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IIT Madras Admission Process 2025

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Q:   How can I get admission in IIT Madras?

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To seek admission to the BTech programme offered at IIT Madras, candidates need to visit the official website of the National Testing Agency (NTA) and fill out the application form in online mode for JEE Main. For other courses such as MSc, MTech, BS-MS (Dual Degree) etc., candidates must visit the official website of respective national-level entrance exam conducting bodies and fill out the application form in online mode. IIT Madras admission to most of the courses is entrance-based. For detailed information around IIT Madras course admission, click here.

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Q:   Can we join IIT Madras without JEE?

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Yes, there are many other courses for which the selection criteria are different and the prescribed entrance exam is also other than JEE-Main and JEE-Advanced. Below are some of the courses offered at IIT Madras along with their eligibility criteria and entrance exam:

  • MTech: IIT Madras offers a two-year full-time M.Tech programme across various specialisations. The institute inducts candidates for the M.Tech programmes based on valid GATE scores followed by the counselling process.
  • MBA: For admission to the full-time two year MBA programme at IIT Madras, candidates are required to appear for the CAT exam. Candidates based on their CAT scores will be shortlisted for the Group Discussion & Personal Interview (PI) round.
  • MSc: IIT Madras accepts admission to the MSc programme based on a valid score/ rank in the IIT-JAM exam.
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Q:   Can I get admission to IIT Madras with a low JEE rank?

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Admission to the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) is highly competitive and the admission process is based on the candidate's JEE Advanced rank. However, admission to IIT Madras or any other IIT with a low JEE rank is unlikely, as the cutoff for admission is generally very high. That being said, it's important to remember that JEE rank is not the only factor that IITs consider during the admission process. Other factors such as academic performance, extracurricular activities, and achievements in related fields may also be taken into account. Additionally, some IITs offer other admission channels like the Direct Admission of Students Abroad (DASA) scheme, which allows foreign nationals to apply for admission to IITs based on their SAT scores. It's always best to check the official IIT Madras website for the most up-to-date information on their admission process, eligibility criteria, and other requirements.
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IIT Madras
B.Sc. Admissions 2025

9 courses 48 months - 5 years
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  • 10+2 with 75% aggregate
  • Accepting Exams: IISER Entrance Exam, JEE Main

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2 Jan '25
B.Sc. (Data Science and Applications) Jan 2025- Last date to apply
23 Feb '25
B.Sc. (Data Science and Applications) Jan 2025 - Entrance exam
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IIT Madras Application Process 2025

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Q:   How to apply for IIT Madras?

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IIT Madras applications are strictly based on the registrations of various national-level entrance exams that are accepted for admission. Candidates are required to visit the official website of respective national-level entrance exam/ conducting bodies and fill out the application form in online mode. Check out the detailed application process for IIT Madras popular courses in the following section:

  • For BTech, aspirants need to complete the application form for JEE (Main) through the official website of the National Testing Agency (NTA). The application fee for boys is INR 625 and INR 325 for girls. Read more about JEE Application Form 2024.
  • MTech candidates are required to register for GATE through the official website of the GATE Online Application Processing System (GOAPS). The application fee for boys is INR 1,500 and INR 750 for girls. Read more about the GATE Application Process.
  • For MSc, candidates need to complete the IIT JAM Application Form.

Further, for BSc and integrated courses, the applications are filled on the online portal of IIT Madras. The steps to fill IIT Madras application form are given below:

  1. Visit the official website of IIT Madras. On its homepage, click on ‘Admissions’. From the drop-down menu that appears, click on ‘Announcements’.
  2. The admission brochure, admission pamphlet and prospectus can be downloaded from this page. Click on ‘Apply Now’ button to proceed further.
  3. Fill out the application form with all the mandatory details, including guardian info, address of communication, qualifications, etc.
  4. Upload all the required documents in PDF format. Also, upload a passport-size photograph and signature and JPG/ JPEG format.
  5. Conclude the application process by paying an application fee using a debit card/ credit card/ net banking.

List of required documents: Candidates need to submit scanned copies of the below-mentioned documents while filling IIT Madras application form in online mode: 

  • the latest passport-size photograph
  • First and last pages of Aadhaar Card/ Voter ID Card/ Passport
  • PAN Card
  • Admission offer letter
  • Entrance exam scorecard
  • Qualifying degree certificate
  • Qualifying exam mark sheet
  • Category certificate (only in case of candidates belonging to SC/ ST/ OBC/ EWS/ PwD category)
  • No objection certificate (only in case of part-time applicants)
  • Sponsorship certificate/ Relieving letter (in case of full-time sponsored/ full-time working candidates)
  • Medical certificate (in case of full-time candidates)
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Q:   What is the JEE Main application fee?

