Compare BIIB Pune vs SSN School of Management, Kalavakkam

• Any eligible candidate who applies to Sri Balaji Society for a PGDM program, goes through
• A Group Discussion,
• Personal Interview; and
• Written test of English
• Based on the cumulative score from these, the merit list is prepared and admissions are granted.

Candidates seeking MBA admissions under the Management Quota must have written one of the entrance tests – CAT, XAT, CMAT, ATMA, MAT or TANCET. The selection process is based on the scores in the entrance test as well as past academic record and performance at the Group Discussion and Personal Interview organized by the Institution.

Shortlisting of candidates is done based on the entrance test scores and academic track record. The selection process consists of a group discussion and personal interview in addition to a test on reading comprehension.

Admission is done in multiple phases to coincide with the announcement of results of the various entrance tests.

An applicant can apply to program with an admission test score and can update the same application form with any number of admission tests (held after the submission of online form) to improve the chances of getting invite for selection process.

The admissions to MBA program are done in two modes – Government Quota (GQ) and Management Quota (MQ). Each category has 60 seats. There is no difference in fee structure whether you join through GQ or MQ. The admission procedure for each category is mentioned below.

Government Quota:

Admissions to the Government Quota are handled by the Directorate of Technical Education, Government of Tamil Nadu. Candidates seeking admission under the Government Quota must have written the TANCET exam (Tamil Nadu Common Entrance Test) conducted by the Anna University. The single-window counseling normally takes place in the months of July / August every year at the Government College of Technology, Coimbatore.

Seats for the MBA program at SSN normally get filled up on the first day of counseling much ahead of its peer institutions. At the end of Day 1 of the counseling, there were only two institutions with all its seats taken up and SSN was one among them.

Management Quota:

Admissions under the Management Quota to SSN School of Management are made purely on merit.

Candidates seeking MBA admissions under the Management Quota must have written one of the entrance tests – CAT, XAT, CMAT, ATMA, MAT or TANCET or any State Level Admission Test conducted by the respective states (outside Tamil Nadu). The selection process is based on the scores in the entrance test as well as past academic record and performance at the Group Discussion and Personal Interview organized by the Institution.

• Be a graduate from a UGC recognized University with minimum 50% aggregate marks (45% for reserved category).
• Students currently in the final year of their graduation and confident of securing a minimum of 50% aggregate marks may also apply for the MBA courses. The admission committee may give more weightage to higher marks in graduation.
• It is imperative that the candidate should have taken at least one exam out of CAT / MAT / XAT / CMAT or MH-CET. MAT exams held after in Aug/Sep 2025 to May 2026 will be considered for admission to the academic year 2026-28. We believe that true talent cannot be judged on the basis of the score granted by any entrance exam. Hence, we do not have a cut-off score below which if the candidate scores cannot apply to the program.
• For students seeking admission in an MBA program for specialization in Finance, the preferred educational qualification is commerce. Students from other science streams are discouraged. However, for Marketing specialization in an MBA program, students from any discipline can apply.

Above 60% in 10^th, 12^th and UG and consistent academic records, preferably with no history of arrears. However, applicants up to 2 history of arrears can apply for the program.

All applicants are required to take any of the admissions tests (applicable for the current admissions year) listed below and have a valid score.

• CAT
• XAT
• CMAT
• MAT
• ATMA
• TANCET
• Other State Level Admission Tests. (applicable for other state applicants)