SPOTLIGHT ON SCHOOLS
In this regular series highlighting recent additions to AMBA’s global network of accredited schools, the spotlight turns to the Indian Institute of Management Tiruchirappalli . Located in the state of Tamil Nadu, the school has rapidly grown in reputation since its formation in 2011. Compiled by Tim Banerjee Dhoul
HISTORY The Indian Institute of Management Tiruchirappalli (IIM Tiruchirappalli) is the 11th IIM and was founded
at the start of 2011. Also known as IIM Trichy or simply IIMT, the school is one of 19 IIMs and one of a number to have been established since 2007. The expansion of these central government-owned public business schools has been designed to provide a country with huge demand for management education – and some of the world’s lowest acceptance rates – with more high-quality business schools.
LOCATION IIM Tiruchirappalli is the only IIM in India’s southern-most state of Tamil Nadu. Tiruchirappalli is the state’s fourth-largest
COURSES The school’s flagship programme is a two-year full-time MBA
city by population and home to around one million people. Known for its prominence in education, spirituality, art and culture, the city also placed 10th in India in the smaller-cities category of the Ease of Living Index 2020 , put together by the country’s Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs. IIM Tiruchirappalli itself offers a sprawling state-of-the-art campus spread across 175 acres of land about 11km from Tiruchirappalli International Airport. It also has a satellite campus in Chennai, the capital city of Tamil Nadu.
offered, as is often the case in India, as a post-graduate programme in management (PGPM). There is also a two-year MBA aimed at working professionals, which schedules courses over weekends at IIM Tiruchirappalli’s Chennai campus, as well as two doctoral programmes and a recently launched PGPM specialised in HR management.
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