Candidates with a TANCET MBA 2026 rank around 1000 in the open category (OC) will have a strong chance of getting admission into several good MBA colleges in Tamil Nadu. Even though the TANCET MBA 2026 counselling process is expected to be highly competitive for Open Category candidates. The expected MBA colleges with TANCET 2026 rank 1000 in the open category are Kumaraguru College of Technology, Loyola Institute of Technology, Fatima Michael College of Engineering and Technology, and many more. OC candidates with a low score or high TANCET MBA rank can target several emerging B-schools and reputed regional colleges. We have made complete lists of TANCET colleges for OC with rank starting from 1000 to 6000 in MBA.
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Many good colleges will accept a TANCET 2026 rank between 1000 and 2000 for MBA admission for OC candidates. Open category candidates with a TANCET MBA 2026 rank between 1000 and 2000 can expect the colleges mentioned below.
MBA Colleges List with TANCET Rank 1000-2000 | Course Offered | Opening Rank | Closing Rank |
Fatima Michael College of Engineering and Technology, Madurai | MBA | 1000 | 1000 |
MBA | 1029 | 1029 | |
MBA (Logistics And Supply Chain Management) | 480 | 1034 | |
MBA (Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Venture Development) | 250 | 1358 | |
MBA (Agri Business Management) | 965 | 1597 | |
VSA Group of Institutions, Salem | MBA | 1044 | 1044 |
Easwari Engineering College, Chennai | MBA | 274 | 1162 |
Sri Krishna College of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore | MBA | 148 | 1254 |
Bharathiar University, Coimbatore | MBA | 7 613 | 1263 3059 |
MBA | 215 | 1319 | |
MOP Vaishnav College for Women, Chennai | MBA | 134 | 1350 |
MBA | 269 | 1534 | |
Rajalakshmi Engineering College, Chennai | MBA | 230 | 1619 |
A Veeriya Vandayar Memorial Sri Pushpam College, Poondi | MBA (Logistics And Supply Chain Management) | 1737 | 1737 |
CARE College of Engineering, Tiruchirappalli | MBA | 1750 | 1750 |
MBA | 324 | 1805 | |
Karpaga Vinayaga Institute of Management, Pudukkottai | MBA | 1827 | 1827 |
Loyola Institute of Technology, Chennai | MBA | 1053 | 1949 |
Here is a list of TANCET MBA colleges for OC candidates with a rank between 2000-3500. Open category MBA aspirants can check the list of colleges, along with their opening and closing ranks and courses offered at each institute.
OC Colleges for TANCET MBA | Courses Offered | Opening Rank | Closing Rank |
Anna University Regional Campus, Coimbatore | MBA (SS) MBA (Business Analytics) | 208 1105 | 2216 4078 |
Bannari Amman Institute of Technology, Erode | MBA | 868 | 2025 |
MBA | 179 | 2041 | |
Anna University, Regional Campus, Tirunelveli | MBA (SS) | 498 | 2722 |
GRG School of Management Studies, Coimbatore | MBA | 141 661 | 2053 4566 |
KPR Institute of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore | MBA | 444 | 2065 |
Guru Nanak College, Chennai | MBA | 796 | 2123 |
GTN Arts College, Dindigul | MBA | 2181 | 2181 |
Nehru College of Management, Coimbatore | MBA | 2090 | 2263 |
MBA | 2265 5150 | 2265 5150 | |
Meenakshi Sundararajan School of Management, Chennai | MBA | 1196 | 2356 |
Karpagam College of Engineering, Coimbatore | MBA | 791 | 2397 |
Periyar University, Salem | MBA (General Management) | 631 | 2436 |
Velammal College of Engineering and Technology, Madurai | MBA | 623 | 2506 |
Sri Ramakrishna Engineering College, Coimbatore | MBA | 8 | 2519 |
MBA | 4 923 23 | 2523 5536 5101 | |
SRM Valliammai Engineering College, Kancheepuram | MBA | 847 | 2697 |
Excel Engineering College, Namakkal | MBA | 2741 | 2741 |
Rathinam Technical Campus Institute of Technology, Coimbatore | MBA | 2771 | 2771 |
