Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) has a wide array of faculty. Moreover, over 550 teaching staff and 1,250 administrative and support staff are across all academic departments. The teaching staff hold 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 respective sectors. These faculty members include professors, assistant professors, and associate professors, among others.

IIT Madras CSE Faculty

CSE branch of IIT Madras is the most popular branch due to its tough competition and high opportunities offered. The department has 37 faculty members, out of which 5 are females. The faculty of the department are highly qualified in their respective fields and possess the relevant experience and expertise to impart practical knowledge to the students. Candidates can have a look at the details of a few top faculty at 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

 

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4.6

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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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Venkata shiva | B.Tech. in Electrical Engineering + M.Tech. in Applied Mechanics - Batch of 2024
Reviewed on 25 Jul 2025
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3.8
Placements 3 Infrastructure 4 Faculty & Course Curriculum 4 Crowd & Campus Life 4 Value for Money 4
Great campus life with good placements and strong academic support.

Faculty: Teachers were helpful and well-qualified. Most of them were Ph.D. holders. Teaching quality was good. Course was updated and useful for the industry. Exams were tough, and need to study well. Around 85-90% of students pass. Some subjects were really challenging. It's nice here.

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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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Chetana Thalabath ... | B.Tech. in Aerospace Engineering - Batch of 2027
Reviewed on 11 Jul 2025
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4.0
Placements 3 Infrastructure 4 Faculty & Course Curriculum 4 Crowd & Campus Life 5 Value for Money 4
Absolutely beautiful campus with wildlife.

Faculty: Teachers mostly say you are independent; they don't force you to study, you have to study on your own; they will be there to explain the contents, that's all. Sometimes, the explanations aren't so well-structured either. Your grades are completely based on how you study and spend time on the subject (and also on the mood of the paper corrector). The courses are structured well; they give you good insights. The difficulty of the course is pretty high, as well as the exams. The pass percentage is ...

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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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Tejavath Shiva ka ... | B.Tech. in Chemical Engineering - Batch of 2028
Reviewed on 26 Jul 2025
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4.6
Placements 4 Infrastructure 4 Faculty & Course Curriculum 5 Crowd & Campus Life 5 Value for Money 5
Good college, but you need to read and enjoy as well.

Faculty: Teachers at IIT Madras are knowledgeable and supportive. The course curriculum is well-structured, updated, and helpful for both jobs and higher studies. Exams are tough and need proper preparation and regular study to do well. Classes are held regularly, and attendance is important. Assignments and projects help in a better understanding of the subjects. Overall, the academic environment is competitive and encouraging.

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Rishabh yadav | B.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering - Batch of 2029
Reviewed on 17 Jul 2025
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5.0
Placements 5 Infrastructure 5 Faculty & Course Curriculum 5 Crowd & Campus Life 5 Value for Money 5
Best college with best placement rates.

Faculty: Faculty members are top-notch. The latest curriculum which makes students industry-ready with great internships in MNCs also. Semester exams are little bit tough as you know IITM level exam but if will study, you can easily crack them. Best tip just follow professor's lectures, don't miss classes, do all assignments and boom.

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Anonymous | M.S. in Electrical Engineering - Batch of 2024
Reviewed on 5 Jul 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 MS in electrical engineering course.

Faculty: Some travels were extremely difficult, and it takes an once to get through. You will meet professional teachers on campus. The courses were continually relevant to current industry trends. The only constraints were the number of options available to us based on our mental abilities. The semester tests were more difficult, with a pass rate of approximately 56%.

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Adarsh Hegde | B.Tech. in Chemical Engineering - Batch of 2026
Reviewed on 22 Jun 2025
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4.2
Placements 4 Infrastructure 5 Faculty & Course Curriculum 4 Crowd & Campus Life 4 Value for Money 4
Life at IITM was lit from 2022 - 2026.

Faculty: All teachers have PhDs and are respected in their fields. My course is very relevant to chemical engineering industry. You can also take up research projects with the professor to learn more. Semester exams are okay in difficulty, not too hard or easy either.

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Patel Jivan | Discontinued (Jun 2025)- Bachelor of Science in Programming and Data science - Batch of 2029
Reviewed on 20 Jun 2025
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4.0
Placements 5 Faculty & Course Curriculum 5 Value for Money 5
Read this before enrolling in IIT Madras BS degree in data science and application.

Faculty: Faculty members of this program are from IIT Madras (offline program). They are very good faculty members of this program. There are two teachers in one lecture. They explained the topic in conversational way. Personally, I like that approach to teaching. Eligibility to write the final exam, average of the best 5 out of the first 7 weeks of weekly assignment scores less than 40/100, and attendance in one of the 2 quizzes. The calculation of final course score T for eligible students is as T 0.1G...

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Nuthan Reddy | B.Tech. + M.Tech. in Aerospace Engineering - Batch of 2029
Reviewed on 17 Jun 2025
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4.8
Placements 4 Infrastructure 5 Faculty & Course Curriculum 5 Crowd & Campus Life 5 Value for Money 5
Very beautiful and calm, has very good faculty, and has all you need,

Faculty: Most of the teachers are great, highly qualified, and a good place to learn, mostly friendly but few are too strict, the curriculum of the course is good but as always this could be improved, sem exams are tough and competitive, most of the paper has only problems, mostly no descriptive questions.

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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. 

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Answered 2 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

Contributor-Level 10

Answered 2 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

IIT Madras MBA admission process 2024 is closed. The admission process for 2026 will start in the month of January 2026. 

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Nishtha Karan

Contributor-Level 9

Answered 3 weeks ago

Yes, IIT Madras MBA admissions are open now. The institute is accepting online applications for its MBA course through the DoMS admission portal. Students must apply before the last date of application.

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Aishwarya Malhotra

Contributor-Level 10

Answered 3 weeks ago

IIT Madras course fee vary depending on the programme. The institute charges components including tuition fees, lab fees, caution desposit, and more. The fees for some of the popular IIT Madras programmes is as below:

Course NameTotal Tuition Fee
BTechINR 8 lakh
BScINR 8 lakh
MTechINR 1 lakh
MSINR 20,000
MBAINR 10 Lacs - INR 17 lakh

Note: This amount is taken from official sources and can change.

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Virajita Sharma

Contributor-Level 10