How can I get admission to the IIT Madras BTech course?

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Rashmi Shukla | Contributor-Level 10

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IIT Madras BTech course admissions are based on JEE Advanced and JEE Main scores. For admission to the flagship BTech programmes, candidates are selected based on their valid JEE-Advanced and JEE Main scores and ranks followed by the JoSAA counselling process. On the successful completion of the cou

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Is IIT Madras very expensive?

Raj Kumar

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) Scholarships	Eligibility	Scholarship 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 semester	67% tuition fee exemption
Notional prize (offered to 7% of admitted students)	- Rank in JEE - Family income less than INR 4.5 LPA	One time grant of INR 1,000
SC/ 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 exemption
Indian Women's Association at Bonn scholarship	- Family income up to INR 5 LPA - Rank in JEE	INR 1,250 per month for 12 months for one BTech student only.
M Sankaraiah and M Saradha (Mithigiri) Scholarship	Based on the highest CGPA by the end of the fourth semester of BTech/ dual degree electrical engineering	One time amount of INR 20,000

Is direct admission possible at IIT Madras?

Rashmi Shukla

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.

How many departments are there under the IIT Madras?

Ishita B

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 Departments
Aerospace Engineering	Biotechnology	Applied Mechanics & Biomedical Engineering
Physics	Ocean Engineering	Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Medical Science & Technology	Mechanical Engineering	Mathematics
Management Studies	Humanities & Social Sciences	Engineering Design
Electrical Engineering	Data Science & Artificial Intelligence	Computer Science & Engineering
Civil Engineering	Chemistry	Chemical Engineering

Manpreet Sharma

IIT Madras Research Park (IITMRP) aims to build a knowledge & innovation ecosystem. IIT Madras has been ranked 180 by the QS World University Rankings 2026. The below is the international ranking:

Ranking Body	Category	IIT Chennai Rank
QS Rankings 2026	Asian University Ranking	70
QS World University Rankings 2026	QS World University Rankings 2026	180
QS Rankings 2026	QS Sustainability Ranking 2026	305

Liyansha Jain

IIT Madras is a government college which was established in as an 'Institute of Eminence'. The Indian Institute of Technology Madras (Chennai IIT Madras or IITM) was established in 1959. Being a government college, the fee for various courses is not very high.