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IIT Madras

IIT Madras is one of the premium centers of technological institutes in the country. The Institute was founded with the technical assistance of Germany. Indian Institute of Technology Madras was formally established in 1959.

Nowadays, IIT Madras has also made a name for itself on the worldwide scenario. IIT Madras has signed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with numerous global institutions. The target of extending its global reach is to offer a platform for its students where they can work on cooperative projects and assignments alongside their global counterpart.
The founder of this institute was Prof. Humayun Kabir, Union Minister for Scientific Research and Cultural Affairs. It is one among the primary institutes of national importance in higher technological education, basic and applied research. The former name of this institute was IIT Chennai. It was later changed to its present form when the city name was changed from Madras to Chennai in the year 1996.
IIT Madras Courses
IIT Madras presents a plenty of courses and programs in the field of engineering and pure science. To support its strong study schedule and research based teachings, IIT Madras presents its students around a 100 laboratories and many state of the art research centers. The teaching faculty of IIT Madras contains the names of globally renowned faculty as well as high quality technical and support staff members. Top it with an very effective management staff and you have one of the most smoothly and professionally run institutes in the country. IIT Madras offers different types of courses and programs such as postgraduate programs, B. Tech, engineering 3 year post B.Sc programs as well as M.Sc programs in physics, mathematics and chemistry and also MBA programs.

IIT Madras offers programs and courses in the following fields:
  • Mathematics
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • metallurgical and Materials Engineering
  • Ocean Engineering
  • Physics
  • Biotechnology
  • Management Studies
  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Applied Mechanics
  • Civil Engineering
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Computer Science and Engineering
  • Chemistry
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Humanities and Social Sciences

Placement
IIT Madras candidates are in grand demand among all big organizations and companies. IIT Madras is measured as a pool of excellent talents and intellectuals. The IIT Madras placement campaigns are attended by many important organizations and companies for recruitment. Some of the chief companies frequently come for IIT Madras placements include Analog, McKinsey, Lehman Brothers, Cosmic Circuits, Reliance Industries, Google India, Murugappa Group, Capital One, Deloitte, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, Shell, Morgan Stanley, Zazu Networks, Manhattan Associates, Arcot, Ittiam Systems, L & T, Covansys, GE, Satyam Computers, Sabre Travel and C-Dot.

Contact Address:
IIT Madras
I.I.T. Post Office
Chennai - 600 036
Tamil Nadu
Fax: +91-44-2257 0509
Website: http://www.iitm.ac.in