IIT Madras: All You Need To Know

Ah, the IIT Chennai! How many dreams come true, how many brilliant minds compete to get in. No matter what one’s perceptions of this IIT are, there is always a veil of desire about them. Amongst the best engineering institutions in India, IIT Chennai certainly marks its presence as a top-notch one. Giving a little more push to IIT aspirants, here we go with some facts you always wanted to know about IIT Chennai.

IIT Chennai: All You Need To Know

IIT Chennai was founded in 1959. In 1956, the German Government offered technical assistance for establishing an institute of higher education in engineering in India. The first Indo-German agreement was signed in Bonn, West Germany in 1959 for the establishment of the Indian Institute of Technology at Madras. IIT Chennai was the largest educational project sponsored by the West German Government outside their country at that time. Several German Government-supported research programs like DAAD program and Humboldt Fellowships, still exist in IIT Chennai.

IIT Chennai occupies a 620 acres campus that was formerly part of the adjoining Guindy National Park. Much of the campus is a protected forest and is a home to chital (spotted deer), Endangered Species of Blackbuck deer and other wildlife.

There is a Heritage Centre in IIT Chennai, which exhibits photographs, documents, publications, paintings, portraits, products developed and other articles. Information regarding important events, laboratory development, visits of important dignitaries, Indo-German cooperative activities, and academic achievements of faculties and students are also included.

There are more than 8000 students enrolled in the institute where over 550 faculties and 1250 staff are employed. It is indeed an honour and privilege to study in IIT Chennai, which has been recognized as an Institute of National Importance by the Government of India.

Organisation and Administration

The Senate comprises all professors of the Institute and decides its academic policy. It controls and approves the curriculum, courses, examinations, and results. It appoints committees to examine specific academic matters. The Director of the institute serves as the Chairman of the Senate. The Director from 2001 to 2011 was M. S. Ananth, who stepped down at the end of July 2011. As of September 2011, Bhaskar Ramamurthi has taken over as Director.

Three Senate Sub-Committees – The Board of Academic Research, The Board of Academic Courses and The Board of Students – help in academic administration and in the operations of the Institute. The Finance Committee advises on matters of financial policy, while the Building and Works Committee advises on buildings and infrastructure. The Board of Industrial Consultancy and Sponsored Research addresses industrial consultancy and the Library Advisory Committee oversees library matters.

IIT Chennai Admissions

Mode of Admission

Admission Tests

The Joint Entrance Examination (Advanced) is a common admission test for students seeking admission to undergraduate programmes of all IITs and ISM Dhanbad. To be eligible to write JEE (Advanced), the candidates have to first appear in the JEE (Main) conducted by JEE Apex Board, in the month of April. JEE(Advanced) is conducted by IITs in the month of June. Only the top 1,50,000 scorers in JEE (Main), which includes students from all categories (GE, OBC (NCL), SC, ST and PD) are eligible to appear in JEE (Advanced). The JEE (Advanced) has two objective type papers. Each paper consists of Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics. Duration of each paper is 3-hours. Question papers will be in both English and Hindi.

The Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) is an all India Examination conducted by all the IITs and IISc to identify meritorious and motivated candidates for admission to Post-graduate programmes in Engineering, Technology, Architecture and Pharmacy at the National level. Information relating to GATE is available through the announcement links and the GATE Brochure.

The Joint Admission Test for MSc (JAM) is an All India examination conducted to provide admissions to various M. Sc. (Two Year) / M. Sc.-Ph. D. Dual Degree and other post-B. Sc. programmes are based on the performance in a single test and consolidate ‘Science’ as a career option for bright students from across the country.

The Humanities and Social Sciences Entrance Examination (HSEE) is an admission test for 5 years integrated Masters of Arts (M.A) degree programme in the following disciplines: English Studies and Development Studies. Students who have passed their 12th standard examination in India can apply for admission into this programme. This unique and innovative masters programme started in 2007-08 is available only in IIT Chennai.

Courses Offered

The academic atmosphere at the Institute is a rare blend of modern day technical skills and the traditional emphasis on imparting knowledge. The faculty, as well as the students who have qualified from the Institute, have always done the country proud through their outstanding achievements and leadership qualities.

Undergraduate, Postgraduate and Research degrees are offered at IIT Chennai across more than 16 disciplines. Some of the most sought-after departments in IIT Chennai are Aerospace Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Biotechnology and Applied mechanics.

Courses in disciplines such as Engineering, Sciences, Humanities and Management are offered at this premier institute. The 16 departments at IIT Chennai has several advanced research centres and almost 100 labs for the students to master their skills.

Ranking

Internationally, IIT Chennai was ranked #254 in the QS World University Rankings of 2015, 56 in the QS Asian University Rankings and 20 in the QS BRICS University Rankings of 2015. The Times Higher Education World Rankings ranked it at 78 and 44 in Asia and BRICS countries respectively in 2015.

IIT-Chennai was also ranked number one amongst Research and Teaching Institutions in Engineering amongst several other similar institutions in India. The Rankings 2016 was released in April by the Minister for Human Resource Development.

