IIT : Indian Institute of Technology
Indian Institute of Technology , Madras
The Indian Institute of Technology, Madras , is among the foremost of institutes of national importance in higher technological education and in basic and applied research.
The Institute, with a self-contained campus of nearly 360 faculty, 4000 students, 1250 administrative and supporting staff, is located in a beautiful, wooded land of about 250 hectares in South Madras . It has been growing from strength to strength ever since it obtained its charter from the Indian Parliament in 1961 and has established itself as a premier centre for teaching, research and industrial consultancy in the country.
The Institute has several departments and advanced research centres in various disciplines of engineering and the pure sciences, with nearly 100 laboratories organised on a unique pattern of functioning.
A faculty 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 IIT Madras.
The Indian Institute of Technology, Madras is an autonomous statutory organization functioning within the Institute of Technology Act . The six IITs (others being at Bombay , Guwahati, Kanpur , Kharagpur and New Delhi ) are administered centrally by the IITs’ Council, an apex body established by the Government of India. The Minister of Human Resource & Development, Government of India, is the Chairman of the Council. Each Institute has a Board of Governors responsible for its overall administration and control.
The Senate comprising all professors of the Institute decides the academic policy of the Institute. It controls and approves the curriculum, courses, examinations and results. It appoints committees to look into specific academic matters arising from time to time. The teaching, training and reseach activities of various departments of the Institute are periodically reviewed to improve faciliites and maintain standards. The Director of the Institute is the ex-officio Chairman of the Senate.
There are three Senate Sub-Committees, namely, Board of Academic Research, Board of Academic Courses and Board of Students to help academic administration and efficient functioning of the Institute.
The Finance Committee advises on all financial policy matters while the builiding and Works Committee advises on matters relating to buildings and works activities.