DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY
INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS

DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY
INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS

   Welcome to Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Madras.   Selection list for Summer Fellowship Program 2024   Selected candidates for PhD admissions-July 2024

About the Department

The Department of Chemistry is one of the first Departments to function after the Indian Institute of Technology Madras was founded in 1959. 

The Department began with one Professor and one lecturer as faculty members, to conduct classes for the undergraduate engineering programme of the Institute.

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News

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Prof. Md. Mahiuddin Baidya has been awarded Teaching Excellence Award for the year 2024

DR. MAHIUDDIN BAIDYA, MD.
Professor
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Dr. Yamijala S R K Chaitanya Sharma has been awarded Young Faculty Recognition Award 2024 at IIT Madras

DR. CHAITANYA SHARMA YAMIJALA
Assistant Professor
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Prof. Md Mahiuddin Baidya has been awarded the prestigious CRSI Bronze Medal for 2025.

DR. MAHIUDDIN BAIDYA, MD.
Professor
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Prof. Ramesh Gardas has been awarded the Excellence in Review Award from the Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research (IECR) journal.

DR. RAMESH LAXMINARAYAN GARDAS
Professor

Apply for Ph. D Admission

Admissions are open throughout the year

Applications are invited throughout the year from highly motivated, talented students who have completed M. Sc in Chemistry with a valid GATE score or a valid fellowship from CSIR(JRF), UGC(JRF) or DST(INSPIRE).

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Departmental Events

CiHS

MedChem

Resonance

JNOST

Guest Lecture

Dr. Gemma Scotney, Director of Chemical Research and Development, PSSM Pfizer USA and Chennai,  will deliver a guest lecture on “Chemical Research and Development at Pfizer – Case Studies and Career” in CB-310 at 3 PM on 18th September, 2024