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IIT Chennai UG Course Intake

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IIT Chennai Fee Structure

Campus Overview

IIT Chennai is situated on Sardar Patel Road and is flanked by Adyar, Taramani and Velachery. The campus is opposite the Central Leather Research Institute and Anna University. It is spread over 250 hectares of lush green forest, which is midway between the Chennai Airport and Central Railway station, and is well connected by buses and local trains.

The Institute in itself is located around 2.5 km inside the campus. Two parallel roads, Bonn Avenue and Delhi avenue, lead you through the residential zone, under a canopy of green, to Gajendra Circle (otherwise called GC) and the administrative block. Buses ply between the gate and other locations on the campus at regular intervals. Named after mountains, the IITM buses take you to the GC, academic zone and hostels (named after rivers) for a nominal fare. This has in fact led to the joke that IIT is the land of moving mountains and stationary rivers!

IIT Chennai Facilities

1. Boys Hostel
2. Girls Hostel
3. Gym
4. Library
5. Sports
6. Cafeteria
7. Auditorium
8. Medical
9. Wifi
10. IT Infrastructure

IIT Chennai Gallery

Colleges around IIT Chennai

1. VIT University, Vellore
2. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli
3. SRM University, Chennai
4. PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore
5. SASTRA University, Thanjavur
6. Thiagarajar College of Engineering, Madurai
7. Amrita School of Engineering, Coimbatore
8. College of Engineering, Anna University, Chennai
9. Anna University, Chennai
10. VIT University, Chennai

IIT Madras College Address & Nearby Places

College Address: Indian Institute of Technology Madras
IIT P.O.  Chennai 600036  INDIA

Nearby Places:

1. State Bank ATM
2. Cafe Coffee day
3. Campus Cafe
4. Mahohar C Watsa Stadium
5. IIT M Institute Hospital
6. Vindhya Satpura Mess
7. IIT M Shopping Center
8. HSB Bus stand
9. CRC Bus Stop
10. BT Department 3 Bus Stop

Placement Scenario

IIT Chennai’s placement season has always been a favourable hub for recruitment for many companies.

STATISTICS

TOP RECRUITERS

• Microsoft
• Oracle
• VISA
• Google
• ITC
• Goldman Sachs
• Shell
• Samsung
• Roland Berger
• Wrig Nanosystems
• FinMechanics

College Festivals: Saarang and Shastra

Saarang, one of the largest of its kinds in India, is the annual cultural festivals of IITM and organized by the students of IIT Chennai. It is usually held during the last week of January every year. The entire event is organized by the students, which gives them an opportunity to learn. This five-day festival is attended by a large number of students from colleges all across South India.

Shaastra is the annual Tech. festival of IITM. But what makes it so unique is that it was the first certified ISO 9001:2000 students festival in the world with thousands of national and international students racking their brains to show how much of a geek they can really be. But this is actually no joke, as most of the IIT Madras alumni have actually gone on to do great things. E.g.- Kris Gopalakrishnan (co-founder of Infosys and President of Confederation of Indian Industry(CII)).

Both are one of its kinds and gather a massive footfall from all over.

Notable Personalities from IITM

IITM has been known to produce exceptional talents. Some of the notable alumni of IIT Madras are Anand Rajaraman who is the founder of Junglee.com and is heading Kosmix.com, Arvind Ragunathan, MD of Deutsche Bank and B. Muthuraman, MD of TATA Steels, to name a few.

Life at IIT Chennai

When you are at IIT Chennai, you enjoy a lot of privileges apart from quality study and atmosphere. The education at IIT Madras like most other IITs is not just about mugging up books, but to instill a more practical approach. This is the reason why students from IIT Chennai make it big. The atmosphere at the institute motivates the student to not only do better in their academics, but also hone their entrepreneurial skills. During their stay at IIT M, the students are exposed to several experiences which become inspirational and motivational for them.

The lingo used at IITM is very cool and peppy. “Put” is to do and “pack” is not do something. The students use “cup” for failure as the letter “U”, which is the failing grade, resembles a cup.

5 Mind-Blowing Facts About IIT Chennai

• Wildlife

The institute is home to many species and other flourishing wildlife. Walk in the hostels or roads or classrooms, you’ll find monkeys and deer’s everywhere. The campus is also surrounded by natural vegetation, which covers around 70% of its total area with a well-connected network of roads.

• Most-Acclaimed Faculty

IIT Madras has set a record for the list of most awarded faculty in their fields of research. The entire faculty combined has over 50 internationally recognized accolades which include awards, fellowships, best paper and thesis award.

• Top 500 Best Colleges in the World

IIT Chennai has the honours of being in the World University Rankings list. In 2013-2014, it was ranked at 313, with Civil and Services coming in at Rank 49 and Computer Science at 110. And that’s saying quite a bit, considering there are now over 1,00,000 engineering colleges!

• Fastest Super Computing Facility in India

Top500, a global project that details the most powerful supercomputers in the world, declared that IIT Chennai has the Fastest super computing facility in India with a set of tightly connected computers that work together. Surprisingly, it is also 224th in the World and covers an area of 36 sq.meters.

• IITM Research Park 

Modelled along the lines of successful research parks at Stanford and MIT, IITM Research Park gives students an opportunity to work in various leading companies. It connects industry personnel to the “innovation inputs” of knowledge. It also acts as a catalyst for far-reaching technological development.

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