Indian Institute of Technology Madras was established in 1959. As per the QS World University Ranking 2024, IIT Madras bagged the 526th. IIT Madras campus is spread across 630 acres of land and has over 550 faculty, 9700 students and 1250 administrative & supporting staff. IITM courses are spread across 16 academic departments. It offers multiple courses at the undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral levels. Apart from the regular courses, it also offers an online B.Sc programme. IIT Chennai admissions in all these programmes are done based on entrance exams. UG admissions are done through JEE Advanced, and admission to the MA and M.Tech programmes are done through GATE. Candidates willing to take admission in the MBA and M.Sc programme need to appear for CAT and JAM respectively.

As per the Indian Institute of Technology Madras placement report 2023, the highest salary package recorded by the management student was Rs 25.3 LPA. The highest stipend recorded at the IITM summer internship placement 2023 was Rs 2,50,000. McKinsey & Company, Accenture, DELL, Amazon, EY, Deloitte, Get my Parking and Blend 360 were some of the top recruiters in the IIT Madras placement drive 2023. The IIT Chennai infrastructure facilities are as per the industry standards and all the necessary steps are taken to provide the students with the perfect learning environment. Banks, hospitals, shopping complex, bus transport, canteen, hostels, sports complexes, etc are some of the top IITM facilities.