Frequently Asked Questions
No, there is no equivalent on-campus version. IIT Madras has carefully curated this exclusively as an online program. But this program consists of lab based courses which are mandatory and students need to come in person to IIT Madras campus in Chennai, TamilNadu for 1-2 weeks every semester/as intimated by the program group. The students will be notified of the dates well in advance so that they can plan their travel.
Due to limitations of campus facilities, and students being spread out geographically, learners enrolled in the program will not have access to IITM campus facilities, unless as required by the program.
All our program courses are taught in English. Hence, we expect a minimum proficiency in English language to participate in the program.
This BS degree is a 4 year program. On an average, we anticipate that a learner studying part time will finish the degree in 4 to 8 years.
Access to good internet connection as well as a laptop / desktop device will be a key requirement to learn effectively from our courses. Students will have to procure lab kits and work on them, the details of which will be communicated soon. Some practice with use of tools available as part of gsuite is recommended such as gmail, google drive, google calendar, etc.
Pre-recorded lessons and assignments will be made available on our portal on a weekly basis. Learners can learn from the content released each week at their own convenience.
6-8 hours of live interaction with instructors/faculty will be conducted per course per week to clear doubts of the learners. These will also be recorded and amde available for those who are unavailable to attend it.
The program is split into three levels that have to be done strictly in sequence:
1: Foundational Level (9 courses + 1 Lab) - 44 Credits
2: Diploma Level (8 Courses + 2 Labs) - (44+ 42) = 86 Credits
3: Degree Level (12 courses) + Apprenticeship (Optional) - (44+42+56) = 142 Credits
Check Overall Structure in Academics page.
The expected effort is about 10-12 hours per week per course.
There are two semesters in a year. Learners will be allowed to register for a maximum of four theory courses in a semester depending on their preferred pace of learning. Note that registration for any course requires that the prerequisite courses for this should be completed.
Each course will have a discussion forum where learners can raise their course-related questions and interact with the course instructor or course support team. This is asynchronous and you can ask your queries here which will be answered by the time within 24 hours.
The live sessions are another option for you to ask doubts where yopu can speak/show your working out of a problem etc.
We have NOT created any official groups anywhere yet. We currently answer all admin related questions/doubts via support email/calls and content doubts through the forum or live sessions.
We will use whatsapp from our side to send you messages and reminders.
As a sample, Week 1 content videos will be made available for the first four Foundational Level courses for you to try and learn from. We recommend you to check out these lectures and try the sample assignment. The links to Week 1 Content & Assignment pages can be accessed from the Foundational Level courses section in the Academics page. (This will be released soon).
Please send us your registered email ID and a screenshot of the error / issue with relevant description to support-es@study.iitm.ac.in
If the error is after payment has been made, please forward the confirmation email from Razorpay along with email ID, application number and screenshot with description.
There is no daily attendance, but once you register for the courses, submission of weekly assignment is taken as an attendance indicator. Minimum required scores in weekly assignments of a course will determine if a learner will be allowed to write the end semester exam for that course or not. Check the grading policy documents once you register for courses.
No. Every semester will have two quizzes and an end semester exam for each course. All quizzes and end semesters exams will be in-person, invigilated exams at designated centres across the country. You need to travel to the exam centre and take these exams. Check
A quiz is similar or equivalent to a monthly test in schools and colleges. Marks obtained in quizzes count towards the total score obtained in the course. All quizzes will be in-person, invigilated exams at designated centres across the country.
No, the exam dates are not flexible. The quiz and end semesters exam dates are fixed for all learners taking the same course in a semester. We try our best to schedule all exams during the weekends though it may not be possible for every exam.
If the city of your choice is not in our current exam cities list, please send an email to support-es@study.iitm.ac.in. We will consider your request, but there is no guarantee that we will add it.
There may be more than one exam centre in any exam city. Learners can also choose the city they wish to write exams in and not the exact exam centre. The number of centres depends on the number of learners in each city and availability of centres on a given date with our exam partner.
There are 2 semesters currently in a year and students can register to the maximum of 4 courses in each semester, provided the pre-requisites are satisfied.
Learners who join the IIT Madras BS Degree Program have the option of exiting the program earlier with a Diploma in Electronic Systems alone.
Applicants should have passed Class 12 (or equivalent) with Physics and Mathematics. School students who have appeared for their Class 11 final exams (with Physics and Maths as their subjects of study) can also apply for the program. However, they can get admission only after they complete the 12th Standard.
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You can apply for the qualifier exam after you write the std XI final exams. While in std XI, you cannot attempt the qualifier exam.
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Yes, you can apply for the program if you have cleared class 12 or equivalent with Physics and Mathematics.
Yes. If you cleared class 12 or equivalent in 2022 or earlier with Mathematics and Physics, you can apply. There is no requirement to have completed a degree program.
Anyone who is eligible may apply by filling in the application form, uploading required documents and paying the application fee in our website https://study.iitm.ac.in/es/
We recommend that you go through the Academics Page to better understand the program and the
IITM will provide access to 4 weeks of content for the four foundational level courses - English I, Math for Electronics I, Introduction to C Programming and Electronics System Thinking and Circuits. Applicants have to go through the content and submit the graded assignments every week in each of the four courses. The average of the best 2 out of the first 3 weeks of assignments is calculated in each of the 4 courses and if this average is above the cutoff for the relevant category, applicants are given the hall ticket to the qualifier exam. Check
No. Only the learners who get the minimum required marks in the online assignments during the qualifier process of 4 weeks will be allowed to attend the qualifier exam and shall be provided with hall tickets.
