CIMAGE in Patna is a group name used for several institutions. This profile should be read as CIMAGE Professional College (CPC), on Vivekanand Marg near Boring Road, affiliated with Aryabhatta Knowledge University (AKU). CPC is not the same campus or legal programme unit as CIMAGE, S.K. Puri under Patliputra University, nor the CIMAGE Centre of Digital Technology & Entrepreneurship at Atal Path. The distinction changes the awarding university and which admission, fee and approval notice applies. The group’s affiliations page lists separate institutions, while the CPC homepage identifies CPC by AKU college code 310 and names its three undergraduate programmes.

What the AKU record establishes

AKU’s order of 18 September 2025 grants permanent affiliation to CIMAGE Professional College from the 2025-26 academic session for BCA, BBA and Bachelor of Commerce (Professional). It records 420 seats for BCA, 360 for BBA and 60 for B.Com (Professional). Those figures total 840 sanctioned seats across the three programmes for that order. They describe programme intakes in the specified affiliation document, not an admission guarantee or confirmed vacancy for another cycle. The order also states that affiliation is subject to conditions, including state-government approval. The AKU affiliation order is more useful for this question than broad CIMAGE marketing pages because it names CPC, the effective session and each course intake.

Separate colleges within the group

The unit boundary is easy to miss because the CIMAGE Group website links several colleges from shared menus and sometimes says simply “CIMAGE.” The separate S.K. Puri page identifies that unit with Patliputra University and a different campus description. The CCDTE site and Atal Path engineering notices describe another centre, including B.Tech programmes with Bihar Engineering University. Those details should not be read as CPC offerings. When a page says “CIMAGE” without a campus or legal college name, check the affiliated university and address before carrying its information into a decision about this college.

This profile’s database row also lists a B.Sc. in Information Technology and a PGDM. The 2025 AKU order and CPC’s dedicated current course pages confirm the three undergraduate degrees above, but do not establish those other two programmes as CPC courses under AKU. Treat B.Sc. IT and PGDM as unverified for this college until a current institution-specific notice identifies their awarding body, approval and intake. This keeps a group-level catalogue from being mistaken for a single college’s active course list.

How the three CPC degrees differ

CPC’s confirmed AKU undergraduate options cover computing, management and commerce. BCA is the most direct fit for a student seeking a computing degree: the college describes a three-year, six-semester course, with programming, databases, web development, networking, software engineering and information technology among its study areas. The college lists technical add-ons such as advanced web development, Java, hardware and networking, cloud computing, robotics and mobile or software projects. These are described as training or certifications alongside the degree; applicants should ask which items are included in the specific admission offer, whether any assessment or external examination fee applies, and how the add-ons appear on the transcript.

BBA is the management route. It is intended for students who want undergraduate study in business administration rather than a computing-heavy curriculum. CPC’s published fee material places digital marketing, retail management, project work, financial-market training, customer-service practice and competitive-exam coaching in its add-on schedule. The listed semester placement is programme-specific, so check the timetable and syllabus before treating an add-on as a separate qualification. A group website’s course title or marketing page does not substitute for the AKU syllabus and examination rules for a particular session.

B.Com (Professional) is the commerce option. CPC describes its focus as accounting, finance, taxation, law and business management, with activities such as computer accounting, financial-market training and tax-related workshops in the published add-on list. It may suit a student who wants commerce foundations and applied accounting content; it is not simply another name for BBA. Compare the university curriculum, semester subjects, professional training and eventual postgraduate route before choosing between them.

All three are stated as three-year, full-time AKU degrees in CPC’s 2026-29 fee schedule. The schedule lists six semesters and publishes annual programme charges as follows: BBA ₹78,000 in each of 2026-27, 2027-28 and 2028-29, total ₹2,34,000; BCA ₹96,000 per academic year, total ₹2,88,000; and B.Com (Professional) ₹66,000 per year, total ₹1,98,000. These totals are the schedule’s stated course totals, not a complete estimate of every amount a student may pay. Read the CPC 2026-29 fee schedule alongside the admission offer and university notices.

The schedule lists a one-time admission charge and a per-semester internal examination fee separately from its semester charges. It says university registration, examination, corpus and sports fees are payable separately, and that industrial visits, transport, lodging, events and other optional or additional items may cost extra. It also states that BBA/BCA seat-booking amounts are adjustable against admission but non-refundable, and that the B.Com (Professional) booking amount differs. Obtain a written fee ledger before paying: confirm whether the booking payment is included in the course total, which instalments fall due in each semester, the university amounts for that session, refund terms, late charges and any charges for add-ons. Do not compare headline tuition alone, because the schedule’s exclusions can materially change the budget.

