Archive · 9 Aug 2026
Six IIT Madras Professors Granted ANRF JC Bose Research Award
Six smart scientists who teach at a famous engineering school in India called IIT Madras got a big honor.
The honor is called the JC Bose Grant, named after a great Indian scientist.
It is given to experienced scientists who have done amazing research for a long time.
The grant gives them 25 lakh rupees every year for five years.
That money helps them buy lab equipment, pay for helpers, and travel for their research.
The six scientists work in different subjects such as chemistry, mechanical engineering, and electrical engineering.
The head of the school, V Kamakoti, said he is very proud of them.
He said it shows the school does very high-quality science.
To receive this honor, scientists must have published papers and created useful inventions.
It is a special prize that helps them keep discovering new things.
Six faculty members of IIT Madras have been offered the ANRF JC Bose Grant, a prestigious Indian research recognition for senior scientists and engineers.
The grant provides Rs 25 lakh annually for five years to support frontier research, including human resources, consumables, travel, equipment and institutional overhead.
Recipients span the departments of Mechanical Engineering, Chemistry, Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, and Applied Mechanics and Biomedical Engineering.
IIT Madras Director V Kamakoti congratulated the recipients, saying it demonstrates the high quality of research and development in critical and emerging technologies at the institute.
Awardees are selected based on outstanding research achievements including publications, patents, technology transfer, research outcomes and grants.
- Who
- Six IIT Madras faculty members, congratulated by IIT Madras Director V Kamakoti
- What
- Offered the Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF) JC Bose Grant, providing Rs 25 lakh annually for five years
- When
- Not specified in the article
- Where
- Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras, India
- Why
- To recognize outstanding research performance and enable senior scientists and engineers to pursue cutting-edge, high-impact research
- Grant
- ANRF JC Bose Grant
- Awarding body
- Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF)
- Recipients
- Six IIT Madras faculty members
- Funding
- Rs 25 lakh annually for five years
- Institution
- Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras
- IIT Madras Director
- V Kamakoti
- Selection criteria
- Publications, patents, technology transfer, research outcomes, grants