Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) has an extensive range of faculties. Furthermore, more than 550 teaching faculties and 1,250 administrative and support faculties exist across all academic departments. The teaching faculties are PhD holders in their respective disciplines. The best faculties at IIT Madras are all graduates of renowned national and international universities and are highly experienced in their respective domains. These faculties are professors, assistant professors, associate professors, and many more.

IIT Madras CSE Faculty

CSE department of IIT Madras is the most sought-after department because of stiff competition and good opportunities provided by it. The department has 35 faculty members, out of which about 5 are women. The faculty members of the department are highly qualified in their respective fields and possess the required expertise and experience to teach practical knowledge to students. Candidates may take a look at a few top faculties in the IIT Madras CSE department:

Faculty Name & Title Academic Qualification Research Area

Shweta Agrawal

Professor

Ph.D Cryptography and Information Theory

Sutanu Chakraborti

Professor

Ph.D. Information retrieval, Memory-based reasoning, Machine learning

Sukhendu Das

Professor

Ph.D. Visual perception - Computer vision, digital image processing, pattern recognition, Graphics, Soft Computing; Computational brain modelling

Anurag Mittal

Ph.D. Computer Vision,  with special interest in combining geometric and statistical inference techniques to build robust Computer Vision systems.

Chester Rebeiro

Ph.D. hardware security, applied cryptography, side channel analysis , operating system security

 

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Q:   How many faculty members does IIT Madras have?
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Indian Institute of Technology has over 550 teaching staff and 1,250 administrative and support staff across all academic departments. Almost all these faculty members are holding PhD degrees in their respective fields. The best-in-class faculty members are all alumni from reputed national and international universities, and hold an immense amount of experience in their sectors. The faculty members include professors, assistant professors, associate professors, among others. 

Q:   Where is the IIT Madras campus situated?
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IIT Madras campus is located in the city of Chennai, previously known as Madras. The campus of IIT Madras is 10 km away from the Chennai airport and 12 km from Chennai Central Railway station. The main GATE of IIT Madras is on Sardar Patel Road circumscribed by the residential districts of Adyar and Velachery.

Q:   What are the facilities provided by IIT Madras?
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IIT Madras provides modern amenities with state-of-the-art infrastructure to its students. IIT Madras is spread over an area of 617 acre and provides various facilities. Some of the facilities include The Centre for Innovation (CFI), hospitals, central library, sports, open air theatre, place to worship, banks, canteens, transport, hostels, etc.

Q:   Does IIT Madras provide hostel facility?
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IIT Madras provides hostel facility both for boys and girls. It has 19 hostels, out of which four are for girls and 15 are for boys. The facilities of the hostel include sports, music rooms, tech rooms, and a TV room. It also has a garden and a library.

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Adrika Pattnaik | B.S. in Medical Sciences & Engineering - Batch of 2026
Reviewed on 5 Oct 2026
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4.4
Placements 4 Infrastructure 4 Faculty & Course Curriculum 4 Crowd & Campus Life 5 Value for Money 5
IITM Diaries - The journey behind the education at IIT Madras.

Faculty: The curriculum is extremely interactive, but what makes it 4 stars instead of 5 stars is the extreme pressure behind the course. We have all kinds of courses, along with Mechanics, Mathematics, the coding stuff such as Python, and also a huge branch of Biology.

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Shree Kanti | M.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering - Batch of 2025
Reviewed on 23 Jul 2026
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5.0
Placements 5 Infrastructure 5 Faculty & Course Curriculum 5 Crowd & Campus Life 5 Value for Money 5
This is the best college for doing M.Tech CSE.

Faculty: All faculty members were experts in their respective fields. All had PhDs in their subjects. Some of them had more than one doctorate degree. They fully guided students and helped them every time. Their teaching quality was really appreciable. The curriculum of M.Tech CSE mainly focused on HTML, XML, AI, JavaScript, etc.

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Devansh Burman | BS in Data Science and Applications (online) - Batch of 2028
Reviewed on 28 Jun 2026
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4.0
Placements 4 Faculty & Course Curriculum 4 Value for Money 4
IIT Madras BS Degree in Data Science and Applications review

Faculty: Live sessions on YouTube are quite good and knowledgeable. Lectures uploaded on the portal are quite difficult to understand. Assignments are also good in terms of difficulty level. The course structure is rigorous. The foundation level is not that hard to crack but the difficulty level increases as we move from Foundation to Diploma, then BSc and finally BS.

