PGPBM Admissions Process | 2024-2026
Important Dates
| PGPBM Brochure and Online Application Form available at IIMT website (https://pgpbm.iimtrichy.ac.in) | Wednesday, May 1, 2024 |
| Last date for submission of Online Application Form | Sunday, July 21, 2024 |
| Dispatch of Written Test Admit Cards (by e-mail only) | Friday, July 26, 2024 |
| Written Test at IIM Trichy (Chennai Campus) | Sunday, Aug 4, 2024 |
| Document Verification and Personal Interview (Chennai Campus) | Saturday, Aug 10, 2024 & Sunday, Aug 11, 2024 |
| Release of Offer Letters | Saturday, Aug 17, 2024 |
| Payment of Offer Acceptance Amount (OAA) Rs. 50,000 | Saturday, Aug 24, 2024 |
| Payment of the first installment of the programme fee | Saturday, Aug 31, 2024 |
| PGPBM 2024-26 Batch Inauguration and Orientation | Saturday, Sep 7, 2024 |
ELIGIBILITY
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
The candidate must hold a Bachelor's Degree, with at least 50% marks or equivalent CGPA [45% in case of the candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST) and Differently Abled (DA) (It may also referred to as Persons with Disability (PWD) category)], awarded by any of the Universities incorporated by an act of the central or state legislature in India or other educational institutions established by an act of Parliament or declared to be deemed as a University under Section 3 of the UGC Act, 1956, or possess an equivalent qualification recognized by the Ministry of HRD, Government of India.
The percentage of marks obtained by the candidate in the bachelor's degree would be calculated based on the practice followed by the university/institution from where the candidate has obtained the degree. In case the candidates are awarded grades/CGPA instead of marks, the conversion of grades/CGPA to percentage of marks would be based on the procedure certified by the university/ institution from where they have obtained the bachelor's degree. In case the university/ institution does not have any scheme for converting CGPA into equivalent marks, the equivalence would be established by dividing the candidate's CGPA by the maximum possible CGPA and multiplying the result with 100.
WORK EXPERIENCE
IIM Tiruchirappalli believes that experience is the key input working executives bring to the PGPBM programme to enrich their own learning and that of their peers. The candidate applying for this programme must have a minimum of three years of full-time work experience as on August 1, 2024.
RESERVATIONS
Reservation is provided to eligible candidates as per the Government of India requirements. IIM Tiruchirappalli may verify eligibility at various stages of the selection process. Applicants should note that the mere fulfillment of minimum eligibility criteria will not ensure consideration for shortlisting by IIM Tiruchirapalli.
ADMISSION PROCESS
Prospective candidates must maintain a valid and unique email account and a mobile number throughout the selection process.
STAGE 1: APPLICATION
Interested candidates will have to apply in the prescribed format through the application form available on our website (www.iimtrichy.ac.in/pgpbm). A non-refundable application fee of Rs. 2,000/- for general category students and a non-refundable fees of Rs.1000/- for SC/ST/DAP students has to be remitted to “IIMT Chennai Centre”, SB A/c. No. 50100011400101; IFSC Code: HDFC0002086 of HDFC Bank, Tiruverumbur Branch, Tiruchirappalli. The transaction reference number/Demand Draft number has to be quoted in the application form in the relevant field. Candidates availing concessional application fee are required to attach a copy of the relevant caste certificate with their application.
The last date for submission of online application forms complete in all respects to IIM Tiruchirappalli would be Sunday, July 21, 2024 (tentative).
STAGE 2: WRITTEN TEST
All candidates who meet the eligibility criteria and with applications complete in all respects will be called for a written test. The written test is scheduled on Sunday, August 4, 2024 (tentative) at IIM Tiruchirappalli (Chennai Campus).
The written test will challenge the candidates on their quantitative ability, verbal ability, data interpretation, and logical reasoning skills. The examination will be for about 150 minutes.
Exemption from Written Test: Candidates having a valid test score of CAT 2023 or GMAT score (test taken between May 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024) are exempted from the Written Test. They are however required to complete the filled-in application form by paying the application fees and completing their application in all other respects.
Candidates who have a valid CAT or GMAT score may also choose to appear for the written test conducted by IIM Tiruchirappalli. In such cases, their CAT/GMAT scores will be ignored and only the scores obtained in the written test scores will be considered for shortlisting them to the next stage of the admissions process. Candidates will be shortlisted for a Personal Interview based on their CAT, GMAT or written test scores as applicable. Only the candidates selected for Personal Interview (PI) would be intimated by email.
STAGE 3: PERSONAL INTERVIEW & OFFER OF ADMISSION
The following table shows the evaluation criteria that would be employed for final offer of admission after the Personal Interview.
| S.no | Evaluation Component | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Written Test Score | 40% |
| 2. | Personal Interview Score | 30% |
| 3. | Work Experience Score | 15% |
| 4. | Performance at Undergraduate level | 15% |
| Total | 100% |