NERIM Group of Institutions in Guwahati offers a two-year, full-time MBA on campus. Dibrugarh University awards the degree and AICTE approves the course, which has taught management students since 1999. The full course fee is INR 3.75 Lakhs, paid in two yearly parts, and there are 240 seats. You apply with a CAT percentile, a MAT score or the NERIM Entrance Test, and then sit a group discussion and an interview. The Class of 2024 averaged INR 5.5 LPA and the highest offer in 2025 was INR 14 LPA. Banks, IT firms, factories and consulting firms hire from this campus every year.
NERIM MBA Fees
The total fees with hostel is INR 4.33 Lakhs, and the fees without hostel is INR 3.75 Lakhs. The tuition fee is INR 3.60 Lakhs of that. You pay the tuition fee in two yearly parts, not in one payment. The admission and other charges are paid once, in the first year. The hostel fee is charged on top, and you pay it only if you take a room.
Fee head
Amount
How it is charged
Tuition fee
INR 3.60 Lakhs
INR 1.80 Lakhs a year, 2 years
Admission and other fees
INR 15,500
One time, in year 1
Hostel and mess
INR 58,000
INR 29,000 a year, 2 years
Total, no hostel
INR 3.75 Lakhs
Full course
Total with hostel
INR 4.33 Lakhs
Full course
NERIM MBA Admission Dates 2027
MAT registration closed on 7 Sep 2026 and CAT registration closes on 15 Sep 2026. The CAT exam is on 29 Nov 2026 and classes start in Aug 2027. NERIM opens its own admission form in Apr 2027 for students who sit its entrance test. Keep your scorecard and your mark sheets ready for the document check.
Event
Date
Status
MAT registration, last date to apply
22 Jun 2026 to 7 Sep 2026
Over
CAT registration, last date to apply
3 Aug 2026 to 15 Sep 2026
Confirmed
CAT exam
29 Nov 2026
Confirmed
CAT result and scorecard
21 Dec 2026 to 2 Jan 2027
Tentative
NERIM admission form opens
Apr 2027
Tentative
NERIM Entrance Test, group discussion and interview
Jun 2027
Tentative
Seat offer, admission fee and reporting
Jul 2027
Tentative
Classes start
Aug 2027
Tentative
NERIM MBA Eligibility
You need a bachelor's degree in any subject with 50% marks, and SC and ST students need 45%. Final year students can apply while they wait for the result. You also need a CAT percentile, a MAT score or a NERIM Entrance Test score. If your marks fall short, the college cannot take you, whatever your test score is.
Requirement
What you need
Degree
Bachelor's degree in any subject, 10+2+3 or 10+2+4
Marks
50% for General, 45% for SC and ST
Test score
CAT, MAT or the NERIM Entrance Test
Final year students
Can apply while the result is awaited
NERIM MBA Admission Process
You fill the form online on the NERIM site and pay INR 1,000 as the application fee. NERIM then calls you for a group discussion and an interview of 50 marks each. A CAT percentile of 50 or a MAT score of 500 saves you the entrance test. If you miss the last date for the admission fee, you lose the seat.
Step
What you do
1. Fill the form
Apply online on the NERIM site and pay INR 1,000
2. Give a score
CAT, MAT or the NERIM Entrance Test of 200 marks
3. Sit the GD and the PI
50 marks each, on the day NERIM calls you
4. Take the seat
Pay the admission fee, then report with your originals
NERIM MBA Cutoff
A CAT percentile of 50 or a MAT score of 500 is the mark NERIM asks for. Both scores save you the NERIM Entrance Test. Students with neither score sit that 200-mark paper on campus. The group discussion and the interview then decide the merit list for everyone.
Exam
Score you need
What it does
CAT
50 percentile
Skips the NERIM Entrance Test
MAT
500
Skips the NERIM Entrance Test
NERIM Entrance Test
200 marks
Taken by students with no CAT or MAT score
NERIM MBA Placements
The Class of 2024 averaged INR 5.5 LPA and the highest offer in 2025 was INR 14 LPA. Banking, IT, manufacturing, consulting and FMCG firms take the most students here. Accenture, EY, PwC, Wipro and Maruti Suzuki have hired from this campus. Placement work starts in the third semester, after the summer project.
Metric
Value
Average pay
INR 5.5 LPA, Class of 2024
Highest offer
INR 14 LPA, 2025
Hiring sectors
Banking, IT, manufacturing, consulting and FMCG
Recruiters
Accenture, EY, PwC, Wipro and Maruti Suzuki
When it starts
Third semester, after the summer project
NERIM MBA Scholarships
Two schemes cut this fee by INR 40,000 to INR 90,000 over the two years. The state post matric scholarship for OBC students gives INR 40,000. NERIM cuts INR 50,000 for its own BBA and B.Com graduates. The state scheme needs an income paper and a caste certificate, so keep both ready.
