Forty-five students from government and corporation schools across various districts in Tamilnadu received their admission letter to the IIT Madras BS Program, from Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi, Minister for School Education, Government of Tamil Nadu, on Nov.5, at an event held at IIT Madras under the ‘Anaivarukkum IITM’ initiative.
A total of 87 students, including 39 girls, across more than 20 districts in Tamil Nadu received admissions for the BS Degree in Data Science and Applications, a four-year course that was first introduced by IIT Madras in 2021 with the aim of making the Institute’s quality education accessible to all.
As part of the IIT Madras’ Strategic Vision to make quality education accessible to all, there are multiple efforts from the Institute targeted at students from the public education system, especially in Tamil Nadu. The ‘Anaivarukkum IITM’ (IIT Madras for All) initiative is one such effort where IIT Madras shortlisted and supported a select cohort of 192 students from 58 Government and Corporation schools in and around Chennai. Based on the progressive learning outcomes exhibited during a 14-week in-person training at IIT Madras, 68 students were shortlisted to write the pan-India qualifier exam for admission to the BS Degree.
In an effort to make quality education affordable and available to all, IIT Madras provides income-based scholarships of up to 75 per cent for students pursuing the BS Degree. In addition, students who qualified through a collaborative effort with Tamil Nadu Adi Dravidar Housing Development Corporation (TAHDCO) will receive full financial support from the Government of Tamil Nadu.
The next batch of the IIT Madras BS Program starts in January 2023, and applications are currently open. For more information, please visit https://onlinedegree.iitm.ac.in/.
