NIT Trichy UG, PG, Doctorate Courses 2025

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. 

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:

Particulars	Placement Statistics (2022)	Placement Statistics (2023)	Placement Statistics (2024)
Placement Rate	94%	97%	85%

SPA Delhi: As per the NIRF report 2023, the median package offered to B.Arch students was INR 6 LPA, respectively. About, 17 B. Plan 65 B.Arch and 145 PG (2-year) students were placed during SPA Delhi placements 2022. NIT Trichy: As per the NIRF report, the median package offered to B.Arch students is INR 6 LPA. NIT Calicut: The average package offered during NIT Calicut B.Arch placements 2022 was INR 7.08 LPA (as per unofficial sources). From the above data, it can be observed that all three institutes have somewhat similar placement scenarios.

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

In order to get admission to MCA course at NIT Trichy, candidates must fulfil the minimum eligibility criteria in the first place. Candidates are required to secure minimum of 60% aggregate in a three-year graduation course. Admission to MCA at NIT Trichy is entirely entrance-based. Eligible candidtaes are required to appear for NIMCET entrance exam, which is a common entrance exam for MCA in all the NITS. It'smandatory for every aspirant to qualify the exam with a valid rank. Following that, the qualified candidates have to register for NIMCET counselling process. Later on, the institute will release the rank list of the selected candidates.

As per the last two year's ranking trends released on the official website of NIRF, NIT Trichy was ranked on number 8 in 2022 and 9 in the year 2023. The institute has managed to be in the list of top 10 institutes for BTech across India. In terms of placements, NIT Trichy has recorded 90% campus placements in combined BTech branches. The top branches such as CSE, Civil, Production, Instrumentation and Control Engineering, etc., are offered by the institute. Overall, NIT Trichy is a good choice for BTech aspirants.

Check below for more facts around the NIT Trichy BTech course from the perspective of campus students:

 

At the postgraduate level, NIT Trichy offers two-year MBA courses to students. Without CAT, candidates can't get admission to MBA at NIT Trichy. A relevant score in CAT is necessary to get admission at NIT Trichy for MBA. The selection criteria also include personal interview rounds and relevant work experience. The total fee for MBA at NIT Trichy is INR 1.4 lakh. So prepare well in advance for a successful admission to MBA course at NIT Trichy.

To get admission to a four-year BTech course at NIT Trichy, candidates must fulfil the minimum eligibility criteria in the first place. Candidates who passed Class 12 with minimum 75% aggregate in Physics and Mathematics as compulsory subjects along with any one of the Chemistry/ Biotechnology/ Biology/ Technical Vocational subject are eligible to apply for this course. Further, for reserved category candidates a minimum of 65% aggregate is required. For detailed admission process around NIT Trichy BTech admission, click here. 

National Institute of Technology Trichy or NIT Trichy admission 2025 is primarily entrance-based. The selection for admission to various courses is based on national-level entrance exams, such as JEE Main, GATE, etc. Final seat allocation is done through counselling sessions such as CCMT, CCMN and others. JEE Main is required for some selected courses at NIT Trichy like BTech but not for all courses. Hence, candidates can apply for admission to various courses except for BTech and B.Arch without JEE Mains at NIT Trichy.

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	JoSAA Counselling
MTech	GATE	CCMT Counselling
MBA	CAT + PI	NA
MSc	IIT JAM	CCMN Counselling

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.

The CSE branch recorded the highest placement rate during BTech placements 2024. Looking at the past three years' statistics, a fluctuating trend was recorded in the placement rate of almost all the BTech branches, except MME which recorded a declining trend. Refer to the table below for NIT Trichy placement rate trends for BTech:

BTech Branch	Placement Rate (2022)	Placement Rate (2023)	Placement Rate (2024)
Civil	77.3%	79.8%	76.2%
CSE	98%	95.6%	96.9%
EEE	93.7%	97.3%	92.9%
ECE	89%	97.6%	87.7%
Mechanical	90.8%	90.1%	90.6%
MME	83.3%	81.7%	79%
Production	91%	85.9%	87.2%
ICE	96.6%	86.7%	90.7%
Chemical	91.1%	92.6%	92%

The institute and hostel fees for the Open, Open-EWS, OBC-NCL, and EWS category is INR 4.35 Lacs (approximately). In addition, the institute and hostel fee for SC/ST category candidates is INR 3 Lacs (approximately. This fee is as per NIT Trichy MBA 2023 brochure. The tuition fee for a two-year MBA course at NIT Trichy is INR 1.4 Lacs as per unofficial sources.

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 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.

 

Both NIT Warangal and NIT Trichy are considered good for BTech course. When we compare both the colleges in terms of academics and placements, NIT Warangal outscores in terms of the average and the highest package. The highest package in NIT Warangal placements 2024 was INR 88 LPA. When we compare both the Institutes in terms of NIRF ranking 2024, NIT Trichy ranks 9. On the other hand, NIT Warangal secured 21st spot in the NIRF ranking 2024 in the Engineering category. 

The Cutoff trend for BTech courses at NIT Trichy shows a fluctuating trend in competition. For the OBC category students under the Home State quota, the last round closing rank for CSE admission was 1631 in 2025. For the same BTech specialisation, the cutoff rank was 7913 in 2024, while in 2023, it was 1778. 

GATE Round 6 has been released for admission to the M.Tech courses. As per NIT Trichy cutoff 2023, the GATE Round 6 closing rank was 637 for General category candidates in All India quota for Computer Science & Engineering. Further, from comparing with the last two years' closing ranks, the competition has gradually increased for the current year. In the year 2021 & 2022, the last closing rank for M.Tech CSE were 753 & 653, respectively.

NIT Trichy admissions 2024 are based on GATE 2024 ranks followed by CCMT Counselling process. Candidates seeking admission to the M.Tech must appear for GATE in order to be eligible for further admission process. 

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%