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About IIT Madras
Indian Institute of Technology, Madras was established as a result of the Indo-German agreement in Bonn, in 1959 for the establishing the Indian Institute of Technology. IIT Madras is known for its excellence in technical education, innovation, basic and applied research entrepreneurship and industrial consultancy. It has been ranked as the No.1 engineering university in India for four consecutive years and was recently awarded the title of Institute of Eminence. It has been ranked as the ‘Best Educational Institution’ in Overall Category according to the NIRF Rankings of 2019 published by the Ministry of Human Resource Development.
IIT Madras is an autonomous statutory organization administered by the IIT Council. The Minister of Human Resource & Development has been made the Chairman of this Council. IIT Madras is a residential institute with a self-contained campus spread over 250 hectares of beautiful wooded land. It consists of nearly 550 faculty, 1250 administrative and supporting staff, sixteen academic departments, various advanced research centres for various disciplines of science, technology and engineering and nearly 100 laboratories classified in a unique pattern. IIT Madras provides an array of courses at various levels. It provides undergraduate, postgraduate, research, joint degree and online programmes. It also offers an exchange programme for a more collaborative learning. IIT Madras is a part of the National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL), a project by the MHRD which offers online certificate courses in five core disciplines of engineering. It also has a Centre for Continuing Education in place offering programmes for the industry, short-term courses for the engineering faculty and courses under the Global Initiative of Academic Networks (GIAN).
IIT Madras Highlights:
Name of Institute | Indian Institute of Technology, Madras |
Short name | IIT Madras |
Year of Establishment | 1959 |
Official Website | https://www.iitm.ac.in/ |
Location | IIT P.O., Chennai 600 036, Tamil Nadu |
Institute Type | Institute of National Importance |
Telephone | 7850-999966 |
NIRF Ranking 2020 | 1st |
Accreditation | Institute of Eminence |
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Total number of departments | 16 |
Mode of Education | Classroom, Online |
Types of Programs Offered | M.E/M.Tech Dual Degree M.S P.G.D P.G.P |
Courses Offered | M.Tech Executive M.B.A Ph.D M.S B.Sc P.G.D |
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IIT Madras Location:
IIT Madras is located in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. The main entrance of the institution is on the Sardar Patel Road. The campus is 10 km away from the Chennai Airport, students can reach the campus in 20-25 minutes. Chennai Central Railway station is 13km away from the campus and the students can reach the campus within 25-30 minutes. The campus is well connected by the city buses and Kasturba Nagar station is preferred while traveling by the Chennai MRTS line.
Indian Institute of Technology, Madras - Latest News and Updates:
Strong Pre-Placement Offers for Students during COVID-19 - Indian Institute of Technology Madras recorded high numbers of pre-placement offers during the 2020-21 academic year despite the Covid-19 pandemic. Around 182 pre-placement offers were recorded this academic year compared to the 170 offers made during the 2019-20 Academic year.
Wipro GE Healthcare partners with IIT Madras to further Industry-Academia Collaboration - Wipro GE Healthcare Private Limited (WGE) announces a fellowship partnership with Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM) to provide more opportunities to Research Scholars and financial aid and industrial expertise to chosen Masters (MS) in Research Scholars at IIT Madras.
IIT Madras faculty book launched by Kamal Hassan - 'Thoduvanam Thedi', a book authored by the faculty members of the Indian Institute of Technology Madras was released by Makkal Needhi Maiam president Kamal Haasan on Thursday.
IIT Madras introduces courses in Insurance, Banking and Financial Services - IIT Madras' Digital Skills Academy’ in partnership with Infact pro trainers (OPC) pvt ltd has started imparting training courses in Banking, Financial Services, and Insurance Sector (BFSI).
IIT Madras Awards, Recognitions Accreditations and Collaborations:
Ranked as the ‘Best Educational Institution’ in Overall Category in the NIRF Rankings of 2019
IIT Madras Collaborations
Microsoft
Texas Instruments
Bajaj Auto
ISRO
Alphonso
TSMC
KLA Tencor
GE, Wipro
Notable Alumni of IIT Madras
1. Dr. Girija Vaidyanathan (Chief Secretary, (Retd.) Govt of Tamil Nadu)
2. Mr. Arvind Nithrakashyap (Co-Founder and CTO at Rubrik, Inc)
3. Mr. Rajkumar Duraiswamy (Chairman & Managing Director at Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd )
Indian Institute of Technology, Madras Clubs, Committees and Councils:
IIT Madras clubs, committees and councils provide the students with various extracurricular activities. It conducts various workshops, live projects and industrial visits to provide them with an understanding of the practicality. There are various clubs, committees and councils by IIT Madras to help the students develop their skills and gain knowledge about the industry. They have a variety of clubs for cultural and literary activities. Various academic and cultural clubs are as follows:
Entrepreneurship Cell
Finance Club
Comedy Club
Marathi Mitra Mandal
Analytics Club
Kerala Kala Samiti
Incubation Cell
Design & VFX Club
CSIE
Indian Institute of Technology, Madras Infrastructure and Facilities:
The Indian Institute of Technology, Madras ensures that all the student needs are met with. They provide students with a very serene atmosphere. The institute provides hostel facilities for girls and boys which includes a well-equipped library as well. It also provides buses and mini autos which connect the main gate to different parts of the campus.
