IIT Madras to showcase Research Scholars Profiles online

NEW DELHI, APRIL 19: The Indian Institute of Technology Madras has launched an exclusive website to showcase the profile of its’ Research Scholars and their cutting-edge research underway in the campus. The objective is to further national and international Research Collaboration and help recruiters tap the right candidates for top-level R&D positions and internships.

The research portal (https://scholars.iitm.ac.in/) is in public domain and is open for access to everyone. It allows general viewers to view only the basic information of the scholars without any registration.

Speaking about the Research Scholars Day celebrations, Prof Bhaskar Ramamurthi, Director, IIT Madras, said, “The Research Scholar Portal is a window for the outside world that provides a glimpse of the rich and diverse skill set and knowledge of our scholars who are about to complete their theses.”

Congratulating the scholars for launching the portal during Research Scholars Day 2018, Prof Bhaskar Ramamurthi added, “Research is a core activity of IIT Madras, and our research scholars are its backbone. Their numbers have grown dramatically in recent years. After completing their doctoral studies, they go on to take up key positions in academia, industry and our national laboratories.”

The Portal is aimed at providing information about Research Scholars from all departments of IIT Madras who are likely to graduate next year. It is divided into categories such as biography, Research Information, Publications, Teaching Assistant and, extracurricular activity. It has a search tab on the home page where one can search through fields such as name, roll, keywords, department and area of research.

The portal currently has information on 130 students who are likely to graduate this year. Soon, the portal is likely to extend to all the scholars who have crossed Second Year in M.S. and Fourth Year in Ph.D.

It allows general viewers to view only the basic information of the scholars without any registration.  For further information, one has to register themselves in the portal and get it approved by the institute administrators. There after the portal allow you to access more information about the scholars