Rajagiri Business School (RBS), established in 2008, is part of the Rajagiri Group of Institutions and functions as a standalone AICTE-approved business school. The campus is located in the Rajagiri Valley at Kakkanad, Kochi — a sprawling 95-acre estate on the banks of the Chithrapuzha river — close to the IT hub of Infopark and the SmartCity Kochi business township. The Rajagiri Group is run by the CMI (Carmelites of Mary Immaculate) congregation, known for a value-based, socially responsible approach to management education. RBS's flagship programme is the two-year, full-time Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM), spread over six trimesters plus a mandatory summer internship. The PGDM is AICTE-approved and recognized as equivalent to an MBA degree by the Association of Indian Universities (AIU). RBS holds an unusually strong accreditation portfolio for an Indian B-school: NBA, AACSB (21st Indian B-school to receive it), EFMD (3rd in India), and ACBSP, and is also a PRME signatory and RRBM institutional partner. RBS also offers a doctoral-level Fellow Programme in Management (FPM), aimed at producing academicians and researchers; successful FPM candidates are conferred the designation "Fellow, Rajagiri Business School, Kochi." As per NIRF India Rankings 2025, RBS is ranked around #91–93 in the Management category nationally (and among the top B-schools in Kerala). PGDM admission is based on national management entrance exam scores (CAT, XAT, CMAT, MAT, GMAT, KMAT), followed by group discussion/case analysis and personal interview rounds; the minimum eligibility is a bachelor's degree in any discipline with at least 50% aggregate marks from a recognized university. Fee structure (per the official PGDM Fees Structure document, covering the 2023-25 batch, values apply similarly to subsequent batches unless revised): total tuition fee across the 2-year, 6-trimester programme is Rs. 7,50,000 (Rs. 4,00,000 in the first year — Trimester I — and Rs. 3,50,000 in the second year, at Trimester IV). Hostel expenses total approximately Rs. 1,88,000 over the programme (Rs. 95,000 in Year 1, Rs. 93,000 in Year 2). Additional charges (Item C) include Organizational Study fee (Rs. 5,000), Project Study fee (Rs. 10,000), Placement fee (Rs. 3,000, charged in the final trimester), Books & Stationery (Rs. 7,500), Industrial Visits (Rs. 5,000), and Examination fees (Rs. 1,000 per trimester across all six trimesters, totalling Rs. 6,000) — bringing total 'other charges' to approximately Rs. 36,500. All figures sourced from the official PGDM Fees Structure document published by Rajagiri Business School. RBS has a dedicated placement cell operating under the Office of Corporate Relations (OCR), which coordinates final placements and summer internships, attracting over 100 recruiters annually with 30-50% new recruiters added year-on-year. As per NIRF 2025 data (based on the 2023-24 graduating batch), 204 out of 215 graduating students were placed (a placement rate of about 95%), with a median salary of Rs. 7,00,000 (7 LPA). For the 2024 placement cycle, reported figures include a highest package of around Rs. 16 LPA and a median in the Rs. 6-7.5 LPA range. Top recruiters cited across recent placement cycles include Deloitte, KPMG, EY, PwC, Grant Thornton, HDFC Bank, Axis Bank, Amazon, TCS, ITC, Godrej, Hindustan Unilever, Dabur, Marico, Decathlon, and Ferrero India.