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Index: After reaching Chennai 4

Railway stations 4

Bus Terminus (CMBT) 7

Air Port 7

From main gate to hostel 8

Travelling in City 8

Sites and Major Landmarks 11

Facilities at Institute 13

Banks 14

Post Office 15

Mobile Recharge Facility 15

Photocopying Shops 16

Cycle repair shops 16

Institute Hospital 17

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Book Store 17

Food Joints 17

Closest facilities outside campus 20

Important contacts 23

Loan from SBI 29

Research Environment – PhD 33

MS 33

M.Tech 38

MBA 39

MA 40

MSc 40

Funds for conferences and workshops 41

Central Library 41

Useful sites 42

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A warm welcome to you from Mitr and IIT Madras.

The IIT Madras campus provides a vibrant learning and living environment guaranteed to help you achieve your goals and realize your dreams. We hope that this Pocket Guide will help you settle into campus life very quickly!

After Reaching Chennai...

The IIT Madras campus is located on the Sardar Patel Road, about 12 Kms from Chennai Central. The notable landmarks around our campus are the Guindy Snake Park adjacent to the IIT main gate, Gandhi Mandapam (Anna University Stop), Madhya Kailash temple and the Central Leather Research Institute (CLRI) campus lying opposite to our campus .The ways to reach our Institute from Railway Station (Central), Airport and Chennai Bus Terminus (CMBT) are mentioned below:

Railway Stations

Chennai has 2 major railway stations - Chennai Central and Chennai Egmore.

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Chennai Central

Option 1: City Bus ● The direct buses to campus are 5C and 19 B. The

bus Stop for getting on these buses is opposite to Central Station. The stop to ask for is CLRI / Cancer Institute / Madhya Kailash / IIT.

● Alternatively one can take Bus No. 18 to Saidapet and then take (5B, 47, 47A, 47D, 147, 23C) to our campus.

● Another way is to take (1LSS, 4LSS, 1A, 1C, 1D, 6A) to Adyar Signal and then take (5B, 47, 47A, 47D, 147, 23C) to the campus. The bus stop is right opposite to the IIT campus.

● We suggest this mode of transport if you are travelling light.

Option 2: Taxi / Auto ● This is the most convenient mode of transport if

considerable luggage is present. ● There is a Fast Track prepaid taxi kiosk right near

the exit of 10th platform where you can avail taxi services.

● Further down near the main exit there is a Prepaid Auto Stand.

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● The fares for Taxi and auto are Rs.350 and Rs.200 for a drop near the hostel, which is 3 Kms. from the main gate of IIT.

● One can also hire an auto or taxi on their own but the fares demanded may differ.

Option 3: Local Train ● You can also go to Park Town Railway Station

opposite the Central station and take an EMU (local) train to Kasturba Nagar Station (Adyar).From the Kasturba Nagar Station the campus Main Gate is at a distance of 10 minutes’ walk.

● Choose this mode if you do not have heavy luggage.

Chennai Egmore

Option 1: City Bus

● From the bus stop right opposite to the station one can catch the bus 23C to the Institute.

● Otherwise one can take 23E, 23A, 23G to Adyar signal and then catch another bus like 21G or 152L to the campus.

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Option 2: Auto / Taxi

● Prepaid taxi and auto are available right outside the station.

● The standard fare from the station to campus are Rs.200 for an auto and Rs.300-350 for a taxi respectively.

Bus Terminus (CMBT)

● The Chennai bus station is called Chennai Mofussil Bus Terminus (CMBT).

● On can reach the institute by catching the bus 23M and asking for CLRI / Madhya Kailash Stop.

● Otherwise, one can catch the bus M70 and ask for the stop Gandhi Road. The rear entrance of the institute is right next to this bus stop.

● Call Taxi and Auto are the other possible options.

Airport ● If you arrive at the hennai New domestic terminal,

you can make your way to the Institute in an Auto or a Taxi or a Call-Taxi.

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● At the airport, try booking a Govt. Approved prepaid taxi as they are the cheapest. A taxi till the hostel zone will cost you around Rs 350-400

● Alternatively, if you want to come by city bus, you can take PP21 to reach the Institute or 21G to Gandhi Mandapam, which is on Sardar Patel road, about 500 m from the main gate.

● OR you can find a lot of buses to Saidapet from the airport. From Saidapet you get many buses to the Institute.

From Main Gate to Hostel • Within the institute we have a shuttle service

every 15 minutes from the gates to hostel zone. These run from 6 Am to 10 pm.

• A ladies special bus runs from 7pm to 2 pm everyday

Travelling in the city Common modes of transport in the city are buses, autos and sub-urban trains.

Buses are usually crowded, especially in the peak hours. Do watch out for your belongings when taking public transport and beware of Pick pockets.

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Autos have meters with a minimum charge of Rs.25 for the first 1.8 Km a Rs.12 per Km thereafter. Even though the meter system is compulsory it is not an uncommon practice for them to run without meter and fix prices beforehand. So if that is the case decide on the price before getting into an auto. The auto drivers will quote very high price and one has to haggle. The rule of thumb is that it takes around 12-13 Rs./Km to travel in an Auto. Sub-Urban trains connect the city well, this is one the fastest options.

Chennai suburban trains connect many important parts of the Chennai city. Chennai also has a system of Call-taxi, where you can call up the taxi operator and a taxi will be sent to pick you up and take you to your destination. These turn out to be quite economical especially if you are travelling in a group of 6-7 people.

Call Taxi Operator Phone Number Fast Track 044 - 2473 2020 NTL Cabs 044 - 3000 3000 Ola Cabs 044 - 3355 3355 Bharathi 044 - 2814 2244 Taxi for Sure 044 - 6060 1010

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Orange Cabs 044 – 2441 2222 Chennai Call Taxi 044 – 2598 4455

Things you need to buy once in Campus • A good lock ( with 3 keys) • A bucket, mug &misc. toilet accessories • A mattress, pillow and bedding • A scientific calculator (991MS/991ES) and other

stationery (drafter etc.)

The above can be purchased at the Students Facilities Centre (Gurunath) in the hostel zone. Some of them can also be obtained from seniors. Powered vehicle usage by students is banned in the campus. You will need a bicycle to travel in the campus, which can be bought at shops in Adyar or Velachery, which are just outside campus. There will also be a cycle sale in the campus at discounted prices during the first few days. Despite these arrangements, students prefer to buy the cycles from the Main outlets outside institute which offer a more broader variety of cycles. Some of these that are close to the institute are:

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1. BSA Hercules Exclusive Store - Velachery and Adyar

2. TI Cycle World - Velachery

3. Just Buy Cycles – Velachery

Apart from these, second hand cycle sales happen in every hostel at specific times. Students even sell their cycles as and when they leave the campus.

Sites and Major Landmarks Our campus has 4 entry/exit gates- Main Gate, Velachery Gate, Taramani Gate and Krishna Gate. Here are some major landmarks within the campus: 1. Gajendra Circle (GC): This is the main crossing and the most important reference point to go anywhere in the campus. It can be identified by the two elephant statues. GC is the central point of the campus located at almost equal distances from the main gate and the hostel zone.

2. Students Activities Centre (SAC): Students Activity Centre is the building where the registration will be organized. It has Music room, badminton courts and more.

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3. Central Library: This five storeyed building, home to a large number of books and journals is located very close to the Gajendra Circle.

4. Open Air Theatre (OAT): It is located between the GC and the Hostel Zone. This place plays host to the Pro-shows that are organized during Shaastra (Tech-Fest) and Saarang (Cul-fest). The Film Club screens movies here on every Saturday which includes Hindi, English, and regional languages.

5. Administration Block: It is located near the GC. You might have to go the fourth floor of this building (the academic section) several times during your stay in the campus.

6. Class Room Complex (CRC): It is located midway between the Administration Block and the Velachery Gate. This is where most of your classes will be held in the first year.

