Management Development Institute

Cost and pay

Management Development Institute publishes one fee, ₹26.55 lakh including hostel, for the PGDM, the PGDM (Human Resource Management) and the PGDM (Business Analytics).

Total fee

₹26.6L (incl. hostel)

Who can apply

Class X and XII · every category

At least 50% (or equivalent CGPA) in each

Graduation · every category

A bachelor's degree of at least three years in any discipline with 50% (or equivalent CGPA); final-year students finishing by 30 June 2027 may apply

A floor to be considered, not the percentile that got admitted.

Getting the call → Getting the offer

CAT decides 65% of the shortlist but only 35% of the final offer — once you are called, everything else together carries more than the exam does.

Getting the call

CAT

65%

Work experience

10%

Class X

5%

Class XII

5%

Graduation

5%

Academic diversity

5%

Gender diversity

5%

Note: Shortlisting for the group discussion, written analysis test and interview. MDI lists these as proposed weights for the 2027–29 batch; academic diversity weighs engineers against non-engineers.

Getting the offer

CAT

35%

Personal interview

20%

Group discussion

10%

Work experience

10%

Written analysis test

5%

Behavioural assessment test

5%

Graduation

5%

Academic diversity

2.5%

Gender diversity

2.5%

Regional diversity

2.5%

Sports

2.5%

Note: Proposed for the 2027–29 batch. Regional diversity credits candidates from the North-East, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Lakshadweep, Andaman and Nicobar, and Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu; sports counts national or international competition only.

Who’s in the batch

57% of the combined batch come from outside engineering and the average student arrives with 2.1 years of work experience.

Non-engineers

57%

Average work experience

2.1 yrs

Residential

Yes

Cost and pay

The total fee for Management Development Institute’s PGDM is ₹26.55 lakh including hostel, and the median package for the 2026 season was ₹29 lakh — both as published by the institute.

Total fee

₹26.6L (incl. hostel)

Median package

₹29L

Average package

₹29.5L

Seats

360

Who can apply

Published once for MDI Gurugram PGDM, MDI Gurugram PGDM (Human Resource Management) and MDI Gurugram PGDM (Business Analytics) — see the shared figures above.

Getting the call → Getting the offer

CAT decides 65% of the shortlist but only 35% of the final offer — once you are called, everything else together carries more than the exam does.

Published once for MDI Gurugram PGDM, MDI Gurugram PGDM (Human Resource Management) and MDI Gurugram PGDM (Business Analytics) — see the shared figures above.

Who’s in the batch

57% of the batch come from outside engineering and the average student arrives with 2.1 years of work experience.

Non-engineers

57%

Average work experience

2.1 yrs

Batch

313

Residential

Yes

Cost and pay

The total fee for Management Development Institute’s PGDM (International Business) is ₹32.54 lakh including hostel, and the median package for the 2026 season was ₹25 lakh — both as published by the institute.

Total fee

₹32.5L (incl. hostel)

Median package

₹25L

Average package

₹26.3L

Seats

120

Who can apply

Class X and XII · every category

At least 50% (or equivalent CGPA) in each

Graduation · every category

A bachelor's degree of at least four years in any discipline with 50% (or equivalent CGPA); three-year degrees are not eligible

Work experience · every category

At least one year after the four-year degree, as on 31 January 2027

A floor to be considered, not the percentile that got admitted.

Getting the call → Getting the offer

CAT or GMAT decides 65% of the shortlist but only 35% of the final offer — once you are called, everything else together carries more than the exam does.

Getting the call

CAT or GMAT

65%

Work experience

10%

Class X

5%

Class XII

5%

Graduation

5%

Academic diversity

5%

Gender diversity

5%

Note: Shortlisting for the group discussion, written analysis test and interview. MDI lists these as proposed weights for the 2027–29 batch; academic diversity weighs engineers against non-engineers.

Getting the offer

CAT or GMAT

35%

Personal interview

20%

Group discussion

10%

Work experience

10%

Written analysis test

5%

Behavioural assessment test

5%

Graduation

5%

Academic diversity

2.5%

Gender diversity

2.5%

Regional diversity

2.5%

Sports

2.5%

Note: Proposed for the 2027–29 batch. Regional diversity credits candidates from the North-East, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Lakshadweep, Andaman and Nicobar, and Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu; sports counts national or international competition only.

Cost and pay

The total fee for Management Development Institute’s PGDM (Human Resource Management) is ₹26.55 lakh including hostel, and the median package for the 2026 season was ₹23 lakh — both as published by the institute.

