M.Tech. in Material Science and Engineering 

at NIT Trichy, Tiruchirappalli

The aspirants with a BE/BTech degree with at least 60% aggregate can apply for M.Tech at NIT Trichy. For admission to MTech, candidates must have a valid score of GATE, which shall be equal to or higher than the cutoff. Selected candidates further are called for CCMT Counselling. Interested candidates must apply for the GATE exam and counselling within the due date.

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. 

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.

The placement rate recorded during NIT Trichy M.Tech CSE placements 2022 was 100%. The branch-wise placement rate recorded during NIT Trichy M.Tech placements 2022 is presented below:

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: 

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

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

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 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:

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

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.