Birla Global University (BGU), Bhubaneswar

BGU's fee page for academic year 2027-28 lists tuition per semester: BBA (Hons.) Rs 1,08,333, B.Com (Hons.) Rs 80,000, BCA (Hons.) Rs 65,833, BA in Journalism and Mass Communication Rs 75,000, B.Sc Economics Rs 54,166, BBA LL.B Rs 1,05,000, and B.Tech CSE and CSE (AI and ML) Rs 1,37,500 each. A year costs twice the semester fee. A one-time registration fee of Rs 25,000, a refundable security deposit of Rs 10,000 and medical insurance of Rs 3,000 a year are charged in addition.

Tuition per semester for 2027-28: MBA Rs 2,75,000, MBA Business Analytics Rs 3,50,000, MBA Financial Technology Rs 2,00,000, MCA Rs 78,750, M.Com Rs 75,000, MA in Mass Communication Rs 75,000, M.Sc Economics Rs 62,500 and LL.M Rs 1,12,500. The MBA fee page puts the four-semester MBA at Rs 11,00,000 in total. International students pay an additional 20%.

BET is the BGU Entrance Test, an online test taken mainly by MBA applicants who have no CAT, XAT, CMAT, MAT or GMAT score, and also used for Ph.D. selection and B.Tech fee waivers; BGU sends a link with a user id and password after the application is submitted. BGU has not published BET 2027 dates (checked 16 October 2026). The MBA page lists personal interviews on 2 August 2026 at the campus, with an online option.

BGU's 2027-28 fee page lists A/C double-occupancy lodging and fooding at Rs 81,920 a semester (lodging Rs 38,720, fooding Rs 39,600, laundry Rs 3,600) and triple occupancy at Rs 77,520 a semester, which is Rs 1,63,840 and Rs 1,55,040 a year. A one-time hostel registration fee of Rs 10,000 is non-refundable. Hostel is optional and the charges are subject to revision.

For the MBA 2024-26 batch BGU reports a highest CTC of 17.22 LPA, an average CTC of 6.00 LPA and an average of 11.30 LPA for the top 10 students. In its NIRF 2025 data sheet 137 of 239 PG graduates of 2023-24 were placed, with a median salary of Rs 6,06,000; the sheet shows no placed students among 153 three-year UG graduates that year and 6 among 44 five-year UG graduates. The listed recruiters include Deloitte, KPMG, PwC, ITC and Marico.

For 2027-28 BGU gives a 30% first-year tuition waiver for 90% or more in Class 12 in BBA, B.Com, BAJMC, BBA LL.B and both B.Tech programmes (25% in B.Sc Economics), and 20% for 70% in BCA and MCA. A B.Tech applicant with 70% in the qualifying exam gets 10% for a 60 percentile in JEE or 70% in BET and 20% for a 70 percentile or 80% in BET. BGU also names B.K. Birla and Sarala Birla merit scholarships and government schemes.

NAAC accredited BGU at B grade with a CGPA of 2.37 on a four-point scale, valid up to 3 August 2029 (certificate dated 4 August 2024). BGU lists NIRF 2025 data sheets for the Overall, Management, Law and SDG categories, but no NIRF 2025 rank was found for it (checked 16 October 2026).

BGU is a self-financed private unitary university established under the Birla Global University, Odisha Act, 2015 and in force from 1 April 2016. UGC lists it under section 2(f). The campus is at IDCO Plot No. 2, Institutional Area, Gothapatna, Bhubaneswar 751029, on about 30 acres.

BGU's recognitions page says the five-year integrated BBA LL.B (Hons.) is recognised by the Bar Council of India. The BCI letter of 20 December 2023 extended the provisional approval of affiliation for 2023-24 with an intake of not more than 60 students in one section. BGU prefers LSAT, CLAT, AILET or XLET scores for admission.

BGU admits MBA applicants on a CAT, XAT, CMAT, MAT, GMAT or BGU Entrance Test (BET) score with a written ability test and personal interview, and most other programmes on Class 10, Class 12 or graduation marks; the law programmes prefer LSAT, CLAT, AILET or XLET scores. BGU has not published the 2027 schedule (checked 16 October 2026).

Birla Global University (BGU), Bhubaneswar offers 16 programmes in Engineering, Management, Science, Commerce, Arts & Humanities, Law and Computer Applications, including Bachelor of Technology, Master of Business Administration, Bachelor of Business Administration, Master of Science, Bachelor of Science and Master of Commerce.

Birla Global University (BGU), Bhubaneswar lists approval or accreditation from UGC, NAAC and BCI.

Birla Global University (BGU), Bhubaneswar is also known as BGU and BGU Bhubaneswar.