The Hostel facilities include washing machines, music rooms, fully equipped sports facilities, tech rooms and television rooms.
Each hostel organizes a hostel night every year, wherein the entire hostel celebrates with music and food. It also celebrates the graduation of the seniors of that hostel.
IIT Madras provides its students with an olympic-standard swimming pool, a well-equipped gymnasium, squash courts, weightlifting arena, table tennis facility, a skating rink and a cricket ground.
Students are groomed through the National Cadet Corps (NCC), National Service Scheme (NSS), National Sports Organisation (NSO) and National Cultural Academy (NCA).
IIT Madras has started various projects such as IIT for Villages, Sustainability Network and Team Sahaay for increasing the social awareness amongst its students.
IIT Madras Courses, Fees and Eligibility
IIT Madras offers courses at all levels, graduate, postgraduate and doctoral level in various disciplines of engineering. The list of course by IIT Madras is given below:
Master of Technology (M.E/ M.Tech)
Dual Degree
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
Masters of Science (M.S)
Bachelors of Technology (B.E/ B.Tech)
Master of Science (M.Sc)
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A)
Bachelors of Science (B.Sc)
Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA)
Post-Graduation Diploma (P.G.D)
Degree Name | Level of Study | Eligibility |
Bachelor of Science Data Science | Undergraduate |
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B.Tech | Undergraduate |
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Dual degree B.Tech and M.Tech | Undergraduate |
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M.Tech | Postgraduate |
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MSc | Postgraduate |
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MBA | Postgraduate |
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Executive MBA | Postgraduate |
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PhD | Doctorate |
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IIT Madras Fee:
IIT Madras fees for the various courses range from Rs. 30,000 to Rs. 23 lakhs (approx).
IIT Madras Fee
Degree Name | Eligibility | Tuition Fees |
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B.Tech (2016-2019 batch) |
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Dual degree B.Tech (2017-2019 batch) |
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M.Tech |
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Indian Institute of Technology, Madras Admission
IIT Madras provides admission in B.E/B.Tech programmes based on JEE Advanced scores, in M.Tech/ M.E programmes on the basis of GATE scores, in M.Sc programmes based on JAM scores, in M.A programmes on the basis of HSEE scores and in MBA programmes upon the merit of the written test after which an interview is conducted. IIT Madras also provides admissions in the Ph.D and M.S programmes on the basis of the student’s performance in the written test and interview conducted by the authorities of the institute. Students have to appear and clear the counselling process also based on which seats will be allotted to them. However, students are required to visit the campus for document verification and payment of the fees before final admissions is given.
IIT Madras Admission Procedure for B.Tech /B.E programmes
Appear and qualify JEE Advanced.
Register for JoSAA counselling by visiting the official website of JoSAA and select IIT Madras as their top preference.
Admission is offered based on JoSAA registration, participation in counselling, choice locking, choice filling, document verification and payment of fee.
IIT Madras Admission Procedure for M.Tech/M.E programmes
Appear and clear GATE.
Register for counselling through the official website of Indian Institute of Technology Madras.
Registration can be done by providing exam credentials, qualifying degrees, personal details and payment of fees.
Admission will be given upon successful verification of documents and payment of fees.
IIT Madras Admission Procedure for M.Sc programmes
Appear and qualify JAM.
Register for JAM counselling through the official website of JAM by providing JAM credentials, qualifying degrees certificates, personal details and payment of fees.
Select IIT Madras as first preference while doing the choice locking.
Admissions will be given on the basis of the counselling participation, choice locking, choice filling, document verification and fee payment.
IIT Madras Admission Procedure for M.A programmes
Appear for Humanities and Social Sciences Entrance Examination (HSEE).
Qualify the exam and register for the counselling process through the official website of HSEE.
Registration requires submission of all documents and payment of fees.
Select IIT Madras as the first preference while doing the choice locking.
Admissions will be given after document verification and payment of fees.
IIT Madras Admission Procedure for MBA programmes
Appear and qualify CAT
Students qualifying from IIT with a CGPA of 8 or more do not need to qualify CAT.
Appear and clear the written test conducted by the institute followed by an interview.
Admission is given based on the performance in the written test, the interview, document verification and payment of fees.
