Loyola Institute of Business Administration

Apart from CAT cutoff, LIBA admission to full-time offline MBA course is also based on XAT scores. Candidates who meet the XAT 2023 cut off of 70 Percentile are considered by LIBA for the Personal Interaction (PI) round of MBA admission 2024-25 batch. Going as per the last few year trends, candidates are expected to have an overall score of 70 percentile in XAT.  Tabulated below is the previous year's XAT percentile for LIBA cutoff for General Category candidates:

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. 

The last date to apply for the XAT exam for the MBA admission at Loyola Institute of Business Administration can be checked by clicking here. The institute accepts the XAT entrance exam for admission to the MBA course. 

The CAT 2026 registrations will start in August, 2026 for admission to LIBA MBA course. Candidates would need to apply on the official site to enter the application process.

The mode of application is online. Check below the documents required to apply at LIBA Chennai:

• Passport-size photograph in JPEG format
• Class 10 marksheet and passing certificate
• Class 12 marksheet and passing certificate
• UG mark sheet/ transcript
• Provisional degree certificate/degree certificate

Check out the following table for details on LIBA Chennai Certificate course eligibility criteria:

For LIBA MBA admission candidates need to apply through CAT or XAT exam. For CAT application fees is INR 2,400 for General/ NC-OBC candidates and INR 1,200 for SC/ ST/ PwD candidates. The application fee for XAT is INR 2100. The table below covers the total tuition fee for popular courses offered at LIBA Chennai:

*The above fee is sourced from unofficial sources. Hence, is indicative.  

LIBA Chennai selects candidates based on their merit or entrance exam scores. Candidates must meet the eligibility criteria to apply for a course. Check below course-wise eligibility:

LIBA Chennai offers seats to candidates based on their scores in CAT or XAT for PGDM programmes. Aspirants can also appear for LIBA Admission Test for PGDM (Gulf/ FN/ OCI) programme. Selected candidates also need to pass WAT followed by GDPI. 

The institute shortlists candidates for PGDM Weekend and FPM programmes based on their entrance test scores and performance in the PI round. Selected candidates have to pay course fees to confirm their seat.