Indian Institute of Technology Madras

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The Indian Institute of Technology Madras (Hindi: भारतीय प्रौद्योगिकी संस्थान, मद्रास ), also called IIT Madras or IITM, is a state technical university in Chennai (formerly Madras) in Tamil Nadu, India, the right of the Indian government is under.

The Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT ) are a group of Indian state universities, which is represented in seven cities and are managed by the Indian central government directly. The IIT Madras is one of the best universities for engineering in India. The IIT Madras was founded in 1959 with the help of the then government of West Germany. The assistance included both technical and financial assistance. The DAAD promotes regular exchanges in the fields of Bachelor, Master and PhD various German universities. One of the main streets on campus has been referred to as Thanks Bonn Avenue.

The very wooded campus of IIT Madras is 2.5 km ² and was formerly part of the Guindy National Park. The vast majority of students and staff will also be accommodated on the projected nature Campus. Within the site many different animals, for example, the Blackbuck and Axis Deer of life as well as many monkeys as well as snakes and scorpions.

• 2.1 Fauna
• 2.2 Flora
• 2.3 Facilities
• 2.4 dormitories
• 2.5 activities

Organization

Management

The Indian Institute of Technology, Madras is an autonomous university which is directly managed by the IIT Council. This council is composed of, among others, the Minister for Technical Education, the directors of the IITs ​​and the President of the IITs ​​. The IIT Council is the President of India subordinated directly. Since September 2011, Professor Bhaskar Ramamurthy is the Director of IIT- Madras.

Faculties

At IIT Madras has 11 engineering institutes:

• Aeronautics and Astronautics
• Engineering Mechanics
• Biotechnology
• Chemical Engineering
• Civil Engineering
• Computer science
• Electrical Engineering
• Design Technology
• Engineering
• Materials Science
• Shipbuilding

There are also the following non - engineering institutes:

• Chemistry
• Math
• Physics
• Humanities & Social Science
• Management

Admission

In the 15 faculties of Bachelor 's and Master's degrees are offered, as well as the promotion. For admission to the Bachelor of Technology JEE test is to be taken ( Indian Institutes of Technology Joint Entrance Examination), after which a ranking is created and finally about 2 % of candidates ( 10,000 male and female students ) are admitted to the program. Admission to the Master varies between faculties. For admission to the Bachelor of Technology is accompanied by an approval for its master. Alternatively, the GATE test ( Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering ) are stored. In the humanities, the selection is made by the HSEE test ( Humanities and Social Sciences Entrance Examination ). For the two-year Master of Science program of the JAM test is (Joint Admission Test to M.Sc.) decisive, this is also true for some of the Bachelor of Science. For the MBA course work experience must be demonstrated, and the CAT assay (Common Admission Test ). 100 MBA courses are awarded every year. The doctoral program and the Master in Research faculty have their own procedures.

Research

To strengthen the research and to create better spin-off opportunities from start-ups to the IITM Research Park was established, which is right next to the campus. Similar to Stanford and MIT new companies have here wide entrepreneurial freedom and direct contact with established companies, which are located in the immediate vicinity. There currently are 12 storeys 150,000 m2 of office space available. Conference rooms, garden, accommodation for guests and a convenience store are also available.

Ranking

In QS_World_University_Rankings the IITM occupied in 2012 the number 45, while it occupied in 2011 in a national comparison by Dataquest still the second place, it is 2012, the 1st place.

Grading

The grading is done uniformly by CGPA system ( Cumulative Grade Point Average ) on the basis of letters, but is not directly comparable to the American GPA:

The grading system has been inspected and recognized by international organizations (eg NTU, NUS, DAAD).

The grade S shall be issued only for services that exceed the expectations of the lecturers far and if the student has made ​​a special contribution in the course. U for unfair behavior is awarded when the student makes an attempt at deception or significantly interfere with the test procedure. Notification to parents is associated with this punishment.

For the presence during the course grades may be given separately, VG ( very good ) for very good presence, G (good ) for good attendance and P ( poor ) for irregular attendance (< 85%) will be awarded.

The note can be made ​​up of various sub- services such as word posts, presentations, term papers, lectures, tests and exams together.

Campus

The IIT Madras is a campus university. All institutions, dormitories and administration buildings are located on the contiguous campus. The campus is 2.5 km ² larger than Helgoland or Monaco. Formerly part of the campus to the Guindy National Park and still is under protection. The campus is bounded by a wall and accessible only to university employees and visitors.

Fauna

On campus, there are a variety of wild animals. There are different groups of Wild Indian Hutaffen and blackbuck and Axishirsche. In addition, live on the premises approximately 50 species of birds and butterflies. Furthermore, living on campus snakes, scorpions, turtles and frogs. A total of 134 different species live on the premises.

Flora

A total of 298 different plants were counted on the premises. These include, among other varieties of Kassien and Cereus. A large number of banyan figs are distributed over the entire area.

Facilities

In addition to the faculties, dining halls and dormitories there is a stadium, several cricket, football and tennis courts, sports facilities, two schools, a supermarket, three banks, a post office, a fruit and vegetable dealer, a copy shop and a store of all goods leads or you can contact us immediately..

Residences

Currently there are the following residence halls

Sindhu, Pampa, Mahanadi and Thamirabarani have seven floors, whereas all other (older) have only three or four floors. But these four new residence halls can accommodate 1,500 students.

Activities

With the festivals Shaastra and Saarang is the IITM also known nationally. Shaastra is a great campus exhibition with many companies and the first ISO9001: 2008 certified been organizing students. There will be a symposium, as well as many workshops and thematic events. In addition to Saarang cultural events big concerts are held, in which up to 50,000 people can be accommodated. This is often criticized because of the circumstances of the nature park. More opportunities for students and staff consist in the sports center and the versatile range of groupings in the directions of music, culture, photography and film and in thematic groups which are based on the disciplines of the faculties.