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Babu Banarasi Das University vs Gangadhar Meher University

A side-by-side look at Babu Banarasi Das University in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh and Gangadhar Meher University in Sambalpur, Odisha, both offering MBA / PGDM, BBA and BCA and 2 more courses. Fees and packages are as listed in the Disha Stars directory; ranks are from NIRF 2025.

Babu Banarasi Das University logoBabu Banarasi Das UniversityLucknow, Uttar PradeshPrivateGangadhar Meher University logoGangadhar Meher UniversitySambalpur, OdishaGovernment

At a glance

From the Disha Stars directory, read 2 October 2026, and NIRF 2025
DetailBabu Banarasi Das UniversityGangadhar Meher University
TypePrivateGovernment
LocationLucknow, Uttar PradeshSambalpur, Odisha
Course fee range₹1.6L – ₹7L₹30k – ₹1.2L
Highest package₹44 LPA₹6 LPA
NIRF 2025Not rankedNot ranked
Programmes listed1210
StreamsArts, ScienceArts, Commerce, Science
Study modeFull-timeFull-time
AISHE codeU-0499U-0852
In the official registersUGC, AISHEUGC, AISHE
Official websitebbdu.ac.in gmuniversity.ac.in

Fees and packages are as each college listed them in the Disha Stars directory, so confirm them with the college before you apply. What we check

How they differ

  • Listed course fees start lower at Gangadhar Meher University: from ₹30,000, against ₹1.7 lakh at Babu Banarasi Das University.
  • Babu Banarasi Das University lists the higher top package: ₹44 LPA, against ₹6 LPA at Gangadhar Meher University.
  • Neither is in the NIRF 2025 rankings, which list only the top institutions in each category.
  • Babu Banarasi Das University is in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh and Gangadhar Meher University is in Sambalpur, Odisha, about 670 km apart.
  • Babu Banarasi Das University is a private institution and Gangadhar Meher University is a government institution.
  • Babu Banarasi Das University lists 12 programmes and Gangadhar Meher University lists 10; 5 of the degrees on Disha Stars are offered at both.

Courses

Degrees each college lists that Disha Stars tracks. Babu Banarasi Das University lists 12 programmes in all and Gangadhar Meher University lists 10; see each profile for the full list.

Offered at both (5)

  • MBA / PGDM
  • BBA
  • BCA
  • MCA
  • BA

Only at Babu Banarasi Das University (7)

  • B.Tech / B.E.
  • Law (LLB / BA LLB)
  • B.Pharm
  • B.Arch
  • Hotel Management
  • M.Tech
  • M.Pharm

Only at Gangadhar Meher University (5)

  • B.Com
  • B.Sc
  • M.Sc
  • MA
  • M.Com

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