HYDERABAD: Want to study at an IIT without pursuing engineering? TOI breaks down the entrance tests, admissions, seat trends and placement records at IIT Hyderabad, IIT Tirupati and IIT Madras to help students and parents make informed choices about emerging non-engineering opportunities at the IITs.How To Get Into Non-Engineering Courses At IITsEntrance ExamsBDes: Undergraduate Common Entrance Examination for Design (UCEED)Most Master’s programmes: Joint Admission Test for Masters (JAM)Master’s in Development Studies at IITH: University entrance test (usually held in May)Master’s in Development Studies at IITH: University entrance test (usually held in May)MBA programmes: Common Admission Test (CAT)MBA programmes: Common Admission Test (CAT)MDes: Common Entrance Examination for Design (CEED)MDes: Common Entrance Examination for Design (CEED)Mission Admission IIT Hyderabad Like Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Stanford University, our IITs too must be known for programmes beyond engineering. For this, they need to introduce more courses in liberal arts. At IITH, Master’s in development studies is quite popular. But we need more scholarship programmes to attract the best students.— Aalok Khandekar, Head, Liberal Arts Department Design students receive salaries on par with engineering students. There is huge demand for the course as students are selected and admitted through a common entrance test. Graduates can enter fields such as industrial design, manufacturing for product design, and communication design for creating logos, posters and films.— Shiva Ji, Head, Department Of DesignIIT-T sees rising interest in math & statisticsIIT TirupatPopular non-engineering programmesMSc mathematics and statisticsMSc chemistryMSc mathematicsMSc physicsMaster of public policSeat intake20 seats in all MSc programmesMSc mathematics has 10 seatsDemand trendsAll seats filled consistently over the last three academic yearsStudents with AIR 10–100 in JAM opting for mathematics and statisticsSome students leave after securing admissions abroad or job offers These programmes offer strong pathways to advanced research. The curriculum provides a strong theoretical and computational foundation that prepares students for cutting-edge research— Chaman Mehta, Joint Registrar, IIT TirupatiWhile AI has had a moderate direct impact on traditional core disciplines, the curriculum has evolved to include modern computational and data-driven components. Courses such as ML, statistical learning, quantum computing and data visualisation help students build interdisciplinary skills— Pantchacharam Mariappan, Faculty Of Mathematics & StatisticsIIT Madras Popular non-engineering programmesUndergraduateScienceBS biological sciencesBS physicsBS chemistryBS mathematicsData science and technologyBSc programming and data scienceBS data science and applicationsBS electronic systemsBS management and data scienceDiploma programmesDiploma in programmingDiploma in data sciencePostgraduate programmesManagement programmesMBA in digital maritime and supply chainExecutive MBA in strategic leadership and public policyPG diploma in management for executives in manufacturingHumanities and public policyMA development studiesMA economicsMA english studiesMA public policyCore sciencesMSc physicsMSc chemistryMSc mathematicsAI, analytics and data scienceMSc data science and AI MSc sports analytics and AISustainability and technologyMSc sustainable energy systems MSc sustainable engineeringMSc water security and global changeMSc materials and manufacturingMSc offshore and maritime engineeringDemand And OccupancyBS online degree programmes have flexible intake and continue to expand every year, allowing students without a JEE score to get an IIT degreeMBA programmes: 65–90 seats annually, consistently fullMA humanities: Around 100 seats annually, consistently fullMSc science programmes: 170 seats annually, consistently fullThe demand for these courses is growing fast. Students and employers realise that solving modern problems requires a mix of technology, business, and social understanding— Prathap Haridoss, Dean Of Academic Courses, Iit Madras