IIT Madras invites applications for tech fest Shaastra
Candidates may register at tif.shaastra.org before November 30. The mentorship, webinars and workshops will be held in December and the final pitching event will be from January 5 to 8, 2023.
TIF, a platform for budding entrepreneurs
TIF was launched in 2018 and offers a platform for budding entrepreneurs to develop tech-based projects and prototypes into minimum viable products. The prototypes could be from any field such as robotics, healthcare, biotechnology, agriculture and Internet of Things.
Participants must submit online detailed description of the product with pictures, its utility and application. Shortlisted participants will proceed to the next round. The teams will receive professional assistance and participate in guidance and mentorship sessions with industry experts.
They will get to interact with venture capitalists, angel investors and experts. There will be workshops on product design and business management. The participants will exhibit their products at the tech fest, the audience for which includes researchers, scientists and professionals.
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To seek admission to the BTech programme offered at IIT Madras, candidates need to visit the official website of the National Testing Agency (NTA) and fill out the application form in online mode for JEE Main. For other courses such as MSc, MTech, BS-MS (Dual Degree) etc., candidates must visit the official website of the respective national-level entrance exam conducting bodies and fill out the application form in online mode. IIT Madras admission to most of the courses is entrance-based.
IIT Madras admissions 2024 for popular courses such as BTech, M.Tech and MBA are done through JEE Main, GATE and CAT exam, respectively. Their registraion dates can be checked on their respective conducting bodies. Furhter, registrations are open for BSc (Data Science) programme for the May Session. Students can apply for the same by May 26, 2024. However, IIT Madras has also announced the dates for JEE Advanced 2024. The JEE Advanced registration process will be conducted till Apr 30.
No, IIT Madras does not have the provision of direct admission. The institute admits students based on valid HSEE entrance exam scores.
TIF culminates in an event at the IIT M Research Park where judges will choose three top teams. The winners will get an opportunity to connect with IIT Madras incubation cell to further develop their idea into a startup.
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For IIT Madras MSc admission, candidates need to apply online via IIT JAM. After successful registration, candidates are then required to appear for the entrance exam. Selected candidates are then called for the counselling round as a final selection round. IIT JAM registration window for 2026 is now closed.
IIT Madras MBA admission is based on candidates' performance in CAT, conducted by IIMs. Students seeking admission can apply online by visiting the official website of CAT. The final admission is granted based on CAT score, past academic record, work experience, performance in PI round, academic diversity, gender diversity and other achievements (if any). Apart from all these, for IIT Madras MBA admission, candidates also need to fulfil the minimum eligibility requirement.
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Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered a week ago
Indian Institute of Technology Madras comparatively budget friendly has comapred to other institute. The fee strcture for the BTech programme ranges between INR 8 lakh. The fee includes tuition fees, caution fee, security fee and others.
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Answered 2 months ago
If you belong to the General AI category, the highest (most competitive) last round cutoff was 155 for admission to the M.Sc. in Physics course. The lower the cutoff rank, the more competitive the course is for admission, and vice versa.
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Answered 2 weeks ago
Yes, you could get into DoMS IIT Madras with a CAT percentile of 85 if you belong to the General AI category. According to the estimated DoMS IIT Madras CAT cutoff 2025, the overall percentile was 85.11, and the sectional cutoff was 50.
Hence, students who have a cutoff of 85 can avail admission to
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Answered 4 weeks ago
Indian Institute of Technology Chennai has many departments. Aerospace Engineering, Biotechnology, Applied Mechanics & Biomedical Engineering, Physics, Metallurgical & Materials Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Medical Science & Technology, and others are the departments at the IIT Madras.
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Reach the official site & register for the JEE Main examination to apply for admission to IIT Madras. Give the IIT Madras Campus JEE Main exam. Students have to register for the counselling and pay the admission fee to the selected & the allotted college .
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Answered 4 weeks ago
IIT Madras is the third IIT to be set up by the Government of India & is autonomous in nature. The college has a good popularity and is ranked good by the bodies like NIRF and QS. IIT Madras has been ranked 1 under the Engineering category by NIRF 2025.
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Answered a month ago
IIT Madras MSc DSAI placements are good. The average and median package recorded during MSc DSAI placements 2025 was 26.5 LPA and 17.6 LPA.
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Answered a month ago
The Indian Institute of Madras is spread across 617 acres of land. IIT Madras has developed a low-cost chip device. This device is meant to detect the antibiotic resistance in just 3 hours. There are several technical fests arranged in this college, such as Shaastra, Saarang, etc. The Centre for In
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Is IIT Madras costly?