Indian Institute of Technology Madras is renowned both nationally and internationally for excellence in technical education, basic and applied research, innovation, entrepreneurship and industrial consultancy.

IIT Madras was established in 1959 and is today a premier centre for teaching, research and industrial consultancy in the country. A faculty of international repute, a brilliant student community, excellent technical and supporting staff and an effective administration have all contributed to the pre-eminent status of IIT Madras.

616
Faculty
Members
11418
Students
1250
Administrative and
Supporting staff
16
Academic Departments
100
Laboratories

The residential institute also has some advanced research centres in various disciplines of engineering and pure sciences. The self-contained campus is located in a beautiful wooded land of about 250 hectares; in the city of Chennai, previously known as Madras. Chennai is the state capital of Tamil Nadu, a southern state in India.