Which NMIMS campus is cheapest?

Ahmedabad and the MBA Pharmaceutical Management and Indore tiers print the lowest figures in the 2026 handout — MBA Ahmedabad Rs 9,00,000 per annum, MBA Indore Rs 10,00,000 — against Mumbai's flagship Rs 13,50,000. Over two years the spread between the flagship and the cheapest campus is about Rs 9,00,000, under the same NMAT door.

Do all NMIMS campuses accept CAT?

No. The handout's programme table covers every campus and prints one selection instrument: NMAT by GMAC, first attempt only, with NMIMS's own registration (2026: 20 August to 10 October at Rs 3,000). No NMIMS campus prints CAT, XAT, CMAT or MAT as an MBA route.

Is the degree the same across NMIMS campuses?

The campuses sit inside one deemed university, SVKM's NMIMS, and the MBA is a university programme at each. What differs is campus age, cohort size and published placement evidence — Bengaluru prints its own report (average Rs 13.5 LPA for 2024-26), while the newer campuses publish little or nothing. Verify campus-specific placement claims in writing before you weigh them.

Can I apply to multiple NMIMS campuses with one form?

The handout prints one NMIMS registration covering its programme list across campuses, with programme preferences exercised in the application. The exact preference mechanics for your cycle are in the handout's application section — read it before paying, because the registration fee is non-refundable and only your first NMAT attempt counts.

Which NMIMS campus has the best placements?

Only campuses that publish can be compared. Bengaluru's own 2025-26 report reads highest Rs 30 LPA, average Rs 13.5 LPA, median Rs 12 LPA for the 2024-26 batch. Mumbai's statistics describe the largest and oldest cohort. For campuses without a published report, our position is fixed: no number is better than a borrowed one.

What is the application fee and window for NMIMS 2026?

Rs 3,000, online only, non-refundable, for registration from 20 August to 10 October 2026, with NMAT exam delivery 2 November to 20 December 2026. The handout prints the window and the charge in one table; NMIMS accepts only the first NMAT attempt, so schedule the attempt after preparation, not before.

NMIMS Campuses Compared (2026-28): Mumbai vs Bengaluru vs Hyderabad vs Navi Mumbai vs Indore vs Ahmedabad

Every NMIMS MBA campus on one page from the official 2026 handout: printed per-annum fees from Rs 9,00,000 to Rs 13,50,000, the NMAT-only rule, and what each campus publishes about placements.

By Piyush Agarwal, 10 years in direct admissions counselling · Last verified 18 September 2026 · every claim linked to its source · Latest change: Initial publication from the official NMIMS Admission Handout 2026 fee table opened today (all seven programme rows), the Bengaluru campus pages and placement report opened today, and the campus-specific evidence already verified on our existing NMIMS pages (Sept 2026)

The short answer

As of 18 September 2026, one NMIMS admission handout prices every campus for 2026-28: Mumbai Rs 13,50,000 a year, Bengaluru/Hyderabad/Navi Mumbai Rs 11,00,000, Indore Rs 10,00,000, Ahmedabad Rs 9,00,000. All run on NMAT alone, one registration at Rs 3,000, first attempt only — the differences are fee, city and placement evidence.

“NMIMS MBA” is six buying decisions wearing one brand. The university runs its MBA at Mumbai, Bengaluru, Jadcherla (Hyderabad), Navi Mumbai, Indore and Ahmedabad — one exam door, one registration, and a fee table that spreads Rs 4,50,000 a year between the flagship and the newest campus. This page puts the whole system on one screen from the university’s own 2026 handout, opened today.

The one-page comparison

All figures from the official Admission Handout 2026 fee table (“for information only”; the 2027-28 year is intimated at admission in the offer letter):

Programme / campus	Fee per annum	Placement evidence published
MBA Mumbai (flagship)	Rs 13,50,000	Brand-level statistics, oldest cohort
MBA HR Mumbai	Rs 12,75,000	—
MBA Business Analytics / Digital Transformation Mumbai	Rs 11,50,000	—
MBA Bengaluru / Hyderabad / Navi Mumbai	Rs 11,00,000	Bengaluru: own report — highest Rs 30, average Rs 13.5, median Rs 12 LPA (2024-26)
MBA Indore	Rs 10,00,000	None published for the campus
MBA Pharmaceutical Management Mumbai	Rs 9,00,000	—
MBA Ahmedabad	Rs 9,00,000	—

The ladder is the story: the same NMAT score that costs Rs 13,50,000 a year at Mumbai costs Rs 9,00,000 at Ahmedabad — a Rs 9,00,000 difference across the degree before living costs, which run Mumbai-highest in any case.