Scholarship
Who can get it
Amount or waiver
Post Matric Scholarship for OBC students, Assam
OBC students of Assam, family income up to INR 2.5 Lakhs a year
INR 40,000 over the course
NERIM fee cut for its own graduates
Students who did their BBA or B.Com at NERIM
INR 50,000 over the course
NERIM MBA Ranking
NERIM stands at #21 in India in the Outlook MBA ranking 2026. NIRF has not ranked this course. AICTE approves the course and Dibrugarh University awards the degree. A rank is one signal only, so read the fee and the pay above before you decide.
Body
Year
Rank or status
Outlook MBA ranking
2026
#21 in India
NIRF Management
2026
Not ranked
AICTE
2026
Approved
NERIM MBA Course Structure
The course has four semesters across two years, and you need 80% attendance in each paper. You study core management subjects in the first year. You pick two specialisations from marketing, human resources and finance in semesters three and four. You also do a two-month project in semester three and a one-month project in semester four.
Year
What you study
Year 1, semesters 1 and 2
Core management subjects for every student
Year 2, semesters 3 and 4
Two specialisations, plus the two projects
Specialisation groups
Marketing, human resources and finance
Attendance
80% in each paper to sit the semester exam
NERIM MBA Seats and Intake
NERIM has 240 seats in this course. Dibrugarh University awards the degree and AICTE approves the seats. Most students come from Assam and the rest of the North East. Apply early, because the form closes before the entrance test.
Item
Detail
Seats
240
Degree awarded by
Dibrugarh University
Approved by
AICTE
Campus
Guwahati, Assam
Should you pick MBA at NERIM?
This course suits students who want a management job in the North East and can study on campus for two years.
Pick it if:
You want a management job in the North East: banking, IT, manufacturing, consulting and FMCG firms take the most students from this campus.
You want seniors to open the first door: this MBA started in 1999, so its alumni sit in banks and IT firms across the region.
Your family can pay year by year: the tuition fee is taken in two yearly parts, and the hostel fee is charged separately.
You want the fee back fast: at the average pay the full course fee comes back inside the first working year, as the ROI tile shows.
Skip it if:
You are counting on an offer like the highest one: the batch is 240 students, so the average pay sits far below that number.
You think a 50 percentile CAT score is a seat: it only saves you the entrance test, and the group discussion and interview still decide.
You want a campus in a metro: this one is in Guwahati, and most firms that hire here hire for the North East.
You want the hostel inside the course fee: the hostel fee is charged on top, so add it to your budget before you apply.
Counsellor's advice
If you want a management job in the North East and can pay INR 3.75 Lakhs over two years, take this seat. If you want a national brand on your degree, write CAT again and keep this college as your backup.
MBA Eligibility▾
Degree needed: A bachelor's degree in any subject, in the 10+2+3 or 10+2+4 pattern.
Marks needed: 50% in the degree. SC and ST students need 45%.
Test score: A CAT percentile, a MAT score or the NERIM Entrance Test (NET) score.
Score that waives the NET: 50 percentile in CAT, or 500 in MAT.
Final year students: You can apply while you wait for your degree result.
MBA Admission Process▾
Fill the form: Apply online on the NERIM site and pay INR 1,000.
Give a test score: CAT, MAT or the NERIM Entrance Test (NET) of 200 marks.
Sit the GD and PI: Group discussion 50 marks, personal interview 50 marks.
Check the merit list: The test score, the group discussion and the interview are added up.
Take the seat: Pay the admission fee by the last date, then report with your originals.
MBA Admission Dates 2027
▾
These are the official dates for the 2027-29 batch. Tap 2028-30 Batch for the expected dates of the next batch.
The 2028 calendar is not out yet. These dates are estimates based on 2027.
Over
22 Jun 2026 to 7 Sep 2026
MAT registration, last date to apply
The last date to apply was 7 Sep 2026. Late forms were not taken.
Confirmed
13 Sep 2026
MAT computer test
A MAT score of 500 or more skips the NERIM Entrance Test.
Confirmed
3 Aug 2026 to 15 Sep 2026
CAT registration, last date to apply
You apply on the CAT site by 15 Sep 2026. NERIM does not extend this date.
Tentative
28 Sep 2026
MAT result
Your scorecard comes online about two weeks after the test.
Confirmed
29 Nov 2026
CAT exam
A 50 percentile score here also skips the NERIM Entrance Test.
Tentative
21 Dec 2026 to 2 Jan 2027
CAT result and scorecard
The scorecard is the paper NERIM reads with your form.
