I want to get admission in MBA in Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras so can you tell me the criteria of admission?

The Department of Management Studies, Indian Institute of Technology IIT Madras offers Master of Business Administration (MBA) program of duration 2 years.

MBA program-

The Master of Business Administration (MBA) at IIT Madras is a two-year, full-time, seven quarter program aimed at training graduates to become capable managers.

The program involves classroom teaching, case discussions, hands-on management internship in industry and project work.

Each quarter is usually of eight weeks duration.

Eligibility Criteria-

Graduates (or professional qualification equivalent to that of a University degree recognized by the UGC) in any discipline with first class or 60% marks (55% for SC/ST)

For Defence personnel the minimum percentage of marks in qualifying degree will be 55%.

Final year students are also eligible to apply.

Regular Candidates-

Regular candidates should possess a valid score in the Common Admissions Test (CAT) conducted by the Indian Institutes of Management.

IIT Graduates who obtain a CGPA of 8 and above on 10 are exempted from CAT score.

Their short listing will be based on a composite score with due weights to applicant’s CAT score, past academic performance, industry experience and gender.

Sponsored Candidates

This category is of two types:

a) Company Sponsored Candidates
b) Indian Defense Personnel

a) Candidates may be sponsored by their employers to pursue an MBA at IIT Madras. Candidates should forward their application through proper channel. They must have a minimum work experience of two years in the sponsoring organization and a valid CAT Score.

b) Defense personnel are exempted from the national level entrance test. Candidates who are working with the Defense forces are encouraged to apply through respective government agencies.

Non-Resident Indian and Foreign Nationals-

Short listing for this category shall be on the basis of

GMAT score
Past academic performance
Letters of reference and
Work experience, if any

They also have to submit copies of their citizenship-related documents obtained from the Indian Embassy of their residing country while applying for the programme.

Selection Procedure-

Candidates from all categories short listed based on the composite score shall be called for a personal interview to a given location (except NRIs and Foreign Nationals).

The final selection for all categories except NRIs and Foreign Nationals will be based on the following:

Performance in group task, written communication and personal interview

Composite score obtained by the candidate as explained earlier.

For short listed NRIs and Foreign Nationals, the final selection will be based on a personal interview which shall be conducted online.

Contact-

Department Of Management Studies - IIT Madras
IIT Madras, Delhi Avenue, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600036