IIT Madras (IITM) - Indian Institute of Technology Madras

IIT Madras is a central government institute in Guindy, Chennai, and it is one of the IITs. IIT Madras started in 1959 with technical and financial support from the Government of Germany. It is an autonomous Institution of National Importance, and the Government of India named it an Institution of Eminence in September 2019. Prof. V. Kamakoti is the Director. The film below is from the official IIT Madras channel.

IIT Madras also runs a Discovery Campus near Chennai. The 2026 PG brochure lists a Department of Data Science and Artificial Intelligence on top of the 16 departments.

What Is IIT Madras Famous For?

IIT Madras is known for engineering, research and start-ups. IIT Madras was first in NIRF 2025 Engineering for the 10th year in a row, as per the institute.

🔬2024-25Sponsored ResearchIIT Madras reported 1,050 sponsored research projects worth Rs 1,128.82 crore in 2024-25.🏭2024-25Industry ConsultancyIIT Madras also reported 1,681 consultancy projects worth Rs 460.28 crore in the same year.🚀Sep 2025Start-Up SupportThe institute said in September 2025 that it had incubated more than 100 start-ups.

Who Should Choose IIT Madras, and Who Should Check Twice?

IIT Madras suits you if you want a research-heavy engineering degree on a large green campus, with fee waivers by income. IIT Madras also suits graduates who want an M.Tech with an assistantship and working professionals who want an online BS. IIT Madras added a B.S. in Mathematics and a Bachelor of Cyber Security for 2026-27.

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IIT Madras highlights: founded in 1959, about 250 hectares of campus, 18 UG programmes in JoSAA 2026 and 16 academic departments. The table lists the main IIT Madras details, with the year of each figure where it matters. Check the year before you compare IIT Madras with another institute, because IIT Madras highlights change every cycle.

How Many Students Study at IIT Madras?

IIT Madras reported 10,797 students in its NIRF 2026 data for 2024-25. The same sheet lists about 670 regular faculty members at IIT Madras.

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IIT Madras courses run from B.Tech to Ph.D. and online BS, and the B.Tech tuition is Rs 1,00,000 a semester before waivers. JoSAA 2026 listed 18 UG programmes at IIT Madras: 13 B.Tech, 3 B.S. and 2 Dual Degree. The tabs show each group and how you enter it. The courses in IIT Madras for UG are listed with seats on the courses page. The IIT Madras courses list for PG sits there too.

IIT Madras fees 2027 will follow the circular of 4 May 2026 until a new circular appears. This IIT Madras fees structure applies to the 2026 batch, and IIT Madras fees for the 2027 batch are not yet published.

Is IIT Madras Expensive?

Not for most families, because the IIT Madras tuition waiver follows income. The IIT Madras fees details for each course, the eight-semester totals and the hostel charges are on the fees page. Hostel, mess and the Rs 5,000 caution deposit come on top of the institute fees. IIT Madras also lists the ACR Merit-cum-Means scholarship for income up to Rs 8 lakh.

IIT Madras admission 2027 for B.Tech will follow the same route as 2026: JEE Main, JEE Advanced and JoSAA. JEE Advanced 2027 has not been announced on jeeadv.ac.in yet. In 2026, Round 1 was on 13 June and Round 5, the final round, was on 16 July. The IIT Madras admission process has no separate application form for B.Tech. IIT Madras admission details for each other course sit on its own portal. PG courses, the MBA and the online BS have their own portals.

The IIT Madras admission criteria for B.Tech need 75% in Class XII, or 65% for SC, ST and PwD. You can also qualify with a place in your board's top 20 percentile. These are the main IIT Madras admission requirements for UG. IIT Madras follows the central rules of 10% EWS, 27% OBC-NCL, 15% SC and 7.5% ST reservation.

How Can I Join IIT Madras After 12th?

Qualify in JEE Main, rank in JEE Advanced, then fill your choices on the JoSAA portal.

1. Be in the top 2,50,000 of JEE Main to sit JEE Advanced. For JEE Advanced 2026 the date of birth had to be on or after 1 October 2001. SC, ST and PwD candidates got five years of relaxation.
2. Register on JoSAA and fill your choices. Then accept the seat with the seat acceptance fee of Rs 30,000 (Rs 15,000 for SC, ST and PwD).
3. Report for document verification and hostel formalities.

The online BS is the route that needs no JEE rank.

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The IIT Madras placement median for B.Tech in the 2026 graduating batch ranged from Rs 16.5 lakh in Ocean Engineering to Rs 44.5 lakh in Computer Science and Engineering. These IIT Madras placement details come from the Career Pathway Centre Annual Report 2025-26, which covers data up to convocation. The figures below are medians for B.Tech graduates, and the placement page has every department.

The IIT Madras placement statistics from NIRF show that IIT Madras placed 631 of 781 four-year B.Tech graduates placed in 2024-25, which is about 81%. Another 147 chose higher studies. In the Dual Degree batch, 259 of 306 were placed. The median is the better guide to a typical offer. The IIT Madras average package and the IIT Madras highest placement package of each programme are on the placement page.

