B school review: Admission, placements & USPs of TSM, Madurai

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MBAUniverse.com News Desk |
February 27, 2013
The MBA programme has a total of 120 seats and the fee is Rs 4.5 lakh. The fee includes academic tuition fees, hostel & food charges for two years
The course fee of TSM's flagship PGDM program is Rs 4.95 lakh
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This article shares with you updated information on Thiagarajar School of Management (TSM), Madurai.

TSM at a glance

Thiagarajar School of Management (TSM) has a rich legacy of management education. The legacy has been built over five decades since its inception in 1962. TSM offers the PGDM (Post Graduate Diploma in Management) program and the MBA (Master of Business Administration) program – both 2-year, full-time and fully residential programs approved by the All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE) and accredited by National Board of Accreditation (NBA). The UGC and Madurai Kamaraj University (MKU) have conferred the autonomous status on TSM.

TSM’s flagship program is PGDM, which has 180 seats. The course fee is Rs 4.95 lakh. The MBA programme has a total of 120 seats and the fee is Rs 4.5 lakh. The fee includes academic tuition fees, hostel & food charges for two years.

The highest CTC offered in the placements of 2012 was Rs 6.4 lakh, while the average CTC was Rs 4.21 lakh. TSM is ranked 57th in MBAUniverse.com B school Ranking 2013. The last date for receipt of the application form is March 11, 2013.

CAT, MAT, XAT, CMAT scores accepted

Thiagarajar School of Management accepts scores of CAT, MAT, CMAT and XAT for admissions. Scores of CAT 2012, MAT after August 2012, CMAT September 2012 or February 2013 and XAT 2013 will be accepted for admissions.

Table 1: Selection criteria for academic year 2013-15


 

Exams Accepted

Cut-off

Weightage for final selection

GD Weightage

PI Weightage

CAT

55 percentile and above

50%

25%

25%

MAT

Score of 550 and above out of 800

50%

25%

25%

CMAT

Score of 100 and above out of 400

50%

25%

25%

XAT

50 percentile and above

50%

25%

25%

Source: MBAUniverse.com Questionnaire on Admissions 2013

From this year, in addition to group discussion & personal interview, TSM has introduced the business quiz, which tests students’ knowledge of happenings in the business world.

The last date for receipt of application form is March 11, 2013. The GD, PI will be scheduled in the third/fourth week of March.

Loans & scholarships on offer

Thiagarajar School of Management offers scholarships to academically-qualified candidates. Merit scholarships are given to economically underprivileged students.

Placements

According to TSM, a number of companies have partnered TSM for the campus placement programs. The names of the companies are given below as per the sectors:

BFSI : Indian Bank, Central Bank of India, Vijaya Bank, HDFC Bank, Axis Bank, ICICI Bank, City Union Bank, Cholamandalam Finance, Karur Vysya Bank, Sundaram Finance, India Infoline, Scope International, Federal Bank, ICICI Prudential Life Insurance, India Bulls, Indiamart.

Telecom: Vodafone, Airtel, Aircel, Reliance Communications.

Consultancy: TCS, Zoho, CTS

FMCG: Nestle, Parle, Coca-Cola, ITC, Colgate-Palmolive, Cavin Kare

IT/ITeS: Acurus, Basix, Systech, Ramco Systems, Honeywell, Iflex Solutions, iNautix Technologies, Maveric Systems.

Manufacturing: Sundram Fasteners, Sundaram Clayton, TI Cycles, Cethar Vessels, Madras Cements, Eurocon Tiles, Auro Lab, Loyal Textiles, Seshasayee Paper Boards, GMMCO, Grundfos

Others: FACE, GRE-Edge, and Naihaa are some of the other companies that turned up to recruit students from the TSM campus.

The highest CTC offered in 2012 placements was Rs 6.4 lakh per annum, while the average CTC was Rs 4.21 lakh per annum.

According to the B school, more than 80% students of the 2011-13 batch have already been placed as on 16 February with an average salary of Rs 4.5 lakh per annum.

Notable alumni

Some of the famous alumni of TSM are:

•Mr Sriram Venkatakrishnan, senior VP & director of risk management, Citi Mortgage Inc, USA
•Mr Ganesh Anand , Oracle functional analyst at Leighton Contractors, Sydney, Australia
•Mr Anand Selvakesari, country business manager, Citibank, India
•Prof Prakash Vel, professor, University of Wollongong, Dubai
•Mr Nagaraj, joint managing director, Aparajitha Solutions

Campus Life:

A wide range of extra-curricular activities and support services enriches the life of the students at the TSM campus. There are separate clubs and bodies dedicated to areas such as entrepreneurship development, IT, marketing, human resource, fine arts, etc. The names of some of these clubs are: Candhai, Hedge, Athmabodha, Mercury’s Court, Zero Gravity, etc.

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