Frequently Asked Questions
No. IIT Madras does not offer BS in Management and Data Science on-campus. This is a non-campus program only.
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.
All our program courses are taught in English. Hence, we expect a minimum proficiency in English language to participate in the program.
It is not necessary to have a prior knowledge of coding to learn from our program. Our program is structured in such a way that once a learner starts from the Foundation level and progresses towards the Degree level, in sequence, he / she will obtain sufficient proficiency in relevant skills.
We expect full time students (students who are pursuing BS Degree as Sole Degree) to complete the BS degree within 4 years while those pursuing the BS degree in parallel with another physical college degree or while working can comfortably complete the BS degree in 5-8 years.
While this is the estimated time till BS degree, a diploma can potentially be obtained around 2 years. Check Academics page to better understand the program structure.
Access to good internet connection as well as a laptop/desktop device , Mobile/Smart phone for home proctored online exams will be a key requirement to learn effectively from our program.
In the Foundation and Diploma levels, there will be 6–8 hours of live interaction per week per course with the instructors. At the Degree level, there will be approximately 2–3 hours of live interaction per week per course.
Students can clarify their doubts either during these live sessions or through the written discussion forum.
The program is split into three levels that have to be done strictly in sequence:
1: Foundation Level (8 courses)
2: Diploma Level (14 courses + 2 Projects)
3: Degree Level (6 Core courses + electives)
Check Overall Structure in Academics page.
The 15 hours per week would typically include:
Watching the course videos
Making your own notes
Reviewing the notes provided (if any)
Attempting activity questions
Completing practice and graded assignments
Attending or watching the live interaction sessions
How you distribute these 15 hours depends on your other commitments.
If you are a full-time student, you are expected to study during the day, similar to attending a regular college.
If you are pursuing another degree alongside this program or are a working professional, you may spread your study time across evenings and weekends.
The learning structure is flexible and can be adapted to your schedule and availability.
There are 3 terms in a year. Learner may be allowed to register for a maximum of 4 courses in a term depending on their preferred pace of learning.
If a student is taking a maximum of 4 courses , a student can complete 12 theory courses in a year plus projects (applicable for the specific level) which they register.Note that all courses of one level need to be completed before registering for courses in the next level, and all prerequisites of a course need to be completed before registering for that course.
Each course will have a dedicated discussion forum where learners can post course-related questions and interact with the course instructor or the course support team.
Students can also attend the live interaction sessions to get their queries addressed by the instructors.
For queries not related to a specific course, please write to support-mg@study.iitm.ac.in
There are NO official WhatsApp or Telegram groups. We currently answer all questions / doubts via support email / calls.
We will use whatsapp from our side for communication or reminder purpose only.
Please send us your registered email ID and a screenshot of the error / issue with relevant description to support-mg@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 term exam for that course or not.
Students studying within India are required to take the quizzes and end-term examinations in person at their designated exam centers.
Students studying outside India should check the city list available in the website under Academics page. If an exam center is available in their city, they must attend the exams in person at the designated center.
Students residing outside India where no exam center is available in their respective cities will be required to take the examinations in an online, home-proctored mode.
Check Exam Cities in Academics Page.
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 term exam dates are fixed for all learners of all Non Campus BS progrms.
We will review such requests and based on the number of learners making the request and the availability of examination centres in the city, take appropriate action accordingly.
There may be more than one exam centre in any exam city. The count depends on the number of learners in each city and availability of centres on given date with our exam partner.
Learners who clear the Qualifier Exam will be expected to register for the program right after their results are announced. In the first term alone, classes start (with week 5) immediately after the completion of week 4 in the qualifier phase with no gap. Please check Important Dates in Admissions page to get to know the timeline.
Learners who join the IIT Madras BS in Management and Data Science program have the option of exiting the program earlier with a Diploma in Data Analytics for Business at Diploma level
Check Eligibility section in Admissions page for the latest update of the eligibility criteria.
Students currently in class 12 (or equivalent) will be allowed to apply for the program, go through the qualifier phase and write the qualifier exam, but will not be allowed to register for the Foundation level of the program until they clear class 12 (or equivalent).