Tentative
Apr 2027
NERIM admission form opens
You fill it online and pay INR 1,000 as the application fee.
Tentative
Jun 2027
NERIM Entrance Test (NET)
A 200-mark paper, only for students with no CAT or MAT score.
Tentative
Jun 2027
Group discussion and personal interview
Fifty marks each, and every shortlisted student sits both.
Tentative
Jun 2027
Merit list of selected students
The list adds your test score, the group discussion and the interview.
Tentative
Jul 2027
Seat offer and admission fee, last date
You lose the seat if the admission fee is not paid by the last date.
Tentative
Jul 2027
Reporting and document check
Bring your mark sheets, your scorecard and your certificates in original.
Tentative
Aug 2027
Classes start
The first semester starts on the Guwahati campus.
Tentative
Sep 2027
CAT registration, last date to apply
Expected to close in the same month as this year.
Tentative
Nov 2027
CAT exam
Expected on a Sunday, as in every other year.
Tentative
Jan 2028
CAT result and scorecard
Expected about three weeks after the exam.
Tentative
Apr 2028
NERIM admission form opens
Expected to open about two months before the entrance test.
Tentative
Jun 2028
NERIM Entrance Test (NET)
Expected in the same month as this year.
Tentative
Jun 2028
Group discussion and personal interview
Expected within days of the entrance test.
Tentative
Jun 2028
Merit list of selected students
Expected about a week after the interview.
Tentative
Jul 2028
Seat offer and admission fee, last date
Expected about a week after the merit list.
Tentative
Jul 2028
Reporting and document check
Expected in the week before classes start.
Tentative
Aug 2028
Classes start
Expected in the first week of the month.
Source: NERIM admission page and the CAT 2026 schedule. Confirm on the official site before you act.
NERIM MBA Fees 2027
▾
This is the full 2-year cost, not one year, as published for the 2026 intake. Turn on the toggle to add hostel and mess.
Tuition fee
Per year × 2, INR 1.80 Lakhs a year
INR 3.60 Lakhs
Admission and other fees
One time, in year 1
INR 15,500
Add hostel + mess
Hostel and mess
Per year × 2, INR 29,000 a year
INR 58,000
Total course fee
INR 3.75 Lakhs
2 years · tuition, admission and other fees, hostel not added
Total course fee
INR 4.33 Lakhs
2 years · tuition, admission and other fees plus hostel and mess
Education loan EMI
INR 6,331
7 yr · 10.5% per year
ROI
146%
average first-year pay INR 5.5 LPA vs the full fee
Education loan EMI
INR 7,309
7 yr · 10.5% per year
ROI
127%
average first-year pay INR 5.5 LPA vs the full fee
Source: the NERIM course fee page. Confirm on the official site before you pay.
Will your score get you a seat at NERIM?
Pick the score you have. Each card shows what that score does for you here.
Your score
CAT score
50 percentile and above: you skip the NERIM Entrance Test and go to the group discussion and the interview.
Below 50 percentile: you can still apply, but you sit the NERIM Entrance Test first.
No CAT scorecard this year: apply with a MAT score, or sit the NERIM Entrance Test.
MAT score
500 and above: you skip the NERIM Entrance Test and go to the group discussion and the interview.
Below 500: you can still apply, but you sit the NERIM Entrance Test first.
No MAT scorecard this year: apply with a CAT percentile, or sit the NERIM Entrance Test.
No CAT or MAT
200 marks in the NERIM Entrance Test: this is the only paper you sit, and the syllabus is general awareness, reasoning, numbers and English.
50 marks each for the group discussion and the interview: every shortlisted student sits both.
No test score at all: NERIM cannot put you on the merit list this year.
EDITOR'S NOTE
A good CAT or MAT score only saves you the entrance test here. The group discussion and the interview carry 50 marks each for everyone, so prepare for them either way.
NERIM MBA Scholarship Calculator
Answer two questions to see what you can claim. Confirm the final amount with the college.
Category
Where you did your degree
Scholarships you missedYou do not qualify on your answers. Tap to see why.▾
Each chip below says which answer blocked the scheme.
Post Matric Scholarship for OBC students, Assam
INR 40,000
Directorate of Welfare of Plain Tribes and Backward Classes, Assam
The state pays INR 20,000 a year for a professional PG course, through the National Scholarship Portal.
Who qualifies: OBC students of Assam, family income up to INR 2.5 Lakhs a yearApply by 30 Sep 2026
Not eligible on your answers
NERIM fee cut for its own graduates
INR 50,000
NERIM Group of Institutions
NERIM takes this off the course fee for its own BBA and B.Com students on merit.
Who qualifies: students who did their BBA or B.Com at NERIMApply by Jun 2027
Not eligible on your answers
No scheme matches these answers. Ask the college about paying in parts and about education loans.
