The tough entrance exam and cut-throat competition ensure that the students here possess good intellectual caliber, scientific ability and a strong perseverance to compete. The desire to face competition and succeed translates into other fields too as the students participate eagerly in other activities such as designer's clubs etc. The campus is a mix of students with extremely diverse socio-cultural backgrounds which train them for a global career in places that have similarly challenging environments and experiential learning methods.
| Program | Admission Criteria |
| B.Tech & Dual Degree | All India Rank based on JEE (Main) and +2 Score for Indian nationals and SAT Score for Non Resident Indians |
| M.Des | GATE |
| PhD | Institute Entrance Exam and Interview |
The Institute adopts continuous evaluation methodology in all courses with the adoption of "interactive learning approach". In addition to regular paper exam, projects and discussions also form a part of continuous evaluation.
IIITDM Kancheepuram's B. Tech Computer Engineering curriculum is modeled on the ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)
recommendations and is the first of its kind engineering program offered in India. This program is aimed at producing
engineers equipped with skills required for efficient hardware-software interaction. In addition to courses offered by
the conventional Computer Science curriculum, this novel program offers core courses such as Embedded Systems,
Human-Computer Interaction, Simulation and Modeling, Signals and Systems, Product Design etc., that equip the students
with both computing and electronics engineering skills that are very much required for the successful creation of products
requiring hardware - software interactions. Our graduates would find wide scope in VLSI, Embedded Systems and
Electronics Product Manufacturing related industries in addition to application development avenues and higher studies
that are open to conventional Computer Science engineers.
The laboratories are equipped with powerful HP Workstations, FUJITSU Windows Server, IBM Debian Linux server and
network infrastructure such as the ISDN equipment, network distribution switches, fire- wall and redundant wireless
access controller to cater to the computing needs of the institute practice courses. The Institute is also equipped
with a personal Super Computer employing 4 Tesla cards giving a peak performance of 4.12 Tflops to assist in the
advanced courses on Computer Architecture, Advanced Structure/Algorithms, Database Data Management/Knowledge
Engineering and Image Processing. The HCI laboratory houses a powerful image processing workstation with intel x5690 6
core processor with dual monitor support.
Today's electronic product design and development requires the skilful blend of expert hardware and software engineering
together with a spirit of creativity and innovation that is also tempered by the practical concerns of manufacturability,
cost consciousness and reliability. The Electronics Engineering (Design and Manufacturing) curriculum is designed to
provide advanced theoretical and practical training of all aspects relevant to the design, development and production
of modern electronic systems and subsystems.
The B.Tech Electronic Engineering (Design and Manufacturing) supplements the existing ECE curricula with design aspects
from Electrical, Electronics, Control and Instrumentation Engineering. Courses such as Electronic Manufacturing and Packaging,
PCB Design and Prototyping are unique to the D&M Curricula. State of the art laboratories train students both in software
and hardware in the areas of Analog and Digital Circuits, Control Systems, Instrumentation Systems, Industrial Drives, VLSI,
Embedded Systems, Digital Signal Processing Systems and Multilayer PCB Design.
Mechanical Engineering, Design and Manufacturing(MDM) offered by IIITDM Kancheepuram augments the existing Mechanical
Engineering curricula offered by IlTs by offering design courses on conceptualization, visualisation and engineering simulations.
Equipped with well - structured instruction and learning resources and research facilities, the institute aims to disseminate
education in the inter-disciplinary areas of design and manufacturing engineering.
Design visualisation imparted through graphic art practice and product design practice enables students to conceptualize,
design, simulate and develop tangible products. Students undergo interdisciplinary courses such as embedded systems,
instrumentation, controls, automation and advanced manufacturing technology that will help them to design and develop
innovative engineering products. Students can choose courses among electives and pursue their interests.
The program offers a blend of courses that impart knowledge on design thinking and interdisciplinary engineering in
addition to basic sciences.
Students are proficient in programming in C/C++ and MATLAB. The students have hands on experience during practice
sessions with cutting-edge equipment like 3D printer, Instron testing machine, Future hardness testers, Carl Zeiss
CMM/optical microscope, Robix Robot systems, MAKIT kinematic tool, Mitutoyo roughness tester, Arcs video microscope,
CNC machines etc. Students interact with industries through internships, projects, industrial visits and hence are
in touch with latest industry trends.
The development of RF/microwave and wireless communication has been an important milestone enroute to the tremendous
progress in global telecommunication. To meet the demand for more transmission band with and other technological changes,
the full-time two year Master of Design in Communication Systems is structured to achieve the following objectives: To build quality manpower with the knowledge of communication system aspects and hardware design aspects and to expose students to communication systems engineering and provide in-depth knowledge of embedded system design issues.
In addition to the basic design course, courses on Principles of communication, wireless communications, communication networks,
EMIC and RF circuits, and LAB courses on PCB, embedded system, RF circuit design with sufficient coverage of VLSI/FPGA
are included.
The two-year full time Master of Design in Electronic Systems program provides theoretical and practical investigation
of the design and development of modern electronic systems. The program is designed to build design skills that are required
for today's electronic design and manufacturing industry.
The theory and practice courses on design concepts equip the students to use their creativity to design products, visualize design
solutions, tackle social issues and to work individually and in teams to share expertise and knowledge. In addition to the basic
design courses, electronics engineering design courses suitable to meet the demands of current and future Indian industries are
also introduced. This gives students state of the art methodological, technical and scientific knowledge in the design of
embedded systems and real time processing systems compatible with EMC regulations. Students are trained in industrial design
softwares and engineering softwares such as Multisim, PSpice, Matlab, CC Studio, IAR Embedded Workbench, Design Spark,
Autodesk Sketchbook Pro.
The Master of Design in Mechanical Systems programme is a two-year full-time Master's course for young graduates
and professionals interested in becoming experts in Engineering Product Design. The main objective of this master's
course is to enable the student to achieve and develop full potential and creativity in core engineering design and
design thinking. The curriculum is designed to train the graduates in simulating design problems commonly faced in
modern engineering industry by combining creative and technical skills. Students are given the opportunity to examine
the fundamentals of design subjects together with more advanced topics such as conceptual methods in engineering
design, engineering simulation, creative design and design for quality and reliability.
The course is designed to improve the skills and knowledge of students who want to achieve a high level of professionalism
in product design and development. This course also aims to train students to take up entrepreneurial initiatives. Students are
trained in industrial design and engineering softwares such as, Autodesk Sketchbook Pro, Inventor Professional Suite, Autodesk Simulation,
ANSYS, ADAMS, Multiphysics, DFM, DFA and MATLAB.
In addition to B. Tech and M.Des courses, IIITDM Kancheepuram also offers PhD programmes to pioneer the evolution
of novel design and solutions for social causes. The PhD programs impart knowledge and skills towards performing high
quality research in the domain of Design and Manufacturing Engineering. The present students are carrying out research
in key areas such as :