For students who have not yet passed class 12th (and are currently studying for class 12th), the validity is 3 terms after passing their class 12th exam, OR 6 terms after the qualifier exam date - whichever is earlier.
Yes, you may apply for the Program if you have studied Mathematics & English in class 10 and have cleared class 12 or equivalent.
Yes. If you have completed Class 12 or equivalent, you are eligible to apply for the program. There is no requirement to have completed a degree program.Check our latest eligibility criteria.
Anyone who is eligible may apply when the application form is open by visiting our website https://study.iitm.ac.in/mg/ and clicking ""APPLY NOW"" in the banner and filling in the application form, paying the application fee and uploading required documents.
We recommend that you go through the Academics page and Admissions page to better understand the program and the admission process before applying.
All applicants who apply through the regular entry have to go through a Qualifier Process wherein they will get access to 4 weeks of content for the four Foundation level courses - English I, Mathematics for Data Science I, Statistics for Data Science I and Computational Thinking. Check Qualifier Process in Admissions page
No. Only learners who obtain the minimum required marks in the online assignments conducted during the four-week Qualifier process in all four courses will be eligible for the Qualifier exam as we will be calculating the average of the best two scores out of the first three assignment scores. Only learners who secure the minimum required average assignment score in all four courses (as specified below) will be permitted to appear for the Qualifier Exam and will be issued hall tickets.
Refer to Qualifier Process and the section below it to learn about the minimum required marks in the qualifier assignments and minimum required marks to pass / clear the qualifier exam.
The Qualifier Exam result is valid for a period of 3 terms (or 1 year). So, a learner may choose to not register for Foundation Level immediately after clearing the Qualifier Exam and register for the Foundation level in the second or third term following the Qualifier Exam.
For students who have not yet passed class 12th (and are currently studying for class 12th), the validity is 3 terms after passing their class 12th exam, OR 6 terms after the qualifier exam date - whichever is earlier.
For now, we are running applications / admissions thrice a year.
The list of required documents is available on the Application Process section of the admissions page.
If the credits earned have been used to obtain a Diploma or Degree from Indian Institute of Technology Madras, they cannot be transferred or credited elsewhere.
If you have completed a few courses at the Foundation or Diploma level, but have not completed the entire Diploma, you may be eligible for credit transfer into your college or university program—subject to their policies. The decision regarding credit transfer rests solely with the accepting university, not with us.
Please note that these courses are part of a structured degree program and are not intended purely for certification or credit transfer, unlike courses offered through NPTEL.
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.
Student has to submit valid OBC-NCL / EWS certificates while applying / registering. These will be verified by our team. An approved certificate will be valid for three terms.
Once the payment is completed, the fee will not be refunded under any circumstances, including if a student is absent for the Qualifier Exam or does not pass the Qualifier Exam.
No. A course registration is valid only for one term. If a learner is not able to clear a course in a term, they will be considered as having failed the course and will need to register for the course again at a later term 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 term. 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 term.
The overall program fees will not be paid at one stretch. The actual fees you will be paying in each term will be in proportion to the number of courses you register for in the respective term. So, if you register for 2 courses in a term, you have to pay the fees only for those 2 courses. For more details, please refer to Fee Structure in Academics Page.
Fees can be paid only through online mode. Fees through DD will not be accepted.
Note that payment cannot be made using 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.
In case of failed payments, it will take 3 to 4 weeks 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 only one time after qualifier application
Verification of documents may take upto 3 weeks. Please be patient. We will keep you updated about your application status by email / SMS.
After you submit your application, we verify the same before changing the status of uploaded document(s) to "accepted" or "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 documents may be "rejected".
In case your uploaded document(s) gets "rejected" during verfication, you will be given a chance to re-upload a valid document within a stipulated deadline.
Check Application Process for required documents, document formats and sizes.
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 familiarise with the current available Exam City options to be able to pick your preferred exam cities.
You will be allowed to change your exam city for qualifier exam till 4 weeks before the qualifier 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, if you wish, after qualifying for the later invigilated exams.
Once you enter the program based on various criteria Scholarship support is provided for the eligible students.
