Top MBA Colleges in Chennai 2026: Ranking, Fees, Placements, Courses, Admission

Updated: Sep 01, 2026 10:58 IST

Chennai, being the best hub for education in management, has various private and government MBA colleges. Many colleges are even ranked by NIRF, like Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Great Lakes Institute of Management, etc. A wide range of management courses are available, offering specialisations such as Systems, Sales & Marketing, HR, Finance, and more.

Average fees of MBA colleges are recorded at INR 5 to 15 LPA for colleges like Great Lakes Institute of Management, Indian Maritime University, and Saveetha School of Management. The highest placement recorded is INR 50 LPA. Various colleges accept admission on the basis of national or state-level entrance exams, on the basis of graduation merit, or college-owned entrance exams. To know more information about MBA colleges specialisations, entrance exams, admission process, eligibility criteria, and other details, read the details given below.

Best Private MBA Colleges in Chennai

Colleges like Great Lakes Institute of Management, LIBA, and IFMR Graduate School of Business are considered some of the best private MBA colleges with great placements. To know more about Private management colleges in Chennai, look at the table given below.

Private Colleges	Fees	Highest Placement	Cut off
Great Lakes Institute of Management	INR 16,03,000	INR 39.3 LPA	95 percentile
Loyola Institute of Business Administration (LIBA), Chennai	INR 18,89,700	INR 21 LPA	80 percentile
Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science (HITS), Chennai	-	INR 4.5 LPA	70 percentile
SRM School of Management (SRMIST)	INR 9,00,000	INR 50 LPA	50-60 percentile
Saveetha School of Management (SSM), Chennai	INR 7.50,000	INR 14.5 LPA	TANCET: 40 to 50+ marks
Vels Institute of Science, Technology and Advanced Studies (VISTAS), Chennai	INR 5,94,000	INR 33 LPA	Graduation merit
IIKM The Corporate B School, Chennai	-	-	Qualifying
S.A. Engineering College, Chennai	INR 51,000	INR 4.5 LPA	50-60 percentile
BIHER (Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research)	INR 25,00,000	-	Graduation merit

Top Government MBA Colleges in Chennai

There are only 4-5 MBA colleges in Chennai. Look at the table given below to get information about fees and highest placements.

Government Colleges	Fees	Highest Placement
Department of Management Studies (DoMS), IIT Madras	INR 11,81,608	INR 35.5 LPA
College of Engineering, Guindy (CEG, Anna University)	INR 2,49,000	INR 36.95 LPA
Natesan Institute of Cooperative Management	INR 98,000	INR 6 LPA
Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research (SRIHER)	INR 6,00,000	INR 12 LPA
Indian Maritime University (IMU Chennai)	INR 5,95,000	INR 25 LPA
Ethiraj College for Women, Chennai	INR 2,35,784	INR 10 LPA
Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan College of Engineering and Technology (DSCET)	INR 41,000	INR 20 LPA

Best Management Colleges in Chennai: Placement

SRM School of Management, Xavier Institute of Management and Entrepreneurship, Great Lakes Institute of Management, and Department of Management Studies (DoMS), IIT Madras are some of the best MBA colleges in chennai with highest placement and top recruiters. To get more information look at the table given below.

College Names	Highest Placement	Average Placement	Top Recruiters
Department of Management Studies (DoMS), IIT Madras	INR 35.5 LPA	INR 17.9 LPA	Accenture, McKinsey & Company, Deloitte, Kantar and Axtria
Great Lakes Institute of Management	INR 39.3 LPA	INR 15 LPA	IBM, Swiggy, Target, WNS and Vuram,
Xavier Institute of Management and Entrepreneurship (XIME)	INR 23.7 LPA	INR 10.5 LPA	TCS, Wipro, KPMG and Accenture
Loyola Institute of Business Administration (LIBA)	INR 21 LPA	INR 11 LPA	Infosys, HSBC Mahindra and EY
VIT Business School (VITBS), Chennai	INR 15 LPA	INR 9.68 LPA	Blue Star, NielsenIQ and Intellipaat
SRM School of Management, SRM IST	INR 50 LPA	INR 7.12 LPA	Amazon, Aditya Birla, Reliance, KPMG, and Yes Bank
SSN School of Management (SSM SOM)	INR 14.5 LPA	INR 10 LPA	Zoho, Daimler, EXL, and Federal Bank
Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science (HITS)	INR 4.5 LPA	INR 3.25 LPA	Amazon, eurofins, HCL and Kaar
Saveetha School of Management (SIMATS)	INR 15 LPA	INR 12 LPA	Bosch Mahindra BYJU'S and Sutherland

