IIM Tiruchirappalli Admission 2023: Moderate Fee IIM with High Placements; CAT score to get 50% Weight in Final Selection; Check Criteria, Cut-off, Fees, Placement, Selection Process

IIM Tiruchirappalli, one of the highly ranked and high RoI B-schools in India, has registered 15% hike in average salary which has gone up at Rs.17 LPA in Placement 2022 for PGPM 2020-22 batch while the 2 years program fees, despite its increase for 2022-24 batch is Rs.16.50 lakhs. IIM Trichy 2-year PGPM Program leading to award of MBA degree is a full-time residential course and CAT 2022 is the mandatory exam for admission at IIM Tiruchirappalli.

IIM Trichy admission criteria 2023 for the flagship PGPM 2023-25 batch and for PGPM-HR 2023-25 batch will award 50% weight to the CAT 2022 percentile score in final selection and rest 40% weightage goes to other components like academics, diversity, work experience and performance in PI-WAT. 

  IIM Tiruchirappalli will participate in Common Admission Process (CAP) 2023 which is the common PI-WAT round for nine participating new and baby IIMs. Based on the performance in CAP round and other components like CAT 2022 score, academics, diversity, work experience, final merit list will be prepared by IIM Trichy for MBA admission 2023.

IIM Trichy admission application is now open through CAT 2022 and the last date to apply is September 14, 2022. Read below all about the IIM Tiruchirappalli admission criteria 2023, key USPs of IIM Trichy, cut offs, programs offered, Fees, Placements and more

Table of Contents

1. IIM Tiruchappalli Admission 2023-24: Key Changes
2. IIM Trichy: Key Highlights and USPs
3. IIM Trichy Leadership
4. IIM Trichy MBA Programs offered
5. IIM Trichy Fees
6. IIM Trichy Intake
7. IIM Trichy Placements 2022
8. IIM Trichy Eligibility criteria 2023
9. IIM Trichy Admission Application Process 2023: How to Apply?
10. IIM Tiruchirappalli Admission 2023: Important Dates
11. IIM Trichy Cut off
12. IIM Tiruchirappalli Admission Criteria 2023: Exam Accepted, Selection Process
13. IIM Trichy Admission 2023: Step by Step Process
14. IIM Trichy Campuses at Trichy & Chennai
15. IIM Trichy Admission 2024

1. IIM Tiruchappalli Admission 2023-24: Key Changes

• More than 2000 candidates will be shortlisted by IIM Trichy
• CAT 2022 Cut off is reduced to 92 percentile for PGP 2023 General category Shortlist
• CAT 2023 sectional cut off for each of the 3 sections is 70 percentile for General category
• 10 to 20 point reduction in CAT cut offs are announced for NC-OBC, SC. ST, DAP candidates
• 50% weightage to CAT 2022 score will be awarded in final selection
• WAT & PI weightage in final admission 2023 commands 28% weight

1.1 Weightage to Diversity
To encourage diversity in the batch, differential weightage shall be applied to different disciplines:

• Engineering / Technology: 0.6
• Science/Arts / Medicine (including Pharmacy)/Commerce / Economics / Management/other disciplines: 1.0

1.2 IIM Trichy Admission 2023 through CAP 2023: Key Details
For MBA admission 2023 in following 9 new & baby IIMs, the Common Admission Process (CAP) will be conducted by one of the participating IIMs. All the IIMs will follow common criteria at first stage shortlisting for CAP 2023  

 List of IIMs Participating in CAP 2023
The CAP round is organized for the IIMs which started operation in 2010-11 and for the new generation IIMs that started operating in 2015-16.  It is the final selection round comprising common PI process for following 9 IIMs which are participating in CAP 2023:

• IIM Udaipur
• IIM Tiruchirappalli
• IIM Kashipur
• IIM Raipur
• IIM Ranchi
• IIM Bodh Gaya
• IIM Jammu
• IIM Sambalpur
• IIM Sirmaur

2. IIM Tiruchirappalli: Key Highlights and USPs
Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Tiruchirappalli is the second generation IIM set up in 2010 and has grown up to one of the top B-schools in India. The Key highlights and USPs of IIM Trichy are:

2.1 Highly Ranked: IIM Tiruchirappalli is ranked # 18 in Govt. of India MHRD NIRF Ranking 2022 for 125 Management institutes. It has been ranked #13 in MBAUniverse.com B-school Rankings 2022. The institute is presently a member of International Accreditation Agency AACSB.

