IIT Madras - Indian Institute of Technology Adyar Chennai Answered Questions

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.

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.