Chennai MBA Colleges Offering Lower Fees

Students who want to enroll in MBA colleges in Chennai with budget-friendly fees, here is the list of colleges which are offering lower fees as compare to other MBA colleges

College Names	Fees
Natesan Institute of Cooperative Management	INR 98,000
Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan College of Engineering and Technology (DSCET)	INR 41,000
Ethiraj College for Women, Chennai	INR 2,35,784
S.A. Engineering College, Chennai	INR 51,000
College of Engineering, Guindy (CEG, Anna University)	INR 2,49,000

NIRF Ranking of Best Management College in Chennai

The table given below shows the NIRF Ranking of management colleges in Chennai.

College Names	NIRF Ranking 2024	NIRF Ranking 2025
Indian Institute of Technology Madras	16	13
Great Lakes Institute of Management	34	37
Loyola Institute of Business Administration	66	55
Anna University	69	63
Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences	74	88
S.R.M. Institute of Science and Technology	-	55

Specialisations offered by Various MBA Colleges in Chennai

List of specialisations offered by various MBA colleges in Chennai

Specialisation

Finance

Marketing

Human resources

Business Analytics & Data Science

Operations & Supply Chain Management

International Business

Colleges of Management in Chennai offering Direct Admissions

If u want to directly get admission in management colleges of Chennai, look at the table given below providing details for the same.

College Names	Admission process
Vel Tech Chennai	Minimum 50% aggregate from a recognised university in graduation or scores of national or state management tests like GMAT, XAT, MAT, or CAT
Natesan Institute of Co-Operative Management	Minimum 50% aggregate from a recognised university in graduation or scores of national or state management tests like GMAT, XAT, MAT, or CAT and a valid score in TANCET or the institute's own entrance test
Amity Global Business School Chennai	Minimum 50% aggregate from a recognised university in graduation or scores of national or state management tests like GMAT, XAT, MAT, or CAT

Eligibility Criteria of MBA Colleges in Chennai

The following are the eligibility criteria for admission to MBA colleges in Chennai-

Students have to complete their Bachelor’s degree in any stream from a recognized institute/college.
Minimum 50% score in Bachelor’s and 45% score for the reserved category. This may, however, differ from college to college.
Students who are in their final year of their Bachelor’s are also eligible to apply for MBA courses. However, they have to submit proof of completion of their degrees within the given time duration specified by the institute.

Admission Process of MBA Colleges in Chennai

CAT is the most popular entrance exam for getting admission to an MBA course in most of the colleges in Chennai. Other entrance exams like CMAT, XAT, MAT, ATMA, etc. are also accepted.

Students are supposed to fill out the respective college/university admission application forms.
Students have to submit the required documents for the admission process.
Students are selected based on merit lists released by the college/university.

Upcoming Exam Calendar for MBA 2026-2027

The table mentioned below gives Tentative dates for MBA exams scheduled for 2026-2027.

Exam	Calender
CAT 2026	Registration opens: August 3, 2026 Registration closes: September 15, 2026 Admit Card Download: November 4, 2026 Exam date: November 29, 2026
NMAT 2026	Registration open: August 20, 2026 Registration closes: October 10, 2026 Exam date: November 2 to December 20, 2026
SNAP 2026	Registration opens: August 21, 2026 Registration closes: November 25, 2026 Admit Card Download- 1: December 7, 2026 2: December 11, 2026 3: December 18, 2026 Exam date 1: December 13, 2026 2: December 19, 2026 3: December 26, 2026
MAT 2026	(Paper-based Test) Registration closes: September 7, 2026 Admit card date: September 10, 2026 Exam date: September 13, 2026 (Computer-based Test) Registration closes: September 14, 2026 Admit Card Download: September 17, 2026 Exam date: September 20, 2026
CMAT 2027	Registration open: October 2026 Registration closes: November 2026 Admit Card Download: January 2027 Exam date- Tentative: January 24, 2027
XAT 2027	Registration open- July 15, 2026 Registration closes- December 6, 2026 Admit Card Download- December 20, 2026 Exam date- January 3, 2027