Terms of Service & Honor Code

Welcome to the IIT Madras BS Degree Program. Please read these Terms of Service ("TOS") and Honor Code prior to registering for an account on study.iitm.ac.in or using any portion of the BS Degree website or mobile applications (collectively, the "IIT Madras BS DEGREE Site," which consists of all content and pages located within the study.iitm.ac.in web domain and all IIT Madras BS DEGREE mobile applications), including accessing any course material, chat rooms, or other electronic services.

These TOS and the Honor Code are agreements (the "Agreements") between you and IIT Madras. By using the IIT Madras BS DEGREE Site, you accept and agree to be legally bound by the Agreements, whether or not you are a registered user.

Please also read the Privacy Policy for the IIT Madras BS DEGREE Site before you use any portion of this Site. The Privacy Policy describes how your personal data is collected and processed when you use this Site. If you do not understand or do not wish to be bound by the terms of the Agreements or Privacy Policy, you should not use the IIT Madras BS DEGREE Site.

You agree that you are responsible for your own use of the IIT Madras BS DEGREE Site and for your User Postings. “User Postings” means all content submitted, posted, published, or distributed on the IIT Madras BS DEGREE Site by you or other users, including but not limited to forum posts, wiki edits, notes, questions, comments, videos, and file uploads.

You agree to use the site in compliance with all applicable local, state, national, and international laws, rules, and regulations, including copyright laws and technical data export regulations.

As a condition of your use, you will not use the IIT Madras BS DEGREE Site in any manner intended to damage, disable, overburden, or impair any IIT Madras server or connected networks. You may not attempt to gain unauthorized access to other accounts, computer systems, or networks through hacking, password mining, or any other unauthorized means.

The following items are strictly prohibited on the IIT Madras BS Degree Site:

In order to create a user account, you must provide your full legal name and an active email address. You agree never to divulge or share access credentials for your user account with any third party for any reason.

You represent that all information provided by you is accurate, complete, and current. You agree to maintain and update your profile promptly. You understand that your profile details will be shared with the IIT Madras BS Degree course instructors and academic administrators for program operation.

You may also be required to provide hard copies of identity proof, academic transcripts, or certificates for physical verification at any point during your tenure.

IIT Madras may conduct qualifier exams and establish entry criteria at its sole discretion as stated on the official website.

IIT Madras may require candidates to produce official eligibility certificates at any point in the program. If it is found at any time that false information or forged documents were submitted, IIT Madras reserves the right to terminate enrollment, cancel exam scores, or withhold certificates, without prejudice to legal action.

Unless indicated as being in the public domain, all content on the IIT Madras BS DEGREE Site is protected by Indian and international copyright laws. All texts, exams, lecture videos, code templates, images, and instructional materials are licensed solely for your personal, non-commercial educational use in connection with your enrolled courses.

By submitting or distributing User Postings, you warrant that you hold all necessary rights and licenses to share the content, and that your postings do not infringe third-party rights. You are solely responsible for your contributions and the consequences of publishing them.

You grant IIT Madras a worldwide, non-exclusive, transferable, royalty-free, perpetual license to host, display, reproduce, and distribute your User Postings across the learning platforms.

IIT Madras may offer Verified Certificates of Achievement and Degree Certificates to learners who satisfactorily demonstrate mastery of curriculum outcomes. The awarding of certificates remains under the sole academic discretion of IIT Madras.

To authenticate your identity for proctored examinations and degree certifications, you may be required to undergo biometric or photo ID authentication using valid government-issued documents:

The names "IIT Madras", "IIT", and the institutional logo are registered trademarks. You may not use these trademarks or any variations thereof for promotional or commercial purposes without prior written authorization from IIT Madras.

Copyright owners who believe their material has been infringed on the portal should notify our copyright compliance desk at support@study.iitm.ac.in with complete details of the copyrighted work and infringing material.

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless IIT Madras, its governing board members, faculty, fellows, officers, and employees against any third-party claims, liabilities, damages, and reasonable legal fees arising out of your use of the site or violation of these Agreements.

Termination Rights: IIT Madras may terminate or restrict your access to the portal at any time upon notice for violations of the Honor Code or Terms of Service.

Entire Agreement & Severability: These TOS and the Honor Code constitute the entire agreement between you and IIT Madras concerning your portal usage. If any provision is determined invalid by a court, the remaining provisions remain in full force.