IIT Madras - Indian Institute of Technology

Indian Institute of Technology, Madras was established as a result of the Indo-German agreement in Bonn, in 1959 for the establishing the Indian Institute of Technology. IIT Madras is known for its excellence in technical education, innovation, basic and applied research entrepreneurship and industrial consultancy. It has been ranked as the No.1 engineering university in India for four consecutive years and was recently awarded the title of Institute of Eminence. It has been ranked as the ‘Best Educational Institution’ in Overall Category according to the NIRF Rankings of 2019 published by the Ministry of Human Resource Development.

IIT Madras is an autonomous statutory organization administered by the IIT Council. The Minister of Human Resource & Development has been made the Chairman of this Council. IIT Madras is a residential institute with a self-contained campus spread over 250 hectares of beautiful wooded land. It consists of nearly 550 faculty, 1250 administrative and supporting staff, sixteen academic departments, various advanced research centres for various disciplines of science, technology and engineering and nearly 100 laboratories classified in a unique pattern. IIT Madras provides an array of courses at various levels. It provides undergraduate, postgraduate, research, joint degree and online programmes. It also offers an exchange programme for a more collaborative learning. IIT Madras is a part of the National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL), a project by the MHRD which offers online certificate courses in five core disciplines of engineering. It also has a Centre for Continuing Education in place offering programmes for the industry, short-term courses for the engineering faculty and courses under the Global Initiative of Academic Networks (GIAN).

IIT Madras Highlights:

IIT Madras Location:

IIT Madras is located in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. The main entrance of the institution is on the Sardar Patel Road. The campus is 10 km away from the Chennai Airport, students can reach the campus in 20-25 minutes. Chennai Central Railway station is 13km away from the campus and the students can reach the campus within 25-30 minutes. The campus is well connected by the city buses and Kasturba Nagar station is preferred while traveling by the Chennai MRTS line.

Indian Institute of Technology, Madras - Latest News and Updates:

• Strong Pre-Placement Offers for Students during COVID-19 - Indian Institute of Technology Madras recorded high numbers of pre-placement offers during the 2020-21 academic year despite the Covid-19 pandemic. Around 182 pre-placement offers were recorded this academic year compared to the 170 offers made during the 2019-20 Academic year.

• Wipro GE Healthcare partners with IIT Madras to further Industry-Academia Collaboration - Wipro GE Healthcare Private Limited (WGE) announces a fellowship partnership with Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM) to provide more opportunities to Research Scholars and financial aid and industrial expertise to chosen Masters (MS) in Research Scholars at IIT Madras.

• IIT Madras faculty book launched by Kamal Hassan - 'Thoduvanam Thedi', a book authored by the faculty members of the Indian Institute of Technology Madras was released by Makkal Needhi Maiam president Kamal Haasan on Thursday.

• IIT Madras introduces courses in Insurance, Banking and Financial Services - IIT Madras' Digital Skills Academy’ in partnership with Infact pro trainers (OPC) pvt ltd has started imparting training courses in Banking, Financial Services, and Insurance Sector (BFSI).

IIT Madras Awards, Recognitions Accreditations and Collaborations:

•  Ranked as the ‘Best Educational Institution’ in Overall Category in the NIRF Rankings of 2019

IIT Madras Collaborations

• Microsoft

• Texas Instruments 

• Bajaj Auto 

• ISRO

• Alphonso

• TSMC 

• KLA Tencor 

• GE, Wipro

Notable Alumni of IIT Madras

1. Dr. Girija Vaidyanathan (Chief Secretary, (Retd.) Govt of Tamil Nadu)

2. Mr. Arvind Nithrakashyap (Co-Founder and CTO at Rubrik, Inc)

3. Mr. Rajkumar Duraiswamy (Chairman & Managing Director at Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd )

Indian Institute of Technology, Madras Clubs, Committees and Councils:

IIT Madras clubs, committees and councils provide the students with various extracurricular activities. It conducts various workshops, live projects and industrial visits to provide them with an understanding of the practicality. There are various clubs, committees and councils by IIT Madras to help the students develop their skills and gain knowledge about the industry. They have a variety of clubs for cultural and literary activities. Various academic and cultural clubs are as follows: 

• Entrepreneurship Cell

• Finance Club

• Comedy Club

• Marathi Mitra Mandal

• Analytics Club

• Kerala Kala Samiti

• Incubation Cell

• Design & VFX Club

• CSIE

Indian Institute of Technology, Madras Infrastructure and Facilities:

The Indian Institute of Technology, Madras ensures that all the student needs are met with. They provide students with a very serene atmosphere. The institute provides hostel facilities for girls and boys which includes a well-equipped library as well. It also provides buses and mini autos which connect the main gate to different parts of the campus.

