Management Development Institute

What is the fee structure at Management Development Institute?

The fee structure at Management Development Institute (MDI), Gurugram, ranges from roughly ₹18.50 lakh for the 1.5-year Executive MBA to ₹26.55 lakh for the flagship two-year PGDM (Post Graduate Diploma in Management) for the 2026 batch. MDI is an autonomous institute, so it charges its own programme fees rather than university-regulated tuition, and these totals are all-inclusive of tuition, learning material, library, student-activity, alumni and refundable security components. The doctoral-level Fellow Programme in Management (FPM) does not levy a standard tuition fee and instead supports scholars through stipends. Below, every MDI Gurgaon programme fee is broken down year by year so an aspirant can plan the true cost of studying here.

Course-Wise Fee Structure (2026)

The table below sets out the 2026 course-wise fee structure at Management Development Institute, Gurugram, answering the question "how much does each MDI programme cost in total?" Read it programme by programme: the Tuition Fee column shows the academic component, Other Charges bundles learning material, library, student activities, alumni and the refundable security deposit, and the Total Fee column gives the headline figure an applicant should budget for. Note that the flagship PGDM total below is the academic-and-services fee; residential boarding and lodging at MDI Gurgaon are charged separately and add roughly ₹5 lakh over two years.

The takeaway for 2026 applicants: the two-year PGDM at ₹26,55,000 is MDI Gurgaon's costliest mainstream programme, while the 1.5-year Executive MBA at ₹18,50,000 is markedly cheaper because it is shorter and aimed at working professionals. The Fellow Programme in Management carries no tuition fee, making MDI's doctoral route effectively a funded path rather than a paid one. Aspirants targeting the PGDM should remember to add separate hostel boarding and lodging charges of around ₹5 lakh across the two years on top of the ₹26.55 lakh figure.

Year-Wise Fee Changes

This section answers "has the MDI Gurgaon PGDM fee increased recently?" The flagship PGDM total moved from about ₹24.00 lakh for the 2022-2024 batch, to roughly ₹21.59 lakh quoted for 2025, and up to ₹26,55,000 for the 2026 batch, so applicants are seeing a clear upward revision into 2026. The table below tracks that trajectory so you can judge the trend before budgeting.

The clear takeaway is that MDI Gurgaon's PGDM fee has risen for the 2026 intake to ₹26,55,000, reversing the lower figure reported for 2025 and ending above the 2024 level. The Executive MBA has crept up more gently year on year to ₹18,50,000 in 2026. Applicants should therefore budget for the higher 2026 numbers and expect a similar single-digit-to-double-digit percentage revision in future cycles rather than a flat fee.

Scholarships & Fee Waivers at Management Development Institute

Management Development Institute, Gurugram, reduces the effective PGDM fee through two main institution-run schemes plus government-category support. First, under the AICTE Tuition Fee Waiver (TFW) Scheme, MDI offers 21 first-year waivers in total, 15 for PGDM and 6 for PGDM-HRM students, granting a 100% tuition waiver to high-merit applicants whose family income is ₹8 lakh per annum or less and who can produce an income, EWS or Non-Creamy-Layer certificate. Second, the Merit-cum-Means (MCM) Scholarship is awarded to 10 students across the full-time PGDM programmes, providing a 50% tuition-fee waiver to those with a minimum 6.0 CGPA after Terms I and II and family income of ₹8 lakh per annum or less; it is released only after Term II results.

For reserved categories, MDI Gurgaon follows Government of India norms (SC, ST, OBC, EWS and PwD) and SC/ST students additionally benefit from GOI fee reimbursements. A student may hold only one scholarship at a time, and if eligible for both schemes the higher benefit applies. Used well, these waivers can cut a PGDM applicant's effective tuition outlay substantially below the ₹26,55,000 sticker figure for 2026.