IIM Trichy admits to its two-year PGPM (MBA) through CAT and the Joint Admission Process (JAP); under JAP 2026 its merit formula gave CAT 52%. The 2026–28 fee is ₹19.5 lakh before mess and caution deposit. Interim, unaudited figures give a 2024–26 median CTC of ₹16,75,000, and it ranks 16 in NIRF 2025 management.
Key facts
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About
Indian Institute of Management Tiruchirappalli (IIM Trichy) runs its flagship two-year PGPM, an MBA, alongside a PGPM-HR from its campus on the Pudukkottai road at Chinna Sooriyur, outside Tiruchirappalli. The 2024–26 batch had 407 PGPM students and the 2025–27 batch grew to 482. A PGPBM for working executives and doctoral programmes also run here.
Since 2026 IIM Trichy has admitted through JAP, a joint process shared by four IIMs, with interviews held in several cities and on the four JAP campuses. JAP 2027 rules are not yet out. In JAP 2026, its merit formula gave the CAT percentile 52% and the interview 20%, with work experience 10% (points peak at 24–29 months), academics 10% and diversity 8%.
The 2026–28 fee is ₹19,50,000 in tuition and acceptance fee, the same for PGPM-HR; the mess advance and refundable caution deposit are extra.
The audited 2024–26 report was not yet out on 1 November 2026. The interim, unaudited update of 20 April 2026 gives a median CTC of ₹16,75,000, an average of ₹18,00,374 and a highest of ₹44,98,040, with IT and analytics, BFSI and manufacturing the largest sectors.
Cutoff
The percentile of the last candidate called (or admitted) in the latest cycle, from the institute where it publishes this, otherwise as reported for that cycle. Where no actual figure is out yet, the expected call percentile is shown and labelled. This is the reality check next to the minimum.
| Category | Overall |
|---|---|
| General | 96.25 |
Actual: reported call cutoff · CAT 2025
Shortlist: JAP shortlist.
Programmes
| Programme | Duration | Intake |
|---|---|---|
| PGPM (MBA) | 2 years | — |
| PGPM-HR (MBA-HR) | 2 years | — |
| PGPBM (MBA for working executives) | — | — |
| Ph.D. and Executive Ph.D. | — | — |
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Fees
Placements
Median and average lead because one top offer says little about a typical result. Final placement report, 20 Apr 2026
Who it suits · Route99's view
Suits CAT takers with around two years of work experience, which earns the most work-experience points in its merit formula.
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Enroll nowIIM Trichy shortlists through JAP using category-wise minimum CAT sectional and overall percentiles, which it calls necessary but not sufficient. See the cutoff table on this page for the CAT 2025 figures, with the source document and date.
The 2026–28 fee for PGPM and PGPM-HR is ₹19,50,000: a ₹1,00,000 acceptance fee, ₹2,25,000 tuition in Term I and ₹3,25,000 in each of Terms II to VI. The mess advance (₹24,000 a term) and a ₹30,000 refundable caution deposit are extra.
IIM Trichy's interim, unaudited update for 2024–26 (as on 20 April 2026) gives 357 of 398 registered students placed, a median CTC of ₹16,75,000 and an average of ₹18,00,374. The audited final report was not yet out on 1 November 2026.
JAP is the Joint Admission Process shared by four IIMs, including IIM Trichy. Candidates register once on the JAP portal, are shortlisted on CAT and attend one interview, and each IIM then makes its own offers. JAP 2027 rules are not yet out.
In JAP 2026, the merit formula weighed CAT percentile 52, personal interview 20, work experience 10, gender diversity 6, UG 5, Class 12 3, Class 10 2 and academic diversity 2. Work experience counts only if full-time and after graduation.
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