# Research **URL:** https://community.askiitm.com/c/research/11.md [Latest](https://community.askiitm.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.askiitm.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.askiitm.com/tags.md) --- ## [About the Research Category](https://community.askiitm.com/t/about-the-research-category/35)
**Author:** [@admin](https://community.askiitm.com/u/admin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [20 March 2024 05:16 UTC](https://community.askiitm.com/t/about-the-research-category/35 "2024-03-20T05:16:03Z")
Research is a crucial component of IIT Madras and its academic environment. Faculty members at IIT Madras conduct research in their areas of interest, frequently collaborating with research scholars, doctoral candidates,… --- ## [Regarding phd admissions JAN 2026](https://community.askiitm.com/t/regarding-phd-admissions-jan-2026/1057)
**Author:** [@Amaramro](https://community.askiitm.com/u/Amaramro)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [9 September 2025 06:39 UTC](https://community.askiitm.com/t/regarding-phd-admissions-jan-2026/1057 "2025-09-09T06:39:37Z")
when will the admission process for Phd JAN 2026 begin for humanities and social sciences department. --- ## [When would the PMRF resume?](https://community.askiitm.com/t/when-would-the-pmrf-resume/593)
**Author:** [@Shubh2004Singh](https://community.askiitm.com/u/Shubh2004Singh)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [2 June 2025 12:22 UTC](https://community.askiitm.com/t/when-would-the-pmrf-resume/593 "2025-06-02T12:22:02Z")
Can anyone brief about when the PMRF scheme would resume? --- ## [What are Patents? How can one own a Patent?](https://community.askiitm.com/t/what-are-patents-how-can-one-own-a-patent/881)
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When students and researchers at IIT Madras come up with a brilliant idea, it doesn’t just stay in a lab notebook or die as a class project. More often than not, it gets protected, polished, and pushed out into the world… --- ## [What are some of the new research labs and initiatives from IIT Madras?](https://community.askiitm.com/t/what-are-some-of-the-new-research-labs-and-initiatives-from-iit-madras/869)
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IIT Madras has long been a powerhouse of innovation and research in India, but recent years have seen an unprecedented expansion of its cutting-edge research ecosystem. In 2025 alone, the institute launched multiple high… --- ## [How IIT Madras students are stepping into the world through global research internships?](https://community.askiitm.com/t/how-iit-madras-students-are-stepping-into-the-world-through-global-research-internships/857)
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Each year, more and more students from IIT Madras are taking bold journeys toward shaping their futures through international research internships and fellowships. These opportunities offer far more than just academic en… --- ## [Data Science and AI Department Research](https://community.askiitm.com/t/data-science-and-ai-department-research/496)
**Author:** [@Rohit](https://community.askiitm.com/u/Rohit)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [3 July 2024 13:54 UTC](https://community.askiitm.com/t/data-science-and-ai-department-research/496 "2024-07-03T13:54:58Z")
Can you please share the research done by IIT Madras in the field of AI/ML algorithms/models ? --- ## [Tell me about patents at IITM](https://community.askiitm.com/t/tell-me-about-patents-at-iitm/313)
**Author:** [@Ayesha](https://community.askiitm.com/u/Ayesha)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [31 May 2024 19:52 UTC](https://community.askiitm.com/t/tell-me-about-patents-at-iitm/313 "2024-05-31T19:52:14Z")
A patent is an exclusive right granted for an invention, which is a product or a process that provides, in general, a new way of doing something, or offers a new technical solution to a problem. IIT Madras has recorded a… --- ## [How can I intern at IITM Research Park?](https://community.askiitm.com/t/how-can-i-intern-at-iitm-research-park/225)
**Author:** [@abhiram3001](https://community.askiitm.com/u/abhiram3001)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [23 May 2024 14:26 UTC](https://community.askiitm.com/t/how-can-i-intern-at-iitm-research-park/225 "2024-05-23T14:26:43Z")
Interning at IITM Research Park (IITM RP) can be an exciting way to kickstart your career and gain experience in a cutting-edge research environment. If you’re a student at IITM, you will often find your student mail in… --- ## [What are a few start-ups that evolved from research labs at IITM?](https://community.askiitm.com/t/what-are-a-few-start-ups-that-evolved-from-research-labs-at-iitm/210)
**Author:** [@Ayesha](https://community.askiitm.com/u/Ayesha)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [23 May 2024 09:16 UTC](https://community.askiitm.com/t/what-are-a-few-start-ups-that-evolved-from-research-labs-at-iitm/210 "2024-05-23T09:16:37Z")
Several student-led and professor-led startups have evolved from research labs at IIT Madras. Here are a few of them: Ceratattva Innotech Pvt Ltd was born from the High-Performance Ceramics lab, led by co-founder Prof… --- ## [What is the Centre for RF, Analog and Mixed-Signal ICs at IITM?](https://community.askiitm.com/t/what-is-the-centre-for-rf-analog-and-mixed-signal-ics-at-iitm/161)
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The Centre for RF, Analog and Mixed-Signal ICs builds on the conversion of real-world signals to binary and focuses on their storage, processing and transmission. The centre overlooks research and development interests i… --- ## [What is the Energy Consortium Centre of Excellence at IITM?](https://community.askiitm.com/t/what-is-the-energy-consortium-centre-of-excellence-at-iitm/160)
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The Energy Consortium at IIT Madras is a platform for collaboration that brings together academics, business professionals, and researchers to discuss the problems that plague the energy sector. Established with the goal… --- ## [What is the CQUICC Centre of Excellence at IITM?](https://community.askiitm.com/t/what-is-the-cquicc-centre-of-excellence-at-iitm/159)
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Quantum technologies are at the forefront of technological innovation worldwide today, with governments investing resources in unprecedented ways towards its conception and integration to industries present today. With i… --- ## [What is the Centre for Molecular Materials and Functions at IITM?](https://community.askiitm.com/t/what-is-the-centre-for-molecular-materials-and-functions-at-iitm/158)
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The Centre for Molecular Materials and Functions at IIT Madras aim to explore challenges in two types of molecular solids: Metal Clusters: Significant progress has already been made in the study of metal clusters conta… --- ## [What is the Geophysics Flow Lab at IITM?](https://community.askiitm.com/t/what-is-the-geophysics-flow-lab-at-iitm/157)
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Geophysical flows deal with natural fluid flow phenomena that occur in the Earth’s atmosphere and water bodies. Study of such occurrences helps develop insight into global circulation patterns, energy transfer as well as… --- ## [What is the CAMMD Centre of Excellence at IITM?](https://community.askiitm.com/t/what-is-the-cammd-centre-of-excellence-at-iitm/156)
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The Centre for Atomistic Modelling and Materials Designing at IIT Madras focuses on the combined development of quantum many body theories, and computational first principle approaches with AI and machine learning integr… --- ## [What is the CGMT Centre of Excellence at IITM?](https://community.askiitm.com/t/what-is-the-cgmt-centre-of-excellence-at-iitm/155)
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Today, India lies on the verge of a cancer epidemic. Pancreatic Cancer (PDAC) is one of the most aggressive forms of cancer and has the fourth highest mortality of all cancers. WIthin a decade it is projected to rise to … --- ## [What is the QuCenDIEM Centre of Excellence at IITM?](https://community.askiitm.com/t/what-is-the-qucendiem-centre-of-excellence-at-iitm/154)
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Every major stage of human development has been largely defined by the materials we have managed to harness and exploit. From the Stone age, to the Bronze and eventually Iron age, India has been at the forefront of human… --- ## [What is the Soft and Biological Matter Centre of Excellence at IITM?](https://community.askiitm.com/t/what-is-the-soft-and-biological-matter-centre-of-excellence-at-iitm/153)
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The Center for Soft and Biological Matter at IIT Madras is an interdisciplinary initiative that researches evaporation of complex fluids by observation of micro and molecular scale processes through experiments as well a… --- ## [What is the Sports Science and Analytics Centre of Excellence at IITM?](https://community.askiitm.com/t/what-is-the-sports-science-and-analytics-centre-of-excellence-at-iitm/152)
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The Centre for Sports Science and Analytics at IIT Madras aims to bring scientific rigor to the field of sports. With an aim to create a backbone for a data driven ecosystem in sports, the centre aims to improve athlete … --- ## [What is the HTIC Centre of Excellence at IITM?](https://community.askiitm.com/t/what-is-the-htic-centre-of-excellence-at-iitm/151)
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IIT Madras’s Healthcare Technology Innovation Centre (HTIC) is a leading med-tech centre with a unique combination of research and development, clinical validation and entrepreneurial incubation. Through three key delive… --- ## [What is the Critical Transitions in Complex Systems Centre of Excellence at IITM?](https://community.askiitm.com/t/what-is-the-critical-transitions-in-complex-systems-centre-of-excellence-at-iitm/150)
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The Critical Transitions in Complex Systems Centre of Excellence at IIT Madras aims to establish a world-class research and analysis facility to study critical transitions and anomalous extremities in complex engineering… --- ## [What is the NDE 5.0 Centre of Excellence at IITM?](https://community.askiitm.com/t/what-is-the-nde-5-0-centre-of-excellence-at-iitm/149)
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The NDE5.0 (Non Destructive Evaluation) Centre for Excellence focuses on the examination of structures and materials using non-invasive methods, much like modern medical tools like x-ray and ultrasound. Industrial assets… --- ## [What is the TLC2 Centre of Excellence at IITM?](https://community.askiitm.com/t/what-is-the-tlc2-centre-of-excellence-at-iitm/148)
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Technologies for Low Carbon and Lean Construction (TLC2) is a Centre of Excellence here at IIT Madras that focuses on reducing the carbon footprint of one of the most carbon intensive industries in the world: the Constru… --- ## [What is the ME2ME CoE at IITM?](https://community.askiitm.com/t/what-is-the-me2me-coe-at-iitm/147)
**Author:** [@admin](https://community.askiitm.com/u/admin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [27 March 2024 08:56 UTC](https://community.askiitm.com/t/what-is-the-me2me-coe-at-iitm/147 "2024-03-27T08:56:57Z")
The ME2ME Centre of Excellence (COE) at the Dept of Ocean Engineering at IIT Madras aims at bridging the gap between controlled lab-scale experiments and actual field work of the maritime industry. Through three broadly … --- ## [Can you tell me about the research that's happening at IIT Madras?](https://community.askiitm.com/t/can-you-tell-me-about-the-research-thats-happening-at-iit-madras/145)
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IIT Madras has been formally recognised as an Institute of Eminence (IoE) under the GoI scheme. This prestigious recognition is a testament to the institute’s commitment to excellence in higher education and research. Wi… --- ## [I've heard that IIT Madras is a centre for EV excellence. Is that true? What does that mean?](https://community.askiitm.com/t/ive-heard-that-iit-madras-is-a-centre-for-ev-excellence-is-that-true-what-does-that-mean/84)
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You’ve heard right. Electric Vehicles (EVs) are all the buzz in India lately, and IITM is at the core of this future-facing technology. If you’re interested in being part of the world’s EV revolution, IITM would be the …