IIT Madras has launched undergraduate programs for students with excellence in National and International Olympiads. Called ‘Science Olympiad Excellence’ (ScOpE), Indian Institute of Technology Madras has called this admission will be outside the JEE (Advanced) Framework with the students to be admitted from the academic year 2025-2026.
These Olympiads are competitive examinations that assess and challenge students in various academic subjects and skills. 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 3rd June 2025). The detailed guidelines and business rules for ScOpE admission are available on the following website – https://ugadmissions.iitm.ac.in/scope.
Outlining the vision for ScOpE admissions, Prof. V. Kamakoti, Director, IIT Madras, said, “The world’s grandest puzzles aren’t solved by memorizing textbooks, but by those who dare to dismantle them, piece by piece, and create new wonders for the future generations. With this vision, IIT Madras embarks on yet another new journey by offering admission to her much coveted undergraduate programs for candidates with demonstrated excellence in science Olympiads. “
Urging students all over the country who excel in Olympiads to apply under this initiative, Prof. V. Kamakoti added, “To those who’ve proven their brilliance on the international stage of science Olympiads, we don’t just offer admission; we offer a sanctuary where their insatiable curiosity will find its most fertile ground amongst the blissful IITM flora and fauna.”IIT Madras launches UG Programs for Olympiads excellence students
The allotment of seats under this scheme will be based on the ScOpE Rank List (SRL), which will be based on the performance and achievements of the candidates in five Olympiads (Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Informatics, and Biology). The Business Rules will be provided on the website for details on the preparation of ScOpE rank list.
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The admission process through SCOPE would not be through the Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA) portal but on a separate portal (https://jeeadv.iitm.ac.in/scope) maintained by IIT Madras.
The IITM-SCOPE portal is to be used exclusively for admission to various academic programs at IIT Madras under SCOPE admission only. The candidates are required to apply separately on JoSAA portal for the academic programs at IIT Madras and/or other IITs where the seats are offered through JoSAA.
