Indian Institute of Technology Madras (Chennai)

India / Tamil Nadu / Gandhi Nagar / Chennai
 Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), college of engineering
The Indian Institute of Technology Madras (Tamil: இந்திய தொழில்நுட்பக் கழகம் சென்னை) (Hindi: भारतीय प्रौद्योगिकी संस्थान , मद्रास, IIT Madras) is an engineering and technology school in Chennai (formerly Madras) in southern India. It is recognized as an Institute of National Importance by the Government of India. Founded in 1959 with technical and financial assistance from the government of the former West Germany, it is third among the Indian Institutes of Technology established by the Government of India through an Act of Parliament, to provide education and research facilities in engineering and technology.
IIT Madras is a residential institute that occupies a 2.5 km² (620 acres) campus that was formerly part of the adjoining Guindy National Park. The institute has nearly 360 faculty, 6,000 students and 1,250 administrative and supporting staff. Growing ever since it obtained its charter from the Indian Parliament in 1961, Much of the campus is a protected forest, carved out of the Guindy National Park, home to chital (spotted deer), black buck, and other wildlife. A natural lake, deepened in 1988 and 2003, drains most of its rainwater.

Campus:
The main entrance of IIT Madras is on Chennai's Sardar Patel Road, flanked by the residential districts of Adyar and Velachery. The campus is close to the Raj Bhavan, the official seat of the Governor of Tamilnadu. Other entrances are located in Velachery (near Anna Garden MTC bus stop, Velachery Main Road), Gandhi Road (known as Krishna Hostel gate or Toll Gate) and Taramani gate(close to Ascendas Tech Park).
The campus is located 10 km from the Chennai Airport, 12 km from the Chennai Central Railway station, and is well connected by buses.
Two parallel roads, Bonn Avenue and Delhi Avenue, cut through the faculty residential area shrouded under a canopy of green, before they meet at the Gajendra Circle, near the Administrative Block. Buses and electric mini buses ply between the gate, Gajendra Circle, the academic zone, and the hostels.

Academics:
IIT Madras offers undergraduate, postgraduate and research degrees across 15 disciplines in Engineering, Sciences, Humanities and Management. About 360 faculty belonging to science and engineering departments and centres of the Institute are engaged in teaching, research and industrial consultancy.

The institute has 15 academic departments and advanced research centres across disciplines of engineering and pure sciences, with nearly 100 laboratories. The academic calendar is organized around the semester. Each semester provides a minimum of seventy days of instruction in English. Students are evaluated on a continuous basis throughout the semester. Evaluation is done by the faculty, a consequence of the autonomous status granted to the Institute. Research work is evaluated on the basis of the review thesis by peer examiners both from within the country and abroad. Ordinances that govern the academic program of study are prepared by the Senate, the highest academic body within the institute.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Institute_of_Technology_Madras
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Coordinates:   12°59'41"N   80°14'0"E

Comments

  • People stop fighting, we fought the British so we could preserve our own identities. All of India's languages and cultures are beautiful. Chill out.
  • IIT Madras is obviously one of the best place to study in india. It has no bias towards any religion, language, or student's origin. Sure -there are equal & better institutes around. This institute also has lot of wild-life animals like Deers (Sarang), and birds living a natural life. This site should be a place to know about the location. Please dont debate here.
  • Hi friend We all live in a country ,which has a great culture and tradition ,as young souls of this country we should respect and value it.we the people in india are divided in many ways, but we should learn to respect each one of our culture and tradition. If we educated people are going to fight with each other , then think about uneducated people , as younger souls of this country , we should make our country to be proud. Be an indian. IIT Madras is one of the best institue in india.
  • its not just one of the best in India - it is widely known that the curriculum of iit is so tough that students that ass out from here and join ivy league universities in the US find the course work in those universities a CAKE WALK!!!
  • IIT is the dream or the goal for many aspiring students. India is the place where you get everything. JAI HIND
  • in one word it is paradise
  • IIT-Madras rocks...jai hind!!!
  • I was an M.Tech student from 1969 to 1971. It was a memorable period in my life. Apart from the course, the great teachers and the unforgettable hostel life, we all used to look forward on Saturdays for the weekly movie at OAT.The whole campus was beautiful.
  • I am Working in Ocean Engg. in IITM in the period of 2008. Its a beautiful Place in my life. I love IITM.
  • Doing MTech here. 2010-2012 batch. IIT-Madras is an eco friendly campus. You would wonder whether this is actually chennai or not. The past year was full of Inspiring and unforgettable days. Golden days of my life. :-)
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