IIM Trichy PG, Doctorate, Certificate Courses 2025

The eligibility criteria is the minimum qualification required for an aspirant to become eligible for admission to a PGPM course at IIM Trichy. Candidates have to meet eligibility criteria for CAT entrance exam. Find below details on the eligibility criteria:

• Applicany must be Graduate with at least 50% aggregate (45% aggregate for SC/ST candidates).
• Candidates, appearing for the final year of their UG degree waiting for results can also apply. However, if selected, admission of such candidates will be provisional depending on the submission of a pre-final certificate signed by competent authorities of the previous institute/university, the latest by June 30 of the year of admission.

The qualifying CAT cutoff of IIM Trichy is the minimum percentile that candidates must meet to be eligible for the Written Ability Test (WAT) and Personal Interview (PI) round while the final CAT cutoff is the percentile that candidates must obtain to participate in the WAT/GD-PI round. The former is released with the admission criteria of the institute before the CAT exam while the latter is released after the declaration of CAT result. Also, the final CAT cutoff is always higher than the qualifying cutoff. 

The table below showcases domain-wise median package offered to PGPM students during IIM Trichy placements 2024:

Domain	Placement Statistics (2023)	Placement Statistics (2024)
Operations	INR 22 LPA	INR 17.05 LPA
General Management	INR 20.50 LPA	INR 20 LPA
Finance	INR 19.98 LPA	INR 29.75 LPA
Sales & Marketing	INR 19.50 LPA	INR 18.21 LPA
Consulting & Strategy	INR 18.30 LPA	INR 16.75 LPA
IT & Analytics	INR 18 LPA	INR 18.27 LPA

According to the IIM Trichy placement report 2024, the highest package offered to PGPM and PGPM-HR students was INR 43.69 LPA and INR 29.86 LPA, respectively. The table below showcases PGPM and PGPM-HR highest package offered in the last three years:

Course	Placement Statistics (2022)	Placement Statistics (2023)	Placement Statistics (2024)
PGPM	INR 34 LPA	INR 41.61 LPA	INR 43.69 LPA
PGPM-HR	INR 17.60 LPA	INR 22 LPA	INR 29.86LPA

IIM Tiruchirappalli offers postgraduate, Certificate and doctoral programmes and the courses include PGPM, PGPM-HR, DPM, EDPM, PGPBM (Chennai), and Ph.D. The duration of these courses range between two to five years. Each course has its eligibility criteria which needs to be fulfilled by the candidates. Candidates who want to apply for these courses can go to the official website of national-level entrance exams accepted by the institute. These entrance exams include CAT GATE etc.

Students who have passed Class 12 needs to clear the entrance exams for IIM Trichy admissions. Each course has its eligibility criteria and entrance exam. The entrance exam accepted for MBA is CAT. Also, candidates need to fulfil the eligibility criteria which is 50% aggregate in graduation. Similarly, the entrance exam accepted for DPM course include CAT/ GMAT/ GATE/ GRE/ UGC-JRF.

Indian Institute of Management–Tiruchirappalli (IIM–Tiruchirappalli) provides PhD course in various specialisations. For IIM Trichy PhD course admissions, candidates need to clear the entrance exam and fulfil the eligibility criteria. Moreover, the eligibility criteria for IIM Trichy Phd admissions is that candidate should have passed Class 12 and graduation with a minimum of 60% aggregate. The entrance exams accepted include CAT/GMAT/GRE/IIMB Test/UGC-JRF.

There are a total of 300 seats for PGPM programmes. The table given below mentions course-wise seat break up:

Courses	Seats
Post Graduate Program in Human Resources (PGPM-HR)	60
Post Graduate Program in Management (PGPM)	240

The two-year PGPM course of IIM Trichy is divided into six terms. Hence, there are three terms in one year of the programme. The first year curriculum has core subjects. In the second year, elective courses are offered to make a choice. Mentioned below are some of the subjects included in the IIM Trichy PGPM curriculum:

• Business Statistics
• Corporate Finance
• Managerial Communication
• Legal Aspects of Business
• Operations Management, etc.

The qualifying CAT cutoff of IIM Trichy is the minimum percentile that candidates must meet to be eligible for the Written Ability Test (WAT) and Personal Interview (PI) round while the final CAT cutoff is the percentile that candidates must obtain to participate in the WAT/GD-PI round. The former is released with the admission criteria of the institute before the CAT exam while the latter is released after the declaration of CAT result. Read more on IIM Trichy cutoff.

The PhD holders can make a career in the respective area of specialisations. Some of the popular job profiles for PhD candidates is teaching jobs, government jobs, financial managers, development writer, etc. Moreover, many companies recruit PhD holders from government and private sectors. Find below salary data for PhD job profiles according to the website Payscale.com:

Job Position	Average Salary
Assistant Professor	INR 7.5 LPA
Associate Professor	INR 10 LPA
Professor	INR 13 LPA
Research Associate	INR 7.5 LPA
Consultant	INR 8 LPA

Read more about PhD course and career prospects, here.

