Chennai, Feb. 4 -- The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras, will be introducing sports quota for admissions in its Undergraduate Programme from the coming academic year 2024-24.
IIT-Madras has become the first IIT in the country to introduce admissions for sportspersons in its undergraduate programmes.
This will be introduced from July this year.
The Institute will be introducing the 'Sports Excellence Admission' (SEA) from the academic year 2024-2025, under which it will offer two supernumerary seats, of which one will be exclusively for female students, in each of its undergraduate programs for Indian Nationals, IIT-Madras Director
Prof V.Kamakoti said.
This initiative is to recognize and reward talented students who have...