M.A. in English (Language and Literature) 

at NIT Trichy, Tiruchirappalli

At the postgraduate level, NIT Trichy offers M.A. English courses to students. The candidate must have a Bachelor's degree with a minimum of 60% aggregate and the accepted entrance exam is CUET-PG. To get admission to this course, the candidates must apply online on the official website of the university. Then follow the application process and clear all the selection rounds as prescribed by the university.

The table below represents the course-wise median package offered during NIT Trichy placements 2023:

Course	Median Package (2023)
BTech	INR 15.76 LPA
MTech	INR 10 LPA
MBA	INR 8.70 LPA
BArch	INR 4.80 LPA
MArch	INR 6 LPA

NOTE: The above salary details are collated from the NIRF report 2024.

NIT Trichy admission process is entirely entrance-based. Candidates are required to qualify for national-level entrance exams such as JEE Main, IIT JAM, CAT, etc., for the respective courses. Apart from that, candidates must also have to appear for the additional selection rounds such as Personal Interview (PI) round for MBA. Candidates who obtain a valid score as per the course's requirements in the respective entrance exam will have to register and appear for the counselling process conducted by specific counselling bodies. Find below the selection criteria for the popular courses:

NIT Trichy Courses	Accepting Entrance Exam/ Selection Criteria	Counselling
BTech	JEE Main (Click to apply)	JoSAA Counselling
MTech	GATE (Click to apply)	CCMT Counselling
MBA	CAT + PI (Click to apply)	NA
MSc	IIT JAM  (Click to apply)	CCMN Counselling

NIT Trichy does not conduct any in-house entrance test. It grant admission to the courses on the basis of merit in national-level examinations. The accepted entrance examinations are JEE Main,  GATE,  IIT JAM,  CAT, and NIMCET. Only the candidates with a valid score in the accepted exams as per the applied course are admitted.

The course-wise median package has been released. An improving trend was witnessed in the median package offered to BTech students over the past three years (2021 to 2023). Likewise, the M.Tech and MBA median package has also improved year-on-year. On the other hand, a fluctuating trend was observed in the MArch median package. The NIT Trichy placement package trends witnessed over the past three years for popular courses are presented below:

NOTE: The above salary data is fetched from the NIRF report 2024.

The NIT Trichy average package is yet to be relesaed. Meanwhile, students can have a look at the median package for past three years to get an estimate:

NOTE: The above salary data is fetched from the NIRF report 2024.

Yes, NIT Trichy grants a wide range of scholarships as financial assistance to meritorious and various other category students. Students should fill the application form to secure the scholarship. This scholarship is available on the official website of the Institute. The decision regarding scholarships is made solely by the administration. NIT Tiruchirappalli provides scholarships like Adi-Dravidar Scholarship -Tamil, Adi-Dravidar Scholarship English SC/ST Scholarship, BC Scholarship, and others.

The placement rate for BTech and MBA courses has declined over the past three years. On the other hand, a fluctuating trend was recorded in the MCA and M.Tech placement rates. Take a look at the table below depicting the NIT Trichy placement trends for different courses:

Course	Placement Rate (2022)	Placement Rate (2023)	Placement Rate (2024)
BTech	90.90%	90.60%	88.90%
MBA	96.80%	96.70%	72.80%
MCA	96.30%	91%	91.10%
Overall PG (MTech, MCA, MBA)	92.90%	95.20%	88.90%

Interested students have to give the JEE Main exam in order to get admission in any one of the NITs available. JEE Main is a computer-based test conducted at the national-level entrance examination. Students can find the table below for eligibility in order to take admission in NIT Trichy:

Popular Courses	Eligibility & Selection Criteria
BTech	Class 12 with PCM/ PBM
MBA	UG or PG degree with minimum 60% aggregate
MCA	UG degree with minimum 60% aggregate
MTech	Pass with UG or PG degree
MSc	UG degree with minimum 60% aggregate

The NIT Trichy CSE average package has not been released. However, the median package for BTech and M.Tech has been released in the NIRF report, which are as follows:

Course	Median Package (2021)	Median Package (2022)	Median Package (2023)
BTech	INR 10.80 LPA	INR 12 LPA	INR 15.76 LPA
MTech	INR 7 LPA	INR 9.5 LPA	INR 10 LPA