IIT Madras - Indian Institute of Technology Adyar Chennai Answered Questions

Joining IIT Madras without JEE Mains/ Advanced scores is possible only if the student is applying for a course other than BTech. Since IIT Madras' BTech admissions are done based on JEE only. However, for courses like MBA, MTech, and MSc the institute accepts other national-level exams like CAT, GATE, IIT JAM, etc. followed by counselling process and other selection rounds (if applicable).

The BTech fees for IIT Madras ranges between INR 9.15 Lacs - INR 15.91 Lacs in the year 2025. The aforementioned fee for IIT Madras BTech fees is a combination of the tuition fee, hostel fees, one-time payments and other fees. Candidates can look at the official website to learn the individual charges under each fee component.

IIT Madras offers BTech, BSc, and other courses to students. At the PG level, the college offers MTech, MSc, MS, MA, and other courses to students. The college also offers MBA and Executive MBA programmes to students. The accepted entrance exams are CAT, GATE, and others. 

No, JEE exams are not mandatory for BSc admissions at IIT Madras. Candidates who wish to take admissions into the BSc course at IIT Madras must appear for IISER entrance examination. The admissions into IIT Madras BSc courses are decided on merit basis where, the scores obtained by candidates in the IISER entrance exam are taken into account to decide the admissions.

Indian Institute of Technology Chennai (Chennai IIT Campus), through its various departments, offers UG, PG, and other courses to students. These courses are provided across Engineering and various other streams. Below table shows the list of IIT Madras in Chennai departments in detail:IIT Madras DepartmentsAerospace EngineeringApplied MechanicsBiotechnologyChemical EngineeringChemistryCivil EngineeringComputer Science and EngineeringElectrical DesignHumanities and Social SciencesManagement StudiesMathematicsMetallurgical and Materials EngineeringMechanical EngineeringOcean EngineeringElectrical EngineeringPhysics--

The total fees for IIT Madras MBA in 2025 is estimated between INR 2.35 Lakh- INR 18.09 Lakh. This includes:Tuition fee: INR 1.26 L - INR 17 LakhAccommodation fee (hostel and mess): approximately INR 1.07 LakhOne-time fees such as admission and registration fees which is around INR 2,000

IIT Madras MBA programme tuition fee in 2025 is somewhere in the range of INR 1.26 Lacs - INR 17 Lakh. The tuition fee also depends on the duration of the course. Tuition fees is payable semester-wise. ALong side, candidates must pay the first instalment of fee to confirm their admission.

For IIT Madras summer internships, a candidate must fulfill the following criteria:Working Professionals are not eligible to apply for internshipsStudents must pursue the IITM BSc Degree without other commitments (on-campus degree or full-time job)Students will have to fulfill training requirements before they apply for internships.Students should have completed 4 courses + 2 course projects at the Diploma level.Students will be allowed to apply once they complete at least one Diploma course.Non-refundable Registration fees of INR 1,800 (incl GST) must be submitted

For postgraduate courses such as MTech, students can join IIT Madras by appearing for the GATE, COAP, and various other entrance exams. For MBA courses, CAT is the acceptable entrance exam. For the PhD, CAT, and GATE are all accepted by the college.