Total fee

₹26.6L (incl. hostel)

Median package

₹23L

Average package

₹24.8L

Seats

120

Who can apply

Published once for MDI Gurugram PGDM (Human Resource Management) and MDI Gurugram PGDM — see the shared figures above.

Getting the call → Getting the offer

CAT decides 65% of the shortlist but only 35% of the final offer — once you are called, everything else together carries more than the exam does.

Published once for MDI Gurugram PGDM (Human Resource Management) and MDI Gurugram PGDM — see the shared figures above.

Who’s in the batch

57% of the batch come from outside engineering and the average student arrives with 2.1 years of work experience.

Non-engineers

57%

Average work experience

2.1 yrs

Batch

124

Residential

Yes

Cost and pay

The total fee for Management Development Institute’s PGDM (Business Analytics) is ₹26.55 lakh including hostel, and the median package for the 2026 season was ₹25.7 lakh — both as published by the institute.

Total fee

₹26.6L (incl. hostel)

Median package

₹25.7L

Average package

₹26.2L

Seats

30

Who can apply

Published once for MDI Gurugram PGDM (Business Analytics) and MDI Gurugram PGDM — see the shared figures above.

Getting the call → Getting the offer

CAT decides 65% of the shortlist but only 35% of the final offer — once you are called, everything else together carries more than the exam does.

Published once for MDI Gurugram PGDM (Business Analytics) and MDI Gurugram PGDM — see the shared figures above.

Who’s in the batch

57% of the batch come from outside engineering and the average student arrives with 2.1 years of work experience.

Non-engineers

57%

Average work experience

2.1 yrs

Batch

31

Residential

Yes

Cost and pay

The total fee for Management Development Institute’s PGDM (Banking and Financial Services) is ₹22 lakh including hostel, as published by the institute.

Total fee

₹22L (incl. hostel)

Seats

60

Who can apply

Class X and XII · every category

At least 50% (or equivalent CGPA) in each

Graduation · every category

A bachelor's degree of at least three years in any discipline with 50% (or equivalent CGPA); final-year students finishing by 30 June 2027 may apply

A floor to be considered, not the percentile that got admitted.

Getting the call → Getting the offer

CAT decides 65% of the shortlist but only 35% of the final offer — once you are called, everything else together carries more than the exam does.

Getting the call

CAT

65%

Work experience

10%

Class X

5%

Class XII

5%

Graduation

5%

Academic diversity

5%

Gender diversity

5%

Note: Shortlisting for the group discussion, written analysis test and interview. MDI lists these as proposed weights for the 2027–29 batch; academic diversity weighs engineers against non-engineers.

Getting the offer

CAT

35%

Personal interview

20%

Group discussion

10%

Work experience

10%

Written analysis test

5%

Behavioural assessment test

5%

Graduation

5%

CAT QA and DILR performance

2.5%

Gender diversity

2.5%

Regional diversity

2.5%

Sports

2.5%

Note: Proposed for the 2027–29 batch. The 2.5% the other programmes give to academic diversity goes to the candidate's CAT QA and DILR performance instead. Regional diversity and sports are credited as for the PGDM.

Cost and pay

The total fee for Management Development Institute’s PGDM (Business Management) is ₹18.5 lakh including hostel, and the median package for the 2026 season was ₹20 lakh — both as published by the institute.

Total fee

₹18.5L (incl. hostel)

Median package

₹20L

Average package

₹21.3L

Highest package

₹31L

Seats

60

Who can apply

Class X and XII · every category

At least 50% (or equivalent CGPA) in each

Graduation · every category

A bachelor's degree of at least three years in any discipline with 50% (or equivalent CGPA)

Work experience · every category

At least three years of paid, full-time work after graduation, as on 31 March 2026

Test score · every category

CAT or XAT from the last three years, or GMAT from the last five

A floor to be considered, not the percentile that got admitted.

Getting the call → Getting the offer

MDI publishes no weights for PGDM-BM.

1. Shortlist on the CAT, GMAT or XAT score and the application form
2. Personal interview, held online
3. Two admission rounds for 2026: applications by 30 March and by 10 June

No percentages are published, so there is no chart.

Who’s in the batch

About 1 in 3 students in the batch are women (35%), 32% come from outside engineering, and the average student arrives with 5.8 years of work experience.

Women

35%

Non-engineers

32%

Average work experience

5.8 yrs

Batch

54

Residential

Yes