TSM Announces Commencement of Orientation Programme for PGDM Batch 2020-22

August 7, 2020: Thiagarajar School of Management (TSM), Madurai is all set to commence the online classes for its PGDM batch 2020-22 from August 24. Prior to this, the institute had planned a week-long virtual orientation programme from August 10-17. The programme intends to introduce students to various faculty and staff members of the institute and give them a brief idea of their upcoming two years of journey. TSM had also invited prominent industry dignitaries such as Former Vice Chairman and Former CEO of Cognizant, Lakshmi Narayanan; N Ram from The Hindu, Chennai; Director Arvind Hospitals, Dr Arvind Srinivasan; World Chess Master, Vishwanathan Anand; Prasanath Vasu, Partner at McKinsey and Company; Founder Bharat Matrimony, Murugavel Janakiraman; and, Chairman Aparajitha Corporate Services and Board Member, Indian Bank Dr Bharath Krishna Sankar to introduce students to the corporate network of the institute. The

TSM Announces Commencement of Orientation Programme for PGDM Batch 2020-22

August 7, 2020: Thiagarajar School of Management (TSM), Madurai is all set to commence the online classes for its PGDM batch 2020-22 from August 24. Prior to this, the institute had planned a week-long virtual orientation programme from August 10-17. The programme intends to introduce students to various faculty and staff members of the institute and give them a brief idea of their upcoming two years of journey. TSM had also invited prominent industry dignitaries such as Former Vice Chairman and Former CEO of Cognizant, Lakshmi Narayanan; N Ram from The Hindu, Chennai; Director Arvind Hospitals, Dr Arvind Srinivasan; World Chess Master, Vishwanathan Anand; Prasanath Vasu, Partner at McKinsey and Company; Founder Bharat Matrimony, Murugavel Janakiraman; and, Chairman Aparajitha Corporate Services and Board Member, Indian Bank Dr Bharath Krishna Sankar to introduce students to the corporate network of the institute. The guests talked on various inspiring and motivational topics with the students such as ‘Mindsets required for youngsters during the unprecedented disruption brought by pandemic’, ‘why failures are important to teach you success’, ‘Happiness and Success’ and ‘Building the enterprise from scratch’.

TSM Inks MoU with Malaysia’s Saito University College

January 23, 2020: Thiagarajar School of Management (TSM), Madurai signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Malaysia-based Saito University College. The MoU has been signed with an intent to give students international exposure. This will include industrial visits, joint projects, student and faculty exchange programmes. Students will be put in live projects at multinational companies which they will perform as per international standards and in turn, will learn from global corporate culture.

Director Venkiteswaran N Receives Academic Leadership in Management Education Award 2019

October 18, 2019: Recognising his contribution, Director Venkiteswaran N of Thiagarajar School of Management (TSM), Madurai , was awarded 'Academic Leadership in Management Education 2019' by the Madurai Management Association (affiliated with the All India Management Association, New Delhi). Prof. Venkiteswaran is a meritorious Chartered Accountant who has been a faculty at Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIMA), for 26 years and continues to be a visiting faculty for IIMA, IIM-Udaipur and other leading institutions. His role as Independent Director and Advisory Board for several public-sector undertakings (PSUs) and Large Enterprises from an Industry-Connect perspective adds tremendous value to TSM Madurai.

Outbound Training Programme at Adventure Zone

September 27, 2019: For first-year PGDM students, Thiagarajar School of Management (TSM), Madurai organised a five-days Outbound Training Program at the Aventure Zone in Madhurantakam from September 20-24. The outbound training and team-building exercises exposed the students to a variety of adventurous tasks that set new physical fitness benchmarks and focused on how not to give up and push beyond borders. Our intellectual rigour was exercised by the tactical games of management to achieve specific goals as an entity, more importantly as teams. Throughout the action-packed trip, our future managers were filled with zeal and enthusiasm and came back with lots of energy, motivation and memories to cherish forever.

TSM Organises Entrepreneur Connect for Young Minds

September 25, 2019: An Entrepreneur Connect event was organised on the annual day celebration of Young Entrepreneur School (YES) Madurai Chapter. YES is an Entrepreneur Development Forum of Tamil Nadu Chamber Foundation which provides a platform to young entrepreneurs to showcase their business skills, enhance their knowledge, develop a positive perspective and learn the newest in world business practices to attain success professionally and in person.

TSM Madurai Principal Dr M Selvalakshmi, Assistant Professor Dr Janarthanan B and Associate Professor Dr Manjula Nagarajan were invited as judges for this connect. Thiagarajar School of Management (TSM), Madurai supports YES Entrepreneurs with market research, product brainstorming, product launch, targeted sales promotions and recommends trade best practices. Institute also actively strengthens the trade - Institute partnership to supply TSM students a learning scheme with sensible trade exposure, internships, placements and even launch their entrepreneurial ventures.

One more achievement in TSM’s history

September 21, 2019: Students of Thiagarajar School of Management (TSM) participated in Pragyaan, a management fest hosted by Sastra University, Tanjore on September 20. TSM students won the championship and emerged victorious by contesting in numerous programmes that witnessed a participation of over 200 students from 20 management institutes.

