Bachelor of Science (BS) Degree in Electronic Systems
IIT Madras offering 4-year Bachelor of Science (BS) Degree in Electronic Systems with options to exit earlier in the foundation or diploma level
For the first time, you can work towards an undergraduate degree / diploma from an IIT regardless of your age, location, or academic backgrounds. Content, tutorials, doubt clearing sessions & assignments will be online, while quizzes, exams and labs will be conducted in-person. Lab courses will be in-person at IIT Madras campus.
Who can apply for admission?
- Class 12 Equivalents:
- A Diploma recognised by AICTE or a state board of technical education of at least 3 years duration.
- Any Public School / Board / University examination in India or in any foreign country recognised as equivalent to the 10+2 system by the Association of Indian Universities (AIU).
- Final examination of the two-year course of the Joint Services Wing of the National Defence Academy.
- General Certificate Education (GCE) examination (London / Cambridge / Sri Lanka) at the Advanced (A) level.
- High School Certificate Examination of the Cambridge University or International Baccalaureate Diploma of the International Baccalaureate Office, Geneva.
- Higher Secondary Certificate vocational examination.
- Intermediate or two-year Pre-University examination conducted by a recognised Board / University.
- Senior Secondary School Examination conducted by the National Institute of Open Schooling with a minimum of five subjects.
Anyone who has passed any one of above Class 12 or equivalent can apply irrespective of age or academic background. Those who qualify can join the program immediately.
- School students who have appeared for their Class 11 final exams can apply irrespective of their group/stream/board. Those who qualify can join the program after passing Class 12.
It is expected that the applicants have studied Mathematics and Physics in Class 12.
No additional eligibility other than the ones mentioned above is required to apply for the qualifier process or join the foundational level courses after clearing the qualifying exam.
| Regular Entry | JEE Based Entry | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| All candidates, irrespective of their backgrounds, can earn admission to the Foundation Level by successfully completing the qualifier process | Candidates who have qualified to attempt JEE Advanced in the current year are deemed to have directly qualified and can register for courses in the Foundation level and start the program. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Qualifier process includes 4 weeks of coursework based on lecture videos, assignments and live sessions of the four foundational level courses – English I, Mathematics for Electronics I, Electronics systems thinking and circuits and introduction to C-Programming that will be provided through the online portal. Every week an assignment must be submitted for grading in each course.
Eligibility to appear for the qualifier exam:
In each course, the average of the best 2 out of the first 3 assignment scores will be calculated. Only those who get the minimum required average assignment scores in all four courses will be allowed to appear for the qualifier exam.
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For Regular Entry:
The learners who were eligible for the qualifier exam, but did not clear the qualifier exam or were absent for it, will be eligible to reattempt the exam in the same term without having to repeat the assignments
Anyone who is eligible may apply by filling the re-attempt application form that opens immediately after the qualifier results announced by paying the reattempt fee.
For candidates who have not passed the first attempt and reattempt within the same semester, the best of the two scores in each subject of the qualifier exam will be considered for deciding the result of the qualifier exam.
If an applicant was not eligible to receive the hall ticket for the qualifier exam in the first attempt, they can only attempt in the next semester and have to apply as afresh candidate by paying the full fees as per the norms applicable. They will have to redo the four weeks of course work and weekly graded assignments and become eligible to get the hall ticket for the qualifier exam.
Validity of Qualifier Exam result:
For candidates who are already appeared for or cleared class 12 board exams, the qualifier exam result is valid for two semesters that come after the qualifier exam date (the continuing semester and the next one) for the learner to register for the foundation level.
For candidates who attempt the qualifier exam while in school, doing their class 12, the qualifier exam result is valid for four semesters to continue with the foundation level.
Overall Structure:
There are Three levels in the IIT Madras Degree program and to get the BS Degree in Electronic Systems from IIT Madras, a learner has to successfully complete all three levels.
There is also the flexibility to exit at any level. Depending on the courses completed and credits earned, the learner can receive a Foundation Certificate from IITM CODE (Centre for Outreach and Digital Education) or Diploma from IIT Madras or BS Degree in Electronic Systems from IIT Madras.
Fee Details:
Application Fee:
| General Category / OBC Applicant/EWS | ₹6000 application fee |
| SC / ST Category / PwD (>= 40% disability) Applicant | ₹3000 application fee |
| SC / ST Category Applicant who is ALSO PwD (>= 40% disability) | ₹1500 application fee |
An additional exam facilitation fee will apply for learners opting to write the qualifier exam in an exam centre outside India
| Goal | Total Credits | Total Fees INR |
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| Foundation Level | 44 | ₹80,000 |
| Diploma Level | 42 | ₹2,48,000 |
| BS Degree Level | 56 | ₹5,84,000 |
Each Term pay only for the courses you register for in that specific term. Fee waivers depend on category of learner and family income. Fee waiver is not applicable for International students.
Documents Required for Admission:
- Passport size photograph (JPEG / JPG format) 50KB-150KB
- Signature (JPEG / JPEG format) 4KB-150KB
- Photo ID Card Scan – Aadhar Card / PAN Card / Passport / Voter ID / Driving License / other Government ID with photo (JPEG / JPG / PDF format) – 50KB to 2MB file size.
- Category Certificate – only for applicants who select SC / ST / OBC-NCL* / EWS (JPEG / JPG / PDF format) – 50KB to 2MB file size.
- PwD Certificate – only for applicants with 40% or more disability (JPEG / JPG / PDF format) – 50KB to 2MB file size.
- Proof of applicant having been permanently disabled OR parent having been permanently disable / killed during war or peacetime operations while serving as defence or paramilitary personnel- if applicable (JPEG / JPG / PDF format) – 50KB to 2MB file size.
- Only for those applying to join via JEE-based entry: Scoresheet / admit card / registration receipt as proof of eligibility to write JEE Advanced (PDF format) – 50KB to 2MB file size.
*Note that BC / OBC certificate is not the same as OBC-NCL (Other Backward Caste – Non-Creamy Layer) certificate. Only applicants belonging to OBC caste as listed in Central Government’s www.ncbc.nic.in website and also belonging to Non-Creamy Layer may apply in the “OBC-NCL” category. Other BC / OBC applicants must apply in the “General” category.
International Students:
This Program is open to learners from all around the globe. You can study from IIT Madras and earn the BS in Electronic Systems irrespective of the country you are from. IIT Madras is setting up modalities to conduct in-person exams in as many countries as possible. Currently, we conduct in-person exams in the following cities outside India: UAE – Dubai, Sharjah, Abu Dhabi, Sri Lanka – Colombo, Jaffna, Bahrain – Manama, Kuwait – Salmiya, Oman – Muscat. The students residing in these countries must write exams in the designated exam centres. Students have to appear for in-person exams roughly once a month. Learners residing in any other country, apart from those shown above, can also enrol for this program and appear for remote proctored exams. Please write to the following email id with any queries you might have to ge-es@study.iitm.ac.in .Our team will get in touch with you and guide you on the next steps. Please note that all the lab courses are to be done in person at IIT Madras campus at least twice a year and you have to travel for this.
For more details contact at:
IITM BS Degree Office, 3rd Floor, ICSR Building, IIT Madras, Chennai-600036
Contact@: 9711397993 (Mon-Fri 9am to 6pm)