2.2 IIM Trichy Fees: IIM Trichy PGPM Fees is Rs.16.50 lakhs. The fee is much lower than is charged by other top IIMs and top B-schools

2.3 IIM Trichy Placements 2022: Average salary in Placement 2022 has gone up at Rs.17.01 LPA from Rs. 14.85 LPA. Highest Domestic salary has gone up at Rs.34 LPA in 2022 from Rs.30 LPA last year

2.4 Top Recruiters: IIM Tiruchirappalli is a favourite placement destination for top companies. Top recruiters in Placement 2022 included Accenture, Amazon, JP Morgan & Chase, McKinsey, Bain & Company, HSBC, Yes Bank, Deloitte, Godrej, TATA AIG, Cognizant, Nomura, Samsung, IBM, CRISIL

2.5 International Exchange: IIM Trichy has student exchange tie-ups with many top business schools across the globe in France, Germany, UK, USA, South Korea, Bulgaria, Portugal among other countries.

2.6 Accomplished Faculty: IIM Trichy has well-qualified internal faculty complemented by carefully selected adjunct faculty with considerable industry or domain expertise.

2.7 International Faculty at IIM Trichy: As a part of the International week, reputed faculty members from universities abroad visit IIM Tiruchirappalli and take courses to the PGP students. This would ensure that students who do not get an opportunity to go abroad on exchange due to lack of enough exchange slots or due to reasons of affordability could still get an international exposure in the form of attending courses offered by faculty members from universities abroad.  

3. IIM Trichy Leadership
IIM Trichy is led by its Director, Dr. Pawan Kumar Singh. He has served as Director of Management Development Institute Gurgaon and Director In-charge of IIM Indore. Dr. Singh is in academics for more than three decades including being Professor of Organizational Behaviour and Human Resource Management at IIM Indore for about 15 years and had earlier served as faculty at National Institute of Industrial Engineering Mumbai; Indira Gandhi National Open University New Delhi; Kanpur University, and Vikram University at Ujjain. Prior to joining academics, he worked for Bank of India as Industrial Relations Officer having served at Jamshedpur and Ranchi. He has guided research, provided consultancy, and trained about 20000 personnel of all levels from almost all professions.

4. IIM Trichy MBA Programs offered
IIM Tiruchirappalli offers following management programmes

• 2 Years full time residential PGPM programme
• 2 Years full time residential PGPM-HR programme
• 2 Years PGPBM leading to MBA degree for working professionals with weekend classes
• Doctoral Programmes

4.1 IIM Trichy Offers Diverse Specializations
IIM Trichy offers wide range of specializations in its PGP programme. The specialization areas are:

5. IIM Trichy Fees

• The PGPM and PGPM-HR  program tuition fees payable by students of Resident Indian Category at IIM Tiruchirappalli is Rs 16,50,000/-.
• Students have to pay Rs.20,000 as mess advance at the time of start of each of the 6 terms. Total amount comes to Rs.120,000
• In addition, Rs.30,000 are to be paid as refundable caution deposit
• Laptop computer, text books, Insurance, personal expenses on  travel, clothes and laundry are extra.
• The total programme fees for the 2023-2025 batch may increase further

6. IIM Trichy Intake

• IIM Trichy intake is 410 students
• IIM Trichy Seats for PGPM 2022-24 batch are 360 Students
• IIM Trichy Seats for PGPM-HR 2022-24 batch are 50 students
• IIM Trichy Intake may increase for 2023-25 batch

7. IIM Trichy Placements 2022
The Placements at IIM Trichy have been rising consistently IIM Tiruchirappalli has yet again achieved 100% placement for its MBA (PGPM) 2020-22 batch with 15%  rise in average salary that has gone up at Rs.17.01 LPA from Rs.14.85 LPA Last year. IIM Trichy has also completed 100% placement 2022 for the first passing out PGPM-HR 2020-22 batch with high average salary of Rs. 13.35 LPA. There has been an increase of 23% in the PPOs offered to the students. IIM Trichy placements 2022 also witnessed an increase in the average annual compensation of 30% in the Sales & Marketing segment.

