IIT Madras
Emblem of the IIT Madras | |
Motto in English | Success is born out of action |
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| Type | Public Technical University |
| Established | 1959 |
| Accreditation | NAAC |
| Endowment | ₹700 crore (2021) (US$ 93.26 million) |
| Budget | ₹996 crore (US$120 million) (2021–2022) |
| Chairman | Pawan Kumar Goenka |
| Director | V. Kamakoti |
Academic staff | 674 |
| Students | 10,238 |
| Undergraduates | 4,909 |
| Postgraduates | 2,488 |
| 2,841 | |
| Location | , , 600036 , 12°59′29″N 80°14′01″E / 12.99151°N 80.23362°E |
| Campus | Urban 620 acres (2.5 km2) |
| Colors | Maroon Gold |
| Website | IIT Madras |
The Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras or IIT-M) is a public research university and technical institute located in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. It is one of the eight public Institutes of Eminence of India. As an Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), IIT Madras is also recognized as an Institute of National Importance by the Government of India.
Founded in 1959 with technical, academic and financial assistance from the then government of West Germany, IITM was the third Indian Institute of Technology established by the Government of India. IIT Madras has consistently ranked as the best engineering institute in India by the Ministry of Education's National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) since the ranking's inception in 2016.