MBA in International Business 

at Alagappa University, Karaikudi

The first-year of the course is divided into two semesters. Alagappa University MBA-IB curriculum is inclusive of core courses, non-major electives, and electives. Some of the core subjects included in each semester are mentioned below:

First Semester:

• Management Concepts
• Financial and Management Accounting
• International Economics and Legal Environment
• Information Technology for Business

Second Semester:

• Business Research Methodology
• Global Business Communication
• EX-IM Management
• Global Entreprenurship Development

The institute has not released its course wise data yet. However, NIRF Report for 2025 is out. According to the NIRF report 295 PG 2-year students were placed during Manonmaniam Sundaranar University placements. Refer to the table below to know more:

Note: The data provided above is taken from NIRF report 2024

Alagappa University offers a total of seven MBA programmes. These courses are offered through the university School of Management. Admission to these full-time courses is entrance-based. The specialisation in which MBA is offered at Alagappa University are:

Yes, the distance MBA course is offered in six specialisations, namely General Management, Financial Management, Human Resource Management, Logistics Management, and Tourism. For admission to the MBA programme at Alagappa University Karaikudi, aspirants must meet the minimum eligibility criteria. The criteria is that the candidate must have a Bachelor’s degree in any discipline with 50% aggregate (45% for reserved category).

The university accepts admission based on various national level exams. The exams are MAT, CAT, XAT, ATMA, CMAT/Alagappa University Entrance Exam along with group discussion and personal interview.

Alagappa University has not released a concise placements report for MBA course. However, the university NIRF report 2024 is out. As per this report, out of 1,226 PG (two-year) candidates, 295 were placed. Moreover, the median package offered to the Alagappa University PG (two-year) candidates stood at INR 2.4 LPA in 2023. 

There is no seat reservation at the university for SC/ST candidates. However, Alagappa University reserve seats for differently-abled students applying for the BSc course. The university reserve 5% of seats in each course for this category candidates. Apart from this, the SC/ST candidates may get some seat relaxation, if approved by the government of Tamil Nadu.

Alagappa University is accredited by NAAC with an A+ Grade and its degree programmes are recognised by UGC. Alagappa University Karaikudi is ranked 47th by NIRF 2024 under the University category and 17th by NIRF 2024 under the State Public University. Alagappa University was established in 1985 and is located in Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu. 

Alagappa University is a public university in Tamil Nadu and strives to provide quality higher education to students. The flagship courses at the university like BSc and MBA have separate fee structures which the students can check by visiting the official website. For instance, the BSc program fee totals to around INR 29,000 per year for the Computer Science stream.

For programs like MBA students would be required to pay around INR 46,200 for the General and Specialized streams. Students can also check from among the many scholarship and fee assistance schemes operated under Alagappa University.

Yes, the University has a placement cell. During 2023 placements, 61 UG and 317 PG students were placed. The median package offered to UG (3-year) and PG (2-year) students was INR 1.27 LPA and INR 2.40 LPA, respectively. For PG (3-year) courses, the median package stood at INR 3.50 LPA. The important details related to Alagappa University placements 2023 are tabulated below:

NOTE: The above details are fetched from the NIRF report 2024.