7.1 IIM Trichy Placement 2022: Highlights

• 100% Placement for the large 10^th batch of PGPM and first batch of PGPM-HR
• 15% rise in PGPM Average Salary which has gone up at Rs.17.01 LPA in 2022 from Rs.14.85 LPA
• 13% Rise in Highest salary which has gone up at Rs.34 LPA in Placement 2022 from Rs.30 LPA last year
• Average Salary for 1^st PGPM-HR batch stood at Rs.13.35 LPA
• Highest Salary for 1^st PGPM-HR Batch stood at Rs.17.6 lakhs
• 110 Companies made 228 offers to participating students
• 23% increase in number of PPOs offered
• 30% Increase in average CTC for Sales and Marketing domain
• Top Recruiters Include JP Morgan & Chase, McKinsey, Bain & Company, HSBC, Yes Bank, Avalon Consulting, Deloitte, Godrej, TATA AIG, Cognizant, Nomura, Samsung, Amazon, Accenture, IBM, CRISIL and several others.
• Roles were offered across domains  of Analyst, Associate-Credit Risk Monitoring, Risk Management, Product management, Brand management, Investment Banking, Equity Research, Associate Consultant, Management Trainee

7.2 Top Recruiters in IIM Trichy Placement 2022
IIM Tiruchirappalli Placement 2022 saw participation from 110 companies. Apart from the top legacy recruiters like JP Morgan & Chase, McKinsey, Bain & Company, HSBC, Yes Bank, Avalon Consulting, Deloitte, Godrej, NatWest, ICICI, Ultratech, Schindler, TresVista, Tiger Analytics, TATA AIG, Cognizant, Stovekraft, HashedIn by Deloitte, BNY Mellon, Kantar, IIM Tiruchirappalli also witnessed new recruiters including Nomura, Samsung, Amazon, Accenture, Wells Fargo, IBM, CRISIL, Thoucentric, Reliance Retail, Capgemini, Oxane, Adani Wilmar, Axis Bank, Chargebee, ABFRL, and several others.Read More

8. IIM Trichy Eligibility Criteria 2023

8.1 IIM Trichy Eligibility criteria require that the candidate must hold a bachelor's degree of minimum 3 years duration after class 12, with at least 50% marks or equivalent CGPA (in case of the candidate belonging to SC/ST/PwD category, the eligibility criterion is relaxed to 45%

8.2 One of the most important points in IIM Tiruchirappalli Admission Eligibility criteria is that apart from a recognized graduate degree, the candidate should appear in CAT 2022 exam and must score minimum prescribed sectional and overall score to be considered for shortlisting

8.3 If the candidate is awarded grades/CGPA instead of marks, the equivalence to determine PGP admission eligibility would be based on the equivalence certified by the institution/university from where the bachelor's degree is obtained. In case the institution/university does not have any scheme for converting the CGPA into equivalent marks, the equivalence would be established by IIM Trichy by dividing the obtained CGPA by the maximum possible CGPA and multiplying the resultant by 100 to confirm the Admission eligibility of the candidate. 

8.4 The candidates appearing for the final year bachelor's degree/equivalent qualification examination and those who have completed the degree requirements and are awaiting results are also eligible to apply for IIM Tiruchirappalli Admission 2023-25. Such a candidate must produce a certificate from the principal/head of the department/ registrar/director of the institution/university certifying that the candidate is currently in the final year or is awaiting final results and has obtained at least 50% marks or equivalent (45% in case of the candidate belonging to SC/ST/PwD category) based on latest available grades/marks.

8.5 IIM Tiruchirapplli Eligibility further clarifies that such a candidate, if selected, will not be eligible for the IIM Trichy admission unless he/she submits a certificate latest by June 30, 2023 from the principal/head of the department/registrar/director of the institution/university (issued on or before June 30, 2023) stating that they have completed all the requirements (the result may, however, be awaited) for obtaining the bachelor's degree/equivalent qualification on the date of issue of the certificate.

8.6 It is mandatory for a final year student, who is provisionally considered eligible by IIM Trichy and offered admission, to submit the mark-sheet and degree certificate of the final year bachelor's degree examination held on or before June 30, 2023.  The deadline to submit the mark-sheet and the certificate is December 31, 2023. 

9. IIM Trichy Admission Application Process 2023: How to Apply?
Submission of Application for IIM Tiruchirappalli Admission 2023 is a two step process. The first one is to apply for CAT 2022 based on which IIM Trichy will consider you for next round of admission process and second is to register separately for IIM-CAP 2023 for IIM Trichy admission 2023. Let us understand each step:

Step-1: CAT 2022 registration process has started from August 3, 2022. Candidates have to apply for CAT 2022 by the last date of September 14, 2022. Check below the key points in IIM Trichy admission application process through CAT 2022:

• It is mandatory to register and apply for CAT 2022 for IIM Trichy Admission 2023
• On the page 4 of CAT 2022 application form, you need to select IIM Trichy PGPM/PGPM-HR and select the interview city

Step-2:  In January 2023, after declaration of CAT 2022 exam result, registration for Common Admission Process (CAP) will open. You need to register for CAP round to participate in PI-WAT process at the official IIM CAP website.