7. Central Lecture Theatre (CLT): This air conditioned theatre is located a little ahead of the Central Library and opposite to the Open Air Theatre. This theatre is quite often used as a venue for quizzes, special lectures etc.

8. IC&SR Building: This is located quite close to the GC. The Auditorium in this building has played host to

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guest lectures by distinguished people like Kiran Bedi, Kamal Hassan etc.

9. Stadium: This large open air stadium is used for different sports activities and for Air Shows etc. during Shaastra. (Our Tech Fest)

10. Gurunath: This main commodity Centre is situated in the middle of the Hostel Zone.

11. Sports Complex: This newly constructed building is the hub of all kindsof gymming and indoor sports activities. It is located ahead ofthe OAT on the straight road leading from GC to the hostel zone.

Facilities @ Insti Student Facilities Centre (SFC) SFC, Students Facilities Centre, commonly known as Gurunath, is the main commodity center. It is situated opposite to Narmada hostel. This place sells pretty much everything that you will need during your 4 or 5 year stay. It houses the following:

• Gurunath Departmental Stores • Gurunath Patisserie • Photocopying (Xerox) Shop - Technographix • GFC (Gurunath Fried Chicken) • Gift Shop – Sri Gurunath

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• Andavar Fruits and Juices • Hair Cutting Salon • Balu Brothers Biryani Point • Travel Agency – All India Travel Agency • Canara Bank ATM

Campus Shopping Centre It is located in the residential area. Daily use commodities can be purchased from here too. It houses:

• General Stores • Ice Cream Shop • Fruit and Vegetable Shop • Beauty Parlour • Tailoring shop • Dry cleaning shop • Canara Bank ATM • Sweets Shop & Baker • Travel Agency – Oasis Tours India Pvt. Ltd. • Water Can Shop

Banks There are 2 Banks and 6 ATMs inside the campus for financial transactions. Other than that there is a Swipe and Withdraw SBI service in Gurunath Departmental Stores, SFC.

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Bank/ATM Location SBI Near Gajendra Circle (GC) Canara Bank Campus Shopping

Centre SBI ATM 1 SBI, Near GC SBI ATM 2 Taramani Guest House,

Hostel Zone Canara Bank ATM 1 Canara Bank, Near

Campus Shopping Centre

Canara Bank ATM 2 Students Facilities Centre ICICI Bank ATM CCW Office Indian Bank Near Ladies Club Post Office Campus Post Office is located opposite to the SBI Bank near GC.

Mobile Recharge Facility & Telephone Booths • Mobile Phone Recharge facilities are located in the

SFC (Gurunath). • STD booth is available in Gurunath. • Also several shops outside Taramani Gate, Krishna

Gate and Velachery Gate have this facility.

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Photocopying (Xerox) Shops • Students Facilities Centre • Sarayu Hostel • Near Office of Hostel Management (CCW office), in

the new hostel zone. • Campus Shopping Centre • Other than these there are plenty of photocopying

facilities in the Taramani, Krishna and Velachery Area.

Cycle Repair Shops • Near Alakananda Hostel, close to the Taramani gate. • Near Sharavathi Hostel. • In the shopping Centre. • C2 residence • Near Sarayu Extension Hostel • Other than these there are plenty of cycle repair

shops outside the Taramani, Krishna and Velachery Gates.

Laundry Facility • There is a laundry facility operated by Wassup

Laundry.

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• Location: Near the Brahmaputra Hostel. • Timings: Mon – Sat, 10 am – 8 pm.

Institute Hospital • Follow the road from the Post Office towards

Kendriya Vidyalaya (KV). You will find the Institute Hospital on the right hand side just after KV.

• For more information visit http://www.hospital.iitm.ac.in

Book Store Tata Book House, the on campus Book Store is located above Café Coffee Day (CCD). It sells everything from Text Books to Novels.

