Madras University is a state public university which was established in 1857. It is one of the oldest universities in India and is situated in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. The university has been ranked 65th in the overall category and 50th in the university category in the NIRF Ranking 2023. UGC has recognised the university as one of the centres for "potential for excellence". It has also been accredited by NAAC with an “A++” grade.
There are a total of 12 courses in various specialisations available to interested candidates at the diploma, certificate, PG diploma and postgraduate levels. The admission to the offered courses is provided on the basis of merit in the last qualifying exam, except for MBA & MCA. To become eligible for MBA & MCA, interested candidates have to appear and qualify in TANCET. As per the Madras University placement data for 2022, a total of 440 PG (2-year) and 5 PG (3-year) candidates received placement opportunities with reputed recruiters.
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Madras University admission 2024 for the MBA and MCA programmes is carried out based on the TANCET examination. TANCET Answer Key Objection Window is going to open on March 17, 2024 and the final answer key is going to be released in March 18, 2024.
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Madras University placement 2023 details have been released by the university with the NIRF 2024 report. According to the report, a total of 1321 students passed out in the year 2023 and among them, 489 students received placement opportunities from both PG 2-year and PG 3-year courses. The median salary package offered in 2023 was Rs 3,73,200 per annum for the PG 2-year courses and Rs 3,89,400 per annum.
Particulars | 2023 | 2022 |
No. of students placed | 489 | 445 |
% of students placed | 37.02 | 34.68 |
Median Package | Rs 3,73,200 per annum (PG 2-year courses) Rs 3,89,400 per annum (PG 3-year courses) | Rs 3,60,000 per annum (PG 2-year courses) Rs 4,20,000 per annum (PG 3-year courses) |
Axis Bank | South Indian Bank | HDFC Bank |
TCS | Cognizant | BNY Mellon |
LIC HFL | 99 acres.com | ICICI Bank |
Audi | ITC | Naukri |
Madras University courses are offered to the interested candidates at certificate, diploma, PG diploma and postgraduate levels. There are a total of 12 courses available at the university in the field of management, science, law, arts, commerce, computer applications, education and more. The fee structure for the available courses ranges between Rs 1,000 and Rs 33,55,500. Some of the popular courses offered by Madras University are M.Sc Biotechnology, M.Sc Bioinformatics, M.Sc Nanotechnology, M.Sc Neuroscience, MA Yoga, MA Journalism and Communication, MD Microbiology, M.Tech Geoinformatics, LLM, MBA, MCA and others.
Madras University admission is provided to the candidates at diploma, certificate, PG diploma as well as postgraduate levels. Merit in the last qualifying exam is the basis for admission to most of the courses at the university. But to get admission to MBA & MCA courses, candidates must have a graduate degree in the relevant stream and must have obtained a valid score in TANCET. To get admission to the certificate & diploma courses, candidates must have passed class 12 from a recognised board with a minimum of 40-50% marks. To become eligible for PG courses, candidates must have a graduate degree in a relevant stream from a recognised university.
Level | PG |
Degrees | MBA & MCA |
Exam accepted | TANCET |
- | TANCET application start date: January 10, 2024 |
- | TANCET application last date: February 15, 2024 |
- | TANCET 2024 Admit Card: February 21, 2024 |
- | TANCET 2024 Exam Date: March 9, 2024 |
- | TANCET 2024 Answer Key Release: March 13, 2024 |
- | TANCET 2024 Result: Last week of March 2024 (Expected) |
Madras University cutoff 2024 for the MBA course is going to range between the score 32 and 65 for the general category. The Madras University MCA cutoff score 2024 is expected to range between 78 and 101 for the general category candidates.
Course | Exam Name | Opening Score | Closing Score |
MBA | TANCET | 32 | 65 |
MCA | TANCET | 78 | 101 |
Madras University has been ranked by various national as well as international entities. According to QS World University Rankings 2024, the University of Madras has been ranked 526th. As per the NIRF Ranking 2023, Madras University has been ranked 65th in the overall category and 50th in the university category. In the QS Global World University Rankings 2023, the university ranked between 541-550 (overall) and 551-600th by subject. As per the CWUR, it was ranked 1905th globally and 60th nationally.
Madras University campus is spread over an area of 142 acres in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. The university students have access to numerous facilities. The infrastructural facilities at Madras University consist of various facilities such as hostels for both girls and boys, libraries, sports facilities, medical centres, transportation, banking and many more.
