Gautam Buddha University was established in 2008, in Greater Noida Uttar Pradesh. It is a State University and is affiliated to the National Council for Teachers Education (NCTE), Council of Architecture (COA), Bar Council of India (BCI), University Grant Commission (UGC). It offers two years full-time MBA course, with 6 specializations. 

The specializations are Finance, Marketing, Strategy, Operation, Human Resource Management, Information Technology. 

The candidates who have passed their graduation in any discipline with a minimum of 50% from a recognized university are eligible to apply for this course in GBU. 

The students can apply through online mode. They need to sit for the entrance examination, in case they are not satisfied with the score of the National Entrance Test like CAT/MAT/GMAT/CMAT/XAT/CLAT. 

The selection is solely based on the performance of the candidates in the entrance exam.

GBU Greater Noida MBA Important Dates

MAT Dates
MAT 2023 IBT Exam 1 registration Mar 19, 2023 - May 4, 2023
MAT 2023 IBT Exam 1 Admit Card Download May 5, 2023 - May 7, 2023
MAT 2023 IBT Exam 2 Registration Mar 19, 2023 - May 10, 2023
MAT 2023 IBT Exam 1 May 13, 2023
MAT 2023 IBT Exam 2 May 13, 2023
MAT 2023 IBT Exam 2 Admit Card Download May 11, 2023 - May 13, 2023
MAT 2023 Registration Process CBT 1 Mar 19, 2023 - May 14, 2023
MAT 2023 Admit Card CBT Download 1 May 11, 2023 - May 14, 2023
MAT 2023 CBT 1 May 14, 2023
MAT 2023 Registration Process PBT Mar 19, 2023 - May 16, 2023
MAT 2023 IBT Exam 3 May 20, 2023
MAT 2023 IBT Exam 3 Admit Card Download 18 May '23 - 20 May '23
MAT 2023 PBT May 21, 2023
MAT 2023 Admit Card PBT Download May 18, 2023 - May 21, 2023
MAT 2023 IBT Exam 4 Registration Mar 19, 2023 - May 24, 2023
MAT 2023 IBT Exam 4 27 May 2023
MAT 2023 IBT Exam 3 Registration Mar 19, 2023 - May 27, 2023
MAT 2023 IBT Exam 4 Admit Card Download May 25, 2023 - May 27, 2023
MAT 2023 Registration Process CBT 2 Mar 19, 2023 - May 30, 2023
MAT 2023 CBT 2 Jun 4, 2023
MAT 2023 Admit Card CBT Download 2 Jun 1, 2023 - Jun 6, 2023
CAT Dates ( Tentative)
CAT 2023 Notification July 31, 2023
CAT 2023 Registration Date August 3, 2023
CAT 2023 Last Date to Apply  Third week of September 2023
Last Date to Submit CAT 2023 Registration Fees Third week of September 2023
CAT 2023 Form Correction Window Opens  Last week of September 2023
Last Date to Edit CAT 2023 Application form Last week of September 2023
CAT 2023 Admit Card  Last week of October 2023
CAT 2023 Mock Test  November 8, 2023
CAT 2023 Exam Date November 26, 2023
CAT 2023 Answer Key and Response Sheet Release Date First week of December 2023
CAT 2023 Result Date Last week of December 2023
XAT Dates
XAT 2023 Registration Begins August 10, 2022
XAT 2023 Registration Ends December 11, 2022
XAT 2023 Admit Card  December 26, 2023
XAT 2023 Exam  January 8, 2023
Response Sheet of XAT 2023 To be announced
Release of XAT 2023 Answer Key To be announced
Last Date to File An Objection Against the XAT Answer Key To be announced
XAT 2023 Result Date January 31, 2023
XAT Cutoff 2023 To be announced
CMAT Dates
CMAT Registration Begins February 13, 2023
CMAT Registration Last Date March 13, 2023
CMAT Correction Window March 14 to 16, 2023
CMAT 2023 Admit Card Download Second week of April 2023
CMAT 2023 Exam Date April 23, 2023 (Tentative)
CMAT 2023 Answer Key Third week of April 2023
CMAT 2023 Result Last week of April 2023

GBU Greater Noida MBA Eligibility Criteria 

  • Candidates must pass his/ her graduation in any discipline from a recognized university with not less than 50% marks for General, and 45% for SC/ ST.

GBU Greater Noida MBA Admission Guidelines 

The Candidates are selected for the course of MBA in Gautam Buddha University, based on the performance of GBU-ET or must have a valid score in the national Entrance test like CAT/MAT/GMAT/CMAT/XAT. 

