Management Quota 2025-26: Fees hidden costs, & only 20 colleges I recommend

Each year, parents cry for their children after they have paid Rs2.5 millions “donation” for a college which has 11 patients in OPD. Do not fall for the shady agencies.

Below are the most recent fee schedule for 2025/26 (verified through November 2025) as well as my personal selection of 20 colleges that actually are worth the money you pay for:

Top Tier (Rs45-55 lakh in total)

1. KMC Manipal
2. KMC Mangalore
3. Kasturba Medical College, Manipal
4. JSS Mysore
5. Sri Ramachandra Chennai
6. Kalinga Institute Bhubaneswar

Mid Tier (Rs60-80 lakh all-inclusive) 7. MGM Aurangabad 8. Bharati Vidyapeeth Pune 9. DY Patil Pune 10. Krishna Institute Karad

Hidden Treasures (Rs50-65 lakh, with great PG conversion) 11. Rural Medical College, Loni 12. JLN Medical College, Wardha 13. Mahatma Gandhi Mission, Navi Mumbai

Schools I advise parents to Avoid, regardless of whether they’re not free: Amaltas (MP), Ananya (UP), Narayana (AP) and other 47.

The hidden costs that no one tells you about:

• Hostel + mess: between 15 and 22 lakhs for 5.5 years
• “Development fee” in Karnataka Additional 10-15 lakh
• Penalty for leaving the bond within the first year: up to the amount of Rs25 lakh

FAQ – Management Quota

Q1. Can I negotiate fees?
Ans –  Yes. Maharashtra as well as Karnataka 2025, the fees were reduced to Rs3-7 lakh following Round 2, because seats were empty.

Q2. Do you think that donation will be accepted in 2025?
Ans – It’s only openly in three states (UP, Haryana, Rajasthan). All other places are “package”.

Q3. Can my child be granted a an PG college seat?
Ans – My top 20 schools offer a 35-65% success rate on the INI-CET percentage. Other colleges have less than 8%..

Q4. What should I do? NRI or quotas instead?
Ans – Only if you are a genuine NRI sponsor. Fake sponsorship = degree cancellation risk.

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