SC / ST / OBC-NCL / EWS /PwD candidates will have concession in minimum scores required during the qualifier process to enter the program. Check out Qualifier Process in Admissions page. Note that there will be no such concessions after entering the program. (OBC candidates not belonging to the OBC-NCL category cannot avail any concession)
Only SC / ST / PwD candidates may avail fee waivers in the application stage. After clearing the qualifier process and exam, candidates belonging to any category (General / OBC / EWS / SC / ST / PwD) may avail fee waivers in course fees based on family income. Check Fee Structure in Academics page for details.
The term 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 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 Fee Structure section in Academics page.
We have a dedicated placement team to support students with internship and placement opportunities, along with training to help them prepare for interviews.
For more details regarding job opportunities, you may also refer to the introductory video.
After clearing the Qualifier Exam, you will be able to access the Course Registration Form from your dashboard upon logging in. Through this form, you will need to provide the required details, upload the necessary documents, and pay the course fee to register for the first term of the Foundation Level.
You may choose to register for one or more Foundation Level courses based on the other degree you are enrolled in and/or your working status.
Please note that an additional exam fee will be applicable for learners who opt to take quizzes and end-term examinations outside India.
It is mandatory any one of these documents while registering for Foundation Level:
- 12th or equivalent mark sheet OR
- Degree Certificate OR
- Certificate of the highest level of education
Please refer to the Fee Structure section in the Academics page to see which fee waiver may be applicable to you and the relevant documents / certificates that will need to be submitted.
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 corresponding to the number of courses you register in every term. So, if you register for 2 courses you have to pay the course fees only for the 2 courses.
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 Foundation Level Course registration Form.
Once all the documents uploaded in the foundation level course registration form are approved, each registered learner will be assigned a roll number and a corresponding official IIT Madras BS in Management and Data Science student email ID. After that, all further communication and course access will be through the official student email ID.
Banks may offer education loans for this degree program, and we provide the necessary supporting documents to assist with the loan application process.
For more details, once you enroll in the program, you will receive the handbook, which includes all relevant information regarding the same.
No, the current portal will be used for all the Levels. You will be given a new official IIT Madras BS in Management and Data Science student email ID to access the portal.
An ID card in electronic format will be provided, subject to conditions on use of ID card.
Yes, learners may take a break of one or more terms after starting the Foundation Level. However, learners must meet the intermediate milestone requirements, which is the maximum duration permitted for each level of the program.
Please note that break terms are included while calculating these intermediate milestones. Learners who do not complete a level within the specified maximum duration will be removed from the program.
You can re-attempt again for the immediate next Qualifier Process within the same term with partial application fee payment. Your previous assignment scores will be considered and you will be directly eligible to write the Qualifier Exam without having to submit assignments again.
You have to re-apply as a new applicant with payment of full application fee.
No, you have to complete all the 8 courses in Foundation Level before enrolling to the Diploma Level courses.
To be eligible to write the End Term Exam for a course, it is mandatory for the learner to have (i) obtained in the course an Average Assignment Score >= 40/100 AND (ii) appeared for at least one out of the 2 in-person Quizzes.
Learners who are not eligible to write a specific course's End Term 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 term.
It is mandatory to attempt at least one of the 2 in-person quizzes in a term to be eligible to appear for the End Term Exams.
For the courses you register for immediately after clearing the Qualifier Exam, your Qualifier phase assignment scores will be included while calculating eligibility for the End Term Exam.
For courses that you register for in a later term, you will be required to repeat the assignments completed in the Qualifier phase.
The Qualifier Exam Score will be counted as Quiz 1 Score for the courses registered in the Foundation level in the term immediately after the Qualifier exam.
For courses that you register for in a later term, you will be required to repeat the assignments completed in the Qualifier phase.
Learner has two options:
1. Register for the course in the subsequent term with the option of taking the End Term Exam alone and by paying a reduced fee (marks of assignments and quizzes will be carried over )
2. Repeat the entire course (including assignments and quizzes) by paying the full course fee.
Once the registration window closes in any term, adding courses will not be allowed. Dropping a course will be allowed within 4 weeks of the term start.
For courses dropped within the first four weeks of the term, admin charges will be retained and the balance course fee, if any, will be refunded.
You can choose to repeat courses to improve the grade in the course within the same level and not progressed to next level.
