Indian Institute of Technology Madras

The Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) is a public research university and technical institute located in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, recognized as an Institute of Eminence and ranked first nationally in engineering and overall categories by the National Institutional Ranking Framework for many years. As an Indian Institute of Technology it is also recognized as an Institute of National Importance by the Government of India. Founded in 1959 with technical, academic and financial assistance from the government of West Germany, it was the third Indian Institute of Technology established.