M.S. by Research in Mechanical Engineering 

at NIT Trichy, Tiruchirappalli

NIT Trichy offers a two-year MSc course across four specialisations. This course is taught through the Department of Computer Applications, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry. NIT Trichy accepts admission to MSc through the IIT JAM entrance exam, which is conducted by IITs for selection to MSc courses. The admission process gets completed with the CCMN Counselling round. Candidates must keep a close eye on the CCMN Counselling and prepare accordingly.

For season 2024, the NIT Trichy placements recorded an overall placement rate of 85%. Check out the table for the overall placement rate recorded during recent placements at NIT Trichy:

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 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:

NIT Trichy admission to the PGDM courses like MBA are conducted through CAT aggregate percentile. For getting into a NIT Trichy, One need to score a minimum overall CAT percentile of 80, according to NIT Trichy CAT cutoff 2023.

NIT Trichy students don't regret studying at this university as it is one of the top universities in India. NIT has its own reputation and is visited by top companies for placements such as Google, Facebook, Tata, Flipkart, Reliance, Ashok Leyland, BHEL, BEML, and others. Any student with relevant scores can study at this university. 

The list of eminent recruiters of NIT Trichy placements in recent years is presented below:

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.

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.

Yes, NIT Trichy has been ranked within the rank band of 731-740 in the World University category by the QS World Ranking 2026. NIT Trichy NIRF rankings 2025 are 9th under the Engineering category, 30th under the Overall category, 33rd under the Research Institutions category, 9th under the Architecture and Planning category, and others.