Indian Institute of Technology

Madras
Chennai-600036, Tamil Nadu (www.iitm.ac.in)
[PRESS RELEASE]

IIT Madras continues to be the best in engineering &

emerges as the second best overall institution in
India

Chennai, April 3, 2017: Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) has
once again emerged as the top engineering Institute in the Country as per the
India Rankings 2017 conducted by the National Institutional Rankings
Framework (NIRF) of the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government
of India. The Rankings also adjudged IIT Madras as the second best institution in
the Country, after Indian Institute of Science Bangalore, under the Overall
Ranking of Institutions.

In the category of Engineering Institutions, IIT Madras topped the list

followed by IIT Bombay and IIT Kharagpur, respectively.

According to Prof. Bhaskar Ramamurthi, Director, IIT Madras, It is a matter of

great satisfaction for IIT Madras that it continues to be ranked #1 among
engineering institutions in the country. We have improved our performance on
most parameters, and quite significantly too
on some key ones. We are heartened that this improved performance has
ensured we remain at
the top position for the second year in a row.

Started in 2015, NIRF outlines a methodology to rank educational institutions

across the country. The parameters used for ranking broadly cover Teaching,
Learning and Resources, Research and Professional Practices,
Graduation Outcome, Outreach and Inclusivity, and Perception.
Although the broad parameters remained the same this year, there were
significant changes in some of the sub-parameters. Moreover, besides ranking
institutions under specific disciplines as done last year, every large institution
has also been given a common overall rank this year.

The top rank is a reflection of the complete commitment of the faculty, staff and
students of IIT Madras towards fulfilling the objectives of the Strategic Plan 2020
that we have set for ourselves, added Prof. Ramamurthi. The IIT Madras
Strategic Plan (www.iitm.ac.in/content/strategic-plan) spells out quantified
targets for all key pillars of the Institute. These include a flexible curriculum
suited to the aspirations of todays youth, significant increase in faculty strength,
a thriving research programme reflected in rapidly increasing publication quality
and count, Indias strongest industry-academia collaboration epitomized by the
countrys first university-based Research Park, an effervescent start-up
ecosystem with nearly a hundred companies being currently incubated, a rapidly
expanding programme of collaborations and student exchanges with leading
global universities, and an impressive Placement record.

About IIT Madras (www.iitm.ac.in)

The Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT M) was established in 1959 by the Government of
India as an institute of national importance. The activities of the Institute in various fields of
Technology and Science are carried out in 16 academic departments and several advanced
interdisciplinary Research Academic Centers. There are over 100 well-equipped laboratories in the
Institute for teaching and research. The Institute offers undergraduate and post - graduate programs
leading to the B.Tech., M.Sc., M.B.A., M.Tech., M.S., and Ph.D., degrees in a variety of
specializations. IITM is a residential institute with more than 550 faculty and 9000 students. Students
from 18 countries are enrolled here. The campus is self-contained and is located on a beautiful
wooded area of about 250 hectares. It is home to approximately 300 species of trees and plants. IITM
fosters an active entrepreneurial culture with strong curricular support and through the IITM
Incubation Cell (www.incubation.iitm.ac.in).

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