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For students who attempt the qualifier exam while in school, doing their std XII, the qualifier marks will be valid for 4 semesters to continue with the foundation level. For all others, the qualifier marks will be valid for the two semesters that come after the qualifier exam date (the continuing semester and the next one) for the learner to register to the Foundation level.
Currently it is 2 application cycles a year.
The list of required documents is available on the Application Process section of the admissions page.
IITM's BS Degree in Electronic System is a stand alone program. Credits cannot be transferred.
No, the course content will be provided only in online mode so you can watch them anytime, anywhere. There will be no hard copy provided. Depending on the course, learners may be recommended reference books / material that they may buy separately.
Students have to submit valid certificates while applying / registering. These will be verified by our team. Certificates that are outdated will not be accepted.
No. There will be no refund of application fee once paid. The cancellation and refund will be applicable only till the last date of accepting applications, as mentioned in the timelines document. Refunds will not be made after this date.
No. A course registration is valid only for one semester. If a learner is not able to clear a course in a semester, they will be considered as having failed the course and will need to register for the course again at a later semester along with the required fee.
Note that a learner will be allowed to drop off from a course within the first four weeks of the semester. In such cases, a part of the course fee will be retained as admin charges and the balance, if any, may be carried over to the next semester.
The overall program fees need not be paid at one stretch. The actual fees you will be paying in each semester will be only for the number of courses you register for in the respective semester. So, if you register for 2 courses in a semester, you have to pay the fees only for those 2 courses. For more details, please refer to
Fees can be paid only through online mode. Fees through DD will not be accepted.
Note that payment cannot be made using a Debit Card. You can pay using any Credit Card, Netbanking (all Indian Banks), Wallet, UPI (Google Pay, BHIM, etc.).
Yes. After successful completion of payment, you will receive a confirmation email from Razorpay.
We will issue the fee receipt once the drop date for courses has passed.
In case of failed payments, it will take 10 business days for the money to be credited back in your bank account.
Your application form will be considered as submitted only upon making the application fee payment. Until then, you may edit the contents of your application form. After the application fee has been paid, you will not be allowed to edit the application form.
In case your uploaded document(s) gets "returned / rejected" during verification, you will be given a chance to re-upload a valid document within a stipulated deadline.
Verification of documents may take upto 3 weeks. Please be patient. We will keep you updated about your application status by email and on the dashboard.
After you submit your application, we verify the same before changing the status of uploaded document(s) to "accepted" or "returned / rejected".
Be careful when filling the application form and double check the information you enter. We verify the files / documents you have uploaded (photograph, signature, ID card, SC / ST / OBC-NCL / EWS / PwD document if applicable). If any of the files / documents uploaded is unclear or broken or found to be wrong or incorrect, your application may be "returned / rejected".
In case your uploaded document(s) gets "returned / rejected" during verification, you will be given a chance to re-upload a valid document within a stipulated deadline.
Being honest and careful while filling the application form and uploading correct documents in the correct formats will help get your application "accepted". Check
No. You will need to pick two different preferences for exam cities in the order of your preference. Your exam centre shall be allotted in any one of the two exam cities picked depending on availability. We recommend that you familiarize with the currently available
You will be allowed to change your exam city for any exam till 4 weeks before the exam date.
No. The Exam city preferences selected in the application form is for the Qualifier Exam only. You will have the option of picking a different set of Exam City options for each quiz and the final exam.
We are trying to see if this is possible. Please watch out for announcements regarding scholarships / loans.
SC / ST / OBC-NCL / EWS /PwD candidates will have concession in minimum scores required during the qualifier process to enter the program. Check out
Application fee: Only SC / ST / PwD candidates are provided fee waivers in the application fee.
Course fees: SC / ST / PwD candidates are provided fee waivers in course fees also.
Candidates belonging to any category (General / OBC-NCL / EWS) are provided with institute fee advance/waivers in course fees if the family income <= 5LPA. Check
The semester family income for the purpose of availing fee waivers includes the income of the candidate, the income of his/her parents and spouse, also the income of his/her siblings and children below the age of 18 years.
After clearing the Qualifier Exam, all learners who wish to avail fee waivers based on Family Income are required to submit Family Income Certificate in the format provided in the Fee Structure section. Note that the Family Income Certificates are valid only for one year and will need to be submitted afresh each year to continue availing fee waiver based on Family Income through the program.
Economically Weaker Section (EWS) in India, as defined by the Govt. of India, is a sub-category of people belonging to the General category with an annual family income less than ₹8 lakhs per annum and who do not belong to any category such as SC/ST/OBC. Course fee waivers from IIT Madras are available for general category learners with family income less than ₹5 lakhs per annum. As per the policy of IIT Madras, and as part of our documentation process to ensure that we give fee waiver benefits to the deserving learners, we require general category learners with family income less than ₹5 lakhs per annum to submit both EWS certificate and Family Income certificate. EWS and Family Income certificates will need to be obtained in the format mentioned in the
The program has a dedicated placement team who will connect with companies and enable such opportunities to be made available to BS graduates.
