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:

Top Colleges	NIRF 2022	NIRF 2023	NIRF 2024
IIM Trichy Ranking	18	22	27
Great Lakes Institute of Management Chennai Ranking	24	31	34
NIT Trichy Ranking	39	35	51
PSGCT Coimbatore Ranking	63	89	80

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:

College Names	Annual Average Package	Top Recruiters
IIM Trichy Placements	INR 19 LPA– INR 20 LPA	Air India, JP Morgan Chase & Co., Amazon, AON, etc.
NIT Trichy Placements	INR 8 LPA	Microsoft, Sony, ITC Limited, Samsung, etc.
Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai Placements	INR 11 LPA	Accenture, Ford, Nippon Paint India, Mphasis, etc.
Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences Placements	INR 7 LPA	Cognizant, Capgemini, Accenture, TCS, Mahindra, etc.
Loyola Institute of Business Administration Placements	INR 11 LPA	Deloitte, KPMG, Tata Motors, ICICI Bank, Infosys, HCL, etc.
Thiagarajar School of Management Placements	INR 8 LPA	ICICI Bank, Amazon, Honeywell, Deloitte, KPMG, Airtel, EY, TCS, etc.

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:

Public/Government Colleges	Total Tuition Fees/Seat Intake
IIM Trichy Admission	INR 20 lakh Seats: 290
NIT Trichy Admission	INR 1 lakh
DoMS IIT Madras Admission	INR 1 lakh
Periyar University Admission	INR 19,000 Seats: 737

CAT score is valid for one year at the IIMs and top B-Schools. In some tier 3 and government institutions, CAT score of previous two years are also acceptable. Many B-schools including IIMs have an option of deferment of admission, wherein you can confirm your admission and pay the nominal fee but join the batch in the next year. It is advised that candidates take admission in the same year as their CAT attempt so that they don't have to reappear next year. Given the competition in MBA space, it is difficult to get a good college whether you have a low score or average score. So, incase one is getting a good college, they should take admission and not drop a year to appear for CAT again.

Yes CAT syllabus is difficult to crack if you do not have enough time. There are three subjects in CAT- VARC, DILR and Quantitative Aptitude. Most of candidates find RC passages tough to crack. In Quants, Arithmetic, Algebra and Geometry pose significant challenge during preparation. In DILR, Reasoning questions often turnout to be tricky and confusion. 

Yes, you can apply for CAT. The main criteria of eligibility for CAT is graduation from a recognised university. So, whether the education mode is full-time or correspondence, if the university is recognised by the UGC, the candidates will be eligible to appear for the CAT exam.

CAT 2026 exam will be held on November 29, 2026. Official announcement of the exam and registration schedule will be announced in the last week of July 2026.

CAT exam usually takes place in the month of November. The registration has starts from August and the last date of application is auntil September.

If you have a very good CAT score but poor academic record it is quite likely that you may not be shortlisted for top IIMs as the institutes prefer candidates with overall consistency in academics. Class 12 scores holds a lot of importance in shortlisting of candidates for WAT-PI.

On an average, about 10-15 CAT aspirants score 100 percentile. Given below is the data of CAT 100 percentilers of last 4 years:

Exam year	CAT 100 percentilers	State wise numbers
CAT 2025	12	1- Uttar Pradesh 1- Karnataka  1- Maharashtra 3- Delhi 2- Haryana  2- Gujarat 1- Jharkhand 1- Odisha
CAT 2024	14	1- Andhra Pradesh 2- Delhi 1- Haryana 1-Kerala 5- Maharashtra 1- Odisha 1- Rajasthan 2- Telangana
CAT 2023	14	1 – Andhra Pradesh 1 - Delhi 1 – Gujarat 1 – Jammu & Kashmir 1 - Karnataka 1 - Kerala 4 – Maharashtra 1 – Tamil Nadu 2 - Telangana 1 - Uttar Pradesh
CAT 2022	11	2 - Delhi 1 - Gujarat 1 - Haryana 1 - Kerala 1 - Madhya Pradesh 2 - Maharashtra 2 - Telangana 1 - Uttar Pradesh

 

As per information available, Institute offers (aprx) INR 300,000-600,000 median salary to their students for BBA course during placements.

