The Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) is an engineering university located in Adyar neighborhood of Chennai (formerly Madras), in Southern India.

Founded in 1959 with technical and financial assistance from Government of West Germany, IIT Madras was third among currently seven Indian Institutes of Technology established by the Government of India to provide world class education and research facilities in engineering and technology.

The IIT Madras is a residential institute located in 2.5 km² (620 acres) campus that was formerly part of adjoining Guindy National Park. IIT Madras has nearly 360 faculty, 4,000 students and 1,250 administrative & supporting staff. It has been growing from strength to strength ever since it obtained its charter from the Indian Parliament in 1961 and has established itself as a premier centre for teaching, research and industrial consultancy in the country.

The Institute has 15 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. The IITs are rated among the finest educational institutions in the world in terms of peer-ranking.

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. Most of the campus is protected forest, and has a large population of chital (spotted deer) and black buck.

http://www.iitm.ac.in

Address:	Chennai,Tamil Nadu
Established:	1959