A large number of learners apply and participate in the qualifier process. After clearing the qualifier process, learners will need to clear foundational level courses, diploma level courses and then the degree level courses to finally get a BS degree from IIT Madras. That's a total of 142 course credits. When a student is able to successfully clear these courses and fulfill all the academic requirements, we are confident that the students will be employable.
The demand for skilled individuals in Electronic Systesm is high. Through our program, we do our best to equip our learners with required subject expertise. We are also planning to give soft skills training as part of the program. It is all about enabling IITM BS graduates with the right job opportunities. IIT Madras will actively reach out to the recruiters in the context of placement opportunities for the graduates of the BS Degree Program.
Once you clear the Qualifier Exam, you will be allowed to access the Course Registration Form from your dashboard upon logging in. In the Course Registration Form, you will need to fill in the required details, upload necessary documents and pay the course fee to register for the first semester of your Foundational Level. You may choose to register for one or more Foundational Level courses with the upper limit of four courses.
Note that there will be an added Exam Fee applicable for learners opting to write their quizzes and end semester exams outside India.
It is mandatory to upload 12th or equivalent mark sheet. In addition, any one of these documents while registering for Foundational Level are required:
- Degree Certificate OR
- Certificate of the highest level of education
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No, not required to submit again. However, the EWS / OBC-NCL certificate need to be submitted again if the previously submitted certificate is not valid until the end of the current financial year.
Please be informed that you will not be paying the entire Program fee or Foundational Level fee at one stretch. The actual fees you will be paying will be in proportion to the number of courses you register for in every semester. So, if you register for 2 courses in the July 2023 semester, you have to pay the course fees only for those 2 courses.
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The personal email ID you applied for the program with cannot be changed. This email ID is used to access the whole Qualifier Process and the Foundational Level Course Registration Form.
Once an applicant passes the qualifier exam and registers to courses, they will be assigned a roll number and a corresponding official IIT Madras BS Degree student email ID. After that, all further communication and course access will be through the official student email ID.
No, the current portal will be used for all the Levels. You will be given a new official IITM BS Degree student email ID to access the portal.
An ID card in electronic format will be provided, subject to conditions on use of the ID card.
The BS Degree has to be completed within a maximum period of 8 years.
While a 1 or 2 year break between Levels is allowed, we recommend that you time the length of your breaks depending on whether you want to pursue a Diploma or Degree, and how many courses you are able to take up in a Semester.
You can re-apply again for the immediate next Qualifier exam in the same term at half the original fee paid by you. Your previous assignment scores will be considered and you will be directly eligible to write the Qualifier Exam-attempt 2 without having to submit assignments again.
You have to re-apply as a new applicant with payment of full application fee in the next term.
To be eligible to write the End Semester Exam for a course, it is mandatory for the learner to (i) obtain an Average Assignment Score >= 40/100 AND (ii) appear for at least one out of the two proctored in-person Quizzes.
Every course might have additional eligibility conditions to write the end-sem exam and obtain the course grade. Please check the grading document for details on this.
Learners who are not eligible to write a specific course's End Semester Exam will not be issued hall ticket for the same. They will have to repeat the entire course including assignments and quizzes in a later Semester.
It is mandatory to attempt at least one of the proctored in-person quizzes in a Semester to be eligible to appear for the End Semester Exams. The quizzes contribute to the final course score and the course grade and hence it is recommended that students attempt both quizzes and all other assessments in the course.
For the courses you register for in the same semester immediately after clearing your Qualifier Exam, yes, your Qualifier phase assignment scores will be included while calculating eligibility for the End Semester Exam.
For courses that you register for in a later Semester, you will be required to repeat the assignments in the course again.
The Qualifier Exam Score will be counted as Quiz 1 Score for the courses registered in the SAME Semester immediately after the Qualifier exam. They will not be used in any other subsequent semester.
Learner has two options:
1. Register only for the End semester Exam in the next available option, by paying the fee for this.
2. Repeat the entire course (including assignments and quizzes) by paying the full course fee.
Once the registration window closes in any Semester, adding courses will not be allowed. Dropping a course will be allowed within 4 weeks of the Semester start.
Though it is not recommended, a learner may choose to repeat a course for improving grades any number of times. The course fee for repeating a course will be twice the regular course fee and the learner will have to submit the online graded weekly assignments, appear for the Quiz(zes) and End Semester Exam.
The highest score among all attempts of a course will be used for calculating the CGPA.
Each exam has a deadline before which change of exam city is allowed. Option to change the exam city will be available till each deadline in the student Dashboard, in the "Exam Cities and Hall Tickets" page.
Yes. It is mandatory that students travel to IIT Madras campus to demonstrate the lab experiments specified and complete the lab exams in person at the campus.
No. You have to make my own arrangements for accommodation during lab sessions and any other logistics will not be borne by IIT Madras. The program team will try and see if this is possible but there are no guarantee that accommodation will be provided.
Our Diploma and Degree are official Diploma and Degree of IIT Madras.
