Dept Code Dept Name No of Students

AE Aerospace Engineering 472

AM Applied Mechanics 212

BT Bio-Technology 490

CE Civil Engineering 945

CH Chemical Engineering 634

CS Computer Science and Engg. 626

CY Chemistry 340

ED Engineering Design 410

EE Electrical Engineering 1130

HS Humanities and Social Sciences 291

MA Mathematics 185

ME Mechanical Engineering 1434

MM Metallurgical and Materials Engineering 381

MS Management Studies 454

OE Ocean Engineering 532

PH Physics 430

TOTAL 8966

IIT Madras campus is spread over 250 hectares of lush green forest with a variety of plants/trees and animals.
The campus is divided into 3 zones - Academic, Hostel and Residential. All the academic departments, library,
computer centre and the admin building are close to each other so that students can just walk across.
Commuting within the campus on bicycles is preferred and is also advocated by many. However, people can
avail the institute's pollution-free (battery-powered) bus service within the campus.

Housing
The IIT Madras being a residential institute, provides accommodation to all its students in 13 independent
hostels. Each room in a hostel is provided with a cot, a table, a chair, a bookshelf, and a ceiling fan. A washing
machine is available in every hostel for use by the residents. Every hostel is provided with telephones and
internet connectivity. Each hostel has a mess which functions for its inmates during the working semester.
During the winter and summer vacations, special messes are run for students who are required to stay in the
hostels for pursuing academic, sports or cultural activities. In addition to the normal messes, there are 2 large,
modern, common mega messes catering to a group of hostels.

Sports and Recreation

To ensure overall development of every student, the institute provides all the required facilities for sports and
recreation. There is a large Gymnasium, a swimming pool, a football field, a tennis court, a hockey field and a
cricket stadium. Each year students participate in the Inter-IIT sports meet. Students can join various clubs
existing on the campus. These are Music Club, Astronomy Club, Photography club, Literary club, Astronomy
club, Hiking Club, Wild-life club, etc.

Medical Facilities
The institute hospital on the campus is well equipped with a dispensary, clinical laboratory and an operation
theater to provide medical care to all the residents round the clock. There are two ambulances to attend to any
emergencies. All the students have to register their names at the hospital to avail group medical insurance.

Shopping
The Students' Facilities Centre (SFC) makes available a variety of consumer goods and day-to-day
requirements of the students like stationery, toiletries etc. In addition, there is a tailoring shop, a hair cutting
saloon, a xerox centre, a telecom centre, and a memorabilia stores selling IIT branded items. There is also a
book stall on the campus near the residential zone.

Cultural Activities
A number of literary and social activities take place on the campus through out the year. 'Saarang' is one of the
biggest events on the campus every year. In addition, music festivals and other cultural festivals are organized
regularly.

Others
The campus has a Post office, a Telecom centre, two Nationalized Banks with ATM facilities and three
Restaurants. The campus has a large open air theater (OAT) where the film club screens movies every
Saturday.