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IIT Madras MS Courses & Fees 2025:

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  • Estd. 1959

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IIT Madras MS Highlights 2025

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Total Tuition Fees 20K
Median Package 7.2L - 24L
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  • GATE
  • Tamil Nadu PG medical
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  • Graduation score60%
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    Q:   What is the highest package at IIT Madras?
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    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.

    Q:   Is there any canteen facility available at IIT Madras?
    A: 

    Yes, the IIT Madras provides canteen facility for day scholars and hostellers looking for something different to eat.

    The following are the food joints available on IIT Madras Campus:

    Eateries

    Opening time

    Closing time

    Bachelors Restaurant FFT

    9:00

    21:00

    Coolbiz-Girls SFC

    9:00

    0:00

    Grama Bhojanam-FFT

    9:00

    21:00

    Café Coffee Day (CCD)

    10:00

    0:00

    Kannan Catering Services-FFT

    9:00

    21:00

    Leo Fortune

    7:00

    23:45

    Student Tea Stall

    12:00

    4:00

    Indian Coffee House

    9:00

    18:00

    Stud Dosa-Girls SFC

    17:00

    0:00

    Usha Café-Girls SFC

    9:00

    4:00

    Woss-FFT

    9:00

    21:00

    Wow Momo-FFT

    9:00

    21:00

    Anjappar Chettinad Rest.

    9:00

    22:30

    Q:   Why choose IIT Madras?
    A: 

    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 is the placement process of IIT Madras?
    A: 

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

    IIT Madras Placement Procedure
    Attendance and PunctualityA 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.
    DisciplineStudents should maintain discipline and show ethical behaviour during the entire placement process.
    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:   What are the courses that IIT Madras offers?
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    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:   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 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. 

    Q:   Does IIT Madras accept CAT score?
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    Certainly, IIT Madras accepts CAT results for MBA programme admissions. Specifically, CAT is the sole entrance exam considered for admission to IIT Madras' MBA program. Candidates are evaluated based on their CAT scores as a screening criterion, after which they are shortlisted for the subsequent selection process comprising a group exercise and an in-person interview. The minimum CAT score necessary for admission to the MBA programme at IIT Madras typically falls within the 90th percentile range. However, this percentile requirement varies annually, influenced by factors such as the number of applicants and overall CAT exam performance.

    Q:   How much GATE score is required for IIT Madras?
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    Candidates seeking for admission to M.Tech at IIT Madras, candidates must pass graduation with minimum 60% aggregate as the minimum eligibility criteria for General category candidtaes.

    In addition to this, candidates must also qualify GATE exam with a valid score. The cutoff may fluctuate every year, as it depends upon multiple factors. As per witnessing the last three years' closing cutoff for M.Tech course at IIT Madras, the highest closing ranks have been between 500 to 800 made for all top specialisations.

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    IIT Madras MS
    Fees details 2026

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    Fee componentsAmount (for 2 years)
    ₹ 20 K
    ₹ 1.42 L
    ₹ 8 K
    ₹ 79 K
    ₹ 1.7 L - 2.49 L
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    These are estimated fees information. Actual values may differ.

    The value for money rating of this course is 4.7/5 (7 Reviews).View placement detailsExternal Link Icon Placement Insight Icon
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    Q:   Is there any scholarship in IIT Madras?
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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 MS
    Admission dates 2026

    DatesPast Events
    4 Apr '25 - 31 Oct '25
    MS (Jan 2026) Application start and end date
    1 Aug '25
    MS (Water Security and Global Change) Program Commencement

    IIT Madras MS Placements 2025

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    Students can work with faculty on research projects

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    Many students started their own start-ups

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    Both inside India & outside India

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    Organized & proactive placement process

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    Strong alumni network that help with placement opportunities

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    Very Active and resourceful, college is also involved

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    Q:   Which is the biggest festival of IIT Madras?
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    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.

    Q:   Is IIT Madras good for placement?
    A: 

    IIT Madras is one of the leading Engineering Institute in India. The Institute offers good placements to its students. During the placement drive 2025, median package offered to students of BTech branch such as CS, EE and CH was 46 LPA, 22.5 LPA and 17.4 LPA. In MTech, median package recorded in these branch was 24.6 LPA, 22.1 LPA and 15 LPA.

    Q:   Where are IIT Madras alumni working?
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    According to unofficial sources, the majority of IIT Madras alumni are working in the Engineering sector with a 37% share. The pie chart below illustrates the detailed sector-wise distribution of alumni:

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    Infrastructure: In our college, classrooms were very primitive but labs had all the latest equipment for students from IIT to do their research. The quality of mess food varies greatly depending on where you come from. North Indians find it difficult to change their diet. Hostel furniture was quite outdated. Washing machines were exceptional, and western toilets were never expected.
    Faculty: Some travels were extremely difficult, and it takes an once to get through. You will meet professional teachers on campus. The courses were continually relevant to current industry trends. The only constraints were the number of options available to us based on our mental abilities. The semester tests were more difficult, with a pass rate of approximately 56%.
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    Infrastructure: As it is an IIT, you can expect very huge infrastructure. Also, the campus is really big with a hostel and a lot of space, plus greenery is everywhere. The library is my favorite, having lots of books and a group discussion room in it. So overall, there is nothing less here for students. The classrooms are clean, well-equipped, and smart classes are available too. The college campus has so many facilities, like Wi-Fi, sports fields, and all that.
    Faculty: The college faculty is very experienced and highly qualified, and they are very well known. The ratio is about 180 teachers. A college exam is in the semester format, where we have to give an exam every semester in order to get promoted to the next semester, and it is medium-hard to pass the exam.
    Other: The college mostly organizes the annual fest, freshmen party, and farewell party to encourage the students in their new college life. The college also organized many types of sports and extracurricular activities on campus so that the students could be physically active and work on their sports activities.
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    Placements: In our college, only 50% of students got placed. Many students were interested in government jobs. Top recruiting companies like HP, Tata Electrics, Portronics, Boat, etc., visited our campus. The highest salary package offered was 1 crore per annum and the lowest salary package offered was 7 LPA.
    Infrastructure: Our college provided excellent infrastructure. Labs were excellent. The quality of food in the hostel was good. A park was available. There were multiple sports complexes available.
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    Infrastructure: The campus of IIT Madras is spread over 630 acres and is home to various academic and research building, hostels, a library, sports, facilities, and other amenities. Hostels are cleaned and well maintained and provide various facilities such as 24*7 Wi-Fi facilities, washing machine on each floor, and many more.
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    Answered 4 days ago

    hi,

    With an 82.121 percentile in JEE Main, getting admission into National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli is highly unlikely through general category quotas, as its cutoffs are usually much higher (often above 98–99 percentile). Even with home state or reserved categories, chances remain ver

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    Vidushi Sharma

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    hi,

    No—if you scored 44 when the cutoff is 45 in JEE Main, you would not qualify for JEE Advanced. Without qualifying JEE Advanced, admission to Indian Institute of Technology Madras is not possible, since IITs admit students only through that route.

    However, you still have good alternatives. Lovely P

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    Vidushi Sharma

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    Answered 5 days ago

    hi,

    With a 98.5 percentile in JEE Main, you have a strong chance of getting into good NITs, but admission to National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli depends on your category, home state quota, branch preference, and yearly cutoff trends. For highly competitive branches like CSE at NIT Trichy

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    Vidushi Sharma

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    Answered 6 years ago

    today cse is demanded in comparison to electrical engineerung . cse is rising in scope so pursue cse from iit madras.

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