Top MBA colleges in Tamilnadu include DoMS IIT Madras, IIM Tiruchirappalli, Amrita School of Business-Coimbatore, Great Lakes Institute of Management-Chennai, etc. The top MBA colleges in Tamil Nadu offer both full-time and distance MBA education. The state has 13 dedicated colleges offering MBAs in distance education mode.

• There are a total of 537 colleges here, out of which 435 are private and 102 are public MBA colleges in Tamil Nadu.
• The list of these top colleges includes IIM Trichy, IIT Madras, Great Lakes Chennai, BIM Trichy, and Loyola Institute of Business Administration [LIBA] among multiple others.
• Some of the institutes providing distance education are Anna University, Tamil Nadu Open University [TNOU], and the University of Madras.
• Indian Institute of Management, Tiruchirappalli, also known as IIM Trichy, is ranked as the best MBA college in Tamil Nadu by many ranking agencies.

Top MBA Colleges in Tamil Nadu: Rankings

Various ranking agencies release the list of top MBA colleges in Tamil Nadu based on different parameters every year. These rankings are based on parameters like Perception of the University, Teacher-Student Ratio, Placement Reports, Faculty Quality, and many more. Many ranking agencies release separate ranking lists for Private B-schools and Government B-Schools.

Ranking agencies like NIRF, Business Today, and Times B School also release rankings in different categories including state-wise and city-wise. These include rankings like Top Engineering Colleges in Karnataka, Top MBA Colleges in India, etc. Given below are some of these ranking lists released for Tamil Nadu colleges.

Top MBA Colleges in Tamil Nadu: NIRF Ranking 2022

National Institutional Ranking Framework is a method adopted by the Indian government to rank top Education institutions in India based on various parameters. It is under the Ministry of Education. Every year NIRF publishes ranking lists of top Institutions in India for different domains. NIRF is the most trustworthy and popular Ranking agency in India.

NIRF has ranked the Department of Management Studies-IIT Madras as the best MBA college in Tamil Nadu. The institute is ranked 10 among the top Management colleges in India.

• IIM Trichy grabbed the 18th All India Rank among all the top management colleges in India, as per the NIRF survey.
• Other premier institutes included in this list are Amrita School of Business and Great Lakes Chennai. Amrita School of Business ranks 27th and 31st respectively.
• The list also mentions some other top private MBA colleges in Tamil Nadu like PSG College of Technology and Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences.

NIRF ranks the institutions across India based on 5 parameters and they are (1) Teaching, Learning & Resources, (2) Research and Professional Practice, (3) Graduation Outcomes, (4) Outreach and Inclusivity, and, (5) Perception. The rendered pie chart below depicts the weightage of different parameters used for Ranking top colleges in India.

Source: NIRF Official Website

Top MBA Colleges in Tamil Nadu: The Times Ranking 2022

The Times in partnership with Avance Insights conducts its ranking survey to determine the Top Management colleges in India. The Times surveys to rank the best Education institutions in India for different disciplines or streams and releases a list of the best colleges/ universities across the country. The Times Rankings are given based on various parameters such as Education Quality, Facilities, Faculties, Placements, Infrastructure, etc.

The Times has ranked 150 Management Institutes in India this year. Ponnaiyah Ramajayam Institute of Science And Technology Thanjavur is ranked as the best MBA college in Tamilnadu. The institute has 60 seat intake for MBA/ PGDM courses and is one of the top private MBA colleges in India.

• There are a lot of colleges that secured a place in the list of top MBA colleges in India. PRIST Thanjavur is ranked 32 as the best MBA college in India. 
• KV Institute of Management And Information Studies is ranked 37th followed by Thiagarajar School of Management and Hindusthan College of Engineering And Technology at 68 and 78 respectively.  
• Sri Sairam Institute of Management Studies, Pondicherry University, and Nehru College of Management are among Tamilnadu's top 10 MBA colleges.
• The list also includes other Top MBA colleges in Tamilnadu such as Kongu Engineering College, Hindusthan Institute of Technology, KCT Business School, Noorul Islam Centre For Higher Education, etc.

Tabulated below are the best MBA colleges in Tamilnadu ranked by The Times Ranking 2022:

Top MBA Colleges in Tamil Nadu: Business Today Ranking

Business Today is a business magazine published in India fortnightly. Publishing since 1992, Business Today also releases lists of top B-Schools in India according to different criteria including Placements, Type of Colleges, ROI (Return on Investment), etc. Given below is a list of top MBA colleges in Tamil Nadu as given by Business Today.

