IIT Madras Placements 2026: Highest Package, Average Package, Top Recruiters

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.

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:

 

IIT Madras offers placements to MA Humanities students. The median package recorded during MA placements 2025 was INR 17.2 LPA.

The highest package offered during IIT Madras MS-PhD placements 2025 was 21.5 LPA. The average and median salary received in 2025 was 20 LPA and 18.5 LPA.

IIT Madras MBA Tech placements are good. During the placement drive 2025, MBA Tech the highest package offered was 81 LPA. The average and median package received was 20 LPA and 15 LPA.

Admission to the BTech courses offered by IIT Madras are entrance-based and done on the basis of scores obtained in JEE Mains and JEE Advanced. Seats are allocated through JoSAA counselling after the results of the entrance exams are out. Students who clear the IIT Madras BTech cutoff are then required to go through document verification and pay the required fees to complete the process.

NIT Manipur JEE Main cutoff 2024 has been released for admission to the BTech courses. During the Round 1 cutoff, the closing rank for CSE was 25886 for the General category students under the AII India Quota. Among OBC candidates, the closing rank for B.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering stood at 8750. Candidates seeking admisison to NIT Manipur can refer to the table below to check out the Round 1 closing ranks for BTech in CSE course for various categories under the AI quota: 

No, JEE exams are not mandatory for BSc admissions at IIT Madras. Candidates who wish to take admissions into the BSc course at IIT Madras must appear for IISER entrance examination. The admissions into IIT Madras BSc courses are decided on merit basis where, the scores obtained by candidates in the IISER entrance exam are taken into account to decide the admissions.

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.

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 integrated MA course fee is INR 1.65 lakh. 

At the postgraduate (PG) level, DoMS IIT Madras offers Post-Doctoral Research, MBA, EMBA, PGPEX-VLM,  programmes, and dual degree MS courses to students. DoMS IIT Madras also provides MDP and various other programmes to students. Candidates willing to get admission must take part in the DoMS IIT Madras admission process before the last date of admission. 

IIT Madras BTech cutoff 2025 has been released for Round 1, wherein, B.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering is the most competitive specialsiation with a closing rank of 171 for the General AII India category students. The least competitive course is B.Tech. in Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering with a cutoff rank of 6926. So, candidates seeking admission to any of the BTech course must secure a rank upto 171 to be eligible for IIT Madras 

IIT Madras admissio to the BTech course is based on JEE Advanced scores, followed by JoSAA counselling process. 

To get admission at IIT Madras for MTech courses, candidate must qualify the GATE exam. The IIT Madras GATE Cutoff 2024 for the General AI candidates was ranged between 492 and 877. Therefore, it is quite likely that at the cutoff of 700-750, candidate can get admission to MTech courses. However, the choice of course would depend on the last-round closing rank of that particular course. 

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.

Candidates who get admission to the BS or BS plus MS integrated programme offered at IIT Madras are required to pay the IIT Madras BSc fees according to the components mentioned below: 

Note: This information is sourced from official website/ sanctioning body and is subject to change.

Yes, IIT Madras MBA admissions are open now. The institute is accepting online applications for its MBA course through the DoMS admission portal. Students must apply before the last date of application.

Students who wish to get admission to the IIT Madras after Class 12th must apply for the entrance exams and appear for the entrance test. The mode of IIT Chennai course admissions is online. IIT Madras admission to various programmes is done through national-level entrance exams, including JEE Main/ JEE Advanced,  IIT JAM and GATE, etc.

IIT Madras course fee vary depending on the programme. The institute charges components including tuition fees, lab fees, caution desposit, and more. The fees for some of the popular IIT Madras programmes is as below:

Note: This amount is taken from official sources and can change.

IIT Madras BTech admission is based on the JEE Main, followed by the JEE Advanced score. The centralised counselling process is managed and regulated by the JoSAA, based on which candidates are allotted seats. The seat allotment is based on the institute cut-off and a candidate's preference for courses and colleges. Given below is the BTech eligibility and selection criteria along with the admission details for the integrated BTech course: