Indian Institute of Management,Tiruchirappalli  is one of the seven Indian Institutes of Management the government has set up during the Eleventh Five-Year Plan. It was inaugurated on January 4, 2011 as the eleventh Indian Institute of Management in the country, and is mentored by IIM Bangalore. The mission of the institute is to create an environment that encourages students having diverse backgrounds to achieve excellence in the field of their choice, thru holistic, functional and relevant education. IIM believes in an educational process that promotes ethics, critical inquiry, creativity and originality, emphasizing interdisciplinary approach and lays foundation for life long learning. The institute proudly takes on the responsibility of shaping the students into leaders of tomorrow, who would be the catalysts of change for the betterment of society.