IIT Madras Admission Procedure for Ph.D/M.S programmes
Admission criteria include a written test and an interview.
Eligible candidates can apply for admissions through the official website of IIT Madras.
Form submission has to be done along with necessary documents and payment of fees.
Admission will be provided post document verification and payment of fees.
IIT Madras Admission Procedure for Executive MBA programmes
Qualify the written test conducted by the institution.
An interview will be conducted for the qualifying students.
Apply for admission online through the website of IIT Madras.
Submit the application forms along with necessary documents and pay the fees.
Students will be provided admissions upon the basis of the written test scores, interview performance, verification of documents and payment of fees.
IIT Madras Admission Procedure for BSc programmes
Should have studied Mathematics and English in class 10 and cleared class 12 or equivalent
Eligible students can apply by filling the application form, uploading necessary documents and paying the fee.
Appear and clear the qualifying exam.
The students who clear the Qualifier Exam will be eligible to get admission in Foundational level courses.
IIT Madras Admission Procedure for EMBA
60% and above in any Bachelor’s Degree and a minimum of three years of work experience is necessary for admission
Eligible students may apply through the website of EMBA
Selection will take place based upon application data, video case study test and Personal Interview conducted.
Admission will be offered based on the data, performance in the test and the interview.
IIT-M Scholarship
IIT Madras provides different scholarships for students with merit and other conditions. The scholarships are provided in certain amounts and fee waivers by the Institute. Students from reserved categories (SC/ST), women candidates and minorities etc. are also provided special scholarships. The source of scholarships comes from companies, alumni and government sources. The procedures for each scholarship varies
Institute Scholarships:
Institute Merit-cum Means Scholarship
Institute Free Studentship
Institute Notional Prize
Institute SC/ST Scholarship
Girish Ready Scholarship
Indian Women’s Association at Bonn Scholarship
Sri V Ranga Raju Memorial scholarship
Kanchi Kamakoti Jagadguru Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswathi Endowment Award
M Sankaraiah and M Saradha (Mithigiri) Scholarship
Dr K Vasanth Rao Scholarship
Other Scholarships
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment Central Sector Scholarship (SC students)
Ministry of Tribal Affairs Central Sector Scholarship (ST students)
Ministry of Minority Affairs, Government of India (MCM)
MHRD scholarship for Single Girl child
Pratibha Scholarship of Govt. of Andhra Pradesh
Aditya Birla Scholarship
Inlakhs Scholarship
OPJEMS
ST Engineering Scholarship
Shipping Corporation of India Scholarship
TODAI Scholarship
Nissan Scholarship
DAE, DGFS Scholarship by DRDO
IIT Madras 72 batch Scholarship
Inspire Scholarship (Department of Science and Technology, Government of India)
SSAN Ananya Educational trust
IIT Madras Placement
Since 1959, IIT Madras has been a national institute for excellence and over the decades the institute has a reputation in the academic area as well as industry. It has set high standards in maintaining strong relations with the industry and has been made a priority for researchers and scientists to visit the campus technical lectures and provide exposure to the students. Student internship opportunities are a mandatory requirement of the curriculum of students and the placements for the students are undergone in four types of stages.
The four stages for placement at IIT-Madras are:
Eligibility and Registration: Students who are graduating and seeking employment at the end of their academic study are expected to register with the placement office and the placement happens round the year. The registration has one-year validity and placement students with backlogs more than 4 will not be allowed.
Resume: Resumes are needed for students to go through the company website to apply. Students develop their resumes as per the template and the details of the resume are checked for authenticity. Students upload them for the companies or potential recruiters.
Pre-placement talk: The talk is held with students and with a particular company where interested students go through the information about the complete process of the selection. Students get to know details about the company and all clarification regarding job description, bond details, location, salary etc.
Placement process: Shortlisted candidates are notified by the prospective companies they wish to work for and the student goes through the entire process such as aptitude test, group discussion and interviews.
Job offers: They are dependent on the policies placed by the company onto the student and the offer provided to students. Multiple offers are not encouraged. Offer acceptance is to be done in 24 hours and anything beyond that is on the waiting list and should be finished within 2 days and each job letter will require certain documents to be submitted.
Miscellaneous: Medical test is required for students as mandated by the placement office. If the student doesn’t wish to join the company, it should be notified to the company as well as the placement office in writing.
