Discontinued (Nov 2021)- M.Des. in Electronics System Design 

at IIITDM Kancheepuram, Kanchipuram

Yes, Admissiobn dates are out for MDes at IIITDM Kancheepuram. Admission to the MDes programme is completely entrance-based and depends on candidates' performance in the Common Entrance Exam for Design, popularly known as CEED, conducted by IIT Bombay. Registration for CEED started on October 6, 2024, and will close on November 6, 2024. 

The institute has a decent placement record for MDes. Check out the table below for complete insights:

IIIT Kancheepuram offers three specialisations for MDes programme, Product Design, Mechanical System Design, and, Communication System Design. Admission to these specialisations is entrance-based and depends on candidates' performance in the Common Entrance Exam for Design, popularly known as CEED, conducted by  IIT Bombay. Also before applying to the programme, candidates need to qualify the eligibility criteria: Bachelor's degree in Engineering/ Design/ Architecture (under 10+2+4 years regular) with a minimum aggregate of 60% (55% aggregate in case of SC/ ST/ PwD) or equivalent grades in the qualifying degree.

IIITDM Kancheepuram seat intake for MDes programme is 20 seats, which is the least in comparison to the other UG And PG programme offered by the Insitution. The seats are offered entrance-based and depends on candidates' performance in the Common Entrance Exam for Design, popularly known as CEED, conducted by IIT Bombay. In the case of candidates having valid CEED scores, a category-wise merit list is prepared based on CEED scores. 

Yes, candidates seeking admission to the Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design and Manufacturing, Kancheepuram M.Des course need to fulfil the minimum eligibility criteria. To be eligible for IIIT Kancheepuram M.Des admission, candidates must have a bachelor's degree in Engineering/ Design/ Architecture (under 10+2+4 years regular) with a minimum aggregate of 60% (55% aggregate in case of SC/ ST/ PwD) or equivalent grades in the qualifying degree.

The institute has maintained a decent placement record for BTech. During 2025 placements, 113 job offers were made to BTech studenst and the highest package stood at INR 31.64 LPA. The following table depicts the IIIT Kancheepuram BTech placement details for 2025:

Students can also check below infographic for IIITDM Kancheepram reviews by students on Shiksha for its BTech course:

The overall qualification for IIIT Kancheepuram is twelve years of school education. Candidates can find below the course-wise qualification for IIITDM:

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

The institute has released the 2025 CSE highest package and average packages for the BTech and MTech. As per the report, the IIIT Kancheepuram CSE average package for BTech and MTech stood at INR 9.60 LPA and INR 4.66 LPA, respectively. Take a look at the below table depicting the IIIT Kancheepuram CSE highest package and average package for the past two years:

The department-wise IIITDM Kancheepuram average package for BTech, MTech, and MDes courses are mentioned below:

During the 2025 IIITDM Kancheepuram placement season the placement rate recorded was 73%. The highest and average package package recorded stood at INR 32 LPA and INR 9.37 LPA, respectively. Check out the table below to know more about the placement statistics recorded in 2025:

NOTE: The placement session is ongoing. Hence, the above details are subject to change.