IIT-M becomes top ranked engineering institution for 2nd consecutive year

The Institute was also recognised for the development of Solar DC Microgrid Technology

Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) has been selected as the top ranked engineering institution in the country for the second consecutive year as per National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF), MHRD, Government of India. It has also emerged as the second-best institute in the country, under the 'Overall Category' introduced this year, in the NIRF Rankings.
 
The institute has marked its achievements in R&D, academic activities, innovations, and startups during the year. In 2017, three famous alumni of IIT Madras - Sparta Group Chairman Gururaj "Desh" Deshpande, treasurer Jaishree Deshpande and Infosys co-founder S Kris Gopalakrishnan - jointly