Indian Institute of Technology Madras
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NIRF 2025 #1
| NIRF rank | #1 (2025) |
|---|---|
| Programs | 19 |
About Indian Institute of Technology Madras
Indian Institute of Technology Madras is a university in Tamil Nadu.
It offers 19 programs, including B.Tech (13), Bs (2), B.Tech + M.Tech (Dual Degree) (2), PhD, BS + MS (Dual Degree). In NIRF 2025 it ranked #1 in the Engineering category.
Admission is through official counselling for JEE Advanced. In JEE Advanced 2023, General-category closing ranks ranged from 144 to 11,185.
Indian Institute of Technology Madras is an autonomous statutory institute in Tamil Nadu, functioning within the Institute of Technology Act1. It ranked 1 in the NIRF 2025 engineering category, and undergraduate admission to its B.Tech programmes runs through JEE (Advanced) and JoSAA counselling23.
IIT Madras offers B.Tech, B.Sc and dual degree programmes at the undergraduate level, including Computer Science and Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Aerospace Engineering. The institute lists 28 programmes in all, with 2,105 undergraduate students and 591 faculty45.
On admissions, JEE (Advanced) is the entry route for B.Tech, IAT is used for B.S. (MSE) and B.S. (Chemistry), and GATE or JAM scores are used for postgraduate entry6789. In JoSAA 2025 round 6, the general category all-India closing rank for Computer Science and Engineering was 17110.
NIRF has ranked the institute 1 in the overall category in 2022 and 1 in engineering in 2024 and 2025111213. The campus covers 617 acres of wooded land14. You can contact the institute by email at fr@iitm.ac.in or by phone on 044 2257 80271516.
Courses offered
| Program | Duration | Seats | Tuition (General) |
|---|---|---|---|
| B.Tech + M.Tech (Dual Degree) Aerospace Engineering | 5 years | — | — |
| B.Tech + M.Tech (Dual Degree) Engineering Design | 5 years | — | — |
| B.Tech Aerospace Engineering | 4 years | — | — |
| B.Tech Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics | 4 years | — | — |
| B.Tech Biological Engineering | 4 years | — | — |
| B.Tech Chemical Engineering | 4 years | — | — |
| B.Tech Civil Engineering | 4 years | — | — |
| B.Tech Computational Engineering and Mechanics | 4 years | — | — |
| B.Tech Computer Science and Engineering | 4 years | — | — |
| B.Tech Electrical Engineering | 4 years | — | — |
| B.Tech Engineering Physics | 4 years | — | — |
| B.Tech Instrumentation and Biomedical Engineering | 4 years | — | — |
| B.Tech Mechanical Engineering | 4 years | — | — |
| B.Tech Metallurgical and Materials Engineering | 4 years | — | — |
| B.Tech Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering | 4 years | — | — |
| BS + MS (Dual Degree) Physics | 5 years | — | — |
| BS Biological Science | 4 years | — | — |
| BS Physics | 4 years | — | — |
| PhD Ph.D (regular, QIP Centre) | 3 years | — | — |
Courses and fees
Indian Institute of Technology Madras offers 28 programmes in the Engineering stream. Most undergraduate courses are four-year B.Tech programmes, including Aerospace Engineering, Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics, Biological Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Metallurgical and Materials Engineering. Computational Engineering and Mechanics, Engineering Physics, Instrumentation and Biomedical Engineering and Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering are also four-year undergraduate courses.
Five-year undergraduate options include Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Design, as well as a five-year Physics programme, and there is also a four-year Physics programme and a four-year Biological Science programme. The institute also lists research programmes, including a regular Ph.D with a QIP Centre option.
You should check the fee structure for your chosen programme on the institute's official website before applying.
Admission
Admission to B.Tech programmes at Indian Institute of Technology Madras is based on JEE (Advanced), and the process is run through JoSAA counselling, for which the institute's code is 1101. For B.S. (MSE) and B.S. (Chemistry), the institute refers to an IAT score card2.
For postgraduate admission, the institute refers to a valid GATE or JAM score card34. Once seats are allotted, students are required to produce their documents in original during document verification, and photocopies are not required5.
You should follow JoSAA schedules and the institute's notices for dates and exact document lists. For queries, you can write to fr@iitm.ac.in or call 044 2257 802767.
