What will be better, IIT KGP electrical, IIT Madras mechanical or IIT Indore CS? I have loved to code since I was in grade 8 and physics was my most favorite subject during the JEE preparation.

Choosing between IIT KGP Electrical, IIT Madras Mechanical or IIT Indore CS should depend on your area of interest, career goals, and preference. All of the IITs offer excellent academic structure which helps to enhance both your theoretical and practical skills. However, opting for IIT Madras Mechanical is a better choice as it is one of the oldest IITs and is ranked amongst the top academic institutions in India. IIT Madras offers an excellent curriculum and research facilities for the Mechanical department. The total course fee for 4 years of Mechanical Engineering at IIT Madras is INR 11.17 Lakhs. IIT Madras is known for its excellent placement statistics. The highest package is INR 66 LPA, the median package is INR 17 LPA and the lowest is INR 7 LPA.

How is mechanical engineering at IIT Madras (B.Tech)?

IIT Madras has a great Mechanical Engineering branch. The departmental lab and workshop are well-equipped with cutting-edge instruments. IIT Madras Mechanical dept. has a well-experienced faculty pool. Many faculty members are actively pursuing research projects. IIT Madras placements are good for Mechanical Engineering. Around 85% of students get placed from the branch. The average CTC received by the students of the branch is around INR 12 LPA.

I’m really confused in choosing one between Computer Science at IIT Hyderabad and Mechanical at IIT Madras. May I know which one is a better option ?

Both IIT Hyderabad and IIT Madras are well-recognized institutions in India. However, opting for Computer Science at IIT Hyderabad or Mechanical at IIT Madras completely depends on your choice, interest, and career goals. According to me, opting for Mechanical from IIT Madras is a better choice as IIT Madras is one of the oldest IITs in India and it holds 1st rank in Engineering in the NIRF ranking. IIT Madras offers 4 years of Mechanical Engineering courses to students. The cost fees for four years including the tuition fees, hostel fees, and one-time fees is around INR 11.17 Lakhs. IIT Madras exceptionally good placement offers to the students with the highest package being INR 66 LPA, the median package being INR 17 LPA and the lowest being INR 7 LPA. For Computer Science at IIT Hyderabad, the highest package is INR 44 LPA and the lowest package is around INR 4.5 LPA.

IIT Madras B.Tech Mechanical Engineering: Fees 2025, Course Duration, Dates, Eligibility

Fees (2025 - 2026)	Year 1 (in INR)	Year 2 (in INR)	Year 3 (in INR)	Year 4 (in INR)
Semester	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Tuition Fees	₹100000	₹100000	₹100000	₹100000	₹100000	₹100000	₹100000	₹100000
Admission Fees	₹3000	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Caution Fee *	₹5000	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Alumni Fees	₹6000	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Miscellaneous Fees	₹26417	₹13000	₹15417	₹13000	₹15417	₹13000	₹15417	₹13000
Semester Wise Fees	₹140417	₹113000	₹115417	₹113000	₹115417	₹113000	₹115417	₹113000
Yearly Fees	₹253417	₹228417	₹228417	₹228417

Fees	Year 1 (in INR)	Year 2 (in INR)	Year 3 (in INR)	Year 4 (in INR)
Semester	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Tuition Fees	₹100000	₹100000	₹100000	₹100000	₹100000	₹100000	₹100000	₹100000
Other Fee	₹31500	₹10500	₹10500	₹10500	₹10500	₹10500	₹10500	₹10500
Semester Wise Fees	₹131500	₹110500	₹110500	₹110500	₹110500	₹110500	₹110500	₹110500
Yearly Fees	₹242000	₹221000	₹221000	₹221000

Categories (2025)	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6
General	2354	2359	2363	2363	2363	2468
SC	701	732	732	732	732	732
ST	351	384	384	384	386	386
EWS	469	479	479	479	479	479
GeneralPwD	139	139	139	139	139	139
OBCNCL	1049	1051	1058	1058	1058	1070
EWS PwD	32	32	32	32	32	32
OBC NCLPwD	82	82	82	82	82	82

Categories	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5
General	2302	2302	2302	2302	2310
SC	716	716	716	750	792
ST	369	369	369	369	369
EWS	496	547	547	547	577
GeneralPwD	146	146	146	146	156
OBCNCL	1066	1133	1133	1133	1199
EWS PwD	47	-	-	-	-
OBC NCLPwD	93	93	93	93	93

Particulars	2023 (in INR)	2022 (in INR)
Highest Package	6626000.00	21420000.00
Average Package	-	-
Median Package	1592000.00	1659000.00

Ranking Agency	Latest	Previous
	#3 out of 286 (2025) #1st Chennai #1 Tamil Nadu	#3 out of 275 (2024) #1st Chennai #1 Tamil Nadu
	#1 out of 25 (2025)	#1 out of 25 (2024)
	#2 out of 160 (2025) #1st Chennai #1 Tamil Nadu	#3 out of 170 (2023)
	#3 out of 500 (2025) #1st Chennai #1 Tamil Nadu
	#1 out of 300 (2024) #1st Chennai #1 Tamil Nadu	#1 out of 200 (2023) #1st Chennai #1 Tamil Nadu
	#201-250 out of 800 (2020)	#251-300 out of 800 (2019)

Years (2025 - 2026)	year 1	year 2	year 3	year 4
Semester	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Tuition fees	₹100000	₹100000	₹100000	₹100000	₹100000	₹100000	₹100000	₹100000
Admission fees	₹3000	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Caution fee*	₹5000	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
alumni fees	₹6000	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
miscellaneous fees	₹26417	₹13000	₹15417	₹13000	₹15417	₹13000	₹15417	₹13000
Semester Wise Fees	₹140417	₹113000	₹115417	₹113000	₹115417	₹113000	₹115417	₹113000
Yearly Fees	₹2.53 Lakhs	₹2.28 Lakhs	₹2.28 Lakhs	₹2.28 Lakhs

Admission to IITs and NITs is through JOSAA counselling based on JEE Main and JEE Advanced scores. Candidates typically prepare for 2-3 years, and the selection rate is about 0.1%. IIT Madras faculty are highly qualified, with many holding PhDs and having industry ties. The curriculum is updated regularly, and attendance is mandatory at 85%. The evaluation includes quizzes (40%) and an end-semester exam (60%). BTech fees at IIT Madras are INR 2.84 lakhs over 8 semesters, with reductions for SC/ST students and income-based adjustments for GE/OBC/EWS students.

Hostel fees are INR 33,715. Dual degree students receive a stipend in their final year. Despite fee hikes, scholarships and loans are available, including government subsidies of around INR 150 crore annually. IIT Madras has a near 100% placement rate with top companies like Google and Microsoft, offering packages up to INR 3 crores and average packages between INR 10 to 40 lakhs. Placement for B.Tech students starts in the 7th semester, while Dual Degree students participate in their final year.

The institution fosters a strong research and startup culture, with numerous internships from the second year onward, offering stipends from INR 20,000 to over INR 1 lakh per month. Various scholarships and financial aids are available, notably the MCM scholarship for families earning below INR 5 lakhs, and full fee waivers for SC/ST students with incomes below INR 1 lakh. Education loans are accessible with favorable terms, and additional scholarships from organizations like Tata and Reliance further support students.

Overall, IIT Madras offers extensive placement and internship opportunities, making it a premier choice for students in India.

By Collegedunia’s Personal AI

Events	Dates
JEE-Advanced counselling	Jun 03, 2025 - Jul 28, 2025
Resolution of Fee Payment Issues for Round 6 JoSAA 2025 [B.Tech]	Jul 22, 2025
Final Round of Seat Allocation for Round 6 JoSAA 2025 [B.Tech]	Jul 22, 2025

Years	year 1	year 2	year 3	year 4
Semester	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Tuition fees	₹100000	₹100000	₹100000	₹100000	₹100000	₹100000	₹100000	₹100000
other fee	₹31500	₹10500	₹10500	₹10500	₹10500	₹10500	₹10500	₹10500
Semester Wise Fees	₹131500	₹110500	₹110500	₹110500	₹110500	₹110500	₹110500	₹110500
Yearly Fees	₹2.42 Lakhs	₹2.21 Lakhs	₹2.21 Lakhs	₹2.21 Lakhs

Specialisation	Package	2024	2023	2022
Mechanical Engineering	Highest Package	-	₹66.26 Lakhs	₹2.14 Crore
Median Package	₹16.00 Lakhs	₹15.92 Lakhs	₹16.59 Lakhs
Average Package	₹18.50 Lakhs	-	-

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B.Tech, Mechanical Engineering

Reviewed on Sep 21, 2024(Enrolled 2023)

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1st year : 40k for hostel for 1st sem, 40k for hostel in the second sem , for 3rd sem same 40k. The tution fees in the first sem was around 12500 , second sem it was 6000 change for third sem it was 5000 . A whole of 90k per year for reservation candidates and 1 lakh 80 for general candidates.

