ABOUT
Overview
Indian Institute of Technology Madras is one among the foremost institutes of national importance in higher technological education, basic and applied research. In 1956, the German Government offered technical assistance for establishing an institute of higher education in engineering in India. The first Indo-German agreement in Bonn, West Germany for the establishment of the Indian Institute of Technology at Madras was signed in 1959.
AT A GLANCE
Key information
Established
1959
Ownership
Public / Government
Accreditation
AICTE
Stream
Social Sciences
Location
Chennai, Tamil Nadu
ACADEMICS
Courses offered
9 programmes at IITM
Undergraduate1
Postgraduate8
BS + MS
B.S. + M.S in Biological Science
B.Tech
B.Tech in Aerospace Engineering + M.Tech in Applied ...
B.Tech
B.Tech in Civil Engineering + M.Tech in Infrastructu...
B.Tech
B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering + M.Tech in Intelli...
Integrated M.A.
Integrated M.A. in Development Studies
M.Sc
M.Sc. in Chemistry
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CAMPUS LIFE
Facilities
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