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The application fees for JEE Main is

  • INR 1,000 (Male unreserved/OBC/EWS category)
  • INR 800 (Female unreserved/OBC/EWS category)
  • INR 500 (SC/ST/PwD/Transgender category)

Candidates have the option of paying the application fee online through credit/debit card and internet banking. The application form will not be considered submitted until the application fees is paid. Once the application fee are paid, candidates receive a confirmation email at their registered email address confirming the payment of fees. 

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Q:   How to apply for JEE Advanced 2025?

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To apply for JEE Advanced 2025, candidates need JEE Main 2025 application number and password. This means only the candidates who qualify JEE Main for JEE Advanced, cand apply. Candidates have to login on the JEE Advanced application portal with JEE Main 2025 application number and password. Candidates have to furnish some details in the registration form. JEE Main details in the form will be prefilled from the JEE Main 2025 database. Next candidates need to enter the scanned documents as per the specifications. Then as the last step, candidates have to remit the application fee as applicable. This complete the JEE Advanced application process.

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Q:   What is JEE Main 2025 application form date?

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NTA released the JEE Main application form 2025 session 1 on October 28, 2024. The JEE Main 2025 registration date was October 28 to November 22, 2024. JEE Main 2025 application form was available online on the website jeemain.nta.nic.in. As the JEE Mains 2025 exam will be conducted in two sessions, NTA will release session 2 application form on  January 31, 2025.

