IIT Madras is a public engineering institute that was set up in the year 1959 in Madras through an Act of Parliament. IIT Madras Admissions are entirely based on the marks in National level entrance exams such as IIT JAM, JEE Advanced, CAT and more. IIT Madras was the third Indian Institute of Technology after IIT Bombay and IIT Kharagpur. The 617.8-Acre campus is one of India’s most prestigious institute to gain recognition as an Institute of National Importance by Government of India.
Latest: IIT Madras launches dual degree program with B.Tech. It will be a part of the Five-Year Inter-Disciplinary Dual Degree (IDDD) programs, conceptualized by the Department of Management Studies (DOMS).
IIT Madras Courses and Eligibility
IIT Madras offers Undergraduate, Postgraduate and Research programs in streams like Engineering, Sciences, Humanities, and Management.
The Courses offered by IIT Madras are –
Eligibility:
B.Tech - The applicant must have passed 10+2 in Science stream with a minimum of 75% marks. The selection to the program will be on the basis of JEE Main and JEE Advanced score. Final selection will be made by JoSAA Counselling committee.
M.Tech- Graduation in a relevant subject (B.E./ B.Tech) with at least 6.5 CGPA (on 10 point scale) or 60% marks from a recognized Institute. Applicants will be selected on the basis of GATE score followed by Counselling.
M.Sc. - Bachelor’s degree in respective discipline with minimum 55% aggregate marks. Selection will be based on JAMscore followed by counseling.
M.A. - Intermediate with 55% marks from a recognized body. Selection will be based on the Humanities and Social Science Entrance Exam (HSEE) score.
M.S (By Research) - B.E./ B.Tech degree and qualify GATE/ CSIR NET/ UGC NET exam.
Ph.D. - Masters or dual degree in the relevant discipline with the CGPA of 6.5 or above. The applicant will be selected on the basis of their performance in GATE/ UGC NET/ CSIR NET and personal interview.
MBA - A valid score in the Common Admissions Test (CAT) conducted by the Indian Institutes of Management and must be a Graduate in any discipline with minimum 60% marks from a recognized/ reputed University.
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Note: To take admissions in IIT Madras, a candidate needs a valid score according to criteria of all entrance exams cutoff. For more information click here
IIT Madras Admissions
Given below are the exams accepted by the Institute for admission in its academic programs:
| JEE Main | September 30, 2019 – Last date to register | Click here |
| GATE | Septemeber 28, 2019 – Last Date to register | Click here |
| IIT JAM | October 8, 2019 – Last date to submit the form | Click here |
| CAT | October 3, 2019 – Availability of Admit Card | Click here |
IIT Madras Placements
IIT Madras is one of the most reputed institutes for technological education and research in India. IIT Madras Placement cell is known for its strong relations with the industry. The Institute has always been a favorite destination of recruitment for many firms. Every year it builds a good placement record through the Department of Management Studies.
The following graph represents sector-wise placement:
IIT Madras Ranking
The following table shows some of the achievements made by the Insitute in the past few years:
| Body/ Magazine | Subject | Rank | Year |
| QS (World) | General – international | 264 | 2018 |
| QS (Asia) | 48 | 2018 |
| Times (World) | 601-800 | 2018 |
| Times (BRICS) | 35 | 2017 |
| Times (Asia) | 62 | 2017 |
| NIRF | Overall | 2 | 2017 |
| NIRF | Engineering | 1 | 2017 |
| The WEEK | 4 | 2017 |
| QS (BRICS) | General – international | 19 | 2016 |
IIT Madras Scholarship
Scholarships are offered to students so that they aspire to excellence. It is a reward to them for their hard work. IIT Madras is quite generous in its offerings for diligent students. Mentioned below are the scholarships offered by the Institute:
- Facebook’s 2014 Grace Hopper Scholarship: This scholarship is given to 25 women students from all over the world and includes paid registration fee for the Grace Hopper Conference in Arizona (US), paid travel and accommodation and reception with Facebook’s Engineering team.
- Google Anita Borg Memorial Scholarship (Asia Pacific): This scholarship is given to women for excellence in computer science, demonstrated leadership and passion for technology. She will be receiving a scholarship amount of INR 100,000 and an invitation to the Scholars’ Retreat at the Google Tokyo Office.
Apart from these, the Institute also offers DAAD Scholarship, Aditya Birla Scholarship to meritorious and deserving students.
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