IIT Madras Suitability Test

Who are all required to come for suitability test? And when?

The short-listed candidates who are to be examined for suitability test shall report at IIT Madras, Chennai - 600 036 and appear before the committees tentatively on 21st and 22nd April, 2012. The exact date and time will be intimated to the eligible candidates.

Suitability test is required for M.Tech. programmes in the Department of:

Mathematics (for Associate membership holders of various recognized professional societies)

Ocean Engineering

Mechanical Engineering (as in Table 3)

Metallurgical & Materials Engineering (GATE paper other than MT)

Suitability Test is required for XE/XL and ZE/ZS candidates.

For M.Tech. programmes in Ocean Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering and Mathematics, candidates are requested to report at the office of the Head of the respective Department.

Candidates with XE/XL paper in GATE have to report at the GATE office.

If you are called for the suitability test, you need to be present to be considered for that particular programme. Even if you do not attend the suitability test for a particular programme, you will still be considered for the other programmes that you have chosen in your application and that do not require suitability test.