1959, Chennai- First residential IIT on 620 acres, German-aided. Tops NIRF rankings, strong in AI, robotics, and ocean engineering. Known for startup incubator and global research ties.
IIT Madras students gain structured pathway to University of Canterbury’s MTech and Applied Data Science master’s, plus faculty exchange and joint research.
IIT Madras’s InCent-LGD hosts iCDEM 2026, showcasing India’s diamond tech advances in quantum, photonics, and energy for global leadership and self-reliance.
IIT Madras launches Arvind Raghunathan Centre for Theoretical Computer Science (ARtCS), funded by alumnus Arvind Raghunathan (IITM EE → Berkeley PhD → Credit Suisse trader → Roc360/HouseIQ founder), featuring advisory board with MIT’s Shafi Goldwasser, Google’s Prabhakar Raghavan to advance cryptography, quantum computing, and AI privacy research.
A student’s gentle deer interaction at IIT Madras captures hearts online, highlighting the institute’s unique wildlife coexistence amid academic rigor.
IIT Madras has established a pioneering Centre for Advanced Research on Spirituality, Science and Society, funded by Rs. 5 crore contribution from alumnus and spiritual leader Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharaj. The interdisciplinary hub will explore meditation’s scientific impacts, consciousness studies, and societal well-being, integrating science, humanities, medicine, and architecture to advance global research on human health and spiritual experiences.
The Delhi government has entered a six‑month collaboration with IIT Madras to study whether photocatalytic “smog‑eating” coatings on roads, pavements, and other city infrastructure can meaningfully reduce key air pollutants such as nitrogen dioxide (NO₂) and volatile organic compounds (VOCs). The project, led by Professor Somnath C Roy of IIT Madras, will begin with lab‑based smog simulations followed by field trials in Delhi, aiming to assess whether such coatings can become a scalable, science‑driven tool in the Capital’s fight against air pollution.
Durham University signs an MoU with IIT Madras to strengthen research, innovation, and entrepreneurship, positioning it as a key UK partner for IITM’s Global Hub and deep‑tech start‑ups.
IIT Madras signed multiple memorandums of understanding (MoUs) aimed at strengthening collaboration in research, innovation, skilling and startup ecosystems.
Dr S. Jaishankar, Minister of External Affairs of India, inaugurated the IIT Madras Global Research Foundation today in Chennai, an initiative aimed at enhancing the Institute’s international collaborations across academia, industry, and government.
Around 1,000 participants from IITs and nearby engineering colleges gathered to witness innovations presented by students from 10 IITs, including Hyderabad, Madras, Kanpur, Mandi, Varanasi, Kharagpur, Bhubaneswar, Guwahati, Jammu and Patna.
