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AutonomousNAAC A+NBA

Pandit Deendayal Energy University

Gandhinagar, Gujarat

NIRF 2025
#89
A360 score
4.8/10
Established
2007
Total fee
₹10.8 L
Average CTC
₹9.1 LPA
Highest CTC
₹21 LPA
Placed
95.5%
Programmes
3
Campus
Residential

About Pandit Deendayal Energy University

Pandit Deendayal Energy University in Gandhinagar runs a 2 Years Master of Business Administration (MBA), open to eligible graduates, with total programme fees of around ₹10.8 lakh.

PDEU was founded by Gujarat's own state oil company specifically to train petroleum engineers -- and its current Chairman is Mukesh Ambani, India's richest man. Source (opens in a new tab)

Ownership
Autonomous
Affiliation
Pandit Deendayal Energy University (State Private University)
Accreditation
NBA, NAAC A+
Established
2007
Campus
Residential
City tier
Tier-2

Ranked #89 in the NIRF 2025 management ranking. NIRF (opens in a new tab)

Graduation outcomes
70 / 100
Outreach & inclusivity
46.19 / 100
Perception
3.82 / 100

Ranking by Aptitude360

Our own score and at-a-glance estimates, researched by the Aptitude360 team. The sections below hold the college's sourced figures in full.

4.8/10

Aptitude360 score. Our rating from return on fees, salary outcomes, fee level, NIRF rank and accreditation, placement rate, city and the number of exams accepted. A missing figure lowers the score rather than being guessed.

Estimated total fee
₹14.6 L
Source (opens in a new tab)
Estimated CTC
₹8.29 LPA
Source (opens in a new tab)

Estimates are for the headline programme and the latest year we could find. Confirm with the college before you apply or pay.

Courses & programmes

3 full-time programmes, listed in the order the college presents them.

Full-time programmes
ProgrammeSpecialisationDurationSeatsDual degree / exchange
Master of Business Administration (MBA)General2 Years60Yes
Master of Business Administration - General ManagementGeneral2 Years60Yes
MBA - Energy and Infrastructure ManagementGeneral2 YearsNot availableYes

Fees

Total fee for the whole programme, for the academic year shown. Fees are revised every year; confirm with the college before you pay.

Programme fees
ProgrammeYearTuitionHostelTotalScholarshipsSource
Master of Business Administration (MBA)2025-27₹8.8 L₹2 L₹10.8 LYesSource (opens in a new tab) · updated 4 Sept 2026
Master of Business Administration - General Management2025-27₹8.8 L₹2 L₹10.8 LYesSource (opens in a new tab) · updated 4 Sept 2026
MBA - Energy and Infrastructure Management2025-27₹8.8 L₹2 L₹10.8 LYesSource (opens in a new tab) · updated 14 Sept 2026

Admission & eligibility

Master of Business Administration (MBA)

Eligibility
Bachelor's degree with min 50% aggregate in any discipline
Work experience
Freshers OK (no minimum required); work experience is typically given some weightage at autonomous/private PGDM-style institutes, but this specific college's formula has not been individually verified

Master of Business Administration - General Management

Eligibility
Bachelor's degree with min 50% aggregate (45% for SC/ST)
Work experience
Freshers OK (no minimum required); work experience is typically given some weightage at autonomous/private PGDM-style institutes, but this specific college's formula has not been individually verified

MBA - Energy and Infrastructure Management

Eligibility
Bachelor's degree with min 50% aggregate in any discipline
Work experience
Freshers OK (no minimum required); work experience is typically given some weightage at autonomous/private PGDM-style institutes, but this specific college's formula has not been individually verified

Entrance exams & cutoffs

Accepts CAT, XAT, GMAT, NMAT.

Master of Business Administration (MBA)

Entrance exams accepted for Master of Business Administration (MBA)
ExamShortlist cutoff (General)OBC-NCLEWSSC / STPwDSource
CATCommon Admission Test60 %ile(2025)EstimatedNot availableNot availableNot available55 %ileSource (opens in a new tab)
GMATGraduate Management Admission Test600(2025)Estimated550550500450Source (opens in a new tab)
NMATNMIMS Management Aptitude Test210(2025)Estimated200200190170Source (opens in a new tab)
XATXavier Aptitude Test60 %ile(2025)EstimatedNot availableNot availableNot available55 %ileSource (opens in a new tab)

Master of Business Administration - General Management

Entrance exams accepted for Master of Business Administration - General Management
ExamShortlist cutoff (General)OBC-NCLEWSSC / STPwDSource
CATCommon Admission Test60 %ile(2025)EstimatedNot availableNot availableNot available55 %ileSource (opens in a new tab)
GMATGraduate Management Admission Test600(2025)Estimated550550500450Source (opens in a new tab)
NMATNMIMS Management Aptitude Test210(2025)Estimated200200190170Source (opens in a new tab)
XATXavier Aptitude Test60 %ile(2025)EstimatedNot availableNot availableNot available55 %ileSource (opens in a new tab)

MBA - Energy and Infrastructure Management

Entrance exams accepted for MBA - Energy and Infrastructure Management
ExamShortlist cutoff (General)OBC-NCLEWSSC / STPwDSource
CATCommon Admission Test60 %ile(2025)EstimatedNot availableNot availableNot available55 %ileSource (opens in a new tab)
GMATGraduate Management Admission Test600(2025)Estimated550550500450Source (opens in a new tab)
NMATNMIMS Management Aptitude Test210(2025)Estimated200200190170Source (opens in a new tab)
XATXavier Aptitude Test60 %ile(2025)EstimatedNot availableNot availableNot available55 %ileSource (opens in a new tab)

Minimum is a score the college publishes as its requirement. Shortlist cutoff is the score that has cleared its shortlist in the year shown, by category; where it is marked Estimated it was researched from past shortlists rather than published by the college.

Placements

Whole college, 2025 batch

Average CTC
₹9.1 LPA
Median CTC
₹8.4 LPA
Highest CTC
₹21 LPA
Students placed
95.5%

Computed average. The college does not publish one combined figure; this is a weighted average of its programmes’ figures below, by batch size. Last updated 9 Sept 2026.

Placements by programme
ProgrammeBatchAverageMedianHighestPlacedSource
Master of Business Administration (MBA)2025₹9.2 LPA₹8.5 LPA₹21 LPA96%Official Placement Report (opens in a new tab) · updated 4 Sept 2026
Master of Business Administration - General Management2025₹9 LPA₹8.3 LPA₹20 LPA95%Official Placement Report (opens in a new tab) · updated 4 Sept 2026

Executive, online & part-time programmes

Programmes for working professionals, admitted outside the full-time entrance route.

Executive, online and part-time programmes
ProgrammeFormatDurationAdmission throughMin. experienceTotal feeSource
Executive MBAExecutive MBA2 YearsCAT/XAT/NMAT/Interview3 yrs₹2.35 LSource (opens in a new tab) · updated 4 Sept 2026Official

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