MS in Entrepreneurship

About the Program

IIT Madras is widely admired as the leading Institute in India promoting Start-ups, incubation, and entrepreneurship promotion and support systems, more particularly entrepreneurial ventures of the deep technology variety, with an enviable start-up ecosystem.  Offered since 1982-83, the MS (Entrepreneurship) by Research programme is India's torchbearer among all Institutions of higher learning that have aimed to promote entrepreneurship via their programmes.  Over the last four decades, it has matured steadily and strongly to emerge as a benchmark among all entrepreneurship-focused Institutional programmes, as can be evidenced by the prestigious international and national awards and honours conferred on the scholars and their start-ups.

Selected scholars will be guided to systematically and diligently discover entrepreneurial opportunities and formally establish their start-ups via an effective combination of taught courses, intense research supported by astute supervision, and mentorship by highly accomplished entrepreneurs and others of the start-up ecosystem.

Earlier scholars of the programme have been granted valuable technology patents, which have been commercialized through formal technology transfers to leading organizations in specific economic sectors.  Now, this full-time programme invites applications from among eligible persons, who would be inspired by its remarkable history and wish to contribute significantly to its future history. 

The last (2022) cohort of students are well on their way to discover exciting opportuities in the project they applied for.   Out of the 15 teams, 4 are already incorporating their start-up and a few more are in the discovery stage. 

How do I apply

Below you will find a list of topics/projects for which we are seeking applicants. Select one or more topics (up to a max of 3) that is of interest to you and which fits your background. Apply to the MS in Entrepreneurship program on the IIT Madras Research Admissions Portal, indicating your selection(s). After this, please fill in the application for this program using the 'Apply Now' button at the top of this page. Applicants meeting the shortlisted criteria will be called for an interview.

List of Projects Available for 2024 July Admissions

S.No.: Topic of the Proposed Project

P1: Techno-economic analysis of green hydrogen production & storage

P2: Vibration reduction of automobile systems using crankshaft modifications.

P3: Commercialization of Sustainable Polymers and Copolymers

P4: Techno-economic analysis of wave energy system for Indian coasts

P5: Reformulated drugs with lower dose requirements and rapid onset of action

P6: Advancements in Additive Manufacturing: Tailoring Properties and Processability of Silicone Rubber via 3D Printing

P7: Testing and validation of Compound Offset Epicyclic Drive

P8: Drug encapsulation via centrifugal atomization

P9: Large Scale CO2 Capture and Sequestration for Green Environment

P10: Measurement of Interfacial Adhesion

P11: Arantree - Energy Transition, Decarbonisation and Sustainability Consulting

P12: Wattaguage - Energy management platform - An AI-enabled energy and sustainability audit platform to enable industries to map and chart their decarbonisation and sustainable transition journey

P13: Develop a Financial Planning AI tool

P14: Medical devices for Neurorehabilitation

P15: NDTGenie: A universal online portal for global NDT professionals

P16: Data Visualization platform for Explainable AI

P17: Laser Micro structuring for High-value materials and Devices

P18: AI-driven engineering design

P19: Development of flexible transparent printed circuit boards

P20: Electrochemical technology for the removal of micropollutants in water

P21: Water Savings & Resource Recovery from Sanitation

P22: Tribology of Electric Vehicle Bearings

P23: Autonomous Rail Inspection Robot

P24: Evidence-based rendering of graphs, lines and scientific diagrams in a duly amplified manner for BVI accessibility

P25: Techno-commercial aspects for fibre optic Lead ion sensor