University College of Engineering Bharathidasan Institute of Technology Campus Anna University, Tiruchirappalli | MBA(SS) | 12 | 2796 |
SRM Arts and Science College, Kanchipuram | MBA | 297 | 2867 |
Vel Tech High Tech Dr Rangarajan Dr Sakunthala Engineering College, Chennai | MBA | 907 | 2925 |
Measi Institute of Management, Royapettah | MBA | 673 | 3015 |
MBA | 3028 | 3028 | |
The American College, Madurai | MBA | 1557 | 3155 |
TJS Engineering College, Thiruvallur | MBA | 3164 | 3164 |
Mar Ephraem College of Engineering and Technology, Kanyakumari | MBA | 1082 | 3183 |
Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar | MBA | 599 | 3212 |
CSI Institute of Technology, Kanyakumari | MBA | 2811 | 3244 |
Kalaignar Karunanidhi Institute of Technology, Coimbatore | MBA | 672 | 3339 |
Sree Sastha Institute of Engineering and Technology, Chennai | MBA | 2853 | 3367 |
Panimalar Engineering College, Chennai | MBA | 511 | 3381 |
Velalar College of Engineering and Technology, Erode | MBA | 765 | 3408 |
Syed Ammal Engineering College, Ramanathapuram | MBA | 3413 | 3413 |
PSNA College of Engineering and Technology, Dindigul | MBA | 584 | 3425 |
Dr SNS Rajalakshmi College of Arts and Science, Coimbatore | MBA | 3436 | 3436 |
MBA | 3448 | 3448 | |
Dr GR Damodaran Institute of Management, Coimbatore | MBA | 1094 | 3468 |
Indra Ganesan College of Engineering, Tiruchirappalli | MBA | 3483 | 3483 |
Narayanaguru College of Engineering, Kanyakumari | MBA | 3534 | 3534 |
Arunai Engineering College, Tiruvannamalai | MBA | 2322 | 3582 |
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Below is a list of MBA colleges that OC candidates can expect to get into with a TANCET rank ranging from 3600 to 4000.
TANCET MBA College Names For OC | Courses Offered | Opening Rank | Closing Rank |
Velammal Engineering College, Chennai | MBA | 646 | 3611 |
MBA | 754 | 3635 | |
Rathinam School of Business at TIPS GLOBAL, Coimbatore | MBA | 2417 | 3652 |
Jerusalem College of Engineering, Chennai | MBA | 718 4635 | 3653 4635 |
Sri Sai Ram Engineering College, Chennai | MBA | 115 | 3664 |
Auxilium College, Vellore | MBA | 3679 | 3679 |
Knowledge Institute of Technology, Salem | MBA | 1295 2510 | 3681 4515 |
MBA | 940 | 3725 | |
Happy Valley Business School, Coimbatore | MBA | 1670 | 3749 |
Bishop Heber College, Tiruchirappalli | MBA | 1378 | 3759 |
Jaya College of Arts and Science, Thiruninravur | MBA | 3777 | 3777 |
Prince Shri Venkateshwara Padmavathy Engineering College, Chennai | MBA | 3791 | 3791 |
Park Global School of Business Excellence, Coimbatore | MBA | 3800 | 3800 |
Sri Ramakrishna College of Arts and Science, Coimbatore | MBA | 958 | 3809 |
St Xavier's Catholic College of Engineering, Kanyakumari | MBA | 372 | 3823 |
St Joseph College of Engineering, Sriperumbudur | MBA | 2038 | 3829 |
RMK Engineering College, Thiruvallur | MBA | 602 | 3834 |
SA Engineering College, Chennai | MBA | 894 | 3858 |
Sona College of Technology, Salem | MBA | 611 | 3870 |
Solamalai College of Engineering, Madurai | MBA | 3886 | 3886 |
MBA | 1158 | 3916 | |
Builders Engineering College, Tirupur | MBA | 3940 | 3940 |
Government Arts and Science College, Tondiarpet, Chennai | MBA | 980 | 3946 |
Jeppiaar Institute of Technology, Kunnam | MBA | 3962 | 3962 |
Chikkanna Government Arts College, Tirupur | MBA | 1872 | 3988 |
Sri Meenakshi Government Arts College for Women, Madurai | MBA | 15 | 3991 |
Dhaanish Ahmed College of Engineering, Chennai | MBA | 948 | 3997 |
With a TANCET MBA rank between 4000 and 5000, candidates belonging to the open category can expect the following colleges. The college list for OC candidates with a 4000-5000 rank has been curated based on the past years' data.
