Free CAT/MBA coaching for women
— Vedicology Foundation
The Vedicology Foundation funds full CAT coaching 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 the full coaching fees directly to a verified coaching institute. We also cover your study materials, mock tests and examination attempt fees — you never handle the money yourself. To begin, you need an 85% aggregate across your graduation, in any discipline. 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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You won't have to pay for any part of your CAT preparation. The scholarship covers:
- Full coaching fees — paid directly to the coaching institution
- Study materials and books required for the course
- Mock test series and practice materials
- Examination attempt fees
✓ The coaching is funded in full. The money goes straight to the institute, so there is nothing for you to pay upfront and claim back later. You put in the work. The fees are on us.
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:
The Foundation funds women aged 18 and above. We do not fund minors.
The marks you need
To begin CAT coaching, you need an 85% aggregate across your graduation — that is your graduation aggregate, 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 graduation average is just short of 85%, please do not rule yourself out before you talk to us. 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 graduation marks and documents.
Our Programme Officer visits your home and talks with you and your family about your goal of getting into a top MBA programme. This is a conversation, not an interrogation.
We check the quality of the coaching institution before we empanel it. We want you somewhere that will genuinely prepare you for the CAT.
We pay the institution directly — you never handle the money.
We stay in touch through 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 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. Our support is completely free. If anyone asks you for money claiming to represent us, please report it immediately:
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