Learning Experience: Course content is good and industrial relevant. The website is also user friendly but the lectures are not that good. Exams are quite good ...

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Devwrat Tamrakar | M.Tech. in Ocean Structures - Batch of 2023
Reviewed on 25 May 2026
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4.8
Placements 5 Infrastructure 4 Faculty & Course Curriculum 5 Crowd & Campus Life 5 Value for Money 5
Choosing Ocean Engineering at IIT Madras.

Faculty: The curriculum for Ocean structure is actually very good, and at the end, the students will have good knowledge of almost every domain related to ocean engineering, ships, and offshore structure. This field is niche and has more demand and less supply, so the job opportunities will be really good. 

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Samar Murmu | M.Sc. in Physics - Batch of 2022
Reviewed on 16 Feb 2026
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4.0
Placements 4 Infrastructure 4 Faculty & Course Curriculum 4 Crowd & Campus Life 4 Value for Money 4
Review of IIT Madras - Indian Institute of Technology.

Faculty: All the staff members of the Physics department are fully experienced in teaching and possess in-depth practical and theoretical knowledge. They teach using the best methods. The exam structure is semester-wise. First, we have unit tests organized by the respected department to determine internal marks, followed by assignment marking. It is followed by the practical exams that the respective departments require to assess our practical knowledge. In the end, a theory exam is conducted to assess o...

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Khalid Hasan | BS in Data Science and Applications (online) - Batch of 2028
Reviewed on 9 Jun 2026
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4.0
Placements 5 Faculty & Course Curriculum 4 Value for Money 4
An instance of online learning: My experience of pursuing an online degree at IIT Madras.

Faculty: Every week they release lectures which are pre-recorded. We have to watch lectures and then do the activities which every lecture is followed by. One can take at max 4 subjects in each term. It is expected to give around 1.5 hours to each subject daily so that you can complete the weekly lectures and assignments. In a term, 3 examinations are held which are known as quizzes. You have to score more than 40 % in these quizzes to pass the course. The faculty that teaches us is from the premier inst...

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Sachin Mohammed M ... | M.Sc. in Physics - Batch of 2021
Reviewed on 15 Feb 2026
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4.0
Placements 4 Infrastructure 4 Faculty & Course Curriculum 4 Crowd & Campus Life 4 Value for Money 4
IIT Madras College review.

Faculty: The faculty members had a lot of experience and the right degrees for the job. They mostly focused on helping us get ready for big interviews and finding a place to work. A lot of what we learn was about finance, specifically stuff like auditing and accounts. Overall, the staff was really smart, and they usually helped students get good results.

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Divyansh | Discontinued (Jun 2025)- Bachelor of Science in Programming and Data science - Batch of 2029
Reviewed on 12 Jan 2026
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4.0
Placements 4 Faculty & Course Curriculum 5 Value for Money 4
Good course and placements, but limited interaction. Strong self-motivation is needed to succeed.

Faculty: I'll say Faculties are the best Professors of IIT Madras. Their method of teaching is impressive. The Quality of Lectures they provide you can't find anywhere else. Assignments are from the lectures so you can practice after each time you watch lectures. Course Structure: It is Divided into 12 week of content. Each week 1 Graded Assignments and 4-5 practice assignments. After each 4 week you'll have to give exams so there is 3 exams. Quiz 1 ( Week 1-4 ) , Quiz 2 ( Week 1-8 ) End term ( Fina...

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Charani Meka | B.Tech. in Electrical Engineering - Batch of 2028
Reviewed on 11 Jan 2026
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4.4
Placements 4 Infrastructure 4 Faculty & Course Curriculum 5 Crowd & Campus Life 5 Value for Money 4
Review of facilities and life at IIT Madras.

Faculty: Faculty members are the best here. Most of them are a part of research teams or carry on their own research. The course curriculum is mostly relevant to what we see in the industries now. Semester exams are manageable. They are neither hard nor easy.

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Harsha vardini | B.Tech. in Civil Engineering - Batch of 2027
Reviewed on 22 Dec 2025
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4.4
Placements 4 Infrastructure 3 Faculty & Course Curriculum 5 Crowd & Campus Life 5 Value for Money 5
Good campus, good placement, good faculty, but hostel alone needs improvement.

Faculty: Faculty, exams, and curriculum are good. Faculty members are friendly. Teachers are highly qualified. Teachers have a wide knowledge. They will mentor us in a good way. Difficulty level of the questions is a little higher but all are curriculum-related. The pass percentage is quite high.

