NIT Trichy - National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli Answered Questions

The placement rate for MCA at NIT Trichy has been above 90% over the past few years. The table below showcases the MCA placement rate trends for the past three years:CoursePlacement Rate (2022)Placement Rate (2023)Placement Rate (2024)MCA96.30%91%91.10%

The cutoff ranks in 2023 differed per branch for admission to NIT Trichy, IIIT Hyderabad, and NIT Patna under the ST category. In NIT Trichy, the closing rank for Mechanical Engineering was 13,216, and for Computer Science and Engineering (CSE), it was around 2,028, respectively. The CSE cutoff at NIT Patna was roughly 2,300, while IIIT Hyderabad had a very competitive cutoff, with the ST category's closing ranks in CSE being close to 350. These rankings are merely suggestions; the actual cutoffs could vary from year to year.    

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:CoursePlacement Rate (2022)Placement Rate (2023)Placement Rate (2024)BTech90.90%90.60%88.90%MBA96.80%96.70%72.80%MCA96.30%91%91.10%Overall PG (MTech, MCA, MBA)92.90%95.20%88.90%

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 BranchPlacement Rate (2022)Placement Rate (2023)Placement Rate (2024)Civil77.3%79.8%76.2%CSE98%95.6%96.9%EEE93.7%97.3%92.9%ECE89%97.6%87.7%Mechanical90.8%90.1%90.6%MME83.3%81.7%79%Production91%85.9%87.2%ICE96.6%86.7%90.7%Chemical91.1%92.6%92%

The 2024 median salary is not available as of now. Earlier, the median package offered to MBA batch 2023 was INR 8.70 LPA. Looking at the past three years stats (2021 to 2023), an improving trend was recorded in the NIT Trichy MBA median package, which is depicted below:CourseMedian Package (2021)Median Package (2022)Median Package (2023)MBAINR 6.75 LPAINR 7.60 LPAINR 8.70 LPA

As of now, the placement percentage has been released for BTech. The overall placement rate stood at 88.90%. The table below depicts the NIT Trichy BTech placement trends for the past three years:CoursePlacement Rate (2022)Placement Rate (2023)Placement Rate (2024)BTech90.90%90.60%88.90%

The table below represents the course-wise median package offered during NIT Trichy placements 2023:CourseMedian Package (2023)BTechINR 15.76 LPAMTechINR 10 LPAMBAINR 8.70 LPABArchINR 4.80 LPAMArchINR 6 LPANOTE: The above salary details are collated from the NIRF report 2024.

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:The salary trends for all the courses are presented in the tabular form below:CourseMedian Package (2021)Median Package (2022)Median Package (2023)BTechINR 10.80 LPAINR 12 LPAINR 15.76 LPAMTechINR 7 LPAINR 9.5 LPAINR 10 LPAMBAINR 6.75 LPAINR 7.60 LPAINR 8.70 LPABArchINR 6 LPAINR 6 LPAINR 4.80 LPAMArchINR 6 LPAINR 5.50 LPAINR 6 LPA NOTE: The above salary data is fetched from the NIRF report 2024.

IIT Dhanbad offers a four-year BTech degree course in Computer Science & Engineering. Admission to the four-year course is entrance-based. It is also one of the top BTech branches. As per the IIT ISM Dhanbad's past years records, almost 100% of students from the CSE department get placed.Ranking: IITs have a higher ranking and reputation among the engineering colleges in India and the world. Seven IITs are in the top 10 of the NIRF 2020 ranking, while NIT Trichy is ranked 9th among the engineering colleges and 1st among the NITs.

Before finalising an institute for MBA admission, candidates must compare the available options based on the important parameters such as fees, student ratings, rankings, etc. The follwing table presents a brief comparison between NIT Durgapur and NIT Trichy for an MBA:ParametersMBA at NIT Durgapur MBA at NIT TrichyTuition FeesINR 1.5 LakhINR 1.4 LakhStudents Rating on Shiksha.com3.7/54.4/5NIRF Ranking 2024 (Management)Not Ranked#51Conclusion: If a candidate manages to clear the required cut-offs and has an option to choose between NIT Trichy and NIT Durgapur for an MBA, they must choose NIT Trichy as it seems to be a better option.