Students who join the Indian Institute of Technology-Madras (IIT-M) this academic year will have the opportunity to upgrade their dual degree programme to an interdisciplinary one.
This is in addition to the existing dual degree programme.
Flexible options
Students who join the B. Tech + M. Tech dual degree programme in the institute and opt for the Interdisciplinary Dual Degree programme (ID DD) will study for five years and receive a degree in B Tech from the parent discipline and M Tech in an interdisciplinary programme.
However, the upgrade option is limited to students with a CGPA of more than 8 in the beginning of the fifth semester.
IIT-M director Bhaskar Ramamurthi said it was part of the endeavour to offer more flexibility in education.
“The IIT-M will be allowing its UG and DD students to gain dual degree in four of the highly sought domains in the present times, including advanced materials and nanotechnology, biomedical engineering, computational engineering and data science,” he said.
Later, the programme may be expanded to include areas such as energy systems, battery technology, internet of things, industry 4.0 and management.
Students of UG or DD from any branch of engineering can upgrade to any interdisciplinary dual degree programme if they meet certain academic criteria, he added.
