IIT Madras incubation cell gets INR 14 crore from Medibuddy founders
MediBuddy’s co-founders Satish Kannan and Enbasekar, both alumnus of IIT Madras, were among the first incubatee of IIT Madras’s incubation cell, which was started as a deep tech incubator in 2013.
The incubation cell of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras has received INR 14 crore from a digital healthcare platform, MediBuddy, for its growth and development purpose. MediBuddy’s co-founders Satish Kannan and Enbasekar, both alumnus of IIT Madras, were among the first incubatee of IIT Madras’s incubation cell, which was started as a deep tech incubator in 2013.
The incubation cell of IIT Madras has catered to more than 250 start-ups and helped budding entrepreneurs pave their way, survive and grow in a competitive market environment. The institution aims to create an ecosystem to support the budding entrepreneurs. “The initial INR 5 lakh that was given by IIT Madras helped us get started,” said Satish Kannan, co-founder and chief executive officer of MediBuddy.
IIT Madras Research Park launches book
The IITM Research Park (IITMRP) in association with IIT Madras and the IITM Alumni Association (IITMAA) has launched a book ‘The IITM Nexus’, tracing the inspiring journey of 16 IIT Madras entrepreneurs alumni spanning across five decades and their rise towards becoming some of the country’s biggest entrepreneurial successes.
The book authored by Shrikant Sundararajan, Shree Pandey and Shibani Shashin is a testament to the ambitious vision of IIT Madras, IITM Research Park and IITM Incubation Cell in inspiring, influencing, and nurturing entrepreneurs across the decades who have held illustrious achievements in India and globally.
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Joining IIT Madras without JEE Mains/ Advanced scores is possible only if the student is applying for a course other than BTech. Since IIT Madras' BTech admissions are done based on JEE only. However, for courses like MBA, MTech, and MSc the institute accepts other national-level exams like CAT, GAT
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The BTech fees for IIT Madras ranges between INR 9.15 Lacs - INR 15.91 Lacs in the year 2025. The aforementioned fee for IIT Madras BTech fees is a combination of the tuition fee, hostel fees, one-time payments and other fees. Candidates can look at the official website to learn the individual charg
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IIT Madras offers BTech, BSc, and other courses to students. At the PG level, the college offers MTech, MSc, MS, MA, and other courses to students. The college also offers MBA and Executive MBA programmes to students. The accepted entrance exams are CAT, GATE, and others.
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No, JEE exams are not mandatory for BSc admissions at IIT Madras. Candidates who wish to take admissions into the BSc course at IIT Madras must appear for IISER entrance examination. The admissions into IIT Madras BSc courses are decided on merit basis where, the scores obtained by candidates in the
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The total fees for IIT Madras MBA in 2025 is estimated between INR 2.35 Lakh- INR 18.09 Lakh. This includes:
- Tuition fee: INR 1.26 L - INR 17 Lakh
- Accommodation fee (hostel and mess): approximately INR 1.07 Lakh
- One-time fees such as admission and registration fees which is around INR 2,000
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IIT Madras BTech Fees in 2025 is INR 8 L - INR 10 lakh. The tuition fee is applicable for the entire course duration. The course duration is four years. The first fee instalment must be paid at the time of admission to secure the seat.
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IIT Madras MBA programme tuition fee in 2025 is somewhere in the range of INR 1.26 Lacs - INR 17 Lakh. The tuition fee also depends on the duration of the course. Tuition fees is payable semester-wise. ALong side, candidates must pay the first instalment of fee to confirm their admission.
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Indian Institute of Technology Chennai (Chennai IIT Campus), through its various departments, offers UG, PG, and other courses to students. These courses are provided across Engineering and various other streams. Below table shows the list of IIT Madras in Chennai departments in detail:
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Aerospace Engineering | Applied Mechanics | Biotechnology |
Chemical Engineering | Chemistry | Civil Engineering |
Computer Science and Engineering | Electrical Design | Humanities and Social Sciences |
Management Studies | Mathematics | Metallurgical and Materials Engineering |
Mechanical Engineering | Ocean Engineering | Electrical Engineering |
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