Thiagarajar School of Management (TSM) was established in 1962 under the command of Kalaithanthai Thiru Karumuttu Thiagarajar Chettiar. It has been awarded the status of ‘autonomous’ by the UGC and is affiliated to Madurai Kamaraj University along with a candidacy status by Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs.
Located in Madurai, it is considered as one of the best private business schools catering to the PGDM and MBA aspirants.
TSM offered only executive Development courses during her initial day’s upto the year of 1971 followed by part-time MBA courses from that year onwards and transitioning into full-time MBA courses from1986.
The candidates are chosen on the basis on the CAT/XAT/MAT/CMAT along with their previous academic performance followed by a group discussion, personal interview and a written ability test.
Hostel and Facilities
Hostel
This institute has a 17 acres eco-friendly campus. It is surrounded by more than 9000 trees and has verdant fields in an area of 35,000 sq ft.
There are two separate hostels available for both boys and girls. 24/7 WiFi, water, electricity and security are available. A dining hall is present in each hostel.
For hot water, solar panels are affixed in boys hostel and electric heaters are present in girls hostel. TV rooms are available inside both the hostels.
Other facilities
The campus has a library with more than 25000 books, a computer lab with high speed internet, labs, playgrounds and transportation facility.
Students take delight in visiting the specially developed Café Entrista which offers branded as well as home-made food products.
Students can join Marketing, Finance and IT clubs. They can also showcase their inherent talents in the Echoes annual magazine of the institute, where photography, poetry, art and writing skills can be exhibited.
The institute also organises an annual B-school Summit called “YUKTI” and two annual intercollegiate sports events called “INFERNO” and “Tackle”.
