Top MBA Colleges in Tamil Nadu: Ranking, Courses, Fees, Admissions 2025, Placements

There are about 9 top-ranked MBA colleges are there in Tamil Nadu. Of these, 7 are private colleges, while 2 are government colleges. Admission is on merit based. Top colleges are IIM Trichy, Great Lakes Institute of Management, NIT Trichy, etc.

Top MBA Colleges in Tamil Nadu: Highlights 2025

Candidates can see the table below:

Particulars	Details
Number of MBA Colleges in Tamil Nadu	9 colleges
Annual Fees	INR 1-2 Lakh: 1 college INR 2-3 Lakh: 1 college More than INR 5 Lakh: 5 colleges
Top MBA Colleges in Tamil Nadu	IIM Trichy, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Great Lakes Institute of Management, NIT Trichy, etc.
Top MBA Specializations	Finance, Human Resources, Sales & Marketing, Operations, IT & Systems, etc.
Accepted Entrance Exams	TANCET, CAT, XAT, CMAT, etc.

Source: Official site and may vary.

Top MBA Colleges in Tamil Nadu: NIRF Ranking 2025

Candidates can see the table below with NIRF ranking:

College Name	NIRF '23	NIRF '24	NIRF 2025
IIT Madras Ranking	15	16	13
IIM Trichy Ranking	22	27	16
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham  Ranking	30	28	26
Great Lakes Institute Ranking	31	34	37
Loyola College Ranking	--	66	55
S.R.M. IST Ranking	--	--	56
NIT Tiruchirappalli Ranking	35	51	57
Saveetha Institute Ranking	71	74	63
Thiagarajar School of Management Ranking	90	82	80
PSG College of Technology Ranking	89	80	84
Anna University Ranking	49	69	88
Bharathidasan Institute Ranking	86	94	96

Source: Official site and may vary.

Top MBA Colleges in Tamil Nadu: Times Rankings 2025

Candidates can see the table below with Times ranking:

College Name	Times 2025 Rank
SRM School of Management, SRMIST - SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai	9
Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science	35
ISSM Business School	42
PRIST University (Deemed to be University)	74
Noorul Islam Centre for Higher Education	82
Hindusthan College of Arts and Science [HICAS]	99

Source: Official site and may vary.

Top MBA Colleges in Tamil Nadu: Outlook Rankings 2024

Candidates can see the table below with Outlook ranking:

College Name	Outlook '24 Rank
University of Madras	24

Source: Official site and may vary.

Top MBA Colleges in Tamil Nadu: Business Today Rankings 2024

Candidates can see the table below with Business Today ranking:

College Name	Business Today 2025 Rank
Great Lakes Institute of Management	17
IIM Trichy	18
Loyola Institute of Business Administration	42

Source: Official site and may vary.

Top MBA Colleges in Tamil Nadu: Admissions 2025

Candidates can see below the eligibility criteria for JEE Advanced accepting Engineering colleges in India:
Must have completed Class 12 with a minimum aggregate of 60% marks with PCM
Must clear JEE Advanced exam
Must attend counselling sessions.

Source: Official site and may vary.

Top MBA Colleges in Tamil Nadu: Exam Schedule 2025

Candidates can see the table below:

Exam Name	Exam Schedule	Exam Syllabus
TANCET	TANCET Schedule	TANCET Syllabus
CAT	CAT Schedule	CAT Syllabus
MAT	MAT Schedule	MAT Syllabus
XAT	XAT Schedule	XAT Syllabus
CMAT	CMAT Schedule	CMAT Syllabus

Source: Official site and may vary.

Entrance Exams Accepted by Top MBA Colleges in Tamil Nadu

Candidates can see the table below:

Exams	Number of Colleges	Cut off Predictor
TANCET	3 colleges	TANCET 2025 Predictor
CAT	6 colleges	CAT 2025 Predictor
XAT	4 colleges	XAT 2025 Predictor
MAT	2 colleges	MAT 2025 Predictor
CMAT	1 college	CMAT 2025 Predictor

Source: Official site and may vary.

Top Private MBA Colleges in Tamil Nadu

Candidates can see the table below for private colleges -

College Name	Average Course Fees/ Seat Intake	Eligibility/ Entrance Exam
Great Lakes Institute of Management Admission	INR 12 Lakh Seats: 700	XAT, CAT, CMAT Graduation with 50% aggregate
Loyola Institute of Business Administration Admission	INR 19 Lakh Seats: 240	XAT, CAT Graduation with 60% aggregate
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeeth Admission	INR 2 Lakh Seats: 5,420	MAT, CAT, XAT Graduation with 50% aggregate
Bharathidasan Institute Admission	INR 14 Lakh Seats: 120	XAT, CAT Graduation with 50% aggregate

Source: Official site and may vary.

