Department of Management Studies, Anna University (DOMS) Courses & Fee Structure

The published CEG fee circular distinguishes two MBA options

For the 2025-26 academic year, the College of Engineering Guindy (CEG) fee circular lists a regular MBA and a separate “MBA (Tourism Management) (SS)” option. The DoMS site also keeps separate course-detail pages for General Management and Tourism Management. The fee schedule is stronger evidence for the specific 2025-26 options than the older profile’s broad claim about a current menu of specialisations. It does not confirm which of these options will take a new cohort in 2027-28 or what the intake is by stream, so verify the current admission notice before choosing preferences.

DoMS is the CEG campus department in Guindy. Do not confuse this on-campus offering with Anna University’s distance and online MBA through the Centre for Distance and Online Education. The fee circular used below is expressly issued for CEG, while CDE publishes separate programme and payment rules. A fee from one mode cannot be used as the other’s tuition estimate.

The DoMS course pages expose curriculum material under older regulations. Those pages can help you understand the kind of course structure the department has published, but the pages do not establish that all old electives or specializations are available in the next intake. Ask DoMS which current regulation, electives and Tourism Management seats are open for the cycle you are considering. Check the exact programme label on the allotment and fee schedule; “MBA” and “MBA (Tourism Management) (SS)” are not interchangeable fee rows.

Official references: CEG 2025-26 MBA fee circular; DoMS course and infrastructure page; DoMS Tourism Management details.

What the last located official CEG fee schedule shows

The latest CEG fee circular located for this review is for academic year 2025-26. It separates one-time admission charges, refundable caution deposits and fees payable every semester. In the General candidate column, the regular MBA lists ₹9,160 in one-time fees, ₹7,000 in refundable institutional and library deposits, and ₹30,215 as the recurring semester fee. The listed first-semester total is ₹46,375, which is the sum of those three components; it is not labelled as the complete two-year course price. The circular marks ₹30,215 as payable every semester, so students should budget the recurring line separately from one-time charges and the refundable deposit.

The same 2025-26 table lists MBA (Tourism Management) (SS) for a General candidate with ₹9,160 in one-time fees, ₹7,000 in refundable deposits and ₹53,285 in semester fees. Its listed first-semester total is ₹69,445. The recurring semester amount is higher than the regular MBA’s in this schedule; check the precise stream and candidate column before comparing. The schedule has different columns for Other State, Tamil Nadu categories, differently abled candidates and NRI candidates, and the amounts vary in some columns. Do not substitute the General candidate amount for another category.

These are historical 2025-26 charges, not a 2027-28 quote. The circular includes fees such as tuition, development, library, computer and other itemized charges. It also lists institutional and library deposits separately as refundable caution deposits. Confirm the next year’s circular before accepting a seat, including whether its recurring fees or refund conditions have changed. Hostel and mess costs are not included in the figures above.

Official reference: CEG 2025-26 MBA fee circular.

Build a comparable budget from the current notice

For a candidate budgeting from the 2025-26 General column, keep three amounts visible rather than treating the first-semester bill as the full cost: one-time charges (₹9,160 for either listed option), refundable deposits (₹7,000), and recurring semester charges (₹30,215 for regular MBA or ₹53,285 for MBA Tourism Management (SS)). The table’s grand totals of ₹46,375 and ₹69,445 combine one-time fees, deposit and one semester’s fees. That distinction matters when comparing a two-year course; do not present either grand total as the complete programme cost.

Before paying, ask the admissions office for the current circular and confirm: the exact course/stream and category column; the amount due at counselling versus online; what recurs each semester; which amounts are refundable and under what discontinuance rules; whether examination or university charges are separate; and whether accommodation and meals are billed elsewhere. The 2025-26 circular itself explains that campus Deans announce admission dates and that a refund after confirmed admission follows the university discontinuance process, with only the refundable component eligible under that process. Preserve the fee receipt and keep the written schedule supplied to you.

Do not count the TANCET examination fee as MBA tuition, or use a CDE distance/online fee to estimate the CEG programme. Likewise, an entrance or application charge for an NRI/CIWGC or Consortium category is not a full course fee. A reliable comparison should use the same admission year, programme mode, fee category and basis for every college.

Choose a stream only after checking its current availability

The DoMS Tourism Management page describes its own curriculum, including tourism-oriented subjects such as tourism marketing, travel management, tourism products, hospitality management and a summer project/training component. Because the page reflects a published course-detail route and not an identified 2027-28 prospectus, use it as an introduction rather than a promise that each elective or training arrangement is current. Ask the department for the current curriculum and whether the “SS” Tourism Management fee row is the precise seat to which you are applying.

A student comparing the options can focus on two questions: which curriculum matches the target role, and what is the actual recurring cost for the seat category offered? The current source set confirms a fee difference in the 2025-26 General column but does not provide an updated 2027-28 fee schedule, current seat allocation or a current specialisation list. It also does not establish hostel charges. Those are concrete items to verify before comparing return on investment or paying a deposit.

Official reference: DoMS Tourism Management course details.