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Reviewed on Jun 8, 2024(Enrolled 2023)

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tution fee depends on what cast you belong to .as for me i am obc and it is 82k per sem which includes hostel,mess and tution fee . and there are many scholarship schemes like mcm scholarship which is provided by alumni for students whose parental income is 1-5 lpa .it is provided 66k per year and as soon we get into college we get many other scholarships based on our skills

Smitha R

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Reviewed on Mar 23, 2024(Enrolled 2022)

Life in IIT

The tuition fees never gave me any issues and since it is a government college, the fees were reasonable compared to other private colleges. For the whole thing, it might cost me around 1 lakh only academically. i got benefitted from the reservation when it came to fees. i don't have any responsibility in campus.

Anonymous

Reviewed on Mar 22, 2024(Enrolled 2022)

Life at IIT Madras

The fee structure typically consists of various components such as tuition fees, mess charges, and other miscellaneous fee. The fee structure is revised periodically. Various scholarships are offered based on merit, financial need, and specific criteria. Campus employment opportunities may include research assistanships, internships, and teaching assistantships.

KARRA NANDINI

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Reviewed on Mar 21, 2024(Enrolled 2022)

Btech life with pros and cons

For ST student tution fee is 11350 and scholarships will be provided to the people who have income certificate above 5lakhs per year. campus will provide summer internships and winter internship and also the provide placements in our 7th sem

Shubham Sherkhane

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MY JOURNEY IN IIT MADRAS

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Another thing is some irrelevant courses in my academics , there are just theory based courses which has no use in further life.

Fees structure is according to the semesters Per semester there is tution fee of 1 lakh rupees , and hostel fees is around 35 thousands for per semester Those who belong to specific Categories get scholarship from many sources As I belong to sc category i also get scholarship from ministry because i belong to category and my family income is upto a certain limit So my total fees per semester is 11345 (tution fee ) + 35000 ( hostel fee) per semester and we have 8 semesters so my fees for my 4 yrs course will be around 4 lakhs There are many scholarships for the students.

Tamoghna Saha

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My journey in IIT Madras.

Our tuition fee per semester is ?1,18,000 and our hostel fees per semester is ?35,000. In my first semester I was a coordinator for MEA(Mechanical engineering association). Now I am a part of the software module of Team Abhiyaan in CFI. I have also taken work under some research projects to work under professors which will help me to learn more about my interests. In the future,I hope to get good internships.

Srivatsav

My experience at IITM

Fees is paid twice an year. amount is split in two parts. Hostel and academic fees has to be paid in the same way. There won't be any hikes in the fee usually. Many scholarships are offered. All the scholarships are usually based on the economic conditions of the family. I am the TA for a particular course. I have to guide and grade a set of students assigned to me in that course.

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Relative grading , Having quizes and endsems without pretty much gap.

Students are having fees structure according to their caste. OC and OBC students are having a fees of 100000 and SC and ST students are having a fees of 11300. There won't be any increase in fees. Completed cost of education is 200000 which includes tution and hostel fees. Students are having Alumini scholarship and students having annual income of less than 100000 will be having refund. I'm currently studying 2nd year.

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Reviewed on Mar 10, 2024(Enrolled 2021)

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You can choose any course you like and work according to that even professors help you to choose course

you need not worry about the fee as if your family income is below 5 lacks per annum then you do not need to pay anything also there are many concessions if you family income is above 5 lacks per annum to some upper limit. Also, there are tons of opportunities for scholarships and financial assistance if you need as they help you to buy cycles, laptops anything. Yes you have to pay hostel fees if you are not a day schooler but if you are SC or ST student then you need to pay lesser then that. There are many ways to get employment here you can do TAs work once you are 3rd or 4th year or you can do some internships as well.

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a) SC/ST/PwD students are exempted from payment of tuition fee irrespective of their parental income.
b) GE, OBC-NCL, EWS students whose family income is less than Rs.1 lakh per annum shall get full remission of the Tuition fee.
c) GE, OBC-NCL, EWS students whose family income is less than Rs.1 lakh to Rs.5 lakhs per annum shall get remission of 2/3rd of the tuition fee.
d) All the students shall have access to interest free loan under Vidyalaxmi scheme for the total portion of the tuition fee payable
Dual Degree students have to pay B.Tech. fees for the first 8 semesters and M.Tech. fees for 9th & 10th semesters
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