Food Joints Gurunath Open Air Cafeteria and Gurunath Patisserie Here you get variety of vegetarian and non-vegetarian dishes, snacks, fast foods, fresh/packaged fruit juices, soft drinks and milk shakes. Location: Students Facilities Centre (SFC)

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Timings: Mon-Sat: 9am to 00:30, Sunday: 2pm to 12pm

Andavaar Fruits and Juice

This is where you can get fresh fruits in the campus. It also has an attached stall that serves juices and milk shakes.

Location: Students Facilities Centre (SFC) Timings:9am to 11pm.

Suprabhaa Cafeteria Serves vegetarian dishes, including limited/mini meals, snacks, fast foods, fruit juices, soft drinks and milk shakes. Location:1st floor of Vindhya Dining hall (Near Central Library) Timings:7am to 1am.

Campus Café A canteen where you can grab a quick bite while in the department zone. Location:Behind IC&SR. Timings: Monday-Saturday: 7am to 6pm

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Café Coffee Day It’s the perfect place for sipping beverages and having some snacks all at half the regular price! Location: Near GC Timings: Daily 10:00am to 2:00am

IRCTC 24 hour Snacketeria The name says it all, an eatery where you can grab something to eat no matter how odd the hour is. Location:Between the Office of Hostel Management and Sindhu Hostel.

Balu Brothers Biryani Point Serves vegetarian and non-vegetarian biryani for take-aways from their service premises. Location:Student Facilities Centre (SFC) Timings: 12 noon to 12 midnight.

Ramu Tea Stall Serves snacks and beverages till late in the night. Location: Himalaya Right-Wing Timings: 2pm to 2am

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Gramodyog Mobile eateries van Serves snacks like chips, dry fruits etc and plenty of healthy snacks Location: Opposite Library, Himalaya or HSB Timings: 6.30pm to 1030pm

Tender Coconut Vendors:

Location: Opposite Library / OAT

Timings: 9am to 6pm

Outside Campus

ATMs near IIT Madras HDFC Bank No. 3 A, 100, Taramani Road, Tansi Nagar, Velachery, Chennai - 600 042

SBI Opposite Ascendas IT Park, Taramani Road, Chennai.

Standard Chartered Bank No.6 Lattice Bridge Road, Adyar

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Axis Bank Adyar, No.18, Mahatma Gandhi Road, Shastri Nagar, RANE (Madras) Ltd. 61, Velachery Road

Hospitals

Fortis Malar Hospitals Ltd 52,1st Main Road, Gandhi Nagar

Near Adyar Bridge Chennai - 600020 Tel: 24914023

Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd 21, Greams Lane Thousand lights Area Chennai - 600006 Tel: 28293333 Ambulance Service: 28292111

Government Royapettah Hospital Royapettah High Road Royapettah Chennai – 600014 Tel: 28483051-56

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Eating Joints Ascendas Food Court Ascendas IT Park Taramani, Chennai

Phoenix Market City Food Court

Phoenix Market City

Velachery, Chennai

Rain Forest Adyar, Chennai Phone No: 9840509009

Sea Rock #6, Sardar Patel Road Adyar Chennai-600113 Phone No: 044- 22200084

Copper Chimney CSIR - Taramani Road, Next to Ascendas IT Park, Taramani, Chennai

Food court

Ground floor, Research Park, IITM

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Hotels in the tariff range of 2000/- and above:

HOTEL CONTACT DETAILS TARIFF Crescent Inn.

East Coast Road, Thiruvanmayur

099628 98989, 044 4267 6767

Annsun Botique Hotels

4th Main Road, Gandhinagar, Adyar

08939939000, 044-42114233 044-42114255

AMS Raj Palace Sundar

Dr.Durgabai Deshmukh Road, R A Puram

09500748888, 044-24938888, 044-24641234

Ginger Hotel Chennai

11th Floor of IIT Madras Research Park.