Previous Recruiters:
Some of the previous recruiters at IIT-Madras are:
Accenture
Altair Engineering
Amazon
Apple
Applied Materials
Bajaj
Capital Dynamics
Capgemini
Citibank
Cognizant
Exxonmobil
Flipkart
General Electric
HSBC
ICICI Bank
Kotak Securities
L&T Construction
Mathworks
Microsoft
Myntra
Royal Enfield
Samsung
Siemens
Standard chartered
TESCO
Texas instruments
TVS Motors
Western Digital
Visa
Zendrive
Latest Updates
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IIT Madras Admissions 2021
IIT Madras is a technical institute known for being one of the most competitive institutions in the world. It provides a wide range of courses both online and offline in several disciplines. The programmes are devised in such a way that industry demands meet academic needs and innovation. IIT Madras also has new programmes added to its list such as Bachelor’s programme in data science. The programmes offered are also interdisciplinary in nature for cross functional development of graduates even at the Bachelor’s level. The post graduate programmes have teaching and research opportunities for both learn and work opportunities.
The IIT Madras admissions for each and every programme have a specific test score for each type of degree and level of study.
IIT Madras Programmes
Undergraduate Programmes
B.Tech programmes
Dual Degree (B.Tech and M.Tech)
Dual Degree (BS and MS)
B.Sc Data Science (Online Programme)
Postgraduate Programmes
M.Sc (2 years)
M.Tech (2 years)
MBA (2 years)
Executive MBA(2 years)
Research Programmes
MS Programmes
PhD Programmes
Joint Degree Programmes
Ph.D Programme (Same as regular Ph.d but partnership with one international university).
The examinations considered are:
Degree Programmes | Qualifying Exam |
B.Tech, B.Tech+M.Tech dual degree, BS & MS (dual degree) | JEE |
M.Tech | GATE |
M.Sc, (Dual degree) | JAM |
MBA | CAT |
MS & Ph.D | GATE/JRF/NET |
B.Sc (Data Science) | Not Applicable |
Note: Certain programmes such as online B.Sc (Data Science) do not have any required admission tests.
B.Tech
Degree Name | Level of Study | Eligibility |
B.Tech | Undergraduate |
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Admission Test: JEE (Mains & Advanced)
Programme Criteria:
Higher Secondary Certificate 10+2 Eligibility with 75% (65% SC/ST) from an accredited board of education.
The Engineering programmes need students having a background in Maths, Physics and Chemistry.
The Biology/Biotechnology programmes require students to have a high school background in Biology.
Admission Process:
Students need to enroll in both JEE Main and Advanced exam.
Students must acquire an All India Rank (AIR) for counselling invitation.
Enroll in the Joint Seat Allocation counselling process (JoSAA)
Select IIT Madras as the institution of choice.
Collect the provisional letter of admission.
Documents Required:
10+2 HSC certificate
Community or Caste Certificate
JEE Rank card
Passport Size Photograph
B.Sc Programme:
Degree Name | Level of Study | Eligibility |
Bachelor of Science Data Science | Undergraduate |
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Programme Criteria:
The candidate must have class 10 certificate with English and mathematics
Compulsory Class 12 HSC certificate
A previously are currently enrolled bachelor's degree or diploma or CA inter in commerce stream
Admission Process:
Fill out the application form, upload the required documents and pay the fee
There are two types of entry for the program
Students with no background in data science have a fundamental level certification which has a qualifier process following which there is a diploma and then a final BSc degree in programming and data science
For professionals having working knowledge of the fundamental courses can enroll for a diploma in data science.
Documents Required:
10+2 HSC certificate
Bachelor’s or diploma degree (if any)
JEE Rank card
M.Tech Programmes:
Degree Name | Level of Study | Eligibility |
M.Tech | Postgraduate |
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Admission Test: GATE
Programme Criteria:
The candidate must have an undergraduate degree in science, engineering or related discipline with 60% marks or 6.0 CGPA (SC/ST 55% or 5.5 CGPA).
Admission Process:
Each admission application is done with the applicant’s choice of discipline.
Cutoffs and Date of suitability or interview will be announced by IIT Madras. (Students with disabilities must declare a Disability form).
The offers for the first set are made on the COAP portal and candidates have to accept or reject offers within the stipulated date.
For unfulfilled seats, many more rounds of admission will be held.
For students desiring to upgrade or change their choice of programme can apply for additional rounds of interview to make the change.
Candidates with valid offer of admission are required to submit the documents to join the Institute with the required fee payment
Documents Required:
Colour Photograph
UG Semester Marksheet
UG degree certificate
PG semester or marksheet (if applicable)
GATE score card
HSC 10 + 2 certificate and marksheet
Community Certificate for non-general category sponsorship certificate if any.
BS and MS Programmes:
Admission Test: JEE (Mains & Advanced)
Programme Criteria:
Higher Secondary Certificate 10+2 Eligibility with 75% (65% SC/ST) from an accredited board of education.
The Engineering programmes need students having a background in Maths, Physics and Chemistry.
The Biology/Biotechnology programmes require students to have a high school background in Biology.