Some of the major career options available to students taking this program may include the following job positions in industries such as Automotive, Semiconductor, Defence and so on:
Electronic System Designer
Embedded System Developer
Electronic Hardware Specialist
System Testing Engineer
Candidates who have qualified to attempt JEE Advanced in the current year or the previous year are deemed to have directly qualified to the BS-ES program and can register for a maximum of four courses in the Foundation level and start the program.
Currently the BS Electronic Systems program exam dates align with the BS Data Science program. Hence it will not be possible to do both programs together.
Program updates, if any, will be communicated and updated on our website.
Yes. You can join as long as you have studied Physics and Maths in your 3-year Diploma
No. There is no option to register for diploma alone. However, you have multiple exit options which allows you to exit with diploma
IITs are institutes of national importance created under an Act of Parliament, the IIT Act. This act provides all rights to IITs to confer degrees. Any degree granted by an IIT is recognized as a legal degree.
IITs do not come under the UGC, and no degree of IIT needs additional approval or recognition by UGC. This is a valid degree from IIT Madras
And yes, you can do M.Tech through gate, after completing BS in Electronic Systems.
No, there is no equivalent on-campus version. IIT Madras has carefully curated this exclusively as an online program. But this program consists of lab based courses which are mandatory and students need to come in person to IIT Madras campus in Chennai, TamilNadu for 1-2 weeks every semester/as intimated by the program group. The students will be notified of the dates well in advance so that they can plan their travel.
Due to limitations of campus facilities, and students being spread out geographically, learners enrolled in the program will not have access to IITM campus facilities, unless as required by the program.
All our program courses are taught in English. Hence, we expect a minimum proficiency in English language to participate in the program.
This BS degree is a 4 year program. On an average, we anticipate that a learner studying part time will finish the degree in 4 to 8 years.
Access to good internet connection as well as a laptop / desktop device will be a key requirement to learn effectively from our courses. Students will have to procure lab kits and work on them, the details of which will be communicated soon. Some practice with use of tools available as part of gsuite is recommended such as gmail, google drive, google calendar, etc.
The program is split into three levels that have to be done strictly in sequence:
1: Foundational Level (9 courses + 1 Lab) - 44 Credits
2: Diploma Level (8 Courses + 2 Labs) - (44+ 42) = 86 Credits
3: Degree Level (12 courses) + Apprenticeship (Optional) - (44+42+56) = 142 Credits
Check Overall Structure in Academics page.
Each course will have a discussion forum where learners can raise their course-related questions and interact with the course instructor or course support team. This is asynchronous and you can ask your queries here which will be answered by the time within 24 hours.
The live sessions are another option for you to ask doubts where yopu can speak/show your working out of a problem etc.
We have NOT created any official groups anywhere yet. We currently answer all admin related questions/doubts via support email/calls and content doubts through the forum or live sessions.
We will use whatsapp from our side to send you messages and reminders.
As a sample, Week 1 content videos will be made available for the first four Foundational Level courses for you to try and learn from. We recommend you to check out these lectures and try the sample assignment. The links to Week 1 Content & Assignment pages can be accessed from the Foundational Level courses section in the Academics page. (This will be released soon).
There are 2 semesters currently in a year and students can register to the maximum of 4 courses in each semester, provided the pre-requisites are satisfied.
Learners who join the IIT Madras BS Degree Program have the option of exiting the program earlier with a Diploma in Electronic Systems alone.
IITM's BS Degree in Electronic System is a stand alone program. Credits cannot be transferred.
The program has a dedicated placement team who will connect with companies and enable such opportunities to be made available to BS graduates.
A large number of learners apply and participate in the qualifier process. After clearing the qualifier process, learners will need to clear foundational level courses, diploma level courses and then the degree level courses to finally get a BS degree from IIT Madras. That's a total of 142 course credits. When a student is able to successfully clear these courses and fulfill all the academic requirements, we are confident that the students will be employable.
The demand for skilled individuals in Electronic Systesm is high. Through our program, we do our best to equip our learners with required subject expertise. We are also planning to give soft skills training as part of the program. It is all about enabling IITM BS graduates with the right job opportunities. IIT Madras will actively reach out to the recruiters in the context of placement opportunities for the graduates of the BS Degree Program.
Some of the major career options available to students taking this program may include the following job positions in industries such as Automotive, Semiconductor, Defence and so on:
Electronic System Designer
Embedded System Developer
Electronic Hardware Specialist
System Testing Engineer
IITs are institutes of national importance created under an Act of Parliament, the IIT Act. This act provides all rights to IITs to confer degrees. Any degree granted by an IIT is recognized as a legal degree.
IITs do not come under the UGC, and no degree of IIT needs additional approval or recognition by UGC. This is a valid degree from IIT Madras
And yes, you can do M.Tech through gate, after completing BS in Electronic Systems.
This BS degree is a 4 year program. On an average, we anticipate that a learner studying part time will finish the degree in 4 to 8 years.
Pre-recorded lessons and assignments will be made available on our portal on a weekly basis. Learners can learn from the content released each week at their own convenience.
6-8 hours of live interaction with instructors/faculty will be conducted per course per week to clear doubts of the learners. These will also be recorded and amde available for those who are unavailable to attend it.
