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Indian Institute Of Technology Madras : Know How It Becomes No. 1 Engineering College In India

by Shashwat
August 14, 2018
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IIT Madras located in the city of Chennai is one of the most popular educational institutes of national importance in India. Whether they are Prashant Bhushan or Anand Rajaraman, there is a common thing in both of them i.e., they both are notable alumni of IIT Madras. Today, here we are going to throw some light on IIT Madras exclusively for our readers.

IIT Madras was founded in 1959 by the Government of India. It is located in the beautiful city of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, a southern state in India. IIT Madras is one of the most reputed engineering colleges not only in India, but also across the globe. Having a tag of IITs, it is recognized as an Institute of National Importance.

IIT Madras

IIT Madras Quick Look

Institute NameIndian Institute of Technology (IIT)
TypePublic Engineering School
Established in1959
NIRF ranking1st; overall 2nd
AddressChennai, Tamil Nadu, 600036, India
Official websitewww.iitm.ac.in

Rankings

As per the latest NIRF rankings released on 3rd April 2018, IIT Madras ranked first among top engineering colleges in India of 2018. It has scored 88.95 out of 100. This ranking is based on several parameters like TLR (Teaching, Learning & Resources), Research & professional practice, Perception, Graduation outcomes etc.

As per QS World University Rankings of 2018, IIT Madras was ranked 264th in the world, 18th among BRICS nations and 48th in Asia. In the Times Higher Education World University Rankings of 2018, IIT Madras ranked 601-800 in the world and 103rd in Asia.

IIT Madras Campus and Departments

The campus is located at Sardar Patel road in Chennai and has premises spread in several acres of land. IIT Madras has more than 8,000 students, 550 faculty & 1250 supporting and administrative staff. It has nearly 100 laboratories and sixteen academic departments in several fields such as

Aerospace EngineeringBiotechnologyEngineering DesignManagement Studies
Applied MechanicsElectrical EngineeringPhysicsMathematics
Chemical EngineeringChemistryMechanical EngineeringOcean Engineering
Computer Science & EngineeringCivil EngineeringMetallurgical & Materials EngineeringHumanities & Social Sciences

IIT Madras Courses (PG & UG)

IIT Madras offers both single and dual degree courses at the Postgraduate (PG) and Undergraduate (UG) level. It offers courses in about 16 above mentioned academic departments. B.Tech course of 4-year duration at IIT Madras is offered in the following specializations:

Chemical EngineeringNaval Architecture and Ocean EngineeringEngineering Physics
Mechanical EngineeringMetallurgical and Materials EngineeringElectrical Engineering
Civil EngineeringComputer Science and EngineeringAerospace Engineering

In addition to above, the institute also offers Post Graduate Diploma (PGD) course in Metro Rail Technology & Management.

IIT Madras Admission Process

Admission process is different for both UG and PG programmes. IIT Madras takes admission to the B.Tech and Dual Degree (BTech + MTech) courses through a common or joint entrance examination (JEE). Admissions to the M.Tech and MS courses are done through the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE).

IIT Madras allows admission to 2-year M.Sc. and other post B.Sc courses through Joint Admission Test (JAM). For MBA programmes, the institute takes admission through Common Admission Test (CAT).

IIT Madras Facilities

The institute offers several world-class facilities to its faculty, students, administrative and supporting staff, and their families. Few of them are given below:

  • Girls/Boys hostel
  • Library
  • Sports
  • IT infrastructure
  • WiFi
  • Medical
  • Auditorium
  • Cafeteria
  • Sports and so on.

Along with above mentioned, IIT Madras campus also includes hockey, badminton, football, cricket stadiums, a swimming pool, a hospital, a gym, food shops, shopping centres, three bank branches, three temples and two schools.

IIT Madras Placements

IIT Madras is always been a favorable place for employment for several companies. Every year top recruiters such as Microsoft, Oracle, VISA, Google, ITC, Goldman Sachs, Samsung etc. flock IITM to recruit world’s extra-energetic minds. IIT Madras placement records are mind blowing and the best part is that it is getting better with the passing of each day.

Top Engineering Colleges In India

Notable Alumni

IIT Madras is always been known to turn out extraordinary talent. These days, IIT Madras alumni are ruling the world and participating in events doing extraordinary things. Few notable names are B. Muthuraman (MD of TATA Steels), Arvind Ragunathan (MD of Deutsche Bank), Anand Rajaraman (founder of Junglee.com) etc.

Few Facts About IIT Madras

  • The institute is surrounded by natural vegetation and have a network of well-connected roads
  • IITM has the most-awarded faculty and holds the privileged of being in the list of top universities in World.
  • According to organization, ‘Top500’, IITM has the fastest super computer facility in India.
  • Like world’s prestigious institutes, MIT & Stanford, IITM also has a research park which offers candidates a chance to get in touch with several world’s renowned companies.

At last, we want to make clear one thing that we’ve written all the above mentioned information as per available authentic sources.

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