LBS

Lotus Business School

Establishment

  • Name: Lotus Business School (LBS), Pune (also “Lotus Centre for Management & Research”)
  • It is approved by AICTE and DTE (Directorate of Technical Education), Government of Maharashtra.
  • Affiliated with Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU) for its MBA program.
  • Accredited by NAAC with grade “A”.
  • DTE-Code is 6760
  • Location: Punawale, Pune, Maharashtra.
  • Year of establishment is not clearly listed on the “About” page; admission-page / “Admission 2025” page shows “2008” in some listings.

Courses Offered

Some of the courses / specialisations at LBS include:

Course

Details

MBA (Full-Time, 2 Years)

Major + Minor specialisations.

Specialisation Majors

Marketing Management, Financial Management, HR Management, Operations & Supply Chain, Business Analytics

Specialisation Minors / Electives

Rural & Agribusiness Management, Pharma & Healthcare Management, Tourism & Hospitality, International Business Management

PGDM

(Institute lists PGDM program(s) under Program-Overview / Courses)

Admissions page shows it accepts various entrance exams like MAH-MBA-CET / CAT / CMAT / ATMA / MAT / XAT for MBA.

Fee Structure

Course / Variant

Fee Details

MBA (Finance / Agribusiness / Pharma etc)

Total fee of ₹ 2.33 Lakh for full 2-year MBA in some specialisations.

Eligibility & Fee Chart (KollegeApply listing)

Charges fee of ₹ 3,90,000 (₹ 3.90 Lakh) for MBA 2-year program under the admission-page listing.

Alternative listing (ChunoCollege)

MBA fee ~ ₹ 2.01 Lakh for MBA / PGDM variant.

PGDM (various specialisations)

Fee listed as ₹ 6,00,000 for PGDM on GetMyUni listing.

Because there are conflicting / variant data for “fee”, it appears that the fees depend on course specialisation / seat quota / whether it is PGDM or MBA. Always check current year prospectus.

Eligibility Criteria

Here are eligibility points for MBA at LBS:

  • Graduation in any discipline with minimum marks: 50% for general category, 45% for reserved / Maharashtra category in some cases.
  • Entrance exams accepted: MAH-MBA-CET, CAT, CMAT, MAT, ATMA, XAT etc.
  • Admission is via Maharashtra DTE CAP (Centralized Admission Process) for MBA seats.

Infrastructure:

  • LBS has various facilities: library, labs, WiFi campus, cafeteria, gym, hostels for boys / girls.
  • It has “modern classrooms”, computing labs, corporate exposure features (e.g. weekend workshops, events).
  • Campus is located near Punawale, Mumbai-Pune Expressway (accessible), has bus / road connectivity.

Placements:

  • Lotus Business School states “100% Placement Assistance” for its MBA programmes.
  • Shiksha mentions among top recruiters: Vodafone, Wipro, ICICI Bank, Axis Bank etc.
  • Highest salary packages have been up to ₹ 7 LPA in at least one report.
  • Average package — one listing shows “average package” at ~₹ 2.4 LPA to 7 LPA range (lowest-highest) as per one Shiksha-review style report.
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