Iit Madras

'VC's Authoritarian Move To Mortgage University's Future": DUTA Opposes IoE Proposal

Education | Edited by Shihabudeen Kunju S | Tuesday February 25, 2020

Apart from Delhi University, 19 other institutions were recommended by the University Grant Commission (UGC) for the IoE status in September last year including IIT Madras, Banaras Hindu University, IIT Kharagpur and University of Hyderabad.

Top IITs, IIMs Come Together To Boost Entrepreneurship Ecosystem

Education | Edited by Maitree Baral | Wednesday February 26, 2020

Called Innovation-Venturing and Entrepreneurship in India Network or iVEIN, its founding members are faculty at IIT Madras, IIT Bombay, IIM Bangalore, IIM Calcutta and IIM Kozhikode.

IIT Madras Mentorship Programme Reaches 800 Children In Rural Tamil Nadu

Education | Edited by Anisha Singh | Thursday February 20, 2020

The IIT Madras programme, named '1 Lab-1 School', is in its second year and has reached over 800 students from 200 schools in the districts of Thiruvallur, Kanchipuram, and Vellore.

RWTH Aachen University Confers Honorary Fellow Award to IIT Madras Director

Education | Edited by Anisha Singh | Wednesday February 19, 2020

The RWTH Aachen University in Germany has conferred the prestigious RWTH Honorary Fellow Award on Prof. Bhaskar Ramamurthi, the IIT Madras Director.

Election Commission, IIT Madras Team Up To Develop Remote Voting Technology

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday February 16, 2020

The Election Commission has collaborated with IIT Madras to work on a new technology which will allow electors to vote from far away cities without going to the designated polling station of their respective constituencies, a senior poll panel official has said.

IIT Madras To Showcase Next Generation Technologies At DefExpo 2020

Education | Edited by Shihabudeen Kunju S | Tuesday February 4, 2020

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate India's five-day biennial mega defence exhibition- DefExpo- on Wednesday in Lucknow.

IIT Madras Team Develops AI Technology To Convert Brain Signals Into English Language

Education | Edited by Anisha Singh | Monday February 3, 2020

A research team from IIT madras has developed an AI technology which can convert brain signals of speech impaired persons into Language.

IIT Madras Hosts International Symposium on 'Synthetic Biology'

Education | Edited by Maitree Baral | Thursday January 30, 2020

The aim of the symposium is to exchange ideas, discuss challenges and share experiences on various aspects of bio-engineering and synthetic biology.

IIT Madras Incubated Startup Offers Affordable Data Science Course

Education | Edited by Maitree Baral | Thursday January 30, 2020

The course is fully online and will be taught in English. Lecture material will typically cover 2 to 3 hours of content per week.

Queen's University, IIT Madras Research Team Develops Technology To Make AI Unbiased

Education | Edited by Anisha Singh | Wednesday January 29, 2020

IIT Madras students have contributed to research on algorithm to make Artificial intelligence (AI) fairer and less biased when processing data.

IIT Madras Offers Data Science Courses At Affordable Costs Through 'PadhAI'

Education | Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday January 28, 2020

This five-month course is affordably priced at Rs 1,000 for students and faculty members, the Institute said in a statement.

IIT Madras Faculty, Alumnus Conferred With Padma Awards

Education | Edited by Maitree Baral | Sunday January 26, 2020

This year's Padma Awards list includes 7 Padma Vibhushan, 16 Padma Bhushan and 118 Padma Shri Awards. 34 of the awardees are women.

IIT Madras Hosts Symposium On Apollo's Moon Landing After 50 Years

Education | Edited by Anisha Singh | Friday January 24, 2020

IIT Madras recently hosted a Symposium on 'Apollo's Legacy and the Meaning of Moon Landing After 50 Years'.

IIT Madras Team, German Researchers Develop New Materials For Long-Lasting Lithium Batteries

Education | Edited by Anisha Singh | Thursday January 23, 2020

Researchers from IIT Madras and Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Germany, have developed a new class of 'high entropy materials' for use as cathodes in long-lasting and better performing lithium ion batteries.

IIT Madras-Designed Check Dam Aids Palar River To Store Surplus Rainwater

Education | Edited by Shihabudeen Kunju S | Monday January 20, 2020

The construction of this check dam began in March 2019 and the structure was completed by August 2019, before the onset of monsoon.