Are final year students eligible for CUET PG MBA exam?

Yes, students in their final year are eligible to apply for CUET PG MBA exam.

What is the age limit for CUET PG MBA exam?

There is no specific age criteria for CUET PG MBA.

Can I apply for CUET PG MBA if I have below 50% marks in graduation?

Yes, you can apply as many participating universities allow students having less than 50% marks to pursue MBA course.

CUET PG MBA Exam Eligibility Criteria 2025, Check Course-Wise, University-Wise Eligibility -

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The National Testing Agency has issued the exam calendar for all exam papers of CUET PG 2025 including the MBA exam paper. The CUET PG MBA exam can be held on any one day from March 13 to March 31, 2025. The CUET PG MBA application form is already out on the official website on January 02, 2025. To fill the CUET MBA application form 2025, candidates need to make sure that they satisfy the desired CUET PG MBA Exam Eligibility Criteria 2025.

CUET PG MBA Exam Eligibility Criteria

The NTA has issued the detailed CUET PG MBA Exam Eligibility Criteria for the 2025 exam. It is important to note that while many universities has the same eligibility requirements, many other can demand specific requirements for their MBA program. Some MBA specializations require only students from certain undergraduate stream. Candidates going to appear for the CUET PG MBA 2025 exam can check the MBA course-wise and university-wise eligibility criteria in this article.

CUET PG MBA Exam Eligibility 2025

As per the official information brochure issued by the NTA, students who have completed their graduation degree in any stream from any recognized institution can apply for the CUET PG MBA 2025 exam. The CUET PG MBA exam paper code is COQP12. That means, candidates who want to take admission in MBA program through CUET PG exam will have to appear for the General Paper of CUET PG. The CUET PG MBA application form is available till February 01, 2025.

CUET MBA 2025 Eligibility Criteria Course-Wise

The CUET MBA general eligibility criteria remains same for all the specializations of MBA. It is because, in almost all colleges, the first year of the MBA program is same for all specializations. Only in the 2nd year, students get the option to choose their specializations. Candidates can check the general eligibility requirements eligible for all colleges and courses below.

Candidates who want to apply must have completed their undergrad degree from any stream. The institution from which the applicant has obtained its undergrad degree must be recognized in India.
The qualifying degree marks percentage required by candidates vary from college to college.
Candidates in their final year of undergrad course can also apply provided they pass their final year before the admission process closes at respective colleges.
There is no age restrictions to apply for the CUET PG MBA exam
There is no attempt limit in CUET PG MBA exam, so students can apply as many times as they want.

CUET PG MBA Exam 2025 Nationality Requirements

The NTA allows candidates from different countries to apply for CUET PG MBA exam and get admission by cracking the same. To qualify for the CUET PG application form, candidates need to satisfy any one of the following nationality requirements:

The candidate must be an Indian citizen.
A constituent subject of Nepal, Bhutan
A Tibetan refugee who landed in India before 1 January 1962 to make India their permanent home and reside there permanently.
Pakistanis, Burmese, Sri Lankans, Kenyans, Ugandans, Tanzanians, Zambians, Malawians, Zaireans, Ethiopians, and people from Vietnam who permanently moved to India.

CUET PG MBA Exam Eligibility 2025 University-Wise

Aspirants can review the CUET MBA Eligibility Criteria tailored for specific universities among the top participating institutions of CUET PG 2025 exam below.

