“Students from Chennai and suburbs were provided 14-week in-person training at IIT-M. The rest were given live sessions and support by IIT-M faculty members. The examination fee of Rs 3,000 was also waived for all students,” said professor Vignesh Muthuvijayan, faculty in charge of the BS programme at IIT-M.
Those who graduate with a BS degree would be eligible to appear for GATE and pursue MTech in India or apply for postgraduate degrees offered by foreign universities.
Several of the students said it was their dream to study in premier institutions, which has now come true.
“My father is an autorickshaw driver. I also cleared NEET and got a medical seat under the 7.5% quota in a college in Krishnagiri. In model schools, we were encouraged to appear for various entrance examinations. I will pursue BS as well as it’s an online course and will be useful to me in future,” said M Gomathi, who was a corporation school student.
School education minister Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi distributed admission letters to the students at an event in IITM.
