TAPMI Manipal: Courses, Fees, Admission 2026, Placements, Cutoff

TAPMI offers a five-year PG- integrated BBA program. Under this program, the students gain knowledge of the business world at the undergraduate level through three years of BBA and then gain domain expertise through two years TAPMI MBA program.

At the end of the five-year academic experience, the candidates who have completed the (program) academic requirements would be awarded the degree of an MBA along with a BBA degree. This course allows students to start from the basics and gain domain expertise by the end of the course.

The placement rate recorded for MBA HRM in 2025 was 100%. The key highlights of TAPMI MBA HRM Program placements 2025 as compared with 2024 and 2023 are presented below:

Students with an MBA in Marketing from TAPMI can pursue various rewarding job profiles. Some of the prominent roles include Brand Manager, where they manage and develop a brand's image; Marketing Manager, overseeing marketing campaigns and strategies; and Sales Manager, focusing on achieving sales targets. Tabulated below are various job profiles one can pursue after an MBA in Marketing:

Note: The job profiles mentioned above are general in nature. Prospect career paths may differ for each student depending on their individual skillset.

TAPMI Manipal offers an MBA for 2 years with an annual intake of 60 students. The Institute offers various specialisations across MBA, such as, Banking and Finacial Services, International Business, HRM, Marketing, Technology Management, and more.

Admission to MBA in Human Resources Management is offered based on Karnataka PGCET, GMAT, XAT, CAT, NMAT and other equivalent examinations. Furthermore, the Institute offers MBA in HR is offered with the tuition fees worth INR 13.02 Lakh. Whereas, the hostel fees is worth INR 3.45 Lacs and one-time payment is around INR 40K, giving a total of INR 16.87 Lacs of course fees for 2 years. 

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. 

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

T. A. Pai Management Institute offers MBA and PGDM programs, but not BA programs. Therefore, there are no fees for BA programs at T. A. Pai Management Institute. However, the fees for MBA and PGDM programs are available. The MBA programme tuition fee at TAPMI is set at INR 16 Lakhs. The programme fees for all the MBA programs are the same, which is INR 8.25 Lacs per year for Indian domiciled and CIWG students, and USD 20000 per year for NRI/PIO/Foreign National students. Additionally, there are other fees such as hostel fees, caution deposit, international immersion programme fees, and training cost at SBI and BSE, which are applicable to specific programs. TAPMI also provides scholarships and awards for deserving students, and educational loan support is available through several banks

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 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. 

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.

The fee for the T. A. Pai Management Institute varies based on the program and the student's nationality. Here are the details:
For the Master of Business Administration program:
For Indian Domiciled & CIWG students: INR 8.25 lakh per year.
For NRI/PIO/Foreign National students: USD 20,000 per year.

The BBA Hons program has a fee structure of INR 11.55 Lakhs for the entire course duration. Other programs' fee structures may differ.

Scholarships and awards are also given to deserving students by the institute.

The course-wise number of companies visited during TAPMI Manipal placements 2025 arepresented below:

TAPMI Manipal admission 2026 is currently open for various courses. The application process at TAPMI is conducted online or offline. Students can check the list of documents required for admission below: 

• Graduation marksheet
• Photograph
• Entrance exam scorecard

TA Pai Management Institute offers various courses to students at UG, PG, and PhD levels. The college offers MBA in General Programme as its one of the most popular programmes to students. It is offered for a duration of 2 years that consists of 6 trimesters. 

TAPMI Manipal offers MBA course to students at the PG level. It is offered for 2 years in several specialisations. To be eligible for MBA at T A Pai Management Institute, candidates must fulfil the eligibility criteria of the course. Candidates must be graduated from a recognised university with at least 50% aggregate. Final-year students may also apply. 

TAPMI Manipal college offers various courses to students at the UG, PG, and PhD levels. The college offers MBA in General Programme as its one of the most popular programmes to students. It is offered in several specialisations such as Banking and Financial Services, International Business, HRM, Marketing, Technology Management, etc.

The MBA General programme received 58 PPO's during the TAPMI placements 2025. Check out the table for more details: