IIT Madras Faculty

The faculty at IIT Madras is highly qualified, with all professors holding at least a PhD degree from prestigious institutions worldwide. The faculty-to-student ratio varies depending on the course format, with on-campus programs having a ratio of approximately 1:80. Professors are renowned for their research orientation, industry experience, and approachability, often involving students in extensive research projects. Courses are generally evaluated through a combination of quizzes and end-semester exams, with a common pattern of Quiz 1 (20%), Quiz 2 (20%), and End Semester (60%).

The faculty is praised for their interactive teaching methods, though some students find the teaching style not uniformly effective across all professors. Nonetheless, professors are commended for their dedication to fostering student independence and their willingness to assist outside class hours. IIT Madras is regarded as having some of the best faculty in India, contributing significantly to student learning and research opportunities.

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Sagnik Chakrabarty

4.8Helpful

B.Tech, Chemical Engineering

Reviewed on Aug 21, 2025(Enrolled 2024)

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Likes

The professors of my department are very helpful and friendly. They help us as much as they can.

Faculty:

The faculty to student ratio is approximately 1:20. Their relationship is very good and the faculties are very helpful and friendly. My favourite faculty is a professor from Chemical Engineering Department, T.Renganathan. I did not like our Chemistry Ma'am Arti Dua, because she used to copy notes from her copy to the blackboard and we did not learn anything. There are 3 exams- Quiz 1, Quiz 2 and End Semesters. The exams are moderately difficult. The course curriculum is approximately 80% relevant.

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Kripa Mariam Roy

5.0Helpful

BS, Medical Sciences and Engineering

Reviewed on Aug 18, 2025(Enrolled 2024)

IIT Madras is magnificent!!

At IIT Madras faculties are those who have done their PHD as below that none stands eligible. Apart from the syllabus what new do they bring to the table is checked and then probably they are hired. So, our of all I thinks Miss Neha Chandak is my favourite faculty by a distance margin.

College Ninja

BS, Data Science and Applications

Reviewed on May 26, 2025(Enrolled 2024)

IITM BS DEGREE - a game changer in distant education

I liked about the study team, the professors the instructors. They are all very knowledgeable.

Student Snaps:

To student ratio is approximately the from one student, there are many instructors and professors as well. The faculty is very friendly. I think the best faculty I would like the professors of Python and and professors of computational thinking in the foundational level. Also, I would like to tell about the professor of dbms and pdsa. None of the professors are like bad, behaving or any thing. All the professors are well behaved and all the knowledgeable. I like the whole IIT Madras faculty because they are the supporting and the one thing is that they do not excuse all the things they take us from the basic to advance level in 12 weeks only.

JATIN arya

4.7Helpful

B.Tech, Biological Engineering

Reviewed on Apr 13, 2025(Enrolled 2022)

My experience at IIT madras

the IIT madras faculty is well qualified and accessible , with good student -faculty ratio. courses are properly structured with 2-3 exams per semester. exams are medium level . curriculam is indusstry-oriented and challenging.

Harish

4.1Helpful

B.Tech, Electrical Engineering

Reviewed on Feb 27, 2025(Enrolled 2024)

IIT maDream college

Dislikes

4 months long semester holiday , profs are getting restricted amount of classes so they aren't able to teach at best

: 1400 students are there in total electrical engineering department ( inc pg ). 74 staffs are working in ee department. :I like muduli sir , bcoz he knows he can't teach every Thing in a flow ( exam deadlines) so he gives details in slides :no faculty i disliked about. : 3 exams for a particular course Quiz 1 - 20% Quiz 2- 20% End semester - 60% This is most followed but then profs have power to change exam systems If students attends it he will get grade . No pass or fail Grade points for course S 10 A 9 B 8 C 7 D 6

Arvindhan Chandran Premnath

4.5Helpful

Reviewed on Feb 21, 2025(Enrolled 2024)

My Honest Review of IITM

The faculties are very kind and always motivating. They are also closely affiliated with the industry, so they provide valuable insights about the outside world and the opportunities. There is also an opportunity to take part in the research conducted by the professors. I don't want to pinpoint any faculty member. The exams are dependent on the subject and the professor. The general exam pattern is Quiz 1, Quiz 2 and EndSem with weightage of 20,20 and 60 percent respectively. The number of courses per semester ranges from 4 to 6 and the number of lab courses ranges from 1 to 2. Generally, all students pass the exams and very few students score bad grades.

Chinmay Jain

4.3Helpful

Reviewed on Feb 6, 2025(Enrolled 2023)

IIT Madras BS review

Professors are well qualified and helpful.

The faculty at IIT Madras for the online data science program consists of experienced professors from various departments, including Computer Science, Mathematics, and Management. One of the most loved faculty members is Prof. Bharati Balaji, who is us Statistics and I love her teaching style . Other notable professors include Prof. Andrew Thangaraj, Prof. Prathap Haridoss, and Prof. Mukesh Mohania

Aakash

Campus review

Less interaction with professor which makes difficult for us to connect with them

Ratio is good, i personally never felt that. Professor are good but it just we cant interract with them. Professor nitin is by far my best Prof he teaches MAD 1 and 2. I love his teachings methodology. We have 2 quiz and 1 end term in each term

vishal

4.6Helpful

My college review

We can't directly contact to our faculty, but there are faculty I love them soo much like sudarsan sir , he is the best python professor. We have 3 exam in each term (1 term= 4 months). Quiz 1( syllabus is week 1 to 4) Quiz 2 (syllabus is week 1 to 8) End term (syllabus is week 1 to 12)

Thazheel Ahammed

4.4Helpful

B.Tech + M.Tech, Engineering Design

Reviewed on Jan 31, 2025(Enrolled 2020)

A honest Review about my college, Academics, opportunities, campus life

We have a vast number of faculties available in all the departments. If we face any doubt then there are teachers available at any time to solve our doubts. Our five years are divided into eight semesters and we have exams at the end of each semester. The syllabus is mainly according to university which are prementioned by the university. The exam structure is very simple and easy to learn. If we fails in any exam there will be supply exams conducted at the end of next semester. The course curriculum is very relevant we have courses and subjects which upto the date that is which is upto date.

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Building Technology, Construction Materials and Management (BTCM)	Ashwin Mahalingam, Aslam Kunhi Mohamed, Benny Raphael, Keerthana Kirupakaran, Koshy Varghese
Environmental Engineering (EE)	Chandan Sarangi, Indumathi M. Nambi, Ligy Philip, S. Matahva Kumar, S. Mohan
Hydraulics and Water Resource Engineering (HWRE)	Balaji Narasimhan, B.S. Murthy, Elango Lakshmanan, Soumendra Nath Kiury, K.P. Sudheer
Geotechnical Engineering (GT)	Boominathan A., Chandrasekhar Annavarapu, Dali Naidu Arnepalli, Doudagoudar G. R., Rajagopal K.
Structural Engineering (ST)	Alagappan Ponnalagu, Amlan Kumar Sengupta, Appa Rao G., Arul Jayachandran S., Arun Menon
Transportation Engineering (TR)	Atul Narayan, Bhargava Rama Chilukuri, Gitakrishnan Ramadurai, Karthik K. S., Lelitha Devi Vanajakshi