Iit Madras

IIT Madras(IITM) is a residential institute that occupies a 2.5 km (620 acres) campus that was formerly part of the adjoining Guindy National Park. The institute has nearly 360 faculty, 4,000 students and 1,250 administrative and supporting staff. Growing ever since it obtained its charter from the Indian Parliament in 1961, IIT Madras has established itself as a premier centre for teaching, research and industrial consultancy in the country. The Institute has 15 academic departments and advanced research centres across various disciplines of engineering and pure sciences, with nearly 100 laboratories. The IITs are rated among the finest educational institutions in the world as ranked by their peers[citation needed]. Much of the spectacular campus is a protected forest carved from the Guindy National Park and is home to chital (spotted deer), black buck, and other wildlife. A natural lake, deepened in 2003, drains most of its rainwater.

IIT Madras Admissions:

Students who wish to apply for the B.Tech courses offered by the institute have to sit for the Joint Entrance Examination which is the common admission test for all IITs in the country. The joint entrance test is conducted in the month of April every year.

Those who wish to seek admission for the postgraduate programs in engineering, technology, architecture and pharmacy have to sit for the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE). GATE is an all India level test.

Students who wish to apply for the management programs in IIT Madras have to sit for the Joint Management Entrance Test (JMET). JMET is the common exam that is conducted for admission to the management courses of all IIT's and IISc.

But students also have to apply separately to each institute for admission. For admission to various MSC postgraduate programs and and 3-year post B.Sc programs, prospective students need to sit for the Joint Admission Test (JAM).

Address                  : Indian Institute of Technology Madras
                                 I.I.T. Post Office
                                 Chennai - 600 036
                                 India

Fax                        : +91 (44) 2257 0509

Web Site              : www.iitm.ac.in