Chennai, The Indian Institute of Expertise Madras celebrated its 66th Institute Day on Wednesday by felicitating extraordinary achievers amongst its college, researchers, college students and alumni.
IIT Madras celebrates 66th Institute Day, felicitates college students, alumni & college achievers
Whereas the institute scaled quite a few heights within the final one yr, a serious feat was the unparalleled achievement of being ranked primary in ‘Overall’ Class for the sixth consecutive yr in NIRF Rankings and in ‘Engineering Institutions’ class for 9 consecutive years from 2016 to 2024, the institute mentioned.
Shivkumar Kalyanaraman, Chief Government Officer, Anusandhan Nationwide Analysis Basis , a 1993 Batch pupil of IIT Madras, who was the chief visitor, was conferred with the Distinguished Alumnus Award for his immense accomplishments within the discipline of expertise and enterprise in 2021.
S Somnath, former Chairman, Indian Area Analysis Organisation, was additionally amongst these conferred with the Distinguished Alumnus Award.
Talking on the event, Kalyanaraman mentioned the ANRF was envisaged to be one of many pillars of Viksit Bharat 2047. “The purpose of the muse is to be the apex of innovation and collaboration and drive the formation of the subsequent technology of India’s human capital,” he mentioned.
He additional mentioned that the establishment derived inspiration from establishments the world over together with NRF and DARPA within the U.S. “We have a special mandate for both public and private institutions. We will be supporting mission-oriented moonshot projects with directed research and directed innovations. The pathway from fundamental research to applied research through the innovation valley of death is arduous but I am delighted to see the innovation ecosystem at IIT Madras. We will be doing programs to support deep-tech start-ups and innovation,” Kalyanaraman mentioned.
Prof V Kamakoti, Director, IIT Madras, mentioned the final educational yr has been each difficult and rewarding, together with the conferring of Padma Shri on Pawan Goenka, Chairman, BoG, IIT Madras, and IIT Madras distinguished Alumnus awardee Sethuraman Panchanathan, Director, U.S. Nationwide Analysis Basis.
“Our BS in Data Science and Applications program has been a major success with three students securing top positions in the top 10 of the GATE DA Paper, including AIR 1,” he mentioned.
The newly-inaugurated Profession Pathway Centre offers college students with complete profession steerage. College students discover a number of profession path choices together with jobs in business, civil providers, greater research and entrepreneurship.
The institute would quickly have incubators for quantum expertise, fintech and sustainability. “Towards Viksit Bharat 2047, we want many of our Alumni to join the civil services and contribute to the growth of the nation. We have launched a structured program to help our students prepare effectively for UPSC,” Kamakoti, mentioned.
The Institute Analysis and Growth Awards and Awards for Excellence in Educating, Early Profession Award 2025, Mid-Profession awards, Institute Blues 2025 Awards for college kids, Distinguished Alumnus Awards and Younger Alumni Achiever Awards have been introduced on the event.