9.1 IIM Trichy Application Fees
IIM Trichy has not prescribed any separate application fee. The CAT 2022 registration & Application fee includes the IIM Trichy application fees, as detailed below

10. IIM Tiruchirappalli Admission 2023: Important Dates
All the candidates who have registered and applied for CAT 2022, who have opted for admission in IIM Trichy in the CAT 2022 application form, and score the required cut off percentile, will be considered for next stage of IIM Tiruchirappalli Admission criteria.  Important dates related to admission activities 2023 at IIM Trichy are as below:

11. IIM Trichy Cut off
IIM Trichy Cut offs 2023 are liberalised for admission. Only the candidates above the minimum cut-offs in the CAT 2022 sectional percentile ranks, the overall percentile rank and obtaining a positive (greater than zero) raw score in all sections of CAT-2022 are considered for shortlisting.

The table below indicates the minimum performance expected from candidates to be shortlisted for the PI & WAT. However, achieving the cut-off percentile in CAT is a necessary but not sufficient condition for being shortlisted by IIM Trichy.

The actual cut-off percentiles for the 2023-25 batch may be higher. IIM Tiruchirappalli will decide the number of candidates to be called for the PI & WAT for each category, depending on which the cut off percentiles can also change. 

 Source: Based on IIM Tiruchirappalli Admission Policy 2022-24 batch for PGPM & PGPM-HR

12. IIM Tiruchirappalli Admission Criteria 2023: Exam Accepted, Selection Process
IIM Trichy Admission 2023 is a five-stage process

• Stage 1: Shortlist Release for CAP 2023 Round after CAT Result declaration
• Stage-2: Conduct of PA Round comprising Personal Interview (PI) & Writing Ability Test (WAT). The PA process will be common to IIMs which are participating in the Common Admission Process (CAP) 2023
• Stage-3: The Final Selection List based on CAT score, CAP Score and other parameters
• Stage-4: Offer for Provisional Admission for the MBA 2023-25 batch
• Stage-5: Reporting for joining the MBA 2023-25 program

Stage-I: IIM Trichy Shortlisting Criteria 2023
IIM Trichy will shortlist the candidates on the basis of CAT 2022 score, and other parameters for final selection round as under:

• The shortlisting for final selection round in IIM Tiruchirappalli Admission Criteria awards maximum weight to CAT 2022 score.
• The candidate must have scored minimum sectional percentile of 70 in each of the three sections of CAT 2022 – Quantitative Aptitude' (QA), ‘Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning' (DILR) and ‘Verbal and Reading Comprehension' (VRC)
• A candidate must have scored minimum overall percentile of 92 in CAT 2022
• If the candidate does not score minimum prescribed percentile in CAT 2022, he/she will not be considered for shortlisting for final selection stage.
• IIM Trichy Admission Committee decides the number of candidates who would be shortlisted for PA round on the basis of criteria prepared for each category
• All the Candidates shortlisted for PA process have to attend PI – WAT which is a common process for all the participating IIMs

Stage-2: IIM Trichy Final Admission Selection Process: CAP Round

• All the shortlisted candidates should participate in Personal Appearance (PA) round for admission to IIM Trichy
• Final Selection Round 2023 for IIM Trichy Admission consists of Personal Interview (PI) & Writing Ability Test (WAT).
• The final selection PA round for IIM Trichy Admission will be common for the IIMs who are participating in the Common Admission Process (CAP) 2023.

Stage-3: The Final Selection List based on CAT score, CAP Score and other parameters
The scores obtained by the candidate in PA process of CAP 2023 would be considered for preparing the merit list

• IIM Trichy selection criteria after final admission round award 50% weight to CAT 2022  Score; 25% weight to Personal Interview(PI); 3% Weight Verbal Comprehension; 10% weight for Academic Profile; 5% Weight to Work Experience; 5% weight to Gender Diversity; 2% weight for professional qualification
• Candidates who do not obtain certain minimum scores in the Personal Assessment (PA) will not be considered for the merit list. The minimum scores will be decided by IIM Trichy at its discretion.

IIM Trichy Final Selection Criteria Weights for Admission 
Final selection criteria through CAP round includes Personal Interview and Written Ability Test. However, depending upon the COVID pandemic, WAT may or may not be excluded from the CAP 2023 Process and the Personal Interview (PI) might be conducted through the online mode. The exact date for PI will be communicated by the CAP coordinating IIM, on behalf of all participating IIMs. However, if the WAT is conducted, following process will be adopted

Based on IIM Trichy Selection criteria for 2022-24 batch

Stage-4: Offer for Provisional Admission for the MBA 2023-25 batch
IIM Trichy will issue provisional admission offer on registered e-mail ID of the selected candidates after generating the final merit list in April last week/May first week 2023. You need to accept the admission offer online and should pay the admission fee by the stipulated date to avoid cancellation of candidature.

