IIT Madras - Indian Institute of Technology Adyar Chennai Answered Questions

IIT Madras MBA programme tuition fee in 2025 is somewhere in the range of INR 1.26 Lacs - INR 17 Lakh. The tuition fee also depends on the duration of the course. Tuition fees is payable semester-wise. ALong side, candidates must pay the first instalment of fee to confirm their admission.

For postgraduate courses such as MTech, students can join IIT Madras by appearing for the GATE, COAP, and various other entrance exams. For MBA courses, CAT is the acceptable entrance exam. For the PhD, CAT, and GATE are all accepted by the college. 

IIT Madras BTech total fees is estimated between INR 9.15 Lakh to 15.91 Lakh  for four years. This cost can be calculated if we include the major expenses, such as:Tuition: INR 8 L - INR 10 Lakh (four years)Hostel: INR 1.07 Lakh - INR 5.4 Lakh (four years)One-time charges: INR 8,000 - INR 21,000Additional charges: Around INR 30,000Total fee: INR 9.15 Lakh - INR 15.91 lakhFinal amount may vary as per year and specialization, and are subject to revision.

For the General AI quota, the IIT Madras CSE cutoff 2025 stood at 171 in the first round. Till the last round, the cutoff remained the same, indicating all seats got filled after the first round of the JEE Advanced cutoff. For IIT Delhi and IIT Bombay, the CSE cutoff ranks were closed at 126 and 66, respectively, for the same category. So, considering the cutoff ranks, the IIT Madras cutoff for CSE was comparatively less competitive for admission among the Engineering aspirants as compared to that of IIT Delhi and IIT Bombay. 

The mode of IIT Madras 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, among others. For admission to the flagship BTech programmes, candidates are selected based on valid JEE-Advanced ranks, followed by the JoSAA counselling process. On the successful completion of the counselling process, candidates are selected for the final seat allotment after the document verification and tuition fee payment.

For students belonging to the OBC category under the AI quota, the maximum cutoff rank required was 3160 in 2025 for BTech admission at IIT Madras. Candidates can refer to the table below to view the B.Tech. branch-wise cutoff details for the last round. CourseLast Round Closing Ranks 2025B.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering87B.Tech. in Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics165B.Tech. in Electrical Engineering396B.Tech. in Computational Engineering and Mechanics741B.Tech. in Engineering Physics1011B.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering1070B.Tech. + M.Tech. in Engineering Design1466B.Tech. + M.Tech. in Aerospace Engineering1472B.Tech. in Aerospace Engineering1508B.Tech. in Chemical Engineering1869B.Tech. in Instrumentation and Biomedical Engineering2242B.Tech. in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering2343B.Tech. in Civil Engineering2403B.Tech. in Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering3131B.Tech. in Biological Engineering3160

IIT Madras JEE Advanced cutoff 2025 was released up to Round 6 for B.Tech. admission across different categories of students belonging to the AI quota. Students can refer to the table below to view the cutoff range across different categories. CategoryJEE Advanced 2025 Cutoff Range (Covering all rounds)General171 - 7433OBC87 -  2403SC43 - 2009ST28 - 1076EWS29 - 1476PWD9 - 227

Yes, IIT Madras is worth all the hype. IIT Madras has been ranked 180 by the QS World University Rankings 2026. IIT Madras has been ranked 1st under the Overall category, 2nd under the Research Institutions category, 13th under the Management category,1st under the Innovation category, 1st under the SDG Institutions category, and 1st under the Engineering category by NIRF 2025.