<p>Chennai: <strong> </strong>For the first time, the <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/iit-madras">Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT-M)</a> on Tuesday said it will admit students who have excelled in fine arts and culture into its B.Tech and B.S. programs under the ‘Fine Arts and Culture Excellence’ (FACE) admission from the 2025-2026 academic year.</p><p>The first IIT in the country to introduce the admission, the objective is to reward and encourage students who have achieved excellence in fine arts and culture. The institute said two seats per program will be allotted in all B.Tech. and B.S. programs of IIT Madras under this scheme, while one seat is reserved for women, the other will be gender-neutral.</p><p>IIT Madras 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.</p>.UGC chairman bats for semester system in higher education institutions.<p>“IIT Madras is embarking on a new journey to admit students to its much-coveted undergraduate programs in recognition of their excellence in fine arts and culture,” Prof V Kamakoti, Director, IIT-M, said.</p><p>The IITM-FACE portal is to be used exclusively for admission to various academic programs at IIT Madras under FACE admission only. The candidate should have qualified in JEE (Advanced) 2025 and have obtained a rank in the Common Rank List (CRL) or category-wise rank list in JEE (Advanced) 2025. </p>.IIT Madras unveils world’s most detailed 3D images of human foetal brain.<p>A score will be assigned to each candidate based on their fine arts and culture excellence as per the category mentioned in Table. A separate FACE Rank List (FRL) will be prepared based on the total score obtained by the candidates based on their performance in various fine arts and culture events, awards, and scholarships, the IIT-M said. </p>
<p>Chennai: <strong> </strong>For the first time, the <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/iit-madras">Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT-M)</a> on Tuesday said it will admit students who have excelled in fine arts and culture into its B.Tech and B.S. programs under the ‘Fine Arts and Culture Excellence’ (FACE) admission from the 2025-2026 academic year.</p><p>The first IIT in the country to introduce the admission, the objective is to reward and encourage students who have achieved excellence in fine arts and culture. The institute said two seats per program will be allotted in all B.Tech. and B.S. programs of IIT Madras under this scheme, while one seat is reserved for women, the other will be gender-neutral.</p><p>IIT Madras 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.</p>.UGC chairman bats for semester system in higher education institutions.<p>“IIT Madras is embarking on a new journey to admit students to its much-coveted undergraduate programs in recognition of their excellence in fine arts and culture,” Prof V Kamakoti, Director, IIT-M, said.</p><p>The IITM-FACE portal is to be used exclusively for admission to various academic programs at IIT Madras under FACE admission only. The candidate should have qualified in JEE (Advanced) 2025 and have obtained a rank in the Common Rank List (CRL) or category-wise rank list in JEE (Advanced) 2025. </p>.IIT Madras unveils world’s most detailed 3D images of human foetal brain.<p>A score will be assigned to each candidate based on their fine arts and culture excellence as per the category mentioned in Table. A separate FACE Rank List (FRL) will be prepared based on the total score obtained by the candidates based on their performance in various fine arts and culture events, awards, and scholarships, the IIT-M said. </p>