The Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras)
The Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM) is established as an autonomous institute of national importance in 1959 by the Government of India with an initial technical and financial support from Germany. IIT Madras with a number of well equipped laboratories, advanced research facilities, sophisticated services and computing and networking capabilities, is recognized to have done exceedingly well in the fields of higher technical education, research and industrial consultancy.
IIT Madras conducts academic programmes of B.Tech., Dual Degree (B.Tech. and M.Tech.), Integrated M.A, M.Tech., M.B.A, M.Sc., M.S. and Ph.D. in various disciplines. Located in about 225 hectares of natural flora and fauna, with 17 student's hostels and about 1000 faculty/staff quarters, IIT Madras is one of the greenest residential campuses in the country. Faculties of international repute, a brilliant student community, excellent technical and supporting staff and an effective administration have all contributed to the pre‐eminent status of IITM.
ABOUT RESEARCH PROGRAMMES
The IITM is internationally renowned for the quality and diversity of its research, with over 350 academic staff and 2800 post‐graduate students. Ample opportunities are provided for research‐minded students to hone their research skills and participate actively in pioneering research studies through Ph.D and M.S (by research) programmes. The faculties of engineering, science, Humanities and Management departments, along with their scholars do active research in frontier areas, which often results in highly acclaimed publications in International and National Journals and patents. Most of the research work is also presented in International and National conferences. A large number of sponsored research projects are funded by agencies such as the Department of Science &Technology, Aeronautical Research & Development Board, Indian Space Research Organisation, Ministry of Non‐Conventional Energy Sources and Defence Research & Development Organisation, Naval Research Board, Department of Electronics, IGCAR, Atomic energy agencies and other Organisations for tackling the challenging research issues of national interest. Our faculty also undertakes several application‐oriented industrial consultancy projects with industries in India and abroad and collaborative research projects with foreign universities. Opportunities are available for interested students to participate in such sponsored research, industrial consultancy or collaborative research projects. The Engineering, Science, Humanities and Management Departments of our Institute are equipped with excellent laboratories, facilities with state‐of‐the‐art equipment. Research is being carried out on many areas of topical interest world wide. For example, research is carried out in areas such as Laser diagnostic applications, Non‐destructive techniques, NMR spectroscopy, solid state physics and micro‐electronic devices, Nano‐materials technology, Biotechnology, Bio‐medical research, Bio‐chemistry, Wireless Local Loop technology, Alternative Energy sources and Emission Control, Composite materials, Finite Element modeling, Photo elasticity, Structural Analysis, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Ocean Engineering, Vibration & Acoustics, Rarefied Gas Dynamics, to name a few. The details of areas of research in the departments and research centres are given in this brochure. More detailed description of the research work undertaken in each department is available in the Institute website www.iitm.ac.in Strong expertise exists among the faculty on both theoretical and experimental methods of research.
Opportunities exist for candidates to do Joint Ph.D in Engineering & Sciences offered by IIT Madras & National University of Singapore. Joint Ph.D programme is also offered by IIT Madras, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences & Technology, Trivandrum and Christian Medical College, Vellore in the area of Biomedical Devices and Technology.
Research works are carried out in the interdisciplinary areas among the Departments which may be pursued by the research scholars for the Ph.D degree. A list of interdisciplinary areas is given in section 8.18.
While the Office of the Dean, Academic Research administers the academic research activities, the Industrial Consultancy & Sponsored Research (IC & SR) wing of the Institute coordinates the sponsored research and consultancy activities.
TA for attending Interview for Ph.D programme:
Candidates called for Ph.D. interview under the regular (full time) category will be paid second class single to & fro rail fare from their place of residence to Chennai by the shortest route. A candidate is entitled for a single TA as above even as he/she may attend interview in more than one department in the same trip.
Completing the Qualifying Degree and production of Provisional Certificate:
Candidates joining Ph.D/M.S programme in July‐December/January‐June session have to submit their original mark/grade sheets along with provisional certificates at the time of admission. They should also produce their required degree certificate for having passed the qualifying examination within three months from the date of registration i.e. on or before 30 th September for July admission / 31 st March for January admission.
Documents to be submitted at the time of interview/Admission
At the time of Interview:
(a) Printed copy of application mailed to the candidates after online registration.
(b) Copies of all Mark sheets / grade cards, degree certificates beginning from first degree towards proof of qualification with Original certificates.
(c) Copy of Community Certificate in the case of SC/ST/OBC candidates issued by the respective State Government.
(d) Authorised Doctor’s Certificate with disability descriptions in the case of Person with Disabled (PD) candidates.
(e) Copy of GATE score or NET (UGCJRF/ Lectureship/CSIR/ DAEJEST) or other fellowship award.
(f) Project Coordinator’s certificate in the prescribed format and a copy of project appointment letter from Dean IC & SR of IITM in the case of Project Associate if already appointed.
At the time of Admission:
a) Attested copy of the first page of your SSLC/SSC/Matriculation certificate (if not already sent) along with application form.
b. Original GATE Score Card/NET (UGCJRF/ Lectureship/CSIR/DAEJEST) award letter for admission to Ph.D and M.S. programme as the case may be.
c. One set of Xerox copies of Degree certificate, if available and Grade Cards/Mark sheets of all the semesters of degree programme (if not already sent) with originals.
d. SC/ST/OBC community certificate original with an attested copy, if the candidate belongs to SC/ST/OBC category. OBC candidates should submit the community certificate (Non creamy layer certificate )in the prescribed format.
e. External candidates should bring the attested copy of degree certificate of the Guide if not already sent together with relieving order from the employer in the enclosed proforma.
f. Relieving order/Resignation acceptance letter from the employer in the case of regular candidates (HTRA / NHTRA / PROJECT / CSIR / UGC), if employed except candidates selected under IITM Staff scheme as per enclosed format.
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