TAPMI Manipal Cutoff 2025: Check CAT Year-Wise Cutoff Percentiles

TAPMI maintains an overal CAT percentile of 85 for its MBA course from the past three years (2020, 2021 and 2022) for the General All India category student. Considering the past three years cutoff percentile, there is high chances that a student can get a call from TAPMI with 80 percentile in CAT. However, final admission will be based on CAT/ XAT cutoff score, followed by candidates' performance in the Group Discussion and Personal Interview round. Also, the cutoff score vary for different catergory students. 

TAPMI has a total of 570 MBA seats spread across various specialisations. Tabulated below is specialisation-wise seat intake for TAPMI MBA courses:

TA Pai Management Institute admission to the MBA course is based on valid CAT, XAT, CMAT and other Management entrance exam scores. Based on previous years' trends, the estimated TAPMI cutoff 2023 for several entrance exams are tabulated below: 

*Note: The above-mentioned estimated cut off data is based on previous years' trends.The actual cutoff might vary.

TAPMI MBA admissions are done based on merit in the qualifying examination. CAT is not the only qualifying examination accepted by the college. TAPMI also accepts XAT, GMAT, and NMAT for making admissions to its MBA courses. Moreover, entrance exam scores are not the sole basis of selection. The college reviews candidates based on their past academic records, personality, and performance in GD and PI.

No, there is no entrance exam for getting admission into TAPMI Manipal PhD courses. TAPMI Manipal ensures to select candidates with strong academic credentials, who wish to pursue rigorous and original research in all areas of management. The candidates are reviewed over various parameters such as education record, work experience, research proposal, and more.

This are the exams and their Percentile required to get into the college 

Students seeking admission to BBA at TAPMI Manipal must have passed Class 12 with a minimum of 60% marks. Students who passed in 2022, and 2023 or appearing in 2024 can apply. Appearing students will be shortlisted only if they obtain the specified minimum marks. Moreover, candidates must have studied English as a compulsory subject in Class 12. In addition to that, candidates should have appeared in one of the following entrance tests:

• IPMAT
• JIPMAT
• JEE Main
• SAT
• CLAT
• MET

Yes, TAPMI Manipal accepts Management entrance exams such as CAT, MAT, XAT, CMAT, etc. for admission to MBA programmes. For PhD, the institute accepts UGC-NET, CSIR-NET, MAHE Eligibility Test, etc. for selection. Besides entrance exam, aspirants also need to qualify a group discussion and personal interview round for MBA admission. 

CAT is one of the accepting exams for MBA admissions at TAPMI. It is a national level management aptitude test accepted for admission to MBA course. CAT scores play a major role in shortlisting of students at TAPMI. Check below the CAT exam date:

Candidates need to complete any UG degree with at least 50% aggregate to apply for TAPMI Manipal MBA programme. Final year students may also apply. However, the admission shall be cancelled if they obtain less than 50% aggregate in their graduation. Aspirants applying for MBA Technology Management must also fulfil below requiements:

• Minimum two years of work experience
• Should be able to demonstrate interest in technology domain in the technology interview round

PhD at TAPMI Manipal requires submission of research work done during the stipulated course duration of four years. Before the end of the first twelve months i.e. at the start of the fourth year, the full-time scholar will be required to prepare a comprehensive research proposal and detailed plan. This research is to be done under the guidance of the allocated guide (s) and doctoral committee members (DAC). This research work would have to be presented to a specially constituted committee at the Manipal Academy of Higher Education. 

TAPMI Manipal offers admission to various courses such as MBA and BBA on the basis of merit and valid entrance scores. The Institute provides admission to MBA on the basis of various accepted entrance exams such as CAT/ XAT/ GMAT/ NMAT and other equivalent exams along with group discussion and personal interview. Apart from this, candidates must secure a minimum aggregate of 50% in graduation.

No, students cannot get admission in TAPMI Manipal BBA course without a valid entrance exam score. TAPMI accepts the following entrance exams for admissions to its BBA course:

• IPMAT
• JIPMAT
• JEE Main
• SAT
• CLAT
• MET

Moreover, interested students also must have passed the Class 12 with a minimum of 60% and English as a main subject.

TAPMI Manipal offers admission on the basis of merit. Candidates must secure a minimum aggregate in Class 12 along with securing valid scores in accepted institutional level exams. Furthermore, admissions to the TAPMI Manipal BBA courses are made based on merit in Class 12 and entrance exam, along with presentation. There is no entrance exam for BBA admissions.

Admissions at TAPMI Manipal are made purely based on merit. There are no reservations at TAPMI for any quota or category. However, the institute does provide need-based financial assistance and scholarships to support students in need. Moreover, there is no ‘Management Quota’ for admissions at TAPMI.

Sorry to say T. A. Pai Management Institute (TAPMI) does not have a bachelor's degree program. TAPMI offers a two-year MBA programme with a 100% placement rate for the 2021-23 class. The most expensive package was INR 24.8 LPA, with an average of INR 14.6 LPA. TAPMI welcomes recruiters from a variety of industries and has global recognition.