With this, IIT Madras became the first IIT in the country to introduce admissions for sportspersons in its UG programmes.
The Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) on January 20 has admitted five athletes with National accomplishments under its ‘Sports Excellence Admission’ (SEA) category for the academic year 2024-2025. In a press release, the institution said this initiative is offered through two supernumerary seats in each of its undergraduate programs for Indian Nationals, of which one will be exclusively for female students.
With this, IIT Madras became the first IIT in the country to introduce admissions for sportspersons in its undergraduate programmes. Prof. V. Kamakoti, Director, IIT Madras, said, “The sports excellence admission is an initiative of IIT Madras primarily to send the important message that young children must be encouraged to play during their childhood. I sincerely hope this reaches all concerned.”
Five athletes who have been selected for admission at IIT Madras are -- Arohi Bhave (volleyball player) from Maharashtra and admitted into BS (medical sciences and engineering); Aryaman Mandal (water polo and swimming) from West Bengal and admitted into BTech (computer science and engineering); Nandini Jain (squash player) from Delhi and admitted into B Tech (computer science and engineering), Prabhav Gupta (table tennis player) from Delhi and admitted into B Tech (artificial intelligence and data science); and Vangala Vedavachan Reddy (lawn tennis player) from Andhra Pradesh and admitted into B Tech (artificial intelligence and data science).
A separate ‘Sports Rank List’ (SRL) will be prepared based on the total score obtained by the candidates based on their performance in a specific list of sports. The seat allotment will be done based on this list, the institution said.