PGPM · 2026 season
IIM Tiruchirappalli runs two programmes. The total fee for the PGPM is ₹19.5 lakh, and its 2026 average package was ₹18 lakh — both as published by the institute.
ROI divides the average package by the full programme fee; payback is the months of that package it takes to equal the fee, before tax. Fee bases differ between colleges, so check what each fee includes before comparing two.
| Programme | Duration | Total fee | Seats | Average | Shortlist cutoff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IIM Trichy PGPM | ↓ shared | ↓ shared | — | ₹18L | 95.25 |
| IIM Trichy PGPM-HR | ↓ shared | ↓ shared | — | ₹15.2L | — |
| Both programmes | 24 mo | ₹19.5L | — | — | — |
| Category | Overall (%ile) | Sectional (%ile, each) |
|---|---|---|
| General | 95.25 | 75 |
| EWS | 89 | 60 |
| NC-OBC | 88.5 | 60 |
| SC | 75 | 45 |
| ST | 44 | 25 |
| DAP (PwD) | 30 | 25 |
A floor to be considered — not the score that got admitted.
CAT: 100% of the call → 52% of the offer
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IIM Tiruchirappalli shortlists for the interview on CAT percentile, above its category-wise overall and sectional minimums; meeting them does not guarantee a call. Final composite for 2026–28, under JAP 2026. Work experience earns up to 10, peaking at 24–29 months of full-time work after graduation; gender-diversity marks go to women; academic-diversity marks go to non-engineers with a first-class degree; Class X and XII marks are normalised.
General: 74.22 in 2026–28, down 0.19 on 2025–27 (composite score).
Newest batch · 2026–28 · composite score
Composite score — IIM Tiruchirappalli's final composite score out of 100 (CAT percentile, interview, work experience, Class X, XII and degree marks, gender and academic diversity; the weights are set for each admission cycle) — not a percentile
| Category | 2025–27 | 2026–28 |
|---|---|---|
| General | 74.41 | 74.22 |
| EWS | 73.40 | 70.23 |
| NC-OBC | 73.05 | 69.47 |
| SC | 64.43 | 63.45 |
| ST | 50.45 | 53.58 |
Lowest composite score among candidates offered admission, merit list and waitlist rounds together. Candidates with disabilities are ranked on a separate list, not shown here.
ROI divides the average package by the full programme fee; payback is the months of that package it takes to equal the fee, before tax.
General: 59.28 in 2026–28, down 7.27 on 2025–27 (composite score).
Newest batch · 2026–28 · composite score
Composite score — IIM Tiruchirappalli's final composite score out of 100 (CAT percentile, interview, work experience, Class X, XII and degree marks, gender and academic diversity; the weights are set for each admission cycle) — not a percentile
| Category | 2025–27 | 2026–28 |
|---|---|---|
| General | 66.55 | 59.28 |
| EWS | 67.64 | 58.63 |
| NC-OBC | 67.26 | 60.05 |
| SC | 58.15 | 57.27 |
| ST | 42.93 | 45.38 |
Lowest composite score among candidates offered admission, merit list and waitlist rounds together. Candidates with disabilities are ranked on a separate list, not shown here.
IIM Tiruchirappalli was established in 2011 and runs two full-time, two-year residential programmes: the flagship PGPM (MBA) and the PGPM-HR (MBA-HR), launched in 2020. Both admit through CAT on the same shortlisting minimums and selection weights, and the institute reports placements for each programme separately.
The PGPM’s total fee is ₹19.5 lakh, and the PGPM-HR charges the same.
The PGPM’s average was ₹18 lakh for 2026. The PGPM-HR’s average was ₹15.18 lakh for 2026.
General-category applicants need at least 95.25 percentile overall in CAT and 75 in every section to be considered. These are floors; admitted candidates usually score higher.
General candidates converted at 74.22 on the institute's composite score for 2026–28, down from 74.41 the year before.
IIM Trichy accepts CAT or GMAT.
IIM Trichy was established in 2011.
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