Summer Fellowship Programme – 2023 – Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Application closes on 31st March 23

Indian Institute of Technology Madras is one among the foremost institutes of national importance in higher technological education, basic and applied research. In 1956, the German Government offered technical assistance for establishing an institute of higher education in engineering in India. The first Indo-German agreement in Bonn, West Germany for the establishment of the Indian Institute of Technology at Madras was signed in 1959.

The Institute was formally inaugurated in 1959 by Prof. Humayun Kabir, Union Minister for Scientific Research and Cultural Affairs. The IIT system has sixteen Institutes of Technology. The first of these to be instituted are at Kharagpur (estb. 1951), Mumbai (estb. 1958), Chennai (estb. 1959), Kanpur (estb. 1959), Delhi (estb. 1961), Guwahati (estb. 1994) and Roorkee (estb. 1847, joined IITs in 2001).

IIT Madras is a residential institute with nearly 550 faculty, 8000 students and 1250 administrative & supporting staff and is a self-contained campus located in a beautiful wooded land of about 250 hectares. It has established itself as a premier centre for teaching, research and industrial consultancy in the country.

The Institute has sixteen academic departments and a few advanced research centres in various disciplines of engineering and pure sciences, with nearly 100 laboratories organised in a unique pattern of functioning. A faculty of international repute, a brilliant student community, excellent technical & supporting staff and an effective administration have all contributed to the pre-eminent status of IIT Madras. The campus is located in the city of Chennai, previously known as Madras. Chennai is the state capital of Tamilnadu, a southern state in India.

Indian Institute of Technology, Madras 𝐢𝐬 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐚𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦- 2023

The IITM – Summer Fellowship Programme of two months with stipend is designed to enhance awareness and interest in high quality academic research among young Engineering, Management, Sciences and Humanities students through a goal oriented summer mini-project undertaken at the Indian Institute of Technology Madras.

Eligibility: Candidates pursuing 3^rd year of B.E./B.Tech./B.Sc. (Engg) or 3^rd or 4^th year of Integrated M.E./M.Tech. programme, 1^st year of ME/M.Tech/M.Sc./M.A, MBA with outstanding academic background in terms of high ranks in university examinations are encouraged to apply, highlighting their academic performance and achievement including papers presented at seminars, projects executed, design contests participated, score/rank in Mathematics Olympiad and any other awards/distinctions obtained.

𝐓𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐞: 22nd May 2023 to 21st July 2023 (8 Weeks)

𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐞: Offline

𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟 𝐎𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 – February 18, 2023
𝐂𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟 𝐎𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 – March 31, 2023

 [IIT students are not eligible to apply].

Period of the Project: Duration of the programme may commence from 22nd May 2023 to 21st July 2023. (Schedule may be flexible to suit student’s convenience.)

 Participating Departments: