Indian Institute of Technology Madras
Chennai, Tamil Nadu
IIT Madras has been ranked the No. 1 engineering institution in India by NIRF for multiple consecutive years. Located within a forested campus in Chennai, it is known for research output, industry partnerships, and the IITM BS Data Science program.
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Location
Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Established
1959
Degree levels
Bachelor's, Master's, PhD
Instruction
English-taught
Rankings
Rankings are published annually by their respective organisations and change every year. Confirm the current-year position on the official ranking website before relying on it.
How to apply
JoSAA
Region
India →Domestic applicants · Indian citizens
Apply through the entrance tests this institution accepts (JEE Advanced) and the relevant centralised or institute-level counselling — for many engineering institutes that is JoSAA or CSAB. Confirm the current route, eligibility, category provisions and fees on the official website.
International applicants · foreign nationals, NRI / OCI
Foreign nationals, PIO/OCI and NRI applicants usually apply through a separate foreign-national, NRI or supernumerary channel that varies by institute — for some centrally funded technical institutes this is the DASA (Direct Admission of Students Abroad) scheme, while others run their own international-admissions office — with different eligibility, seats and fees, and a student visa to study in India. The exact route changes each year; verify it on the official institute and Government of India sources before applying.
Admission tests
Popular fields of study
Source: Indian Institute of Technology Madras official website. Details here are for guidance only — tuition, deadlines, rankings and eligibility change every academic year, so confirm on the official university site before applying.
Related / Next steps
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Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh
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Kharagpur, West Bengal
Admissions guides
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The end-to-end route to an IIT seat — clearing JEE Main, qualifying for JEE Advanced, the Class 12 requirement, and seat allocation through JoSAA.
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