The rules that bind every campus

Three lines in the handout govern the whole system, and they are the ones applicants most often get wrong:

NMAT only, first attempt only. “NMIMS only accepts the score of the first NMAT examination attempted by the candidate.” No campus prints CAT, XAT, CMAT or MAT as an MBA route; the Bengaluru PG page states it accepts “only NMAT Scores”.
One registration, Rs 3,000, non-refundable. The 2026 window ran 20 August to 10 October, alongside NMAT delivery 2 November to 20 December. Pay once, schedule deliberately.
No quota anywhere. The university’s standing notice: no management quota for any programme, no authorised third-party agencies, report suspicious claims to 18001025138. The handout’s own printed provision beyond merit categories is the 30% women’s share across NMIMS MBA programmes.

How to actually choose

If the brand’s placement record is the draw, the honest question is which campus’s record you are buying. Bengaluru now publishes its own report — read the median (Rs 12 LPA), not just the highest (Rs 30 LPA). Mumbai’s statistics describe Mumbai cohorts. For Indore, our profile records what the campus publishes: programme, exam and contacts, with the fee previously unpublished — now printed in the handout at Rs 10,00,000.

If the budget is the constraint, work the ladder from the bottom. Ahmedabad at Rs 9,00,000 a year under the same university and exam as Mumbai at Rs 13,50,000 is the single largest honest saving in the NMIMS system; weigh it against the campus’s shorter track record and thinner published evidence.

If your CAT season is gone, the November-December NMAT window is a genuine second act — but the first-attempt rule means you get one shot per cycle. Our NMAT guide maps the calendar and the attempt strategy, and the selection-process page carries every published stage.

The verification habit

The handout’s fee table is marked “for information only”, and the binding fee for your second year arrives in your offer letter. That is exactly why our offer-letter checklist exists: programme, campus, amount, deadline and cancellation route, checked against the letter and the official payment channel — never against an agent’s package quote.

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Which NMIMS campus is cheapest?: Ahmedabad and the MBA Pharmaceutical Management and Indore tiers print the lowest figures in the 2026 handout — MBA Ahmedabad Rs 9,00,000 per annum, MBA Indore Rs 10,00,000 — against Mumbai's flagship Rs 13,50,000. Over two years the spread between the flagship and the cheapest campus is about Rs 9,00,000, under the same NMAT door.
Do all NMIMS campuses accept CAT?: No. The handout's programme table covers every campus and prints one selection instrument: NMAT by GMAC, first attempt only, with NMIMS's own registration (2026: 20 August to 10 October at Rs 3,000). No NMIMS campus prints CAT, XAT, CMAT or MAT as an MBA route.
Is the degree the same across NMIMS campuses?: The campuses sit inside one deemed university, SVKM's NMIMS, and the MBA is a university programme at each. What differs is campus age, cohort size and published placement evidence — Bengaluru prints its own report (average Rs 13.5 LPA for 2024-26), while the newer campuses publish little or nothing. Verify campus-specific placement claims in writing before you weigh them.
Can I apply to multiple NMIMS campuses with one form?: The handout prints one NMIMS registration covering its programme list across campuses, with programme preferences exercised in the application. The exact preference mechanics for your cycle are in the handout's application section — read it before paying, because the registration fee is non-refundable and only your first NMAT attempt counts.
Which NMIMS campus has the best placements?: Only campuses that publish can be compared. Bengaluru's own 2025-26 report reads highest Rs 30 LPA, average Rs 13.5 LPA, median Rs 12 LPA for the 2024-26 batch. Mumbai's statistics describe the largest and oldest cohort. For campuses without a published report, our position is fixed: no number is better than a borrowed one.
What is the application fee and window for NMIMS 2026?: Rs 3,000, online only, non-refundable, for registration from 20 August to 10 October 2026, with NMAT exam delivery 2 November to 20 December 2026. The handout prints the window and the charge in one table; NMIMS accepts only the first NMAT attempt, so schedule the attempt after preparation, not before.

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