Interdisciplinary Dual Degree on Offer at IIT Madras

Students who wish to join Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (IIT Madras) this year will have an opportunity to upgrade their dual degree programme to an interdisciplinary one. The move taken by the institute is an addition to the current dual degree programme.

Flexible Benefits of Interdisciplinary Dual Degree of IIT Madras: -

• Students who join B.Tech + M.Tech dual degree programme at IIT Madras will have a chance to opt for Interdisciplinary Dual Degree Programme.
• These students will complete five-year dual degree course, and receive B.Tech degree from the parent discipline.
• However, these students will receive M.Tech degree in an interdisciplinary programme.
• The students who have a minimum of CGPA 8 in the beginning of the fifth semester will have chance to upgrade their dual degree programme into Inter-Disciplinary Dual Degree Programme.

Also read: - IIEST Shibpur Scraps B.Tech - M.Tech Dual Degree Programme

Director of IIT Madras, Bhaskar Ramamurthi revealed that the objective of the institute is to offer more flexibility in education. The UG and Dual Degree students of IIT Madras can gain dual degree in the highly sought domains that include -

• Computational Science and Data Science
• Biomedical Engineering
• Nanotechnology
• Advanced Materials

Also read: - Advantages of Pursuing a Dual Degree Programme

Later, the programme might be expanded to include areas such as -

• Industry 4.0
• Internet of Things (IoT)
• Battery Technology
• Energy Systems

Students of Undergraduate and Dual Degree batches from any branch of engineering will have the opportunity to upgrade to any interdisciplinary dual degree programme after satisfying basic eligibility criteria.