Admission Process:
Students need to enroll in both JEE Main and Advanced exam.
Students must acquire an All India Rank (AIR) for counselling invitation.
Enroll in the Joint Seat Allocation counselling process (JoSAA)
Select IIT Madras as the institution of choice.
Collect the provisional letter of admission.
Documents Required:
10+2 HSC certificate
Community or Caste Certificate
JEE Rank card
Passport Size Photograph
M.Sc Programme:
Degree Name | Level of Study | Eligibility |
MSc | Postgraduate |
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Admission Test: JAM
Programme Criteria:
A minimum three year undergraduate degree in sciences such as Maths, Physics and Chemistry from UGC recognized university with 55% or 5.5 CGPA (50% for SC/ST or 5.0 CGPA).
10+2 HSC certificate
For postgraduate mathematics programme, the students must have Mathematics at the HSC level (10+2)
Admission Process:
Enroll and appear for the JAM test in February
Secure the desired JAM score in All India Rank List with the scorecard declared in March.
Fill in the application and pay the fee for JAM counselling.
There are three rounds of admission.
First round which will be declared by the organizing Institute and conducted in June. Each student is offered admission with the option
Second round of admissions is conducted for the remaining vacant seats in July.
Third round of admissions is the final round for seats available
Documents Required:
Transfer certificate
Class 10 certificate
HSC Certificate (12th)
Nationality certificate such as birth certificate, voter ID, etc.
Community certificate
Valid JAM rank list.
Passport Size Photograph
M.S & Ph.D Programme (Regular and Joint):
Admission Test: GATE/UGC-NET/JRF
Programme Criteria:
Masters degree in science, technology or engineering degree with 60 % or 6.0 CGPA (55 % or 5.5 CGPA)
Admission Process:
Applications are available as Anytime Admission Programme.
Applications must be filled and submitted online with documents such as statement of purpose, interests etc. and fees in the official website of IIT Madras.
Selection process is done through a test and interview process.
For meritorious candidates, the test requirement may be waived..
The applicant then goes through a mandatory interview for the selected candidates before the offer of admission can be given.
Documents Required:
10th marksheet
HSC marksheet
GATE/NET/JRF scorecard.
UG and PG degree certificate
Community or Caste certificate
Passport Size Photograph
MBA Programme:
Degree Name | Level of Study | Eligibility |
MBA | Postgraduate |
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Admission Test: CAT
Programme Criteria:
Graduate or professional degree with 60% (55% for SC/ST) from UGC recognized University
Minimum two years work experience (for only sponsored candidates applying for the programme)
Admission Process:
Apply and appear for the CAT exam.
Submit an online application for MBA admissions.
Candidates will be tested for written ability, personal interview, composite score and other achievements of the candidates.
Selected students are given an offer of admission with relevant details.
Documents Required:
Work Experience letter or certificate
10+2 HSC certificate
Graduation/Degree certificate
Provisional certificate for final year students
CAT score card
Community Certificate
Passport Size Photograph
Executive MBA Programme:
Degree Name | Level of Study | Eligibility |
Executive MBA | Postgraduate |
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Programme Criteria:
First class bachelor's degree with 60% or above in any discipline
3 years minimum work experience
Admission Process:
Admission online applications are open by September for the program
The candidate should submit the application form with the required documents and pay the application fee.
The selection is dependent on the candidate profile, video case study sample and personal interview.
The video case study sample elucidates the candidate’s basic logical and quantitative skills and abilities.
The interview is conducted for the qualifying students to be done in virtual mode.
The results are announced after the interview
Documents Required:
Work Experience letter or certificate
10+2 HSC certificate
Graduation/Degree certificate
Provisional certificate for final year students
CAT score card
Community Certificate
Passport Size Photograph
Dual Degree (B.Tech+M.Tech)
Degree Name | Level of Study | Eligibility |
Dual degree B.Tech and M.Tech | Undergraduate |
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Admission Test: JEE (Mains & Advanced)
Programme Criteria:
Higher Secondary Certificate 10+2 Eligibility with 75% (65% SC/ST) from an accredited board of education.
The Engineering programmes need students having a background in Maths, Physics and Chemistry.
The Biology/Biotechnology programmes require students to have a high school background in Biology.
Admission Process:
Students need to enroll in both JEE Main and Advanced exam.
Students must acquire an All India Rank (AIR) for counselling invitation.
Enroll in the Joint Seat Allocation counselling process (JoSAA)
Select IIT Madras as the institution of choice.
Collect the provisional letter of admission.
Documents Required:
10+2 HSC certificate
Community or Caste Certificate
JEE Rank card
Passport Size Photograph
IIT Madras Placements
Engineering and Architecture (B.E /B.Tech)
Engineering and Architecture (Dual Degree)
Engineering and Architecture (M.E /M.Tech.)
