IIT Madras admits five athletes with national accomplishments in undergrad courses

Five athelets of national accomplishments were admitted to various undergrad courses in the IIT Madras under the Sports Excellence Admission category.

Hyderabad: Five athelets with national accomplishmnts were given admissions by the IIT Madras under its ‘Sports Excellence Admission’ (SEA) category this academic year. The five sportspersons have been admitted to variious undergrad courses, an institute press release said on Monday.

This admissions were offered through two supernumerary seats in each of its undergraduate programs for Indian nationals, of which one will be exclusively for female students.

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IIT Madras is the first IIT in the country to introduce admissions for sportspersons in its undergraduate programmes. This initiative is to recognize and reward talented students who have excelled in sports. This program encourages deserving students to pursue higher education while continuing to excel in their sports, the pres release added.

The five athletes are: Arohi Bhave, (Volleyball Player) from Maharashtra – Admitted into BS (Medical Sciences and Engineering); Aryaman Mandal (Water Polo and Swimming) from West Bengal – Admitted into B. Tech (Computer Science and Engineering); Nandini Jain (Squash Player) from Delhi – Admitted into B. Tech (Computer Science and Engineering);  Prabhav Gupta, (Table Tennis Player) from Delhi – Admitted into B. Tech (Artificial Intelligence and Data Science); and Vangala Vedavachan Reddy (Lawn Tennis Player) from Andhra Pradesh – Admitted into B. Tech (Artificial Intelligence and Data Science).