The Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM) is a hub of Scientific, Industrial and Technological researches. The programmes are well supported by the government and industry

The research programmes undertaken by the IITM is mentioned here.

• Academic Research Programme

The academic research programmes at IIT Madras are undertaken by faculty members and specific research groups pursuing MS or Ph.D. programme.

• Sponsored Research

The faculties of IIT Madras conduct research programmes fundedby National/International organizations on demand.

• Research Based Industrial Consultancy

The Research Based Industrial Consultancy Programme conducted at IIT Madras is rooted through Industrial Consultancy and Sponsored Research (ICSR).These programmes include project design, testing and evaluation and training in new areas of industrial development.

• Interdisciplinary Research Projects

The Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM) conducts inter-disciplinary research projects in the following thrust areas-

	Thrust Area	Principal Coordinator	Phone No.
1	Chemical Physics & Molecular Biology	Prof.N.Chandrakumar Department of Chemistry	4203
2	Environmental Technology	Prof.S.Mohan Department of Civil Engineering	4261
3	Communication Technology	Prof.AshokJhunjhunwala Department of Electrical Engineering	4408
4	MEMS	Prof.K.N.Bhat Department of Electrical Engineering	4404
5	Development Studies	Prof.V.R.Muraleedharan Department of Humanities & Social Sciences	4506
6	Measurement, Testing & Diagnostics	Prof.KrishnanBalasubramanian Department of Mechanical Engineering	4662
7	Quality assured Design & Manufacturing	Prof.M.S.Shunmugam Department of Mechanical Engineering	4677
8	Instrumentation & Control	Prof.M.Singaperumal Department of Mechanical Engineering	4678
9	Energy Technology	Prof.S.SrinivasaMurthy Department of Mechanical Engineering	4680
10	Materials Technology	Prof.S.K.Seshadri Department of Metallurgical & Materials Engineering	4763/ 8020
11	Methodologies	Prof.A.Avudainayagam Department of Mathematics	4603
12	Complex Systems	Prof.V.Balakrishnan Department of Physics	4853
13	Infrastructure Technology	Prof.Bhaskar Ramamurthi Department of Electrical Engineering	4403
14	Biotechnology	Prof.K.Lalitha Department of Chemistry	4104
15	Computing Technology	Prof.R.Krishnakumar Department of Mechanical Engineering	4661
16	IT Enabled Technologies	Prof.S.V.Raghavan Department of Computer Science	4359/ 8080