Madras University hostel fee structure differs depending on the facilities chosen by the candidates. There is a women's hostel at Chepauk, one men’s hostel at the Marina campus, Men’s & Women’s campus at the Guindy campus along with 2 hostels for men & 1 women’s hostel at the Taramani campus. The hostel rent is Rs 3,000 per annum with a caution deposit of Rs 5,500 per annum at the Men’s PG hostel of Madras University (Guindy campus).
Students | No. of Hostel | Intake Capacity |
Boys | 4 | 86 (Guindy Campus) |
Girls | 3 | - |
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Some of the alumni of Madras University are renowned throughout the world. The university have given some of the most reputed alumni in almost every sector of the society such as music, science, engineering, economics, movies, and more. Some of the popular alumni have been mentioned below.
Alumni name | Designation |
APJ Abdul Kalam | Scientist, Ex-President of India |
CV Raman | Scientist, Nobel Laureate |
Sarojini Naidu | First Women President of INC |
Indira Nooyi | CEO of PepsiCo |
Vishwanathan Anand | Chess Grandmaster, Former World Chess Champion |
There are many scholarships available to the students of Madras University. The scholarships are offered to the students on the basis of their merit in the last qualifying exam or economic background. These scholarships support the students to complete their education.
Scholarship name | Benefits |
Arinagar Anna Endowment Scholarship | Scholarship of UG (Rs 4000/) /PG (Rs 5000/-) per annum will be paid to the students of undergraduate and postgraduate (arts and science courses). |
Sambuvaryar Endowment Scholarship | Scholarship of Rs 7000 per annum will be paid to the students of M.Phil., Degree and Rs.10000/- per annum will be paid to PhD, MLM, MBA, MCA (degree courses) |
Lord Pentland Mussalman Scholarship | ONE scholarship to the value of Rs.2000/- (Rupees Two thousand only) per annum payable to a Muslim student who is undergoing first year UG course in the affiliated colleges of the university |
The March Endowment Scholarship | ONE scholarship to the value of Rs 5,000 per annum payable to a student who is undergoing 2nd year M.Sc. Chemistry/ M.Sc. Physics course (on rotation) based on the highest marks secured in the respective 1st year M.Sc. examinations in first attempt |
Rotary Club of Madras City Endowment Scholarship | TWO scholarships to the value of Rs 1,000 each payable to two blind students who are undergoing first-year PG courses in the university departments/ affiliated colleges of this university |
The total student strength at Madras University in 2023 was 3,489. Out of the 3489 students, 1393 were male and 2096 were female. A total of 2,999 students (both male & female) were from the Tamil Nadu state and 480 students were from other states. There were only 10 international students at the university including males and females. 519 students were economically backward and 2,814 students were from SC, ST and OBC categories.
Gender | Number of Students |
Male | 1393 |
Female | 2096 |
There are a total of 348 faculty members at Madras University along with 95 departments at the university. The majority of the faculty members at the university are PhD holders.
Faculty name | Designation | Qualification |
Prof N Mathivanan | Director | PhD |
Dr Vengidusamy Narayanan | Associate Professor | PhD |
Prof Stephen A | Professor | PhD |
Dr G Sudhandiran | Professor | PhD |
Dr Raghavachary Raghunathan | Professor | PhD |
Dr T Devaki | Professor | PhD |
Dr Perumal Ramamurthy | Professor | PhD |
Prof K Pandian | Professor | PhD |
Dr K Parthasarathy | Assistant Professor | PhD |
Prof G Anbalagan | Professor | PhD |
Madras University has received various awards, recognition and accreditations over the years. It has been accredited by NAAC with an “A++” grade.
UGC has recognised Madras University as one of the centres for "potential for excellence" in the country.
Dear Student,
The last date to fill the application form for the University of Madras was June 18, 2020, and the entrance exam has also been conducted on June 23, 2020. If you wish to apply for MBA admissions to the University of Madras, you will now have to apply for the 2021 session. Meanwhile, you can check some of the popular MBA colleges for admission in 2020 here. You can also check the link given below to find out about the MBA admission process 2020 of some of the top management colleges.
MBA Admission Process 2020: Last Date to Apply, Eligibility, Selection Criteria, Top B-Schools
You can also consider some of the other top colleges in Chennai for MBA such as
Dr M.G.R. Educational And Research Institute (DRMGRERI)
Vel Tech Rangarajan Dr.Sagunthala R&D Institute of Science and Technology (Veltech), Chennai
Sree Sastha Group of Institutions (SSGI), Chennai
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