IIITDM Kancheepuram to launch M. Tech courses in Mechanical Engineering, Power Electronics
IIITDM Kancheepuram conducted its ninth convocation in a virtual mode with a total of 293 students graduating on the occasion.
The Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design and Manufacturing (IIITDM) Kancheepuram is planning to launch two M.Tech programmes soon. As many as 293 students have graduated during the ninth convocation of the institute. DRDO has decided to support youngsters in developing world-class Defence technology through the ‘Technology Development Funding’ scheme
The institute is planning to launch an M. Tech in Mechanical Engineering with a specialization in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Robotics, and M. Tech in Power Electronics and System Design shortly.
IIITDM Kancheepuram conducted its ninth convocation in a virtual mode with a total of 293 students graduating on the occasion. The Institute was established as a Centre of Excellence for technical education and research by the Ministry of Education, Government of India.
New M.Tech courses
The Institute is planning to launch an M. Tech. in Mechanical Engineering with a specialization in AI and Robotics, and M. Tech. in Power Electronics and System Design shortly. This year, it commenced an M.Tech. programme in Computer Science with specialization in Data Science and AI.
Delivering the Convocation Address, Dr G. Satheesh Reddy, Secretary, Department of Defence (R&D) and Chairman, DRDO, said: “Today, the country is looking for innovation from youngsters to come out with the products of first-of-its-class in the world. What is that which can make this country prosperous? It is technology that can make this country prosperous. And for the country to become prosperous, the seed is with the institutes like IIITDM where people have to learn science and technology and come out with design and manufacturing where a lot of innovation comes out.”
Sujitha S. receiving the ‘Institute Gold Medal for Best Postgraduate across M.Tech’ from Prof. Somayajulu
Elaborating on how DRDO can support such innovation, Dr. Satheesh Reddy said: “DRDO has got a scheme called ‘Technology Development Funding.’ It funds youngsters who are coming out of the colleges as just young graduates and who can join these incubation centres and who has an idea then to convert that idea into a design and a product we support them with Rs 1 Crore...for an idea which actually works for the defence of the country or the security of the country...Or if you are establishing industry and there you are coming out with a design and if we see that the design is useful to the defence of the country or the security of the country, there to come out with that product, we can fund you up to Rs. 10 Crore.”
IIITDM Kancheepuram placement
Students of IIITDM Kancheepuram received offers from top companies such as Microsoft, AMD, ZOOM India, IBM, Larsen and Toubro, Ericsson, Microchip and Samsung, among others. In the year 2020-21, more than 80 companies visited the campus for placement and recruited 160 students. There is a significant improvement in the average and maximum packages offered to IIITDM Kancheepuram Students
Addressing the students, Prof. S. Sadagopan, Chairman, Board of Governors, IIITDM Kancheepuram, “You, the graduating students, are a generation of students whose experience of education is significantly different from that of the previous generations. The pandemic forced you to stay away from the campus for more than a year. As you have written history by receiving degrees in these testing times, everything is possible, if you are ready to rethink the way you approach the problem.”
Delivering the Annual Report, Prof. D.V.L.N. Somayajulu, Director, IIITDM Kancheepuram, said, “The pandemic forced us to conduct our classes online but our research labs are still operating in the best way possible. We have 14 patents and 199 research publications in the academic year 2020-2021. We have completed 22 sponsored research projects and 42 projects are progressing well in our research labs so far.”
Further, Prof. Somayajulu said, “The Institute has acquired various projects funded by both government and private funding agencies: At present, the Institute has to its account projects worth Rs. 21.94 Crore. In the financial year 2020 – 2021, we have been granted projects worth Rs. 4.5 Crore.”
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