GMAT score (or GEU Aptitude Test for the MBA IMPACT cohort). Admission is granted based on entrance test percentile + Personal Interview, per merit decided by the university. The university's slab-based fee + scholarship system automatically adjusts net tuition based on Graduation % or entrance percentile (whichever yields a better slab).
| Category | Min qualifying | Realistic shortlist |
|---|---|---|
| Best Slab (₹6.71 L total fee) | CAT/XAT ≥85.01 %ile OR Graduation ≥95% OR MAT/CMAT ≥99 %ile | Up to 100% tuition scholarship |
| Slab 2 (₹7.10 L) | CAT/XAT 80.01-85 %ile OR Graduation 90-94.99% | Significant scholarship |
| Slab 3 (₹7.30 L) | CAT/XAT 75.01-80 %ile OR Graduation 85-89.99% | Mid scholarship |
| Slab 4 (₹7.50 L) | CAT/XAT 70.01-75 %ile OR Graduation 80-84.99% | Mid scholarship |
| Slab 5 (₹7.89 L) | CAT/XAT 65.01-70 %ile OR Graduation 75-79.99% | Small scholarship |
| Slab 6 — No scholarship (₹8.29 L) | CAT/XAT 60-65 %ile OR Graduation 70-74.99% | Base fee · no scholarship |
You have CAT 60+ %ile (or XAT 60+, MAT/CMAT 85+ %ile) OR Graduation ≥75%, want a NAAC A+ NIRF Top-75 Management programme at ₹6.71-8.29 L total fee (one of the cheapest in this tier), and value the on-campus NVIDIA DGX B200 enterprise AI infrastructure for MBA AI & DS. Particularly attractive if (a) you score 95%+ Graduation OR CAT/XAT 85+ for the ₹6.71 L best slab, (b) you're female (auto 10% additional scholarship), (c) you're a Defence Ward / Alumni Child / Sibling at GEU (5-10% additional stacking scholarships), (d) you want Dual Degree options with Buffalo/MGIMO/Rennes/Plymouth, or (e) cost is a hard constraint and you want the cheapest specialised MBA at a Top-75 NIRF university.
You are competitive for FORE / IMI Delhi / IMT Ghaziabad / Jaipuria Noida / BIMTECH at CAT 85+ %ile — those deliver materially better ₹10-15 L avg outcomes despite the higher ₹14-17 L tuition (better ROI). Also skip if you specifically need tier-1 Consulting / Banking / Strategy / Investment Banking front-office roles — Graphic Era's recruiter base is dominated by mid-tier BFSI back-office (BNY Mellon Finance ops), IT consulting (Capgemini, Tech Mahindra), and insurance (HDFC Life, Bajaj Allianz, SBI Life) rather than tier-1 front-office. For NCR-adjacent campus access, BIMTECH or BMU are stronger. For MBA AI/DS specialisation depth without the GEU NIRF/median gap, ISB Hyderabad / IIM-A / IIM-B AI specialisations win on outcomes.
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