022-61802500, 1860-266-3333

Sangeetha Residency

Luz Church Road, Mylapore

09382174999, 044-24672626

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Farther hotels in the tariff range of Rs.1000/- to Rs.2000/- :

Please note that the above have been only 'suggested' for your convenience and the choice is absolutely based on individual preferences. IIT Madras does not

HOTEL LOCATION Orchid Serenity Serviced Apartment

Krish Adyar, 11/6, 2nd Cross Street, Indira Nagar, Adyar, Chennai- 20 (Opposite Adyar Bus Depot, Near Hindu School, Close to Tidel Park )

044 2442 1696, 044 2442 1482, +91 95516 67141

Sri Saravana Guest House

No 36, Near CSI Church, Tharamani 100 Feet Road, Tharamani

+(91)-44-66246884

Stay N Tour Home,

Sardar Patel Road, No. 21,Adyar

044 - 24413433, 044 - 24419222

Hotel Samco

Eldams Road, Alwarpet

095512 69966, 044 2431 3111

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hold any responsibility towards the services made available at these hotels.

For any queries regarding more hotels or for verifying the mentioned specifics, do feel free to use Just Dial Services at 088888-88888 or 044-6999-9999 and state your needs.

Important Contacts 1. Institute Administration Prof. Bhaskar Ramamurthi Director bhaskar@iitm.ac.in

(O) 22578001

Prof. Sivakumar M S Dean, Students dost@iitm.ac.in

(O) 22578050 (O) 22578051 (M) 9444008050

A. Thirunavukkarasu Registrar registrar@iitm.ac.in

(O) 22578100 (M)

Prof. K. Sethupathi Chairman, Council of Wardens ccw@iitm.ac.in

(O) 22578501 (M) 9444009052

Prof. S. Karmalkar Advisor, Foreign and Weaker Section Students

(O) 22578522 (M)

Dr. Mahalakshmi M Ravi (O) 22578301

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Chief Medical Officer cmo@iitm.ac.in N. Elumalai Chief Security-cum-Fire Officer sfonelumalai@iitm.ac.in

(O) 22578260 (O) 22578262

2. Hostel Administration

Alakananda Dr. Somashekhar S. Hiremath somashekhar@iitm.ac.in

(O) 22578561 (D) 22574681 (M) 9444009068

Brahmaputra Dr. Dillip Kumar Chand dillip@iitm.ac.in

(O) 22578581 (D) 22574224 (M) 9444009070

Cauvery Dr. Srinivasan Chandrasekaran drsekaran@iitm.ac.in

(O) 22578611 (D) 22574821 (M) 9444009072

Ganga Dr. A Gopalakrishna agk@iitm.ac.in

(O) 22578641 (D) 22574112 (M) 9444009074

Godavari Dr. Appa Rao G garao@iitm.ac.in

(O) 22578661 (D) 22574279 (M) 9444009076

Jamuna Dr. Sathyanarayan N Gummandi

(O) 22578681 (D) 22574114

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gummadi@iitm.ac.in (M) 9444009078 Krishna Dr. Shiva Nagendra S snagendra@iitm.ac.in

(O) 22578701 (D) 22574290 (M) 9444009580

Mahanadhi Dr. G. Phani Kumar gphani@iitm.ac.in

(O) 22578801 (D) 22574770 (M) 9444393520

Mandakini Dr. Jyotirmaya Tripathi jyotirmaya@iitm.ac.in

(O)22578731 (D)22574500 (M) 9444009082

Narmada Dr. Prasad Patnaik BSV bsvp@iitm.ac.in

(O) 22578751 (D) 22574068 (M) 9444009084

Pampa Dr. Asokan Thondiath asok@iitm.ac.in

(O) 22578881 (D) 22574707 (M) 9444393521

Saraswathi Dr. P. Murugavel muruga@iitm.ac.in

(O) 22578771 (D) 22574850 (M) 9444009086

Sarayu Dr. R. Madhumathi rmm@iitm.ac.in

(O) 22578791 (D) 22574565 (M) 9444393522

Sarayu Extension Dr. R. Madhumathi

(O) 22578794 (D) 22574565

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rmm@iitm.ac.in (M) 9444393522 Sharavati Dr. Usha R. ushar@iitm.ac.in

