The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras to launch a master’s course on electric vehicles. It will be an interdisciplinary dual degree (IDDD) which will boost the engagement of students with eMobility. The course will be offered to dual degree and BTech students only.
The programme will enhance the exiting research into exciting field. Students can start enrolling from January 2022 while they are in their third year of BTech. Initially, only 25 students will be considered.
After graduating from EV programme, students will be job ready and will get opportunities in communication and calibration, vehicle aggregate engineering, EV product development with EV integration, product and portfolio planning, and verification and validation.
T Asokan, Head, department of engineering design, IIT Madras, said, “The content offered is carefully curated to build sufficient depth in each domain, starting from vehicle basics and going to very specific EV aggregates including batteries and motors.” While the department of engineering design will anchor the programme, it will be delivered as a joint effort from various departments
Karthick Athmanathan, Professor of Practice, IIT Madras, said, “These are exciting times for the eMobility sector. We are clearly at the tipping point. It is important to have more resources skilled in various aspects of EV engineering and eMobility. We are now starting this phase where formal Programs for EVs and eMobility are being offered with very close engagement with Industry.”
CS Ram, Department of Engineering Design, IIT Madras, added, “The students will be undergoing core courses that will build the foundation for EV Engineering. They will, then, pursue electives in the specific area of specialization of their choice. They would also do a Master’s project in this domain as part of their degree requirement.”