Engineering and Architecture (M.S)
IIT Madras Exams and Cutoffs
IIT Madras Student Reviews
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IIT Madras Facilities
IIT Madras is a unique institution acting as a leader offering various programs of study and its uniqueness lies in its world-class infrastructure and modern-day facilities. IIT Madras is committed to providing all the facilities required for active and fruitful student life. IIT Madras is uniquely located in a protected forest area carved from the Guindy National Park which is exceptional in the busy metro city of Chennai. The campus houses more than 300 species of trees, plants and unique species of birds and animals within the campus.
- Transport: Institute provides transport facilities for students every half an hour. Since it is a large campus, the institute has buses and mini autos connecting the main gate of the college to two different parts including the hostel. Students are encouraged to use bicycles or walk apart from utilising these transport services. Every hostel is governed by the internal administration having a council of wardens and each hostel has a warden and an assistant for warden, and student secretaries responsible for looking into the hostel related issues. Hostel council is responsible for the budget management and coordination of several activities within the hostels. The general secretary is responsible for maintenance of the hostel facilities and the mess secretary is responsible for procuring, planning and maintaining hygiene in the kitchen and mess hall.
- Student Mentorship Cell: This cell is designated for the smooth transition of students from freshers to institute life and it helps students get involved in various activities and gives the required knowledge of the campus departments in various facilities.
- Open Air Theatre: Open Air Theatre is available in a large spot or arena near the hostel where every weekend the film club screens movies
- Places of Worship: Places of worship within the campus has three temples, one chapel, and prayer hall to serve students from different religious backgrounds.
- Campus Security: Campus Security maintains strong rules and regulations for visitors and residents. They function round the clock to prevent any breach of security.
IIT Madras Clubs and Committees:
- Saathi: Saathi is an initiative formed by senior students and faculty members who are willing to help students regarding mental health and students have a mentor for clarifying doubts about the institute.
- Mitr: Mitr is a body made up of senior students and faculty members with 45 individuals from various backgrounds helping students work towards providing emotional support for students regarding any issues such as academic peer pressure, interpersonal relationships, etc. It also helps students get into the world of academics and develop their soft skills.
- Sports: IIT Madras has extensive facilities in sports such as swimming pool (Olympic standards), well-equipped gym, cricket ground, student activity centre with the multi-purpose indoor stadium. The sporting facilities are:
K.S Narayanan Centre for Cricketing Excellence
Athletics stadium
Four tennis courts and badminton courts
Olympic-standard swimming pool
Hockey & football fields with floodlights
Two basketball courts and two volleyball courts
Well-equipped gymnasium with professional instructors
Two squash courts
Weightlifting Arena
Table tennis facility
Skating rink
Student community along with its commitment and enthusiasm helps to create reminders and opportunities for students to showcase their skills and talents especially in the area of sports. Every year sports fest is conducted in September as an intercollegiate event between local institutions in various sports such as tennis, basketball, hockey, table tennis, weightlifting, football, and badminton etc. Some of the sports club available are:
Aquatics Club
Athletics Club
Badminton Club
Bridge Club
Cricket Club
Football Club
Hockey Club
Squash Club
Table Tennis Club
Tennis Club
Volleyball Club
Weightlifting Club
Activity Clubs: The cultural development in IIT Madras is very vibrant with many student clubs, regional groups, and other events.
Sabha and Samitis are regional clubs that organise cultural events, get-togethers and fundraising for students and faculty. They act as a great facilitator for making friends, especially for first-year students.
Marathi Mitra Mandal
Hindi Mitra Mandal
Kannada Sangha
Telugu Samskrita Samiti
SADINER (North East)
Kerala Kala Samiti
Diganto (Bengali Society)
Sangam acts as the convergence of several student cultural clubs and acts as a training ground for performers in the field of arts. They represent the institute in workshops and sessions for student community well-being.
Quiz Club
Word Games CIub
Music Club
Oratory Club
Thespian Club
Writing Club
Choreo Club
Fine Arts Club
Media Club
E-Sports Club
Comedy Club
Lifestyle Club
Informals Club
Classical Arts Club
Film Appreciation Club
Design & VFX Club
Lit Soc: It is the inter-college competition between hostel that happens all round the year with various events awarding points for enthusiastic performers and talented freshers.
Disaster Management: Committee responsible for organising various awareness campaigns and developing student safety consciousness. They work towards becoming disaster prepared and conducts workshops on first aid, emergency medical care, self-defence etc.
