R A Chandroo

ALONG with 2011 B-school ranking, Careers360 presents the listing of known B-Schools across the country organized in 9 clusters geographically. Take a look at the Cluster 2 (Chennai).

CHENNAI CLUSTER

Chennai has one of the largest automobile clusters in the country and is called the Detroit of India. And it also boasts of  the second largest number of engineering colleges in the country.

It is no wonder that  Chennai and the nearby states have the largest number of B-Schools which have evolved as departments of engineering colleges. One of the best known MBA programmes in the cluster is offered by Department of Management Studies at IIT Madras.

Two old war horses that keep the flag of the region high are National Institute of technology, Trichi and Bhartidasan Institute of Management, Trichy.


One of latest entrants in the management education scene is the Great Lakes Institute of Management. Set up as a greenfield venture by Prof.Bala Balasubhramanian of Northwestern University, the school in a short span has emerged as a leading centre for management education.

Schools emerging out of their parent department’s engineering prowess is also a phenomenon in Chennai. Schools like Sona College of Management, Kumaraguru College of Technology. MEPCO MBA, SSN College of Engineering and SRM School of Management are all departments that gained their credibility based on the reputation of their respective engineering college parentage.

University departments too have a long history  of offering MBA programmes so  do affiliated colleges. Some like School of Management Pondicherry University or Department of Management Studies Anna University, are past their  prime, but do survive because of their history and heritage. Autonomous colleges like IFMR, Chennai, SCMS, Cochin, Thiyagarajar School of Management are respected and some like IFMR and LIBA top the rank list too 
 

 
Select schools in detail

 AMRITA SCHOOL OF BUSINESS, COIMBATORE

Flagship programme: MBA
Approval/ Accreditation: AICTE/ NAAC
Student intake: 120
Fees (full course): Rs. 5 lakh
Board & lodging (2 Yrs.): Rs. 89,000
Admission test cut-offs: CAT/ MAT: Cut-offs not available
Full-time faculty: 31
Faculty with PhD: 13
Average placement salary: Rs. 4.5 lakh*
Top recruiters: IDBI, Nestle, Tata Steel
Student activities: Pragati, Utsav, Awaaz
Website: www.amrita.edu/asb

DC SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT AND TECHNOLOGY (DCSMAT), KERALA

Flagship programme: MBA
Approval/Accreditation: AICTE
Student intake: 120
Fees (full course): Rs. 3.6 lakh
Board & lodging (2 Yrs.): Rs. 58,200
Admission test cut-offs: MAT: 600
Full-time faculty: 24
Faculty with PhD: 4
Average placement salary: 2.6 lakh
Top recruiters: Aditya Birla Group, Deloitte, Samsung
Student activities: Luminance (Annual Fest), Entrepreneurship Dav. club, Klub D
Website: www.dcschool.net
Other programmes: PGDM

GREAT LAKES INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT, CHENNAI

Flagship programme: PGPM
Approval/Accreditation: AICTE
Student intake: 296
Fees (full course): Rs. 10.7 lakh
Board & lodging (2 Yrs.): Rs. 2.1 lakh
Admission test cut-offs: NA
Full-time faculty: 18
Faculty with PhD: 8
Average placement salary: Rs. 8.7 lakh
Top recruiters: PWC, L & T, HCL Technologies
Student activities: Nirmaan 2010, L’attitude, Sangamithra
Website: www.greatlakes.edu.in
Other programmes: PGXPM, PGWPM

GRG SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES, COIMBATORE

Flagship programme: MBA
Approval/Accreditation: AICTE
Student intake: 120
Fees (full course): Rs. 2.5 lakh
Board & lodging (2 Yrs.): Rs. 68,000
Admission test cut-offs: MAT:500, TANCET:15
Full-time faculty: 15
Faculty with PhD: 4
Average placement salary: Rs. 2.8 lakh
Top recruiters: SBI, HDFC Bank, Saint Gobain
Student activities: URJITH (Inter B-School Event), Feb Fiesta,
Website: www.grgsms.com

INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT, KOZHIKODE

Flagship programme: PGPM
Approval/Accreditation: as per MHRD
Student intake: 318
Fees (full course): Rs. 9.50 lakh
Board & lodging (2 yrs.): no info available
Admission test cut-offs: CAT:98.3 %ile*
Full-time faculty: 49
Faculty with PhD: 42
Average placement salary: Rs. 11.35 lakh
Top recruiters: Nomura, Goldman Sachs, RBS, American Express
Student activities: No info available
Website: www.iimk.ac.in
Other programmes: FDP, Exec-PGP

INSTITUTE FOR FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH, CHENNAI

Flagship programme: PGDM
Approval/Accreditation: AICTE
Student intake: 60
Fees (full course): Rs. 6 lakh
Board & lodging (2 Yrs.): Rs. 60,000
Admission test cut-offs: CAT: 85, XAT: 85
Full-time faculty: 21
Faculty with PhD: 14
Average placement salary: Rs. 5 lakh
Top recruiters: Accenture, Cavin Kare Pvt Ltd, Infosys, Cairn Energy
Student activities: Abhyudaya (management festival)
Website: www.ifmr.ac.in
Other programmes: PGDM (Development & Sustainable Finance, Financial Engineering, Part-time), PhD

