IIT Madras
IIT Madras admits to its MA Economics stream on the GATE XH-C1 score, not through JAM.
MA Economics stream, two years · Chennai
Last checked 30 September 2026. Covers: the latest cycle with published details.
Official read on the organiser's or institute's own page. Reported found on third-party sites and still to be checked. Expected not announced yet.
Which exam
| Entrance | A valid GATE score in the XH paper. The Economics stream takes Economics (XH-C1). OfficialIIT Madras M.A. programme |
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Pattern, dates and marking for the exam: GATE Economics (XH-C1).
Seats
| Per stream | 25 for Indian students, with seats for foreign students on top. Streams: Development Studies, Economics, English Studies and Public Policy. OfficialIIT Madras M.A. programme |
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Curriculum
| Structure | Two years, with at least 200 credits needed for the degree OfficialIIT Madras M.A. programme |
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The programme page does not list the courses. The department's course handbook does.
Placements
No placement report for this programme is published on the institute's own pages that we could find. Package figures that circulate online are not tied to a named report, so none are printed here.
Faculty
Faculty are listed on the department's own page. Names are not reproduced here yet.
Sources
Prepare for IIT Madras through GATE
GATE XH-C1 has Economics, General Aptitude and a common Reasoning and Comprehension section. Sit a full GATE Economics paper under the real timing.