University Name	MBA Course Name	Eligibility Requirements
Central University of Hyderabad	MBA Executive	Bachelor’s degree or its equivalent with a minimum of 55% marks or equivalent grade of any recognized University. Applicants should also have a minimum of THREE years of work experience.
Central University of Jammu	MBA in Tourism and Travel Management	Bachelor’s Degree of at least three years duration from a recognized University with not less than 60% of total marks (55% in case of SC/ST and persons with disabilities).
Central University of Jharkhand	MBA in Business Administration	Bachelors’ Degree of minimum 3 years duration in any discipline with a minimum 50% marks or equivalent grade in aggregate for Unreserved Category (UR) and 45% or equivalent grade in aggregate for SC/ST/OBC{noncreamy layer (NCL)}/ PWD in the qualifying examination.
Central University of Karnataka	MBA in Business Administration	Bachelor’s degree in any discipline from a recognized Indian or foreign university (as per the AIU foreign equivalence list) with atleast 50% marks aggregate (45% for OBC {NON CREAMY LAYER}, SC, ST, PWD and Kashmiri Migrant and non-migrant Pandits).
Central University of Rajasthan	MBA in Business Administration	Bachelor’s degree from any recognized University in any discipline with 50% of marks or equivalent grade in aggregate for general category and 45% or equivalent grade for SC/ST/OBC/PWD/EWS candidates.
Teerthanker Mahaveer University	MBA Agri Business	Graduation in any stream
Jagannath University, Bahadurgarh	Master of Business Administration (Agri Business)	Graduate in Agriculture/ Allied Discipline with Minimum 50% (5% relaxation for reserved category)
G D Goenka University	MBA- General	An applicant should have passed class XII or equivalent (10+2) from a recognized Board (CBSE/ICSE/IB or any other) from any stream and graduated from a recognized institution with minimum 50% marks. In addition to marks in the qualifying examinations, the admission will be based on performance in MAT scores or the G.D Goenka Aptitude Test followed by a personal interview.
NICMAR University, Pune	MBA- General	Candidates with a regular bachelor’s degree in any discipline from a recognised Institution/ University are eligible. Candidates seeking admission are required to have secured minimum 50% aggregate marks (45% for the candidates from reserved category) at graduation level. Final year eligible graduating students can also apply. However, such candidates must have completed (passed) their Graduation before the commencement of programme. (Reservation and Relaxation to candidates as per Maharashtra Government norms).
Central University of Haryana	MBA- Management Studies	Bachelor’s degree in any discipline from a recognized Indian or foreign university (foreign recognition to be as per AIU list) with at least 50% marks aggregate or equivalent grade (Relaxation of 5% to the SC/ST/PWD/ OBC (Non-Creamy Layer) candidates).
Central University of Himachal Pradesh	MBA Specialisation in Travel & Tourism	A minimum of 50% marks or an equivalent grade in Bachelors/UG degree from a recognised University or an equivalent examination.
Apex University Rajasthan	Food & AgriBusiness/ Business Analytics / Digital Marketing / Human Resource Management	Passed in Bachelor’s degree (any discipline) or equivalent. Obtained at least 45
Manav Rachna University	Business Analytics	Graduation in any discipline / Post Graduation or have passed the Final Examination conducted by the ICAI, ICWAI, ICSI / any other course which is Govt. Recognised with 50% marks
Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith, Varanasi	Masters in Business Administration	Graduates (10+2+3 OR 10+2+4 Pattern) in any stream from a university approved/ recognized by the UGC/AIU, with not less than 50% overall aggregate marks, are eligible to apply.
Meewar University	MBA	Recognized Bachelor degree in any discipline with at least 50% marks in the qualifying examination (5% relaxation in case of SC/ST category).
NB Global University, Bikaner	Business Management	Graduation from any Recognized University with atleast 50% marks (45% for SC/ST category) in aggregate along with GD & PI
JNU New Delhi (Arun Jaitley National Institute of Financial Management, Faridabad)	MBA Finance	Bachelor’s Degree (any discipline) with 50% marks in aggregate. Preference will be given to candidates who qualified CAT/XAT/CMAT/MAT/GMAT with good score. For SC/ST/PWD candidates, a minimum of 45% marks in aggregate
Shobhit Institute of Engineering and Technology	Master of Business Administration	Passed Bachelor degree of minimum 3 years duration or its equivalent in any discipline from a recognized university with atleast 50% aggregate marks.
