Best Colleges accepting XAT Score in Tamil Nadu

Amrita University has been recognised by the UGC as a deemed university in 2003. NAAC has certified Grade-A++ to the university. Hence, this university is recognised. The university is also ranked at the 8th spot in Universities category by NIRF 2025.

Yes, Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai provides scholarships across two categories:

Diversity & Merit Scholarships

Great Lakes offers diversity & merit scholarships for PGPM students to encourage diversity of perspectives in the institution. The institute offers a total of 40 diversity & merit scholarships worth INR 5 Lacs and 30% of the total scholarships are for female students. Candidates seeking scholarships in this category will be evaluated on the following parameters:

•  Application form
• Essay writing
•  Interview assessment

The total seats in PGDM programme is 240 at LIBA Chennai. Candidates are offered seats in PGDM programme based on their CAT or XAT scores. Selected aspirants also need to pass WAT followed by GDPI round. Aspirants need to pay course fees to confirm their seat.

SRM School of Management has released select placement statistics for the MBA programme from the 2025 recruitment drive. Moreover, according to the information gathered, the highest placement statistics offered to the MBA graduates reached INR 65 LPA, and the institute claims that a 30% placement hike has been identified after comparing the highest package received in the year 2024 to the year 2025. Check out the comparison of placement packages received in the years 2023, 2024, and 2025:

Particulars	Statistics (2023)	Statistics (2024)	Statistics (2025)
the highest Salary	INR 42 lakh	INR 50 lakh	INR 65 lakh

 

 

No, SRM IST Kattankulathur MBA admission is not available in direct mode.

Candidates who want to apply for MBA admissions must appear in SRMJEEM in order to qualify. 

Additionally, candidates can also appear in one of CAT, XAT, MAT, GMAT, NMAT, CMAT or TANCET to qualify for admissions as well.

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.

TANCET participating colleges define the TANCET cutoff scores or the last ranks for admission. However, participating institutes do not release a cutoff list for candidates to check during the admission process. In fact the cutoff scores are not released by any authority during the admission session. Candidates can find the TANCET cutoff scores and TANCET last ranks, from the previous admission session, published on the official admission website, I. e. Tamil Nadu-mbamca. Com. All queries related to the centralised admission, counselling, cutoffs, vacancy details, among other information is published on the counselling website, aka the admission website. Directorate of Technical Education, Chennai, has the authority to publish the previous year TANCET cutoff on the official admission website.

Yes, BIM Trichy cutoff is always bit competitive. Many students need good marks in CAT or XAT to get call for next rounds. Students can apply with any one valid score and must meet the BIM MBA cutoff to get shortlisted. Students must check official BIM Trichy website or the latest notice to see what cutoff they need for MBA 2025.

Firebird Institute of Research in Management claims that MBA students can earn between INR 5,000 - INR 25,000 per month in stipend from paid internships.

Exact amount of stipend will depend on type of internship secured by MBA students.

Amrita Business Schoo Coimbatore and LIBA Chennai are known MBA institutes in the state of Tamil Nadu. Admission to the PG course at these institutes is subject to fulfilment of the eligibility and selection requirements. In terms of affordability, Amrita MBA tuition fee amount is INR 12 lakh. While MBA at LIBA Chennai cost INR 18.89 lakh. Hence, Amrita B-school fees is lesser than LIBA. The mentioned fee details are as per the official website/sanctioning body. However, it is still subject to changes and hence, is indicative.

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 CAT exam is always conducted on the last Sunday of November every year. As a result of which, CAT 2026 exam is expected to be conducted on Nov 30, 2026. The announcement will be made at iimcat.ac.in and all newspapers. We at Shiksha also notify the aspirants through our communication channels. Registrations cum application process for CAT 2026 will begin from the first week of August and end in the third week of September 2026.

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.

Aspirants who wish to apply for VIT Business School, Chennai MBA course must appear for VITBEE 2026 or qualify CAT /XAT/MAT/NMAT/CMAT. A minimum of 60% aggregate or first class is required in any Under Graduate or Integrated degree from a recognised University or Institution.

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

Tabulated below are the CAT 2026 important dates: 

Dates	Upcoming Exam Dates
1 August 2025 to 13 September 2025	CAT 2026 registration
4 October to 7 October 2025	CAT 2026 form correction
12 November to 30 November 2025	CAT 2026 admit card download
30 November 2025	CAT 2026
First week of December 2025	CAT 2026 answer key challenge
First week of January 2026	CAT 2026 result announcement

 

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.

VELS is a merit-entrance-based admissions institution. Admission to VELS University requires checking below the process:

• Application: This has been applied online. Professional course application fee is INR 1, 100. In the process of making the choice, candidates are allowed to apply with the relevant documents.
• Selection Rounds: The university receives VELS Entrance Exam to take admission to different UG and PG courses. Other than this, CAT and other entrance tests are also accepted by MBA. The university publishes a merit list that gives the names of the shortlisted aspirants.
• Counselling & Document Checking Round: The shortlisted candidates are invited to counselling and document checking round. Successful candidates should pay course fee to ensure admission.