M.Sc. in Mathematics 

at IIT Madras, Adyar

The eligibility criteria for MSc course at IIndian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) is that candidate should have passed Class 12 with a minimum of 75% aggregate. Moreover, candidates should have passed graduation with a minimum of 50% aggregate. The IIT Madras MSc admissions is based on entrance exam. The entrance exams accepted include JEE Main, JEE Advanced, and IIT JAM. Additionally, the duration of the course range between two to five years. Candidates can visit the official website to apply.

For IIT Madras MSc admission, candidates need to apply online via IIT JAM. After successful registration, candidates are then required to appear for the entrance exam. Selected candidates are then called for the counselling round as a final selection round. IIT JAM registration window for IIT Madras MSc admission 2023 is now closed. IIT JAM exam 2023 is scheduled for February 12. IIT Guwahati, the exam conducting authority will release the admit card on January 10.

Experts share that the IIT JAM exam is difficult to clear. This is not because the difficulty level of the questions asked is very high but because the selection ratio through the IIT JAM exam is low. However, this does not mean that the questions asked in the exam are very easy.

IIT Madras MSc fee is INR 12,000 for two years. The fee mentioned here is taken from an unofficial source. Hence, is indicative. For IIT Madras MSc detailed fee structure, candidates are advised to contact the admission department of the institute.

Yes, the Indian Institute of Technology Madras offers MSc course for a duration of two years in a full-time mode. IIT Madras offers MSc courses covering three specialisations including Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics. IIT Madras MSc admission 2023 is based on candidates' performance in an all-India-level online entrance exam called IIT JAM. IIT JAM is conducted to provide admission to candidates in MSc and other postgraduate courses offered at IITs.

Both the Indian Institutes of Technology are well-ranked. Given below are the comparison between the two IITs for their MSc course based on parameters including fee, ranking and eligibility criteria:

NOTE: The fee mentioned here is taken from an unofficial source. Hence, is indicative.

JAM 2023 concluded after round 4 which was released on July 7. As per the latest year JAM cutoff, the opening and closing ranks ranges between 1 and 262, including all the MSc specialisations. So, to be eligible for IIT Madras MSc course, candidates must secure a rank between 1 to 300 for General category. To know the JAM 2023 cutoff for IIT Madras along with the previosu year trends, candidates can refer to the table given below: 

IIT Madras BSc admission is entrance-based as the institute primarily accepts the rank and scores of the JEE Main examination for admission to its full-time BSc programme. However, if candidates wish to apply for the integrated BS plus MS programme, then they can apply for admission through the scores of the IISER Aptitude Test. Therefore, you can join the BSc course at IIT Madras without giving the JEE.   

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.

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.