Postgraduate Courses Fee

1. Merit-cum-Means Scholarships (50% Tuition Fee waiver) available as per the university scholarship policy for M.B.A. Students. A maximum of 10 Merit-cum-Means Scholarships (50% Tuition Fee waiver) are available as per the PDEU scholarship policy for the School of Management. The policy stipulates that the family income (from all sources) of the candidate in the previous financial year should not exceed INR 10 Lakhs. Also, to be considered for the scholarship process, the candidate should have scored a minimum 85th percentile in CAT/XAT/NMAT/MAT applicable for admissions for the session 2024-25. Other details shall be shared with candidates during the admission process.

2. Merit Scholarships (50% Tuition Fees Waiver) to meritorious SoM students from the batch 2023-25 onwards. These are pure merit scholarships without any maximum annual income criterion for parents/family. To be eligible for the scholarship, the students are required to fulfil the following criteria: CAT/XAT/NMAT/MAT percentile score should be 85 and above. Four meritorious selected applicants, as per these scores, who are admitted to the MBA Programme (batch 2024-26) after fulfilling all admission eligibility criteria, shall be the recipients of this
scholarship. 

3. Scholarships to Defence Personnel / CAPF: To honour the sacrifices made by our Defence Personnel /CAPF towards the nation, respect the fallen heroes and also serve as a means of support for their families, the following scholarship is proposed.
(a) 100% waiver of Tuition fees to wards of Gallantry Award winners, wards of Veer Naris
Or those who made the supreme sacrifice for the nation, i.e fatal battle casualties.
(b) 50% concession in tuition fees to wards of war-injured / war disabled soldiers of the defence forces
forces and CAPF
(c) 50% concession in tuition fees to wards of soldiers whose annual income is less than 8
lakhs.
For continuation of the scholarship in subsequent terms, students must maintain a GPA of
3.2 (out of 4) and above in all subsequent terms.
Eligible students are required to attend classes actively & regularly, and should follow the School
& University discipline norms, and show exemplary behaviour during the MBA
Programme. If selected and admitted to the SoM-PDEU MBA 2024-26 batch, applicants may
be eligible to be considered for the Merit Scholarships. The final decision about the four
scholarship recipients shall be made purely on merit.

A candidate must hold a Bachelor’s Degree, or an equivalent qualification recognized by the Ministry of HRD, Government of India, with at least 50% marks (45% for SC/ST candidates) or equivalent CGPA, of any University incorporated by an act of the central or state legislature in India or other educational institutions established by an act of Parliament or declared to be deemed as a University under section 3 of UGC Act, 1956.

The Bachelor’s degree or equivalent qualification obtained by the candidate must entail a minimum of three years of education after completing higher secondary schooling (10+2) or equivalent.

In case of the candidates being awarded grades/CGPA instead of marks, the equivalence would be based on the equivalence certified by the university/ institution from which they have obtained a bachelor's degree.

In case a candidate establishes that the university/ institution from which he/she graduated does not have any scheme for converting CGPA into equivalent marks, the equivalence would be established by the SoM by dividing the earned CGPA by the maximum possible CGPA and multiplying the quotient by 100.

Experience criteria for Executive MBA candidates

• Experience Criteria (as on 30th June 2025) for Executive MBA Candidates:
• Candidates with a minimum of 3 years of relevant work experience after acquiring a bachelor’s degree are eligible to apply.

1. The eligible candidates shall apply in the prescribed format as available at www.spm.pdpu.ac.in
2. The shortlisted candidates will be called for a Personal Interview at SOM on specified dates.

• Personal Interview: During the personal interview, a panel will evaluate the candidate’s understanding of business issues, analytical skills, communication skills and potential to lead.
• Seat Matrix: The selection of the candidates will be based on the following selection matrix:

• Application rating evaluates candidates based on their academic records of 12th, Graduation and Postgraduate, if any, educational performance.
• Work experience evaluates candidates based on the length and relevance of their business experience.
• Personal interview: The personal interview shall be aimed at assessing the aptitude,  preparedness and motivation of a candidate to pursue the Executive MBA programme.

MBA PROGRAMME

• MBA programme (approved by AICTE, Ministry of HRD, Government of India, New Delhi) is a two-year full-time residential programme at Pandit Deendayal Energy University (PDEU) under the School of Management (SoM).

SoM offers:

• a) MBA in General Management with specialisation in:
  1. Financial Management
  2. Marketing Management
  3. Operations Management
  4. Human Resources Management
  5. Business Analytics

• b) MBA in Energy and Infrastructure Management (with an option for a minor in functional areas like Financial Management/Marketing Management/Operational Management/ Human Resource Management/Business Analytics).
• Each year is divided into three trimesters. The MBA programme includes eight to ten weeks of compulsory summer training for the students.
• Further general details about the programme, curriculum, pedagogy, faculty and other resources are available at http://spm.pdpu.ac.in/

SoM, as a leading B-School in India, offers state-of-the-art facilities, provides world-class education, training, and research, consultancy and outreach services in various sectors of the industry.

The SOM follows a rolling admission process for admission into the Executive MBA  programme. The rolling admission means the applications are processed as and when received and benchmarked against the absolute standard for making the admission decision. Therefore, the admissions would conclude when the batch size is met, and subsequent applications shall be considered only for the next batch.

• Availability of Admission Forms on www.spm.pdpu.ac.in.
• ONLINE APPLICATION PROCESS: Candidates are required to fill in the Online Application form available on the link Apply Online. Candidates applying online shall have the facility to make online payments through the payment options available in the online application process.
• The candidates are advised to apply as early as possible to be considered for the 2023
  admissions.
• Based on the review of the application packet, a candidate may or may not be invited for
  the Personal Interview (PI). For the shortlisted candidates, mutually convenient dates
  on a rolling basis shall be determined. Video Conferencing/Tele -Conference-based PI
  option may be explored for candidates who are based abroad/offshore.

LIBRARY

The Library and Information Centre (LIC) is the heart of the Institute to provide production & dissemination of knowledge, information, insights & intellect. The centre has utilised Information Technology extensively to ensure that resources are accessible from anywhere at any time. Services such as OPAC for checking online availability and reserving online, a bio-metric reader, remote access to e-resources and database make the LIC user-friendly. LIC holds a collection of printed as well as electronic resources, which include books, journals, databases, CDs/DVDs, e-journals, reports, case studies, conference proceedings, training manuals, etc.

The on-campus, fully-furnished residential facility extends the flexibility of conducting all types of academic and extracurricular activities. There is a separate hostel facility for girls.