IIT Madras is the number-1 engineering college.
According to the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) ranking 2025, the country’s number-1 engineering college Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras. It is located in Chennai. This institute continues to remain on top. This institute is known for its quality education, research, excellent faculty and good placements. Let us tell you that the first batch of IIT Madras started with 120 students.
How many B.Tech seats are there in IIT Madras?
josaa.admissions.nic.in According to data of 2025The seats in IIT Madras are according to different engineering programmes. Here the overall seats for each category of students in all B.Tech programs are 1002. At the same time, some seats are for Bachelor of Science program and dual degree programs. Talking about total seats, there are 1121 seats for all the candidates in the institute. Out of these, 1054 seats are overall for all the candidates while 67 seats are additional for girl students (Female Supernumerary). Here you can see the seats according to the program-
| engineering program | Total seats (for all-1054) | Additional seats for girl students (67) |
| BTech Aerospace Engineering | 54 | 1 |
| BTech Chemical Engineering | 188 | 3 |
| BTech Civil Engineering | 111 | 6 |
| BTech Computer Science Engineering | 81 | 6 |
| BTech Electrical Engineering | 148 | 6 |
| BTech Engineering Physics | 37 | 5 |
| BTech Biological Engineering | 30 | 0 |
| BTech Mechanical Engineering | 122 | 22 |
| BTech Metallurgical and Materials Engineering | 49 | 5 |
| BTech Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics | 50 | 0 |
| BTech Computational Engineering and Mechanics | 40 | 0 |
| BTech Instrumentation and Biomedical Engineering | 40 | 0 |
| BTech Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering | 69 | 9 |
| Bachelor of Science in Physics | 12 | 1 |
| Biological Sciences (4 years, Bachelor of Science) | 30 | 0 |
| Aerospace Engineering (5 Years, Bachelor and Master of Technology (Dual Degree) | 10 | 0 |
| Engineering Design (5 Years, Bachelor and Master of Technology (Dual Degree) | 63 | 3 |
This program has the highest number of seats
The institute has a total of 54 seats in the 4-year Aerospace Engineering course and 1 additional seat for girl students. There are overall 108 seats in 4 year Chemical Engineering and 3 additional seats for girl students. Maximum seats for 4 years B.Tech Program Is in Electrical Engineering. There are 148 seats for all categories of students and 6 additional seats for girl students.
Those who have JEE Advanced get admission
Engineering at IIT Madras for admission It is necessary to have passed 12th with Physics, Chemistry, Maths. Apart from this, engineering entrance exams Joint Entrance Exam (JEE) Main and JEE Advanced have to be cracked with good scores. These examinations are conducted by National Testing Agency (NTA). After this, seats are allotted on the basis of rank and percentile through Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JOSAA) counselling.
