IIT Madras builds Rs 17,000 standing wheelchair, 75x cheaper than commercial modelsAn IIT Madras team has developed Arise, a standing wheelchair priced at about $200, as a mechanical alternative to commercial models costin...
01 Sep, 2026, 05.06 PM IST
Deeptech fund Bluehill.VC raises Rs 408 crore for maiden frontier-tech fundChennai-based Bluehill.VC has raised Rs 408 crore for its initial deeptech venture fund. The firm has already deployed approximately Rs 100...
13 Aug, 2026, 12.21 PM IST
How MTech alumnus’ gift turned into Rs 112 crore IPO jackpot for IIT MadrasA share gift from Indo-MIM founder and IIT Madras alumnus Krishna Chivukula is set to generate a Rs 112 crore windfall for the institute th...
22 Jul, 2026, 12.06 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
Prem Watsa donates $5 million to IIT-M’s brain research centreSudha Gopalakrishnan Brain Centre at IIT-M has developed a high-throughput histology pipeline that processes whole human brains into high-r...
18 Jun, 2024, 02.57 PM IST
IIT Madras researchers develop app for inter-city goods transportationThe first version of the App has been developed and commercialised through OptRoute Logistics, an IIT Madras-incubated start-up co-founded ...
13 Nov, 2023, 04.30 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
JEE, NEET exam preparation: This app gives incentives for learningFounded in 2019 by IIT Madras alumnus Taran Singh and Sachin Sanodiya, Melvano app, claims that it not only offers free learning content fo...
07 Jun, 2022, 12.06 AM IST
TT Jagannathan contributes Rs 10 crore to establish endowment at IIT MadrasIn recognition of his achievements and to commemorate his contributions to the business world, IIT Madras announced that an auditorium is b...
06 Aug, 2021, 07.20 PM IST
IIT Madras alumni donates Rs 1 crore for robotics research laboratory“Alumni have made a big difference to several of our research and teaching initiatives at IIT Madras. This interdisciplinary lab on robotic...
08 Jan, 2020, 04.20 PM IST
IIT Madras to collaborate with Northwestern University for research in data scienceProfessor Ravindra Gettu, dean (Industrial Consultancy and Sponsored Research), IIT Madras, and Dr. Jonathan Holloway, Provost, Northwester...
14 Aug, 2018, 03.39 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
IIT Madras establishes “Institute Chair” in the name of Venkataratnam BalaramanBalaraman has had a distinguished career as MD of Pond’s India and thereafter as Director of Hindustan Unilever.
26 Apr, 2016, 06.39 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
Pawan Goenka appointed chairman of board of governors at IIT-MadrasAs the chairman,Goenka will preside over all board meetings, helping promote the policy advocacy priorities of the IIT Madras.
09 Jun, 2014, 02.31 PM IST
IITians in top 10 list of US startup foundersThe study places the IITs among the top 10 higher educational institutes in the world that have produced founders of US startups.
11 Dec, 2013, 08.45 AM IST
- IIT-Madras announces Distinguished Alumnus Awards
Corporate head honchos V Sumantran and Prabhakar Raghavan are among the winners of this year's IIT-Madras Distinguished Alumnus Award (DAA)...
26 Jan, 2012, 02.58 PM IST