Indian Institute of Technology Madras

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Indian Institute of Technology Institute of National Importance public technical university

Indian Institute of Technology Madras is a premier public technical and research university in India, renowned for its engineering, science, and technology programs and consistently ranked among the country’s top institutions.

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Label	Occurrences
Indian Institute of Technology Madras canonical	56
IIT Madras	20
IIT Madras campus	14
IIT Madras campus, Chennai	2
Senate of IIT Madras	2
IIT Madras Faculty of Engineering	1
IIT Madras, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India	1
Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras)	1
Institute of Eminence (IIT Madras)	1

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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T535838 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Indian Institute of Technology Madras
Context triple: [Chennai, educationalInstitution, Indian Institute of Technology Madras]

A. Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad
The Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad is one of India’s premier business schools, renowned globally for its rigorous management programs and influential alumni.
B. University of Madras
The University of Madras is one of India's oldest and most prestigious public universities, based in Chennai and renowned for its wide range of academic programs and influential alumni.
C. Azim Premji University
Azim Premji University is a Bengaluru-based private university in India focused on education, development, and social sector studies, established as part of Azim Premji’s philanthropic initiatives.
D. South Asian University
South Asian University is an international higher education and research institution in New Delhi established by the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) to foster regional cooperation and academic excellence among South Asian countries.
E. University of Delhi
The University of Delhi is a premier public central university in India, renowned for its academic excellence and wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate programs.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Indian Institute of Technology Madras
Target entity description: Indian Institute of Technology Madras is a premier public technical and research university in India, renowned for its engineering, science, and technology programs and consistently ranked among the country’s top institutions.

A. Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad
The Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad is one of India’s premier business schools, renowned globally for its rigorous management programs and influential alumni.
B. University of Madras
The University of Madras is one of India's oldest and most prestigious public universities, based in Chennai and renowned for its wide range of academic programs and influential alumni.
C. Azim Premji University
Azim Premji University is a Bengaluru-based private university in India focused on education, development, and social sector studies, established as part of Azim Premji’s philanthropic initiatives.
D. South Asian University
South Asian University is an international higher education and research institution in New Delhi established by the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) to foster regional cooperation and academic excellence among South Asian countries.
E. University of Delhi
The University of Delhi is a premier public central university in India, renowned for its academic excellence and wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate programs.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (85)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Indian Institute of Technology ⓘ Institute of National Importance ⓘ public technical university ⓘ
abbreviation	Indian Institute of Technology Madras self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: IIT Madras
academicStaff	over 600 ⓘ
affiliation	Institution of National Importance ⓘ surface form: Institute of National Importance (India) Ministry of Education, Government of India ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	IITM ⓘ
campusArea	about 620 acres ⓘ
campusSetting	urban ⓘ
campusType	residential campus ⓘ
chairperson	Board of Governors of IIT Madras ⓘ
chancellor	President of India ⓘ surface form: President of India (ex officio)
city	Chennai ⓘ
country	India ⓘ
director	V. Kamakoti ⓘ
doctoralStudents	several thousand ⓘ
established	1959 ⓘ
establishedBy	Government of India ⓘ
establishedWithAssistanceFrom	West Germany ⓘ surface form: Government of West Germany
formerName	Guindy campus ⓘ surface form: College of Engineering, Guindy campus of IIT Madras (informal early reference)
governedBy	Institutes of Technology Act, 1961 ⓘ
hasCenter	Centre for Battery Engineering and Electric Vehicles ⓘ Centre for Industrial Consultancy and Sponsored Research ⓘ Centre for Innovation (CFI) ⓘ Centre for NEMS and Nanophotonics ⓘ National Centre for Combustion Research and Development ⓘ Robert Bosch Centre for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence ⓘ
hasCulturalFestival	Saarang ⓘ
hasDepartment	Department of Aerospace Engineering ⓘ Department of Applied Mechanics ⓘ Department of Biotechnology ⓘ Department of Chemical Engineering ⓘ Department of Chemistry ⓘ Department of Civil Engineering ⓘ Department of Computer Science and Engineering ⓘ Department of Electrical Engineering ⓘ Department of Humanities and Social Sciences ⓘ Department of Mathematics ⓘ Department of Mechanical Engineering ⓘ Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering ⓘ Department of Ocean Engineering ⓘ Department of Physics ⓘ
hasFacility	Central Lecture Theatre complex ⓘ Central Library ⓘ Central Workshop ⓘ sports complex ⓘ
hasHostel	multiple boys and girls hostels ⓘ
hasIncubator	IITM Incubation Cell ⓘ Rural Technology and Business Incubator ⓘ
hasOnlineDegreeProgram	B.S. in Data Science and Applications ⓘ
hasResearchPark	IIT Madras Research Park ⓘ
hasSchool	Department of Management Studies ⓘ
hasTechnicalFestival	Shaastra ⓘ
knownFor	engineering education ⓘ interdisciplinary programs ⓘ science and technology research ⓘ
languageOfInstruction	English ⓘ
locatedIn	Adyar ⓘ
locatedNear	Guindy National Park ⓘ
memberOf	Indian Institutes of Technology ⓘ surface form: Indian Institutes of Technology system
mottoInEnglish	Success is born out of action ⓘ
mottoInSanskrit	सिद्धिर्भवति कर्मजा ⓘ
notableAlumniField	academia ⓘ public service ⓘ technology entrepreneurs ⓘ
offersProgram	B.Tech ⓘ Dual Degree (B.Tech + M.Tech) ⓘ M.A. ⓘ M.Sc ⓘ M.Tech ⓘ MBA ⓘ Ph.D. ⓘ
postgraduateStudents	several thousand ⓘ
primaryDisciplineFocus	engineering ⓘ science ⓘ technology ⓘ
rankedAs	one of the top engineering institutes in India ⓘ
rankedFirstIn	NIRF Engineering category (multiple years) ⓘ NIRF Overall category (multiple years) ⓘ
state	Tamil Nadu ⓘ
studentPopulation	over 10,000 ⓘ
type	autonomous public technical university ⓘ
undergraduateStudents	several thousand ⓘ
website	https://www.iitm.ac.in/ ⓘ

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Natarajan Shankar → educatedAt → Indian Institute of Technology Madras ⓘ

Vijay Kumar → educatedAt → Indian Institute of Technology Madras ⓘ

Anant Agarwal → almaMater → Indian Institute of Technology Madras ⓘ

Anant Agarwal → educatedAt → Indian Institute of Technology Madras ⓘ

National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning → coordinatingInstitutions → Indian Institute of Technology Madras ⓘ

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Indian Institute of Technology Madras → abbreviation → Indian Institute of Technology Madras self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: IIT Madras

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Subra Suresh → educatedAt → Indian Institute of Technology Madras ⓘ

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Department of Ocean Engineering → partOf → Indian Institute of Technology Madras ⓘ

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