Evaluate factual data about Great Lakes Institute of Management (GLIM) Chennai, Institute for Financial Management and Research Graduate School of Business (IFMR – GSB) Sricity , T. A. Pai Management Institute (TAPMI) Manipal and Loyola Institute of Business Administration (LIBA) Chennai. All these are top Business Schools in South India and apparently all of them seem to be popular destinations for aspirants as they are close to each other in terms of Quality of the Programs, Placements, Faculty, Infrastructure and Location.

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GLIM Chennai PGDM Admissions 2025

While IFMR is located in the Industry hub of South India 65 km from Chennai in Sri City and currently offers MBA instead of PGDM / PGPM under Krea University; GLIM is 60 KM off from the city of Chennai. LIBA is based in the heart of the capital city of Tamilnadu and TAPMI in the Manipal , Karnataka which is 400 km from Bangalore city.

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GLIM vs IFMR vs LIBA vs TAPMI

MBA Colleges	GLIM C	IFMR GSB	LIBA	TAPMI
Established	2004	1970	1979	1980
Fees (Lacs)	18.5	14.5	18.8	18
Seat	120	240	180	600
Avg Placement 2025*	15.5	12	N.A	14
Highest Placement 2025*	53	21.9	N.A	32
Avg Placement 2024*	15.5	13	N.A	13.5
Highest Placement 2024*	36.5	N.A	N.A	25
Avg Placement 2023*	14	13.5	11	14.5
Highest Placement 2023*	N.A	22.9	N.A	28
Avg Placement 2022*	14	10	9.5	14
Highest Placement 2022*	N.A	18	21	N.A
Avg Sal 2021*	11	10	N.A	11.2
Highest Sal 2021*	21.5	N.A	N.A	21
Exam Accepted	CAT/XAT/GMAT/CMAT	CAT/XAT/GMAT/CMAT/NMAT	CAT/XAT	CAT/GMAT/XAT/NMAT
CAT /XAT Cut off	86 / 90	70/70	80 / 85	85 / 85
CMAT Cut off	85	75	N.A	N.A
Location	Chennai	Sricity	Chennai	Manipal
Student Faculty Ratio	N.A	5:01	7.5:1	8:01
Program offered	PGDM/PGPM	MBA	PGDM	MBA, MBA HRM Marketing, IB
Editor Rating	3.9	4	3.8	4.2