S. Vishnu Sharma
IIT Madras has reinvented BTech curriculum for India to help its students meet the demands of modern and technological developments.
This is by far, the most student-friendly Engineering curriculum in India, in terms of curricular demand as well as flexibility, say sources from IIT Madras.
The newly revamped programs also allow for early exits from the programs, for those that desire the freedom, say sources from IIT Madras.
These changes have been implemented following the rigorous recommendations by an Institute Curriculum Task Force, orienting it towards employment, research, innovation and entrepreneurship.
Academic system
The Institute has updated the Academic System to offer unprecedented flexibility, increased Interdisciplinary learning, hands-on projects and Entrepreneurship Opportunities as early as in Second Year of the BTech Program.
Credits
The Total number of credits in B.Tech have been rationalised after extensive feedback from alumni and students, resulting in the wall clock hours of demand per degree reducing From 436 to 400 hours, say sources from IIT Madras.
This allows students greater scope for exploration of professional and entrepreneurial possibilities.
IIT Madras also offers M.Tech. along with B.Tech. in 5 years besides Interdisciplinary Degrees in cutting-edge domains like Nanotechnology, Data Science and Electric Vehicles, among other fields that are in demand by the Industry.
These degrees can be pursued seamlessly along with their B.Tech. programs, say sources from IIT Madras.
Director of IIT Madras
Prof. V. Kamakoti, Director, IIT Madras welcomed the students to avail these unique opportunities.
‘IIT Madras will accord the highest priority for Innovation and entrepreneurship.
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With more than 380 patents filed in last financial year, IIT Madras has launched an ambitious start-up 100 program – every third day, a start-up will be born at IIT Madras.’
Incubation
IIT Madras Incubation Cell is India’s leading deep-tech incubator that has nurtured disruptive start-ups like Agnikul, which recently launched the world’s first 3D-printed Rocket Engine.
It also nurtured Mindgrove, which designed, manufactured & booted up India’s first commercial RISC V-based secure IoT system on chip and Ather, which is leading the EV scooter revolution in India.
It also nurtured Planys, which pioneered underwater, AI-based remotely operated vehicles, among many others.
Choice
Students can choose about 40 per cent of their courses, which enables customization and personalization.
IITM has 18 academic departments and numerous advanced research centers, which allows students to explore diverse interests and build a unique academic profile.
Highlight
Highlighting these opportunities, Prof. Prathap Haridoss, Dean (Academic Courses), IIT Madras, said, “IITM has a curriculum that helps the student express their uniqueness while still maintaining a core identity. Competence with a personality.
‘We are delighted that students can rediscover the joy of learning thanks to the flexibilities and features of the new curriculum.’
Change
These major updates have eliminated the need for a branch change option. Further, the Institute has also an ‘Early Exit’ option to pursue alternative paths.
Further, IIT Madras also offers an improved first-year experience with four weeks of extra vacation time for students in the first year, and has also introduced a new ‘recreation’ course.
Students have the option of taking an Entrepreneurship elective as early as in their second year.
Courses
The academic program at IIT Madras is split into courses, which are academic subjects offered by various departments.
Each course has a specific number of credits. The credits represent the ‘weightage’ or ‘importance’ of the course.
The Core Courses are mandatory for students of a particular department while elective courses are optional courses that students can choose from a pool. This means students can build their own curriculum.
IIT Madras also has state-of-the-art infrastructure for activities such as sports, research, innovations, entrepreneurship and student clubs.
About IIT Madras
Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM) was established in 1959 by the Government of India as an ‘Institute of National Importance.’
The activities of the Institute in various fields of Science and Technology are carried out in 18 academic departments and several advanced interdisciplinary research academic centres.
The Institute offers undergraduate and postgraduate programmes leading to B.Tech., M.Sc., M.B.A., M.Tech., M.S., and Ph.D., degrees in a variety of specialisations.
IITM is a residential institute with more than 600 faculty and 9,500 students. Students from 18 countries are enrolled here.
IITM fosters an active entrepreneurial culture with strong curricular support and through the IITM Incubation Cell.