For eg: if a student completes the 8 courses of the foundation level and wishes to improve any course grade, they have to do it in the terms that are available within the maximum permissible terms. The student will not be allowed to take any foundation level improvement course once they start the Diploma Level.
The highest grade will be recorded in the transcript.
The highest score among all attempts of a course will be used for calculating the CGPA. Course fee Repeat for Improvement courses will be double the normal fee.
Please send an email to support-mg@study.iitm.ac.in
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.
The qualifier exam fee for the Management Program is ₹4,000.
The Management Program offers two modes of entry:
JEE-based Entry
Regular Entry
Yes , students from Management program transition to Data science program under conditions which will be announced shortly
No Transition from Management and Data Science Degree to Electronics System/Aeronautics and Space Technology is not allowed. If you are interested you have to enroll as qualifier student in respective program you're interested to apply.
Please note student cannot pursue more than one BS program at the same time.
A student cannot pursue two non-campus BS degree programs from IIT Madras simultaneously. Only one such program can be enrolled in at a time.
For any queries related to the other program you can visit the respective websites below :
BS Degree in Data Science and Applications
Mail to : support@study.iitm.ac.in
Contact : +91-7850999966
Website : https://study.iitm.ac.in/ds/
BS Degree in Electronic Systems
Mail to : support-es@study.iitm.ac.in
Contact : +91-9711397993
Website : https://study.iitm.ac.in/es/
BS Degree in Aeronautics and Space Technology
Mail to : support-ae@study.iitm.ac.in
Contact : +91-9711397993
Website : https://study.iitm.ac.in/ae/
No. IIT Madras does not offer BS in Management and Data Science on-campus. This is a non-campus program only.
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.
All our program courses are taught in English. Hence, we expect a minimum proficiency in English language to participate in the program.
It is not necessary to have a prior knowledge of coding to learn from our program. Our program is structured in such a way that once a learner starts from the Foundation level and progresses towards the Degree level, in sequence, he / she will obtain sufficient proficiency in relevant skills.
We expect full time students (students who are pursuing BS Degree as Sole Degree) to complete the BS degree within 4 years while those pursuing the BS degree in parallel with another physical college degree or while working can comfortably complete the BS degree in 5-8 years.
While this is the estimated time till BS degree, a diploma can potentially be obtained around 2 years. Check Academics page to better understand the program structure.
Access to good internet connection as well as a laptop/desktop device , Mobile/Smart phone for home proctored online exams will be a key requirement to learn effectively from our program.
The program is split into three levels that have to be done strictly in sequence:
1: Foundation Level (8 courses)
2: Diploma Level (14 courses + 2 Projects)
3: Degree Level (6 Core courses + electives)
Check Overall Structure in Academics page.
Each course will have a dedicated discussion forum where learners can post course-related questions and interact with the course instructor or the course support team.
Students can also attend the live interaction sessions to get their queries addressed by the instructors.
For queries not related to a specific course, please write to support-mg@study.iitm.ac.in
There are NO official WhatsApp or Telegram groups. We currently answer all questions / doubts via support email / calls.
We will use whatsapp from our side for communication or reminder purpose only.
Learners who clear the Qualifier Exam will be expected to register for the program right after their results are announced. In the first term alone, classes start (with week 5) immediately after the completion of week 4 in the qualifier phase with no gap. Please check Important Dates in Admissions page to get to know the timeline.
If the credits earned have been used to obtain a Diploma or Degree from Indian Institute of Technology Madras, they cannot be transferred or credited elsewhere.
If you have completed a few courses at the Foundation or Diploma level, but have not completed the entire Diploma, you may be eligible for credit transfer into your college or university program—subject to their policies. The decision regarding credit transfer rests solely with the accepting university, not with us.
Please note that these courses are part of a structured degree program and are not intended purely for certification or credit transfer, unlike courses offered through NPTEL.
We have a dedicated placement team to support students with internship and placement opportunities, along with training to help them prepare for interviews.
For more details regarding job opportunities, you may also refer to the introductory video.
It is not necessary to have a prior knowledge of coding to learn from our program. Our program is structured in such a way that once a learner starts from the Foundation level and progresses towards the Degree level, in sequence, he / she will obtain sufficient proficiency in relevant skills.
Each course will have a dedicated discussion forum where learners can post course-related questions and interact with the course instructor or the course support team.
