Best Colleges accepting CAT Score in Chennai

There are about 40+ CAT accepting MBA colleges in Tamil Nadu. Of these, 30 colleges are privately owned and 4 colleges are owned by public/government organisations. CAT is one of the most accepting entrance exams in top MBA colleges in Tamil Nadu. IIM Trichy, NIT Trichy, Great Lakes Institute of Management Chennai, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, PSGCT Coimbatore, Bharathidasan Institute of Management, Trichy, Thiagarajar School of Management, Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science, B.S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science and Technology, etc. are some of the popular MBA colleges accepting CAT score in Tamil Nadu.

IIM Trichy emerged as the top MBA college accepting CAT score in Tamil Nadu followed by other colleges. Listed below are some colleges along with their NIRF ranking from 2022 to 2024:

The following is a list of general requirements for admission to MBA programs in Pune that accept CAT scores:

• A bachelor's degree or its equivalent from an accredited university or other institution in any discipline is required of candidates, with a minimum cumulative GPA of 50%.
• Tamil Nadu's MBA schools take into account results from national entrance exams like It is necessary for candidates to achieve the minimum cutoff scores that each college has established.

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The table below shows average placement package offered by top recruiters who participated in top MBA colleges accepting CAT score in Tamil Nadu:

The table below shows the top government MBA colleges in Tamil Nadu that accept CAT scores along with their total tuition fee and their seat intake:

There are over 170 cities where CAT exam is held. These 170 cities are spread across India consist of metropolitan cities, capital cities, Tier-2 and Tier-3 cities. Candidate can select up to five cities for allotment of test centre. The process of test city selection is a part of CAT application process. In the CAT application form, there is a field in which candidates have to select the cities. They need to select the city of preference in order of 1 to 5. The examination authorities will try to allot the test centre in the city of first preference. Thus, candidates must fill all the five cities carefully. They must choose their home city of city of current residence as the first preference. The test city option can only be changed during the form correction window. After that, the request for change of the city will not be accepted by the exam authorities.

Candidates need the following documents while filling the CAT application form:

• A recent passport size photo (color against white background)
• Scanned signature with black pen on white paper
• Any photo ID card like PAN card, Aadhaar Card, Voter ID, Passport 
• Class 10 marksheet 
• Class 12 marksheet 
• Graduation marksheet 
• Permanent address proof 
• Work experience documents Reserved category students need to upload Category Certificate along with the CAT application form. The Certificate is available on the CAT website. Candidates can download, fill it, get it attested by competent authority and upload it as PDF with the CAT application form. 
• The PwD category students also have to fill the PwD form and Scribe affidavit along with the exam application form. This is necessary for getting scribe facility and PwD facility at the test centre. The CAT application form is same for students from all categories. Those belonging to a particular category (SC/ST/PwD) will be required to mention it in the relevant field of the CAT form.

There is no age limit to appear for CAT. Any graduate or working professional can appear in the exam.

No, the candidates do not have to pay any fee for CAT form correction. The facility is provided to candidates free of cost. However, if they have made an error in a field that will not be available for editing during form correction, then they will have to fill a fresh form before the submission deadline and pay the CAT application fee again. So, candidates must review the CAT application form before submitting to check whether they have filled all the information correctly or not. Once submitted, the form will not be editable but of photo, signature and test city.

Candidates can  find below the ranking of LIBA Chennai. NIRF and Business Today are the main ranking bodies.

CAT 2026 exam will be held on November 29, 2026 in three slots. Candidates will find their CAT 2026 slot time in the admit card.

CAT question papers are released within a week of the exam in the form of a PDF as a response sheet and answer key. Response sheet hosts CAT exam questions and answers.

The Saveetha Engineering College, Chennai cut off varies per course. If your TNEA score is less than 35000, you are qualified for admission to SEC Chennai. If you score 55 to 60 on the TANCET MBA, you are qualified for the MBA programme. The admission guidelines for the MBA program at Saveetha School of Management state that candidates who have completed an undergraduate course in any discipline with 50% and above from any recognized university are eligible to apply.

In the first two semesters of the course, candidates have to study core subjects. From the third semester, the subjects are more specialisation specific. Mentioned below are some of the topics covered in the course:

• Logistics Management
• Materials Management
• Project Management
• Lean Six Sigma
• Total Quality Management
• Supply Chain Management

Candidates wanting to get SNUC - MBA scholarship can visit the website or contact admission office. The scholarship schemes are provided to candidates who meet the specific criteria. The available scholarship schemes are mentioned below:

• Walk-in and Walk-out
• Merit
• Merit cum Means
• Sports

Rajalakshmi School of Business does not conduct any in-house entrance exam for PGDM course admission. However, students are selected on two parameters. For details, check the two parameters from below:

• Candidates must meet the eligibility criteria set by the institute. Aspirants should complete graduation with 50% aggregate (45% SC/ST category)
• Aptitude test- applicants should have a valid CAT/XAT/MAT/CMAT/GMAT/ATMA/TANCET scores. Entrance exam scores are considered as indicator of academic and analytic ability.

VIT Business School Chennai placement report for 2025 has been released for the class of 2025. See the table below to know more:

As per the latest SRM Ramapuram placement information, many recruiters participated in the 2024 placements and made 655 job offers to 498 students. Moreover, the the highest package offered during SRM Ramapuram placements in 2024 stood at INR 40 LPA. Apart from this, a total of 125 super dream offers of more than INR 10 LPA were offered to students. 

Note: The above  placement data is not course-specific.

The TNEA 2026 dates for the counselling process will be announced in the coming days after AICTE approval.

Yes, the XIME Chennai admission portal is accepting admissions for the PGDM course in the academic year 2026. The CAT 2025 results have been announced for PGDM 2026 admissions. The XAT results are expected to be announced soon.

Go to the admission portal of XIME Chennai to apply for the PGDM admissions.

Admission to MBA at SRM IST Vadapalani is primarily entrance-based. Students must appear for SRMJEEM (SRM Joint Entrance Exam for Management) national-level test conducted by SRM IST. Alternatively, candidates can apply using scores of exams such as CAT, MAT, NMAT, CMAT, TANCET, or SAT India. After meeting the minimum score requirement in any of these exams is only the first step. Based on entrance test scores, shortlisted candidates are then required to appear for a personal interview round conducted by SRM IST. Final selection is based on both exam performance and interview round.

Yes, Saveetha University does offer MBA courses for two years, and in full-time study. Saveetha University MBA courses are available in various specialisations, such as Finance,  Hospital Administration,  Human Resource Management,  International Business Management,  Marketing,  Production,  Systems and Logistics. The minimum eligibility criteria required for admissions to any of the mentioned MBA specialisations, candidates are required to qualify for their graduation from any discipline with a minimum aggregate of 50%.