IIT Madras - Indian Institute of Technology Adyar Chennai Answered Questions

Yes, you can get admission to B.S. in Medical Sciences & Engineering with 60% in Class 12 at IIT Madras. The eligibility criteria for the programme include a minimum of 60% marks in aggregate or equivalent grade in Class XII (or equivalent) exam for candidates belonging to other categories.

Yes, students can join IIT Madras without the JEE Main scores but the student will have to change the choice of the course. Students can go for MBA courses. For majority of technical courses, JEE Main exam scores are required. Candidates must know their eligibility criteria and apply accordingly. Follow the IIT Madras application process mentioned below:Step 1: Visit the official website of the Indian Institute of Technology Madras IIT Madras to register for the JEE Main exam.Step 2: Appear for the JEE Main exam.Step 3: Register for the counselling.Step 4: Pay the admission fee to the selected and the allotted college. 

The IIT Madras offers admission to the M.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering course on the basis of a valid GATE Score (GATE 2023, GATE 2024, or GATE 2025). Candidates must register at the COAP portal, and the COAP registration number is a mandatory field for registration on the M.Tech applications portal of IIT Madras. Additionally, B.Tech. candidates from IITs with a CGPA of 8.0 and above are eligible to apply without a GATE Score.

Yes, IIT Madras offers a tuition fee waiver for B.Tech. students, including those in Mechanical Engineering, based on their family income. The waiver is as follows:
- For students with a family income of less than ₹1 Lacs per annum, a 100% waiver is provided.
- For students with a family income between ₹1 Lacs and ₹5 Lacs per annum, a 2/3rd waiver is provided.
- For students with a family income above ₹5 Lacs per annum, no waiver is provided, but they can still apply for a loan or other financial assistance.

IIT Madras offers PhD and MS (by Research) programmes to students. The Science, Engineering, Humanities, and Management departments together with the Research Centres of IIT Madras are equipped with various excellent laboratories and facilities for conducting these programmes. 

M.Tech. in Micro Electronics and VLSI Design graduates from IIT Madras can work in various jobs such as:
Associate Design Engineer at Silicon Labs
Engineering Development Group at Mathworks
Digital/Analog/RF/System Engineer at Qualcomm
Analog Engineer at Texas Instruments
Hardware Engineer at Cisco
Design Engineer at Cirel Systems, Aura Semiconductor, and other companies
Product Engineer at Micron Technology
Formal Verification Engineer at Nvidia Graphics
Embedded System Engineer at Hind Rectifiers
Hardware Engineer at Intel Technologies
Engineer at Arm Embedded Technologies
They can also work in companies such as Samsung Semiconductor, Bajaj Auto, TVS Motor Company, and Enphase Energy. The average salary package for these graduates can range from 25 Lacs to 30 Lacs in India, with opportunities for higher packages abroad.

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. After the successful completion of the counselling process, various candidates are selected for the final seat allotment.