Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design and Manufacturing, Kancheepuram

Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design and Manufacturing, Kancheepuram (IIITDM Kancheepuram) is a public technical and research institution established in 2007 by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India to pursue design and manufacturing oriented engineering education, research and to promote the competitive advantage of Indian products in global markets.

Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design and Manufacturing, Kancheepuram

Motto	Learning By Doing
Type	Public technical and research institution
Established	2007; 18 years ago (2007)
Chairman	Dr. Sridhar Vembu
Director	M. V. Kartikeyan[1]
Academic staff	81[2]
Students	1,967[2]
Undergraduates	1,756[2]
Postgraduates	72[2]
Doctoral students	139[2]
Location	Chennai , Tamil Nadu , 600127 , India 12.8378745°N 80.1370940°E / 12.8378745; 80.1370940
Campus	Urban, 51 acres (21 ha)
Colors	Cornflower Blue
Nickname	IIITians
Website	www.iiitdm.ac.in

Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design and Manufacturing, Kancheepuram

History

IIITDM Kancheepuram, which was established in 2007, was initially operating from its temporary campus within its mentor institute, IIT Madras. The institute has moved to its permanent campus at Kelambakkam-Vandalur road near Chennai in 2011. It was declared as an Institute of National Importance (INI)^[3] by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India, in July 2011, thus becoming the first IIIT to be accorded this status. Later in 2014, IIIT Bill 2014^[4] was passed by the Parliament on 1 December 2014, thus granting the status of Institutes of National Importance upon the 5 MHRD funded IIITs including IIITDM Kancheepuram. Previously IIITDM Kancheepuram was mentoring IIITDM Kurnool in its new campus in Chennai.^[5]

Admissions

B.Tech and Dual Degree

For B.Tech and Dual Degree (B.Tech and M.Tech) the admission is through JoSSA/CSAB based on Joint Entrance Examination (Main) (JEE-Main) rank. Admissions for foreign nationals are conducted through Direct Admission of Students Abroad (DASA) and Study in India Programme.^[6]

M.Tech

Admissions to M.Tech is through CCMT based on Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE).

M.Des

Admissions to M.Des is through CEED.

Departments

The institute has following departments:

• Computer Science and Engineering
• Electronics and Communication Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• School of Interdisciplinary Design and Innovation
• Sciences and Humanities

Academics

Academic programmes

The institute offers Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech)^[7] and Dual degrees (B.Tech and M.Tech) in several technological fields. The institute also offers M.Des, M.Tech (PG) as well as Ph.D programs.

Following are the programmes currently being offered by IIITDM Kancheepuram:

B.Tech

• Computer Science and Engineering
• Computer Science and Engineering with Major in AI
• Electronics and Communication Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Smart Manufacturing
• Design Engineering
• Engineering Physics

Dual Degree

• B.Tech and M.Tech in Computer Science and Engineering
• B.Tech in Electronics and Communication Engineering and M.Tech in Communication Systems
• B.Tech in Electronics and Communication Engineering and M.Tech in VLSI Design
• B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering and M.Tech in AI and Robotics

M.Tech

• Computer Science and Engineering (Spl: Data Science and Artificial Intelligence)
• Electronics and Communication Engineering (Spl: Communication Systems)
• Electronics and Communication Engineering (Spl: Microelectronics and VLSI Systems)
• Electronics and Communication Engineering (Spl: RF and Microwave Engineering)
• Mechanical Engineering (Spl: Mechanical Systems Design)
• Mechanical Engineering (Spl: Smart Manufacturing)

M.Des

• Integrated Product Design

Ph.D

• Computer Science Engineering
• Electronics and Communications Engineering (Including Electrical Engineering, Biotechnology, and Biomedical Engineering)
• Mechanical Engineering
• Mathematics
• Physics
• English
• Interdisciplinary Product Design

Rankings

University and college rankings
Engineering – India
NIRF (2022)[8]	184
NIRF (2023)[9]	101–150
NIRF (2024)[10]	101–150

IIITDM Kancheepuram has been placed in the band "Excellent" (Rank 11-21) among Institutes of National Importance (INI) in ARIIA 2021.^[11] It was ranked 8^[12] in NIRF innovation rankings 2023.

Student life

Institute Newsletter

IIITDM Kancheepuram publishes a semi-regular Institute newsletter called "Margdarshan". The magazine introduces current affairs in the institute and provides a platform for the students to share their articles and views about campus life. Started in 2013, the newsletter celebrated the 10th anniversary of the Institute formation in 2017, with a roman numeral "X" shaped design in its cover. ^[13]

Festivals

Samgatha

Samgatha is IIITDM's inter-college cultural festival conducted every year in the month of March. It derives its name from the Sanskrit word "Samgatha"(सऽगथा) which means "Confluence". The fest consists of around 40 events.^[14]

Vashisht

Vashisht is IIITDM's inter-college technical festival conducted every year in the month of October. The fest originally was part of the techno-cultural fest "Samgatha". The first iteration of this fest was conducted in 2019. ^{[citation needed]}

Student Bodies

SSG

SSG (acronym for Social Service Group) is institute sponsored social service group which undertakes numerous social and environmental initiatives. Ranging from eye checkup and blood donation camps to conducting cleanliness drive in zoos and beaches, SSG conducts more than 15 large scale volunteered programs in and around the college campus.^[15] It's the largest volunteer organization in the institute.