IIT Madras’ Zanzibar campus is calling for applications for the academic session beginning in October 2023. The last date for this will be on August 5, 2023.
The new campus will offer two courses: a 4-year Bachelor’s in Data Science and AI and a 2-year Master’s in Data Science and AI.
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Speaking on the admission process Preeti Aghalayam, the director-in-charge, Zanzibar campus, IIT Madras, stated, “The selection process will include a screening test (which is an aptitude test, covering mathematics, science, English and analytical ability), and interviews with faculty. Students who have cleared Class XII, Form VI or equivalent in the past three years are eligible to apply to the BS program while those with a 4 year UG degree in any engineering/science discipline may apply to the MTech program.”
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Students who have passed class XII, Form VI, or its equivalent in the past three years are eligible to apply to the BS programme, while those with a 4-year UG degree in any engineering/science discipline may apply to the MTech programme. Aghalayam further said that students in Zanzibar will also leverage IIT Madras’s innovation ecosystem on campus and have the chance to interact with a global network of IITM alumni.