CAT/MBA coaching support for women
— Vedicology Foundation
The Vedicology Foundation pays 50% to 75% of CAT coaching fees for women who want an MBA from an IIM or another top business school. We are here for women who cannot afford the cost of preparing. We pay directly to a verified coaching institute, and our Scholarship Committee decides the exact percentage. We also cover your study materials and books for the course — you never handle the money we pay. To begin, you need 90% in Class 12 and an 85% average across all your graduation semesters, in any discipline, with your degree completed or in its final year. It is open to the women we support across Tamil Nadu and Kerala, and it costs nothing to apply or to ask.
The CAT is the gateway to the IIMs and the country's best MBA programmes. As a management-entrance exam, it is the route to becoming a management professional. Coaching for it is expensive, and that price quietly closes the door on talented graduates every year. Your degree subject does not matter — arts, science, commerce, engineering, any of them. If you have the marks and the ambition to lead, money should not be what stops you.
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Set on an MBA but worried about the cost — or your marks? It costs nothing to ask.
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We pay 50% to 75% of your coaching fees directly to the institute, plus your study materials and books. The scholarship covers:
- 50% to 75% of your coaching fees — paid directly to the coaching institution
- Study materials and books required for the course
✓ We pay 50% to 75% of your coaching fees — our Scholarship Committee decides the exact percentage. Our share goes straight to the institute, so the money never passes through your hands. You put in the work. We help with the fees.
Where the CAT can take you
The CAT is the gateway to the country's best management programmes. Clearing it can open:
the Indian Institutes of Management — the most sought-after MBA seats in the country.
and the other leading business schools that admit through the CAT.
the MBA that sets you on the path to becoming a management professional.
Whichever business school is your goal, the coaching scholarship is there to get you through the entrance exam that opens it.
Who can apply
This coaching is for the women the Foundation supports across Tamil Nadu and Kerala. That includes women from families that cannot meet the cost of CAT coaching:
If even one of the situations on our eligibility list sounds like your life, you may qualify. Not sure? Ask us — it costs nothing.
The Foundation funds girls and women aged 18 and above. We do not fund minors.
The marks you need
To begin CAT coaching, you need both: 90% in Class 12, and an 85% aggregate across your graduation — that is the average across all your semesters. It can be in any discipline. You can apply if you have completed your degree or are in your final year.
This is the entry bar for CAT coaching alone. The full marks table for every Foundation programme is on one page. If your marks are slightly below the bar, that page explains what to do next. See the full marks table →
💡 If your marks are just short of the bar, please do not rule yourself out — apply anyway and explain. This matters especially if your university marks strictly.
How it works
The process is plain, and we have kept the steps light on purpose:
We assess your application and check your Class 12 and graduation marks and documents.
Our Programme Officer visits your home and talks with you and your guardian about your goal of getting into a top MBA programme. This is a friendly conversation, not an inspection.
We check the quality of the coaching institute before we choose it — qualified faculty, a record of results and a real learning environment. We want you somewhere that will genuinely prepare you for the CAT.
Our Scholarship Committee decides your support, usually within 4 to 6 weeks of a complete application, including our check of the coaching institute. We then pay the institution directly — you never handle the money.
Our team reviews your progress with you at regular intervals during your coaching, so you are never doing this alone.
How to start
We will tell you honestly whether CAT coaching support is the right fit, and what to do next.
Set on an MBA but worried about the cost — or your marks? It costs nothing to ask. Talk to us and we will tell you honestly what you can apply for.
Frequently asked questions
Q:Do I need a particular degree subject?+
Q:Is the 85% my final degree marks or per year?+
Q:Does the coaching cost me anything?+
Q:Will I be given the money to pay the institute myself?+
Q:Is this support only for my first attempt at the CAT?+
Q:Is this for an MBA or for the civil services?+
Q:My graduation average is just below 85%. Should I still apply?+
Q:Do I have to be a certain age?+
Q:Does it cost anything to apply or to ask?+
Important
Vedicology Foundation never charges any application fee, processing fee, registration fee, or documentation fee. Applying is free, at every stage. If anyone asks you for money in our name, please report it to us.
Ready to aim for an IIM?
It costs nothing to ask.