IIT Madras introduces summer fellowship 2026; offers Rs 15,000 stipend
Vaishnavi Shukla | February 2, 2026 | 04:51 PM IST | 1 min read
IIT Madras: Students can apply for the summer fellowship 2026 on the official website, iitm.ac.in, by March 2
The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras has started accepting applications for its Summer Fellowship Programme 2026. Eligible candidates can apply for the fellowship programme on the official website, iitm.ac.in, by March 2. The programme offers Rs 15,000 stipend for each month.
IIT Madras summer fellowship 2026 will commence on May 18 and continue till July 17, for two months. Students will be offered a hostel and mess facility on a payment basis, subject to availability.
However, students from IITs are not eligible to apply for the fellowship programme.
IIT Madras summer fellowship 2026 programme of two months with a stipend is designed to spread awareness for academic research among engineering, management, sciences and humanities students through a goal-oriented internship, the official website of IITM said.
Candidates pursuing engineering undergraduate programmes and are in their 3rd year, or 3rd or 4th year of an integrated or dual degree in masters programme can apply for the IIT Madras’s fellowship programme.
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IIT Madras Summer Fellowship 2026
The list of required documents for the application is as follows.
- Passport Size Photo
- Category Certificate (if applicable)
- Aadhar Card
- Bonafide letter stating that you are a bona fide student issued by the head ofthe institution
- Academic certificate and mark sheet starting from 10th, 12th, polytechnic and all semester mark sheets in a single consolidated PDF
The participating departments for the IIT Madras fellowship programme 2026 are listed below.
- Aerospace engineering
- Applied Mechanics & Biomedical Engineering
- Bio Technology
- Chemical Engineering
- Civil Engineering
- Computer Science & Engineering
- Data Science and AI
- Engineering Design
- Electrical Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Medical Science and Technology
- Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
- Ocean Engineering
- Science Department
- Humanities and Social Sciences
- Management Studies
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