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IIT-Madras gets 513 crore funding from alumni, corporates and philanthropists

IIT Madras raises 135% more funds in FY 2023-24, with alumni contributing Rs. 368.19 crore and corporates, Rs. 95.53 crore.

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IIT Madras launches medical van to tour across T.N., calibrating essential diagnostic equipment

IIT Madras develops mobile unit to calibrate medical devices, ensuring accuracy and offering precise diagnoses for healthcare personnel.

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IIT-Madras partners with French firm for deep-tech innovation

IIT-M partners with Starburst Accelerator to boost aerospace and defence start-ups with €100 million fund.

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Achieving sustainable development goals is the need of the hour: IIT-Madras director

Without adhering to the sustainable development goals as directed by the U.N., India cannot become a superpower, said V. Kamakoti, Director of IIT-Madras

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IIT Madras, Walmart to help MSMEs with AI, IoT

IIT Madras and Walmart collaborate to train MSMEs in AI and IoT technology for sustainable growth.

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IIT Madras institutes a chair to study logistics and supply chain

Indian Institute of Technology Madras partners with Redington to establish a visiting chair professorship for advanced research in supply chain management.

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IIT Madras to offer 2 seats under sports quota in UG programme from 2024-25

IIT Madras introduces sports quota seats in undergraduate programs, with at least half reserved for women students.

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IIT Madras alumnus donates ₹110 crore to set up a school for data science and AI

Indian Institute of Technology Madras receives ₹110 crore donation to establish a school for data science and artificial intelligence.

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Focus is on unlearning, upskilling, and reskilling, say experts

Representatives from government, academia, and industries discuss skilling for the future at GIM 2024 in Chennai, emphasizing the need for unlearning, upskilling, and reskilling.

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IIT Madras sets up lab to test 5G networks

IIT Madras Pravartak Technologies launches ComNet lab to test 5G networks, providing one-stop solution for network security testing. Lab has advanced equipment from global and domestic vendors, and will help accelerate testing and deployment of 5G networks. ComNet lab is vendor neutral, owned by IIT Madras Pravartak and operated by…

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IIT Madras opens offshore campus in Zanzibar, Tanzania

IIT Madras launches Zanzibar campus; 50 students admitted. 8 Indian students join PG programme. 22 UG students from Africa, 40% women. IIT to invest in knowledge, Zanzibar govt to bear expenses. 5 new programmes planned in 5 yrs. Banks to facilitate loans for Indian students. Permanent campus to be built…

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BharOS, India’s answer to Android, may not be as ‘secure’ or competent as you think

Author’s note: On October 23 2023, three days after this article was published, Megam Solutions Pvt Ltd issued a public announcement in the print edition of The Hindu, saying an engineer working on an open source repository made an unintentional mistake and mentioned the name ‘BharOS’. This change in the…

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MovingMemory, an ARVR app for memory studies, launched at international conference in IIT-Madras

At IIT-M, ARVR app MovingMemory launched to capture memory models digitally. 500 participants from across world attended ‘Memory, Ecology, and Sustainability’ conf. to bridge tech studies and humanities. App seeks to address climate change, eco-friendly living, digital security through interactive, immersive models.

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IIT Madras alumni and faculty pen books, sale proceeds to be used for cause of science

IIT Madras faculty & alumni have authored 2 books to empower India & inspire transformational capacity. More than 100 scientists, incl. 40 alumni, have shared input. Proceeds from sale of books will be donated to science cause. Authors made 30 recommendations for India's rightful place in 2047.

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‘Engineering graduates should consider taking up full-time research work’

Prof. Kamakoti urges engineering grads to take up research as full-time profession, citing India's digital revolution & opportunities. He encourages them to create business models, innovate & focus on local market needs to achieve societal benefits & transformation. #Research #Innovation #Entrepreneurship #Unicorns #GER #IP #JobProviders

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Diversity, equality, inclusivity make higher education comprehensive: President Murmu

A two-day visitor’s conference, hosted by President Droupadi Murmu and visitors of about 160 Centrally sponsored educational institutions, discussed diversity, equality, inclusivity and wellness in higher education institutions in the country.

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Indian students can also apply at IIT’s African campus

Indian students can also apply and appear for the three-level process for admission into the first offshore campus to be started by the Indian Institute of Technology Madras on the African island of Zanzibar in Tanzania.

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Ten-pronged strategy adopted to address student suicides: IIT-M Director

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IIT-Madras to focus on innovation, interdisciplinary courses and mental well-being of students going forward

Crediting the efforts of the faculty, students and staff of the Indian Institute of Technology-Madras (IIT-M) for being ranked first in the overall category in the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) rankings, director of IIT-M V. Kamakoti, on Tuesday, said that interdisciplinary courses, research, innovation, and global knowledge sharing would…

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DGCA nod to scale up e-plane model developed at IIT-M

A start-up at the Indian Institute of Techmology-Madras that developed an e-plane has received approval from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation to scale up the model. It had developed a prototype of the e-plane and demonstrated it on the campus.

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IIT-M holds workshop on mental wellness, stress management

Students must be prepared from a young age to help them cope with stress, said Shilpa Prabhakar Satish, mission director, National Health Mission

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IIT Madras launches BS course in medical sciences and engineering, signs MoU with several institutions

The Indian Institute of Technology Madras has introduced a four-year offline Bachelor of Science programme in medical sciences and engineering

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Collaboration between doctors and engineers crucial to make India self-reliant in medical technology, says IIT-M Director

He stressed the need for doctors to develop knowledge on data science as the country is sitting on a “gold mine” of healthcare data. He also called for efforts to get wider acceptance for Indian schools of medicine

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Future managers must have sound knowledge of data science, mathematics and statistics, say experts

Madras Management Association holds All India Management Students’ Convention 2022 with the theme ‘AI Shaping Today and the Future’

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IIT-Madras launches e-mobility course for working professionals

First batch of the certificate course begins on Oct. 2

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