Chennai

No, work experience is not compulsory to apply for MBA programme at IFMR Chennai. However, students with work experience of more than or equal to 12 months get credits during evaluation. 

IFMR Chennai refund policy follows regulations set by the UGC. Students need to fill out the refund request form within 15 days of receiving the complete details of bank account to apply for refund. The form is available on application dashboard.

IFMR Chennai offers programmes at UG, PG, certificate and doctoral levels. The institute offers Integrated BBA, MBA, certificate and PhD programmes. Candidates can fill out the form for the preferred course on the institute's website.

Yes, most law departments at private and government law colleges in Chennai do not ask for CLAT exam scores for BA LLB after Class 12. Even the top-ranked Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences  BA LLB course requires Saveetha Admission Test scores if you haven't sat for the CLAT exam. VELS School of Law has no entrance and takes in candidates with 45% or more marks in Class 12 in total. 

Yes, most law departments at private and government law colleges in Chennai do not ask for CLAT exam scores for BA LLB after Class 12. Even the top-ranked Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences  BA LLB course requires Saveetha Admission Test scores if you haven't sat for the CLAT exam. VELS School of Law has no entrance and takes in candidates with 45% or more marks in Class 12 in total. 

The most important thing to understand is that JoSAA counselling does not apply to private engineering colleges at all — it strictly manages admissions for premier government-funded institutions only. So if you are targeting private engineering colleges in Chennai like SRM, VIT, or Saveetha, you will have to go through direct admission, which means applying through state-level counselling like TNEA, the college's own entrance test, or management quota seats — all of which are faster but come with much higher fees and less transparency compared to the fully merit-based and government-controlled JoSAA process.

Total ROI = Total Fees vs Expected Salary:

• Total Fees: INR 9.9 Lakhs (not including hostel fees or security deposit)
• Average Package: INR 8.60 LPA (Overall)
• ROI: Break even after little more than 1 year

Though students should not that placements are guaranteed and cost of living, interest, etc. factors must be factored in while choosing their programme.

Total ROI = Total Fees vs Expected Salary:

• Total Fees: INR 9.9 Lakhs (not including hostel fees or security deposit)
• Average Package: INR 8.60 LPA (Overall)
• ROI: Break even after little more than 1 year

Though students should not that placements are guaranteed and cost of living, interest, etc. factors must be factored in while choosing their programme.