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IIT Madras Scholarships

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IT Madras provides more than 25 scholarships which are based on the financial situation of the students or their academic performances. To avail these scholarship benefits, all the interested and eligible students need to download the respective application forms through the IIT Madras official website and submit the same to the academic section.
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IIT Madras
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4.5/5
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Top recruiting companies were Google, Uber, Microsoft, KLA Tencor, GS, JPMC, MTX, etc.
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The placements clearly define that the companies do not treat the online degree as usual IIT Madras degree.
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B.Tech. in Aerospace Engineering - Batch of 2027
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2Placements1Infrastructure2Faculty5Crowd & Campus Life5Value for Money
I'm dissatisfied with the aerospace, but it has good campus life, challenges, and lessons for life.
Placements: According to the survey conducted, placements for graduates of Aerospace Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Madras are average, with the salary package offered was 18 LPA. However, based on my observation and experience as a student here, there were zero core placements for Aerospace graduates last year.
Infrastructure: Infrastructure of our department is horrible with some ceilings falling off. The freshers' hostel is no less than a 5-star hotel, with all the facilities in it. Mess food is also nice, offering a wide variety of cuisines, with separate messes for North and South Indian menus. Wi-Fi is strong, and the libraries are very good, providing a great study environment.
Faculty: Some faculty members are good, while others are not as effective. Course curriculum is well-organized and student-friendly, with manageable pressure and minimal uneasiness. Faculty can be inconsistent, sometimes, they are good, and at other times, it may be difficult to keep up with them. Difficulty level increases with each semester, making it more challenging.
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B.Tech. in Aerospace Engineering - Batch of 2025
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4Placements5Infrastructure5Faculty5Crowd & Campus Life5Value for Money
The campus life at our college is very peaceful.
Placements: Every year, only 60-70% of students get placements. The remaining students opt for higher studies. The highest salary package offered is 23 LPA. The average salary package offered is 15 LPA. The lowest salary package offered is 10 LPA. Placements depend on students' efforts and skills they learn.
Infrastructure: The aerospace department was constructed in 1971. It is one of the old departments in IIT Madras with the latest technology. It provides free Wi-Fi, a seminar hall, centralised air-conditioners, and classrooms with digital boards. Every hostel has free Wi-Fi, a television room, a kitchen room to cook, machines, and snacks for late-night cravings.
Faculty: Faculty members are very helpful and highly qualified. The course curriculum is updated and very relevant. The exam difficulty depends on the professors' teaching. Sometimes, it is like only taking assignments. We have mid-semester and end-semester exams.
Other: As I am enthusiastic, I chose this course. A lot of events and fests are conducted throughout the year.
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Online B.Sc. in Data Science and Applications - Batch of 2027
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2Placements3Infrastructure5Faculty1Crowd & Campus Life4Value for Money
Less Interaction with college but very good for those who have passion in data Science field.
Placements: Placement data is not yet released by the college official. Also, in this year, May and June, most of the companies will visit campus, and this year 2024 will be the first time when students are getting placed. We can assume an average of 3 LPA and a maximum package can be of 6-7 LPA.
Infrastructure: I am going to give an average of 3 stars because we have to study online and hostel facilities are not available to us. Although once a year, a fest happens in which all the students can meet and enjoy. Hostel facilities are available for some selected students at the third year or B.Sc. level.
Faculty: About the semester exams, in this course, there is no semester type thing. Instead, we follow the term system (4 months). There are 3 terms in a year, and about the 'term end exams', some of the subjects are very difficult to pass for some of the students. Also, if you can't pass a subject, you have to repeat the entire subject in the next term; there is no system like 'back exams' like other colleges.
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Review of IIT Madras - Indian Institute of Technology.
Placements: College helps with internships and placements. Almost 100% placements are offered. Current year, almost 95% of students are placed. But the core branch has low placements. We need more placement opportunities, such as an industry internship, etc. So we can get a better experience. The placement department is active all year for domestic and international companies. Basically, the placement department attracts big companies for visiting IITM.
Infrastructure: Infrastructure is good but Wi-Fi is slow. The college hostel is well connected with Wi-Fi. A wonderful class with well-furnished infrastructure. We have a gym room and boys and girls' common room in the college hostel. The difference between girls and boys is that boys hostels and girls hostels are separated by almost 1 kilometer. Hostel mess is different for north-state and south students because food types are different.
Faculty: Very experienced faculty. Almost all teachers have done Ph.D.s from abroad. And college staff is very good. They help us anytime we need, guide us and encourage us in academic fields, and guide us to a successive future. Exams are very tough because this is India's number one engineering college. Assignments are taken every week. But all students are hard workers, so all students passed .
Other: College connectivity is good.
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Integrated B.Tech. + M.Tech. in Aerospace Engineering - Batch of 2026
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College culture is superb.
Placements: Around 80% of students in my batch have been placed, with placements still ongoing. The highest package was INR 40 LPA, the lowest package was INR 8 LPA, and the average package was INR 14 LPA. Airbus was the top recruiting company last year. About 20% of students got internships at Airbus, working as front-end developers.
Infrastructure: IIT Madras offers excellent facilities, including Wi-Fi, labs, classrooms, library, hostels, rooms, mess, food, culture, surroundings, security, and more. The hostel rooms are very hygienic, and the mess food is also very good. All other facilities are top-notch.
Faculty: The teachers are highly qualified and extremely helpful. They do make students industry-ready by teaching many practical aspects of the course. The course is more difficult compared to other branches, with a stronger focus on physics. The passing criteria is 49%.
Other: I chose this course because I had a keen interest in it. Some areas could be taught more practically, but overall, everything is superb, including the campus and crowd.
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Online degree at IIT Madras.
Placements: The placement being provided by the online degree team is not what you will expect from IIT madras. The placement are equivalent to any tier 3 engineering college. The placements clearly define that the companies do not treat the online degree as usual IIT Madras degree.
Infrastructure: Since it is an online degree the infrastructure of hostel doesn't make any sense in this case. Apart from that the courses infrastructure if talking about the online infrastructure of the team, then it is quite good but is somewhat similar to the internet infra in our country, poor sometimes.
Faculty: The teachers are not only limited to the IIT Madras as well as the teachers are form other well known IIT also. All the teachers are highly qualified teachers as expected from IIT. Some of the teachers explain the concept smoothly whereas some use the old ways of teaching but they don't lag behind in knowledge.
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IIT Madras Admission 2025 FAQs

Q:   Can I get direct admission in IIT Madras?

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In order to get admission to IIT Madras, candidates must visit the official website of the institute to apply online. IIT Madras admission to most of the courses is based on candidates' performance in several national-level entrance tests (JEE Advanced/IIT JAM/GATE, etc.). Futher, candidates have to appear for the counselling process for the final seat allotment.

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Q:   How can I prepare for admission to IIT Madras?

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The preparation for JEE Main begins two years in advance. It is a national-level exam, which can be passed with a good base of concepts and preparation. A good preparation strategy is what will help a student clear JEE Main 2025 exam. The pointers for preparation are mentioned below:

  • Revise topics section-wise
  • Cross-check section-wise weightage & syllabus for all subjects covered in JEE Main
  • Solve as many Mock Tests as possible. Shiksha.com is providing FREE Downloadable JEE Main Mock Test Paper (with Solutions)
  • Solve previous year’s JEE question papers there are high chances of getting questions from there
  • Refer to a few reference books to have a better understanding of topics
  • To secure admission into prestigious institutions such as the IITs, NITs and IIITs, it is essential for the aspirants to have a strong command on the material taught in their class 11 and class 12. Shiksha is offering free NCERT questions and solutions to aid JEE candidates in excelling in these classes. To access the NCERT solutions, click on the below links:
NCERT Class 11 Physics SolutionsNCERT Class 11 Chemistry SolutionsNCERT Class 11 Maths Solutions

The first step is to clear JEE Main, however, ultimately JEE Advanced exam has to be qualified. Check out the preparation strategy for JEE Advanced.

