Infrastructure at IIT Madras 2026

The IIT Madras campus extends across 617 acres in Adyar, Chennai — one of India's largest and most ecologically rich academic campuses, with substantial deer, blackbuck and bird populations alongside the academic blocks. Branch-specific labs cover Electrical Engineering, Mechanical, Aerospace, Civil, Chemical, Computer Science, Metallurgical, Naval Architecture, Engineering Design, Biotech, Ocean Engineering, Centre for Battery Engineering, Centre for Innovation, IIT Madras Research Park (the largest university-based research park in India) and the IIT Madras Pravartak Foundation for cyber-physical systems. The IIT Madras Library is one of India's premier engineering libraries with 5,00,000+ volumes and comprehensive IEEE, Springer, Elsevier, ASCE, ASME, ACS, Nature and Science subscriptions. Sports facilities include cricket and football grounds, basketball, volleyball and tennis courts, athletics track, swimming pool, indoor sports complex, gymnasium, multiple shooting and archery ranges, and Saarang/Shaastra cultural-and-tech-fest grounds. Transport: dedicated buses connect campus gates to Adyar, T. Nagar and Velachery; the Adyar Signal MTC bus stop and the upcoming metro extension serve campus.

Campus Infrastructure & Facilities — IIT Madras