• The Hostel facilities include washing machines, music rooms, fully equipped sports facilities, tech rooms and television rooms.

• Each hostel organizes a hostel night every year, wherein the entire hostel celebrates with music and food. It also celebrates the graduation of the seniors of that hostel.

• IIT Madras provides its students with an olympic-standard swimming pool, a well-equipped gymnasium, squash courts, weightlifting arena, table tennis facility, a skating rink and a cricket ground.

• Students are groomed through the National Cadet Corps (NCC), National Service Scheme (NSS), National Sports Organisation (NSO) and National Cultural Academy (NCA).

• IIT Madras has started various projects such as IIT for Villages, Sustainability Network and Team Sahaay for increasing the social awareness amongst its students.

IIT Madras Courses, Fees and Eligibility

IIT Madras offers courses at all levels, graduate, postgraduate and doctoral level in various disciplines of engineering. The list of course by IIT Madras is given below:

• Master of Technology (M.E/ M.Tech)

• Dual Degree

• Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

• Masters of Science (M.S)

• Bachelors of Technology (B.E/ B.Tech)

• Master of Science (M.Sc)

• Master of Business Administration (M.B.A)

• Bachelors of Science (B.Sc)

• Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA)

• Post-Graduation Diploma (P.G.D)

IIT Madras Fee:

IIT Madras fees for the various courses range from Rs. 30,000 to Rs. 23 lakhs (approx). 

IIT Madras Fee

Indian Institute of Technology, Madras Admission

IIT Madras provides admission in B.E/B.Tech programmes based on JEE Advanced scores, in M.Tech/ M.E programmes on the basis of GATE scores, in M.Sc programmes based on JAM scores, in M.A programmes on the basis of HSEE scores and in MBA programmes upon the merit of the written test after which an interview is conducted. IIT Madras also provides admissions in the Ph.D and M.S programmes on the basis of the student’s performance in the written test and interview conducted by the authorities of the institute. Students have to appear and clear the counselling process also based on which seats will be allotted to them. However, students are required to visit the campus for document verification and payment of the fees before final admissions is given. 

IIT Madras Admission Procedure for B.Tech /B.E programmes

• Appear and qualify JEE Advanced. 

• Register for JoSAA counselling by visiting the official website of JoSAA and select IIT Madras as their top preference.

• Admission is offered based on JoSAA registration, participation in counselling, choice locking, choice filling, document verification and payment of fee.

IIT Madras Admission Procedure for M.Tech/M.E programmes

• Appear and clear GATE.

• Register for counselling through the official website of Indian Institute of Technology Madras.

• Registration can be done by providing exam credentials, qualifying degrees, personal details and payment of fees.

• Admission will be given upon successful verification of documents and payment of fees.

IIT Madras Admission Procedure for M.Sc programmes

• Appear and qualify JAM.

• Register for JAM counselling through the official website of JAM by providing JAM credentials, qualifying degrees certificates, personal details and payment of fees.

• Select IIT Madras as first preference while doing the choice locking.

• Admissions will be given on the basis of the counselling participation, choice locking, choice filling, document verification and fee payment.

IIT Madras Admission Procedure for M.A programmes

• Appear for Humanities and Social Sciences Entrance Examination (HSEE).

• Qualify the exam and register for the counselling process through the official website of HSEE.

• Registration requires submission of all documents and payment of fees.

• Select IIT Madras as the first preference while doing the choice locking.

• Admissions will be given after document verification and payment of fees.

IIT Madras Admission Procedure for MBA programmes

• Appear and qualify CAT 

• Students qualifying from IIT with a CGPA of 8 or more do not need to qualify CAT.

• Appear and clear the written test conducted by the institute followed by an interview.

• Admission is given based on the performance in the written test, the interview, document verification and payment of fees.

IIT Madras Admission Procedure for Ph.D/M.S programmes

• Admission criteria include a written test and an interview.

• Eligible candidates can apply for admissions through the official website of IIT Madras.

• Form submission has to be done along with necessary documents and payment of fees.

• Admission will be provided post document verification and payment of fees.

IIT Madras Admission Procedure for Executive MBA programmes

• Qualify the written test conducted by the institution.

• An interview will be conducted for the qualifying students.

• Apply for admission online through the website of IIT Madras.

• Submit the application forms along with necessary documents and pay the fees.

• Students will be provided admissions upon the basis of the written test scores, interview performance, verification of documents and payment of fees.

