Acharya Institute of Graduate Studies Bangalore MBA : Fees 2026, Course Duration, Dates, Eligibility

Acharya Institute of Graduate Studies (AIGS) in Bengaluru offers a two-year, full-time MBA with 120 seats. It is affiliated to Bengaluru City University and holds a NAAC A+ grade. You can take Business Analytics, Production and Operations Management, or Entrepreneurship and Startups, as one or two specialisations. The full tuition fee is INR 1.17 Lakhs, and INR 2.99 Lakhs with hostel. You get a government seat through a PGCET rank and KEA counselling, or apply with a KMAT, MAT or CMAT score. The GM seat closed at rank 27,701 in round 2 of 2025. Placed students got an average of INR 5 LPA in 2024, and 85% of students were placed.

AIGS MBA Fees

The total fees with hostel is INR 2.99 Lakhs while the fees without hostel is INR 1.17 Lakhs. The tuition fee is INR 1.17 Lakhs, which is INR 58,470 a year for two years. You pay the tuition fee once a year. The hostel fee is INR 91,000 a year, and you pay it only if you take a room. These are the last published fees, so check the new fee with the college.

AIGS MBA Admission Dates

PGCET 2026 results came out on 19 Aug 2026 and the draft seat matrix on 8 Sep 2026. KEA is expected to open option entry in Oct 2026, and classes are expected to start in Nov 2026. Keep your PGCET claim slip and original documents ready for the document check.

AIGS MBA Eligibility

You need a three-year bachelor's degree with 50% marks in aggregate. SC, ST and Category 1 students need 45%. You also need a valid PGCET, KMAT, MAT or CMAT score. If your marks fall short, you cannot take the seat, even with a good rank.

AIGS MBA Admission Process

KEA allots the government seat on your PGCET rank and your options. You go through the document check, enter options, take the allotment, pay the seat fee and report to the college. If you do not pay and report by the last date, you lose the seat.

AIGS MBA Cutoff

The GM seat closed at rank 27,701 and the SCG seat at 30,187 in round 2 of 2025. These are KEA's PGCET closing ranks for this course. Some categories show a range, because seats closed at different ranks. The lower number is the safer rank to count on.

AIGS MBA Placements

The average package was INR 5 LPA in 2024, and 85% of students were placed. The median for postgraduates was about INR 4.5 LPA, and the top offer across the institute was INR 65 LPA. Over 550 companies visit the campus each year. IT services and consulting firms are the biggest names on the list.

AIGS MBA Scholarships

Two state schemes can cover the full tuition fee of INR 1.17 Lakhs. The institute merit waiver takes off 25% to 100% of tuition, so at least INR 29,235. You apply for the state schemes on the SSP portal with income and caste certificates. The institute decides the merit waiver on your marks and score.

AIGS MBA Ranking

AIGS holds a NAAC A+ grade from 2024. It stood #91 in the Outlook ranking of 2021. NAAC grades a college on teaching, research and campus. Outlook ranks colleges on a survey and on data the colleges send.

AIGS MBA Course Structure

You can take Business Analytics, Production and Operations Management, or Entrepreneurship and Startups. You pick one or two of them. Every student does a full-term corporate internship with a faculty guide and a company mentor.

AIGS MBA Hostel and Campus

The hostel fee for boys is INR 91,000 a year. The campus is at Soladevanahalli in Bengaluru and covers 120 acres. The hostel fee is separate from tuition, and you ask for a room when you join.