Students can also attend the live interaction sessions to get their queries addressed by the instructors.
For queries not related to a specific course, please write to support-mg@study.iitm.ac.in
Please send us your registered email ID and a screenshot of the error / issue with relevant description to support-mg@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.
We will review such requests and based on the number of learners making the request and the availability of examination centres in the city, take appropriate action accordingly.
Check Eligibility section in Admissions page for the latest update of the eligibility criteria.
Students currently in class 12 (or equivalent) will be allowed to apply for the program, go through the qualifier phase and write the qualifier exam, but will not be allowed to register for the Foundation level of the program until they clear class 12 (or equivalent).
For students who have not yet passed class 12th (and are currently studying for class 12th), the validity is 3 terms after passing their class 12th exam, OR 6 terms after the qualifier exam date - whichever is earlier.
Yes, you may apply for the Program if you have studied Mathematics & English in class 10 and have cleared class 12 or equivalent.
Yes. If you have completed Class 12 or equivalent, you are eligible to apply for the program. There is no requirement to have completed a degree program.Check our latest eligibility criteria.
Anyone who is eligible may apply when the application form is open by visiting our website https://study.iitm.ac.in/mg/ and clicking ""APPLY NOW"" in the banner and filling in the application form, paying the application fee and uploading required documents.
We recommend that you go through the Academics page and Admissions page to better understand the program and the admission process before applying.
All applicants who apply through the regular entry have to go through a Qualifier Process wherein they will get access to 4 weeks of content for the four Foundation level courses - English I, Mathematics for Data Science I, Statistics for Data Science I and Computational Thinking. Check Qualifier Process in Admissions page
No. Only learners who obtain the minimum required marks in the online assignments conducted during the four-week Qualifier process in all four courses will be eligible for the Qualifier exam as we will be calculating the average of the best two scores out of the first three assignment scores. Only learners who secure the minimum required average assignment score in all four courses (as specified below) will be permitted to appear for the Qualifier Exam and will be issued hall tickets.
Refer to Qualifier Process and the section below it to learn about the minimum required marks in the qualifier assignments and minimum required marks to pass / clear the qualifier exam.
The Qualifier Exam result is valid for a period of 3 terms (or 1 year). So, a learner may choose to not register for Foundation Level immediately after clearing the Qualifier Exam and register for the Foundation level in the second or third term following the Qualifier Exam.
For students who have not yet passed class 12th (and are currently studying for class 12th), the validity is 3 terms after passing their class 12th exam, OR 6 terms after the qualifier exam date - whichever is earlier.
For now, we are running applications / admissions thrice a year.
The list of required documents is available on the Application Process section of the admissions page.
Student has to submit valid OBC-NCL / EWS certificates while applying / registering. These will be verified by our team. An approved certificate will be valid for three terms.
Once the payment is completed, the fee will not be refunded under any circumstances, including if a student is absent for the Qualifier Exam or does not pass the Qualifier Exam.
Fees can be paid only through online mode. Fees through DD will not be accepted.
Note that payment cannot be made using 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.
In case of failed payments, it will take 3 to 4 weeks 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 only one time after qualifier application
Verification of documents may take upto 3 weeks. Please be patient. We will keep you updated about your application status by email / SMS.
After you submit your application, we verify the same before changing the status of uploaded document(s) to "accepted" or "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 documents may be "rejected".
In case your uploaded document(s) gets "rejected" during verfication, you will be given a chance to re-upload a valid document within a stipulated deadline.
Check Application Process for required documents, document formats and sizes.
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 familiarise with the current available Exam City options to be able to pick your preferred exam cities.
You will be allowed to change your exam city for qualifier exam till 4 weeks before the qualifier 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, if you wish, after qualifying for the later invigilated exams.
SC / ST / OBC-NCL / EWS /PwD candidates will have concession in minimum scores required during the qualifier process to enter the program. Check out Qualifier Process in Admissions page. Note that there will be no such concessions after entering the program. (OBC candidates not belonging to the OBC-NCL category cannot avail any concession)
You can re-attempt again for the immediate next Qualifier Process within the same term with partial application fee payment. Your previous assignment scores will be considered and you will be directly eligible to write the Qualifier Exam without having to submit assignments again.