University of Jammu	MBA	MBA: A candidate seeking admission to the programme must have passed in the final year of bachelor degree examination in any stream or passed in the final examination of the Institute of the Chartered Accountants, Cost & Work Accountants, Company Secretaries or AMIE (Engineering).
ITM University Gwalior	MBA	Pass Bachelor degree in any stream with minimum 50% marks from a recognized University.
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar University Delhi	MBA	Eligibility Criteria: Applicants need to have a Bachelors degree in any discipline with minimum 50% marks or equivalent grade from a recognized university (Relaxation of 5% marks for SC/ST/PwBD/DOBC(NCL)/Defence candidates/Kashmiri Migrant candidates). Candidates appearing in the final year examination of Bachelor’s / Post Graduate Degree Examinations can also apply, provided that they fulfill the eligibility criteria at the time of documents verification in the admission process.
Graphic ERA Hill University	MBA	Bachelor’s Degree of at least 3 years duration from a recognized University with not less than 50% marks aggregate followed by Personal Interview.
Tripura University	MBA in Business Administration	Passed Bachelor’s degree in any discipline with at least 50% marks or equivalent CGPA OR Appeared /appearing in final examination of Bachelor’s degree of any discipline in 2022. Note: Candidate has to secure minimum 50% marks in aggregate or equivalent CGPA in the preceding examination for admission.
Madan Mohan Malaviya University of Technology, Gorakhpur	MBA in Business Administration	The candidate should have passed the recognized bachelor’s degree of minimum three years duration from any University of India as recognized by UGC with at least 50% marks (45% in case of candidates belonging to SC/ST category) in the qualifying examination.
Manipur University	MBA in Management Studies	Bachelor’s degree in any discipline from a recognized Indian or foreign university (foreign recognition to be as per AIU list) with at least 50% marks aggregate or equivalent grade (Relaxation of 5% to the SC/ST/PWD/ OBC (Non-Creamy Layer) candidates).
Sikkim University	MBA in Management Studies	Bachelor’s Degree in any discipline with at least 50% marks or equivalent grade in aggregate from a recognized University (45% for SC/ST/OBC/DA candidates). Admission process:The admission will be through a merit list to be prepared based on (a) 70% of marks scored in CUET/MAT/CAT/XAT/CMAT (b) Group Discussion (20% weightage) (c) Personal interview (weightage of 10%).
Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University, Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow.	MBA in Business Administration	For admission to first year of MBA in any institution affiliated to AKTU, Lucknow, a candidate must have passed (with/without grace) Bachelor’s degree course of three years minimum duration from any recognized Indian University; or its equivalent, recognized by A.I.U securing minimum 50% (45% in case of candidates belonging to SC/ST category) marks in aggregate.
North Eastern Hill University	MBA in Business Management	Bachelor’s Degree in 10+2+3/4 mode in any discipline with minimum 50% (45% in case of SC/ST) aggregate marks from a recognized Indian or Foreign University/Institution.
Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University	MBA	Graduation degree from any recognized University with 50% marks (45% for SC/ST/PwD candidates) from recognized University/Institution
Banaras Hindu University	Financial Management/ Foreign Trade/ Risk & Insurance	Bachelor’s Degree in any discipline under 10+2+3 pattern OR equivalent with a minimum of 50% aggregate marks
Banaras Hindu University	Agri Business	Minimum 50% marks in aggregate at the B.Sc. (Ag.) & allied disciplines OR B.Sc. Home Sc. Or B.Sc. with at least one of the following subjects – Botany, Zoology, Biochemistry, BioTechnology, B.Voc (Food Processing & Management) under 10+2+3 Scheme OR A Post Graduate in the above disciplines

Importance of CUET PG MBA Exam Eligibility

Each year, the NTA publishes the CUET MBA Eligibility criteria in the information brochure together with the exam announcement. Candidates who have begun their CUET PG MBA Preparation should thoroughly review the eligibility criteria to avoid losing their candidature.

The CUET MBA admission requirements specify that candidates must have minimum qualifications, generally a bachelor’s degree with a required percentage of marks or comparable qualifying exam. This threshold guarantees a fundamental level of academic readiness among newcomers, thereby protecting the standard of postgraduate education.