National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management (MANAGE)

#95th nationally, per third-party aggregator Careers360, citing the institute's own NIRF submission; MANAGE's official PGDM(ABM) page links the source NIRF 2024 and 2025 submission PDFs (Overall, Agricultural & Allied Sectors, and Management) rather than stating a rank directly — candidates should cross-check the current standing on nirfindia.org. NIRF 2025 (Management category)📍 Hyderabad, Telangana

National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management (MANAGE) Admissions 2026 Eligibility, Admission Process & Important Dates

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Avg Package

12.38 LPA

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Highest Pkg

21 LPA

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Institute Type

Government (Autonomous Organisation under the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Government of India)

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Total Courses

4 Courses

Admission to PGDM(ABM) is entrance-based: candidates need a Bachelor's degree in Agriculture or an allied discipline with at least 50% marks (45% for OBC-NCL/EWS/SC/ST/PwD/Kashmiri-Migrant categories) and a valid CAT score. Category-wise shortlisted candidates then go through Essay Writing, a Group Discussion and a Personal Interview, with final selection weighing the entrance score alongside academic record, work experience and extracurricular participation. The application fee is INR 600 (INR 200 for SC/ST candidates). MANAGE's distance-mode PGDAEM and its online MOOCs programmes (PGDAEM-MOOCs, PGDAWM-MOOCs), by contrast, admit through a notification-based application process rather than a competitive entrance test.

National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management (MANAGE) Admissions

Admission Process Overview

Below is the complete admission information including eligible exams, eligibility criteria, admission process, and important notes for each program offered.

Required Entrance Exams

CAT (Common Admission Test) — for PGDM(ABM) only

Eligibility Criteria

Bachelor's degree in Agriculture or an allied discipline with at least 50% marks (45% for OBC-NCL/EWS/SC/ST/PwD/Kashmiri-Migrant categories per GoI norms); a valid CAT score of the immediately preceding cycle is mandatory; final-year students may apply.

Admission Process

Category-wise shortlisting on CAT score, followed by Essay Writing, Group Discussion and Personal Interview; final merit also weighs academic record, quality of work experience and extracurricular participation, per the official PGDM(ABM) Admission Policy. Application fee is INR 600 (INR 200 for SC/ST candidates).

Required Entrance Exams

No entrance exam — admission notification/merit-based (offline application) — for PGDAEM (distance mode)

Eligibility Criteria

Bachelor's degree in any discipline; preference to in-service agricultural/rural-development extension functionaries.

Admission Process

Application through the official PGDAEM admissions portal or offline form; selection is notification/merit-based rather than through a competitive written exam, per the official PGDAEM page.

Required Entrance Exams

No entrance exam — open online enrolment — for PGDAEM-MOOCs and PGDAWM-MOOCs

Eligibility Criteria

Any graduate, Indian or international, in any discipline.

Admission Process

Online application through the official MANAGE MOOCs portal; batches are announced periodically (19th PGDAEM-MOOCs batch and 16th PGDAWM batch were the most recent cycles found at the time of writing).