IIT Madras generated ₹1,081 crore from government projects and industry consultancy in 2021-22

These collaborations are facilitated by a dedicated team from the Center for Industrial Consultancy and Sponsored Research (IC & SR), IIT Madraswhich is headed by Prof. Manu Santhanam.

The key projects that drove the massive increase in funding in 2021-22 include: “Education through Information and Communication Technology using Direct-to-Home (DTH)” led by Prof. K. Mangala Sunder and Prof. Arun Tangirala – Rs 300.28 crore; ‘Centre of Excellence for Road Safety (CoERS)’ led by Prof. dr. Venkatesh Balasubramanian – Rs 99.5 crore; ‘Speech technologies in Indian Languages’ led by Prof. Hema An Murthy – Rs 50.6 crore and ‘Collecting Data Sets and Benchmarks for Building Indian Language Technology’ under the direction of Dr. Mitesh Khapra – Rs 47 crore.

V. Kamakoti, Director of IIT Madras, said: “The performance of the Center for Industrial Consultancy and Sponsored Research is very encouraging and perfectly aligned with the Strategic Plan of IIT Madras. This is a reflection of our increased interaction with funding agencies and industry .”

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