Is IIM Kashipur worth joining or should I join NIT Trichy and reappear for the CAT?

IIM Kashipur was founded in 2010 and will celebrate its 12th anniversary in 2022. It has a phenomenal alumni base, faculty, and campus. It has everything you could want in a good business school.

NIT Trichy is not a business school. Their MBA program can never be compared to that of IIMs. So enrolling in NIT Trichy and reapplying for the CAT makes no sense. If you simply want to reappear, you should not enroll in NIT T and waste a year.

And if you are a GEM and are confident of getting a 99+ percentile, only reappear because you will only get calls from Old IIMs and other top 10 B-schools if you have good academics. If you need to do an MBA this year, IIM Kashipur is a good option. If not, make a good percentile and reappear.