Yes, there are many other courses for which the selection criteria are different and the prescribed entrance exam is also other than JEE-Main and JEE-Advanced. Below are some of the courses offered at IIT Madras along with their eligibility criteria and entrance exam:
- MTech: IIT Madras offers a two-y
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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, GAT
Upvote For Bachelor of Technology (BTech) programs, JEE Main and then JEE Advanced are mandatory for admission into IIT Madras.
However, IIT Madras offers some programs that don't require JEE. These include:
- BSc in Data Science (Online):It allows students with a 10th-grade level math background to apply. The
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Indian Institute of Technology Chennai has many departments. Aerospace Engineering, Biotechnology, Applied Mechanics & Biomedical Engineering, Physics, Metallurgical & Materials Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Medical Science & Technology, and others are the departments at the IIT Madras.
Reach the official site & register for the JEE Main examination to apply for admission to IIT Madras. Give the IIT Madras Campus JEE Main exam. Students have to register for the counselling and pay the admission fee to the selected & the allotted college .
IIT Madras is the third IIT to be set up by the Government of India & is autonomous in nature. The college has a good popularity and is ranked good by the bodies like NIRF and QS. IIT Madras has been ranked 1 under the Engineering category by NIRF 2025.
In Non Engineering course such as MA, average and median package recorded in 2025 was 17.2 LPA. During MBA placements 2025, highest and average package offered was 35.5 LPA and 17.9 LPA.
The median package recorded during IIT Madras BTech and Dual Degree EE placements 2025 was 22.5 LPA and 38.2 LPA. In M.Tech EE, median package was 22.1 LPA.
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