M.Tech. in Industrial Engineering and Management 

at NIT Trichy, Tiruchirappalli

As per the NIRF 2024 ranking under the “Engineering” category, IIIT Delhi ranks 85 among the top Engineering institutes of the country. The total fee for MTech in IIIT Delhi ranges between INR 3.7 lakh and INR 6 lakh. NIT Trichy MTech fee is INR 1.4 lakh. As per placement statistics, the median package is recorded to be INR 18.17 LPA for IIITD and INR 7 LPA for NIT Trichy. Hence, it can be concluded that the fee is higher at IIITD. It must be noted that the fee given for both institutes is as per the official website/sanctioning body. It is still subject to changes and hence, is indicative. But, this institute also has got a good ranking as per a recognised ranking body. Thus, if given a choice, IIIT Delhi is a better option than NIT Trichy.

No, there is not provision of direct admission to M.Tech at NIT Trichy. Aspirants must appear and qualify for GATE exam with a valid score. Other than this, candidates must pass graduation with minimum 60% aggregate in order to apply for this course. The final seat allocation is done through CCMT Counselling process. All these steps are mandatory to get admission to NIT Trichy M.Tech course.

NIT Trichy offers a two year MTech course across 23 specialisations. Candidates who hold a Bachelors degree of BTech and passed GATE with a valid score will be offered seat throgh CCMT Counselling process. Find below the list of all BTech specialisations offered at NIT Trichy:

As per the placements statistics of previous years, the institute has witnessed a placement rate of 92.9% in the year 2022. Also, if looking at the placement records of the year 2021, the NIT Trichy average package for M.Tech was INR 7 LPA, which was the third the highest from other courses. In the last years, the top tech recruiters that visited during the campus placements were Google, Infosys, Facebook, Mircorsoft, Sony, etc.

For the latest statistics around NIT Trichy M.Tech placements, click here. 

IIIT Bangalore and NIT Trichy both offer admission to the M.Tech course on the basis of a valid GATE score, followed by a GATE Counselling process. Talking about the 2023 last-round cutoff, the closing rank for M.Tech in CSE was 480 at IIIT Bangalore. For NIT Trichy, the last round closing score was 637 for the same course and specialisation. Analysing the last round cutoff data, IIIT Bangalore was more competitive for M.Tech in the CSE course than NIT Trichy. 

Candidates can refer to the table given below to check out components such as NIRF ranking, cutoff and placement for the M.Tech course to decide if IIIT Bangalore is better than NIT Trichy: 

During 2024 placements, the overall placement rate for BTech was 88.90%. Further, the NIT Trichy MBA placement rate stood at 72.80%. Take a look at the table below depicting the NIT Trichy placement rate for 2024:

No, NIT Trichy does not offer admission to any of its courses directly. Admission is strictly entrance-based. For BTech, MTech, MSc, and MCA courses, national-level examinations such as JEE Main,  GATE,  IIT JAM, and NIMCET are accepted. Candidates shortlisted based on the exam scores further need to take part in the respective counselling procedures such as JoSAA for BTech, CCMT for MTech, and CCMN for MSc. 

The NIT Trichy highest package has not been disclosed on the official website. However, the median package for UG and PG courses is available in the NIRF report 2024. As per the report, the highest median package for 2023 stood at INR 15.76 LPA and was offered to BTech students. Refer to the table below for NIT Trichy placement package 2023:

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.