IIT Madras
Engineering College Rankings: IIT Madras SECURED top position in NIRF ranking 2021 - Check LIST of top 10 engineering colleges in country
Fri, Sep 10, 2021
As per NIRF Ranking 2021, IIT Madras secured the top position in the 'Engineering' colleges category. Furthermore, IIT Madras has bagged the Top Rank in ‘Overall’ category for the third consecutive year.
More >
NIRF Ranking 2021: THESE are the BEST engineering colleges in India, check top institutes under various categories, IIT Madras tops the chart - See LIST here
Thu, Sep 09, 2021
NIRF Ranking 2021: The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) was approved by the MHRD and launched by Minister of Human Resource Development on September 29, 2015. Today, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan released the NIRF 2021 rankings.
More >
'NeoBolt': IIT Madras develops India’s first indigenous motorized wheelchair vehicle; check price, battery, features and other details
Mon, Aug 23, 2021
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras has developed India’s first indigenous motorized wheelchair vehicle called ‘NeoBolt’. With a maximum speed of 25 kmph the vehicle can be used not only on roads but even on uneven terrains. It also travels up to 25 km per charge.
More >
IIT Madras Placements 2020: 1st phase begins today! Pre-placement offers (PPO) witness surge - All details here
Tue, Dec 01, 2020
It's a good news for Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras students as pre-placement offers (PPO) have seen a rise during 2020-21 when compared with last year.
More >
Atal Innovation Ranking: Madras, Bombay and Delhi IITs bag top positions
Tue, Aug 18, 2020
The ranking is done in six categories -- centrally-funded institutes of national importance, state-funded universities, state-funded autonomous institutions, deemed universities, private institutions, and women only higher educational institutions.
More >
1st ever in the world! Modi government launches this IIT degree programme - Are you eligible? Find out
Tue, Jun 30, 2020
In yet another milestone in terms of education and job-oriented degree courses, Modi government has launched the world’s first-ever Online B.Sc. Degree in Programming and Data Science.
More >
IIT Madras start-up develops smart dustbin system to prevent COVID-19 spread
Mon, Apr 27, 2020
"While we are dealing with the spread of COVID-19, hazardous waste is being generated in hospitals, quarantine zones or red zone areas within cities. They are potential sources of coronavirus and can cause further spread within the locality. This makes timely clean-up of bins vital along with other best practices for disinfection to prevent further spread of COVID-19," said Mahek Mahendra Shah, a Mechanical Engineering graduate from the institute.
More >
IIT Hyderabad Pre-Placement Offers nearly double; campus placements to start from this date
Wed, Nov 06, 2019
Phase II of Placements will be held from January 2020 to the end of the Academic Year. A total of 476 students have registered for Campus Placements 2019-20. Significantly, IIT Hyderabad Pre-Placement Offers (PPOs) have almost doubled this year and it shows has likely paved the way for a robust upcoming placement season.
More >
Wow! IIT Madras launches India's first indigenously-designed ‘Standing Wheelchair' for differently-abled
Wed, Nov 06, 2019
The Indian Institute of Technology, Madras has launched India’s first indigenously-designed ‘Standing Wheelchair.’ The wheelchair has been launched in collaboration with Phoenix Medical Systems and enables a differently-abled person requiring a wheelchair to shift from sitting to standing position, and vice versa, independently and in a controlled manner.
More >
These IIT Madras students win SpaceX CEO Elon Musk's heart with HyperLoop Pod
Tue, Jul 23, 2019
They may not have won the competition, but they definitely won the hearts of SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and Virgin Hyperloop One Co-founder Josh Geigel with their project that can help build an autonomous Hyperloop Pod in India.
More >
Proud moment! IIT Madras team set to present Hyperloop concept to Elon Musk
Tue, Jun 11, 2019
P2P lending firm RupeeCircle has announced that it will sponsor IIT Madras team - Avishkar Hyperloop. The team which comprises of IIT Madras students includes engineers and designers who have been shortlisted for the final round of SpaceX Hyperloop Pod competition 2019 to be held in Los Angeles, California in July 2019.
More >
IIT Madras students developing indigenous oil recovery method
Thu, May 30, 2019
Researchers at Indian Institute of Technology, Madras are developing indigenous processes for efficient recovery of oil from mature offshore wells. In collaboration with research laboratories in Australia, IIT Madras researchers are studying efficacy of an emerging enhanced oil recovery method called ‘Low-Salinity Enhanced Oil Recovery’ (LSEOR). While speaking on the same, Jitender Sangwai, Associate Professor (petroleum engineering program) in Department of Ocean Engineering at IIT Madras, who is heading the research said, “Our research aims to develop indigenous methods for the recovery of crude oil from geological reservoirs, which is a complex process. There is still much that needs to be understood in the use of LSEOR methods. We do evaluate salt levels in water, the acidity of crude oil, mineralogy of rock and other factors”.
More >