(O)22578811 (D)22574611 (M) 9444009092

Sindhu Dr. P N Santosh santhosh@iitm.ac.in

(O) 22578861 (D) 22574882 (M) 9444009088

Tamraparani Dr.Umakant Dash dash@iitm.ac.in

(O) 22578941 (D) 22574516 (M) 9444393523

Tapti Dr. Dr. Narayanaswamy N.S swamy@iitm.ac.in

(O) 22578841 (D) 22574369 (M) 9444009089

O: Hostel Office; D: Department; M: Mobile

3. Mitr

Dr. Arul Jayachandran Chief Advisor - Mitr aruls@iitm.ac.in; mitr@iitm.ac.in

(O) 2257 4292 (M) 9444008760

Ajay Chahal Student Advisor ajaychahal2111@gmail.com

Quarters (M) 9445998050

Hemanth Kumar Student Advisor

Krishna Hostel (M) 9445420495

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hemiitmch@gmail.com Preethi Ramaswamy Core Member preethi.ramaswami@gmail.com

Sarayu Hostel (M) 9543420620

Sai Rajesh Mahapatro Core Member sairajesh.mahapatro@gmail.com

Krishna Hostel (M) 8056051143

Kush Tripathi Core Member kushtripathi20006@gmail.com

Cauvery Hostel (M) 9043814152

Sruthi Kattamanchi Core Member ruthu325@gmail.com

Sarayu Ext Hostel (M) 9176227620

Loan from State Bank of India, IIT Madras: If you wish to avail loan services from bank, it is very easy to get here at SBI in IIT Madras branch. According to the SBI officials - “Studying in IIT is a sufficient criterion in selecting students for loan”. It means it is very easy to get loan if you submit an application with necessary documents. Applications can be collected from SBI, IIT Madras branch for free of cost. Following are some of the documents which needs to be submitted for availing the loan:

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Student: 1. Mark sheets from 10th standard onwards. 2. Copies of letter conferring scholarship (Applicable

only, if you are already getting a scholarship). 2. Schedule of payment, along with total fees to be

paid. 3. Receipts of advance payments made. 4. Bonafied certificate from institute showing full fees

and duration of the course (You can get it easily from Academic section, IIT Madras).

5. Letter of admission. (You must have got a letter mentioning your course and the respective campus).

6. Two passport sized photographs of the borrower(s).

7. Proof of identity of borrower(Driving License/Passport/Voter ID/Any photo Identity)

8. Proof of Residence.(Driving license/Passport/Voter ID/Any photo Identity)

Parent/Guardian/Spouse: 1. Two Passport size photographs. 2. Proof of Identity- Electoral ID card, Passport,

Driving License, PAN Card, ID cards of reputed employers, Govt./Defence ID cards, Pension

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Payment orders issued to retired employees of State & Central Government Departments, Photo ID card issued by Post offices

3. Proof of Residence- Electoral ID card, Passport, Telephone Bill, Credit Card statement, Income/Wealth Tax Assessment Order, Letter from reputed employer, Ration card, Bank account statement, and Pension payment orders issued to retired employees of State & Central Government Departments.

4. Statement of bank Account/ Copy of Pass book for last 6 months, evidencing salary/pension credits or business transactions.

5. Statement of all loan accounts (as per CIBIL) for last 6 months.

6. Latest three months’ salary clips. 7. Two years’ Form 16 and IT Returns

After attaching the above mentioned documents with your duly filled form, you can submit it at SBI, IIT Madras branch.

RESEARCH ENVIRONMENT

Information about detailed academic curriculum, including course work and minimum residential

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requirements for each degree program can be accessed:http://www.iitm.ac.in/sites/default/files/uploads/msphdordinancesregulations-13.06-2014.pdf(link is not proper)

Ph.D:

• DC Members: The Chair (nominated by HOD); Guide; A list is submitted by the guide, out of which 2 members from department and 1 from outside the department are added to the committee.

