IIM Trichy MBA Courses & Fees 2026: CAT, Admission, Eligibility & Seats, Placements, Dates

IIM Trichy is counted among the top Management institutes of the country. In NIRF 2025 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:

The admission cycle for MBA course at IIMs starts with the release of CAT notification. Candidates further who fulfils the cutoff criteria is eligible for admission followed by participation in other selection rounds. 

CAT is a competitive exam that is a must-have for admission to various IIMs and other top Management colleges. A well-planned strategy along with a correct approach is essential for admission to the MBA courses offered in India, especially in the top MBA colleges in India. A preparation strategy that will help you ace the CAT exam for admission to IIM Trichy is as follows:

• Check the CAT syllabus and exam pattern

• Read books, newspapers, editorials, and journals to improve your vocabulary and reading skills. Check VARC questions with answers.

• Choose the reference book

• Solve as many CAT Mock Tests as possible. Download for FREE!

• Solve previous year's CAT question papers for thorough revision to reduce the scope of mistakes

Read more about the CAT preparation strategy.

The eligibility criteria is the minimum qualification required for an aspirant to become eligible for admission to a PGPM course at IIM Trichy. Candidates have to meet eligibility criteria for CAT entrance exam. Find below details on the eligibility criteria:

• Applicany must be Graduate with at least 50% aggregate (45% aggregate for SC/ST candidates).
• Candidates, appearing for the final year of their UG degree waiting for results can also apply. However, if selected, admission of such candidates will be provisional depending on the submission of a pre-final certificate signed by competent authorities of the previous institute/university, the latest by June 30 of the year of admission.

IIM Trichy accepts CAT as the primary exam for MBA admissions, and it does not release CAT cutoffs in the public domain. The cutoffs are exclusively accessible only via account login to candidates who have appeared for the CAT exam. To check IIM Trichy CAT cutoff 2023, candidates must visit the official website of IIMCAT and login through their registered ID and password. 

The two-year course includes core Management subjects along with electives. A credit is attached with each of the subject. Mentioned below are some of the topics covered in the first year of IIM Trichy PGPM-HR programme:

• Managerial Economics
• Operations Management
• Mircroeconomics
• Industrial Relations
• Performance Management, etc. 

The candidates can select the desired electives from the second year of the MBA programme. Some of the offered majors are economy and public policy, general management, marketing, strategy, etc. Moreover, there are further subjects related to these majors in the course curriculum. For example, the topics covered in the IIM Trichy MBA general management elective are:

• Business to business marketing
• Digital marketing
• Pricing strategy
• Promotion strategy
• Customer experience planning and execution, etc.

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.

Yes, CAT dates for admission to IIM Trichy are out. To apply for the CAT exam, candidates are required to create an account, fill the CAT registration form and pay the exam application fee. The CAT form have to be submitted by a certain deadline after which no application will be accepted.. The exam is usually conducted in November. Students are required to appear for the CAT exam in Computer Based Testing mode at allotted test centres.

Candidates who are willing to get into IIM Trichy must mention the college name and course preference in their CAT application form to get a call (provided the student gets a valid score in the exam).

No, the CAT application form can only be filled out online on the official website iimcat.ac.in. There is no option to submit the CAT form in offline mode. Candidates will have to create an account on the CAT website once the registrations begin and fill out the CAT form through that candidate account. Candidates must also note that no other website hosts the CAT form other than iimcat.ac.in 

There is no provision of paying CAT fees in cash, challan or Demand Draft either. The CAT registration fee can be paid online only through Internet banking, credit/debit cards or mobile wallets only. The payment window will be available in the candidate dashboard as part of the CAT application form. Candidates have to simply follow the instructions to pay the fee. Candidates must note that fee payment is mandatory for CAT form filling. Until the fee is paid successfully, the form will not be accepted. Thus, candidates must check the fee payment acknowledgement slip after making the payment.