Introduction
IIM Tiruchirappalli is the eleventh IIM to be constituted by the Government of India in the year 2011 for the purpose of providing high-quality education in the field of management studies. Even though it was established only recently, the institute has developed and made very good progress in terms of academics and placements. In this section, we shall see more in detail about the institute and its courses.
List of Contents
- Location
- Ranking
- Courses Offered
- Admission Procedure
- Fee Structure
- Campus
- Placement Statistics
- Useful Links
Location
Tiruchirappalli is located in the state of Tamil Nadu and is in the southern part of the country. It has quite good connectivity by air, railways, and road network from all parts of the country.
The campus is situated at a distance of 13 kms from the nearest airport (Tiruchirappalli International Airport) and the travel time is approximately 25 minutes to reach the campus.
The closest railway station to the campus is the Tiruchirappalli Junction Railway station which is at a distance of 24 kms from campus and takes about 35 minutes to reach the campus.
Google map link to reach the campus: https://goo.gl/maps/ZXcZ5jMZQHGuypAk8
Courses Offered:
The following are the various degree-granting courses offered in IIM Tiruchirappalli for a wide variety of aspirants ranging from freshers to executives. These programs are tabulated as under:
| S.No. | Program | Duration | Eligibility |
| 1 | Post Graduate Programme in Management (PGPM) | Two Years full time | Bachelor’s Degree |
| 2 | Post Graduate Programme in Human Resources (PGPM-HR) | Two Years full time | Bachelor’s Degree |
| 3 | Doctoral Programme in Management | Five years | A Master’s Degree in any discipline securing at least 60 percent marks (or equivalent) (OR) a 2 year post graduate diploma securing at least 60 percent marks (or equivalent), in addition to a Bachelors’ degree/equivalent with at least 50 percent marks obtained after a minimum of three years of education. (OR) Five-year / four-year Integrated Master’s Degree Programme in any discipline, with at least 60% marks or equivalent. (OR) A professional qualification like CA / ICWA / CS (with at least 50 percent aggregate marks) along with Bachelor’s degree (with at least 60 percent marks). (OR) A 4-year / 8-semester Bachelor’s degree with at least 8 CGPA. |
| 4 | Executive Doctoral Programme in Management (EDPM) | Four years non-residential program | Full time working executives and should have a minimum full time professional work experience of 10 years (AND) Exposure to management education through area specific qualifications / certifications / degrees. (AND) First class (or equivalent) in graduation and post-graduation if any |
| 5 | Post Graduate Programme In Business Management (PGPBM) | Two years weekend program | Candidate must hold a Bachelor’s Degree, with at least 50% marks or equivalent CGPA (AND) Minimum of three years of full-time work experience |
Ranking
IIM Tiruchirappalli has obtained 17th rank among all the B-schools in the NIRF Rankings 2021. The following are the other rankings obtained by the institute.
| Body | Ranking | Year |
| Outlook Magazine ICARE Rankings | 7th place | 2021 |
| T.I.M.E B-School Categorization | AAA Category | 2020 |
| India Today MDRA | 18th place | 2020 |
| NHRDN shine.com B school ranking | 8th place | 2019 |
Admission Procedure
The admission process for the PGP program is similar to all other IIMs, and the students need to take a CAT exam and also should have either completed their Bachelor’s degree or be in their final year of their Bachelor’s degree while writing the CAT Exam.
For PGPM admission procedures click here.
After taking the CAT exam, aspirants will have to appear for an interview based on shortlisting from various criteria like the performance in the 10th, and 12th exams, UG score, and gender diversity factor as well. The weightage for each of these factors varies every year depending upon the candidate pool available to the college.
For admission to the PGPM-HR program click here.
For admission to the DPM program click here.
For admission to the EPDM program click here.
For admission to PGPBM (Chennai) program click here.
Selection Criteria for PGP admissions – Indian Institute of Management, Tiruchirappalli
There are two stages of selection:
- Shortlisting candidates based on their CAT Scores, 10th, and 12th board marks for PI.
- Final Selection on the basis of PI.
The first basis of shortlisting candidates is through their CAT Score, 10th and 12th board marks. Along with the overall CAT Score, section-wise scores are also considered while shortlisting candidates.
The Personal Interview process will be conducted via the CAP process and shall be common for those IIMs which participate in the CAP process (including IIM Ranchi). IIM Tiruchirappalli is the coordinator for CAP 2022 process.
