IIT Madras

Indian Institute of Technology Madras
Emblem of the IIT Madras
Motto
Sanskrit: सिद्धिर्भवति कर्मजा
siddhirbhavati karmajā
Motto in English
Success is born out of action[1]
TypePublic Technical University
Established1959; 65 years ago (1959)
Endowment₹700 crore (2021) (US$ 93.26 million)[2]
Budget₹996 crore (US$120 million) (2021–2022)[3]
ChairmanPawan Kumar Goenka
DirectorV. Kamakoti
Academic staff
674 [4]
Students10,238[4]
Undergraduates4,909 [4]
Postgraduates2,488 [4]
2,841 [4]
Location
Chennai
,
Tamil Nadu
,
600036
,
India India

12°59′29″N 80°14′01″E / 12.99151°N 80.23362°E / 12.99151; 80.23362
CampusUrban
620 acres (2.5 km2)
Colors  Maroon   Gold
NicknameIITians, IITMians
Websitewww.iitm.ac.in
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The Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras or IITM) is a public technical university located in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. It is one of the eight public Institutes of Eminence of India. As an Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), IIT Madras is also recognised as an Institute of National Importance.[5]

Founded in 1959 with technical, academic and financial assistance from the then government of West Germany, IITM was the third Indian Institute of Technology established by the Government of India.[6][7] IIT Madras has consistently ranked as the best engineering institute in India by the Ministry of Education's National Institutional Ranking Framework since the ranking's inception in 2016.[8][9][10]

  1. ^ IIT Madras SIDDHIRBHAVATI KARMAJA!. Event occurs at 5m3s. Archived from the original on 7 November 2021.
  2. ^ "IIT Madras raises ₹700 crore as endowment fund". 3 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Annual budget 2021-22" (PDF). iitm.ac.in. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  4. ^ a b c d e "NIRF 2024" (PDF). Ministry of Education.
  5. ^ Murali, Kanta (1 February 2003). "The IIT Story: Issues and Concerns". Frontline. Retrieved 22 September 2009.
  6. ^ "At 'Nostalgia,' tributes to Indo-German ties". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 28 February 2009. Archived from the original on 3 March 2009. Retrieved 22 September 2009.
  7. ^ Wittje, Roland (2019). "Indo-German Entanglements in Science and Technology: The Indian Institute of Technology Madras". MIDA Archival Reflexicon: 2.
  8. ^ "MHRD, National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF)". www.nirfindia.org. Archived from the original on 8 April 2019. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
  9. ^ "Top 10 IITs in India 2018". CollegeSearch.in. 31 December 2018. Archived from the original on 31 October 2021. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  10. ^ "MHRD, National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF)". www.nirfindia.org. Archived from the original on 2 February 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2018.