Master of Business Administration (MBA) 

at IIT Madras MBA, Adyar

For MBA admission, candidates who have applied are further shortlisted based on the composite score (calculated using CAT score, past academic performance, experience, gender and diversity) for a Virtual Interview. The weightage aligned to each and every component of MBA admission selection is as follows:

The final selection is based on the following:

• Virtual Interview
• Composite score of selection parameters
• Other achievements (if any)

For other courses, however, students are either selected on the basis of their academic background, personal interview, SOP of institute conducted entrance exam. 

For MBA, students cannot get direct entry to DoMS IIT Madras. There is a rigorous selection criteria set for the same which is inclusive of a valid score in CAT exam, students' past academic performance, performance in PI round, etc. For E-MBA and PGPEX-VLM, however, admission is offered based on the score in the entrance exam conducted by the institute.

In addition to qualifying CAT, candidates must have completed a relevant UG degree with 55% aggregate. Followed by aplication and after getting shortlisted, MBA interviews are conducted by DoMS IIT Madras in multiple cities of India which are likely to change every year. Interested candidates can refer to the application process for the academic year and choose the city of their preference. 

DOMS IIT Madras cutoff for the Management courses including MBA is based on valid CAT scores. For IIT Madras MBA admission, students must meet both the overall CAT cut off percentile and the sectional cut off. For last three years the overall cutoff for DOMS IIT Madras has been constant at 85.11 percentile. Tabulated below is CAT percentile for DOMS IIT Madras cutoff for General category students for last three years:

IIT Madras MBA fee ranges between INR 1.3 lakh and INR 1.7 lakh. The fee structure may vary for both Day Scholars and Hostellers. The regular day scholars have to particularly pay for Tuition Fees, Establishment Charges and for Extra-curricular activities. Additionally, hosteller candidates have to pay for Hostel Admission Fees and Advanced Dining Charges, also. However, this information is sourced from official website/ sanctioning body and is subject to change. Candidates are advised to contact the admission department of the University for a detailed IIT Madras MBA fees structure.

Various scholars from DoMS IIT Madras have got selected for their summer internships in foreign universities and research institutes like Nanyang Technological University (Singapore), University of Tokyo (Japan) and National Institute of Informatics (Japan). DoMS research scholars have also won prestigious research fellowships like Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst (DAAD), Endeavour Scholarship and Erasmus plus International Credit Mobility Fellowship for their exchange programmes.

Yes, DOMS IIT Madras offer PPOs to the students. An increasing trend has been observed in the pre-placement offers made over the last three years. The table below showcases the pre-placement offers trends made during IIT Madras MBA placements in the past three years:

Other than E-MBA, DoMS IIT Madras offers a one-year PGPEX VLM to students with work experience. Those with a UG degree with 60% aggregate along with work experience ranging between 4.5 and 10 years can apply online on the official website of DoMS IIT Madras. Click here for more details on DoMS IIT Madras E-MBA programme, its eligibility, selection, fee & seats.