IIT Madras - Indian Institute of Technology

IIT Madras is an institute of National Importance that was established in the year 1959. IIT Madras is an autonomous statutory institute administered by the IIT Council. The institute offers a total of 111 courses, out of which 1 online course is offered at the diploma level, 37 courses are offered at the UG level, 58 courses are offered at the PG level, and 15 courses are offered at the doctoral level. Students seeking admission in any of these courses must meet the eligibility criteria and eligible students can apply for admissions by filling the online application form.

For admission to IIT Madras B.Tech courses, students will also have to appear for and secure valid marks in JEE Advanced. In order to secure admission in an M.Tech course, students must have a valid GATE score. Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee has ranked 1st in NIRF 2022 Overall Ranking. The institute has a pretty active placement cell and that works towards recruitment of maximum students. IIT Madras also has scholarship facilities for meritorious as well as for students belonging to the reserved categories.

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IIT Madras Courses

Courses at IIT Madras are offered across multiple streams and disciplines. A total of 111 IIT Madras courses are offered across 4 levels i.e diploma, UG, PG and doctoral. Along with the full time courses, students can also pursue IIT Madras online degree in various disciplines. Students have to fill the online application form to apply for admission to any of the IIT Madras courses. The fee structure for IIT Madras B.Tech courses is Rs. 8,04,000 and for M.Sc. courses is Rs.14,000. The doctoral courses of IIT Madras are offered for a duration of 6 years. 

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IIT Madras Admissions 

Admissions in this institute are offered to students based on the eligibility criteria for the particular course. Students who wish to get admission in a particular course must follow the prescribed steps of admission for that course. IIT Madras admissions are offered to a total of 111 courses. IIT Madras admission in B.E/B.Tech programmes are given based on JEE Advanced scores, in M.Tech/M.E programmes on the basis of GATE scores and in M.Sc programmes based on JAM scores obtained by the candidates. After the final admission, students will have to visit the campus for verification of documents and payment of IIT Madras fees.

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IIT Madras Scholarships

A number of scholarships are provided for students of IIT Madras by the institute. The scholarships are provided in certain amounts and fee waivers by the Institute. Students from reserved categories (SC/ST), women candidates and minorities, and others. are also provided special scholarships. The source of scholarships comes from companies, alumni and government sources. The students who are willing to avail these scholarships, must meet the eligibility criteria for that particular scholarship. Some of the IIT Madras scholarships are Merit-cum Means Scholarship, Indian Women's Association at Bonn Scholarship, ST Engineering Scholarship, among others. 

IIT Madras Placements

IIT Madras has a placement cell that looks after all the placement-related activities. IIT Madras placement cell provides placement opportunities to the final year students. A number of reputed companies visit the IIT Madras every year to conduct the recruitment drive. The cell prepares students to appear before the recruiters for interviews by conducting regular seminars, workshops, webinars and mock interviews. According to the latest IIT Madras NIRF data, a total of 439 students were placed from the PG (2 Year) programme with a median salary of Rs. 13,00,000. And 107 students were placed from the PG (3 Year) programme, with a median salary of Rs. 11,94,000.

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IIT Madras Facilities 

The institute has quite a few facilities that facilitate a comfortable campus life experience for them. IIT Madras facilities include 20 hostels. Of the hostels, 5 are for females and 15 are for male students. The institute also has an olympic-standard swimming pool, a well-equipped gymnasium, a cricket ground, a vast stadium and a multipurpose indoor stadium. Apart from this, IIT Madras facilities also include a hockey & football field, two basketball courts, two volleyball courts and a table tennis facility. 

Along with all this. IIT Madras facilities list also includes a bank, a shopping complex in its complex, a post office, a hospital, bus transport services, and multiple canteens.

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IIT Madras Location

IT Madras is located in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. The main entrance of the institution is on Sardar Patel Road. The nearest bus stop to IIT Madras is Taramani Bus Stop, at a distance of 6.7 km. Chennai Railway Station is the nearest railway station to IIT Madras, at a distance of 13.1km, which takes almost 34 minutes to cover the distance. The campus is 14.7 km away from the Chennai Airport, students can reach the campus in 20-25 minutes.

IIT Madras Rankings

• Ranked 1st in NIRF 2022 Overall Ranking.

• IIT, Madras ranked 10th in the management category in NIRF Rankings 2022.

• Ranked 1st in the engineering category by NIRF Rankings 2022.

• Ranked 2nd in the research category by NIRF Rankings 2022