Overall Structure

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The program comprises three levels and a learner has to successfully complete all three levels to get the BS Degree from IIT Madras.

There is flexibility to exit at any level. Depending on the courses completed and credits earned, the learner can receive a Foundation Certificate from IITM CODE (Centre for Outreach and Digital Education) or Diploma in Aeronautics from IIT Madras or BS Degree in Aeronautics and Space Technology from IIT Madras.

Courses and Credits in Each Level:

Foundation Level: 32 credits | 8 theory courses

Diploma level: 52 credits | 13 courses + 2 labs + 2 Projects

Degree Level: 58 credits | 9 core courses + 1 lab (37 credits core + lab) + Electives (21 credits electives)

Credits required to be earned to exit with:

Foundation Certificate in Aeronautics: 32 credits

Diploma in Aeronautics: 84 credits

BS in Aeronautics and Space Technology: 142 credits

Completion time for the BS degree: 4 - 8 years

Time period is based on the learner’s preferred pace and performance in assessments. Expected learner engagement will be approximately 15 hours/course/week.

Fees:

Pay only for courses you register in each term! Refer Fee Structure.

Online Courses & Assignments:

Duration of each course: 12 weeks – Each week comprises 2–3 hours of videos, practice questions, text transcripts, and graded assignments – everything made available online.

Quizzes and Exams:

In-person invigilated quizzes and exams for all courses. Additional assessments as per the grading pattern defined for each course.

Labs:

Students will have to travel to IIT Madras for some of the lab courses at the Diploma and Degree Level for hands-on experience.

Course Registrations

In each term, a learner may register for a maximum of four theory courses and corresponding lab courses depending on the time they can dedicate to the program. A student doing this program full time is recommended to take 4 courses per term while working professionals and students pursuing any other academic program can take 2 or 3 courses.

Assessments

• ✓ There are 3 types of assessments for each course:
• Weekly Assignments which are online
• Monthly in-person Quizzes
• in-person End Term Exam Note: Students are required to travel to the nearest exam center to take the in-person exam.
• ✓ Students will have to travel to IIT Madras for some of the lab courses at the Diploma and Degree Level.
• ✓ In addition, assessments may include programming exams, mini projects, vivas, take home assignments, etc.

Exam Cities

• ✓ The Invigilated Quizzes and End Term exams are conducted in a number of cities spread across India.
• ✓ Exams are also conducted in centres in some countries such as UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Singapore and Sri Lanka if there are enough students in these places. Learners based out of other countries will be allowed to take up remote proctored exams. Additional Exam Fee will apply for all learners opting to write exams outside India.
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• ✓ If you reside outside India and cannot find a centre in your city / country, Please write to ge@study.iitm.ac.in for assistance.

Exam Cities List

For the students residing in the countries (outside India) which are not listed here, the exams will be conducted in remote proctored mode

Andaman And Nicobar Islands

Port Blair

Andhra Pradesh

Amalapuram

Anantapur

Bhimavaram

Guntur

Kadapa

Kakinada

Kurnool

Madanapalle

Markapur

Nandyal

Nellore

Ongole

Proddatur

Rajahmundry

Surampalem

Tirupathi

Vijayawada

Visakhapatnam

Vizianagaram

Arunachal Pradesh

Naharlagun

Tezu

Assam

Dibrugarh

Guwahati

Silchar

Tezpur

Bahrain

Manama

Bihar

Bhagalpur

Darbhanga

Gaya

Muzaffarpur

Patna

Purnea

Chhattisgarh

Bhilai Nagar

Raipur

Delhi

New Delhi North

New Delhi South

Goa

Panaji

Gujarat

Ahmedabad

Anand

Rajkot

Surat

Vadodara

Haryana

Faridabad

Gurugram

Hisar

Kurukshetra

Himachal Pradesh

Hamirpur

Mandi

Shimla

Jammu And Kashmir

Jammu

Srinagar

Jharkhand

Dhanbad

Hazaribagh

Jamshedpur

Ranchi

Karnataka

Belagavi(Belgaum)

Bengaluru North

Bengaluru South

Davanagere

Dharwad

Hassan

Kalaburagi(Gulbarga)

Mangaluru(Mangalore)

Mysuru(Mysore)

Shivamogga

Udupi

Kerala

Ernakulam

Kannur

Kollam

Kottayam

Kozhikode

Malappuram

Palakkad

Thiruvananthapuram

Thrissur

Kuwait

Salmiya

Ladakh

Leh

Madhya Pradesh

Bhopal

Gwalior

Indore

Jabalpur

Sagar

Satna

Ujjain

Maharashtra

Amravati

Chandrapur

Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar

Jalgaon

Kolhapur

Latur

Mumbai

Nagpur

Nanded

Nashik

Navi Mumbai

Pune

Ratnagiri

Sangli

Satara

Solapur

Manipur

Imphal

Meghalaya

Shillong

Mizoram

Aizawl

Nagaland

Dimapur

Kohima

Odisha

Balasore

Bhubaneswar

Rourkela

Sambalpur

Puducherry

Puducherry

Punjab

Amritsar

Bathinda

Chandigarh

Jalandhar

Ludhiana

Patiala

Phagwara

Rajasthan

Bikaner

Jaipur

Jodhpur

Kota

Udaipur

Sikkim

Gangtok

Tamil Nadu

Chennai

Coimbatore

Cuddalore

Dharmapuri

Dindigul

Erode

Kanchipuram

Kanyakumari

Krishnagiri

Madurai

Nagercoil

Salem

Thanjavur

Theni

Tiruchirappalli

Tirunelveli

Tiruvallur

Vellore

Virudhunagar

Telangana

Hyderabad

Karimnagar

Khammam

Nizamabad

Warangal

Tripura

Agartala

UAE

Dubai

Hamdan (AUH)