The program is split into three levels that have to be done strictly in sequence:
1: Foundational Level (9 courses + 1 Lab) - 44 Credits
2: Diploma Level (8 Courses + 2 Labs) - (44+ 42) = 86 Credits
3: Degree Level (12 courses) + Apprenticeship (Optional) - (44+42+56) = 142 Credits
Check Overall Structure in Academics page.
The expected effort is about 10-12 hours per week per course.
There are two semesters in a year. Learners will be allowed to register for a maximum of four theory courses in a semester depending on their preferred pace of learning. Note that registration for any course requires that the prerequisite courses for this should be completed.
Each course will have a discussion forum where learners can raise their course-related questions and interact with the course instructor or course support team. This is asynchronous and you can ask your queries here which will be answered by the time within 24 hours.
The live sessions are another option for you to ask doubts where yopu can speak/show your working out of a problem etc.
As a sample, Week 1 content videos will be made available for the first four Foundational Level courses for you to try and learn from. We recommend you to check out these lectures and try the sample assignment. The links to Week 1 Content & Assignment pages can be accessed from the Foundational Level courses section in the Academics page. (This will be released soon).
There is no daily attendance, but once you register for the courses, submission of weekly assignment is taken as an attendance indicator. Minimum required scores in weekly assignments of a course will determine if a learner will be allowed to write the end semester exam for that course or not. Check the grading policy documents once you register for courses.
No. Every semester will have two quizzes and an end semester exam for each course. All quizzes and end semesters exams will be in-person, invigilated exams at designated centres across the country. You need to travel to the exam centre and take these exams. Check
A quiz is similar or equivalent to a monthly test in schools and colleges. Marks obtained in quizzes count towards the total score obtained in the course. All quizzes will be in-person, invigilated exams at designated centres across the country.
No, the exam dates are not flexible. The quiz and end semesters exam dates are fixed for all learners taking the same course in a semester. We try our best to schedule all exams during the weekends though it may not be possible for every exam.
If the city of your choice is not in our current exam cities list, please send an email to support-es@study.iitm.ac.in. We will consider your request, but there is no guarantee that we will add it.
There may be more than one exam centre in any exam city. Learners can also choose the city they wish to write exams in and not the exact exam centre. The number of centres depends on the number of learners in each city and availability of centres on a given date with our exam partner.
IITM's BS Degree in Electronic System is a stand alone program. Credits cannot be transferred.
No, the course content will be provided only in online mode so you can watch them anytime, anywhere. There will be no hard copy provided. Depending on the course, learners may be recommended reference books / material that they may buy separately.
No. A course registration is valid only for one semester. If a learner is not able to clear a course in a semester, they will be considered as having failed the course and will need to register for the course again at a later semester along with the required fee.
Note that a learner will be allowed to drop off from a course within the first four weeks of the semester. In such cases, a part of the course fee will be retained as admin charges and the balance, if any, may be carried over to the next semester.
No. You will need to pick two different preferences for exam cities in the order of your preference. Your exam centre shall be allotted in any one of the two exam cities picked depending on availability. We recommend that you familiarize with the currently available
You will be allowed to change your exam city for any exam till 4 weeks before the exam date.
No. The Exam city preferences selected in the application form is for the Qualifier Exam only. You will have the option of picking a different set of Exam City options for each quiz and the final exam.
Each course will have a discussion forum where learners can raise their course-related questions and interact with the course instructor or course support team. This is asynchronous and you can ask your queries here which will be answered by the time within 24 hours.
The live sessions are another option for you to ask doubts where yopu can speak/show your working out of a problem etc.
Please send us your registered email ID and a screenshot of the error / issue with relevant description to support-es@study.iitm.ac.in
If the error is after payment has been made, please forward the confirmation email from Razorpay along with email ID, application number and screenshot with description.
If the city of your choice is not in our current exam cities list, please send an email to support-es@study.iitm.ac.in. We will consider your request, but there is no guarantee that we will add it.
Learners who join the IIT Madras BS Degree Program have the option of exiting the program earlier with a Diploma in Electronic Systems alone.
Applicants should have passed Class 12 (or equivalent) with Physics and Mathematics. School students who have appeared for their Class 11 final exams (with Physics and Maths as their subjects of study) can also apply for the program. However, they can get admission only after they complete the 12th Standard.
Check
You can apply for the qualifier exam after you write the std XI final exams. While in std XI, you cannot attempt the qualifier exam.
Check
Yes, you can apply for the program if you have cleared class 12 or equivalent with Physics and Mathematics.
Yes. If you cleared class 12 or equivalent in 2022 or earlier with Mathematics and Physics, you can apply. There is no requirement to have completed a degree program.
Anyone who is eligible may apply by filling in the application form, uploading required documents and paying the application fee in our website https://study.iitm.ac.in/es/
We recommend that you go through the Academics Page to better understand the program and the
IITM will provide access to 4 weeks of content for the four foundational level courses - English I, Math for Electronics I, Introduction to C Programming and Electronics System Thinking and Circuits. Applicants have to go through the content and submit the graded assignments every week in each of the four courses. The average of the best 2 out of the first 3 weeks of assignments is calculated in each of the 4 courses and if this average is above the cutoff for the relevant category, applicants are given the hall ticket to the qualifier exam. Check
No. Only the learners who get the minimum required marks in the online assignments during the qualifier process of 4 weeks will be allowed to attend the qualifier exam and shall be provided with hall tickets.
