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:

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.

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. 

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.

Having a good academic profile for IIM admission is very critical. The top 6 IIMs lay a lot of emphasis on Class 10 and Class 12 score for selection of candidates for WAT-PI round. The academic profile is evaluated again at the time of preparation of final merit list. It has been seen in the past that some candidates despite having 99+ percentile, were not selected for PI round due to low score in Class 12.

The academic profile is assessed for academic as well as gender diversity. Which means a candidate who studied Arts in Class 12 may be selected for PI with lower marks than a candidate who studied Science in Class 12.

Candidates aiming for IIMs must know that while the importance of academic profile is very important for top IIMs, it is moderately important for rest of the IIMs. For, other top MBA colleges, overall profile matters more than academic score. So, if you do not have superlative scores in Class 10 and 12, build a good profile with work experience and extra curricular activities to increase your chances of selection.

LIBA CAT cutoff 2025 was announced for admission to the PGDM course for various All India categories. For the General AI category, the estimated CAT percentile was 80 overall and 50 for the Quants, VA-RC, and DI-LR sections. 

Students who attain percentiles above this are eligible to proceed to the next rounds of admissions, which involve WAT, GD and PI. 

Note -  The cutoff data given here is based on an estimate of the previous years and is not the official data. 

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.

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.

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

For admissions under the Management Quota in Shiv Nadar University Chennai - MBA (SNUC - MBA),  candidates must have written one of the entrance tests – CAT, XAT, CMAT, ATMA, MAT or TANCET or any State Level Admission Test conducted by the respective states (outside Tamil Nadu).

Rajalakshmi School of Business has a nearly 100% placement record, and the highest and average package offered during the recent placements stood at INR 7 LPA and INR 5 LPA, respectively. The top recruiters include ICICI Bank, Bajaj Capital, Murugappa Groups, City Union Bank, Saint Gobain, ITC Limited, ANZ Bank, Avasoft, CMIE, and more. The college offers PGDM courses in management that are on par with the top-ranked Indian Institutes of Management in terms of the breadth of its offerings, the pedagogy used, and the blended curriculum of core and soft-skills courses. The admission process requires at least one of the aptitude tests (MAT, CAT, GMAY, etc.) to be attended by the candidates. The college provides internships for the students to learn to work in the corporate world.

Yes, MBA is available at the VIT Business School Chennai. The MBA course is designed with Curriculum for Applied Learning (CAL) & executes in Trimester Pattern (VI Trimesters) with FFCS (Fully Flexible Credit System). Some of the job opportunities that VIT BS MBA students receive are given below:

• Business Consultant
• Sales Executive
• Key Account Manager
• Management trainee officers
• Business Developer Manager
• Recruitment Manager
• Trainees - Operations

Students can also find jobs in Data Analytics firms or can also go for higher studies.

You have to apply on the official TNEA website - tneaonline.org.

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.