Madras Institute of technology is famous for providing high-tech laboratories and excellent experimental facilities to students in several departments. Other than those, there are several student organizations and clubs, situated inside the institute. The points below give a brief overview of some of the best facilities that turn out to be an advantage of studying at Madras Institute of Technology.

• The High-Performance Computing Lab of the Computer Technology department has excellent systems and high-scaled internet connectivity. The internet speed at times without major traffic inside the lab crosses 450+ Mbps down speed. Even in a major trafficked state, the internet speed is above 70 Mbps.
• The Distributed Computing Lab of the Computer Technology Department contains high-performance computers that provide excellent read-write speeds.
• In just 9 departments, there are over 15 active organizations run by students, which deal with a wide range of areas like technical aspects, Tamil literature, etc.
• Madras Institute of Technology is quite good with its way of teaching. The institute grooms its students with sufficient social and political overviews for their betterment in life.

These are some of the best facilities provided by the Madras Institute of Technology, where students have a lot of advantages while going on with their curriculum.

Yes, mobile phones are allowed inside the premises of MIT provided the faculty teaching inside the class does not create an issue out of it. The points below are some of the scenarios which are generally seen inside the campus

• There are several instances where students have to face problems due to the use of mobile phones inside the class or inside an exam hall. 
• Using a Smartphone inside an ongoing class is usually not a big deal. There are some teachers who throw the student out of the class if they encounter a phone and it usually leads to unwanted circumstances.
• There are students who are daring enough to use a Smartphone inside an exam hall, which is a funny experience. But, if such a student is caught, he/she has to face major punishment after such an act.

Therefore, using a Smartphone inside a normal lecture is not a big deal inside Madras Institute of Technology.

There are two ways of admission to Madras Institute of Technology for an M.Tech degree, the first is through GATE and the second through TANCET. 

The admission to all the campuses of Anna University (MIT, CEG, ACT, and SAP) usually starts in the month of July. Applicants then start filling the applications having their valid GATE or TANCET scorecard, along with several other documents like photocopy, provisional certificates, mark sheets, etc.

• After the filling of forms, separate rank lists for GATE and TANCET are published. Then, students are called for combined counseling which takes place in the CEG campus.
• Usually, the GATE counseling takes place before the TANCET counseling. But, the number of seats available for TANCET is more than that for GATE.
• There are provisions for reserved seats in both GATE and TANCET. TANCET candidates are not given any stipend for their M.Tech program, but GATE seat students are given a certain stipend by the MHRD.
• Students missing the date of counseling are not allowed in the subsequent dates.

These are the two main modes of admission for M.Tech at Madras Institute of Technology. Other than these, there is a provision of admission through the NRI quota, where only 2 or 3 seats are reserved in every stream. NRI quota seats have a separate fee structure too.

No, lateral entry in any branch of B.Tech is not available in Madras Institute of Technology or any other campuses of Anna university like CEG, etc. So, students can not directly join B. Tech after a polytechnic degree, but there is an option to join the institute for the same streams, which is stated below in points.

• For students who are interested in B.Tech streams after a diploma, the Madras Institute of Technology provides part-time courses in the same disciplines.
• Every campus of Anna University, whether it is MIT, CEG, SAP, or ACT, provides part-time courses for students.
• For a student interested in a part-time course, he/she must have a minimum two-year work experience in the industry. Along with the experience, students also need to show a letter from the current employer about the recommendation of admission.
• The part-time courses in B.Tech are for three and a half years. The academic year for part-time courses starts in the month of December.

Through the part-time courses, candidates can have the degree in their chosen streams, even without a lateral entry in Madras Institute of Technology.

Madras Institute of Technology has always marked a high rank in the history of engineering colleges in India. It is an excellent institute for an engineering degree, which provides a separate well-established syllabus and procedures being a direct branch of Anna University, which is different from other colleges affiliated to Anna University. 

The points below give a brief overview of all the advantages and disadvantages of the institute.

• The junior-senior relationship is quite good. There are several intra and inter-college fests organized.
• All the fests are conducted entirely by students, having independent student governing bodies. In the first year of UG, students need to either take one of the three – NSS, NSO, or YRC. There are several clubs like the personality development association, Rotaract club, etc which deal with social welfare and development.
• The fees of all the branches of Anna University are quite low, which is a good initiative of the Tamil Nadu government. Even after that, deserving students get scholarships at Madras Institute of Technology.
• The campus life is excellent. The campus is situated very near to the Chrompet bus stand and the Chrompet Railway station. There are two cinema halls, several hotels, and restaurants, shopping malls, banks, etc close to the campus. So, there is a good arrangement for entertainment nearby.
• Although Madras Institute of Technology is better than most other similar-graded institutes, there are few disadvantages too. For example, there is a lack of cleanliness inside the campus, and few faculties are not good at teaching subjects properly.

Therefore, for an undergraduate B.E. or B.Tech degree, the Madras Institute of Technology is a decent option for students.