IIT Madras - Indian Institute of Technology Adyar Chennai Answered Questions

No, to get admission into IIT Madras MTech course, students have to appear for the GATE exam. This is a part of minimum eligibility criteria for M.Tech course admissions. After clearing the GATE exam, the students are selected on the basis of merit list. The students have to obtain a minimum of 60% in their UG course to be eligiblr for admisison. 

IIT Madras course fee vary depending on the programme. The institute charges components including tuition fees, lab fees, caution desposit, and more. The fees for some of the popular IIT Madras programmes is as below:Course NameTotal Tuition FeeBTechINR 8 lakhBScINR 8 lakhMTechINR 1 lakhMSINR 20,000MBAINR 10 Lacs - INR 17 lakhNote: This amount is taken from official sources and can change.

Students have to present some documents during IIT Madras admissions for verification purposes. A list of important documents is as below:the latest passport-size photographFirst and last pages of Aadhaar Card/ Voter ID Card/ PassportPAN CardAdmission offer letterEntrance exam scorecardQualifying degree certificateQualifying exam mark sheetCategory certificate (only in case of candidates belonging to SC/ ST/ OBC/ EWS/ PwD category)No objection certificate (only in case of part-time applicants)Sponsorship certificate/ Relieving letter (in case of full-time sponsored/ full-time working candidates)Medical certificate (in case of full-time candidates)

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) ScholarshipsEligibilityScholarship 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 semester67% tuition fee exemptionNotional prize (offered to 7% of admitted students)- Rank in JEE- Family income less than INR 4.5 LPAOne time grant of INR 1,000SC/ 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 exemptionIndian Women's Association at Bonn scholarship- Family income up to INR 5 LPA- Rank in JEEINR 1,250 per month for 12 months for one BTech student only.M Sankaraiah and M Saradha (Mithigiri) ScholarshipBased on the highest CGPA by the end of the fourth semester of BTech/ dual degree electrical engineeringOne time amount of INR 20,000

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. 

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 DepartmentsAerospace EngineeringBiotechnologyApplied Mechanics & Biomedical EngineeringPhysicsOcean EngineeringMetallurgical & Materials EngineeringMedical Science & TechnologyMechanical EngineeringMathematicsManagement StudiesHumanities & Social SciencesEngineering DesignElectrical EngineeringData Science & Artificial IntelligenceComputer Science & EngineeringCivil EngineeringChemistryChemical Engineering

Yes, COAP registration is mandatory for IIT Madras admissions done on the basis of GATE exam. The institute accepts GATE + COAP for both M.Tech and MA admissions. Any student choosing to register via GATE score at the institute must register on COAP portal as well.