 

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Ramesh R | Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) - Batch of 2018
Reviewed on 26 Jun 2025
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5.0
Placements 5 Infrastructure 5 Faculty & Course Curriculum 5 Crowd & Campus Life 5 Value for Money 5
It is the best college for placements.

Placements: The highest package was 23 LPA and the lowest was 5 LPA which is good for me. In our batch, there were a total of 450 students out of which around 300 students got placed. About 80% of the students from our course got placed. Many big companies visited the college.

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Swarna Pavitra | Master of Business Administration (MBA) - Batch of 2024
Reviewed on 5 Oct 2024
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5.0
Placements 5 Infrastructure 5 Faculty & Course Curriculum 5 Crowd & Campus Life 5 Value for Money 5
One of the best colleges.

Placements: The MBA program is organized by the campus placement cell across four semesters, with many big companies and MNCs visiting our college, like Amazon, Cognizant, Flipkart, etc. The placement packages offered by these companies go up to 20 lakhs per annum, with a minimum of 12 lakhs per annum.

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Esakkirani M | Master of Business Administration (MBA) - Batch of 2024
Reviewed on 9 May 2025
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4.0
Placements 5 Infrastructure 4 Faculty & Course Curriculum 3 Crowd & Campus Life 5 Value for Money 3
Thiagarajar School of Management MBA Course Admission for 2025-26.

Placements: This course had a total of 4 batches, and 300 seats were available for admission. Many companies were interested in the college and offered internships, with the highest packages ranging from 3 to 9 LPA. Many tech companies also provided internships to the college.

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Ramesh | Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) - Batch of 2018
Reviewed on 17 Sep 2024
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4.2
Placements 4 Infrastructure 5 Faculty & Course Curriculum 3 Crowd & Campus Life 4 Value for Money 5
Excellent Stay! Clean, Cozy, Friendly Staff. Good Amenities, Highly Recommended.

Placements: As it is a trimester system, students are eligible to sit for placements starting from the 4th semester without any arrears. More than 35 companies visit the college, offering an average salary of ₹4.5 L per annum, with many opportunities in marketing roles.

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Ramesh | Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) - Batch of 2018
Reviewed on 19 Jul 2024
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4.6
Placements 5 Infrastructure 5 Faculty & Course Curriculum 4 Crowd & Campus Life 5 Value for Money 4
The college is very good.

Placements: As it is a trimester system, students are eligible to sit for placements from the 4th semester without any arrears. More than 35 companies visit the college, offering an average salary of Rs. 4.5 L per annum. Many companies come for marketing roles.

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Deepika Janakiraman | Master of Business Administration (MBA) - Batch of 2020
Reviewed on 14 Jun 2024
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Placements 4 Infrastructure 5 Faculty & Course Curriculum 4 Crowd & Campus Life 5 Value for Money 4
Madurai's best management college.

Placements: From first year of the college, companies offer summer internships for sales and marketing. In the second year, placements process starts. Companies like TCS, HCL, Capgemini, Denver, Tata technologies, Croma, and Xiaomi offer jobs for business development roles. Packages start from 3 lacs and the highest goes up to 18 lacs. In our batch in the third semester, 50% students got placed and remaining 30% got placed in the final semester.

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Answered 8 months ago

The respective placement statistics of Thiagarajar School of Management are splendid: 96 percent placement in the academic year 2023-2024. INR 21.95 LPA is the highest international package, and INR 16.22 LPA is the highest domestic package. Average packages stood at INR 8.41 LPA with a median of pl

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Kapil Lalwani

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Answered 10 months ago

TANCET: A percentile of 85% or higher is required

CAT/XAT: A minimum of 50 percentile is required.

MAT/CMAT: A percentile of 70% or higher

Shortlisted candidates undergo a Group Discussion, Personal Interview, and Written Ability Test as part of the final selection process.

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AISHWARYA MOHAN

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Answered 11 months ago

TSM Madurai courses' admissions are based on entrance exam scores. Along with that, candidates must also fulfil the minimum eligibility requirements of the respective courses. The following table mentions the eligibility and selection of Thiagarajar School of Management courses:

Course NameEligibilitySelection Criteria
MBA/PGDMClass 10, 12 and graduation with a 60% aggregateMAT,  XAT,  CAT,  CMAT,  ATMA,  TANCET +Group Discussion/Personal Interview /WAT + Work experience + Participation in Sports, Extra/Co-Curricular activities
PhDPG with a 50% aggregateMerit + Entrance Test + PI

 

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Answered 11 months ago

In order to apply for courses at TSM candidates must sit and appear for entrance exam set by the college. TSM Madurai admissions are primarily entrance-based. The college offers MBA courses. Apart from this course, TSM Madurai also offers PG Diploma, Certificate and PhD courses. To get admission to

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Answered 11 months ago

Yes, applications are open at Thiagarajar School of Managementfor PGDM courses. TSM Madurai courses' admissions are based on entrance exam scores. Along with that, candidates must also fulfil the minimum eligibility requirements of the respective courses.

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