Post Graduate Program in Management (PGPM) 

at IIM Trichy, Tiruchirappalli

IIM Trichy MBA/PGPM course admission is through CAT exam. Hence, aspirants are required to complete the CAT registration process. The candidates are advised to check out the eligibility requirements before filling out the application form. The steps to be followed for application submission are:

1. Visit the official website for CAT registration.
2. Click on "New Registration" and register by entering a few basic details.
3. Login with the ID and fill out the application form.
4. Upload the required documents.
5. Pay the application fee via credit/debit card or net banking.

Indian Institute of Management, Trichy offer Post Graduate Programme in Management (PGPM) as its flagship course. It is a two-year course offered in a full-time mode. The programme is divided into four semesters. Admission is based on multiple factors as mentioned below:

• CAT percentile 
• PI performance
• Academic performance
• Work experience
• Female candidates
• Verbal composition
• Professional qualification

Read more about the IIM Chennai PGPM course, here.

The qualifying CAT cutoff of IIM Trichy is the minimum percentile that candidates must meet to be eligible for the Written Ability Test (WAT) and Personal Interview (PI) round while the final CAT cutoff is the percentile that candidates must obtain to participate in the WAT/GD-PI round. The former is released with the admission criteria of the institute before the CAT exam while the latter is released after the declaration of CAT result. Read more on IIM Trichy cutoff.

Candidates need to pay the application fee on time to submit their application successfully. The fee payment can be done via credit card/debit card/net banking. Find below category-wise fee for CAT application:

There are a total of 300 seats for PGPM programmes. The table given below mentions course-wise seat break up:

IIM Trichy is counted among the top Management institutes of the country. In NIRF 2024 rankings under Management category, the institute has secured 16th spot. The highest and average package offered to IIM Trichy PGPM students during 2023 placements was INR 41.61 LPA and INR 20.55 LPA, respectively. In addition, a total of 172 industry associations made 266 offers. Moreover, the the highest and average stipend offered to PGPM students stood at INR 3.20 Lacs and INR 1.29 Lacs during the summer placements 2022-2023 batch. Check below what students have to say about IIM Trichy MBA:

IIM Trichy fee structure is cumulative of various components, such as hostel fee, security deposit, tuition fee, and more. The total tuition fee for MBA/PGPM at IIM Trichy range from INR 11.8 Lacs to INR 19.5 lakh. In addition, the one-time fee components cost range from INR 10,000 to INR 30,000. It must be noted that the mentioned fee is as per the official website/sanctioning body. It is still subject to changes and hence, is indicative.

IIM Trichy offers good placements for its PGPM and PGPM-HR courses annually. Pursuing a PGPM course from IIM Trichy is a good choice if considering the placement opportunities. IIM Trichy has released the placement report for the year 2024. The table below showcases the domain-wise average average package offered during IIM Trichy placements 2024:

It has been observed that students were placed in Operations domain with a package of INR 24.90 LPA followed by IT and Analytics with INR 22.93 LPA and General Management with INR 20.69 LPA during IIT Trichy 2023 placements. The graph below showcases domain-wise average package offered during IIM Trichy placements 2023:

The table below showcases domain-wise the highest package offered during placements 2023:

The admission cycle for MBA course at IIMs begins with the release of CAT notification. CAT 2024 exam for admission to the 2025-27 batch was conducted on Nov 24. The result is announced by the exam conducting body. Candidates further who fulfils the cutoff criteria shall be eligible for admission followed by participation in other selection rounds.