IIT Madras: Admission 2025, Courses, Fees, Cutoff, Placement, Ranking

Maimil Maiti

Updated on - Feb 18, 2025

IIT Madras Latest Updates

February 18, 2025

• IIT Roorkee shall publish the provisional answer key to GATE 2025 in due course at its official webpage. It could be downloaded using the enrollment ID and password in the GOAPS portal. A fee of INR 500 per question should be paid against objections. Release of the final answer key following evaluation shall settle the GATE 2025 results.
• A number of departments in IITs and NITs have avenues to do Data Science and AI courses without JEE scores. They include IIT Madras B.Sc in Data Science (via entrance exam), IIT Kanpur's certification in AI and ML (direct admission), and NIT Warangal's diploma in AI and ML (direct admission). Foreign students can utilize SAT scores for admission via the DASA scheme.

February 14, 2025

• IIT Madras' Centre for Responsible AI (CeRAI) has collaborated with Roche Diagnostics to drive ethical AI research in the healthcare sector. The partnership involves R&D projects and policy suggestions for developing accountable and explainable AI systems for medical purposes.
• IIT Roorkee will hold GATE 2025 on February 15 and 16 in two shifts a day. The candidates have to download their admit card from the GOAPS website and bring an identification proof. Electronic devices are not allowed, but virtual calculators will be provided. Answer keys will be out in the last week of February, and the results on March 19, 2025.

IIT Madras is a premium technical university which was established on 1959 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It ranked #1 among Engineering Universities in India, under NIRF Ranking 2024. 

IITM offers undergraduate, postgraduate and doctorate degrees in Engineering, Management and Science. Admissions are based on JEE Advanced, GATE, IIT JAM, CAT scores for various courses.

IIT Madras placements saw admirable placement percentages and the average package offered to students was INR 22 LPA during the 2024 placement procedure. IIT Madras offers more than 100 courses in fields of management, engineering, science, commerce and others. 

The MBA course is offered through the DoMS IIT Madras and the admission 2025 will begin soon. The campus is located in Chennai, previously known as Madras. The Indian Institute of Technology Madras features a big and diverse faculty of 630 members across all academic departments, with PhD degrees in their respective professions.

IIT Madras Highlights 2025

IIT Madras was set up in the year 1959. The highlights of the institution are listed, including its establishment year, type of college, infrastructure facilities, accreditation, address, contact details, and courses it offers are elaborated in the table below.

IIT Madras Admission 2025

IIT Madras admission 2025 will be offered in IITM in undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral courses depending upon their performance in the previous qualifying exams or entrance exams. For IITM course admission, candidates can visit the official website and obtain the IIT Madras application form.

To reserve their seats, students must pay the course fee as per the IIT Madras admission 2025 requirements.

IIT Madras Eligibility Criteria

The courses offered by IIT Madras have different eligibility criteria in which the students qualify to get college admission. The eligibility criteria for some of the courses are mentioned below.

B.Tech Eligibility Criteria

• The candidate should pass their 10+2 in PCM stream with a minimum 50% marks in aggregate.
• The candidate should have cleared the JEE Advanced examination.

M.Tech Eligibility Criteria

• The candidate should have a Bachelor’s Degree from a recognised university in engineering/technology or equivalent.
• The candidate should have cleared the GATE examination.

M.Sc Eligibility Criteria

• The candidate should have a Bachelor’s Degree from a recognised university in science stream or equivalent.
• The candidate should have cleared the IIT JAM examination.

MBA Eligibility Criteria

• The candidate should have a Bachelor's Degree with a minimum of three years from a recognised board.
• The candidates should have a valid CAT score.

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IIT Madras Admission Dates 2025

The table below provides all the important upcoming events for the IIT Madras course admissions. However, students can also check the institute's official portal for more details on the IIT Madras admission process 2025.

IIT Madras Ranking

IIT Madras is one of the top-ranked institutions on the list of Top IITs in India. IIT Madras is India's highest-ranked university for its Engineering course by the NIRF ranking 2024.

More details on IIT Madras ranking 2024 for Engineering are given in the table below.

• The Institute is ranked 2nd for Research, 16th for Management, and 2nd for Innovation categories under the NIRF Ranking 2024.
• IIT Madras ranked 1st in India as a Government Engineering Institute under Outlook Ranking 2023.
• The IIRF Ranking 2023 placed IIT Madras in the 3rd position for the Engineering category.
• The IIT Madras QS World University Ranking has placed the institute 250th in the world. 
• The Week Ranking 2023 has placed IIT Madras in the 3rd position as a Technical University in India.

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IIT Madras Courses

IIT Madras provides undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral-level courses. The main courses that this institution offers are shown below. Refer to the table below for IIT Madras eligibility criteria, selection criteria and courses list.

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IIT Madras Fee Details

IITM offers various undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral programs in engineering, science, management, and other courses. Applicants pay their fees online or offline mode.

Given below are some of the IIT Madras fees for different courses offered by IITM.