Business Today has also ranked IIM Trichy as the best MBA college in Tamil Nadu in 2019. The institute has been ranked 16th all over India.

• IIM Trichy has maintained its rank this year as it was ranked 16th in 2018 also by Business Today.
• Other top institutes included in this list of 2018 are Great Lakes Chennai and IIT Madras.
• Many institutes have shown an improvement in their ranks this year. VIT Vellore has jumped 25 positions from 115 in 2018 to 90 in 2019.
• Great Lakes Chennai has seen a drop of 3 ranks this year. The institute now ranks 18 in India. However, it has still been ranked 2 among all the top MBA colleges in Tamil Nadu.

The following chart shows the division of ranking parameters used by Business Today according to the weightage assigned to them.

Source: Business Today Official Website

Top Private MBA Colleges in Tamil Nadu: ROI (Return on Investment)

ROI matters a lot, especially when it comes to MBA education. The ROI rank tells you how profitable it is to pursue a particular course from a particular college. It is the comparison of the return you get (placement) on your investment (fees). Following are the top MBA colleges in Tamil Nadu according to ROI.

Kongu Engineering College, Erode happens to be the best MBA college in Tamil Nadu ROI-wise. Though the institute offers a package of around INR 3,20,000 only, it also charges a very low fee of just INR 35,000 per year.

• LIBA Chennai is one of the top MBA colleges in Tamil Nadu which also secures its place among these top institutes when ranked ROI-wise.
• Other top colleges included in this list are BIM Trichy and SRM Chennai.
• The top 10 list also includes Great Lakes Chennai which offers an average annual salary of INR 13,10,000.

Top MBA Colleges in Tamil Nadu: Admission Process

There are a total of 537 MBA colleges in Tamil Nadu out of which 435 are private MBA colleges and 102 are public. These colleges give admissions mainly based on top MBA entrance exams like CAT, TANCET, MAT, etc. Their ratio is shown in the chart below.

Source: Official Survey

The following table shows the number of different top MBA colleges in Tamil Nadu giving admissions based on a particular entrance exam.

Mentioned below are some of the top MBA colleges in Tamil Nadu and their details.

IIT Madras

IIT Madras admission for 2022 is open for UG, PG, and Ph.D. programs. JEE Advanced exam for BTech admission will be conducted on August 28. For the MTech admissions, the institute has started the shortlisting process for the candidates who have submitted their applications on or before April 22. The final offer letters will be made through COAP 2022 counseling. MS and Ph.D. applications are open till April 30.

Check: IIT Madras Courses & Fees

IIT Madras Placements 2022 Report

The following Infographic represents the IIT Madras 2022 placements report:

IIT Madras Placements 2022 Sector-Wise

The following Infographic represents the sector-wise placements of IIT Madras 2022 placements:

IIM Trichy

Indian Institute of Management, Tiruchirappalli is the 2^nd best MBA college in Tamil Nadu and is ranked 15th among all the top B-schools in India. The institute has also been ranked as the 2nd best college in Tamil Nadu for the learning experience.

• IIM Trichy was established in 2011 and temporarily operated at the NIT campus in the beginning. The permanent campus was established in 2017.
• The institute offers a 2-year PGPM program with a focus on aspects of Marketing, Finance, Information Systems, Analytics, and Operation Management.
• IIM Trichy also offers a special PGPM-HR program and a Post Graduate Program in Business Management (PGPBM).
• In the 2018-20 batch, there were 173 students, out of which 90 were girls and 83 were boys.

The following chart shows the division of work experience of the students in IIM Trichy’s 2018-20 batch.

Source: IIM Trichy Official Website

The institute has received students who come from very diverse backgrounds. Following are some of the facts about them.

• 40% of the students in this batch have work experience in the IT field. 10% of students worked in the sales and marketing field.
• A whopping 80% of students had pursued their bachelor's in engineering.

This year, 119 companies visited the campus for recruitment, and 186 offers were made to the students.

• The highest package received by the students this year was INR 25 lakh.
• The average CTC of the top 50% of students was INR 17.71 lakh.
• The mean package of the entire batch this year was INR 14.96 lakh.
• The highest number of students was placed in the Consulting and Analytics sector.

The following chart compares the sector-wise placement of IIM Trichy.

Source: IIM Trichy Official Website

NIT Trichy

NIT Trichy, formerly known as the Regional College of Engineering, Trichy, was founded in 1964 and is one of the oldest institutes among the NITs.

