IIT Madras: set up with West German assistance
Background
The Indian Institute of Technology Madras traces its origin to German assistance offered to Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru during a visit to West Germany. The first Indo-German Agreement for establishing an Indian Institute of Technology at Madras was signed in Bonn in 1959. The institute was inaugurated in 1959. In 1961 Parliament declared it an Institute of National Importance. It is located in South Chennai on a campus spanning 630 acres.
Agreement signed at:
Bonn
Campus:
630 acres
Foreign partner:
West Germany
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