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IIT Madras Cutoff

IIT Madras cutoff 2025 will be released after the JEE Advanced, IIT JAM and GATE 2025 results. The cutoff for B.Tech / M.Tech depends on the difficulty of the entrance exam, the total number of seats available for the program, the previous year's cutoff, the socio-economic category of the students, and the past academic record of the students.

The details about IIT Madras JEE Advanced cutoff 2024 is elucidated in the table below.

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IIT Madras Placements 

IIT Madras placement 2024 has been concluded and the details have been released. It has a dedicated training and placement cell that works continuously to benefit its students. Moreover, the cell offers various employment-based training, direct placement, and off-campus placement for the students.

More details about the IIT Chennai placements 2024 are mentioned below.

• The average package offered in 2024 was INR 22 LPA.
• The total number of recruiters were 256.
• The total number of students placed were 1091.
• Around 44 international offers were given to students during the IIT Madras placement process.
• Students recieved 300 PPOs from their respective summer internship programs.

IIT Madras Top Recruiters

Some of the major IIT Madras top recruiters are mentioned in the table below.

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Why Choose IIT Madras?

IIT Madras strongly believes that talent and good ideas can come from anywhere and has a remarkably diverse community, drawing students from all Indian states and various countries. The student community of IIT Madras value rigorous analytical thinking, ingenuity, and hands-on problem-solving ideas.

• IIT Madras Academic Advantages
  • Location- IIT Madras is a premium institute located within the urban setting of the massive metropolis of Chennai.
  • Courses- IIT Chennai offers courses and programs leading to officially recognised education degrees like an undergraduate degrees, postgraduate degrees, and doctorate degrees in several areas of study.
  • International Collaborations- IIT Chennai has International applicants who enroll for various courses.
  • In addition, the university also provides students with a really unique experience, combining a first-rate education with a comprehensive range of extracurricular activities.
  • It also has one of the most active student forums, esteemed faculty members and a strong alumni netweork.
• IIT Madras Facilities

Indian Institute of Technology Madras provides scholars with all kinds of facilities, academic or non-academic including state-of-art infrastructure, a library, sports facilities, and a residential campus.

• IIT Madras Placement Cell

The IIT Madras placement cell is responsible for all the placement-related activities like guest lectures for pre-placement training, skill-enhancement workshops, campus drives, summer internships and much more.

Reputed organisations like Google, Amazon, JP Morgan Chase and Company, BCG, Microsoft, Apple and several more companies participate in the IIT Madras placements.

IIT Madras Infrastructure

IIT Madras campus is spread over 617 acres, adjoining a part of Guindy National Park.  It has a state-of-the-art facilities designed for the holistic development of the students. The campus is located 10 km from the Chennai Airport, 12 km from the Chennai Central Railway station, and is well connected by city buses.

More details about IIT Madras infrastructure is listed down below.

• Student governance council
• Transportation
• Library
• The center of innovation
• Banks 
• Post office
• Hospitals
• Shopping Complex

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IIT Madras Scholarships

IIT Madras scholarships are offered to deserving and needy students based on their academics and socio-economic conditions. In addition, some of the scholarships are sponsored through the Government of India, while others are offered by the institute's alumni. The following list includes a few of the institute's well-known scholarships.

• Institute Merit-cum-Means Scholarship
• Institute Free Studentship
• Institute National Prize
• Scholarship for SC/ST Students
• Girish Ready Scholarship
• Indian Womens Association at Bonn Scholarship
• Sri V Ranga Raju Memorial Scholarship
• Kanchi Kamakoti Jagadguru Sri Chandrasekarendra Saraswathi Endowment Award
• M Sankaraiah and M Saradha (Mithigiri) Scholarship
• Dr K Vasanth Rau Scholarship

IIT Madras Faculty

IIT Chennai has a dedicated teaching staff working continuously for its student's overall growth and development. The teachers are highly qualified with doctorates from esteemed instituitions in their relevant fields. 

Some of the Indian Institute of Technology Madras faculty members are mentioned in the table below.

IIT Madras Results

IIT Madras results 2025 can be checked on the college's official website. Students can check their results by following these few simple steps.

• Go to the IIT Madras official Result Portal on the official website.
• Enter the login information, such as the username and password.
• Press the "Log In" button.
• The final IIT Madras results 2025 will appear on the screen. Review the details and remarks.
• Take a printout for future reference.

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IIT Madras Departments

IIT Madras offers over 100 courses across undergraduate, postgraduate, and research levels. The departments at Indian Institute of Technology Madras is displayed in the table below.

IIT Madras Alumni

IIT Madras alumni portal promotes and facilitates the relationship between alumni and the institute, ensures effective communication with alumni. Listed below are the Alumni Associations and chapters across the globe:

• IIT Madras Alumni Associations
• IIT Madras Alumni Association of North America
• IIT Madras Alumni Foundation

Some of the alumni and their professions are mentioned below. 

IIT Madras Collaborations

IIT Madras has signed various MoUs with different universities all across the world. Students get a chance to visit these universities, which helps enhance the academic learning and scientific growth. Elucidated below are a few universities of different countries with which IIT Madras has signed MoUs.

International Collaborations