Can we join IIT Madras without JEE?

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.

How can I get admission in IIT Madras?

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.

Is there any scholarship in IIT Madras?

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.

Are IIT Madras admissions open?

No, IIT Madras admission is closed now. Students planning for IIT Madras admissions can apply for JEE Main exam and wait for upcoming admissions dates.

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Q: Why choose IIT Madras?

Identified as an 'Institute of Eminence', the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras or IITM) was established in 1959 as a public technical and research university. It is the third IIT to be set up by the Government of India and is autonomous in nature. The institute recently launched the country's first online BSc Programme in Programming in Data Science. IITM is also known for its Quality Improvement Programme (QIP), which is sponsored by the AICTE (All India Council for Technical Education).

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Identified as an â€˜Institute of Eminence', the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras or IITM) was established in 1959 as a public technical and research university. It is the third IIT be set up by the Government of India and is autonomous in nature. Located in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, the IIT Madras campus is home to Indiaâ€™s first university-based research park- IITMR. IIT Madras has been consistently ranked 1 by the NIRF Rankings in 2023 for the fourth time in a row.

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Q: What is the highest package at IIT Madras?

IIT Madras overall highest package data is not released. The best placement was observed in BTech CS branch with average package of INR 51.4 LPA.

During MBA placements 2026, the highest package offered was 40 LPA.

Q: How many faculty members does IIT Madras have?

Indian Institute of Technology has over 550 teaching staff and 1,250 administrative and support staff across all academic departments. Almost all these faculty members are holding PhD degrees in their respective fields. The best-in-class faculty members are all alumni from reputed national and international universities, and hold an immense amount of experience in their sectors. The faculty members include professors, assistant professors, associate professors, among others.

Q: What is the placement process of IIT Madras?

The IIT Madras placement procedure is explained in the table below:

IIT Madras Placement Procedure
Attendance and Punctuality	A student who applies and gets shortlisted for interviews has to go through the entire selection process unless rejected midway by the company.
	Any student who withdraws deliberately in the middle of a selection process will be disallowed from placement for the rest of the academic year.
	Latecomers for GD/ Aptitude Test/ Interview will not be allowed to appear for the selection process.
Discipline	Students should maintain discipline and show ethical behaviour during the entire placement process.
Discipline	Students found cheating or misbehaving in the selection process (Test/ GD/ Interview) will be disallowed to appear for placements in the entire academic year.

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Q: Why choose IIT Madras?

Identified as an 'Institute of Eminence', the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras or IITM) was established in 1959 as a public technical and research university. It is the third IIT to be set up by the Government of India and is autonomous in nature. The institute recently launched the country's first online BSc Programme in Programming in Data Science. IITM is also known for its Quality Improvement Programme (QIP), which is sponsored by the AICTE (All India Council for Technical Education).

Q: What are the top courses offered at IIT Madras?

IIT Madras offers numerous courses at the UG, PG, and PhD levels. The top courses at IIT Madras include BTech and MBA. The MBA programme is offered for a duartion of two years. IIT Madras accepts the scores of CAT for admissioon to its MBA programme. While, for its BTech programme the institute accepts the JEE Advanced scores. The BTech programme is offered in various specialisations such as Aerospace Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, and others.

Q: What are the courses that IIT Madras offers?

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.

Q: What is the IIT Madras category-wise cutoff for CSE?

IIT Madras JEE Advanced cutoff 2026 is available in the table below for CSE admission across various categories under the All India quota.

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General	151
OBC	96
SC	61
ST	27
EWS	31
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Placements: IIT Placements 2024 have concluded. However, the final report for IIT Madras 2024 has not been released yet. Some of the top recruiters who participated in IIT Madras Placements include Apple, Google, Texas Instruments, Bajaj Auto Ltd, Cetak Ltd, Qualcomm, etc. IIT Madras has announced that it placed about 80% of students in B.Tech and dual degree courses and 75% of students in M.Tech courses by April 30, 2024. A total of 1091 students were placed, and 256 companies participated in the placement drive for the academic session 2023-24.

Infrastructure: A modern lab and a well-stocked library assist the learners and teachers in carrying out innovative research. IIT Madras is a residential institute with nearly 550 faculty, 10,000 students, and over 2,000 administrative & supporting staff, located on a self-contained campus spanning about 250 hectares of beautiful wooded land. The campus offers a peaceful and modern lifestyle to students, faculty, staff, and their families. The Institute has excellent infrastructure available in individual departments and centres, and it has several centrally located facilities for researchers. The Institute has sixteen academic departments and a few advanced research centres in various disciplines of engineering and pure sciences, with nearly 100 laboratories organized in a unique pattern. IIT Madras also carries out several social impact programs to foster inclusive growth.

Faculty: The faculty is very experienced. They teach us with great enthusiasm. As it is an online course, there is no faculty-to-student ratio. Live sessions are organized almost every day to clear our doubts by teachers and teaching assistants.

