IIT Madras - Indian Institute of Technology Adyar Chennai Answered Questions

No, one does not have to apply separately at IIT Madras website after JoSAA counselling. This is because the institute follows a common admission process for its BTech course just like the other IITs. Shortlisted students who get a seat through the JoSAA counselling, simply need to report for document verification and pay the acceptance fees. All the details of the students will be forwarded to IIT Madras by JoSAA directly. Information about the orientation, fee payment, and hostel allocation will be mailed online.

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.

Yes, IIT Madras is a good college. 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.

Presently, the Indian Institute of Technology, IIT Madras offers around 100 UG, PG, joint degree, exchange and research programmes. It awards the degrees of BTech, BTech-MTech (Dual Degree), BS-MS (Dual Degree), Integrated MA, MTech, MBA, MSc, MS by Research and PhD in the fields of Engineering, Science, Architecture, Management, and Social Sciences. BTech is the flagship programme of IIT Madras and it is of four-year duration. The duration of PG programmes, such as MTech, MBA, MSc, etc. is two years each. IIT Madras in Chennai has secured the number 1 position for many consecutive years in the NIRF rankings for 'Engineering' and 'Overall' categories. The college placements are also good. 

To get admission to M.A. in Economics at IIT Madras, candidates must be GATE qualified. The programme is offered by the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences and spans four semesters, covering core courses, elective courses, and a research project. For more information, contact the department at Room No.: HSB 333, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, PIN Code: 600036, Tel-Phone: +91 44 2257 4500, Email: hsoffice[at]iitm[.]ac[.]in.

IIT Madras is strict when it comes to the eligibility requirements of B.S. in Biological Science. The requirements include:
- Candidates must have taken Mathematics as a subject and at least two subjects among Biology, Chemistry, and Physics during their Class XII (or equivalent) exam.
- Admission is based on scores obtained in the IISER Aptitude Test (IAT) examination.
- Candidates should have been born on or after October 1, 1998, to be eligible for the batch starting in July 2023, with five years age relaxation given to SC, ST, and PwD candidates.