Yes, SRM School of Management does offer an MBA course for the duration of two years, divided into four semesters, and offered in full-time mode. The basic eligibility requirement to get admission into MBA courses is candidates must complete their graduation with an aggregate of 50%. Moreover, the school offers several specialisations in the MBA course, and the eligibility requirements to get admission into any of the specialisation is almost similar.

VIT Business School Chennai average package for 2025 has not been released. Once out it will be updated on this page. Meanwhile students can have a look at the highest package given in the table below:

Particulars	Placement Statistics (2025)
the highest Package	INR 1 Crore per annum

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

The scope of MBA course is increasing day by day. MBA is one of the big job oriented professional programme and the most one which has been sought by the students. Once you have completed your degree, you have a great job opportunity in the industrial world. You may the manager or executive in term of designation.

The management term is most suited to the managers and that's why it is the way, where you can reach on the top of the height as soon as possible by using your leadership and working proficiency. An MBA professional always plays a vital role in his/her company and this is why he used to keep in touch with the board of directors. No need to specify the companies who recruit the MBA professionals. All sectors including government and public have various industries, companies, institutions or related organizations, come in the job prospective fields for an MBA professional.

Some job profiles are listed here:

• Brand Manager
• Account Manager
• International Business Manager
• Marketing Executive
• Business Technical Consultant

All the best.

PGDM is one of the top courses of RSB Chennai. After completing PGDM equivalent to MBA, candidates are open to multiple job opportunities. As per past placements record, the highest and average package offered to candidates was INR 12 LPA and INR 7.8 LPA, respectively. Some of the recruiters that participate in placements drive are Airtel, VIVO, ICICI Bank, etc.

If we talk about placements in SEC Chennai for MBA then its highest package is INR 34 lakh, the lowest package is INR 3 lakh and the medium package is INR 6.5 lakh.

Top recruiters are Amazon, Dell, IBM, INFOSYS, WIPRO, TCS, TECH MAHINDRA,  ICICI BANK, MARUTI SUZUKI, MRF ASIAN PAINTS, TATA GROUPS and many more reputed companies visit every year in SEC Chennai and there are 1305 offers made till now.

XIME Chennai does not offer a tradiational MBA course. Instead, the institute offers a PGDM course that is equivalent to a standard MBA course. Just like a standard MBA course, the PGDM duration at XIME Chennai is also two years and the syllabus is relatively similar to a standard MBA course.

IMU CET 2026 admit card is expected to be released in May 2026. The admission authority releases the IMU CET admit card online for eligible candidates. Candidates can download the IMU CET admit card by using their login credentials. Details regarding the exam date, timings, venue, guidelines, and more are released through the admit card of IMU CET. While reporting to the exam center, the candidates are required to present their admit card and proof of identity.

Candidates can complete the TANCET registration process in an online mode. Candidates meed not visit anywhere to submit the form offline or send the hard copy of the filled in form. Therefore, the registration fee payment is also done online. After filling all the details and uploading the documents, candidates need to click the 'Submit' button and pay the fees online. For online payment of TANCET application fee, candidates need the following details: - Name on Card - Card Number - Expiry date - CVV Number Additionally, candidates will need the OTP received on the bank registered mobile number for payment verification.

VELS University offers decent placements annually for courses like BTech,  MBA and MCA, etc. The placements are ongoing for the Class of 2025. As of now, the highest package offered during VELS University placements 2025 stood at INR 12 LPA. Further, 52 recruiters offered an average package of more than INR 5 LPA to the students of the batch 2025. The key highlights of VELS University placements for the Class of 2025 are tabulated below:

Particulars	Placement Statistics (2025)
Highest package	INR 12 LPA
Average package	INR 5 PA+
Total recruiters	52

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.