In a bid to prepare students for leadership roles in addressing complex and real-world challenges, the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) has launched new undergraduate and postgraduate programmes for the current academic year, leveraging the latest advances in technology.
The new courses include B.Tech in Computational Engineering and Mechanics (CEM), B.Tech in Instrumentation and Biomedical Engineering (iBME) apart from BS (Chemistry) and M.Tech in Electric Vehicles.
The institute will admit students to the newly launched courses through competitive exams like IISER held every year. Admission for BS Chemistry will be through the IISER aptitude test while admission to M.Tech in Electric Vehicles will be through GATE. The admission for the two B.Tech programmes from the Department of Applied Mechanics and Biomedical Engineering admission will be through JEE, according to a statement from IIT Madras.
The B.S.(Chemistry) is a four-year undergraduate programme with an upgrade option to M.S. in Chemistry. It is designed to provide students with a solid foundation in Chemistry and allied science subjects, blending theoretical knowledge with practical laboratory experience to prepare them for careers in research, industry, and academia. The curriculum offers a large number of choice-based learning opportunities, ensuring an enjoyable learning experience at the campus.
The M.Tech in electric vehicles course aims to prepare students for leadership roles in solving complex real-world challenges both in academia and the automotive industry. With the transportation sector undergoing a paradigm change towards a sustainable future, for which E-Mobility is an important enabler the new programme will be multidisciplinary cum industry-focused. Designed with salient features of an interdisciplinary curriculum, the programme aims to produce a qualitative well-trained manpower to drive the transition in the automobile sector.
The B. Tech programme in computational engineering and mechanics aims to prepare students for future digital engineering careers, where physical systems converge with computational and Artificial Intelligence. It blends a learning of classical engineering knowledge with modern computational tools and will position graduates to address tomorrow’s complex, real-world engineering challenges.
The B. Tech in Instrumentation and Biomedical Engineering is aimed at producing skilled manpower to design clinically regulated, ethically sensitive solutions that address global healthcare challenges. The programme prepares graduates for leadership as well as entrepreneurship roles in the medical device industry, rehabilitation technologies, and AI-driven healthcare systems while fostering innovation in diagnostics and therapeutics.
Both programmes offer students the opportunity to upgrade to the five-year Dual Degree (B.Tech. + M.Tech.) through Interdisciplinary Dual Degree (IDDD) Programmes, three of which - Computational Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Complex Systems and Dynamics - are coordinated by the faculty of the Department of Applied Mechanics and Biomedical Engineering.