National Government Schemes: IIT Madras takes an active interest in all these government schemes national cadet corps NCC national service scheme NSS national sports organisation and cell and national cultural academy and CA
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IIT Madras Scholarship
IIT Madras institution offers financial assistance and scholarships for students through various streams. The scholarships have always been an integral part of the financial budgeting in the IIT system. Students clear the vigorous admission process and come from different social and economic backgrounds. IIT is working towards making high-quality technical education which is both accessible as well as feasible. The IIT Madras scholarship provides a level playing field or strives to provide equality in opportunity for students. IIT Madras always has its gratitude towards the alumni industry and other government sources for providing the required financial aid for students to pursue their education.
Types of Scholarship Offered
Institute Scholarships
Other Scholarships
IIT Madras Scholarships (Offered by the Institute)
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Girish Ready Scholarship |
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Indian Womens Association at Bonn Scholarship |
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Sri V Ranga Raju Memorial scholarship |
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Kanchi Kamakoti Jagadguru Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswathi Endowment Award |
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M Sankaraiah and M Saradha (Mithigiri) Scholarship |
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Dr K Vasanth Rau Scholarship |
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IIT Madras Scholarships (Offered by Other Bodies)
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Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Govt.Of India. Central Sector Scholarship For SC students |
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Ministry of Tribal Affairs , Govt.Of India. - Central Sector Scholarship For ST students |
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Ministry of Minority Affairs, Govt.Of India MCM Scholarship |
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MHRD scholarship for single Girl child |
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Pratibha Scholarship of Govt. of Andhra Pradesh |
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Aditya Birla Scholarship |
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Inlakhs Scholarship |
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OPJEMS |
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ST Engineering Scholarship |
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Shipping Corporation of India Scholarship |
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TODAI Scholarship |
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Nissan Scholarship |
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DAE, DGFS Scholarship by DRDO |
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IIT Madras 72 batch Scholarship |
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Inspire Scholarship (Department of Science and Technology, Government of India) |
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SSAN Ananya Educational trust |
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Questions related to IIT Madras
I have not studied 11th not even a chapter now I am in 12th standard and I will be giving the the JEE in the 2022. now I am tensed , completely messed and helpless too . can you help me please I am helpless very happy
Hello student class 11 is the basic of Jee main you need to cover it conceptually if you're willing to appear and score well in Jee main examination, you've still enough time start preparing from now and you'll cover class 11 easily if you devote 3hrs daily on class 11.
Prefer NCERT to build your basic concepts and make sure you solve each and every example and exercise question of NCERT before jumping to any reference book.
Prefer reference books as mentioned below -
Rd Sharma for mathematics
Concept of physics by RD SHARMA
op Tondon chemistry
Arihant practice Book
Feel free to comment if you've any doubt.
Good luck
marks required in jee advanced for iit madras aerospace engineering i belong to obc
There are no such marks data available online. But in 2019, the cutoff for Aerospace Engineering at IIT MADRAS was 1471 for OBC and 3356 for OBC girls.
To know more you can visit the link provided below:
https://engineering.careers360.com/articles/jee-advanced-cutoff-for-iit-madras
I hope my answer helps. All the very best for your future endeavors!
What would be the mark or percentile should be secured in JEE advanced to be seated in IIT Madras on a electrical engineering course for OBC category students?
Hello Aspirant,
As we go through the latest cut-off of 2020 then it shows that the closing rank for OBC category was 427 for EE branch in IIT Madras. See it is quite difficult to tell you about exact marks to score because for JEE-Advance no maximum marks are fixed but yes with regards to JEE-Advance 2021 if you secure your AIR in JEE-Advance under top 420 in OBC category then there are good chances for you to get EE branch in IIT Madras.
You can check out the latest cut-offs from the link given below :-
https://josaa.nic.in/Result/Result/currentorcr.aspx
Note that the above prediction is made on the basis of latest cut-offs available on official website of JOSAA and the cut-offs are bound to change every year depending upon various factors such as the number of candidates appearing in an examination, the number of candidates qualifying an examination, difficulty level of the paper, and so on.
To have a list of all those colleges which you can get based upon your JEE-Main score, category, and state you can use JEE-Main College Predictor :-
https://engineering.careers360.com/jee-main-college-predictor?icn=QnA&ici=qna_answer
As you are preparing for JEE-Main or JEE-Advance 2021 the I would recommend you to check the resources made by our experts to help aspirants like you in the best and smart preparation of JEE-Main or JEE-Advance 2021 :-
https://learn.careers360.com/jee-main-coaching/?utm_source=%20QnA
I hope this information helps you.
Good Luck!!
I Got 45 percentile in cat, but have good work expe and ecas and decent acads. from sc category. can i apply for mba?