You have to re-apply as a new applicant with payment of full application fee.
Please send an email to support-mg@study.iitm.ac.in
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.
It is not necessary to have a prior knowledge of coding to learn from our program. Our program is structured in such a way that once a learner starts from the Foundation level and progresses towards the Degree level, in sequence, he / she will obtain sufficient proficiency in relevant skills.
Please send us your registered email ID and a screenshot of the error / issue with relevant description to support-mg@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.
We will review such requests and based on the number of learners making the request and the availability of examination centres in the city, take appropriate action accordingly.
Check Eligibility section in Admissions page for the latest update of the eligibility criteria.
Students currently in class 12 (or equivalent) will be allowed to apply for the program, go through the qualifier phase and write the qualifier exam, but will not be allowed to register for the Foundation level of the program until they clear class 12 (or equivalent).
For students who have not yet passed class 12th (and are currently studying for class 12th), the validity is 3 terms after passing their class 12th exam, OR 6 terms after the qualifier exam date - whichever is earlier.
Yes, you may apply for the Program if you have studied Mathematics & English in class 10 and have cleared class 12 or equivalent.
Yes. If you have completed Class 12 or equivalent, you are eligible to apply for the program. There is no requirement to have completed a degree program.Check our latest eligibility criteria.
Anyone who is eligible may apply when the application form is open by visiting our website https://study.iitm.ac.in/mg/ and clicking ""APPLY NOW"" in the banner and filling in the application form, paying the application fee and uploading required documents.
We recommend that you go through the Academics page and Admissions page to better understand the program and the admission process before applying.
All applicants who apply through the regular entry have to go through a Qualifier Process wherein they will get access to 4 weeks of content for the four Foundation level courses - English I, Mathematics for Data Science I, Statistics for Data Science I and Computational Thinking. Check Qualifier Process in Admissions page
No. Only learners who obtain the minimum required marks in the online assignments conducted during the four-week Qualifier process in all four courses will be eligible for the Qualifier exam as we will be calculating the average of the best two scores out of the first three assignment scores. Only learners who secure the minimum required average assignment score in all four courses (as specified below) will be permitted to appear for the Qualifier Exam and will be issued hall tickets.
Refer to Qualifier Process and the section below it to learn about the minimum required marks in the qualifier assignments and minimum required marks to pass / clear the qualifier exam.
The Qualifier Exam result is valid for a period of 3 terms (or 1 year). So, a learner may choose to not register for Foundation Level immediately after clearing the Qualifier Exam and register for the Foundation level in the second or third term following the Qualifier Exam.
For students who have not yet passed class 12th (and are currently studying for class 12th), the validity is 3 terms after passing their class 12th exam, OR 6 terms after the qualifier exam date - whichever is earlier.
For now, we are running applications / admissions thrice a year.
The list of required documents is available on the Application Process section of the admissions page.
Student has to submit valid OBC-NCL / EWS certificates while applying / registering. These will be verified by our team. An approved certificate will be valid for three terms.
Once the payment is completed, the fee will not be refunded under any circumstances, including if a student is absent for the Qualifier Exam or does not pass the Qualifier Exam.
Fees can be paid only through online mode. Fees through DD will not be accepted.
Note that payment cannot be made using 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.
In case of failed payments, it will take 3 to 4 weeks 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 only one time after qualifier application
Verification of documents may take upto 3 weeks. Please be patient. We will keep you updated about your application status by email / SMS.
After you submit your application, we verify the same before changing the status of uploaded document(s) to "accepted" or "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 documents may be "rejected".
In case your uploaded document(s) gets "rejected" during verfication, you will be given a chance to re-upload a valid document within a stipulated deadline.
Check Application Process for required documents, document formats and sizes.
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 familiarise with the current available Exam City options to be able to pick your preferred exam cities.
You will be allowed to change your exam city for qualifier exam till 4 weeks before the qualifier 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, if you wish, after qualifying for the later invigilated exams.