• DC 0 and DC 1: The purpose for both is to define the problem and workplan

• Comprehensive Exam: The Comprehensive Examination is conducted by a Comprehensive Examination Committee of the Department, consisting of the Doctoral Committee members of the scholar and at least two other faculty members of the Institute nominated by the Chairman of Doctoral Committee. The viva/exam is

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conducted in different ways in different departments. If student fails in the first attempt, he/she is given a second chance within 6 months of the 1st attempt. The student should pass the exam within 1.8 years of joining.

• Two seminars: The first 1st seminar should be conducted within 3 years of joining. The 2nd seminar is conducted before synopsis meeting (same as that of MS scholars).

• Examiners of Thesis: List of 8 members (minimum 2 members from foreign universities should be included in the list) is prepared by the DC committee, out of which 2 are selected by the Chairman of the Senate or his nominee.

• Viva Voce Board: HOD one of the Examiners; Guide; A Specialist either from the Institute or someone from outside who is nominated by the Chairman of the Senate or his nominee.

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Comprehensive viva details department wise:

Department Comprehensive pattern

Aerospace First round – Engg aerodynamics, Flight Dynamics and second round written in Basic Engg maths

Applied mechanics Only oral exam from course work taken with presentation from research topic

Biotechnology First round: Written , Second round: Oral

Civil Written -Paper 1, Written Paper 2: and a oral viva

Chemical Written for 4 courses: Transfer Phenomenon, Chemical Reactor Theory, Thermodynamics, Control and mathematics and oral viva

Chemistry Written and oral viva exam

Computer Science Written ( MCCs, Advanced data structures, computer organization, electives) and oral viva exam

Electrical Written and oral viva exam. Student will do four basic level courses for compre exam separately, differ from regular

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course work

Engineering Design Written test based on core , electives and oral viva along with presentation on a journal paper

Maths Oral viva

Mechanical Oral viva

Metallurgy and Materials

Written and oral viva

Ocean Written and oral viva

Physics Oral Viva

Interdisciplinary Ph.D:

• Area of Research: It provided in MS PhD admission brochure

• Guide Selection: The faculty member interested in guiding Inter-Disciplinary Research has to prepare the area of research and eligibility criteria and send to Academic section by January end for

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the February advertisement and august end for October advertisement.

• Course Work and Compre: The DC of the scholar will decide the course requirement. DC will decide about the method of comprehensive examination.

M.S:

• Guide allocation: Is done within the first two weeks of registration. It is based on the preference list given by the scholars.

• GTC Members: The Chair (nominated by HOD); Guide; A list is submitted by the guide, out of which 1 member from department and 1 from outside the department is added to the committee.

• GTC 0: Is conducted within first two months of registration; Student is introduced to the members; Research Area and its feasibility is talked about; Finally 3 core courses and a pool of electives are decided by the members based on the research area; Student has to pass 3 core courses and 2 elective courses

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with a minimum of 'C' grade(CGPA-7.5). • GTC 1: After the completion of 1st yr,

literature survey will be submitted and members of GTC will decide upon the feasibility of the problem statement; Core courses can be converted to electives and vice-versa and more electives can be added by the approval of GTC members; In case the student passes in more than 2 electives with the minimum criteria satisfied, the 2 courses with best grades will be selected.

• MS Seminar: Submit the form signed by guide and department's campus news coordinator in academic section. Details are to be published in Campus News (1 week in advance). You will have to block the department's seminar hall.

• Synopsis Meeting: Outline of your work is submitted, all the GTC members are supposed to attend the meeting.

• Reviewers of Thesis: List of 6 members (maximum 2 from IITM are allowed) is

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prepared by the GTC committee; HOD and Dean selects 2 members from the list; The reviewers show a green light on the basis of the synopsis report; If synopsis is accepted then thesis is to be submitted within a period of 1 month; Once reviewers send the report, changes are made (if asked for) and the improved thesis is submitted again;

• Final GTC: After the acceptance of thesis a viva-voce is conducted (1 of the reviewers should attend the meeting); In case there is scope of expansion of the work done so far, the GTC may grant 1 year extension. Note: Ordinances for DC and GTC are subject to change.

