Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) has launched admissions to undergraduate programs for students who excel in national and international olympiads, which are competitive examinations that assess and challenge students in various academic subjects and skills.
Called ‘Science Olympiad Excellence’ (ScOpE), this admission will be outside the JEE (Advanced) Framework with the students to be admitted from the academic year 2025-2026.
Similar to admissions through Sports Excellence Admissions and Fine Arts and Culture Excellence modes, ScOpE will also have two supernumerary seats per program of which one seat will be exclusively for women students.
The eligibility criteria such as passing of Class 12 and age, among other criteria, remain exactly the same as that of JEE (Advanced) for the respective year. The candidate also should not have been admitted to an IIT in the previous years.
The applications will be open for the first batch from June 3, says a release.