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Q:   How many BTech seats are there at IIT Madras?

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IIT Madras offers a two-year full-time BTech course at the undergraduate level. The total seat intake for IIT Madras BTech course is 951. Candidates can check out the IIT Madras BTech specialisation-wise seat intake in the table given below: 

BTech Specialisation Seat Intake 
Aerospace Engineering 63
Chemical Engineering 117
Civil Engineering  127 
Computer Science and Engineering 87
Electrical Engineering154
Engineering Physics 42
Mechanical Engineering 215
Metallurgical & Materials Engineering 68
Ocean Engineering 78

Note: This information is sourced from the official website/ sanctioning body and is subject to change.

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Q:   Which courses does IIT Madras have?

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IIT Madras offers around 100 undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral degree courses. The courses include BTech, BTech-MTech (Dual Degree), BS-MS (Dual Degree), Integrated MA, MTech, MBA, MSc, MS by Research and PhD. Additionally, IITM has signed MoUs with foreign universities to offer Joint PhD and JDP programme. The institute is also known for its Quality Improvement Programme (QIP), which is sponsored by the AICTE and is the world’s first online BSc programme. IIT Madras has also started for an 8-week free online course on Data Science.

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Q:   Is M.Tech available at IIT Madras?

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Yes, the Indian Institute of Technology Madras offers a two-year full-time M.Tech course at the postgraduate level. The institute offers 30 MTech specialisations for BE/ BTech graduates across 12 departments. IIT Madras MTech admission will be conducted via the GATE 2025 exam. Candidates seeking admission must register for GATE to get admission to IIT Madras.

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Q:   What is the cutoff for BTech in Aerospace Engineering at IIT Madras - Indian Institute of Technology for other than general categories?

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The last year 2022 cutoff ranks for Integrated BTech + M.Tech. in Aerospace Engineering at IIT Madras - Indian Institute of Technology other than General category were - 1957 for OBC, 836 for SC and 966 for EWS. While the admissions are based on the scores/rank obtained in JEE exam, the last cut offs also change a lot depending on All India quota or Home State. It also varies if the applicant is a female.

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Q:   How many entrance exam cutoffs will be released for admission to B.Tech at IIT Madras - Indian Institute of Technology?

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IIT Madras - Indian Institute of Technology will release 6 rounds of JEE Advanced cutoffs for admission to B.Tech. The cutoffs will be released on a rolling basis, and the seats will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis. The cutoffs will be based on the following factors:

The JEE Advanced score of the candidate
The category of the candidate
The number of seats available in the course

Candidates must visit the official website of entrance exam to read clear instructions on how to proceed with the counselling process, once the round is released.

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Q:   What is the JEE Advanced cut off for B.Tech. in Aerospace Engineering at IIT Madras - Indian Institute of Technology?

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For 2022, cut off was 3881 for General category candidates in All India quota for B.Tech. in Aerospace Engineering in IIT Madras - Indian Institute of Technology. For female candidates in general category under All India quota, 8042 was the closing rank. B.Tech cut off varies depending on the category and domicile/quota of the applicant.

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Q:   Why are IITs popular in India?

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Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) is a group of Engineering and Technology institutions in India. This network of institutes came into existence in 1950. These institutes run under the guidance of the Ministry of Education and Government of India. There are currently 23 IITs in India across different states of the country. IITs have a reputation that is recognised in India and across the globe. 

Over the years, the students graduating from these institutes have grabbed good placement offers from the top industry giants. Some of the key reasons of why one should choose an IIT:

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IIT Madras MBA admission is based on the CAT score, followed by the candidate's performance in the PI round, conducted by the institute across five cities. However, IIT graduates who have obtained a CGPA of 8 or above and defence personnel are exempted from the CAT scores.IIT Madras MBA cut off 2023

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The mode of IIT Madras course admissions is online. IIT Madras admission to various programmes is done through national-level entrance examinations including JEE MainJEE Advanced,  IIT JAM and GATE, among others. For admission to the flagship BTech programmes, candidates are selected based on vali

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Students willing to get admission to the IIT Madras BTech course must have knowledge of the IIT Madras courses and fees. Chennai IIT Madras aspirants are selected based on the valid JEE-Advanced ranks followed by the JoSAA counselling process. On the successful completion of the counselling process,

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DoMS IIT Madras applications open for MBA after the announcement of CAT result. The registrations usually open in December and continues till last week of January. Aspirants who meet the eligibility criteria can apply online for the preferred course. The selection process for DoMS IIT Madras starts

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