Minimum CAT Score Requirement (CAT 2021) to be considered eligible for PI stage (In percentile):
| Category | Section 1 – VARC | Section 2 – DILR | Section 3 – QA | Aggregate |
| Open/General | 70 | 70 | 70 | 92 |
| Non-Creamy OBC | 45 | 45 | 45 | 74 |
| EWS | 40 | 40 | 40 | 70 |
| SC | 35 | 35 | 35 | 54 |
| ST | 25 | 25 | 32.5 | 40 |
| DAP | 25 | 25 | 32.5 | 40 |
Final Selection Criteria
For the final selection, the shortlisted candidates are required to take an interview through CAP, and during the interview, the candidate’s academic performance, knowledge of concepts in the bachelor’s degree, and prior work experience (if applicable) will be judged.
The final selection will be made on the following basis:
- CAT Score
- Personal Interview (PI)
- Verbal Comprehension
- Work experience
- Academic Performance in 10th Standard
- Academic Performance in 12th Standard
- Performance at the Undergraduate level
- Professional Qualification
- Gender Diversity
These components have the following weightage in the final selection procedure:
| Component | Weightage |
| CAT Score | 50% |
| Personal Interview | 25% |
| Verbal Comprehension | 3% |
| Work experience | 5% |
| 10th marks | 2% |
| 12th marks | 3% |
| UG Marks | 5% |
| Professional Qualification | 2% |
| Gender Diversity | 5% |
| Total | 100 |
Fee Structure
The total fee for the flagship MBA program is INR 16,50,000 for the 2022-24 batch. The detailed fee structure is tabulated as follows:
| S.No. | Type of Fee | Term 1 | Term 2 | Term 3 | Term 4 | Term 5 | Term 6 |
| 1 | Tuition Fee | 2,75,000 | 2,75,000 | 2,75,000 | 2,75,000 | 2,75,000 | 2,75,000 |
| 2 | Mess Advance | 20,000 | 20,000 | 20,000 | 20,000 | 20,000 | 20,000 |
| 3 | Caution Deposit (One time refundable) | 30,000 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Term wise total | 3,25,000 | 2,95,000 | 2,95,000 | 2,95,000 | 2,95,000 | 2,95,000 | |
| Total | 16,50,000 |
Campus
IIM Tiruchirappalli has excellent classrooms along with IT infrastructure like Wi-Fi connectivity, computer classrooms, data centres to enable seamless learning for the students. For accommodation needs of the students, the campus has 6 residential hostel blocks, each block has 3 floors, and up to 18 rooms on each floor. Also, all the students are provided with single occupancy rooms.
A huge behavioural lab is built to provide the students an opportunity to explore various research study projects and to conduct experimental studies on individuals or groups of people. The campus also has excellent sporting facilities like a football stadium, cricket stadium, volleyball courts, basketball courts, multiple badminton courts, a swimming pool, and a fully equipped gymnasium as well.
Placement Statistics
IIM Tiruchirappalli has achieved 100% placements for the 2019-21 batch. The following are statistics for the 2019-21 batch on various fronts:
| No of students | 218 |
| Highest CTC | INR 30,00,000 |
| Average CTC | INR 14,85,000 |
| Median CTC | INR 14,60,000 |
| No of recruiters | 130 |
| New recruiters | 97 |
Domain wise offer break up:
| Domain | % of students placed | Highest CTC (in INR) | Average CTC of top 50% (in INR) |
| Consulting & Analytics | 48% | 25,00,000 | 17,02,000 |
| Sales & Marketing | 21% | 30,00,000 | 16,09,000 |
| BFSI | 20% | 22,21,000 | 17,70,000 |
| Operations | 11% | 20,50,000 | 17,75,000 |
Some of the key recruiters for this year’s batch are:
| Accenture | Aditya Birla Fashion & Retail |
| Airtel | Bain & Company |
| Dell Technologies | Deloitte |
| EY | Godrej |
| GMR Group | HSBC |
| ICICI Bank | JP Morgan Chase & Co |
| KPMG | McKinsey & Co |
| Mindtree | NatWest Group |
| Philips | Ofbusiness |
| Saint Gobain | TAFE |
| TVS Motors | Ultratech Cement |
| Xiaomi | Yes Bank |
Useful links
| Official website | https://www.iimtrichy.ac.in/ |
| Courses | https://www.iimtrichy.ac.in/pgpm |
| Placements | https://www.iimtrichy.ac.in/placement-report |
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