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AI materials startup Discovered Materials raises $9 million seed round

The IIT Madras alumni-founded company is using AI agents to accelerate the discovery of semiconductor materials and has released hundreds of AI-discovered materials alongside a new industry benchmark

Centre releases less than a fourth of AI CoE funds approved till FY28

The Centre has released ₹233 crore for three AI Centres of Excellence, with IITs and IISc leading sector-specific AI research in agriculture, healthcare and cities

IIT Madras-backed AI4Bharat, Josh Talks AI launch Voice of India platform

The multimodal AI evaluation platform will assess AI systems across Indian languages, accents, dialects and real-world deployment environments.

Tech intervention crucial for exam reforms: IIT Madras Director V Kamakoti

IIT Madras Director V Kamakoti stated that the task force will focus on making the NTA's examination process more transparent, accountable, and technologically secure

GATE 2027: IIT Madras announces exam dates, registration starts on Aug 14

IIT Madras has announced the schedule and key changes for GATE 2027, including the introduction of a new paper in Robotics and Automation and the first major syllabus revision in five years

Blurgs AI, an IIT-Madras alumni deep tech startup, raises $2.2 mn

Funding led by Pravega Ventures and Shastra VC will support global expansion, strengthen AI capabilities and accelerate product development across defence and commercial maritime markets

IIT Madras partners with Elevate Campuses for student accommodation project

The PPP project, being developed with Elevate Campuses, will accommodate more than 1,800 PhD students and project staff and is expected to be completed by mid-2028

'Next 20 years will mirror geopolitical turbulence of 1925-1945,' warns CEA

V Anantha Nageswaran said businesses must prioritise resilience over efficiency as geopolitical tensions rise, while arguing that AI will increase, not reduce, human cognitive load

Pramaana Labs raises $27 million in seed funding led by Khosla Ventures

AI verification startup plans to use proceeds to train formalisation models, expand research team and scale operations across regulated sectors

From hyperloop to orbit: The IIT alumni who want to see through clouds

GalaxEye founder Suyash Singh and his co-founders spent five years building Drishti, a satellite that sees through clouds even at night, and which was launched earlier this month on a SpaceX rocket

Centre ropes in IIT Madras, IIT Kanpur to help CBSE fix portal glitches

The move comes after several days of complaints over portal crashes, login failures, inaccessible links and payment errors

Dharmendra Pradhan calls for greater R&D push from private sector

Dharmendra Pradhan urges India Inc to boost direct R&D investment, saying CSR-led spending is tokenistic and calling for stronger industry-academia collaboration

IIT Madras incubates 112 startups, files 431 patents in FY26 milestone year

IIT Madras incubates 112 start-ups and files 431 patents in FY26, reinforcing its leadership in deep-tech innovation and entrepreneurship under its Startup Shatam mission

IIT Madras Zanzibar opens 2026 admissions, plans PhD intake expansion

IIT Madras Zanzibar has opened 2026 admissions and plans to introduce PhD programmes and expand research infrastructure as it scales operations in East Africa

Centre to formally launch IIT-Madras's Bharat Bodhan AI on Thursday

Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan chairs AI roundtable with edtech founders ahead of launch of IIT Madras-anchored Bharat Bodhan AI Foundation

IIT Madras, Unicorn India Ventures launch ₹600 crore deep tech fund

The fund will look to build a portfolio of over 25 companies in IP-led, engineering-heavy startups in sectors such as robotics, spacetech, defencetech, semiconductors and medtech

Coromandel to set up corporate research centre at IIT Madras Research Park

Coromandel International signs MoU with IIT Madras to set up a corporate research centre, boosting agri innovation, sustainability, and industry-academia collaboration

India among few ancient civilisations to become modern nation-state: EAM

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar was speaking at the launch of IIT Madras Global and the inaugural session of the IIT Madras tech fest Shaastra

IAF, IIT Madras partner to develop indigenous airborne communication system

The IAF's Software Development Institute (SDI) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with IIT-Madras for the joint design and development of an indigenous digital communication system for airborne applications. This collaboration marks a significant step towards realising the vision of Atmanirbhar Bharat, fostering self-reliance in defence technology and enhancing India's strategic capabilities, an official release said on Monday. The MoU was signed by Air Vice Marshal R Guruhari, Commandant, SDI; Prof V Kamakoti, Director of IIT Madras and Dr M J Shankar Raman, CEO, Pravartak Technologies Foundation. Through this partnership, the Indian Air Force (IAF) aims to develop advanced algorithms for networking and encryption in collaboration with IIT Madras, the release said. These systems are critical for secure, reliable, and high-performance data exchange in dynamic airborne environments, essential for modern military operations and networked warfare. By developing this ...

IIT Madras study: PEM electrolysers can cut power use in green hydrogen

IIT Madras researchers say proton exchange membrane electrolysers can improve efficiency versus alkaline systems and that design choices can reshape lifecycle emissions and material needs for scale-up