India, March 10 -- The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras has launched admissions for its undergraduate programs for students who excel in national and international Olympiads.

Known as 'Science Olympiad Excellence' (ScOpE), the admission will be outside the JEE (Advanced) Framework, and the students will be admitted from the academic year 2025-2026, a press statement informed.

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 female students.

To be eligible for admissions, candidates should have passed Class 12, similar to the criteria required for JEE (Advanced). The age limi...