IIT Madras M.A: Fees 2026, Course Duration, Dates, Eligibility

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Content Curator | Updated on - Jan 28, 2026

M.A at IIT Madras is a 2-year Full Time PG Degree. The course is offered in 7 specializations. The most popular specializations include Economics, Development Studies, English.

The total M.A Fees at IIT Madras for 2025 - 2026 academic year is ₹ 1.62 Lakhs. This includes a total tuition fee of ₹ 80,000.

To be eligible for the IIT Madras M.A program, candidates must have passed Graduation (or equivalent). M.A admissions at IIT Madras are offered based on JEE-Advanced.

Read the section below for further details on IIT Madras M.A admission 2026, fees, hostel fees, cutoff, placement, rankings and more.

Master of Arts [M.A]

Total Fees:₹1.62 Lakhs

7 Courses2 Years Full Time

(Based on 2.0K views last year)

179 Students have shown interest in the last 30 days

Eligibility:

Graduation

Application Date:

2 May 2025

Economics

₹1.62 Lakhs

(Based on 513 views last year)

Development Studies

₹1.62 Lakhs

(Based on 500 views last year)

IIT Madras M.A Fees

IIT Madras M.A Fees 2025 - 2026 is ₹ 1.62 Lakhs for the entire course duration. This is an increase of 228.93% (~₹1) from the previous year fee. Students must pay approximately ₹ 80,917 per year.

The total M.A fees covers-

Total tuition fee of ₹ 80,000
A Refundable Caution fee of ₹ 5,000
Total other fee of ₹ 76,834

The hostel fees for IIT Madras is 40,102.

Based on 2.15 K views collected by Collegedunia last year, the most popular M.A specialisation is Economics, Development Studies, English.

M.A Economics total fees is ₹ 1.62 Lakhs
M.A Development Studies total fees is ₹ 1.62 Lakhs
M.A English total fees is ₹ 1.62 Lakhs

For NRI students, IIT Madras M.A Fees is ₹ 21.56 Lakhs - 21.71 Lakhs for the entire course duration.

Quota:

Fee Type	Total Amount (INR)
tuition fees	₹ 80,000
caution fees*	₹ 5,000
other fees	₹ 76,834
total academic fees	₹ 1.62 Lakhs
hostel fees	₹80,204
total fees	₹ 2.42 Lakhs

* Fees is refundable

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IIT Madras M.A Admission 2026

Students must have Graduation to be eligible for M.A admission at IIT Madras.

IIT Madras Seat Intake 2026

There are 75 M.A seats in IIT Madras. These include 25 seats of Economics, 25 seats of Development Studies, 25 seats of English.

Particulars	Number of Seats
Economics	25
Development Studies	25
English	25

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Comments

Found 1 Comment

aarti

Mar 20, 2024 13:12

Which Btech branch is best in IIT Madras?

Ashish Ramtari

Jun 2, 2024 11:24

IIT Madras B.Tech. CSE (Computer Science Engineering) is considered as the best B.Tech. specialisation. This is due to:

B.Tech. CSE has highest cutoff rank around 144-148 which shows its popularity among other branches and higher competition.
Most of the placements in IIT Madras are conducted from the B.Tech. CSE Specialisation.

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