Refer to
For students who attempt the qualifier exam while in school, doing their std XII, the qualifier marks will be valid for 4 semesters to continue with the foundation level. For all others, the qualifier marks will be valid for the two semesters that come after the qualifier exam date (the continuing semester and the next one) for the learner to register to the Foundation level.
Currently it is 2 application cycles a year.
The list of required documents is available on the Application Process section of the admissions page.
Students have to submit valid certificates while applying / registering. These will be verified by our team. Certificates that are outdated will not be accepted.
No. There will be no refund of application fee once paid. The cancellation and refund will be applicable only till the last date of accepting applications, as mentioned in the timelines document. Refunds will not be made after this date.
Fees can be paid only through online mode. Fees through DD will not be accepted.
Note that payment cannot be made using a Debit Card. You can pay using any Credit Card, Netbanking (all Indian Banks), Wallet, UPI (Google Pay, BHIM, etc.).
Yes. After successful completion of payment, you will receive a confirmation email from Razorpay.
We will issue the fee receipt once the drop date for courses has passed.
In case of failed payments, it will take 10 business days for the money to be credited back in your bank account.
Your application form will be considered as submitted only upon making the application fee payment. Until then, you may edit the contents of your application form. After the application fee has been paid, you will not be allowed to edit the application form.
In case your uploaded document(s) gets "returned / rejected" during verification, you will be given a chance to re-upload a valid document within a stipulated deadline.
Verification of documents may take upto 3 weeks. Please be patient. We will keep you updated about your application status by email and on the dashboard.
After you submit your application, we verify the same before changing the status of uploaded document(s) to "accepted" or "returned / rejected".
Be careful when filling the application form and double check the information you enter. We verify the files / documents you have uploaded (photograph, signature, ID card, SC / ST / OBC-NCL / EWS / PwD document if applicable). If any of the files / documents uploaded is unclear or broken or found to be wrong or incorrect, your application may be "returned / rejected".
In case your uploaded document(s) gets "returned / rejected" during verification, you will be given a chance to re-upload a valid document within a stipulated deadline.
Being honest and careful while filling the application form and uploading correct documents in the correct formats will help get your application "accepted". Check
No. You will need to pick two different preferences for exam cities in the order of your preference. Your exam centre shall be allotted in any one of the two exam cities picked depending on availability. We recommend that you familiarize with the currently available
You will be allowed to change your exam city for any exam till 4 weeks before the exam date.
No. The Exam city preferences selected in the application form is for the Qualifier Exam only. You will have the option of picking a different set of Exam City options for each quiz and the final exam.
SC / ST / OBC-NCL / EWS /PwD candidates will have concession in minimum scores required during the qualifier process to enter the program. Check out
You can re-apply again for the immediate next Qualifier exam in the same term at half the original fee paid by you. Your previous assignment scores will be considered and you will be directly eligible to write the Qualifier Exam-attempt 2 without having to submit assignments again.
You have to re-apply as a new applicant with payment of full application fee in the next term.
Each exam has a deadline before which change of exam city is allowed. Option to change the exam city will be available till each deadline in the student Dashboard, in the "Exam Cities and Hall Tickets" page.
Candidates who have qualified to attempt JEE Advanced in the current year or the previous year are deemed to have directly qualified to the BS-ES program and can register for a maximum of four courses in the Foundation level and start the program.
Currently the BS Electronic Systems program exam dates align with the BS Data Science program. Hence it will not be possible to do both programs together.
Program updates, if any, will be communicated and updated on our website.
Yes. You can join as long as you have studied Physics and Maths in your 3-year Diploma
No. There is no option to register for diploma alone. However, you have multiple exit options which allows you to exit with diploma
Please send us your registered email ID and a screenshot of the error / issue with relevant description to support-es@study.iitm.ac.in
If the error is after payment has been made, please forward the confirmation email from Razorpay along with email ID, application number and screenshot with description.
If the city of your choice is not in our current exam cities list, please send an email to support-es@study.iitm.ac.in. We will consider your request, but there is no guarantee that we will add it.
Applicants should have passed Class 12 (or equivalent) with Physics and Mathematics. School students who have appeared for their Class 11 final exams (with Physics and Maths as their subjects of study) can also apply for the program. However, they can get admission only after they complete the 12th Standard.
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You can apply for the qualifier exam after you write the std XI final exams. While in std XI, you cannot attempt the qualifier exam.
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Yes, you can apply for the program if you have cleared class 12 or equivalent with Physics and Mathematics.
Yes. If you cleared class 12 or equivalent in 2022 or earlier with Mathematics and Physics, you can apply. There is no requirement to have completed a degree program.
