Established in 1962, Thiagarajar School of Management (TSM) is one of the oldest autonomous institutes located in Madurai city. The School is affiliated to Madurai Kamaraj University (MKU) and has been conferred autonomous status by the UGC. TSM has also got the candidacy status for Accreditation with ACBSP and ranked Top 100 Management Colleges by NIRF 2023. TSM offers 2 year residential PGDM and MBA programmes affiliated with UGC. TSM’s admissions to its flagship Management Programs are based on all-India tests such as CAT/ MAT/ XAT/ CMAT/ GMAT or the State Government selection based on TANCET score. Apart from these, TSM Madurai also offers Management Development Program (MDP) for working professionals and Faculty Development Program (FDP). Final admission is provided to the students on the basis of Entrance exam score, Academic profile and GD PI- WAT. 

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TSM placement session 2022 concluded. The average Salary recorded during the final recruitment Drive 2022 at TSM Madurai was INR 7 LPA. Leading recruiters which participated in the campus drive included Godrej, Airtel, Bluestar, Marico, ICRA, Udaan, OptiSol, Reliance Retail, Kalycito etc.

TSM Madurai Quick Facts

  • Alumni of 3400+ members spread across 30+ Countries
  • Excellent faculty student ratio of 1:8 denoting student centric endeavour.
  • 80% faculty at TSM Madurai are doctorates including alumni of IIMs, IITs and NITs. 
  • TSM MBA program comprises 6 trimesters with 3 trimesters per academic year.
  • Global Alliances with many International Colleges/ Universities such as MMU Multimedia University, Malaysia, Binghamton University, New York, University of Peradeniya, Srilanka etc.

TSM Madurai Admission Dates

EVENT DATE
ATMA 2023 Exam Date May 2023
CAT 2023 Exam Date (Tentative) Nov 2023
CAT 2023 Registration Window (Tentative) Aug - Sep 2023

TSM Madurai Ranking

Ranking Body Ranking Parameter Ranking
NIRF 2023 Management 90
Outlook 2020 MBA/PGDM 85
Outlook ICARE 2020 MBA/PGDM- South Zone 24
Accreditation  NAAC Grade’A’
Accreditation  National NBA

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TSM Madurai Course Details, Eligibility, Admission Criteria, Fees

Thiagarajar School Of Management offers MBA course with 22 core courses, 14 electives and 8 weeks summer internship program.  Students opting for MBA course at TSM Madurai also have option to any combinqation of electives without being restricted to areas of specialization. The institution also lprovides PGDM course. 

Course Name Course Eligibility Course Fee(in INR)
MBA Eligibility: Graduation with 55% marks in any stream from any recognized University/ Institute FInal year students are also eligible to apply
Duration: 2 years
Admission Criteria: CAT/ MAT/ XAT/ CMAT/ GMAT  or TANCET score+GD+PI
Intake: 120		 9 Lacs
PGDM Eligibility: Bachelor’s degree in any stream recognised by the UGC with a minimum 50% aggregate for General category( 45% for SC/ST)
Duration: 2 years
Admission Criteria: CAT/ MAT/ XAT/ CMAT/or TANCET score+GD+PI
Intake: 120		 10 Lacs

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TSM Madurai Cut off 2023

National Level Qualifying Test Cut off (General) in Percentile
TANCET 59
XAT  50
CAT 50
MAT 60
CMAT 60
ATMA 80

Weightage Criteria

Category Weightage
Academic performance in 10th standard, 12th standard, Undergraduate degree/ Postgraduate degree 20%
The score in CAT/ XAT/ MAT/ CMAT/ GMAT/ ATMA 35%
Group discussion/ Interview/ WAT 35%
Participation in sports, extra-curricular activities, academic diversity and gender diversity 5%
Work Experience 5%
Total 100%

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TSM Madurai Placements

TSM Madurai is concluded its 2022 placement drive. The highest number of placement offers were made from the IT sector.

During the 2022 placement drive Prominent recruiters included Colgate, Nestle, Kevin care, Whirlpool, TVS, Federal Bank, Citi Union Bank, KVB, Hyundai Motors, Saint Gobain, Elastic Run, Ernst & Young, Asian Paints, Citibank, ITC, Deloitte, Godrej & Boyce, Crompton Greaves etc.  