Top Government MBA Colleges in Tamil Nadu

Candidates can see the table below for government colleges -

College Name	Average Course Fees	Eligibility/ Entrance Exam
IIM Trichy Admission	INR 20 Lakh	Exams: CAT Eligibility: Graduation with 60% aggregate
NIT Trichy Admission	INR 1 Lakh	Exams: CAT Eligibility: Graduation with 60% aggregate

Source: Official site and may vary.

Top MBA Colleges in Chennai

Candidates can see the table below:

College Name	NIRF Rank 2024	Average Fees
Great Lakes Institute of Management MBA	34	INR 11 Lakh
Saveetha Institute of Sciences MBA	74	INR 7 Lakh
Crescent Institute of Science and Technology MBA	101-125	INR 5 Lakh
HITS MBA	101-125	INR 3 Lakh

Source: Official site and may vary.

Top MBA Colleges in Tiruchirappalli

Candidates can see the table below:

College Name	Average Fees
IIM Trichy MBA	INR 20 Lakh
NIT Trichy MBA	INR 1 Lakh
BIM Trichy MBA	INR 13 Lakh

Source: Official site and may vary.

Top MBA Colleges in Coimbatore

Candidates can see the table below:

College Name	Average Fees
Sri Krishna College MBA	INR 35,000

Source: Official site and may vary.

Read more about MBA colleges in other locations:

• Top MBA Colleges in Chennai
• Top MBA Colleges in Coimbatore
• Top MBA Colleges in Tiruchirappalli
• Top MBA Colleges in Madurai

Top MBA Colleges in Tamil Nadu: Fees vs Salary

Candidates can see the table below with fees and salary:

College Name	Average Course Fees	Average Placement Salary
IIM Trichy MBA	INR 20 Lakh	INR 18 LPA
NIT Trichy MBA	INR 1 Lakh	INR 9 LPA
BIM Trichy MBA	INR 14 Lakh	INR 10 LPA
Thiagarajar School of Management MBA	INR 11 Lakh	INR 8 LPA

Source: Official site and may vary.

Top MBA Colleges in Tamil Nadu: Placements and Top Recruiters

Candidates can see the table below with placements -

College Name	Average Placement Salary	Top Recruiters
NIT Trichy Placements	INR 9 LPA	Google, Microsoft, ITC, Infosys, Oracle, Volvo, etc.
IIM Trichy Placements	INR 18 LPA	Accenture, Deloitte, Amazon, Microsoft, Ultratech, YES Bank, etc.
BIM Trichy Placements	INR 10 LPA	Deloitte, EY, SBI Bank, Reliance, etc.
Thiagarajar School of Management Placements	INR 8 LPA	Amazon, Honeywell, Deloitte, KPMG, Airtel, EY, TCS, etc.

Source: Official site and may vary.

Read More: Career After MBA

Cost of Studying at the Top MBA Colleges in Tamil Nadu

Candidates can see the table below:

Average Course Fee Range	No. of Colleges
INR 1-2 Lakh	1 college
INR 3-5 Lakh	1 college
More than INR 5 Lakh	5 colleges

Source: Official site and may vary.

Best MBA Colleges in Tamil Nadu: Top Specialisations

Candidates can see the table below with top specialisations -

Top Specialisations	Number of Colleges
Sales & Marketing	7 colleges
Finance	6 colleges
Human Resources	6 colleges
Operations	6 colleges
Business Analytics	5 colleges

Source: Official site and may vary.

Top MBA Colleges in Tamil Nadu: Scholarship 2025

Listed below is the scholarships:

• IIM Trichy Scholarships
• Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeeth Scholarships
• Great Lakes Institute Scholarships
• NIT Trichy Scholarships
• PSGCT Coimbatore Scholarships

Top MBA Colleges in Tamil Nadu: Cutoffs

Students can click on the links provided below for details about the latest cutoffs at the top MBA colleges in Tamil Nadu:

• IIM Trichy Cutoffs
• Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham Cutoffs
• Great Lakes Institute of Management Cutoffs
• NIT Trichy Cutoffs
• PSGCT Coimbatore Cutoffs

Top MBA Colleges in Tamil Nadu: Comparison

Compare the top MBA colleges in Tamil Nadu by clicking on the links provided below:

• IIM Trichy Comparison with Other Colleges
• Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham Comparison with Other Colleges
• Great Lakes Institute of Management Comparison with Other Colleges
• NIT Trichy Comparison with Other Colleges
• PSGCT Coimbatore Comparison with Other Colleges