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IIT Madras BA Courses & Fees 2025: Eligibility, Admission 2025, Placements
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Last updated on 16 Feb '26IIT Madras BA Eligibility & Highlights 2025
IIT Madras BA is a full-time course with a duration of four years. This course is offered across seven specialisations. The specialisations include BSc in Fashion Design, BSc in Forensic Science, BSc in Cardiovascular Technology, BSc in Nutrition and Dietetics, etc.
Candidates applying for BSc at APG Shimla should clear the university's eligibility criteria. Candidates with a minimum aggregate of 50% in Class 12 are eligible for admission to the institute. Admission into the BSc programme takes place based on the merit secured in Class 12 exams.
APG Shimla BSc Fees 2025
After the document verification and selection, aspirants must pay some APG Shimla BSc fees for admission confirmation. The total tuition fee for BSc is INR 2.3 lakh - 4.8 lakh. This fee amount is as per the official website/sanctioning body. It is still subject to changes and hence, is indicative.
Students can check more details about the BSc offered at APG Shimla on this page.
Eligibility Criteria
Commonly asked questions On Highlights
Placements at IIT Madras are good. According to the placement report 2025 released, median and average package recorded during BTech CSE placements was 46 LPA and 53.2 LPA. In BTech EE, the median and average salary offered was 22.5 LPA and 28.8 LPA. In ME, MM and PH branch, the average package stood at 16.9 LPA, 18.4 LPA and 34.1 LPA.
IIT Madras eligibility for each course-level is different. Students need to meet the basic admission requirements to get a seat at IIT Madras. The basic eligibility requirements for IIT Madras programmes are as below:
- For IIT Madras UG Engineering courses - Class 12 with a minimum aggregate of 75% and Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics as mandatory subjects
- For IIT Madras PG courses - Bachelor's degree in a relevant field is required. The minimum marks may vary depending on the course.
IIT Madras overall highest package data is not released. The best placement was observed in BTech CS branch with average package of INR 53.2 LPA.
During MBA and Tech MBA placements 2025, the highest package offered was 35.5 LPA and 81 LPA.
IIT Madras JEE Advanced cutoff 2024 was concluded for different courses such as BTech, Integrated BTech and BS. The cutoff for the General AI category candidates closed at a range of 159 and 10682. During 2023, the cutoff ranks for the same was closed at a range of 148 and 11185. Candidates can check the branch-wise cutoff for both the years in the table below, to get an idea of the change in cutoff:
IIT Madras B.A.Popular courses
Commonly asked questions On All Courses
IIT Madras conducts an annual fest called Shaastra. It is an annual technical festival organised to celebrate unconstrained thinking and love for the spirit of engineering.
Another cultural festival organised by IIT Madras is Saarang, It is the largest cultural fest in India held every year in the month of January.
No, IIT Madras is not hard to get for dedicated individuals. The mode of IIT Madras course admissions is online. IIT Madras admission to various programmes is done through national-level entrance examinations including JEE Main/ JEE Advanced, IIT JAM and GATE, among others. For admission to the flagship BTech programmes, candidates are selected based on valid JEE-Advanced ranks followed by the JoSAA counselling process.
IIT Madras provides UG, PG, and doctoral courses. The courses include BTech, BTech-MTech (Dual Degree), BS-MS (Dual Degree), Integrated MA, MTech, MBA, MSc, MS by Research and PhD. IIT Madras has also started for an 8-week free online course on Data Science.
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 the 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.
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IIT Madras B.A.Curriculum
IIT Madras BA Placements 2024
According to media reports, 1,091 students were placed in phase I and phase II of 2023-24 placements. More than 80% of BTech/ Dual Degree and 75% of Master degree students were placed till April 30, 2024. In addition to this, out of 300 PPOs offered 235 were accepted. The total count of participatiing companies stood at 256. Furthermore, 44 international offers were made. The IIT Madras average package and median package for 2024 batch stood at INR 22 LPA and INR 19.60 LPA, respectively. The majority of students (40%) placed during IIT Madras placements 2024 received job roles in Core sector, followed by 20% offers in Software sector.
The key highlights of IIT Madras placements 2024 are presented below:
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Particulars |
Placement Statistics (2024) (phase 1) |
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Median package |
INR 19 LPA |
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Internship offers |
19% increase compared with previous year |
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Placement rate |
50% students placed |
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Top recruiters |
JP Morgan Chase, Texas Instruments, Adobe |
Note: The above-mentioned placement data is sourced from media reports and, hence may vary.
Commonly asked questions On Placements
The average package offered during IIT Madras BTech placements 2025 for all branch was from INR 16.5 LPA in OE branch to 53.2 LPA in CS branch. In MTech, the average package was between 10.2 LPA and 29 LPA.
The average package offered during MBA and MA placements 2025 was 17.9 LPA and 17.2 LPA. In MSc DSAI, the average package was 26.5 LPA.
BTech CSE highest package data is not released. However, the average and median package recorded during IIT Madras BTech CSE placements 2025 was 53.2 LPA and 46 LPA.
The median package recorded during IIT Madras BTech Chemical Engineering placements 2025 was 17.4 LPA. M.Tech CH median package in 2025 was 15 LPA. in Dual Degree, the median package was 24.5 LPA.
The median package recorded during IIT Madras BTech and Dual Degree EE placements 2025 was 22.5 LPA and 38.2 LPA. In M.Tech EE, median package was 22.1 LPA.
IIT Madras B.A.Comparison with similar colleges
Compare B.A. at IIT Madras with other similar colleges
| College | Median Salary | Total Tuition Fees | Ranking |
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| ₹ 6.5 LPA | ₹ 30 K | -/- | |
| ₹ 4.89 LPA | ₹ 71.05 K | -/- | |
| -/- | -/- | -/- | |
| ₹ 7.13 LPA | ₹ 3.69 L | -/- |
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Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered 11 hours ago
Indian Institute of Technology Madras comparatively budget friendly has comapred to other institute. The fee strcture for the BTech programme ranges between INR 8 lakh. The fee includes tuition fees, caution fee, security fee and others.
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Answered a month ago
If you belong to the General AI category, the highest (most competitive) last round cutoff was 155 for admission to the M.Sc. in Physics course. The lower the cutoff rank, the more competitive the course is for admission, and vice versa.
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Answered 6 days ago
Yes, you could get into DoMS IIT Madras with a CAT percentile of 85 if you belong to the General AI category. According to the estimated DoMS IIT Madras CAT cutoff 2025, the overall percentile was 85.11, and the sectional cutoff was 50.
Hence, students who have a cutoff of 85 can avail admission to
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Answered 2 weeks ago
Indian Institute of Technology Chennai has many departments. Aerospace Engineering, Biotechnology, Applied Mechanics & Biomedical Engineering, Physics, Metallurgical & Materials Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Medical Science & Technology, and others are the departments at the IIT Madras.
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Answered 2 weeks ago
Reach the official site & register for the JEE Main examination to apply for admission to IIT Madras. Give the IIT Madras Campus JEE Main exam. Students have to register for the counselling and pay the admission fee to the selected & the allotted college .
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