IIT Madras - Indian Institute of Technology

Indian Institute of Technology, Madras or IIT, Madras was established as a result of the Indo-German agreement in Bonn, in 1959. IIT Madras is known for its excellence in technical education, innovation, basic and applied research entrepreneurship and industrial consultancy. According to NIRF Ranking 2022, the institute has been ranked 10th in the management category. IIT Madras has secured 1st rank in the engineering and overall category in NIRF 2022 Ranking. The institute has secured 2nd in the research category in NIRF 2022.  IIT Madras is an autonomous statutory institute administered by the IIT 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 IIT Madras online programmes. It also offers an exchange programme for 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). The institute offers various B.Tech courses, M.Tech courses, IIT Madras B.Sc online degree courses and other specialisations. 

What is IIT, Madras Full Form?

The full-form of IIT, Madras is the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras. It is located in Chennai Tamil Nadu.

IIT Madras Location

IIT Madras is located in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. The main entrance of the institution is on 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 13 km 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 travelling by the Chennai MRTS line.

Also See: Top Engineering Colleges in Tamil Nadu 

Indian Institute of Technology, Madras - Latest News and Updates

•  IIT Madras gets a new research centre for frequent wastewater analysis

The International Centre for Clean Water is setting up a research centre at IIT Madras that will offer a wastewater-based epidemiology research facility. The research centre will detect the organisms and chemicals in the wastewater. CryptoRelief, an initiative started by Mr Sandeep Nailwal has granted US$ 1 million to support the wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) research project at IIT Madras. The analysed data derived by the ICCW team from various wastewater sources and treatment facilities will be made available to the public through dashboards.

• Indian Institute of Technology, Madras made its computer sciences courses available to the public for free

The faculty of The Department of Computer Science and Engineering, IIT Madras has created a portal for computer science courses which can be accessed by students and educational institutions across India, free of cost. The core computer science courses available on the portal are on data structures, programming, computer organisation and algorithms.

• IIT Madras launched the Master’s Programme on Electric Vehicles

Indian Institute of Technology Madras is going to begin a master's programme on electric vehicles for its B.Tech and dual degree courses students. This Interdisciplinary Dual Degree (IDDD) will equip students with necessary skills to make their career in the electric mobility sector. The seat intake of the introductory batch is excepted to be 25. 

• Free Python and AI courses are offered to 1 million disadvantaged students

IIT Madras has helped the entrepreneurs to develop the startup "GUVI" partnering with AICTE to offer free Python and AI courses to 1 million disadvantaged students. NEAT 3.0 (National Educational Alliance for Technology - AICTE) was launched by Shri Dharmendra Pradhan, Hon’ble Education Minister, Government of India in New Delhi on January 3, 2021, in which GUVI startup founders also participated.

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• 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 the 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 establishes an Institute Advisory Board to guide the institute on best global practices

IIT Madras has established an Institute Advisory Board (IAB) to provide guidance to the Institute on the best global practices and help it in achieving global recognition. The board will also help in implementing the plan of action outlined under the ‘Institution of Eminence’ (IoE) project of the Govt. of India.

•  IIT Madras announces Merit-cum-Means Scholarship for B.Sc Programming and Data Science Students

Indian Institute of Technology Madras in collaboration with Verizon India, an Information Technology-driven Global Capability Centre (GCC) has launched  ‘V PROPEL ‘(V Provide Right Opportunity to Power Enabled Learning), a Merit-cum-Means Scholarship program for BSc in Programming and Data Science students who are from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.

IIT Madras Awards, Recognitions Accreditations and Collaborations

• Ranked 13th in the management category by NIRF in 2021.

• Ranked 1st in the engineering category in NIRF 2021 Ranking. 

• Ranked 1st in NIRF 2021 overall Ranking.

• Ranked 2nd in the research category by NIRF in 2021.

IIT Madras Collaborations

• Microsoft

• Texas Instruments 

• Bajaj Auto 

• ISRO

• Alphonso

• TSMC 

• KLA Tencor 

• GE, Wipro

IIT Madras Notable Alumni

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. They provide students with a very serene atmosphere. IIT, Madras facilities include hostels 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.

IIT Madras provides its students with an Olympic-standard swimming pool, a well-equipped gymnasium, squash courts, a weightlifting arena, a 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.

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IIT Madras Courses, Fees and Eligibility

IIT Madras offers courses at graduate, postgraduate and doctoral levels in various disciplines of engineering. Total 112 courses are offered by the institute. Along with the full time courses, students can also purse IIT Madras online degree in carious disciplines. Engineering and Architecture, Computer Application and IT, Sciences, Management and Business Administration, Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, and Animation and Design, etc are the streams in which IIT, Madras courses are offered.

IIT Madras  Courses and Eligibility Criteria

IIT Madras Online Degree Courses

Aspiring students can also pursue an online degree at IIT Madras in the the following disciplines. Students can find the IIT Madras online degree eligibility criteria in the table below: 

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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. Along with the other full-time courses, the students can also take admission to IIT Madras B.Sc online degree and diploma degree in programming and data science. However, students are required to visit the campus for document verification and payment of the fees before final admissions are given. 

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

• Appear and qualify the 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 the 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 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 Scholarships

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

• V PROPEL 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. 

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