Anyone who is eligible may apply by filling in the application form, uploading required documents and paying the application fee in our website https://study.iitm.ac.in/es/
We recommend that you go through the Academics Page to better understand the program and the
IITM will provide access to 4 weeks of content for the four foundational level courses - English I, Math for Electronics I, Introduction to C Programming and Electronics System Thinking and Circuits. Applicants have to go through the content and submit the graded assignments every week in each of the four courses. The average of the best 2 out of the first 3 weeks of assignments is calculated in each of the 4 courses and if this average is above the cutoff for the relevant category, applicants are given the hall ticket to the qualifier exam. Check
No. Only the learners who get the minimum required marks in the online assignments during the qualifier process of 4 weeks will be allowed to attend the qualifier exam and shall be provided with hall tickets.
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For students who attempt the qualifier exam while in school, doing their std XII, the qualifier marks will be valid for 4 semesters to continue with the foundation level. For all others, the qualifier marks will be valid for the two semesters that come after the qualifier exam date (the continuing semester and the next one) for the learner to register to the Foundation level.
Currently it is 2 application cycles a year.
The list of required documents is available on the Application Process section of the admissions page.
Students have to submit valid certificates while applying / registering. These will be verified by our team. Certificates that are outdated will not be accepted.
No. There will be no refund of application fee once paid. The cancellation and refund will be applicable only till the last date of accepting applications, as mentioned in the timelines document. Refunds will not be made after this date.
Fees can be paid only through online mode. Fees through DD will not be accepted.
Note that payment cannot be made using a Debit Card. You can pay using any Credit Card, Netbanking (all Indian Banks), Wallet, UPI (Google Pay, BHIM, etc.).
Yes. After successful completion of payment, you will receive a confirmation email from Razorpay.
We will issue the fee receipt once the drop date for courses has passed.
In case of failed payments, it will take 10 business days for the money to be credited back in your bank account.
Your application form will be considered as submitted only upon making the application fee payment. Until then, you may edit the contents of your application form. After the application fee has been paid, you will not be allowed to edit the application form.
In case your uploaded document(s) gets "returned / rejected" during verification, you will be given a chance to re-upload a valid document within a stipulated deadline.
Verification of documents may take upto 3 weeks. Please be patient. We will keep you updated about your application status by email and on the dashboard.
After you submit your application, we verify the same before changing the status of uploaded document(s) to "accepted" or "returned / rejected".
Be careful when filling the application form and double check the information you enter. We verify the files / documents you have uploaded (photograph, signature, ID card, SC / ST / OBC-NCL / EWS / PwD document if applicable). If any of the files / documents uploaded is unclear or broken or found to be wrong or incorrect, your application may be "returned / rejected".
In case your uploaded document(s) gets "returned / rejected" during verification, you will be given a chance to re-upload a valid document within a stipulated deadline.
Being honest and careful while filling the application form and uploading correct documents in the correct formats will help get your application "accepted". Check
No. You will need to pick two different preferences for exam cities in the order of your preference. Your exam centre shall be allotted in any one of the two exam cities picked depending on availability. We recommend that you familiarize with the currently available
You will be allowed to change your exam city for any exam till 4 weeks before the exam date.
No. The Exam city preferences selected in the application form is for the Qualifier Exam only. You will have the option of picking a different set of Exam City options for each quiz and the final exam.
SC / ST / OBC-NCL / EWS /PwD candidates will have concession in minimum scores required during the qualifier process to enter the program. Check out
Candidates who have qualified to attempt JEE Advanced in the current year or the previous year are deemed to have directly qualified to the BS-ES program and can register for a maximum of four courses in the Foundation level and start the program.
Currently the BS Electronic Systems program exam dates align with the BS Data Science program. Hence it will not be possible to do both programs together.
Program updates, if any, will be communicated and updated on our website.
Yes. You can join as long as you have studied Physics and Maths in your 3-year Diploma
No. There is no option to register for diploma alone. However, you have multiple exit options which allows you to exit with diploma
No. There will be no refund of application fee once paid. The cancellation and refund will be applicable only till the last date of accepting applications, as mentioned in the timelines document. Refunds will not be made after this date.
No. A course registration is valid only for one semester. If a learner is not able to clear a course in a semester, they will be considered as having failed the course and will need to register for the course again at a later semester along with the required fee.
Note that a learner will be allowed to drop off from a course within the first four weeks of the semester. In such cases, a part of the course fee will be retained as admin charges and the balance, if any, may be carried over to the next semester.
The overall program fees need not be paid at one stretch. The actual fees you will be paying in each semester will be only for the number of courses you register for in the respective semester. So, if you register for 2 courses in a semester, you have to pay the fees only for those 2 courses. For more details, please refer to
Fees can be paid only through online mode. Fees through DD will not be accepted.
Note that payment cannot be made using a Debit Card. You can pay using any Credit Card, Netbanking (all Indian Banks), Wallet, UPI (Google Pay, BHIM, etc.).
Yes. After successful completion of payment, you will receive a confirmation email from Razorpay.
We will issue the fee receipt once the drop date for courses has passed.
In case of failed payments, it will take 10 business days for the money to be credited back in your bank account.
We are trying to see if this is possible. Please watch out for announcements regarding scholarships / loans.
Application fee: Only SC / ST / PwD candidates are provided fee waivers in the application fee.
Course fees: SC / ST / PwD candidates are provided fee waivers in course fees also.