  • IT made the highest offers (27%) followed by FMCG (20%)
  • The highest Placement Package during the placement drive 2021 went to INR 15 LPA
  • The average CTC was recorded as INR 7 LPA.

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TSM Madurai Scholarships

  • BC/BT/ Special Groups Scholarships: Sanctiond to the students belonging to the backward community of the society. 50 % to 100% fee waiver is available under this scholarship scheme.
  • Physical Handicapped Scholarship: Approved by AICTE for physically disabled students showing 40% or above impairment. It provides INR 30,000/- as tuition fee reimbursement and INR 20,000/- as incidentals each year.
  • Merit and Need based scholarships Fee Waiver Scheme to help the economically poor but meritorious students.for their outstanding performance in qualifying entrance exams.The top 10 students who have more than 90% in their entrance exams will be given a scholarship from 50000 to 90000 by the college management. 

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TSM Madurai Alumni

The list of eminent alumni members of TSM Madurai are mentioned below along with their working organizations. 

  • Rachel Rajendran: Aakash Educational Services Limited
  • Selvam NM: Cnergy Solutions 
  • Arun Ramalingam: Capgemini 
  • Sivaraam R: Capgemini 
  • Mohamed Abir: Flipkart Pvt. Ltd.
  • Daniel Jayanth: HDB Financial Services
  • Sundar Raj M: HDB Financial Services
  • Mohammad Sulaiman: ICICI Securities 
  • Karthik Subaramanian: Hyundai Motor India Ltd.
  • Milton Raja Selvam E: Honeywell Technology Solutions 
  • Lokesh C: ITC Limited 
  • Gireesh Somasekar: IFMR Trust
  • Velkanthan K Pillay: Herbalife Nutrition 
  • Raghu Raman: ERP Logic LLP

FAQs

Ques. What Is The Difference Between TSM PGDM & TSM MBA?

Ans. TSM’s MBA programme is a quality Management Programme at par with those of AICTE approved B-schools across the country. It is approved by AICTE and affiliated to the Madurai Kamaraj University (MKU). TSM’s PGDM programme is a high-end Management Programme benchmarked entirely on the best of B-schools of India . The programme is approved by AICTE and equivalence with MBA is certified by Association of Indian Universities (AIU). Needless to state, the PGDM programme enjoys the same acceptance by industry and academia alike, as the traditional MBA programme. Certain distinguishing features of the PGDM programme are:

  • PGDM offers more flexibility in curriculum design and autonomy than MBA
  • Larger number of core and elective courses.
  • Focus on development of soft and communication skills.
  • Three-month summer internship to ensure better employability (2-months for MBA).
  • Higher usage of Harvard Business School Cases.
  • Outbound leadership and team building programme which costs approx. INR 15,000 per student is free exclusively for PGDM. Alternatively, optional overseas educational tour to Singapore/Dubai /Srilanka for which an extra payment will have to be made by the student.
  • PGDM Fee INR 8.67 Lakh /MBA Fee INR 8.27 Lakh (for 2 yrs including food, hostel ,book and study material)

Ques. Is It Mandatory To Have Work Experience For The PGDM/MBA Programme?

Ans. No. It is NOT mandatory or a prerequisite to have work experience for PGDM/ MBA programme. However, work experience after graduation (if any, after B.Tech./B.Sc./B.Com. etc.,) will be given additional weightage while shortlisting students for both PGDM and MBA programmes.

Ques. Do PGDM Students Have The Same Placement Prospects As MBA Students at TSM Madurai?

Ans. Yes. All companies who visit TSM for final placement look at both our PGDM and MBA students. For more details, check TSM Madurai Placement 2021.

Ques. Is Staying In Hostels Compulsory at TSM Madurai?

Ans. Yes, it is a completely residential programme. In order to facilitate group efforts, regular group interactions as well as library-referenced study, all students are required to stay in the campus hostels. On-campus separate hostels for male and female students with Wi-Fi and computer connectivity ensure that you make the most of your time. As you work in groups, you get to develop interpersonal skills and build a network of relationships that would last a life-time.

Ques. What are the contact details of Thiagarajar School of Management?

Ans. Below mentioned is the contact details of TSM Madurai:

The Admission Office, 

Thiagarajar School of Management, 

Pamban Swamy Nagar,Thiruparankundram, 

Madurai – 625005”.