The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras and The University of Birmingham today started their application process for their Joint Masters Programme in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence. This is the first time that any IIT has partnered with the UK Russell Group of Universities, IIT Madras claims.

The last date to apply for the joint programme is June 11, 2023. Successful candidates will study at Chennai and as well as Birmingham and both universities will issue a single degree. The applicants will also be required to carry out a research project.

Those students who have a degree in Bachelors of Science and BTech with over 60 per cent are eligible to apply. Students are also exempted from IELTS/TOEFL/PTE score if they score more than 75 per cent in English from CISCE/CBSE and West Bengal Board in Class 12 and more than 80 per cent in English from any other state board in Class 12.

Students will study at the School of Computer Science, University of Birmingham and will also benefit from the curriculum of IIT Madras. The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) ranked IIT Madras as the number engineering university in India.

The decision to launch the joint masters programme was agreed upon by the Director of IIT Madras – Prof V Kamakoti and Prof Adam Tickell during latters visit to Chennai in November 2022 and the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the two in February 2023.