Candidates belonging to any category (General / OBC-NCL / EWS) are provided with institute fee advance/waivers in course fees if the family income <= 5LPA. Check
The semester family income for the purpose of availing fee waivers includes the income of the candidate, the income of his/her parents and spouse, also the income of his/her siblings and children below the age of 18 years.
After clearing the Qualifier Exam, all learners who wish to avail fee waivers based on Family Income are required to submit Family Income Certificate in the format provided in the Fee Structure section. Note that the Family Income Certificates are valid only for one year and will need to be submitted afresh each year to continue availing fee waiver based on Family Income through the program.
Economically Weaker Section (EWS) in India, as defined by the Govt. of India, is a sub-category of people belonging to the General category with an annual family income less than ₹8 lakhs per annum and who do not belong to any category such as SC/ST/OBC. Course fee waivers from IIT Madras are available for general category learners with family income less than ₹5 lakhs per annum. As per the policy of IIT Madras, and as part of our documentation process to ensure that we give fee waiver benefits to the deserving learners, we require general category learners with family income less than ₹5 lakhs per annum to submit both EWS certificate and Family Income certificate. EWS and Family Income certificates will need to be obtained in the format mentioned in the
Once you clear the Qualifier Exam, you will be allowed to access the Course Registration Form from your dashboard upon logging in. In the Course Registration Form, you will need to fill in the required details, upload necessary documents and pay the course fee to register for the first semester of your Foundational Level. You may choose to register for one or more Foundational Level courses with the upper limit of four courses.
Note that there will be an added Exam Fee applicable for learners opting to write their quizzes and end semester exams outside India.
It is mandatory to upload 12th or equivalent mark sheet. In addition, any one of these documents while registering for Foundational Level are required:
- Degree Certificate OR
- Certificate of the highest level of education
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No, not required to submit again. However, the EWS / OBC-NCL certificate need to be submitted again if the previously submitted certificate is not valid until the end of the current financial year.
Please be informed that you will not be paying the entire Program fee or Foundational Level fee at one stretch. The actual fees you will be paying will be in proportion to the number of courses you register for in every semester. So, if you register for 2 courses in the July 2023 semester, you have to pay the course fees only for those 2 courses.
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The personal email ID you applied for the program with cannot be changed. This email ID is used to access the whole Qualifier Process and the Foundational Level Course Registration Form.
Once an applicant passes the qualifier exam and registers to courses, they will be assigned a roll number and a corresponding official IIT Madras BS Degree student email ID. After that, all further communication and course access will be through the official student email ID.
No, the current portal will be used for all the Levels. You will be given a new official IITM BS Degree student email ID to access the portal.
An ID card in electronic format will be provided, subject to conditions on use of the ID card.
The BS Degree has to be completed within a maximum period of 8 years.
While a 1 or 2 year break between Levels is allowed, we recommend that you time the length of your breaks depending on whether you want to pursue a Diploma or Degree, and how many courses you are able to take up in a Semester.
To be eligible to write the End Semester Exam for a course, it is mandatory for the learner to (i) obtain an Average Assignment Score >= 40/100 AND (ii) appear for at least one out of the two proctored in-person Quizzes.
Every course might have additional eligibility conditions to write the end-sem exam and obtain the course grade. Please check the grading document for details on this.
Learners who are not eligible to write a specific course's End Semester Exam will not be issued hall ticket for the same. They will have to repeat the entire course including assignments and quizzes in a later Semester.
It is mandatory to attempt at least one of the proctored in-person quizzes in a Semester to be eligible to appear for the End Semester Exams. The quizzes contribute to the final course score and the course grade and hence it is recommended that students attempt both quizzes and all other assessments in the course.
For the courses you register for in the same semester immediately after clearing your Qualifier Exam, yes, your Qualifier phase assignment scores will be included while calculating eligibility for the End Semester Exam.
For courses that you register for in a later Semester, you will be required to repeat the assignments in the course again.
The Qualifier Exam Score will be counted as Quiz 1 Score for the courses registered in the SAME Semester immediately after the Qualifier exam. They will not be used in any other subsequent semester.
Learner has two options:
1. Register only for the End semester Exam in the next available option, by paying the fee for this.
2. Repeat the entire course (including assignments and quizzes) by paying the full course fee.
Once the registration window closes in any Semester, adding courses will not be allowed. Dropping a course will be allowed within 4 weeks of the Semester start.
Though it is not recommended, a learner may choose to repeat a course for improving grades any number of times. The course fee for repeating a course will be twice the regular course fee and the learner will have to submit the online graded weekly assignments, appear for the Quiz(zes) and End Semester Exam.
The highest score among all attempts of a course will be used for calculating the CGPA.
Each exam has a deadline before which change of exam city is allowed. Option to change the exam city will be available till each deadline in the student Dashboard, in the "Exam Cities and Hall Tickets" page.
Yes. It is mandatory that students travel to IIT Madras campus to demonstrate the lab experiments specified and complete the lab exams in person at the campus.
No. You have to make my own arrangements for accommodation during lab sessions and any other logistics will not be borne by IIT Madras. The program team will try and see if this is possible but there are no guarantee that accommodation will be provided.
Our Diploma and Degree are official Diploma and Degree of IIT Madras.