You check the IIT Madras cutoff 2026 on the JoSAA opening and closing rank page, and the Round 5 closing rank for CSE was 151. The IIT Madras cutoff 2027 will appear after Round 1 of JoSAA 2027, and IIT Madras cutoff marks are not used for B.Tech. Programme-wise and category-wise ranks, the IIT Madras previous year cutoff and the IIT Madras expected cutoff are on the cutoff page.

IIT Madras gives tuition waivers by income and category, and the IIT Madras ACR Merit-cum-Means scholarship covers income up to Rs 8 lakh. This IIT Madras scholarship information comes from the fee circular and the ACR page. Income and category decide most awards, and rank-based awards need a top JEE rank. Bring an income certificate to IIT Madras document verification.

The IIT Madras ranking in India is 1st in NIRF 2025 Overall and 1st in NIRF 2025 Engineering. There is no IIT Madras NIRF rank for 2026 yet, so NIRF 2025 is the latest list. The IIT Madras ranking 2027 in QS is 170th, up from 180th a year earlier. The IIT Madras NIRF Management rank is 13th, and every list with its score is on the rankings page.

IIT Madras accepts JEE Advanced for B.Tech, B.S. and Dual Degree, GATE for M.Tech and M.A., JAM for M.Sc. and CAT for the MBA. The IIT Madras entrance exams change with the course, so match your IIT Madras course in the tabs before you register.

Which Entrance Exam Comes Next for IIT Madras?

CAT 2026 comes first, on 29 November 2026, and GATE 2027 and JAM 2027 follow in February 2027. The IIT Madras admission page has the full dates. JEE Advanced 2027 has not been announced yet.

The IIT Madras campus is a residential, green campus with 20 to 22 student hostels, a 24x7 hospital, banks, a post office and shopping centres. Deer and about 100 bird species live in the forest around IIT Madras. IIT Madras also runs a Himalaya mess building and dining halls named Vindhya and Nilgiris.

How Many Hostels Does IIT Madras Have?

The 2026 PG brochure says IIT Madras has 22 student hostels, six of them only for girls. The institute hostel page lists 20, five of them for girls, so ask the hostel office for the current count. IIT Madras hostels have a computer room, a LAN connection and washing machines. IIT Madras asks you to report to the CCW office for hostel formalities after admission.

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The IIT Madras location is Guindy, Chennai 600036, about 12.1 km by road from Chennai Airport. Chennai Central is about 13.1 km away. Little Mount is the IIT Madras nearest metro station checked, at about 3.4 km, and Kasturba Nagar suburban station is about 750 m from the campus pin. Every route with travel times is on the IIT Madras how to reach page.

What Do Students Say About IIT Madras?

IIT Madras has a Google rating of 4.7 from 2,883 reviews, checked October 2026, and students on Reddit praise the campus community and flag crowded older hostels, long cycle rides and a slump after JEE. Many Google reviews come from visitors who describe the green campus, the deer and the security, so they say little about classes or placements. The study-life points come from Reddit threads. They are personal views, and placements, fees and rankings on this page come from the institute's own data on IIT Madras reviews.

What the data supports. IIT Madras ranks 1st in NIRF 2025 Overall and Engineering, and fee waivers follow income. Research and start-up exposure are strong. What to check. JoSAA seats are limited at 1,054, CSE closes at rank 151, and the two-year PG placement rate was 72% in 2024-25.

Pros and Cons Students Mention

This IIT Madras student feedback and IIT Madras college review rest on Reddit threads in r/iitmadras, r/JEENEETards and r/GATEtard, read in October 2026.

What Students Like

🌳ProLively Campus CommunityStudents say events run all year at IIT Madras, monsoon and winter are the best months, and the campus feels like one community. What it means for you: join clubs early, because the social calendar is full.🗣️ProLanguage Is Not a BarrierStudents from across India say many IIT Madras peers speak Hindi and Telugu, English works everywhere and Tamil is not required. What it means for you: students from north and east India can settle in without learning Tamil first.🏠ProHostels Near Food and ClassesHostel threads praise blocks close to the bus stop, canteen and library, while one older block is called crowded and closed-off. What it means for you: ask the hostel office about your block before you plan your room.

What Students Flag

🚲Check TwiceLong Cycle Rides on a Big CampusStudents say hostellers cycle to class, and a 1.5 km ride in five minutes is hard when lectures run back to back. What it means for you: students cannot use powered vehicles, so plan a good cycle and a sensible timetable.⚠️Check TwiceThe Post-JEE SlumpA senior's post says many first-years feel empty after JEE, skip classes and sleep badly, and several replies agree. What it means for you: use the Wellness Centre and the MITR team early, and parents can read the SAFE handbook.💼Check TwicePG Offers Trail B.Tech OffersIn a GATE thread, replies say M.Tech offers at the top IITs trail B.Tech offers in the same field. What it means for you: compare M.Tech and B.Tech medians of your department on the placement page.

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