IIT Madras becomes the first IIT to introduce Culture Excellence admission

Two seats per program will be allotted in all B Tech and BS programs of IIT Madras under this scheme. Of the two seats in each program, one seat will be female-only, and the other will be gender-neutral, the IIT-Madras said

Hyderabad: In a major decision, the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) – Madras announced the introduction of ‘Fine Arts and Culture Excellence’ (FACE) Admission to Undergraduate Programs from the Academic year 2025 – 26, becoming the first IIT in the country to do so. The objective of FACE admission is to reward and encourage students who have achieved excellence in fine arts and culture.

Two seats per program will be allotted in all B Tech and BS programs of IIT Madras under this scheme. Of the two seats in each program, one seat will be female-only, and the other will be gender-neutral, the IIT-Madras said.

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The institute will be offering seats in each of its undergraduate programs through FACE admissions by creating two supernumerary seats per program for Indian Nationals and Overseas Citizens Of India / Persons of Indian Origin (OCI/PIO) candidates who have chosen to be treated at par with Indian nationals at the time of JEE Advanced 2025 registration will be eligible for FACE admission.

The admission process through FACE would not be through the Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA) portal but on a separate portal https://jeeadv.iitm.ac.in/face maintained by IIT Madras where other IITs interested in offering seats through FACE may also participate.

IIT-Madras Director Prof. V Kamakoti said the IIT Madras is embarking on a new journey to admit students to her much-coveted undergraduate programs in recognition of their excellence in fine arts and culture.

The candidates are required to apply through the IITM-FACE admission portal for consideration for admission under fine arts and culture excellence to IIT Madras, he added.