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 The team of scientists includes M Joyce Nirmala, post doctoral fellow, Vineet Gopakumar, B Tech student, and Latha Durai, Research Scientist—all from IIT-Madras.
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	The institute is planning to start a similar M Tech programme in electrical engineering soon. “We are also planning to offer MTech in communication, information security and aerospace engineering,“ said the director.		The institute is planning to start a similar M Tech programme in electrical engineering soon. “We are also planning to offer MTech in communication, information security and aerospace engineering,“ said the director.
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		+	==Protein Mess/ 2026==
		+	[https://epaper.indiatimes.com/article-share?article=25_06_2026_008_001_cap_TOI Manash.Gohain, June 25, 2026: ''The Times of India'']
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		+	New Delhi : Fish curry, chicken yakhni pulao, paneer tikka and tossed soya chunks are now part of IIT-Madras’s effort to improve sporting performance. The institute has introduced a dedicated “Protein Mess”, backed by academic flexibility, fitness training and psychological conditioning for student-athletes.
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		+	Described by IIT-M as the first such facility among the 23 IITs, the mess provides protein-rich meals designed in consultation with professional nutritionists. Its rotating menu also includes mutton rogan josh, egg bhurji, sprouts, dal makhani, sweet potato and chickpea sundal.
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		+	The initiative is intended to support muscle recovery, endurance and sustained training. Ahead of Inter-IIT competitions, probable athletes and members of the institute contingent were given access to the specialised diet for three months, replacing nutrition support previously concentrated around a15-day preparatory camp.
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		+	Athletes paid half the cost, while the remaining amount was covered through institutional and alumni support. The institute, however, has not disclosed the number of beneficiaries, total subsidy or the protein and calorie content of individual meals.
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		+	The dining initiative forms part of a wider support system for students representing IIT-M at tournaments. “To support student athletes, IIT-Madras has introduced academic flexibility measures such as attendance relaxation for tournaments, makeup examinations for missed quizzes and end-of-semester examinations,” dean (students) Sathyanarayana N Gummadi said. The system also includes fitness training and psychological conditioning.
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		+	Director V Kamakoti said sports and the arts promoted “teamwork, attention to detail, good health and good mental balance”, qualities needed for success in life.
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		+	The institute has also created an admission pathway for accomplished sportspersons. It became the first IIT to introduce sports excellence admission in 2024-25, offering supernumerary undergraduate seats to candidates who qualify JEE Advanced and meet prescribed sporting criteria. Fourteen students joined IIT-M through this route during the 2024 and 2025 admission cycles.
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		+	Since 2024, IIT-Madras has also incorporated recreational sports into the first-year curriculum, including athletics, volleyball, basketball and handball.
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 Sindhu Hariharan,TNN | Mar 20, 2015 [http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tech/tech-news/IIT-Madras-is-Indias-Stanford/articleshow/46629160.cms?utm_source=TOInewHP_TILwidget&utm_medium=ABtest&utm_campaign=TOInewHP ''The Times of India'']
 == India’s Stanford?==
 If you look at some of the more prominent e-commerce and marketplace ventures of today - be it Flipkart, Snapdeal, Zomato, Quikr, Ola, or Housing - you will find that many have founders who did engineering degrees at IIT Delhi or IIT Mumbai.
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 The researchers tested propulsion and rudder systems on ship models in two different sizes at varying speeds. “We tested several parameters including selfpropulsion, thrust force, flapping amplitude, flapping frequency , forward speed, lift and drag,“ Babu said. “Certain devices, we found, had an efficiency of 80% when compared to an average of 65%.
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 Data from cancer registries estimate that 14.5 lakh Indians live with the disease. Every year, more than seven lakh new cases are registered and 5.5 lakh die of the disease. An estimated 71 percent of all cancerrelated deaths occur in the age group of 30-69 years. Although most cancers are curable if detected early , oncologists like Dr V Shantha say that less than four out of 10 cancer patients receive any form of treatment mostly because treatment is not accessible or affordable.
 In 2015, the number of cancers was projected to be 1.1 mil lion and the estimated number of cancer patients who received treatment, including palliative care, was 3.96 lakh.