SC / ST / OBC-NCL / EWS /PwD candidates will have concession in minimum scores required during the qualifier process to enter the program. Check out Qualifier Process in Admissions page. Note that there will be no such concessions after entering the program. (OBC candidates not belonging to the OBC-NCL category cannot avail any concession)
We expect full time students (students who are pursuing BS Degree as Sole Degree) to complete the BS degree within 4 years while those pursuing the BS degree in parallel with another physical college degree or while working can comfortably complete the BS degree in 5-8 years.
While this is the estimated time till BS degree, a diploma can potentially be obtained around 2 years. Check Academics page to better understand the program structure.
In the Foundation and Diploma levels, there will be 6–8 hours of live interaction per week per course with the instructors. At the Degree level, there will be approximately 2–3 hours of live interaction per week per course.
Students can clarify their doubts either during these live sessions or through the written discussion forum.
The program is split into three levels that have to be done strictly in sequence:
1: Foundation Level (8 courses)
2: Diploma Level (14 courses + 2 Projects)
3: Degree Level (6 Core courses + electives)
Check Overall Structure in Academics page.
The 15 hours per week would typically include:
Watching the course videos
Making your own notes
Reviewing the notes provided (if any)
Attempting activity questions
Completing practice and graded assignments
Attending or watching the live interaction sessions
How you distribute these 15 hours depends on your other commitments.
If you are a full-time student, you are expected to study during the day, similar to attending a regular college.
If you are pursuing another degree alongside this program or are a working professional, you may spread your study time across evenings and weekends.
The learning structure is flexible and can be adapted to your schedule and availability.
There are 3 terms in a year. Learner may be allowed to register for a maximum of 4 courses in a term depending on their preferred pace of learning.
If a student is taking a maximum of 4 courses , a student can complete 12 theory courses in a year plus projects (applicable for the specific level) which they register.Note that all courses of one level need to be completed before registering for courses in the next level, and all prerequisites of a course need to be completed before registering for that course.
Each course will have a dedicated discussion forum where learners can post course-related questions and interact with the course instructor or the course support team.
Students can also attend the live interaction sessions to get their queries addressed by the instructors.
For queries not related to a specific course, please write to support-mg@study.iitm.ac.in
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 term exam for that course or not.
Students studying within India are required to take the quizzes and end-term examinations in person at their designated exam centers.
Students studying outside India should check the city list available in the website under Academics page. If an exam center is available in their city, they must attend the exams in person at the designated center.
Students residing outside India where no exam center is available in their respective cities will be required to take the examinations in an online, home-proctored mode.
Check Exam Cities in Academics Page.
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 term exam dates are fixed for all learners of all Non Campus BS progrms.
We will review such requests and based on the number of learners making the request and the availability of examination centres in the city, take appropriate action accordingly.
There may be more than one exam centre in any exam city. The count depends on the number of learners in each city and availability of centres on given date with our exam partner.
If the credits earned have been used to obtain a Diploma or Degree from Indian Institute of Technology Madras, they cannot be transferred or credited elsewhere.
If you have completed a few courses at the Foundation or Diploma level, but have not completed the entire Diploma, you may be eligible for credit transfer into your college or university program—subject to their policies. The decision regarding credit transfer rests solely with the accepting university, not with us.
Please note that these courses are part of a structured degree program and are not intended purely for certification or credit transfer, unlike courses offered through NPTEL.
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 term. If a learner is not able to clear a course in a term, they will be considered as having failed the course and will need to register for the course again at a later term 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 term. 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 term.
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 familiarise with the current available Exam City options to be able to pick your preferred exam cities.
You will be allowed to change your exam city for qualifier exam till 4 weeks before the qualifier 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, if you wish, after qualifying for the later invigilated exams.
Once the payment is completed, the fee will not be refunded under any circumstances, including if a student is absent for the Qualifier Exam or does not pass the Qualifier Exam.
No. A course registration is valid only for one term. If a learner is not able to clear a course in a term, they will be considered as having failed the course and will need to register for the course again at a later term 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 term. 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 term.
The overall program fees will not be paid at one stretch. The actual fees you will be paying in each term will be in proportion to the number of courses you register for in the respective term. So, if you register for 2 courses in a term, you have to pay the fees only for those 2 courses. For more details, please refer to Fee Structure in Academics Page.
Fees can be paid only through online mode. Fees through DD will not be accepted.
Note that payment cannot be made using 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.