Latest cutoffs
In JEE Advanced 2025 round 6, the closing rank for BS Biological Science at Indian Institute of Technology Madras was 10,290 (General category, AI quota, gender-neutral seats).1 In JEE Advanced 2025 round 6, the closing rank for BS Physics was 3,804 (General category, AI quota, gender-neutral seats).2 In JEE Advanced 2025 round 6, the closing rank for B.Tech Aerospace Engineering was 3,211 (General category, AI quota, gender-neutral seats).3
In JEE Advanced 2025 round 6, the closing rank for B.Tech Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics was 306 (General category, AI quota, gender-neutral seats).4 In JEE Advanced 2025 round 6, the closing rank for B.Tech Biological Engineering was 5,261 (General category, AI quota, gender-neutral seats).5 In JEE Advanced 2025 round 6, the closing rank for B.Tech Chemical Engineering was 4,116 (General category, AI quota, gender-neutral seats).6
In JEE Advanced 2025 round 6, the closing rank for B.Tech Civil Engineering was 6,112 (General category, AI quota, gender-neutral seats).7 In JEE Advanced 2025 round 6, the closing rank for B.Tech Computational Engineering and Mechanics was 1,309 (General category, AI quota, gender-neutral seats).8
The table below lists all 18 rows, each with its official source.
Cutoff trends
The cutoffs below are JEE (Advanced) ranks for the general category in the all-India quota, as reported for JoSAA. In 2025 round 6, Computer Science and Engineering closed at rank 171, Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics at 306 and Electrical Engineering at 849123. In the same round, Mechanical Engineering closed at 2468 and Chemical Engineering at 411645.
For Computer Science and Engineering, the closing rank was 159 in 2024 round 5 and 148 in 2023 round 667. Electrical Engineering closed at 838 in 2024 and 964 in 202389. Mechanical Engineering closed at 2310 in 2024 and 2572 in 20231011.
Civil Engineering closed at 5688 in 2024 and 6132 in 20231213. Cutoffs change from year to year and round to round, so treat these as a guide and check the latest JoSAA closing ranks for your category before choosing your options.
Placements
Indian Institute of Technology Madras has not published an official placement report that we could verify yet.
Colleges that take part in NIRF publish students placed, higher studies and median salary for the last three batches in their NIRF data on their own website. Ask the placement cell for the latest report by course, with the number of students placed and the median, not only the highest, package.
Rankings
Indian Institute of Technology Madras is ranked #1 in the NIRF 2025 engineering ranking.1 Indian Institute of Technology Madras is ranked #13 in the NIRF 2025 management ranking.2 Indian Institute of Technology Madras is ranked #1 in the NIRF 2025 overall ranking.3
| Publisher | Category | Rank | Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NIRF 2025 | Engineering | #1 | — | Ministry of Education – National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) Verified |
| NIRF 2025 | Management | #13 | — | Ministry of Education – National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) Verified |
| NIRF 2025 | Overall | #1 | — | Ministry of Education – National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) Verified |
Contact and location
- State
- Tamil Nadu
- Official website
- iitm.ac.in
- Type
- University
- AISHE code
- U-0456
- NIRF ID
- IR-E-U-0456
- JoSAA code
- 110
How to reach
Indian Institute of Technology Madras is located in Tamil Nadu. For exact directions, the nearest railway station and the campus gate to use, you can contact the institute on 044 2257 8027 or write to fr@iitm.ac.in before you travel12. The campus is large, at 617 acres, so it helps to confirm the gate and department you need to reach in advance3.
Campus and hostel
The campus is self-contained and spread over 617 acres of wooded land1. Two schools operate inside the campus, including Kendriya Vidyalaya IIT, and the institute has two guest houses within the campus23. The campus also houses a number of places of worship and a large Open Air Theatre where the Film Club screens weekend movies45.
Every hostel has washing machines, some sports facilities and music, tech and television rooms678. Hostels also have a garden and a library from which students can borrow books, along with a computer room91011. Internet and LAN facilities are provided in every room12.
Is this college genuine?
Indian Institute of Technology Madras functions as an autonomous statutory organisation within the Institute of Technology Act1. It does not appear on the UGC list of fake universities. NIRF ranks the institute 1 in engineering for 20252.
You can verify these points yourself. The UGC website carries the list of fake universities and the list of recognised universities, and the NIRF website publishes the ranking by year and category. For approvals, check the AICTE approval portal and, for accreditation, the NAAC website. The institute's own website and its AISHE code U-0456 can also help you confirm its identity.