How To Apply?

The Candidates must apply for admission in the course following the below steps.

  • Candidates must visit the official website of Gautam Buddha University
  • Register yourself with Phone Number and Email ID
  • Login to fill in the application form, enter valid Personal and Educational Information
  • Upload the scanned documents where required
  • The application fee must be paid online through Net Banking/ Credit Card/ Debit Card/ UPI
  • Submit the filled-in form and take a printout of the filled-in form for future reference.

Read More: GBU Greater Noida Admissions 2023 

Entrance Exam Pattern 

The entrance exam conducted by the university is GBU-ET. It is a Computer Based Test (CBT). It consists of 4 sections shown in the table below: 

Subjects Marks
Reasoning & Aptitude 30
Mathematical ability & Data Interpretation 30
English Proficiency 20
General Awareness 20

Other entrance exams accepted by the university for the MBA programs are CAT/ MAT/ GMAT/ CMAT/ XAT. The exam patterns for these entrance exams are as follows: 

Name of the Exam Exam Pattern
CAT Click Here
MAT Click Here
GMAT Click Here
CMAT Click Here
XAT Click Here

GBU Greater Noida MBA Course Details 

Gautam Buddha University offers two years Full-time MBA course with 6 specializations. The candidates must sit for an entrance test called GBU-ET. 

The Course details, along with the syllabus and credit (Semester wise) and the Entrance exam pattern is given here in the pdf.

In the Third and Fourth Semester, the students have to choose 6 subjects from two specializations. The specializations offered by Gautam Buddha University MBA, for the Discipline Specific Elective (DSE) are Finance, Market, Strategy, Operation, Human Resource Management, Information Technology. 

Read More: GBU Greater Noida Departments

GBU Greater Noida MBA Fee Structure 

Gautam Buddha University provides a 2 years MBA full-time course. The fee structure of GBU Greater Noida MBA programme is tabulated below:

Course MBA (HRM, Finance, Market, Operation, Business Analytics )
Registration Fee INR 10 K
Security (Refundable) INR 10 K
Library Fee INR 1.2 K
Sports fee INR 700
Exam Fee (Per Semester) INR 1 K
Academic Fee (Per Semester) INR 1 Lakh
Total Fee for Semester I INR 1.229 Lakhs
Total Fee for Semester II INR 1 Lakh

Read More: GBU Greater Noida Courses & Fee

GBU Greater Noida MBA Placements 

GBU Greater Noida MBA Placements 2022 has been concluded with 80% placements. Recruiters like Wipro, HCL, TCS, Adobe, Tech Mahindra, India Mart etc participated in GBU Greater Noida Placements 2022. The below table represents the 2022 placement data of School of Management:

Particulars Placements Statistics
No. of Students Registered  100
No. of Recruiters Participated 25
No. of Students Placed 102
Placement Percentage 80%

GBU Greater Noida MBA FAQs

Ques. What is the registration fee for the foreign students during the admission of an MBA course in GBU?

Ans. The registration fee for Foreign Nationals of SAARC and ASEAN Countries is a One-time registration fee of US $ 500, and for International Students of other than SAARC and ASEAN Countries it is a one-time registration fee of US $ 700, and a One-time registration fee of US $ 200 for Diploma/ Certificate programs from Foreign Nationals of SAARC and ASEAN Countries

Ques. Is there any refund policy for the withdrawal candidates?

Ans. The Academic fee, Security deposit, and the Mess fee shall be refunded in case of withdrawal of admission from the program of study in which he/she is enrolled, which are not part of the fee chargeable enrolled as per UGC norms. But the Hotel Fee shall not be refunded after allotment of hostel.

Ques. Is it necessary to sit for GBU-ET for admission in the MBA course?

Ans. If the candidate is not satisfied with the Test Score of the National Test, then they will have to sit for the Gautam Buddha Entrance test. It is a Computer Based Exam.

Ques. Which gets more priority GBU- ET or National Entrance Test?

Ans. Gautam Buddha University selects candidates who sit for GBU- ET (according to the performance), then if there are any more seats left, the candidates with National Test scores are Taken into consideration (Direct admission based on their score).

Ques. What is the application fee for the Indian students?

Ans. The admission takes place in two modes. The Entrance mode has an application fee of 1200ruppes for the General candidates and 600 for the SC/ ST. Another is the Direct mode, where the application fee is 600 Rupees for General and Rupees 300 for SC/ ST.