 On an average, a patient has to spend at least Rs1.75lakh for cancer treatment. The cost may go up depending on the type and stage of cancer and hospital where treatment is sought. For the IIT-M team, the study results are more than academic achievement. “We all have seen someone we love suffer due to cancer,“ said Dhriti Majumdar. If low-cost molecules like those in aspirin can kill cancer cells, it can pave way for affordable therapy . “We may not be able to say if aspirin can be directly used as an anti-cancer drug right away since it needs large clinical studies. But we know there is light at the end of the tunnel,“ said Bera.
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	The researchers tested propulsion and rudder systems on ship models in two different sizes at varying speeds. “We tested several parameters including selfpropulsion, thrust force, flapping amplitude, flapping frequency , forward speed, lift and drag,“ Babu said. “Certain devices, we found, had an efficiency of 80% when compared to an average of 65%.		The researchers tested propulsion and rudder systems on ship models in two different sizes at varying speeds. “We tested several parameters including selfpropulsion, thrust force, flapping amplitude, flapping frequency , forward speed, lift and drag,“ Babu said. “Certain devices, we found, had an efficiency of 80% when compared to an average of 65%.
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		+	=Zanzibar campus=
		+	==As in 2024==
		+	[https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/iit-madrass-zanzibar-campus-indias-best-for-africa-9561118/ V Kamakoti, Sep 11, 2024: ''The Indian Express'']
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		+	IITM has located its first overseas campus in Zanzibar. IITM Zanzibar (IITMZ) is the product of a tripartite agreement between the Government of India, Government of Zanzibar/Tanzania, and IIT Madras, which was signed on July 6, 2023, in Zanzibar, in the presence of External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, and Dr Hussein Ali Mwinyi, President of Zanzibar.
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		+	The unique international campus opened its doors in October 2023, with a mix of students from India, Nepal and Tanzania in full-time degree programmes in Data Science & Artificial Intelligence (AI). A digital-first campus with state-of-the-art classrooms, labs, an auditorium, and living and dining facilities, is located in the Bweleo district of Zanzibar Island. A permanent campus, poised to cater to the future needs of IITMZ, will be developed in about 205 acres of land, identified by the Zanzibar government.
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		+	The student admission process involves screening tests and interviews and aims to identify and attract top talent from Africa, irrespective of their financial means.
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		+	The world in the 1950s was significantly different from the world now. What took IITM six decades to develop must be accomplished in IITM Zanzibar in a much shorter time. Our aim is to see IITMZ as a microcosm of the Chennai campus in a short time,
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		+	In 2024], a generous contribution from the Airtel Africa Foundation towards financial assistance for IITMZ undergraduate students has been announced. Ten of the top students from across Africa will receive tuition waivers to study its Data Science & AI programme (for all four years) and will be named “Airtel Africa Fellows”. The list of awardees of the scholarship programme will be released soon. This landmark support from Airtel Africa Foundation will motivate others to join this call for action. From Africa-based foundations and corporates to IITM alumni in distant places, providing financial assistance to IITMZ students has become an important cause for many.
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		+	The writer is director, IIT Madras.
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	The institute is planning to start a similar M Tech programme in electrical engineering soon. “We are also planning to offer MTech in communication, information security and aerospace engineering,“ said the director.		The institute is planning to start a similar M Tech programme in electrical engineering soon. “We are also planning to offer MTech in communication, information security and aerospace engineering,“ said the director.
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		+	=Revenues, funding=
		+	==2021-22==
		+	[https://epaper.timesgroup.com/article-share?article=02_11_2022_015_018_cap_TOI Nov 2, 2022: ''The Times of India'']
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		+	New Delhi : Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT-M) generated over Rs 1,000 crore in funding and revenue in a financial year for the first time in its history during 2021-22. This sum includes Rs 768 crore of funds from projects sanctioned by the state and central governments and Rs 313 crore in industry consultancy. Its earlier high was Rs 714 crore, registered during the pandemic in 2020-21.
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		+	As per the IIT, the major projects that drove the surge in funding and revenue during 2021-22 include education through information and communication technology using Direct-toHome (DTH) worth Rs 300. 2 crore, Centre of Excellence for Road Safety of Rs 99. 5 crore, speech technologies in Indian languages of Rs 50. 6 crore and collecting da-tasets and benchmarks for building Indian language technology for Rs 47 crore.
