IIT Madras Students host Technical Awareness Contest for School Students across India

CHENNAI, 27th September 2021: Indian Institute of Technology Madras Students are conducting a contest to create technical awareness among schools students of classes I to XII across India. Called ‘Shaastra […]
Ensuring Clean Water for India

“Water and life go together. Almost seventy percent of Earth’s surface is water and almost the same proportion of the human body, is water. Water is an exceptional molecule; very […]
IIT Madras Pravartak Foundation-led Consortium to develop Technologies for Development & Commercialization of Space and Deep Space

CHENNAI, 30th September 2021: Indian Institute of Technology Madras Pravartak Technologies Foundation is going to collaborate with five start-ups to develop technologies for Ecosystem Development and Commercialization of Space and […]
IIT Madras Pravartak Foundation-led consortium to develop space and deep space technologies

IIT Madras Pravartak Foundation-led consortium to develop technologies for development and commercialization of space and deep space. This will be a joint initiative with Five Young start-ups. Called the ‘Indian […]
IIT Madras launches two diploma courses in programming and data science

The diplomas are open to anyone who has completed at least two years of undergraduate education through any mode. A learner can complete one diploma from IIT Madras in eight […]
IIT Madras launches Two Diplomas in Programming and Data Science for students, working professionals & job seekers

CHENNAI, 4th October 2021: Indian Institute of Technology Madras is launching two Diploma Programs in Programming and Data Science. These top-of-the-line diploma programs, carefully designed by leading experts in the […]
IIT Madras Researchers find high levels of pharmaceutical contaminants in the River Cauvery

CHENNAI, 7th October 2021: Indian Institute of Technology Madras Researchers have found that the waters of River Cauvery are polluted by a range of emerging contaminants that include pharmaceutically-active compounds, […]
IIT Madras to collaborate with Road Transport Ministry on Pavement Engineering & Intelligent Transportation Systems

CHENNAI, 17th August 2021: Indian Institute of Technology Madras is to collaborate with the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH), Government of India, on Pavement Engineering and Intelligent Transportation […]
IIT Madras collaborates with VIT Chennai, Queen Mary University of London & Magneto Cleantech to Develop Air Sanitization Technologies to prevent spread of COVID 19 & Tuberculosis

12th August 2021: Indian Institute of Technology Madras and Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), Chennai, are collaborating with Queen Mary University of London (QMUL), the UK, to develop India-centric Air […]
Applications open for IIT Madras’ Online Data Science Program: An early adopter of NEP 2020

CHENNAI, 9th August 2021: Indian Institute of Technology Madras is calling for applications for the next batch of the Online Data Science Program, the first-of-its-kind initiative launched in 2020. A […]
Venkataramani Fellowship in Clean Energy and Green Mobility’ established at IIT Madras

CHENNAI, 4th August 2021: ‘Venkataramani Fellowship in Clean Energy and Green Mobility’ has been established at IIT Madras to encourage and motivate graduate students to undertake research in the areas […]
IIT Madras launches India’s First Consortium for Virtual Reality

CHENNAI, 2nd August 2021: Indian Institute of Technology Madras has launched the country’s first Consortium for Virtual Reality called ‘Consortium for VR/AR/MR Engineering Mission in India’ (CAVE). As a group […]
IIT Madras to Collaborate with Adyar Cancer Institute to Develop Kit for early Diagnosis of Ovarian Cancer

CHENNAI, 29th July 2021: Indian Institute of Technology Madras is going to collaborate with the Cancer Institute (WIA) at Adyar in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, to develop a point-of-care device for […]
NPTEL, a joint initiative of IITs and IISc, Launches New Courses on Electric Vehicles, Internet of Things, Business & Sustainable Development in SWAYAM Platform

CHENNAI, 22nd July 2021: National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL), a joint initiative of IITs and IISc, has launched new courses on Electric Vehicles and Renewable Energy, Design for […]
IIT Madras, Capgemini Host Competition on Innovative Ideas in Engineering Technologies for TN Polytechnic Colleges

CHENNAI, 19th July 2021: Indian Institute of Technology Madras and Capgemini, a multinational IT firm, are hosting a competition seeking Innovative Ideas in ‘Engineering Technologies’ from Polytechnic College Students of […]
IIT Madras’ Team Avishkar Hyperloop Qualifies for European Hyperloop Week

CHENNAI, 16th July 2021: Indian Institute of Technology Madras’ Team Avishkar Hyperloop has made rapid strides since it became the debut finalist and the only Asian team to qualify for […]
IIT Madras Researchers Develop AI-based Algorithm to identify Cancer-causing Alterations

CHENNAI, 12th July 2021: Indian Institute of Technology Madras Researchers have developed an Artificial Intelligence-based Mathematical Model to identify cancer-causing alterations in cells. The algorithm uses a relatively unexplored technique […]
IIT Madras to collaborate with Sony India Software Centre Pvt. Ltd. to host Hackathon to inspire Indians to solve Societal Problems

CHENNAI, 9th July 2021: IIT Madras Pravartak Technologies Foundation (IITM-PTF) is collaborating with Sony India Software Centre Pvt. Ltd. to conduct a National hackathon called ‘SAMVEDAN 2021 – Sensing Solutions […]
IIT Madras to launch new webinar series to showcase its New Research Initiatives to the international Scientific Community

CHENNAI, 28th June 2021: Indian Institute of Technology Madras is launching a new initiative to showcase its research to the broad scientific community and policymakers. It will highlight the major […]
IIT Madras launches Research Centre on Start-ups and Risk Financing

CHENNAI, 23rd June 2021: Indian Institute of Technology Madras has launched a ‘Centre for Research on Start-Ups and Risk Financing’ (CREST) to provide academic and thought leadership in innovation, entrepreneurship […]