Other: I chose this course because Data Science is one of the most important and upcoming booming fields.

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Review of IITM bs degree foundation course in data science.

Placements: The course is very good and easy to use and the placement rates are excellent so many students get placed in by completing this course. It's also an opportunity to pursue another course side by side so we get double placement. They also provide internships for students.

Infrastructure: Since it's an online degree, we have a very suitable lifestyle and environment near me. I can easily access the course from any part of the world. When we visit the campus for a week for our paradox event, it's so much fun and all the hostels are very good.

Faculty: Faculty and curriculum are very good and conducting exams is also very convenient for students. Faculty members teach at a very good speed so people from non-CS backgrounds can also understand the material very well. And all the papers are conducted on Sunday.

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Overall it is a good college. But my expectations are more.

Placements: First of all, this course is very boring due to the online classes. But the college is doing its best to engage students. And if we talk about placements, this scenario is not too good. But yes, lots of students are placed as interns. They are providing support.

Infrastructure: The courses are well structured. They start very simply. In the Foundation Diploma, B.Sc., you will learn basic statistics and math in foundations and additionally Python. After completing every level, they will provide certificates. And the duration of each semester is four months.

Faculty: BS faculty members are excellent evan their supports teams are very nice. College provide daily live classes with instructors. Overall instructor are fully supportive. But one disadvantages is professor are pre recorded. And pre-recorded is very boring.

Other: Over okay.

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Absolutely satisfied by this programme.

Placements: We don't need to talk about placements when we are talking about NIRF 1 institute from past 6 years about placements. Above 80% students are placed. About package I am not having enough knowledge but IIT tag itself increases your CTC. NO NEED TO WORRY BEST COURSE.

Infrastructure: Infrastructure of all IIT's aee the best hostels are clean too. Equipped with Wi-Fi ethernet cables Fast speed internet Very soon you will be experiencing JIO, AIRTEL, VODAFONE IDEA, BSNL 5G connection in the campus. Library and classrooms are spacious and good.

Faculty: Exams are tougher than rest offline courses as you have to get 40% min in every graded assignment and mock test when you quiz1, quiz2, end term exam will happen then too you will have to score more than 40% and average of all should be 50%. On average in one year there are approximately 160 exams.

Other: I chose this course becuase it was online and having offline exams by which it won't be considered as online course and having 160 exams already prooves it to be tougher than offline or on campus degrees.

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I am satisfied with this college.

Placements: After completing the Diploma and degree level, we get a foundational certificate. Then, we can get placed accordingly.

Infrastructure: This is an online degree, and we only visit college during fests. The infrastructure is good. We visited in 2022 May for IITM Paradox, and it was awesome. We met our teachers. Numerous games, quizzes and competitions were held. Overall, I am fortunate enough to study at IIT Madras.

Faculty: Graded assignments are held every week and in the center. Exams are a good way to test the students' knowledge. The curriculum is the latest one and is up to date. You can take more or fewer subjects depending on how fast you want to complete this degree.

Other: Scholarships are provided according to your family's annual income. Extracurricular activities are held in between by our clubs and houses. There are 8 courses offered in our college.

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This degree is the best . I mean song bs in IIT Madras is something dream come true

Learning Experience: It's the best course.

Placements: Placements are so good in this college

Faculty: Every polite and humble

Course Support: They are very supportive and solve all the technical issues

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Passing CEETA PG is not enough. You have to obtained a good rank for getting admission here.

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I scored 98.3% in Class 12 and 56.77 percentile in JEE Main. As an ST female candidate, do I have a chance of getting admission to an IIT?

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With 98.3% in Class 12, you can easily meet the academic board criteria for IITs (65% required for ST). Since clearing JEE Advanced is mandatory for IIT admission, on the basis of JEE Main score of 56.77 percentile, you likely did not cross the ST category qualifying cutoff to appear for JEE Advance

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How should I structure my choice list to lock a good branch for BTech at IIT Madras?

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When the online choices window opens, engineering aspirants targeting BTech at IIT Madras must organize their options carefully. Students should list their preferred branch combinations. The automated system reviews these choices down the list against entrance scores.

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Do scheduled caste or scheduled tribe students get free education during BTech at IIT Madras?

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Undergraduate engineering candidates belonging to SC and ST communities receive excellent financial benefits while studying for BTech at IIT Madras. These students enjoy a complete 100% waiver on their academic tuition fees regardless of income. The university also covers basic hostel room rent to s

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How much money should I keep aside for hostel rooms and mess dining during a BTech at IIT Madras?

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Living inside the college residential facilities brings extra expenses during the 4 years of a BTech at IIT Madras. Combined hostel room rent and mess dining charges cost between 1 Lacs and 5.4 Lacs rupees total. These rates vary depending on the specific hostel wings allocated.

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