Estimated total waiver
INR 90,000
Your net course fee: INR 2.85 Lakhs
Estimated total waiver
INR 40,000
Your net course fee: INR 3.35 Lakhs
Estimated total waiver
INR 50,000
Your net course fee: INR 3.25 Lakhs
Estimated total waiver
INR 0
Your net course fee: INR 3.75 Lakhs
NERIM MBA vs similar colleges
Tap a college to see it next to NERIM. The cream box marks the better number in each row: lower fees, higher pay, more seats.
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NERIM Group of Institutions
Guwahati
Compared with
Assam down town University
Guwahati
Compared with
Royal Global University
Guwahati
Compared with
Girijananda Chowdhury University
Guwahati
Compared with
Assam Don Bosco University
Guwahati
Total fees2 years, no hostel
INR 3.75 Lakhs
tuition, admission and other fees
INR 6 Lakhs
INR 2.25 Lakhs more
INR 6.80 Lakhs
INR 3.05 Lakhs more
INR 3.52 Lakhs
INR 23,000 less
INR 4.29 Lakhs
INR 54,000 more
Average paylatest batch
INR 5.5 LPA
Class of 2024
INR 4.5 LPA
INR 1 LPA less
INR 3.4 LPA
INR 2.1 LPA less
Not published
Not published
Highest offerlatest batch
INR 14 LPA
2025
INR 12.76 LPA
INR 1.24 LPA less
INR 6 LPA
INR 8 LPA less
INR 4.5 LPA
INR 9.5 LPA less
Not published
Seatsthis course
240
MBA seats
Not published
Not published
Not published
60
180 fewer
ROIaverage pay against the full fee
146%
on INR 5.5 LPA
75%
71 points lower
50%
96 points lower
Not published
Not published
In short
Assam down town University charges more for the same two years and its average pay is lower. If the cost matters most to you, take the NERIM seat and keep this one as a backup.
In short
Royal Global University is the costliest seat here and its published pay is the lowest of the four. If you want its bigger campus and can pay for it, take it; otherwise take NERIM.
In short
Girijananda Chowdhury University costs a little less than NERIM, but its highest offer is far smaller. If the fee is your only worry, look at it; if you want the bigger offers, stay with NERIM.
In short
Assam Don Bosco University costs more and has far fewer seats, so a place there is harder to get. If you want the wider intake and the lower fee, take NERIM.
Fees and pay can change. Check each college site before you decide.
FAQs on NERIM MBA
Short answers to what students ask before they apply.
How do I get admission to this MBA?▾
Fill the form online on the NERIM site and give a CAT score, a MAT score or the NERIM Entrance Test. NERIM then calls you for a group discussion and an interview. The three scores together make the merit list.
What is the full fee for the course?▾
The full two-year fee is INR 3.75 Lakhs without hostel. With hostel and mess it comes to INR 4.33 Lakhs. Both totals sit in the fee block above.
Do I need a CAT score to apply?▾
No. A MAT score of 500 or the NERIM Entrance Test also works. A CAT percentile of 50 or more only saves you that entrance test.
What is the NERIM Entrance Test?▾
It is a 200-mark paper set by the college on general awareness, reasoning, numbers and English. You sit it only if you have no CAT or MAT score. The group discussion and the interview follow it.
Can I pay the fee in parts?▾
Yes. The tuition fee is taken in two yearly parts, so the money is never due all at once. Ask the office in writing if you need smaller parts.
What pay do students get after this MBA?▾
The Class of 2024 averaged INR 5.5 LPA and the highest offer in 2025 was INR 14 LPA. Banking, IT, manufacturing, consulting and FMCG firms hire here.
Which scholarships can cut this fee?▾
The calculator above lists both schemes this course takes. Answer its two questions and it shows your total waiver and your net fee.
The admission process for the course requires candidates to participate in a group discussion followed by a personal interview, focusing on HR-related questions. The faculty is diverse and well-qualified, with many holding Ph.D. degrees. The student-to-faculty ratio is about 70 per class, and 2-4 students typically fail each year. The course fees total approximately 4 lakhs over two years, with a payment structure of 1 lakh for the first semester, 75,000 for the second and third semesters, and 50,000 for the fourth semester.
Placement opportunities are limited, with only about 50% of final semester students securing jobs, primarily in sales. The college offers two internships, in summer and winter, lasting up to two months each, but without a stipend. Scholarships are available only to BBA or BCom students continuing at the same college, offering a 50,000 INR deduction. The total fee for the MBA program is 355,000 INR, and the BCom course costs around 140,000 INR.
Loan facilities are available through nearby banks. The college provides necessary facilities and a supportive learning environment.
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