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		+	These collaborations are facilitated by a dedicated team at the centre for industrial consultancy and sponsored research, IIT-M, which is headed by professor Manu Santhanam.
		+	Professor V Kamakoti, director, IIT-M, said: “The performance of the ICSR is very encouraging and perfectly aligned with the strategic plan of IIT-M. ”
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		+	Santhanam, dean, ICSRsaid: “The recent DTH initiative has brought in a new dimension. The high-calibre faculty from the institute have been pushing the boundaries for applications of their research, which brings in more and more industry funding. ”
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		+	Santhanam further said the IIT has emerged as a leader in the country in industrial consultancy and sponsored research with large value projects mostly from the computing and 5G sectors, which are expected to grow further.
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		+	“The total funding typically shows a growth rate year-on-year of around 5% to 8%, but the industry funding has seen a greater spurt in recent years. A key reason for the growth in industry-sponsored funding is the increased contribution in the form of Corporate Social Responsibility forresearch. ”
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	The scientists said their technology can be used in photonics required in bioimaging like microscopy used in research labs and in diagnostic equipment. The carrot laser can also be used in temperature sensing, like thermometer, as the light emitted shows a linear response to temperature.		The scientists said their technology can be used in photonics required in bioimaging like microscopy used in research labs and in diagnostic equipment. The carrot laser can also be used in temperature sensing, like thermometer, as the light emitted shows a linear response to temperature.
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		+	==2020/ Clove oil-based cancer therapy==
		+	[https://epaper.timesgroup.com/Olive/ODN/TimesOfIndia/shared/ShowArticle.aspx?doc=TOIDEL%2F2020%2F05%2F08&entity=Ar00627&sk=B6E1AD7D&mode=text Manash Gohain, May 8, 2020: ''The Times of India'']
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		+	Researchers from IIT-Madras have developed a clove oil-based emulsion to treat cancer, claiming that the formulation would have enormous scope in the treatment of undifferentiated cancer and can also overcome anti-microbial resistance. The research papers were published recently in the reputed International Journal of Nanomedicine.
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		+	The researchers, led by professor R Nagarajan, head of chemical engineering at IIT Madras, have developed a nano-scale emulsion of clove bud using the spontaneous selfemulsification technique with potent anti-cancer and antibacterial activity. This formulation meets all compliance requirements, they said.
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		+	According to Nagarajan, while conventional therapies like radiation, chemotherapy and surgery cause severe damage to normal cells and major side-effects, plant-based essential oils have paved a way to devise innovative solutions to these drawbacks.
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		+	“The advantages of these emulsions lie in their small droplet size, ease of preparation, optical clarity, good physical stability, improved bioavailability, non-toxicity and non-irritability,” said Nagarajan. “This formulation would have an enormous scope in the treatment of metastatic cancer. Moreover, the components involved are cost-effective and demonstrate good efficacy, and the technique employed is simple,” he said.
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		+	The team of scientists includes M Joyce Nirmala, post doctoral fellow, Vineet Gopakumar, B Tech student, and Latha Durai, Research Scientist—all from IIT-Madras.
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	The product was among the 40 innovations given the Gandhian Young Technological Innovation Award earlier this month by the President of India.		The product was among the 40 innovations given the Gandhian Young Technological Innovation Award earlier this month by the President of India.
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		+	==2019: laser technology, using carrots==
		+	[https://epaper.timesgroup.com/Olive/ODN/TimesOfIndia/shared/ShowArticle.aspx?doc=TOIDEL%2F2019%2F02%2F05&entity=Ar01210&sk=B1020478&mode=text U Tejonmayam, IIT-M researchers find new laser tech using carrot, February 5, 2019: ''The Times of India'']
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		+	Carrots are good for the eye. Now, scientists at Indian Institute of Technology — Madras have proved that carrots can also help humans see objects that are otherwise invisible to the naked eye.
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		+	An IIT-M team found carrots can be an effective medium to produce a biocompatible laser with applications in photonics, the branch of technology dealing with photons (units of light).
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		+	It all started at a Friday evening experiment in one of the physics laboratories at IIT-M when research scholar Venkata Siva Gummaluri was shooting blue laser light onto a processed carrot. What came out — scattered laser light in the green-to-red wavelengths — surprised him. C Vijayan, a physics faculty member soon joined in. They realised that the effect was something Nobel winning physicist from Chennai C V Raman had observed in 1922 (for which he won the Nobel in 1930); only that this time it happened with a piece of vegetable.