OC Category MBA colleges in TANCET | Courses Offered | Opening Rank | Closing Rank |
Nehru Institute of Technology, Coimbatore | MBA | 4012 | 4012 |
KSR College of Engineering, Tiruchengode | MBA | 2843 | 4034 |
Sakthi Institute of Information and Management Studies, Coimbatore | MBA | 222 | 4036 |
SRM Madurai College for Engineering and Technology, Sivaganga | MBA | 1259 | 4050 |
MBA | 14 | 4053 | |
Er Perumal Manimekalai College of Engineering, Hosur | MBA | 2948 | 4075 |
Tamilnadu College of Engineering, Coimbatore | MBA | 4089 | 4089 |
St Joseph's College of Engineering, Chennai | MBA | 994 | 4099 |
SCAD College of Engineering and Technology, Tirunelveli | MBA | 2598 | 4115 |
Sri Sankara Arts and Science College, Kancheepuram | MBA | 4131 | 4131 |
KGiSL Institute of Technology, Coimbatore | MBA | 2068 | 4165 |
MBA | 3363 | 4217 | |
VET Institute of Arts and Science, Erode | MBA | 1214 | 4226 |
Vivekananda Institute of Management Studies, Coimbatore | MBA | 387 | 4241 |
Rathinam College of Arts and Science, Coimbatore | MBA | 1204 | 4243 |
Sri Muthukumaran Institute of Technology, Chennai | MBA | 4246 | 4246 |
Misrimal Navajee Munoth Jain Engineering College, Chennai | MBA | 1795 | 4247 |
Nehru Institute of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore | MBA | 941 | 4278 |
Dr Sivanthi Aditanar College of Engineering, Thoothukudi | MBA | 4287 | 4287 |
Kingston Engineering College, Vellore | MBA | 4317 | 4317 |
Meenakshi College of Engineering, Chennai | MBA | 937 | 4345 |
Jayalakshmi Institute of Technology, Dharmapuri | MBA | 4348 | 4348 |
Adhiparasakthi College of Engineering, Vellore | MBA | 4382 | 4382 |
Anand Institute of Higher Technology, Chennai | MBA | 1500 | 4383 |
NPR College of Engineering and Technology, Dindigul | MBA | 1354 | 4408 |
Virudhunagar Hindu Nadars Senthikumara Nadar College, Virudhunagar | MBA | 2599 | 4412 |
MBA | 4413 | 4413 | |
Jaya College of Engineering and Technology, Chennai | MBA | 4494 | 4494 |
SA College of Arts and Science, Chennai | MBA | 2328 | 4504 |
Kongu Arts and Science College, Nanjanapuram | MBA | 594 | 4513 |
Saranathan College of Engineering, Tiruchirappalli | MBA | 609 | 4519 |
AVC College of Engineering, Nagapattinam | MBA | 2801 | 4532 |
Government Arts College, Salem | MBA | 2384 | 4562 |
JNN Institute of Engineering, Tiruvallur | MBA | 3887 | 4574 |
MBA (Artificial Intelligence and Data Science) | 3426 | 5220 | |
C Abdul Hakeem College of Engineering and Technology, Melvisharam | MBA | 1136 | 4577 |
KV Institute of Management and Information Studies, Coimbatore | MBA | 1067 | 4590 |
MBA | 2098 | 4597 | |
Jeppiaar Engineering College, Chennai | MBA | 1028 | 4612 |
Asan Memorial College of Arts and Science, Chennai | MBA | 2189 | 4621 |
Hallmark Business School, Tiruchirappalli | MBA | 1222 | 4644 |
KS Rangasamy College of Technology, Tiruchengode | MBA | 1475 | 4663 |
Ganadipathy Tulsi's Jain Engineering College, Vellore | MBA | 2096 | 4690 |
Hindusthan Institute of Technology, Coimbatore | MBA | 4734 | 4734 |
Pavendar Bharathidasan College of Engineering and Technology, Tiruchirappalli | MBA | 4760 | 4760 |
Gnanamani College of Technology, Namakkal | MBA | 3632 | 4761 |
Global Business School, Ranipet | MBA | 2458 | 4783 |
MBA | 4787 | 4787 | |
Shrimati Indira Gandhi College, Tiruchirappalli | MBA | 1776 | 4807 |
Sacred Heart College, Vellore | MBA | 2326 | 4812 |
VV Vanniaperumal College for Women, Virudhunagar | MBA | 1185 | 4816 |
