MICA Courses & Fee Structure

MICA Fees 2027-28: programme charges and financial aid

MICA’s published 2027 admissions page lists a fee figure for six taught programmes and a full fee waiver for its Fellow Programme in Management (FPM). The two-year PGDM and PGDM-Communications (PGDM-C) are listed for the 2027-29 batch; the one-year certificates and FPM have separate 2027-28 and 2027-31 cycles. These figures belong to the specific programme and intake shown, not to every MICA course or an earlier cohort. MICA Admissions 2027

The admissions page marks starred fees as indicative and subject to revision. It does not provide a component-by-component bill or installment schedule alongside the snapshots, so treat the amounts below as the current published figures and confirm the payable schedule for your programme before remitting money.

Published programme fees and formats

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Programme	Published cycle	Duration and format	Seats shown	Fee figure on the admissions page
PGDM-C	2027-29	2 years · full-time · on-campus residential	180	₹29.50 lakh*
PGDM	2027-29	2 years · full-time · on-campus residential	60	₹29.50 lakh*
PGCM-SM, Sports Management	2027-28	1 year · full-time · off-campus residential	40	₹14.50 lakh*
PGCM-AMC, Advertising and Marketing Communication	2027-28	1 year · full-time · on-campus residential	60	₹14.50 lakh*
PGCM-DMMC, Digital Media and Marketing Communications	2027-28	1 year · full-time · off-campus residential	40	₹14.50 lakh*
Certificate Programme in Strategic Communication (CSC)	2027-28	11 months · full-time · off-campus residential	40	₹14.50 lakh*
Fellow Programme in Management (FPM)	2027-31	4 years · full-time · non-residential	8	Full fee waiver; stipend listed

The figures, seats, duration, format and batch labels above are shown in MICA’s 2027 programme snapshots. The page describes PGDM and PGDM-C as separate awards with separate seat counts even though their published fee figures are the same. Likewise, the four shorter certificate programmes have a common ₹14.50 lakh* figure but different durations and residential arrangements; compare the exact programme, not just the number. MICA Admissions 2027

What the listed figures do and do not tell you

The asterisk is material: MICA says starred programme fees are indicative and subject to revision. The published snapshot does not say whether each figure is billed in one payment or instalments, nor does it itemise tuition, accommodation, meals, deposits, teaching materials, taxes or refund conditions. Do not divide a listed figure into annual charges or assume that every possible campus expense is included unless MICA’s current offer or fee notice says so.

The PGDM page repeats ₹29.50 lakh* for the two-year residential PGDM and describes the fee as subject to change. That is useful confirmation for the current PGDM intake, but it does not establish the fee basis for PGDM-C or the shorter certificates. Those programmes should be read from their own 2027 snapshots. A 2027-29 PGDM figure should also not be carried backward to a past batch or forward to a later intake without a new official notice. MICA PGDM admissions

There is a conflicting note on that PGDM page: a bracketed FAQ fragment says ₹26 lakh for the complete two-year residential experience, but it gives no intake label and includes the word “confirm”. The current admissions snapshot on the same page shows ₹29.50 lakh* for 60 seats. The site does not explain whether the bracketed figure belongs to an earlier intake, so this guide reports the dated 2027-29 snapshot and recommends asking MICA for the offer-specific fee schedule before paying.

Application charges are separate from programme fees

MICA’s admissions page lists an MICAT application fee of ₹2,500 per programme and ₹500 for each additional programme, with the page noting that the additional-programme amount is payable if shortlisted for interview. It separately says the FPM application fee is ₹2,500 and excludes the additional ₹500 amount. Because the page’s parenthetical is tied to shortlisting, check the live application portal for the exact payment step and amount before submitting; do not add this charge to the programme fee as if it were tuition. MICA Admissions 2027

Scholarships can reduce tuition, but awards are selective

MICA’s published scholarship policy describes annual merit-cum-means aid for PGDM-C, PGDM, PGCM-AMC and PGCM-DMMC. It states that scholarship support may range from 25% to 100% of tuition, subject to the selection process and management approval. The criteria include family income not exceeding ₹10 lakh a year, scrutiny of tax returns and bank statements, and, for second-year PGP applicants, a first-year CGPA of at least 3.00 and attendance of at least 80% across subjects. The page says that the academic-performance and attendance criteria apply to second-year PGP applicants. MICA Scholarships and Financial Aid

The policy also says one or two first-year PGDM-C or PGDM students may receive an Equity Scholarship of up to ₹5 lakh. That is a possible award, not a guaranteed discount. The listed policy does not state that every applicant receives support, and it does not list PGCM-SM, FPM or CSC in the four-programme eligibility line. Ask MICA whether a particular award applies to your programme and intake before using it to estimate net cost.

Questions to settle before accepting an offer

Ask for the fee notice or offer-specific schedule for the exact programme and batch. Confirm whether the displayed figure is the full programme charge or a component, when each installment is due, what housing or meal charges are separate, and whether any refundable deposit or cancellation rule applies. The current public snapshots do not answer those billing questions.

For FPM, the admissions snapshot lists a full fee waiver and stipend but gives no stipend amount or payment schedule. It also says no scholarship is available for that programme. Do not convert the waiver into a claim that travel, living or other expenses are covered. For the certificate courses, confirm the named programme and on-campus or off-campus format; the equal headline fee does not make the programmes interchangeable. For scholarship applicants, verify current eligibility and award status directly with MICA rather than subtracting the maximum possible tuition support from the published figure.