IIT Madras Diploma Data Science: Fees 2025, Course Duration, Dates, Eligibility

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Course Description

IIT Madras Diploma Data Science is offered as 8 Months Full Time program. The minimum eligibility criteria for Diploma is 10+2. The total fees for IIT Madras Diploma Data Science in 2025 is ? 14,000 for the complete course duration.

IIT Madras Hostel Fee for Male is ? 23,959 to 24,113. Hostel Fee for Female at IIT Madras is ? 20,051 to 20,346.

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According to Collegedunia.com Rankings 2026 for Engineering, IIT Madras ranks 13 out of 15 in India. Earlier, the institute ranked 7 out of 394 institutes in India.

IIT Madras Diploma Data Science Fees 2023

IIT Madras Diploma Data Science Fee has not been released yet. For reference you can check the previous year academic fees in the section below.

IIT Madras Diploma Data Science Previous Fees

Fees (2025 - 2026) Year 1 (in INR)
Other Fee ?4424
Yearly Fees ?14000

* Fees is refundable

IIT Madras Diploma Data Science Admission 2023

The minimum eligibility for admission to Diploma Data Science at IIT Madras is 10+2.

IIT Madras Ranking 2023

IIT Madras ranking 2023 has not been released. You can check the agency wise previous year national ranking below.

Ranking Agency Latest Previous
Collegedunia.com
#13 out of 15 (2026)
#7 out of 394 (2023)
#2nd Chennai
Collegedunia.com
#3 out of 131 (2025)
#1st Chennai
#3 out of 275 (2024)
#1st Chennai
Collegedunia.com
#1 out of 25 (2024)
#1 out of 25 (2023)
Collegedunia.com
#1 out of 200 (2023)
#1st Chennai
#1 out of 300 (2022)
#1st Chennai
Collegedunia.com
#3 out of 170 (2023)
#2 out of 192 (2022)
Collegedunia.com
#201-250 out of 800 (2020)
#251-300 out of 800 (2019)

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Eligibility Criteria

Candidate applying for admission in this program should meet the following criteria 

  • Primarily aimed at working professionals or learners who already possess the fundamentals taught in Foundational Level courses and wish to exit with one or two Diplomas (Diploma in Programming AND/OR Diploma in Data Science) from IIT Madras.
  • Learners entering via Diploma Only Entry can only do Diploma Level courses and cannot proceed to the Degree Level courses.

Course Details

Each term, pay only for the courses you register for in that specific term.

Foundational courses - Rs 4,000 per course

  •  Diploma in Programming: Computational Thinking; Programming in Python
  •  Diploma in Data Science: Mathematics for Data Science II; Statistics for Data Science II

Skill Enhancement courses - Rs 7,500 per course.

  • Diploma in Programming: System Commands
  • Diploma in Data Science: Tools in Data Science

All other Diploma courses - Rs 10,000 per course

Projects - Rs 2,500 per project

  •   Diploma in Programming: Modern Application Development I - Project; Modern Application Development II - Project
  •   Diploma in Data Science: Business Data Management - Project; Machine Learning Practice - Project

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DS (diploma)  
first year fees:  ₹4,424
8 MonthsFull Time
(Based on 1.5K views last year)
65 Students have shown interest in the last 30 days
Year (2025 - 2026)1
other fee₹4424
Yearly Fees4,424

IIT Madras DS (diploma) Ranking

IIT Madras Engineering ranking by Collegedunia.com is 13 out of 15 in India in 2026 and it was ranked 7 out of 394 in India in 2023. IIT Madras Engineering ranking by The Week is 3 out of 131 in India in 2025 and it was ranked 3 out of 275 in India in 2024. IIT Madras Engineering ranking by Outlook is 1 out of 25 in India in 2024 and it was ranked 1 out of 25 in India in 2023

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How good is the IIT Madras diploma in data science course?

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In the IIT Madras diploma in Data Science course, you’ll study Machine Learning from Professor Balaram Ravindran (one of the top experts in Machine Learning in India). Since this course is offered by a top institution, it delivers a brand tag which will help you to secure a good job in the corporate sector. 

The BSc Data Science Team at IIT Madras maintains a dedicated Industry Interaction Cell to ensure good placements/internship offers for students. Through college placements, this diploma is sure to get you an internship in a good company, given that you study well. Upon the completion of this diploma, you’ll exit as a certified Data Scientist. 

You can visit the official website of IITM for more details on the eligibility, curriculum, etc.- https://study.iitm.ac.in/diploma/. For this course, you need not have a background in engineering/computer science. It is meant for students, working professionals and job seekers equally, and is a great way to upskill yourself for the job market.

This is the list of courses made available by IITM under its Diploma in Data Science-

List of Courses under Diploma in Data Science by IIT Madras:

Course Name Course Type Credit System
Mathematics in Data Science II Foundational Course 4 Credits
Statistics for Data Science II Foundational Course 4 Credits
Machine Learning Foundations Data Science Course 4 Credits
Business Data Management Data Science Course 4 Credits
Business Data Management- Project Project 2 Credits
Machine Learning Techniques Data Science Course 4 Credits
Machine Learning Practice Data Science Course 4 Credits
Machine Learning Practice-Project Project 2 Credits
Business Analytics Data Science Course 4 Credits
Tools in Data Science Skill Enhancement Course 3 Credits
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