Content Curator | Updated on - Oct 14, 2025

MA Development Studies at IIT Madras is a 2 years, Full Time Degree program offered On Campus. It offers a limited number of 25 seats.

The total fees for the MA Development Studies program at IIT Madras is ₹ 1.62 Lakhs.
Students need to pay ₹ 93,417 in the first year.

Admissions to MA Development Studies at IIT Madras are primarily based on GATE. Candidates must have completed Graduation to be eligible for admission. The overall GATE cutoff for the MA Development Studies program is 237 - 679 across all categories. Check IIT Madras Admission

Find detailed IIT Madras MA Development Studies fees, eligibility, admission dates, cutoff and ranking below.

IIT Madras MA Development Studies Fees

IIT Madras MA Development Studies fees 2025 is ₹ 1.62 Lakhs for the entire course duration.

This includes a total tuition fee of ₹ 80,000, Caution Fees of ₹ 5,000, Other Fees of ₹ 76,834.
Candidates need to pay ₹ 93,417 in the first year.
For SC/ST category students, the total fees is ₹ 81,834.
IIT Madras Hostel Fee is ₹ 20,051.

For students applying under the NRI quota for admission, the total course fee for MA Development Studies at IIT Madras is ₹ 21.16 Lakhs.

Earlier, MA Development Studies fees at IIT Madras was ₹ 49,200 (in 2024) for the entire course duration. This shows a fee increase of ₹ 1.13 Lakhs over the year.

Compare IIT Madras MA Development Studies Fees with Similar Colleges

Students have an option to pursue MA Development Studies from similar colleges such as IIT Madras, IIT Hyderabad, IIT Guwahati, IIT Mandi. Similar to IIT Madras, MA Development Studies at these group colleges is offered Full Time for a duration of 2 Years.

Comparing the course fees at these colleges, the total course fee at IIT Madras is the highest with ₹ 1.62 Lakhs. This is followed by IIT Hyderabad with ₹ 92,276 and IIT Guwahati with ₹ 83,700. Among these, IIT Mandi has the lowest fee for MA Development Studies with ₹ 61,000.