CPC’s course and affiliation pages describe classroom and practical-learning components, while the parent group advertises wider facilities and partnerships across its institutions. For a campus visit, ask to see the CPC classrooms, library and computing facilities actually available to the intended programme. A facility or laboratory shown on the CCDTE engineering page is not evidence that it is available at CPC. The same care applies to placement support: group-wide recruiter lists, student stories and programme pages may cover more than one CIMAGE unit. A meaningful outcome comparison needs a college-specific graduating cohort, eligible-student denominator, number placed, salary measure and reporting year; a list of company names by itself cannot establish a placement rate.

Compare the fee schedule on the same basis

The annual rows make the published academic charges easier to compare: BCA is ₹18,000 above BBA per academic year, while BBA is ₹12,000 above B.Com (Professional). Across the stated three-year schedule, BCA is ₹54,000 above BBA; B.Com (Professional) is ₹36,000 below BBA and ₹90,000 below BCA. These are arithmetic differences between the CPC schedule’s listed course totals, not independent quotations or a prediction that the fees will remain unchanged.

The same page lists a ₹10,000 admission charge and ₹1,000 per semester for internal examinations separately. If both are additional to the three-year course total, they would add ₹16,000 over six semesters, before university registration, examination, corpus and sports fees or optional items. This makes an indicative listed-charge subtotal of ₹2,50,000 for BBA, ₹3,04,000 for BCA and ₹2,14,000 for B.Com (Professional), before those university and optional charges. Confirm in writing that the ₹10,000 admission charge and internal examinations are excluded from the course total before using these sums for budgeting. The fee page also describes booking amounts as adjustable against admission, so they should not automatically be added a second time to the admission charge.

A family comparing offers should ask each college for a semester-by-semester statement and separate: tuition or academic charges, university charges, one-time deposits, internal examinations, transport and any optional training. This is especially relevant here because the page says university charges are separate and reserves the right to change fees. A written breakup also helps identify whether a quoted total is for the same three-year session and campus as the offer letter.

Applying without mixing CIMAGE campuses

The official AKU affiliation order establishes the degrees and intakes covered from 2025-26; it does not set the next cycle’s dates, selection stages or eligibility cut-offs. CIMAGE’s public pages include a 2026 entrance announcement with an exam date of 15 April 2026, which is historical by the time of this article. It must not be treated as an upcoming 2027-28 date. The group application portal currently presents a sequence for personal details, academic details, contact information, document upload, payment and confirmation, but the presence of a form does not establish that the application cycle is active for a particular course or intake. Check the dedicated CPC notice and ask admissions to confirm the current route, eligibility, entrance or interview requirements, application amount, documents and last date in writing before making payment.

There is no separate historical closing-rank or counselling table in the official materials reviewed for CPC’s BCA, BBA or B.Com (Professional) admission. Do not infer a cutoff from a seat count or from unrelated engineering counselling. If admission is based on an institute entrance test, interview, merit list or vacant-seat process, use the notice for that exact session. Keep a copy of the application, payment acknowledgement, programme and campus name, and the university affiliation information shown in the offer letter.

Who may find the choice useful

A student comparing Patna colleges can use CPC’s AKU status and its three programme areas as the starting point, then test the fit with curriculum and total cost. BCA requires interest in programming and sustained practice with technical subjects; short certifications do not replace the degree’s semester workload. BBA suits a different objective centred on business and management. B.Com (Professional) keeps the curriculum closer to commerce and accounting. If a student is choosing mainly for a claimed job outcome, ask for cohort-level figures for the exact programme rather than relying on a group-wide placement headline. If the student’s plan is postgraduate study, check the eligibility rules of the intended next programme against the exact degree awarded by AKU.

Students who need residential accommodation should confirm arrangements directly. The reviewed CPC affiliation and fee documents do not specify a CPC hostel or a full accommodation price. Do not assume a facility listed for another CIMAGE campus is available at the Boring Road college. Likewise, the fee schedule identifies extra costs that may arise but does not provide a complete living budget. Add local transport, meals, books, lodging and personal expenses using the student’s own circumstances rather than treating tuition as the total cost.

A short verification sequence

Before selecting a course, match the full name “CIMAGE Professional College” and Vivekanand Marg/Boring Road campus in the notice. Confirm that AKU is named as the degree-awarding university, and check that the programme appears in the latest affiliation or approval document. Compare the session-specific syllabus and eligibility with the student’s class 12 subjects and future study plans. Then reconcile the fee schedule against a written payment breakup, including university charges and refundable or non-refundable amounts. Finally, ask for college- and programme-specific placement data if outcomes are an important part of the decision.

CPC lists the address as 2nd House, Vivekanand Marg, in front of A.N. College, North Sri Krishna Puri, Patna, Bihar 800013, and publishes the contact number +91 98350 24444 and email [email protected]. Because the CIMAGE group operates multiple Patna units, confirm the campus and programme in the first conversation rather than relying on a shared group logo or general enquiry page.