Indian Institute of Technology Madras

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Founded in 1959 with technical and financial aid from West Germany, IIT Madras is India’s top-ranked engineering institution. Located on a 620-acre urban campus in Chennai, it offers B.Tech, dual-degree, integrated M.Tech, M.Des, M.Sc., MBA, and Ph.D. programs across sixteen major departments. The institute fosters cutting-edge research in domains like clean energy, AI, aerospace, and biomedical engineering. Admission is via JEE Advanced and GATE for postgraduate entry. IIT Madras consistently tops national rankings and placements exceed ₹25 LPA in top branches, with prestigious global tech companies recruiting heavily. With its strong emphasis on innovation, world-class faculty, festivals like Shaastra, and extensive alumni engagement, IIT Madras sets the benchmark for engineering excellence in India.