• The institute has been ranked 35th among the top management colleges in India by NIRF in the 2020 survey.
• The institute gives admissions for MBA solely based on CAT score. The course curriculum of NIT Trichy is divided into 6 trimesters.
• The average CTC offered in the Final Placements 2019 was INR 6.9 lakh.
• The median package was INR 6.3 lakh and the highest package was INR 12 lakh.

• 75% of these students appearing for Final Placements 2019 had a bachelor's background in the field of engineering or technology.

The placements according to the stream are shown in the chart below.

Source: NIT Trichy Official Website

Top MBA Colleges in Tamil Nadu: Entrance Exam Wise

Admissions in Tamil Nadu MBA colleges are done mainly through entrance exams like TANCET, CAT, and MAT. Some institutes might admit students based on merit or through some quota offered by them. Listed below are some of the top MBA colleges in Tamil Nadu entrance exam-wise.

Top MBA Colleges in Tamil Nadu Accepting TANCET Score

TANCET or Tamil Nadu Common Entrance Test is conducted for admissions in colleges of Tamil Nadu for the courses of MBA, MCA, M.Tech., M.Arch., etc. The exam is generally conducted in May.

• The TANCET exam is conducted in offline mode and has a duration of 2 hours. There are 100 multiple-choice questions in the exam.
• TANCET score is accepted by 466+ colleges and 277 colleges in Tamil Nadu.
• The application fee is INR 500 for General category students and INR 250 for SC/ST students in Tamil Nadu.
• Anna University, Chennai is the conducting body for the TANCET exam.

Following are some of the top MBA colleges in Tamil Nadu accepting TANCET scores:

• Madras Christian College, Chennai
• PSG Institute of Management, Coimbatore
• Anna University, Chennai
• Kongu Engineering College, Erode
• University of Madras, Chennai

Top MBA Colleges in Tamil Nadu Accepting CAT Score

CAT or Common Admission Test is the most popular and most competitive exam in India for management education. Every year, more than 2 lakh students appear for CAT to get admission to some of the top MBA colleges in India. Different IIMs conduct CAT every year taking turns.

• CAT is conducted in 150+ cities every year at 350+ exam centers.
• The exam is held for 3 hours and the questions are divided into 3 sections.
• There are 34 questions in Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension (VARC), 32 in Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning (DILR), and 34 in Quantitative Analysis (QA).

Following are some of the top MBA colleges in Tamil Nadu accepting CAT scores:

• Department of Management Studies (DoMS), IIT Madras
• Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai
• PSG Institute of Management, Coimbatore
• Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), Vellore

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Top MBA Colleges in Tamil Nadu: Placement Wise

MBA Placements for the 2020 batch have been completed in many colleges, for both Final Placements and Summer Placements. The top MBA colleges in Tamil Nadu hosted some of the top management recruiters from both India and Abroad.

• The average number of recruiters in these top institutes varied between 50-100.
• NIT Trichy, however, saw only 34 recruiters visiting the campus this year.
• The average placement package in most of these institutes ranged between INR 3-4 lakh.

The following chart shows the CTCs offered by some of the top MBA colleges in Tamil Nadu.

Source: Official Institute Websites

The specialization you choose while pursuing MBA matters very much when it comes to the placements. So click on the links below to check which college has established a reputation for which particular stream.

• Top MBA Colleges in Tamil Nadu for Marketing
• Top MBA Colleges in Tamil Nadu for Finance
• Top MBA Colleges in Tamil Nadu for HR
• Top MBA Colleges in Tamil Nadu for Operations Management
• Top MBA Colleges in Tamil Nadu for IT

Top MBA Colleges in Tamil Nadu for Finance

The finance sector is an ever-growing field and contributed 21.67% of India’s GDP in 2018-19. The sector recruits some of the most attractive management jobs. Some of the popular finance fields for MBA graduates are Banking, Mutual Funds, and Stock Markets. Listed below are some of the top MBA colleges in Tamil Nadu for Finance.

• Department of Management Studies, IIT Madras
• Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai
• Loyola Institute of Business Administration [LIBA], Chennai
• Amrita School of Business, Coimbatore

Top MBA Colleges in Tamil Nadu for HR

MBA in HR is the most popular specialization offered in MBA colleges in the state. 256 colleges offer this specialization in Tamil Nadu. Human Resources Management is an important aspect of any corporate company and there is always a demand for HR managers. Following are some of the top MBA colleges in Tamil Nadu for HR.

• Madras Christian College, Chennai
• Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai
• Loyola Institute of Business Administration [LIBA], Chennai
• Sona School of Management, Salem

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