IIT Madras Launches Two BTech Courses, Admission Through JEE Advanced 2025
The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras will be launching two new undergraduate engineering courses from the academic year of 2025-26. The courses include B.Tech. in Computational Engineering and Mechanics (CEM) and B.Tech. in Instrumentation and Biomedical Engineering (iBME). These will be offered through the Department of Applied Mechanics and Biomedical Engineering, the IIT said in a press release.
Prof. V. Kamakoti, Director, IIT Madras, said, 'As technology witnesses rapid changes, it is extremely important for Higher Educational Institutions to introduce new programmes to bridge the academia-industry gap. These two new state-of-the-art B.Tech programmes shall address all novel concepts relevant to industry 5.0, Health Technology and Advanced Manufacturing areas."
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