Admission to Master of Business Administration (MBA) Degree Programme, 2026-27 under Consortium of Industries Category
Anna University
Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Admission to Master of Business Administration (MBA) Degree Programme, 2026-27 under Consortium of Industries Category
Date of commencement of online application 14th May, 2026
Last date for online submission of application 10th June, 2026
Online applications are invited from eligible candidates for the admissions to M.B.A. degree programme offered in College of Engineering Guindy (CEG) under
Consortium of Industries Category for the academic year 2026-27.
Online application forms, details relating to fee and eligibility etc., are availableintheofficial website of Anna University www.annauniv.edu .
Candidates can register only through Online mode.
Date of Notification
14/05/2026
Date of commencement of online application
14/05/2026
Last date for online submission of application
10/06/2026
An Industry applying for sponsorship shall be either Public Limited or Private Limited.
The Industry must have been registered under the Indian Companies Act, 1956 havingworks/factories within Tamil Nadu /Andhra Pradesh / Telangana / Karnataka / Kerala / Puducherry.
The Industry shall be a reputed one and engaged in the manufacturing / productivity processorother related process of any material which shall be related to the discipline of Management Studies.
The Industry must have been registered at least three years prior to the date of signing of theMoUwith Anna University.
The annual turnover of the industry, averaged over the last three financial years shouldbegreater than or equal to Rs. 1 crore.
It is mandatory to submit the details of PAN, GSTIN & EPF registration.
The Industry shall upload the Balance Sheets and ITR returns for the last three financial years(2022-23,2023-24 & 2024-25).
The industry should submit the auditor certificate as per the format (Annexure-I ) attached.
An Industry can submit an online application for sponsoring a candidate to the M.B.A. programofAnna University (CEG campus).
The sponsored candidate becomes eligible for admission to the M.B.A. programoffered in CEG.
The Registered e-mail id of the Industry (SPoC) will receive all the communications. However, during the Registration of application, the e-mail id and DIN of the Managing Director (MD) of thecompany is to be provided. A declaration in the format (Annexure-II ) duly signed bytheMDshould be uploaded during the Online application process.
All communications will be sent to the registered e-mail id and copied to that of the MDandthat ofthe candidate. All the correspondence will be strictly through e-mail / AU website only.
The application uploaded through Online mode by the company along with all the relevant documents shall be processed by a Committee constituted by the Vice-Chancellor.
An Inspection Committee appointed by the Vice-Chancellor will inspect all the infrastructure facilities of the company and interact with the competent authorities of the company and technical staff members. The committee will submit its recommendation on the qualification of the company which includes a clear and committed projection of future exchange activities with the University, to come under the ambit of the ‘Consortium of Industries’ and the Department of Management Studies of the University for future collaborative work.
The industries shall provide the following:
Registered Office address
Address of the Industry owned facility / Infrastructure to be inspected by the Committee. After the submission of the online application, any change in the address will not be accepted.
During the online application process the industry will have to pay a non-refundable applicationfeeof Rs. 2,500/- (+18% GST).
The industry will have to pay a non-refundable Inspection Fee during the online application process as detailed below:
Rs. 30,000/- (+18% GST), if the Inspection venue is in the district of Chennai / Thiruvallur / Kanchipuram / Chengalpet.
Rs. 40,000/- (+18% GST), if the Inspection venue is in the other districts of Tamil Nadu
Rs. 50,000/- (+18% GST) for Industries outside Tamil Nadu
If an industry is rejected by the Inspection Committee, the industry may appeal within 3 working days by paying a non-refundable fee of Rs. 40,000/- (+18% GST). The appeal received from the registered email of the SPoC of the industry/AU website alone will be considered. A Three Member Committee may be appointed by the Vice-Chancellor to re-inspect. The decisionofthe committee is final.
The eligibility conditions and the ranking criteria for the sponsored candidate:
Candidate should be an Indian Citizen.
Candidate should satisfy one of the Nativity criteria specified in Annexure-III .
Ranking / Eligibility:
Academic Qualification
A pass in a recognized Bachelor's degree of minimum 3 years duration and obtained at least 50% (45% in the case of candidates belonging to reserved category) in the qualifying Degree Examination.
(a) 10+2+3 years pattern (or)
(b) 10+3 years Diploma +3 years pattern (or)
B.E./ B.Tech./B.Arch./B.Pharm. (or)
(c) (i) 10+2+AMIE* (or)
(ii) 10+3 years Diploma (awarded by State Board of Technical Education)+AMIE*
*Candidates with section ‘A’ & ’B’ certificates (A.M.I.E.) and other similar certificates of professional bodies or societies recognized by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India and enrolled before 31.05.2013 are considered to be equivalent to B.E./B.Tech. Degree holders only if the candidates have 2 years regular full time Teaching/Industrial experience in the relevant field after successful completion of the course includingproject work. The Experience Certificate is to be submitted by the candidates.
NOTE: Candidates who have passed the UG Degree programme in 2025 or prior to 2025 shouldproducethe Original Degree Certificate / Provisional Certificate & Consolidated Mark Sheet / MarkSheets of all the semesters at the time of Admission. However, those candidate appearing for April / May 2026 University Examinations should have passed all the subjects upto the pre-final year and the candidates should produce the original Mark sheets for all the semesters upto the pre-final year for securing Provisional Admission. They should produce Original Degree / Provisional Certificate & Consolidated Mark sheet / Mark sheets for all semesters at least one month before the date of Commencement of the first semester PG examinations. If they fail to do so, the Provisional admission automatically stands cancelled. Such candidates shall be asked to discontinue the programme.
Candidates must have appeared in TANCET 2026
Merit List will be prepared based on TANCET 2026 percentile score
No communal reservation is followed for allotment under Consortium of Industries.
Only 5% of the total sanctioned intake in each branch of study is available for Consortium of Industries quota.
A non-refundable Application Fee of Rs. 2,500/- (+18% GST) shall be paid by the company.
List of documents to be uploaded is given in Annexure-IV.
The Industry shall pay a non-refundable Inspection Fee as applicable.
If the company is qualified and the candidate is eligible, the candidate will be asked to participate in Counselling in the order of Merit.
The candidate is eligible for allotment of seats only in the M.B.A. Degree programfor which the company has qualified.
If the candidate is successful in securing a seat, the sponsoring company shall execute an MoU with the University, which shall contain the terms and conditions of Anna University.
The Industry shall pay the necessary Consortium Fee to the University, prior to the signing of the MoU. The Payment is to be made Online in favour of ‘The Director, Centre for Admissions,AnnaUniversity, Chennai – 25’. This amount shall not be refunded under any circumstances. The Consortium fee for M.B.A. is as follows:
Sl. No.
Programme
Consortium Fee (Rs.)
1
MBA
5,00,000/-
Once the seat allotment is done, change of Branch or Institution will not be permitted.
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