Loyola Institute of Business Administration

To attain admission in Loyola Institute of Business Administration, students who belong to the General category under the All India quota would need to attain a CAT percentile of 80 overall and 50 for the Quants, VA-RC and DI-LR sections. 

Other categories will have different cutoffs accordingly. General AI students who attain the above-mentioned percentile are eligible to participate in the next round of the admission process, which involves GD, PI and WAT. 

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

Candidates need to pay INR 2,000 to apply for PGDM programme at LIBA Chennai. The application fees is INR 900 for PGDM Weekend and INR 944 for Executive Diploma. The application fees for FPM programme is INR 2,500. Aspirants can pay the fees via any of the online payment modes.

LIBA Chennai does accept CAT scores for admission to PGDM courses. However, it is not compulsory. Aspirants can also apply for PGDM with XAT scores. Candidates applying for PGDM (Gulf/ FN/ OCI) programme can also appear for LIBA Admission Test. Selected candidates also need to pass WAT followed by GDPI.

LIBA Chennai offers admission to candidates based on their merit or entrance exam scores. Aspirants need to pass entrance exam for PGDM, PGDM Weekend, FPM courses. Candidates can get admission to Executive Diploma and PGP based on their merit. However, aspirants also need to pass personal interview round for merit-based courses also.

Loyola Institute of Business Administration offers students the popular programme of PGDM in one specialisation only. The total tuition fees for the course is INR 18.9 L. The LIBA Chennai PGDM specialisation is mentioned below:

1. Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM)

Students can opt for their preferred specialisation according to their particular career direction.

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.

Given below is a brief comparison between the REC and LIBA colleges for their MBA courses based on various factors, such as seat intake and overall rating:

Pursuing the Executive Diploma in Financial Management course from LIBA Chennai equips students with advanced knowledge of Accounting and Finance. Thus, upon completing this course, students can pursue different career paths, each with the potential for attractive earnings. Mentioned below are a few career options and respective industry-based average payouts for Executive Diploma graduates:

• Jr Accountant: INR 2.4 LPA
• Financial Consultant: INR 6 LPA
• Certified Management Accountant: INR 6 LPA
• Accounts Manager: INR 8.6 LPA

Note: The above-mentioned are industry-based average payouts. The actual salary may differ.

Yes, completing a PG Diploma degree from LIBA Chennai makes students eligible for various jobs in government departments and organisations (both Central and State). This happens because completing the programme equips students with many employability skills, such as communication, critical thinking, problem solving, management, and more. Tabulated below are some of the government job profiles for students to pursue after completion of the programme:

Note: The above-mentioned are industry-based average payouts.