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

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M.Sc at IIT Madras is a 2-year Full Time PG Degree. The course is offered in 3 specializations. The most popular specializations include Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry.

The total M.Sc Fees at IIT Madras for 2025 - 2026 academic year is ₹ 1.82 Lakhs. This includes a total tuition fee of ₹ 1 Lakh.

To be eligible for the IIT Madras M.Sc program, candidates must have passed Graduation with 55% + IIT JAM (or equivalent). M.Sc admissions at IIT Madras are offered based on IIT JAM. The overall IIT Madras IIT JAM Cutoff rank 2025 is 133 - 228 for General category students. Check IIT Madras M.Sc Cutoff Here

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

Master of Science [M.Sc]

Total Fees:₹2.67 Lakhs

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Eligibility:

Graduation with 55% + IIT JAM

Application Date:

27 Mar - 15 Apr 2026

Mathematics

₹2.67 Lakhs

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Chemistry

₹2.67 Lakhs

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IIT Madras M.Sc Fees

IIT Madras M.Sc Fees 2025 - 2026 is ₹ 1.82 Lakhs for the entire course duration. This is an increase of 345.67% (~₹1) from the previous year fee. Students must pay approximately ₹ 90,917 per year.

The total M.Sc fees covers-

Total tuition fee of ₹ 1 Lakh
A Refundable Caution fee of ₹ 5,000
Total other fee of ₹ 76,834

The hostel fees for IIT Madras is 40,102.

Based on 4 reviews and 1.8 K views collected by Collegedunia last year, the most popular M.Sc specialisation is Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry.

M.Sc Mathematics total fees is ₹ 1.82 Lakhs
M.Sc Physics total fees is ₹ 1.82 Lakhs
M.Sc Chemistry total fees is ₹ 1.82 Lakhs

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

Quota:

Fee Type	Total Amount (INR)
tuition fees	₹ 1 Lakh
other fees	₹ 1.67 Lakhs
total fees	₹ 2.67 Lakhs

* Fees is refundable

IIT Madras Latest Updates and News

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IIT Madras M.Sc Admission 2026

M.Sc admissions at IIT Madras are based on IIT JAM. Students must have Graduation with 55% + IIT JAM to be eligible for M.Sc admission at IIT Madras.

IIT Madras M.Sc Admission Dates 2026

The application deadline for admission to IIT Madras M.Sc program was March 26 - April 11, 2025.

Important Events

Events	Dates
GATE 2027 Registration Date	Sep 02, 2026 - Sep 27, 2026 Ongoing
GATE 2027 Admit Card Date	Jan 04, 2027
GATE 2027 Exam Dates	Feb 06, 2027
GATE 2027 Exam Dates	Feb 07, 2027
GATE 2027 Exam Dates	Feb 13, 2027
GATE 2027 Exam Dates	Feb 14, 2027
GATE 2027 Exam Dates	Feb 20, 2027
GATE 2027 Exam Dates	Feb 21, 2027
GATE 2027 Result Date	Mar 19, 2027 Tentative

Expired Events

Events	Dates
GATE 2027 Notification	Jul 20, 2026

IIT Madras Seat Intake 2026

There are 170 M.Sc seats in IIT Madras. These include 49 seats of Mathematics, 54 seats of Physics, 67 seats of Chemistry.

Particulars	Number of Seats
Mathematics	49
Chemistry	67
Physics	54

IIT Madras M.Sc Ranking

IIT Madras is ranked by several ranking agencies such as Times Higher Education. Some of these rankings are as follows-

#501-600 out of 801 under Times Higher Education Ranking 2020.

Ranking Agency	Latest	Previous
	#501-600 out of 801 (2020)	#601-800 out of 800 (2019)

Comments

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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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