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T.A. Pai Management Institute (TAPMI), Manipal Overview

Manipal AACSB, AICTE, AIU, AMBA, Private (Autonomous) ESTD 1980

About College

TAPMI is a private autonomous bschool ranked 32nd among NIRF top management colleges in India. The college has concluded MBA Admissions 2023. The final calls have been announced, waitlisted candidates can check their respective emails for confirmation. TAPMI Manipal is accepting applications for admission to MBA, MBA-BKFS, MBA-HRM, MBA-Marketing & MBA-IB programs. The last date to register for the program is December 20, 2022. Further, TAPMI Placements 2022 Final Report is out now. The highest salary stood at INR 32.2 LPA and the average salary stood at INR 25.6 LPA.

Established in 1980, TA Pai Management Institute (TAPMI Manipal) is recognized by AIU and approved by the AICTE. The institute has recently become a participant in the Principles of Responsible Management Education (PRME) which is an UN-supported initiative. Moreover, the National Business Academy (NBA) has reaffirmed the five-year accreditation for the MBA flagship program of TAPMI Manipal. The Institute is ranked #151+ band in the Masters in Management category by the QS World University Rankings 2022.

TAPMI Manipal offers management courses like MBA & Ph.D. programs. For Indian domiciled and CIGW candidates admission to TAPMI is taken through CAT/XAT/GMAT/NMAT by GMAC scores. As per the admission process of TAPMI, qualified candidates appear for a Moderated Group Discussion and PI round. Final selection is based on candidates’ verbal ability, academic profile, work experience and scores in the entrance exam, MGD, and PI.

The Institution is proud of its unbroken 30+ years of placement record and 7000+ alumni, of which one-fifth are currently leading at CXO levels. TAPMI has successfully completed the placements for its flagship PDGM – General (2019-21) with an average salary of INR 11.1 LPA. PGDM Banking and Financial Services at TAPMI Manipal achieved the highest placement percentage of 98%. A total of 332 students were placed across 139 companies and 65 students were offered Pre-Placement

TAPMI Manipal Quick Facts

TAPMI has merged with MAHE and will award an MBA degree instead of a PGDM degree.
7000+successful alumni across the world with more than 1/5th currently leading at CXO levels.
Young Leader Program Focused on developing leadership abilities through Paid Executive Internship with CXOs in term VI.
Global Exposure and Personalized attention for capability assessment and development through FAS, CAS and LADC.
Unbroken 100% Placement Record for the last 30+ years.
Program accredited by Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), Association of MBAs (AMBA) and National Board of Accreditation (NBA).
TAPMI has secured #151+ band in the Masters in Management category by the QS World University Rankings 2022.

TAPMI Manipal Ranking 2021-22

Ranking Entity	Ranking Category	Ranking
NIRF 2022	Management	32
Outlook ICARE	Private MBA	# 05 among Private MBA Institutions in India # 04 among Private Standalone Institutions # 02 among Private B Schools – South Zone
QS World University Rankings	Master’s in Management	#151+ band
Business Today	Business School Management College	# 21 Overall Rank # 10 among Private B-Schools in India # 04 in South Zone # 08 in Future Orientation
Data Science Education Ranking 2021 (Analytics India Magazine)	TAPMI-Mu Sigma L.E.A.D. program	3
BusinessWorld		# 18 Overall Rank # 07 among Private B-Schools in India # 01 among Private B Schools – South Zone

TAPMI Manipal Placements 2022

TAPMI Manipal has concluded its 2022 placement drive. More than 101 recruiters visited the campus. Some of the major recruiters included JP Morgan, ICICI Bank, Citi Bank. The highest salary increased by 28.8% compared to the last year. The highlights of the placement drive are mentioned below:

A total of 388 students were placed.
The highest salary stood at INR 32.2 LPA for the PGDM (BKFS) students, INR 25.6 LPA for the PGDM (General) students & INR 18 LPA for the PGDM (Marketing) students.
An average salary of INR 12.5 LPA was offered to the PGDM (General) students, INR 12.6 LPA was offered to the PGDM (BKFS) students & INR 11.6 LPA was offered to the PGDM (Marketing) students.
Around 69 students were offered Pre-Placement Offers through summer Internships.

The 2022 summer internship placement drive has also been conducted at TAPMI Manipal campus. The participating batch has achieved a 100% placement percentage. The highlights of the summer internship placement drive are mentioned below:

TAPMI Manipal Summer Placements

Total batch strength was 555, out of which 537 students registered for the summer internship placement drive. All of them received internship offers.
The placement percentage stood at 100%.
The highest stipend of INR 1.20 Lakhs per month was offered.
An average stipend of INR 24.12 K per month was received.

TAPMI Manipal Scholarships

TAPMI appreciates and values merit, and awards scholarships to meritorious students. For deserving students, TAPMI provides awards and scholarships up to INR 2.9 crores. Under Dr. Ramdas Pai Merit Scholarship scheme, TAPMI provides Scholarships worth more than INR 2.4 crores, benefitting 50 students of the batch. The scholarship amounts to a fee waiver of 30% of the tuition fee per year.