Sharjah

Uttar Pradesh

Agra

Aligarh

Ayodhya

Bareilly

Ghaziabad

Gorakhpur

Greater Noida

Jhansi

Kanpur

Lucknow

Mathura

Meerut

Moradabad

Prayagraj

Varanasi

Uttarakhand

Dehradun

Haldwani

Roorkee

West Bengal

Asansol

Bankura

Durgapur

Hooghly

Kalyani

Kolkata

Paschim Medinipur

Siliguri

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Fee Structure

*Fee waivers do not apply to students based outside of India.

• ✓ Please note: At the Diploma and degree Levels of the program, a nominal fee may be charged towards additional verification of documents for those wishing to avail program fee waivers or CSR support.
• ✓ For candidates who are outside India and studying in the program: For candidates writing exams overseas, there will be facilitation fee for exams in addition to the above. The fee will be revisited periodically and revised if necessary.
• ✓ The term family income for the purpose of availing fee waivers includes the income of the candidate, the income of his/her parents and spouse, also the income of his/her siblings and children below the age of 18 years.\ Family income certificate is not required while applying for the Degree program, but will be required to avail fee waiver when joining the program. Download Family Income Certificate format
• ✓ OBC-NCL / EWS certificate, if applicable, need to be obtained in following format while applying: \ Download OBC-NCL Certificate format \ Download EWS Certificate format

Foundation Level

These courses have been chosen to ensure that the learner who passes these successfully is well prepared to proceed to the Diploma level courses. The foundation level courses shall be completed within a minimum of two terms to a maximum of nine terms with intermediate milestones.

Requirements for Registration

Learners who clear the Qualifier Exam are eligible for course registration.

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Exemption for JEE-qualified: A learner who has qualified for JEE Advanced 2025 and 2026 need not appear for the qualifier exam and can directly register for courses in the foundation level of the BS in AE program.

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Learners have the following two options when they successfully complete all 8 Foundation level courses:

• Exit: The option to exit earlier with
• ●Foundation in Aeronautics.
• Proceed to next level: The learner can join the Diploma Level.

8 Theory courses\ 32 credits

15 hrs/course/week

₹ 60,000*\ *Refer Fee Structure

Courses

Foundation level comprises the following:

Diploma in Aeronautics

Diploma in Aeronautics (52 credits): Includes courses that provide foundational knowledge in mechanics (both fluid and solid) and thermodynamics, along with essential core concepts and basic analytical tools used in aerospace engineering.The diploma level courses shall be completed within a minimum of four terms to a maximum of twelve terms with intermediate milestones.

Learners have the following options based on the courses completed in this level:

• Option 1: Learners who complete all the courses and labs in the foundation and diploma levels with an overall CGPA >=6.0 and a CGPA >=7.0 for the projects can choose to continue to the degree level of the program.
• Option 2: Learners may choose to exit with the Diploma in Aeronautics from IIT Madras if their learning goal has been achieved.
• Important: Learners who do not meet these CGPA requirements at the end of the Diploma level will not be allowed to continue to the degree level.

Upgrade to On-Campus: After Diploma, based on tests and interviews conducted, a selected number of students who applied will be offered the option of attending all degree level courses on campus at IIT Madras in person.

13 Theory courses\ 2 Laboratories\ 2 Projects\ 52 credits

Standard Duration \ 15 hrs/course/week

₹2,04,000\ *Refer Fee Structure

Courses

Diploma level comprises the following:

BS Degree Level

Only those who finish the Diploma in Aeronautics (32+52 = 84 credits) and meet the required CGPA criteria can continue towards getting the BS degree in Aeronautics and Space Technology. There are two options to pursue the courses in the degree level:

• In-person on IITM campus: Students who are eligible to enter the degree level can apply for the on-campus option. Based on tests and interviews conducted, a selected number of students who applied will be offered this option of attending all degree level courses on campus at IIT Madras in person. Hostel accommodation will not be provided and students have to make their own arrangements for stay.
• Non-Campus mode: Students who cannot come to campus and continue their BS degree or those not selected for the on-campus option can continue in a hybrid mode.

Once the learner successfully completes 142 credits and the course requirements, they will be awarded a BS Degree in Aeronautics & Space Technology from IIT Madras.

9 core courses + 1 lab (37 credits)\ + Electives (21 credits)\

₹3,48,000\ *Refer Fee Structure

Core Courses

These are the core courses in the degree level. It is mandatory for the learner to complete all core courses.

Electives

For BS in Aeronautics and Space Technology, students need to earn a total of 21 credits from given baskets of department and non-department electives. 9 credits should be from department electives. At least 3 of 21 credits should be from Management or Humanities. The remaining 9 credits are open electives. One of the department electives and one non-department elective can be taken through NPTEL and the same will be credited towards the degree.

Total non-CGPA credits that can be transferred

A maximum of 24 credits is permitted in this category, which includes courses taken in person at other institutes approved by the program, credits earned through NPTEL courses (open electives: up to maximum 8 credits out of which HS/MG can be maximum 4 credits)

Sample Certificates

BS Degree in Aeronautics and Space Technology

Diploma in Aeronautics

Foundation Certificate in Aeronautics