Conversion Rules

• MS to PhD: After GTC 1 if your coursework for MS is complete with a minimum CGPA of 8 then with the approval of guide and GTC members student can convert to PhD. 5 core + 3

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elective courses are to be done in total

M.Tech:

• You need to complete the course work requirement

• You should maintain a CGPA above 6.5 in order to obtain the full stipend

• An M.Tech student can convert to Ph.D if CGPA is above 8 and is recommended by HOD

• For full details of curriculum please visit http://www.iitm.ac.in/curricula/M.Tech-M-2014.pdf

M.A:

• You need to complete the course work requirements

• For full details about elective courses available please visit: http://www.iitm.ac.in/curricula/M.A-H-2014.pdf

M.Sc:

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• You need to complete the course work requirements

• For full details about elective courses available visit:

• Chemistry: http://www.iitm.ac.in/curricula/M.Sc-CY-2014.pdf

• Physics: http://www.iitm.ac.in/curricula/M.Sc-PH-2014.pdf

• Mathematics:

Funds for Conferences/Workshops:

Institute fund: This can be used for registration fee, visa fee, travel allowances, hotel (60 USD per day), DA ($60 per day). Maximum Rs. 1.5 lakhs for the first conference

Department fund: Funding for International conferences conducted in India can be obtained with

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the approval of HOD; For training, for equipment, workshops, field work, etc.

Alumni Association, DST, COSTEA etc.: This can be used for your second publication or whenever Institute Fund is not sufficient. These are much less than the institute fund.

Central Library:

• www.cenlib.iitm.ac.in • iPortal (Search) - To search, request and

renewal of books. • e-Journals - To view the list of journals

subscribed by institute

Floor plan:

• Basement - Reading Hall (Engineering Back Volumes before 1980).

• Level 1 - Self Check-in/Check-out System, Millennium Hall, Reading Hall (Books) etc.,

• Level 2 - Current Journals, Indexing & Abstracting Periodicals, Digital Knowledge Centre.

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• Level 3 - Engineering and Technology Back Volumes Reading Hall from 1980 +, Research Carrels, Photo copying facility.

• Level 4 - Science Back Volumes, Photo copying Facility, Media Resource Centre.

• Level 5- Reference books and Students Discussion Hall.

High Performance Computing Environment:

• To download licensed software like Abaqus, Ansys, Matlab, Mathematica, Comsol, Mathcad, Windows original versions, Intel compilers, SSH Shell script , Linux ,etc ftp://ccftp.iitm.ac.in

• LIBRA (GPU) Cluster and VIRGO Super Cluster • PC maintenance cell for students

Useful sites:

NAME OF THE SITE SITE ADDRESS/ Click here

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NPTEL Nptel Phase

MBA Management

Virtual University http://www.vutube.edu

MIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.edu

MIT video lectures http://videolectures.net/mit_ocw/

Online Lectures http://www.onlinevideolecture.com/

IIT Videos http://iitvideos.blog.com/

Free Video Lectures ( All universities )

http://freevideolectures.com

Free and open source software downloading sites:

• Berglib - for downloading softwares. • http://www.xfig.org/ • http://filehippo.com/

E - Books downloader: • https://archive.org/ • http://www.e-booksdirectory.com/ • http://libgen.info/view.php?id=769125

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• http://www.freebookcentre.net/Physics/Dynamics-Books-Download.html

• http://www.e-booksdirectory.com/details.php?ebook=8940

Journals and publications, conference downloading:

• https://www.onepetro.org/ • http://www.engineeringvillage.com • http://www.scopus.com/

Other useful websites:

• http://www.mendeley.com • http://www.thecrazyprogrammer.com • http://www.cenlib.iitm.ac.in/docs/library

/index.php?page=refsrcs • http://www.cenlib.iitm.ac.in/docs/library

/index.php?page=theses • http://paniit.iitd.ac.in/indest/index.php/

dons

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