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IIT MADRAS
YOUNG RESEARCH FELLOW PROGRAM

FOR HIGHLY MOTIVATED UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS TO EMBRACE THE ONGOING SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH ACTIVITY AT IIT MADRAS.
YRF 2025 application opens from 5th April, 2025

Essence of सिद्धिर्भवति कर्मजा

    Depths of a topic can't be unveiled until you dive deep into it with research.

By the Alumni Class of 1979

    IITM YRF Program by 79ers, empowers the IITM with a Research bastion. Thus, creating a culture of research and deep learning at IITM.

Career and Life Skills Coaching

    When you are a teenager in IIT, career options confuse you. Get answers from your CLIC Coach - who has gone through the same questions before you and discovered the answers through life experiences.

The Program

IITM Young Research Fellow Program to indulge in Research

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Services

CLIC Coaching

Career and Life coaching initiative is sponsored by Alunmi class of 79ers for YRF students. CLIC Coaching aims to create a positive impact in the lives of students under the guidance of Mentor coach.

Weekly Session

YRF Mentors conduct research readiness sessions to enhance students research skills and encourage high-end publication and International conference presentation.

Continuous Guidance

YRF Mentors provides a continuous guidance for the YRF Students and ideas for developing their research skills and projects in the period of fellowship.

137

Total Projects

89

Guides

17

Fellows Current Year

3

Industries

Committee Members
YRF Chief Mentors

Prof. Aniruddhan Sankaran

Dept. of Electrical Engineering


Prof. Preeti Aghalayam

Dept. of Chemical Engineering

Prof. Sachin S Gunthe

Dept. of Civil Engineering

Prof. Anand K. Kanjarla

Dept. of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering

Prof. M Hamsa Priya

Dept. of Biotechnology

Ms. Sumani

YRF Admin

Research Scholars
IITM YRF Awardees 2023 - 24

Roll No: ME22B088
Project: Cooperative control of multi-robot teams for object transport tasks.
 Guide: Prof. ANUJ KUMAR TIWARI

AADITYANSHU ABHINAV

Roll No: BE22B007
Project: Exploring Protein Conformations through Machine Learning Accelerated Molecular Simulations
Guide: Prof. Hamsa Priya Mohana Sundaram

ADITYA SUHAS TAMRAS

Roll No: BS22B001
Project: Fabrication of microelectrode array chip for Neuroimmunomodulation
Guide: Prof. Greeshma Thrivikraman

ALAN ROYCE GABRIEL S

Roll No: ME22B070
Project: Industry Project
Guide: Prof. Gandham Phanikumar Co-Guide: Prof. Shamit Bakshi

ALDIS DANIEL G

Roll No: CH22B012
Project: Industry Project
Guide: Prof. Niket Kaisare

BHARATH SAJEEV

Roll No: ED22B009
Project: Foldable structures through origami engineering
Guide: Prof. Phanisri Pradeep Pratapa

ISHAAN SALIL JOSHI

Roll No: BS22B041
Project: Development of an effective neuropeptide therapeutic for the treatment of anxiety and depression
Guide: Prof. Nitish R Mahapatra

VASUDHA KANNAN

Roll No: CH22B026
Project: Deep learning based point cloud processing
Guide: Prof. Ramanathan M

KEERTHIHARAN A

Roll No: CH22B077
Project: Industry Project
Guide: Prof. Basavaraja Madivala Gurappa

LAKSHITA SHARMA

Roll No: ME22B224
Project: Flare Removal from Low-Light Videos
Guide: Prof. Kaushik Mitra

MAYANK CHANDAK

Roll No: EP22B045
Project: Novel Uses of Machine Learning for Differential Jet Quenching and Heavy Flavour Measurements in the CMS experiment at the LHC
Guide: Prof. Prabhat Pujahari

PRINCE KUMAR

Roll No: CH22B094
Project: Industry Project
Guide: Prof. Ethayaraja Mani

S SRIRAM PRASHANTH

Roll No: CH22B095
Project: Industry Project
Guide: Prof. Basavaraja Madivala Gurappa

SACHIN YADAV

Roll No: CH22B098
Project: Sensory Landscape of Soft material & microstructures
Guide: Prof. Abhijit Deshpande P

SAMRIDHI SRIVASTAVA

Roll No: PH22B003
Project: 3D quantum imaging with single photons
Guide: Prof. Sivarama Krishnan

TANISHA RAY

Roll No: AE22B008
Project: Navigation, Motion Planning, Guidance And Control of Autonomous Vehicles
Guide: Prof. Satadal Ghosh

U SHRIRAM

Roll No: AE22B012
Project: Study of hybrid propellent with N2O as oxidizer
Guide: Prof. Ramakrishna P A

YADAV SIDDHESH DILEEP