IIT Madras Intakes 87 Students from Government Schools in their BS Program; Check Details Here

These students have been given admission to IIT Madras BS programme under the ‘Anaivarukkum IITM’ initiative. It is an initiative 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.
 

Of 87 students chosen for the BS degree in Data Science and Applications, 39 are female. The four-year course was first introduced in 2021 by IIT-M to make quality education available for all.

"I congratulate the students from Tamil Nadu Government schools who have qualified for the IIT Madras BS Degree Programme and wish them success. I thank the IIT Madras Administration and its Director, Professor V Kamakoti for taking such meaningful initiatives to make quality education accessible and affordable for Tamil Nadu Government students. This aligns with the State Government's initiative to make education in premier institutions accessible to State Government school students and I appreciate IIT Madras BS Degree Programme's collaboration in making this effort possible. We look forward to taking this to its next level as you introduce new programmes", said Thiru Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi, Minister for School Education, Government of Tamil Nadu.

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