Stage-5: Reporting for joining the MBA 2023-25 program
IIM Trichy will notify and will send the communication to report at the institute to complete the joining formalities. The academic session is likely to commence in the first week of July.

IIM Trichy Now offers MBA Degree instead of Diploma
After implementation of IIM Act 2017, IIM Tiruchirappalli has started awarding MBA degree to its students. The two-year Post-graduate Programme in Management (PGPM) at IIM Trichy is recognized by Association of Indian Universities as equivalent to a Master’s Degree of an Indian University for the purpose of admission to higher studies.

13. IIM Trichy Admission 2023: Step by Step Process
Following steps are included in the IIM Tiruchirappalli Admission process:

Step 1: The candidate must have appeared and scored the minimum required sectional and overall percentile in CAT 2022, a major component for Shortlisting candidates for CAP 2023. Category wise short-lists of the candidates are prepared for CAP round from among the candidates who have a valid CAT-2022 score, who have applied to the programme at the time of submitting the CAT 2022 application form and who satisfy the eligibility criteria for the programme of IIM Trichy.

Step 2: Shortlisted Candidates have to attend Common Admission Process (CAP) 2023 for the participating IIMs. CAP 2023 will begin in February 2023 and will consist of  PI and WAT. Candidates not meeting the minimum performance in PI & WAT will not be considered for the final selection. The PI-WAT would be conducted at New Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Chennai and Kolkata. The exact date for PI & WAT will be communicated to the shortlisted candidates by CAP coordinating IIM.

Step 3: After the CAP score is received by IIM Trichy, final merit list will be prepared and admission offers will be made by IIM Trichy to successful candidates. The final selection is based on composite score of the candidates. This includes performance in CAT, performance in CAP, academics, work experience, diversity among others. Category wise merit list will be generated based on weightages awarded to various components. 

Step 4: Final Admission Offer will be made to the candidates in the last week of April/first week of May 2023 on the basis of Final Merit Score and will be available on IIM Tiruchirappalli website. 

You can expect to get admission in PGP 2023 at IIM Trichy with a CAT 2022 percentile of 92 and above, provided you fulfil other desired parameters for the B-school.

14. IIM Trichy Campuses at Trichy & Chennai
IIM Trichy has two campuses. The main campus is at Tiruchirappalli which offers flagship 2 years full time Post Graduate Programme in Management (PGPM) and Post Graduate Programme in Management-Human Resources (PGPM-HR). The programmes are recognized as equivalent to a Master’s Degree of an Indian University for the purpose of admission to higher studies, Association of Indian Universities.

The other campus of IIM Trichy is at Chennai that offers Post Graduate Programme in Business Management (PGPBM) leading to MBA degree. The PGPBM is meant for working professionals only and the classes are conducted on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

IIM Trichy has moved to its newly built 175 acre permanent campus with world class amenities. The new campus is built on the land area of 175 acres at a cost of Rs.772 crores and was constructed in a record 30 months. It is located at Trichy-Pudukkottai road near Chinna Suriyur village. The Hostels at Campus can accommodate 400 students and include staff and faculty residences as well as recreation club. Class rooms are designed to offer learning with an open mind. Three types of class rooms with a capacity of 25 students each, 50 students each and 80 students each have been created

15. IIM Trichy Admission 2024
There are many young students who wish to appear in CAT and apply for IIM Trichy admission to pursue MBA but they are in the second year or third year of their bachelor’s degree course and are not eligible this year but can apply for IIM Trichy admission 2024 through CAT 2023. For the last 2-3 years IIM Trichy admission policy has remained on same lines and it is expected that the IIM Trichy admission 2024 process will remain on similar lines as this year. You need to begin your CAT preparation and by the time you become eligible to appear in CAT 2023, you would have completed a large part of your CAT exam preparation which will help you score high in the exam and improve your chances for IIM Trichy admission 2024. 

IIM Tiruchirappalli (Trichy), the 11th IIM in the country started functioning in 2011. The institute focuses on developing competent professionals for the industry. The flagship programme, PGPM has been instrumental in achievement of this goal. Hard Work, Perseverance, Passion and Integrity are some of the virtues taught at the institute. IIM-Trichy has a collection of eminent faculty and motivated students which form its backbone. Ensuring an optimal student-teacher ratio to encourage better learning and to impart appropriate guidance is one of the key USPs of IIM Trichy.

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