IIT Madras

IIT Madras is a public technical and research university located in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.  It was established in 1959.  IIT Madras is the third Indian Institute of Technology in India.  The first IIT was established in 1951 at Kharagpur and second was established in 1958 at Mumbai.  IIT Madras is located in south Chennai, on a campus with 630 acres.  The institute  is a residential campus, nearly three thousand students and faculty can be accommodated. 

The process of establishment of this institute began in 1956, When First Prime Minister of India Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, went to West Germany on an official visit, and was urged by the assistance of the Government of Germany, to set up a higher technical institute in India.  This led to the signing of the first Indo-German Agreement in Bonn for the establishment of an Indian Institute of Technology at Madras in 1959.  As per this agreement Germany provided services of German professors, training facilities for the Indian faculty and the supply of scientific and technical equipment for the establishment of the Central Workshop and Laboratories at IIT Madras. 

The institute was inaugurated in 1959 by professor Humayun Kabir, Central Minister for Scientific and Cultural affairs. Dr. A. Laxmana Swamy was the first Chairman of the Board of Governors and Dr. B. Sengupto was the first Director of the Institute.  IIT Madras was declared as an Institute of Nation Importance in 1961, by the act of Parliament of India. 

IIT Madras has collaborated with many prominent institutes and Universities to enhance the research and technology.  The institute always supports the active collaboration with other universities to create unique and most valuable resources of knowledge globally.

The Vision & Mission of IIT Madras

Vision

To be an Institution in dynamic equilibrium with its socio ecological and economic environment, work hard continuously for excellence in education, technology and research service to the nation. 

Mission

• Create and sustain a community of learning in which students acquire Knowledge and learn how to apply professionally with consideration for ethical, ecological, and economic issues.
• To continue research and spread research findings nationally and globally. 
• To provide the knowledge based technological education to fulfill the needs of society and industry. 
• To build the national capabilities in science, technology, humanity, management, education and research. 

Courses Offered by IIT Madras

Undergraduate Programmes

B. Tech

B. Tech & M. Tech Dual Degree (5 years)

B.S & M.S Dual Degree (Biological Sciences and Physics)

Postgraduate Programmes

M. Tech

M. Sc

MBA

Research

Ph. D

Entrance Exams

IIT Madras and all other IITs select the students from common entrance tests.

JEE for the B.Tech Admissions

GATE for the M.Tech and Ph.D Programmes

JAM for M.Sc

Placements in IIT Madras

The Indian Institute of Technology Madras is the most prominent institute in India.  Institute offers 100% placement for the students. Both national and global recruiters show their interest in IIT Madras placements. The students Under graduation will select into engineering and IT sectors with maximum salary packages.  Every year the first session of the placements starts in December.