IIM Trichy accepts minimum CAT percentile for shortlisting candidates for the Personal Interview round. For IIM Trichy MBA admission 2024, the estimated overall CAT cutoff for the General category students is 92 percentile. Candidates can refer to the table given below to check out the section-wise minimum CAT percentile required for various categories: 

Category	PVRC	PDILR	PQA	Overall percentile rank (PT)
General	70	70	70	92
NC-OBC	45	45	45	74
EWS	40	40	40	70
SC	35	35	35	54
ST	25	25	32.5	40
DAP	25	25	32.5	40

Based on the data provided, all three institutions, IIM Kashipur, IIM Ranchi, and IIM Trichy, have competitive average placement packages for 2023. IIM Ranchi offers the highest average package at INR 17.30 LPA, followed closely by IIM Kashipur at INR 17.2 lakh, and IIM Trichy with a range of INR 15.82 LPA to INR 20.55 LPA. In terms of tuition fees, IIM Kashipur has a relatively lower range of INR 12 Lacs to INR 17.5 lakh. IIM Ranchi has a tuition fee of INR 16.10 lakh, and IIM Trichy's tuition fee ranges from INR 11.8 lakh to INR 19.5 lakh. Ultimately, the "best" choice among these three institutions for an MBA programme would depend on individual preferences, financial considerations, and career objectives.

IIM Trichy provides hostel facility both for boys and girls. Each hostel block has 3 floors with 18 rooms on each floor. The hostel facilities include mess, night canteen, AC, Wi-Fi and departmental store.

For admission to IIM Trichy DPM/PhD course, it is necessary that the aspirants fulfil the course-specific eligibility requirements. The institute accept applications via online mode. Moreover, candidates must ensure that all the details are entered correctly and as per their official documents. The steps to apply are:

1. Visit the IIM Trichy registration portal for the DPM course.
2. Register and verify the email address.
3. Select the "DPM/EDPM" course.
4. Fill out the application form.
5. Upload the required documents and pay the application fee.

NOTE: The application procedure explained here is a generic representation of the steps to apply.

Candidates who want IIM Trichy admissions can apply online. Moreover, candidates need to pay the application fee to proceed further.  A non-refundable application fee* has to be remitted to “IIMT Chennai Centre”, SB A/c. No. 50100011400101; IFSC Code: HDFC0002086 of HDFC Bank, Tiruverumbur Branch, Tiruchirappalli. Below are the details regarding IIM Trichy application fee:

Course	Application fee
PGPM, PGPM-HR (via CAT)	INR 2,200 (INR 1,100 for reserved category)
PGDBM	INR 2,000 (INR 1,000 for SC/ ST/ DAP candidates)
DPM, EDPM	INR 500 (No fee for SC/ ST/ DAP candidates)

As per the latest report,  the participating recruiters made 329 placement offers to the batch of 346 PGPM students during IIM Trichy placements in 2024. The table below showcases the total number of offers made to PGPM and PGPM-HR students in the past three years:

Course	Placement Statistics (2022)	Placement Statistics (2023)	Placement Statistics (2024)
PGPM	228	266	329
PGPM-HR	24	29	29

Indian Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli modern amenities with state-of-the-art infrastructure to its students. Moreover, the institute is spread over an area of 175 acres on Trichy-Pudukottai highway which is about 11 km from Tiruchirappalli International Airport. IIM Tiruchirappalli provides various facilities and some of these facilities include learning resource center, computing resources, hostels, finance lab, behavioral lab, sports facility, etc.

International candidates are eligible to apply for admission to the various programs offered at IIM Trichy. They can apply through the institute's dedicated international admission process, which may involve submitting transcripts, academic records, and language proficiency test scores. International candidates may also need to take the GMAT or other recognised management entrance exams in place of the CAT score. Additionally, international candidates may need to obtain a student visa to study at IIM Trichy. The institute provides support services to international students, including on-campus housing, academic and career counselling, and opportunities to participate in cultural events and activities.

PGPM-HR is one of the most popular courses of IIM Trichy. As per the latest report, the highest and average package offered to the PGPM-HR batch 2024 stood at INR 29.86 LPA and INR 17.88 LPA, respectively. The key highlights regarding IIM Trichy placements for the Class of  2023 and 2024 are mentioned in the table below:

Particulars	Placement Statistics (2023)	Placement Statistics (2024)
Batch strength	29	40
Total recruiters	NA	42
Total offers	24	29
Highest package offered	INR 22 LPA	INR 29.86 LPA
Average package offered	INR 15.82 LPA	INR 17.88 LPA
Median package offered	INR 16 LPA	INR 17 LPA
Top 25% average package offered	PGPM-HR: INR 19.18 LPA	PGPM-HR: INR 23.44 LPA