Thangavelu Engineering College, Chennai | MBA | 4330 | 4848 |
GKM College of Engineering and Technology, Chennai | MBA | 4852 | 4852 |
Bharathiar University PG Extension and Research Centre, Erode | MBA | 4855 | 4855 |
St Peter's College of Engineering and Technology, Chennai | MBA | 2385 | 4875 |
K Ramakrishnan College of Engineering, Tiruchirappalli | MBA | 1695 | 4879 |
Surya Engineering College, Erode | MBA | 4894 | 4894 |
M Kumarasamy College of Engineering, Karur | MBA | 564 | 4896 |
Mailam Engineering College, Villupuram | MBA | 1276 | 4900 |
MBA | 3276 | 4914 | |
St Xavier's College, Palayamkottai | MBA | 1266 | 4922 |
Anna University Regional Campus, Madurai | MBA (SS) | 150 | 4923 |
PSN Engineering College, Tirunelveli | MBA | 2965 | 4924 |
Mohamed Sathak College of Arts and Science, Chennai | MBA | 2046 | 4934 |
RVS Institute of Management Studies, Coimbatore | MBA | 1137 | 4939 |
Annai Mira College of Engineering and Technology, Vellore | MBA | 2445 | 4951 |
Tagore Engineering College, Chennai | MBA | 2993 | 4954 |
Jai Shriram Engineering College, Tirupur | MBA | 2256 | 4958 |
JJ College of Engineering and Technology, Tiruchirappalli | MBA | 2572 | 4969 |
Evan, with a rank of above 5000 in the open category candidates can get admission in MBA 2026 via TANCET 2026. With a TANCET rank of more than 5000, open category candidates can expect the following colleges.
TANCET MBA OC category Colleges | Courses Offered | Opening Rank | Closing Rank |
AVS Engineering College, Salem | MBA | 1071 | 5000 |
Mother Teresa Women's University Research and Extension Centre, Teachers Training College Campus, Saidapet | MBA | 1914 | 5006 |
Paavai Engineering College, Pachal | MBA | 1493 | 5045 |
Ponjesly College of Engineering, Nagercoil | MBA | 3118 | 5067 |
MBA | 1821 | 5068 | |
Government Arts and Science College Women, Thoothukudi | MBA | 3465 | 5073 |
Jaya Engineering College, Chennai | MBA | 4685 | 5094 |
SRM Trichy Arts and Science College, Tiruchirappalli | MBA | 1778 | 5114 |
St Joseph's College, Tiruchirappalli | MBA | 782 | 5123 |
MBA | 1377 | 5132 | |
Gnanam School of Business, Sengipatti | MBA | 1103 | 5140 |
Adithya Institute of Technology, Coimbatore | MBA | 1106 | 5164 |
SNS College of Technology, Coimbatore | MBA | 1808 | 5165 |
Rohini College of Engineering and Technology, Kanyakumari | MBA | 989 | 5170 |
Kathir College of Engineering, Coimbatore | MBA | 3784 | 5190 |
Gobi Arts and Science College, Gobichettipalayam | MBA | 2664 | 5203 |
MBA | 2021 | 5208 | |
Hindusthan College of Arts and Science, Coimbatore | MBA | 1317 | 5211 |
Stella Mary's College of Engineering, Kanyakumari | MBA | 2553 | 5217 |
Sri Krishna Engineering College, Chennai | MBA | 5242 | 5242 |
St Joseph's College of Engineering and Technology, Thanjavur | MBA | 4560 | 5253 |
Coimbatore Institute of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore | MBA | 1078 | 5254 |
Coimbatore Institute of Management and Technology, Coimbatore | MBA | 770 | 5267 |
MBA | 1047 | 5309 | |
Madurai School of Management, Madurai | MBA | 61 | 5310 |
Mohamed Sathak Engineering College, Kilakarai | MBA | 4172 | 5318 |
Valliammal College for Women, Chennai | MBA | 3275 | 5322 |
Muthayammal Engineering College, Namakkal | MBA | 5151 | 5327 |
IFET College of Engineering, Villupuram | MBA | 5341 | 5341 |
Government Arts College, Paramakudi | MBA | 2133 | 5342 |
Thamirabharani Engineering College, Tirunelveli | MBA | 5351 | 5351 |
Adhiyamaan College of Engineering, Hosur | MBA | 1453 4039 | 5365 4039 |