Yes, of course you can apply to mba colleges for admission. However final selection is based on overall profile along with cat percentile. Given that you have a category, still it will be difficult for you to get into top mba colleges with 45 percentile in CAT. However, you can apply to following colleges:
- EMPI Business school New Delhi
- GIBS Business School Bangalore
- Adarsh Institute of Management and Information Technology: AIMIT Bangalore
- IIBS Bangalore
- RSB Chennai: Rajalakshmi School of Business
- MITCON Institute of Management Pune
- Apeejay School of Management (ASM) New Delhi
- Jaypee Business School, Noida
Good luck
if i will do online degree from IIT Madras will i able to apply for higher studies in canada ?
Dear aspirant,
According to your question your degree from IIT madras is not related with you doing higher studies in Canada. If you could mention about the degree that you will be doing from IIT madras then i would properly describe you applying for higher studies in Canada.
In general you can apply for canada without any hesitation.
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Indian Institute of Technology Madras, IIT P.O., Chennai 600036, India
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There are 19 hostels named after the rivers of India in which 15 hostels are for boys and 4 are allotted for girls. The first-year students are provided with double occupancy type accommodation and for seniors single, double, and triple rooms allotted for them depending on the availability. Postgraduate students avail single rooms with internet and LAN facilities provided for every hostel. Hostels have technological well-built computer rooms. Hostels have gardens and libraries, washing machines, sports facilities, music rooms, common rooms are used for meetings and for arranging/planning of festivals, hostels act as a venue for celebrating them.
IIT-Madras believes in democratic values of governance and has been one of the few institutes for students to voice their concerns and raise issues from day to day student life. The student governance body operates at three levels, institute level, hostel level and department level. Student governance body is a legislative body in charge of the student legislative council, executive council, student ethics and constitutional council. It has nearly 60 legislators from various departments. It has jurisdiction on student-related issues and acts as an advisory body. The executive council has various secretary positions such as sports secretary, academic affairs secretary, hostel secretary, cultural affairs secretary etc. to embrace all areas and departments of student life in IIT Madras. The hostel council is responsible for day to day functioning in hostel life and it has student representatives manage different areas. Department council is one of the most important which facilitates processes from freshman orientation to placements with each batch forming a charter for governing activities.
There are 19 hostels named after the rivers of India in which 15 hostels are for boys and 4 are allotted for girls. The first-year students are provided with double occupancy type accommodation and for seniors single, double, and triple rooms allotted for them depending on the availability. Postgraduate students avail single rooms with internet and LAN facilities provided for every hostel. Hostels have technological well-built computer rooms. Hostels have gardens and libraries, washing machines, sports facilities, music rooms, common rooms are used for meetings and for arranging/planning of festivals, hostels act as a venue for celebrating them.
IIT-Madras believes in democratic values of governance and has been one of the few institutes for students to voice their concerns and raise issues from day to day student life. The student governance body operates at three levels, institute level, hostel level and department level. Student governance body is a legislative body in charge of the student legislative council, executive council, student ethics and constitutional council. It has nearly 60 legislators from various departments. It has jurisdiction on student-related issues and acts as an advisory body. The executive council has various secretary positions such as sports secretary, academic affairs secretary, hostel secretary, cultural affairs secretary etc. to embrace all areas and departments of student life in IIT Madras. The hostel council is responsible for day to day functioning in hostel life and it has student representatives manage different areas. Department council is one of the most important which facilitates processes from freshman orientation to placements with each batch forming a charter for governing activities.
The hospital is responsible for providing facilities to address the health requirements of students and faculty apart from regular wellness. It also has certain specialists such as cardiologist, ophthalmologist, ENT surgeon, orthopaedic surgeon, general surgeon etc. and laboratories for conducting several tests such as x-rays. It also has an in-patient ward and well connected to an Apollo hospital pharmacy.
Spread across 4 floors, the Central Library is a well-equipped, wi-fi enabled and airconditioned facility. It has online databases, books, CD-ROMs, AV cassettes, reports, e-journals and other content for students. The Central Library received Wiley Library Award 2019 in ‘Digitally Transformed Academic Library (Government)’ Category.
The university has the sports facilities for all students.
The centre was established in 1973 to meet the computational needs of the institute. IBM 370 was the first computer that was presented by the Federal Republic of Germany. The centre was relaunched in 2007 and has the capacity of housing 12,000 CPUs and computing power of 10 peta flops.
Canteen food joints are available throughout the year for hostel members with different types of cuisine.
The university has an auditorium facility for events and seminar.
The university has Wi-Fi facility for the students and staff.
The university has departmental based laboratories facility for the students.
IIT Madras has two banks, State Bank of India and Canara Bank operating as regular branches and providing services to students, faculty and staff along with ATM services.
Guest Houses such as the Bose-Einstein guest house and Taramani Guest house dedicated for invited guests, and visiting faculty etc. Students can also avail guest rooms for their parents visiting them
It is available to shop for essential supplies, general supplies and groceries. It also has a salon and a bakery.
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