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3 months agoContributor-Level 7
Vellore Institute of Technology has extended the last date to submit VIT application form. The revised deadline to submit form was April 12.
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3 months agoContributor-Level 10
No, IIT Madras is not very expensive but even if students feel that it is, worry not there are scholarships available for students. Some of the top scholarships offered by Chennai IITM are mentioned below:
Indian Institute of Technology Chennai (Indian Institute of Madras) Scholarships | Eligibility | Scholarship Amount/ Benefit |
|---|---|---|
-Merit-cum-Means/ Free studentship (offered to 25% of admitted students) | - Family income less than INR 4.5 LPA - Renewal of scholarship for students with a minimum GPA of 5.0 in the previous semester | 67% tuition fee exemption |
Notional prize (offered to 7% of admitted students) | - Rank in JEE - Family income less than INR 4.5 LPA | One time grant of INR 1,000 |
SC/ ST scholarship | - Family income less than INR 4.5 LPA - Renewal of scholarship for students with a minimum GPA of 5.0 in the previous semester | - Free mess charges - pocket allowance INR 250 per month - over and above tuition fee exemption |
Indian Women's Association at Bonn scholarship | - Family income up to INR 5 LPA - Rank in JEE | INR 1,250 per month for 12 months for one BTech student only. |
M Sankaraiah and M Saradha (Mithigiri) Scholarship | Based on the highest CGPA by the end of the fourth semester of BTech/ dual degree electrical engineering | One time amount of INR 20,000 |
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3 months agoContributor-Level 10
Direct admissions are possible in IIT Madras for some Diploma programmes. For other programmes such as UG and PG courses, direct admissions are not available. Students will have to appear for the entrance exam for admission to the available programmes.
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3 months agoContributor-Level 10
Indian Institute of Technology Chennai gives various UG, PG & other courses through its multiple departments. These courses are provided across Engineering & various other streams. Below table shows the list of IIT Madras in Chennai departments in detail:
IIT Madras Departments | ||
|---|---|---|
Aerospace Engineering | Biotechnology | Applied Mechanics & Biomedical Engineering |
| Physics | Ocean Engineering | Metallurgical & Materials Engineering |
| Medical Science & Technology | Mechanical Engineering | Mathematics |
| Management Studies | Humanities & Social Sciences | Engineering Design |
| Electrical Engineering | Data Science & Artificial Intelligence | Computer Science & Engineering |
| Civil Engineering | Chemistry | Chemical Engineering |
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3 months agoContributor-Level 10
IIT Madras Research Park (IITMRP) aims to build a knowledge & innovation ecosystem. IIT Madras has been ranked 180 by the QS World University Rankings 2026. The below is the international ranking:
Ranking Body | Category | IIT Chennai Rank |
|---|---|---|
QS Rankings 2026 | Asian University Ranking | 70 |
| QS World University Rankings 2026 | QS World University Rankings 2026 | 180 |
| QS Rankings 2026 | QS Sustainability Ranking 2026 | 305 |
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3 months agoContributor-Level 10
IIT Madras is a government college which was established in as an 'Institute of Eminence'. The Indian Institute of Technology Madras (Chennai IIT Madras or IITM) was established in 1959. Being a government college, the fee for various courses is not very high.
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3 months agoContributor-Level 10
Students who wish to get admission to the IIT Madras after Class 12th must apply for the entrance exams and appear for the entrance test. The mode of IIT Chennai 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, etc.
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3 months agoContributor-Level 9
VIT Vellore has an Anti-Ragging Cell. Hence, the freshers will never meet with this problem while studying in this college. The college premises has strict laws against the student found guilty of any act such as abusing, assaulting, threatening, teasing and embarrassment to new students, among others.
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3 months agoContributor-Level 10
To apply for the VIT LLB courses through the VITLEE 2026 exam, you must meet certain rules set by VIT School of Law (VITSOL) Chennai.
- You should have passed Class 12 or an equivalent exam from a recognised board.
- A minimum of 60% marks in your qualifying exam is usually required (for SC/ST and some reserved categories, relaxation may apply).
- You must have studied subjects suitable for law courses.
- Candidates appearing for their final exams in 2026 can also apply for the VITLEE application form 2026.
These conditions apply for both BA LLB (Hons.) and BBA LLB (Hons.) programs under the VIT law application process.
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3 months agoContributor-Level 10
The VITLEE 2026 exam date was May 3, 2026. The VIT Law entrance exam 2026 was conducted by VIT School of Law (VITSOL) Chennai in offline mode.
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