Indian Institute of Technology, Madras

Indian Institute of Technology Madras, is one among the foremost institutes of national importance in higher technological education, basic and applied research. IITM was established in 1959, with technical assistance of West Germany. IITM is a residential institute with nearly 540 faculty, 8400 students and 700 administrative & supporting staff and is a self-contained campus located in a beautiful wooded land of about 250 hectares. It has established itself as a premier centre for teaching, research and industrial consultancy in the country. The Institute has sixteen academic departments and a few advanced research centres in various disciplines of engineering and pure sciences, with nearly 100 laboratories organised in a unique pattern of functioning.

To create and sustain a community of learning in which students acquire knowledge and learn to apply it professionally with due consideration for ethical, ecological, and economic issues. •To pursue research and disseminate research findings. •To provide knowledge-based technological services to satisfy the needs of society and the industry. •To help in building national capabilities in science, technology, humanities, management, education and research.

Foundation year: 1959
Short name: IITM
Type: Public
Students: 9010
Faculty: 570
Faculty/Students Ratio: 16:1
Region: Asia
Location: Chennai, Tamil Nadu