No, with 121 in JEE Main, you will not be eligible for IIT Madras admission because IITs accept JEE Advanced scores and not JEE Main. If your 121 is JEE Main, check if you are among the first 2.5 lakh students who can appear for JEE Advanced. Only candidates with a good rank in JEE Advanced can get through in IIT Madras.

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No degree at Anna University is fundamentally "better" than engineering since the best choice depends on your interests, career aspirations, and the shifting nature of the labour market. However, Anna University's engineering programmes (B.E./B.Tech) are its most well-known and consistently rank highly.

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The "better" course ultimately comes down to your own interests and professional goals. For future-focused careers, think about pursuing an MBA, MCA.

Indeed, IIT Madras offers a Bachelor of Science (BS) in Data Science and Applications as well as a Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Programming and Data Science. These courses are offered through online and flexible learning methods, making them less accessible to all eligible students. This course offers traditional undergraduate degrees offered on campus.

IIT Madras’s online Data Science programs

One of India's top universities for technical education, research, and innovation is IIT Madras. In 2024, it was ranked first among engineering colleges in India and first overall in the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF).

life and academics at IIT Madras:

I am a second year B.Tech CSE student at IIT Madras. 

The 2024 B.Tech CSE cutoff at IIT Madras for different categories is mentioned below:

JEE Advanced Closing Rank for B.Tech CSE Admissions at IIT Madras (R-3):

(The Closing Ranks for Open Seats represent CRL. The Opening/Closing Ranks for EWS, OBC-NCL, SC and ST Seats represent respective Category Ranks. The Opening/Closing Ranks for PwD Seats represent PwD Ranks within Respective Categories.

If the Closing/Opening rank has a suffix 'P', it indicates that the corresponding rank is from the Preparatory Rank List).

These are the latest closing ranks for B.Tech CSE admissions at IIT Madras (2024). 

I am a 2nd year MBA student at IIT Madras. These are the requirements for IIT Madras MBA admissions:

• For Regular Candidates:

• The candidates must have a valid score in CAT.
• They must be graduates (or possess a professional qualification equal to that of a university degree) in any discipline with first class or 60% marks from a recognized University.
• For SC/ST/PwD candidates, the required marks are 55%. 
• Final year students are also eligible to apply. Such candidates are admitted provisionally. But they have to produce a provisional certificate of completion of their degree within two months of joining the program. 
• IIT graduates with CGPA of 8 and above on 10 are eligible for direct admission.

• Company Sponsored Candidates:

• Such candidates must be sponsored by their employers, and they must forward their application through proper channels.
• They must have completed a minimum of 2 years in the sponsoring organisation.
• Besides this, they must have obtained a valid CAT Score.
• They must be graduates (or have a professional qualification equal to that of a university degree) in any discipline with first class or 60% marks.

• Defence Personnel:

• Defence personnel are exempted from CAT. 
• They must apply through the respective government agencies.
• They must be graduates (or have a professional qualification equal to that of a university degree) in any discipline with 55% marks.

These are the eligibility criteria for MBA admissions at IIT Madras. 

At IIT Madras, you’ll be provided with a hostel room at the time of admissions. But if you want to live outside the campus, you must check out some PGs or Rooms nearby. 

Living outside the campus could be expensive. These are the places where you can look for accommodation- Adyar, Velachery, Besant Nagar, Thiruvanmiyur, and Mylapore.

Hope you find a good PG/Room for your stay. 

Here are the JEE Advanced cutoffs for 2023 at IIT Madras:

For more information on the previous years’ cutoff ranks, you can visit- https://josaa.admissions.nic.in/applicant/seatmatrix/openingclosingrankarchieve.aspx

IIT Madras has 5 hostels for girl students. Here are some details about the girls’ hostels at IIT Madras:

• The first year students are provided with double occupancy rooms. The seniors are allotted single, double, and triple rooms, depending on the availability.
• The hostels have well-built computer rooms.
• They have gardens, libraries, music rooms, and common rooms for meetings.
• The girls' rooms have biometric locks for additional security, alongside kitchen items, a refrigerator and a washing machine.
• The sports facilities within the hostel premises include a basketball court, a football field, a badminton court, and a volleyball court.
• Other facilities include a computer centre in the hostel premises. 
• Newspapers, journals and magazines are available on a daily basis.

These are the facilities offered to girl students of IIT Madras. 

You can apply for the free data science course of IIT Madras through the online SWAYAM portal : https://swayam.gov.in/

• IIT Madras offers a free online course on Data Science for engineers through the National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL) project of SWAYAM, of the Ministry of Education (Govt. of India).
• This is an 8 week long programme.
• Students who wish to receive an online certificate have to pay INR 1000.
• To obtain the certificate, candidates have to score an aggregate of 25 % in the best 6 assignments (out of the total 8 assignments), and 75 % in the certification exam (out of total 100 marks).
• The e-certificate contains the logos of IIT Madras and NPTEL. No physical certificates are dispatched.

I hope this gave you important information on the Data Science online course by IIT Madras, which is free of cost.