Hindusthan College of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore | MBA | 2603 | 5369 |
Mepco Schlenk Engineering College, Sivakasi | MBA | 367 | 5370 |
MBA | 1145 | 5386 | |
Adhiparasakthi Engineering College, Kancheepuram | MBA | 5391 | 5391 |
RVS College of Arts and Science, Coimbatore | MBA | 4203 | 5399 |
MP Nachimuthu M Jaganathan Engineering College, Chennimalai | MBA | 4080 | 5406 |
Vivekanandha Institute of Information and Management Studies for Women, Namakkal | MBA | 1671 | 5407 |
Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan College of Engineering and Technology, Chennai | MBA | 5411 | 5411 |
Surya School of Engineering and Technology, Villupuram | MBA | 2539 | 5415 |
MBA | 5433 | 5433 | |
University College of Engineering, Nagercoil | MBA | 277 | 5446 |
GRT Institute of Engineering and Technology, Thiruvallur | MBA | 5449 | 5449 |
Periyar University College of Arts and Science, Idappadi | MBA | 4200 | 5454 |
Mass College of Arts and Sciences, Kumbakonam | MBA | 5469 | 5469 |
Arunachala College of Engineering for Women, Nagercoil | MBA | 577 | 5476 |
Bharath Niketan Engineering College, Theni | MBA | 3292 | 5506 |
CK College of Engineering and Technology, Cuddalore | MBA | 1327 | 5509 |
PSR Engineering College, Sivakasi | MBA | 1937 | 5531 |
MBA | 1374 | 5559 | |
Einstein College of Engineering, Tirunelveli | MBA | 3771 | 5581 |
Chettinad College of Engineering and Technology, Karur | MBA | 311 | 5595 |
MAM College of Engineering, Tiruchirappalli | MBA | 2728 | 5600 |
Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan College of Engineering, Coimbatore | MBA | 1809 | 5601 |
JKK Nattraja College of Engineering and Technology, Komarapalayam | MBA | 5104 | 5611 |
MAM B School, Tiruchirappalli | MBA | 2013 | 5615 |
RVS College of Engineering and Technology, MBA Stand-Alone, Dindigul | MBA | 1167 | 5623 |
Nehru Institute of Information Technology and Management, Coimbatore | MBA | 1764 | 5632 |
Selvam College of Technology, Namakkal | MBA | 4281 | 5641 |
MBA | 4132 | 5645 | |
Thanthai Hans Roever College, Perambalur | MBA | 5646 | 5646 |
Natesan Institute of Cooperative Management, Chennai | MBA | 1899 | 5651 |
EGS Pillay Engineering College, Nagapattinam | MBA | 5096 | 5655 |
Reviewing the previous year's TANCET cutoff data and expected trends can help OC candidates make smarter choices and improve their chances of securing admission in a suitable MBA college. Candidates in the 1000–3000 range may still have chances at well-known engineering and university departments, while those in the 3000–6000 range can target several emerging B-schools and reputed regional colleges. Since TANCET cutoffs for OC students vary every year depending on seat intake, difficulty level, and counselling trends, students should keep backup options ready and participate actively in all counselling rounds.
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The TANCET 2026 counselling to be conducted by Anna University will be mandatory for government and affiliated colleges for MBA 2026 admissions.
Yes, the TANCET cutoffs are different each year depending on several factors.
OC candidates with a rank above 500 can expect AVS Engineering College, Jansons School of Business, RVS College of Arts and Science, among many others, for an MBA via TANCET.
More than 200 MBA colleges across Tamil Nadu accept TANCET 2026 scores for admission to MBA.
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