KARUNYA UNIVERSITY, KITS, COIMBATORE

Flagship programme: MBA
Approval/Accreditation: Deemed University*
Student intake: No info available
Fees (full course): Rs. 1.56 lakh
Board & lodging (2 yrs.): Rs. 65,000
Admission test cut-offs: MAT/ CAT/ XAT: cut-offs not available
Full-time faculty: 25
Faculty with PhD: 9
Average placement salary: No info available
Top recruiters: Convergys IMG, Tata Elxsi Ltd., Ashok Leyland Ltd., L&T Infotech Ltd.  
Student activities: Mindkraft (Tech fest)   
Website: www.karunya.edu

LOYOLA INSTITUTE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, CHENNAI

Flagship programme: PGDM
Approval/Accreditation: AICTE
Student intake: 120
Fees (full course): Rs. 4.03 lakh
Board & lodging (2 Yrs.): Rs. 55,000
Admission test cut-offs: XAT: 80%ile  
Full-time faculty: 24
Faculty with PhD: 13
Average placement salary: Rs. 6 lakh
Top recruiters: JWT, IL&FS, Oracle
Student activities: Libarated, Insight, Beacon, Logistics
Website: www.liba.edu

MOP VAISHNAV COLLEGE FOR WOMEN, CHENNAI

Flagship programme: MBA
Approval/Accreditation: AICTE
Student intake: 60
Fees (full course): Rs. 1.20 lakh
Board & lodging (2 yrs.): Facility not available
Admission test cut-offs: No info available
Full-time faculty: 10
Faculty with PhD: 5
Average placement salary: Rs. 3.7 lakh
Top recruiters: Sify, HCL, Capegemini
Student activities: Jhankaar, Abhilasha
Website: www.mop-vaishnav.ac.in

PSG INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT, COIMBATORE

Flagship programme: MBA
Approval/Accreditation: AICTE/ACBSP
Student intake: 180
Fees (full course): Rs. 1.6 lakh*
Board & lodging (2 Yrs.): Rs. 60,000*
Admission test cut-offs: MAT:635 marks, TANCET:44
Full-time faculty: 40
Faculty with PhD: 13
Average placement salary: Rs. 4.5 lakh
Top recruiters: Britannia, ICICI Lombard, Idea, Sofmax
Student activities: NSGM, National Case Study Competition
Website: www.psgim.ac.in

RL INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES, MADURAI

Flagship programme: MBA
Approval/Accreditation: AICTE/ NAAC
Student intake: 120
Fees (full course): Rs. 1.94 lakh
Board & lodging (2 yrs.): Rs. 86,000
Admission test cut-offs: MAT: 400 marks
Full-time faculty: 11
Faculty with PhD: 6
Average placement salary: Rs. 1.50 lakh
Top recruiters: Ceat Tyres, Parle products, Kotak Mahindra Bank
Student activities: Business Quiz, Ad mad show
Website: www.rlinstitutes.com

SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATION AND MANAGEMENT STUDIES, KOCHI

Flagship programme: PGDM
Approval/Accreditation: AICTE/NBA
Student intake: 120
Fees (full course): Rs. 4.5 lakh
Board & lodging (2 Yrs.): Rs. 84,000
Admission test cut-offs: CAT: 60%ile, ATMA/MAT: 75%ile
Full-time faculty: 45
Faculty with PhD: 11
Average placement salary: Rs. 4.5 lakh
Top recruiters: HDFC, IDBI, IFB
Student activities: Panorama, Tarang, Marketing Grid
Website: www.scmsgroup.org/scms

SRM SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT, CHENNAI

Flagship programme: MBA
Approval/ Accreditation: AICTE/NAAC
Student intake: 960
Fees (full course): Rs. 3.00 lakh
Board & lodging (two year.): Rs. 1.20 lakh
Admission test cut-offs: MAT: 50%ile, SRMEE: 60%
Full-time faculty: 72
Faculty with PhD: 10
Average placement salary: Rs. 2.25 lakh
Top recruiters: No info available
Student activities: Commune (annual festival), Aarush (tech fest)
Website: www.srmuniv.ac.in
Other programmes: MBA (Part-time) PGPM, PhD

SSN SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT & COMPUTER APPLICATIONS, CHENNAI

Flagship programme: MBA
Approval/Accreditation: AICTE
Student intake: 600
Fees (full course): Rs. 1.35 lakh
Board & lodging (2 Yrs.): Rs. 77,000
Admission test cut-offs: no info available
Full-time faculty: 11
Faculty with PhD: 3
Average placement salary: Rs. 3.5 lakh
Top recruiters: Honeywell, Allianz, Federal Bank, Hyundai, Kotak Life Insurance
Student activities: Daksha (Management fest), Word Warriors (Debate)
Website: www.somca.ssn.edu.in
Other programmes: MCA

VELAMMAL ENGINEERING COLLEGE,CHENNAI

Flagship programme: MBA
Approval/Accreditation: AICTE
Student intake: 60
Fees (full course): Rs. 2 lakh
Board & lodging (2 Yrs.): Rs. 80,000
Admission test cut-offs: MAT: 550, TANCET: 30
Full-time faculty: 12
Faculty with PhD: 4
Average placement salary: Rs. 1.90 lakh
Top recruiters: Deloitte, Acurus, NJ India, Zenta
Student activities: College day, Sports day
Website: www.velammal.edu.in
Other programmes: MSc, BE