MBA in Banking and Financial Services 

at TAPMI Manipal, Manipal

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

The TAPMI accepts several exam scores including CAT, CMAT, XAT, and NMAT. It has released separate cutoffs for separate exam for different MBA specilisations. Considering the TAPMI MBA cutoff 2024, the percentile needed to get into TAPMI for Master of Business Administration (MBA) is 95, 85, 80 (score), and 80 for CMAT, CAT, NMAT, and XAT, respectively. For more specialisations' cutoffs, candidates can check out the official page:

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.

The TAPMI CAT Cutoff 2024 was released for admission to the MBA/PGDM courses. The CAT Cutoff 2024 was 85 percentile for TAPMI MBA admissions for the Gender-Neutral category. The TA Pai Management Institute accepts the CAT Cutoff percentile for admission. Students who are looking to pursue a Masters degree in MBA at this institute should have a valid percentile in CAT or other accepted entrance exams.

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

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. 

The most popular programmes offered by TAPMI Manipal are BBA Hons and MBA. The college offers courses at PG and Doctoral levels. Admission is both entrance and merit based. Application process is held online through the official website.

The course-wise overall average package offered during TAPMI MBA placements 2024-2025 are presented below:

Further, the course-wise average package offered to Fresher and Experienced students during TAPMI MBA placements 2025 are presented below:

T A Pai Management Institute, Manipal provides various programmes and specialisations to students. For obtaining TAPMI Manipal admission, candidates are required to appear for the prescribed entrance tests. Students can visit the official website of the TAPMI Manipal to learn more regarding the eligibility details for their preferred course choice. Accepted exams include NMAT, XAT, Karnataka PGCET, CAT, GMAT.