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LUNAVATH HARI CHN ... | B.Tech. in Civil Engineering - Batch of 2027
Reviewed on 15 Sep 2025
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5.0
Placements 5 Infrastructure 5 Faculty & Course Curriculum 5 Crowd & Campus Life 5 Value for Money 5
The best campus in India, and very good.

Faculty: Best faculty well connected to the students. Everyone is well qualified and good in some semesters. Due to the workload, we get less time to prepare for this semester. Basically, a student is a mistake, remaining all good. All teachers have a Foreign degree.

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Anonymous | M.A. in Economics - Batch of 2025
Reviewed on 26 Aug 2025
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5.0
Placements 5 Infrastructure 5 Faculty & Course Curriculum 5 Crowd & Campus Life 5 Value for Money 5
Overall best college for M.A. In Economics Course.

Faculty: Teachers in my department are good. They help others. Most of them give good grades compared to teachers in other departments. Many of us from our branch pursue activities such as software or non-teaching activities. Having this branch gives them enough time to prepare, as the classes are not so busy. Semester exams are easy. Almost everyone passes, but there are exceptions everywhere.

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Sagnik Chakrabarty | B.Tech. in Chemical Engineering - Batch of 2028
Reviewed on 22 Aug 2025
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4.2
Placements 4 Infrastructure 4 Faculty & Course Curriculum 4 Crowd & Campus Life 5 Value for Money 4
Life at IITM is like your dream college life.

Faculty: All teachers are very helpful and friendly. All teachers are qualified and knowledgeable too but everyone has a different teaching style. The course curriculum is mostly relevant. Some topics are not that much relevant but they may be relevant in the future according to the interests of each student. The students become industry-ready. Semester exams are moderately difficult. Pass percentage is above 95%.

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Kripa Mariam Roy | B.S. in Medical Sciences & Engineering - Batch of 2028
Reviewed on 18 Aug 2025
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5.0
Placements 5 Infrastructure 5 Faculty & Course Curriculum 5 Crowd & Campus Life 5 Value for Money 5
A must experience campus life.

Faculty: All faculty members are highly qualified, and as our department is interdisciplinary, both doctors and engineering domain professors give lectures to us. Course curriculum includes subjects of both engineering and medicine, and the curriculum is specially designed by the professors of AIIMS Delhi, along with the founder of the department, so that it aligns with the vision of our department. Semester exams are not that difficult. Exams will either be multiple choice or subjective, depending upon ...

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Sahin Mohammed Ma ... | M.Sc. in Physics - Batch of 2022
Reviewed on 29 Jul 2025
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5.0
Placements 5 Infrastructure 5 Faculty & Course Curriculum 5 Crowd & Campus Life 5 Value for Money 5
Absolutely satisfied because of infrastructure and facilities.

Faculty: Teachers are helping all students to improve their skills and be well taught. Quality of teaching is highly capable and useful. Some difficulties in semester, but pass percentage is maximum of students who will clear all subjects.

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Answered 3 years ago

There are a total of 25 faculty members and their streams include Integrative Management, Marketing, Information Systems, Finance, Operations, and others. Some of the DoMS IITM faculty details are mentioned below:

Faculty NameFaculty Qualification
Dr. Krishna Prasanna P

PhD, University of Madras, 2004, MPhil, Osmania University, 1990, MCom, Osmania University, 1988, and MBA (Finance), University of Madras

Dr. Arun Kumar G

PhD Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, MBA, MCom, BCom

Dr. Madhumathi R

PhD (Banking), University of Madras, 1990, MCom, University of Madras, 1987, and BCom, University of Madras, 1985

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Liyansha Jain

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Answered 3 years ago

IITM - Indraprastha Institute of Technology and Management has been rated 4.3 for faculty as per reviews by students. This represents that Institute has decent, qualified and experienced faculty members.

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Atul Mishra

Beginner-Level 1

Answered a month ago

Passing CEETA PG is not enough. You have to obtained a good rank for getting admission here.

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pradeep kumar

Scholar-Level 18

Answered 2 months ago

No, the IIT Madras admissions for regular degree such as BTech, MBA and MTech are closed now. However, the admissions for BS degree in Data Science and Applications are currently open. The last date to register is January 29, 2027.

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Manisha Pandey

Contributor-Level 10

Answered 2 months ago

With 98.3% in Class 12, you can easily meet the academic board criteria for IITs (65% required for ST). Since clearing JEE Advanced is mandatory for IIT admission, on the basis of JEE Main score of 56.77 percentile, you likely did not cross the ST category qualifying cutoff to appear for JEE Advance

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