Indian Institute of Technology Madras

The Indian Institute of Technology, IIT Madras, is one among the foremost of institutes of national importance in higher technological education and in basic and applied research. In 1956, the German Government offered technical assistance for establishing an institute of higher education in engineering in India. The first Indo-German agreement in Bonn, West Germany for the establishment of the Indian Institute of Technology at Madras was signed in 1959. The Institute was formally inaugurated in 1959 by Prof. Humayun Kabir, Union Minister for Scientific Research and Cultural Affairs.

Indian Institute of Technology Madras is located 0.6 kilometre away from Sardar Patel Road - Elliot Beach Rd; 0.6 kilometre away from Gandhi Mandapam Road; 0.8 kilometre away from Canal Bank Road; 0.9 kilometre away from Buckingham Canal; 1.3 kilometre away from 1st Avenue; Indian Institute of Technology Madras is geographically located at latitude (13.0012 degrees) 13° 0' 4" North of the Equator and longitude (80.2405 degrees) 80° 14' 25" East of the Prime Meridian on the Map of Chennai.

The locations related to Indian Institute of Technology Madras are represented by the path the bullet takes from the muzzle of the gun to the target and may not be nearest by road. For example, Indian Institute of Technology Madras is located 0.7 kilometre from Central Polytechnic. Indian Institute of Technology Madras is located 0.8 kilometre from Alagappa College of Technology. Indian Institute of Technology Madras is located 0.9 kilometre from Kasturba Nagar Station. Indian Institute of Technology Madras is located 1.1 kilometre from Anna U Cricket Ground. Indian Institute of Technology Madras is located 1.2 kilometre from Indira Nagar Station.

Adyar Bridge 2.5km, Park Sheraton Hotel 3.3km, Taj Hotel 6.4km, The Raintree Hotel 7.6km, Pachiappas College Hostels 7.8km, NSK Students Home 8.1km, Kings Hotel 8.7km, Breeze Hotel 8.7km, are places to stay (hotel, service apartment, inn) located near Indian Institute of Technology Madras.

Spencer Plaza 7.1km, KRM Centre 7.5km, Chintadripet Market 8.6km, Tamilvanan Complex 9.4km, Moore Market 9.8km, Metal Market 10.2km, Rattan Bazaar 10.5km, Medicine Market 10.5km, are places to shop (shopping mall, shop houses) located near Indian Institute of Technology Madras.

Birla Planetarium 1.3km, Music Academy 5.3km, War Memorial 5.3km, Valluvar Kottam 5.9km, Stadium Museum 7.6km, National Art Gallery 8km, Chennai Museum 8.1km, War Memorial 9.5km, are places of interest (attraction) located near Indian Institute of Technology Madras.

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Central Polytechnic 0.7km, Alagappa College of Technology 0.8km, Anna University 1.2km, Bharath Senior Secondary School, adyar 1.7km, Technical Teacher Training Institute 1.9km, Guru Nanak College 2.3km, National Institute of Fashion Technology 2.3km, are places of learning (school, college, university) located near Indian Institute of Technology Madras.

Guindy National Park 1.9km, Panagal Park 4.5km, Congress Grounds 5.2km, Chetpet Lake 8.3km, Nehru Park Running Track 8.5km, Tower Park 9.9km, Otteri Nullah 10.8km, are parks, playgrounds, open fields or commons located near Indian Institute of Technology Madras.