In case of failed payments, it will take 3 to 4 weeks for the money to be credited back in your bank account.
Once you enter the program based on various criteria Scholarship support is provided for the eligible students.
Only SC / ST / PwD candidates may avail fee waivers in the application stage. After clearing the qualifier process and exam, candidates belonging to any category (General / OBC / EWS / SC / ST / PwD) may avail fee waivers in course fees based on family income. Check Fee Structure in Academics page for details.
The term 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 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 Fee Structure section in Academics page.
After clearing the Qualifier Exam, you will be able to access the Course Registration Form from your dashboard upon logging in. Through this form, you will need to provide the required details, upload the necessary documents, and pay the course fee to register for the first term of the Foundation Level.
You may choose to register for one or more Foundation Level courses based on the other degree you are enrolled in and/or your working status.
Please note that an additional exam fee will be applicable for learners who opt to take quizzes and end-term examinations outside India.
It is mandatory any one of these documents while registering for Foundation Level:
- 12th or equivalent mark sheet OR
- Degree Certificate OR
- Certificate of the highest level of education
Please refer to the Fee Structure section in the Academics page to see which fee waiver may be applicable to you and the relevant documents / certificates that will need to be submitted.
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 corresponding to the number of courses you register in every term. So, if you register for 2 courses you have to pay the course fees only for the 2 courses.
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 Foundation Level Course registration Form.
Once all the documents uploaded in the foundation level course registration form are approved, each registered learner will be assigned a roll number and a corresponding official IIT Madras BS in Management and Data Science student email ID. After that, all further communication and course access will be through the official student email ID.
Banks may offer education loans for this degree program, and we provide the necessary supporting documents to assist with the loan application process.
For more details, once you enroll in the program, you will receive the handbook, which includes all relevant information regarding the same.
No, the current portal will be used for all the Levels. You will be given a new official IIT Madras BS in Management and Data Science student email ID to access the portal.
An ID card in electronic format will be provided, subject to conditions on use of ID card.
Yes, learners may take a break of one or more terms after starting the Foundation Level. However, learners must meet the intermediate milestone requirements, which is the maximum duration permitted for each level of the program.
Please note that break terms are included while calculating these intermediate milestones. Learners who do not complete a level within the specified maximum duration will be removed from the program.
No, you have to complete all the 8 courses in Foundation Level before enrolling to the Diploma Level courses.
To be eligible to write the End Term Exam for a course, it is mandatory for the learner to have (i) obtained in the course an Average Assignment Score >= 40/100 AND (ii) appeared for at least one out of the 2 in-person Quizzes.
Learners who are not eligible to write a specific course's End Term 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 term.
It is mandatory to attempt at least one of the 2 in-person quizzes in a term to be eligible to appear for the End Term Exams.
For the courses you register for immediately after clearing the Qualifier Exam, your Qualifier phase assignment scores will be included while calculating eligibility for the End Term Exam.
For courses that you register for in a later term, you will be required to repeat the assignments completed in the Qualifier phase.
The Qualifier Exam Score will be counted as Quiz 1 Score for the courses registered in the Foundation level in the term immediately after the Qualifier exam.
For courses that you register for in a later term, you will be required to repeat the assignments completed in the Qualifier phase.
Learner has two options:
1. Register for the course in the subsequent term with the option of taking the End Term Exam alone and by paying a reduced fee (marks of assignments and quizzes will be carried over )
2. Repeat the entire course (including assignments and quizzes) by paying the full course fee.
Once the registration window closes in any term, adding courses will not be allowed. Dropping a course will be allowed within 4 weeks of the term start.
For courses dropped within the first four weeks of the term, admin charges will be retained and the balance course fee, if any, will be refunded.
You can choose to repeat courses to improve the grade in the course within the same level and not progressed to next level.
For eg: if a student completes the 8 courses of the foundation level and wishes to improve any course grade, they have to do it in the terms that are available within the maximum permissible terms. The student will not be allowed to take any foundation level improvement course once they start the Diploma Level.
The highest grade will be recorded in the transcript.
The highest score among all attempts of a course will be used for calculating the CGPA. Course fee Repeat for Improvement courses will be double the normal fee.
Please send an email to support-mg@study.iitm.ac.in
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.