IIT Madras Introduces Changes in B.Tech Curriculum; Boosts Academic Flexibility and Entrepreneurship Opportunities

New Delhi: Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) has introduced changes in the curriculum for its B.Tech Course. The aim behind the changes is to prepare the students to meet the demands of modern and technological developments. 

The move by the research institute comes after receiving extensive feedback from students, alumni. The upgraded degree programme encourages a student to take up inter-disciplinary learning, hands-on projects besides taking up entrepreneurship opportunities. It also provides the students with the flexibility for early exits from the programs, for those that desire the freedom.

The total number of credits in the B.Tech programme has been reduced from the earlier 436 hours to 400 hours. IIT Madras also offers M.Tech. along with a B.Tech. in 5 years besides Interdisciplinary Degrees in cutting-edge domains like Nanotechnology, Data Science and Electric Vehicles, among other fields that are in demand by the Industry. These degrees can be pursued seamlessly along with their B.Tech. programs.

Welcoming students to avail these unique opportunities, Prof. V. Kamakoti, Director, IIT Madras, said, "IIT Madras will accord the highest priority to Innovation and entrepreneurship. With more than 380 patents filed in last financial year, IIT Madras has launched an ambitious start-up 100 program - every third day, a start-up will be born at IIT Madras."

Students pursuing the second year of their B.Tech programme would be able to get hands-on projects and entrepreneurial opportunities, and increased inter-disciplinary learning facilities. The students would also be able to allot 40 per cent of the total credits to elective courses.

These major updates have eliminated the need for a branch change option. Further, IIT Madras has also an 'Early Exit' option to pursue alternative paths.

Further, IIT Madras also offers an improved first-year experience with four weeks of extra vacation time for students in the first year and has also introduced a new 'recreation' course. Students have the option of taking an Entrepreneurship elective as early as in their second year.

The academic program at IIT Madras is split into courses, which are academic subjects offered by various departments. Each course has a specific number of credits. The credits represent the 'weightage' or 'importance' of the course. The Core Courses are mandatory for students of a particular department while elective courses are optional courses that students can choose from a pool. This means students can build their own curriculum.

IIT Madras also has state-of-the-art infrastructure for activities such as sports, research, innovations, entrepreneurship and student clubs.

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