M.Tech. in Industrial Safety Engineering 

at NIT Trichy, Tiruchirappalli

In order to get admission to M.Tech at NIT Trichy, students need to qualify GATE exam with a valid score followed by CCMT Counselling. After that, they need to fill out an online application form for NIT Trichy M.Tech admission. Moreover, it is necessary that the aspirant must fulfil the eligibility criteria to be eligible for admission in an M.Tech course.

The total tuition fee for M.Tech at NIT Trichy ranges between INR 1.4 Lacs - INR 3.6 lakh. Further, the course fee includes other components such as an annual examination fee, one-time admission fee, alumni fee, etc. as well. Selected candidates have to pay some amount of fees at the time of admission to confirm their seats. It must be noted further that the given fee is as per unofficial sources.

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.

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: 

College Name	Cutoff	Average Package	NIRF Ranking
IIIT Bangalore	480	INR 24.94 LPA	74
NIT Trichy	637	INR 9.5 LPA	9

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, 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. 

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:

Course	Placement Rate (2024)
Overall UG (BTech)	88.90%
Overall PG (MTech, MCA, MBA)	88.90%
MBA	72.80%
MCA	91.10%

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.

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 (Click to apply)	JoSAA Counselling
MTech	GATE (Click to apply)	CCMT Counselling
MBA	CAT + PI (Click to apply)	NA
MSc	IIT JAM  (Click to apply)	CCMN Counselling

Yes, NIT Trichy grants a wide range of scholarships as financial assistance to meritorious and various other category students. Aspiring students can fill out an application form to secure the scholarship. This scholarship is available on the official website of the National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli. However, the decision regarding granting such scholarships to the students is made solely by the administration. NIT Tiruchirappalli provides scholarships like Adi-Dravidar Scholarship -Tamil, Adi-Dravidar Scholarship English SC/ST Scholarship, BC Scholarship, and others.