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		+	Vijayan said the successful experiment is a first and a small step towards developing photonic technologies using green materials. “At present nobody uses a biological material to produce lasers. This doesn’t replace existing technology, but here is the possibility of generating biocompatible lasers using carrots,” said Vijayan.
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		+	The scientists said their technology can be used in photonics required in bioimaging like microscopy used in research labs and in diagnostic equipment. The carrot laser can also be used in temperature sensing, like thermometer, as the light emitted shows a linear response to temperature.

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	On an average, a patient has to spend at least Rs1.75lakh for cancer treatment. The cost may go up depending on the type and stage of cancer and hospital where treatment is sought. For the IIT-M team, the study results are more than academic achievement. “We all have seen someone we love suffer due to cancer,“ said Dhriti Majumdar. If low-cost molecules like those in aspirin can kill cancer cells, it can pave way for affordable therapy . “We may not be able to say if aspirin can be directly used as an anti-cancer drug right away since it needs large clinical studies. But we know there is light at the end of the tunnel,“ said Bera.		On an average, a patient has to spend at least Rs1.75lakh for cancer treatment. The cost may go up depending on the type and stage of cancer and hospital where treatment is sought. For the IIT-M team, the study results are more than academic achievement. “We all have seen someone we love suffer due to cancer,“ said Dhriti Majumdar. If low-cost molecules like those in aspirin can kill cancer cells, it can pave way for affordable therapy . “We may not be able to say if aspirin can be directly used as an anti-cancer drug right away since it needs large clinical studies. But we know there is light at the end of the tunnel,“ said Bera.

		+	== Toilet seat disinfector==
		+	[http://epaperbeta.timesofindia.com/Article.aspx?eid=31808&articlexml=5-IIT-M-students-come-up-with-tech-01042017017041 Manash Gohain, 5 IIT-M students come up with tech that disinfects toilet seat, Apr 01 2017, The Times of India]
		+	[[File: Toilet seat disinfector, developed by researchers in IIT-Madras.jpg\|Toilet seat disinfector, developed by researchers in IIT-Madras; [http://epaperbeta.timesofindia.com/Article.aspx?eid=31808&articlexml=5-IIT-M-students-come-up-with-tech-01042017017041 Manash Gohain, 5 IIT-M students come up with tech that disinfects toilet seat, Apr 01 2017, The Times of India]\|frame\|500px]]
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		+	A team of five IIT-Madras students has developed a mechanical device that can lead to safer use of public toilets. The device lifts, sanitises and wipes a toilet seat, and is hands-free.
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		+	Currently , the public toilet experience in India can be summed up, by and large, as horrible. They are hothouses for germs. Over 30% of Indian women in the age group of 25 years to 50 years suffer from urinary tract infection (UTI) at some point of time.
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		+	These students have de veloped a prototype that comprises a simple foot pedal at the base of the commode that lifts, sanitises and wipes the seat. They estimate the product can be marketed at Rs 750 a piece if mass-manufactured. However, the development cost of it is Rs 5,000.
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		+	The estimated 150 million urinary tract infections per annum worldwide cost the global economy in excess of $6 billion, according to C M Gonzalez and A J Schaeffer's study -`Treatment of Urinary Tract Infection: What's Old, What's New, and What Works' in the World Journal of Urology 6 (1999).
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		+	According to more recent research published in the International Journal of Cell Science and Biotechnology , urinary tract infections (UTIs) are the “second-most common infection. “About 40% to 50% (of women) will suffer at least one clinical episode during their lifetime,“ it said.
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		+	“A lot of people contract UTI due to use of unhygienic public toilets. We met a person from a corporate environment suffering from UTI as he uses public toilets a lot. So our team of Sahay , a group we formed to develop socially relevant technologies, decided to work on a solution at the Centre for Innovation at IIT Madras,“ said Arvind Pujari, a team member.
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		+	The students took five months to develop the device, which can be fitted to the existing toilet structure as an add-on.
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		+	The mechanism lifts, sprays and wipes. “And one doesn't have to use the hands,“ said Pujari.
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		+	The product was among the 40 innovations given the Gandhian Young Technological Innovation Award earlier this month by the President of India.

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