IIT Madras Admission Procedure for BSc programmes

• Should have studied Mathematics and English in class 10 and cleared class 12 or equivalent

• Eligible students can apply by filling the application form, uploading necessary documents and paying the fee.

• Appear and clear the qualifying exam.

• The students who clear the Qualifier Exam will be eligible to get admission in Foundational level courses.

IIT Madras Admission Procedure for EMBA

• 60% and above in any Bachelor’s Degree and a minimum of three years of work experience is necessary for admission

• Eligible students may apply through the website of EMBA

• Selection will take place based upon application data, video case study test and Personal Interview conducted.

• Admission will be offered based on the data, performance in the test and the interview. 

IIT-M Scholarship

IIT Madras provides different scholarships for students with merit and other conditions. The scholarships are provided in certain amounts and fee waivers by the Institute. Students from reserved categories (SC/ST), women candidates and minorities etc. are also provided special scholarships. The source of scholarships comes from companies, alumni and government sources. The procedures for each scholarship varies 

Institute Scholarships:

• Institute Merit-cum Means Scholarship

• Institute Free Studentship

• Institute Notional Prize

• Institute SC/ST Scholarship

• Girish Ready Scholarship

• Indian Women’s Association at Bonn Scholarship

• Sri V Ranga Raju Memorial scholarship

• Kanchi Kamakoti Jagadguru Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswathi Endowment Award

• M Sankaraiah and M Saradha (Mithigiri) Scholarship

• Dr K Vasanth Rao Scholarship

Other Scholarships

• Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment Central Sector Scholarship (SC students)

• Ministry of Tribal Affairs Central Sector Scholarship (ST students)

• Ministry of Minority Affairs, Government of India (MCM)

• MHRD scholarship for Single Girl child

• Pratibha Scholarship of Govt. of Andhra Pradesh

• Aditya Birla Scholarship

• Inlakhs Scholarship

• OPJEMS

• ST Engineering Scholarship

• Shipping Corporation of India Scholarship

• TODAI Scholarship

• Nissan Scholarship

• DAE, DGFS Scholarship by DRDO

• IIT Madras 72 batch Scholarship

• Inspire Scholarship (Department of Science and Technology, Government of India)

• SSAN Ananya Educational trust

IIT Madras Placement 

Since 1959, IIT Madras has been a national institute for excellence and over the decades the institute has a reputation in the academic area as well as industry. It has set high standards in maintaining strong relations with the industry and has been made a priority for researchers and scientists to visit the campus technical lectures and provide exposure to the students. Student internship opportunities are a mandatory requirement of the curriculum of students and the placements for the students are undergone in four types of stages. 

The four stages for placement at IIT-Madras are:

1. Eligibility and Registration: Students who are graduating and seeking employment at the end of their academic study are expected to register with the placement office and the placement happens round the year. The registration has one-year validity and placement students with backlogs more than 4 will not be allowed. 

2. Resume: Resumes are needed for students to go through the company website to apply. Students develop their resumes as per the template and the details of the resume are checked for authenticity. Students upload them for the companies or potential recruiters.

3. Pre-placement talk: The talk is held with students and with a particular company where interested students go through the information about the complete process of the selection. Students get to know details about the company and all clarification regarding job description, bond details, location, salary etc. 

4. Placement process: Shortlisted candidates are notified by the prospective companies they wish to work for and the student goes through the entire process such as aptitude test, group discussion and interviews.

5. Job offers: They are dependent on the policies placed by the company onto the student and the offer provided to students. Multiple offers are not encouraged. Offer acceptance is to be done in 24 hours and anything beyond that is on the waiting list and should be finished within 2 days and each job letter will require certain documents to be submitted.

6. Miscellaneous: Medical test is required for students as mandated by the placement office. If the student doesn’t wish to join the company, it should be notified to the company as well as the placement office in writing.

Previous Recruiters:

Some of the previous recruiters at IIT-Madras are: 

• Accenture 

• Altair Engineering 

• Amazon 

• Apple 

• Applied Materials 

• Bajaj 

• Capital Dynamics 

• Capgemini 

• Citibank 

• Cognizant 

• Exxonmobil 

• Flipkart 

• General Electric 

• HSBC 

• ICICI Bank 

• Kotak Securities 

• L&T Construction 

• Mathworks 

• Microsoft 

• Myntra 

• Royal Enfield 

• Samsung 

• Siemens 

• Standard chartered 

• TESCO 

• Texas instruments 

• TVS Motors 

• Western Digital 

• Visa

• Zendrive