TAPMI also provides Academic Merit Awards and Other Scholarships including T A Pai Roll of Honor for Academic Excellence, TAPMI Achiever of the Year, Dean’s Roll of Honor, TAPMI-SHRM Scholarships, CFA/ FRM/ CMT Scholarships & YLP Stipend.

TAPMI Manipal Alumni

TAPMI Manipal has a large alumni network serving their prestigious companies and organizations at the best leadership positions. Some of the inspirational and eminent alumni of the institute are mentioned below.

Shushil J. Shah: Associate Director, Global Banking CCO, India at The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited, India
Priyanka Neogi: Vice President – National Product and Programme Head Privy League at Kotak Mahindra Bank
Atul Mohan: Ex Vice President- Human Resource and Administration at BlueStone
Kajal Kiran: Sr. Marketing Consultant at Franklin Templeton Investments India and Mirum Agency
Sundar Ramani: Managing Director and Head of International Markets at HSBC Private Bank, based in Singapore
Sharad Aggarwal: Head of Lamborghini India
Arjun Vishwanathan: Account Services Executive at Telecom & Technology, Dell Services
DN Prasad: Executive Coach & Talent/Culture Strategist
Rajeev Jain: Chief Executive Officer of Bajaj Finance Limited
Gurudas Pai: Director, Head of Credit Execution at The Bank of Nova Scotia
Amit Chugh: Co-founder and CEO of Cosmos Ignite Innovations
Simeran Bhasin: Co-founder of Ragtagger Lifestyle Pvt Ltd.

TAPMI Manipal FAQs

Q. Is work experience necessary for doing Ph.D in finance from TAPMI Manipal ?

Ans. As per the Eligibility rules, TAPMI Manipal accepts applications for Ph.D for the candidates having a minimum of a Masters degree in any management specialisation. Having a work experience will be better in the selection procedure.

Q. Does TAPMI Manipal accept a correspondence degree?

Ans. If you have a valid correspondence degree with 50% of aggregate marks after 10+2, then your degree is valid for TAPMI Manipal.

Q. Is there any hostel accommodation provided for TAPMI Manipal students?

Ans. Yes, for all the candidates (MBA and optional for Executive MBA) hostel accommodations are provided to stay.

Q. What are the TAPMI and MU Sigma programs?

Ans. Mu Sigma has a singular purpose – to install in large enterprises, a fundamentally new approach to decision-making, called the new Art of Problem-Solving. The intent of this high-quality program is to create exceptional leaders in the digital age. TAPMI is a young B-School and the first AICTE approved B-School to have received the coveted AACSB global accreditation. TAPMI has recently been awarded the second coveted global accreditation – Association of MBAs (AMBA).

Q. How to get admissions into TAPMI MBA programs?

Ans. Apart from graduation marks and CAT/XAT/GMAT/NMAT by GMAC scores, work experience adds to the total scores of students. TAPMI undertakes the profile-based assessment and additional scores are considered for work experience of students.

Q. Does TAPMI Manipal accept correspondence degrees for admissions?

Ans. If students have valid correspondence graduation degrees from a registered university along with minimum 50% marks in aggregate, then it is acceptable.

Q. Does TAPMI provide hostel facilities?

Ans. TAPMI has plush hostel facilities with all the beyond basic amenities for a student.

Q. What is the faculty-student ratio at TAPMI?

Ans. The faculty-student ratio at TAPMI Manipal is appproximately 1:17.

Q. Which are the top companies visiting TAPMI?

Ans. Amazon, Microsoft, Ernst & Young, Deloitte, Morgan Stanley, JP Morgan Chase, KPMG, Michael Page are some of the top recruiters of TAPMI.

Q. What are the courses offered by TAPMI?

Ans. TAPMI offers 4 MBA courses: Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM), Post Graduate Diploma in Management in Banking and Financial Services, HR, Marketing and Sales along with Executive PGPM and PhD programs.

Q. Does TAPMI offer an Executive MBA course?

Ans. Yes, TAPMI offers an Executive PGPM course at its Jamshedpur campus.

Q. What are the TAPMI MBA fees?

Ans. For Indian domiciled students, course fee including hostel charges is tagged around INR 9 lakhs while for NRIs, the course fee may be ± 20,000 USD.

Q. What is the status of TAPMI ranking at national and international levels?

Ans. NIRF 2022 ranked TAPMI at 38 in Management domain, while the institute bagged the 101-band at QS World University Rankings: Masters in Management Rankings 2020.

Q. Does TAPMI provide scholarship facilities?

Ans. Every year, TAPMI Manipal offers merit-based scholarships of total worth 2.5 Crores to 50 students as a 30% fee waiver, based on CAT/XAT scores during admission.