To hit $30 trillion mark by 2047, India needs 12% growth: Chief Economic Advisor V NageswaranChief Economic Advisor V Anantha Nageswaran said India can reach a $30 trillion economy by 2047 if it achieves around 12% annual growth in ...
30 Apr, 2026, 06.25 PM IST
IIT Madras gets largest single donation of Rs 228 crore from alumnus Dr Krishna ChivukulaIIT Madras received a record donation of Rs. 228 Crore from alumnus Dr. Krishna Chivukula. The funds will support scholarships, research, a...
06 Aug, 2024, 08.48 PM IST
IIT Madras raises 513 crore from alumni, corporates and donors in FY 23-24The alumni did most of the heavy lifting, contributing Rs 368.19 crore, followed by the CSR segment contributing Rs 95.53 crore, with the r...
08 May, 2024, 02.49 PM IST
IIT Madras launches research foundation to take innovation to global stageIIT Madras is launching the IITM Research Foundation to drive global aspirations, access markets and funding for research and innovation. T...
08 Apr, 2024, 01.45 PM IST
IITs step up efforts to raise donations from alumniIIT Delhi, which currently has a total endowment reserve of Rs 350 crore from its alumni, looks to add another Rs 250 crore in the next two...
20 Jan, 2024, 08.11 PM IST
Preeti Aghalayam: Meet IITs' first woman head of campusPreeti Aghalayam, an IIT Madras alumni, is the first woman to be an IIT director. She is currently a professor in the Chemical Engineering ...
11 Jul, 2023, 08.50 PM IST
IIT Madras fundraising soars to an all-time high of Rs 131 cr from alumni & corporates in FY22IIT Madras has raised a historic all-time high sum of Rs 131 crore from alumni, donors, and corporate firms during the financial year of 20...
16 May, 2022, 04.47 PM IST
IIT Madras fundraising soars to all-time high of Rs 131 cr in 2021-22The funds raised have been vital in supporting infrastructure development, scholarships, chair professorships, research, and initiatives.
16 May, 2022, 04.25 PM IST
IITs step up fundraising campaign to drive expansionThe IITs of Kanpur, Delhi, Madras, Bombay, Roorkee and Hyderabad, among others, are stepping up initiatives to engage with alumni, corporat...
24 Apr, 2022, 07.46 PM IST
IITs now turn more to alumni for fundingWith insufficient govt funding, institutes are setting up alumni development offices, forming alumni boards to reach out. From setting up a...
13 Jan, 2020, 12.38 PM IST
Most Indians 'highly positive' about India a decade from nowIIT Madras Alumni Association released the "Mood of the Nation" survey on the occasion of its Sangam 2019 conclave, a flagship event of the...
14 Sep, 2019, 05.30 PM IST
IIT alumnus launches accelerator to help IIT startups in USThe initiative is to provide mentorship, incubation and other necessary support to the budding entrepreneurs and to connect the IIT alumni ...
05 Feb, 2018, 10.10 PM IST
Alumni funding on the rise at IITsAs many as 171 members contributed to the corpus, which will be used towards research centres, campus infrastructure, faculty and student d...
29 Jan, 2018, 11.16 PM IST
We started with the vision to make energy sector safe and efficient: Detect Technologies CEO Daniel DavidDetect Technologies shared the roof at IIT Madras’s Incubation Cell with three other contenders in the category - HyperVerge, Maximl Labs a...
18 Aug, 2017, 08.58 PM IST
IIT Madras survey shows increase in preference to work in IndiaA recent survey among IIT-Madras alumni has revealed that the preference for working in India has gone up in recent batches.
24 Feb, 2016, 08.12 PM IST
Distinguished Chair on Narayana Murthy set upInfosys Co-Founder Kris Gopalakrishnan, an IIT Madras alumni, would, in all, establish three Distinguished Chairs to take up such studies.
18 Apr, 2015, 06.56 PM IST
Why big givers like Kris Gopalakrishnan are stepping in to fund areas of science and technologySome big givers like Kris Gopalakrishnan are stepping in to fund areas of science and technology conspicuous by their absence in India.
08 Oct, 2014, 01.27 PM IST