M.Tech. in Transportation Engineering and Management 

at NIT Trichy, Tiruchirappalli

 To get admission to M.Tech at NIT Trichy, candidates must fulfil the minimum eligibility criteria. Aspirants need to be graduated with minimum 60% aggregate with BE/BTech from a recognised University. Admission is conducted based a valid GATE score. The applicant further must submit the documents at the time of form filling and admission procedure as a proof of eligibility.

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 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.

As per the NIT Trichy NIRF report 2024, the 2023 median package for MTech courses stood at INR 10 LPA. Other than this, as sources across the web, the highest package offered during placement drive 2023 stood at INR 52.89 LPA. Some of the renowned companies that were part of NIT Trichy placements in recent years included Google, Facebook, Infosys, Oracle.

As per the NIT Trichy ranking 2023, the institute is ranked number nine under the “Engineering” category. Additionally, the institute offers MTech course across popular specialisations such as Chemical Engineering, CSE, Data Analytics, Thermal Power Engineering, etc. The placement percentage for PG courses in 2022 was 92.9%. Companies such as Google, Facebook, Samsung, ITC, Oracle, etc., are the top recruiters visited in the previous year placements.

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.

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:

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:

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: