IIT-Madras partners with IIT Ropar for IITM BS degree students

IIT Gandhinagar and Chennai Mathematical Institute (CMI) have already opened their campus courses for eligible students of the IIT Madras BS (Data Science) degree

This partnership will also facilitate the completion of IITM BS Degree credits by taking courses at IIT Ropar. (Image: IIT Madras)

Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) and Indian Institute of Technology Ropar (IIT Ropar) have entered into a partnership that will enable the IITM BS Degree (Data Science and Applications) students to take campus courses at IIT Ropar with a pathway to MS admission.

This partnership will also facilitate the completion of IITM BS Degree credits by taking courses at IIT Ropar. An MoU for this collaboration was signed today (August 28).

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What this collaboration offers?

— Direct admission for select IITM BS (Data Science) degree students to the MS programme at IIT Ropar without GATE

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— IITM BS degree students can spend upto a year at IIT Ropar

— IITM BS degree students can apply for research programmes offered by IIT Ropar in the summer

— The BS degree students can pursue projects and internships under IIT Ropar faculty

— The MoU also enables IIT Ropar UG students to study courses on data science and programming that are offered in the IIT Madras BS programme.

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–Additional student exchange programs, internship opportunities, and other collaborative initiatives will also be supported.

IIT Gandhinagar and Chennai Mathematical Institute (CMI) have already opened their campus courses for eligible students of the IIT Madras BS (Data Science) degree. IIT Madras introduced its 4-year BS in Data Science and Applications in June 2020.

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