Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) will host a Technology Summit in Delhi on 5th May 2026 bringing together leaders from industry, government and academia to co-create technology-led pathways for India’s development journey.

With the theme “From IITM. For Bharat. Building Together.”, the summit is envisioned as a high-impact platform to strengthen industry-academia-government collaboration and accelerate India’s progress towards the national vision of Viksit Bharat 2047. As the nation advances towards 100 years of independence, Viksit Bharat vision calls for coordinated action across sectors to drive sustainable, inclusive and innovation-led growth.

IIT Madras has been actively contributing to this national agenda through frontier research, deep-tech incubation, entrepreneurship and translational partnerships across critical sectors such as agriculture, healthcare, sustainability, environment, skilling and education.

Corporates & industry leaders, interested in participating in the Summit, can register at: https://sociity.in/iitm-tech-summit2026/. Last date for registration is 04th May 2026.

IIT Madras has emerged as a leading example of how academic excellence can be translated into real-world impact through sustained collaboration with industry. Over the past decade, the Institute has witnessed strong growth in industry-funded research projects, rising from 501 projects in 2015-16 to 982 projects in the current financial year. Industry funding has also grown significantly, reaching ₹966 crore in 2025-26.

Further strengthening its value proposition for partners, IIT Madras files more than 400 patents annually, produces 2,586+ international journal publications, hosts multiple Centres of Excellence, and has enabled the creation of 400+ startups, creating a robust pipeline from laboratory research to commercial deployment.

Multiple corporates have helped fund research and cutting-edge technology development at IIT Madras through their R&D and CSR collaborations. The Institute’s partnerships with leading global and Indian corporations, including Walmart, FedEx, Hyundai and multiple PSUs, among many others, reflect strong industry confidence in IIT Madras’ research, innovation and technology development capabilities.

Inviting industries all over India to participate in this Summit, Prof. Ashwin Mahalingam, Dean (Alumni and Corporate Relations), IIT Madras, said, “The summit will showcase how cutting-edge research, supported by Industry, can be transformed into scalable solutions with national relevance and global impact. Focus areas will include deep tech, AI, semiconductors, sustainability, healthcare tech, innovation & entrepreneurship and skilling & development. It will also feature several of IIT Madras’ Centres of Excellence, highlighting the Institute’s research depth, innovation capabilities and readiness to work with partners on solving large-scale societal and industrial challenges.”

The summit is expected to host a distinguished audience comprising:

O CEOs and senior leaders from corporates and public sector undertakings

O Policymakers and senior bureaucrats

O CSR heads from leading organisations

O Eminent academicians and researchers from IIT Madras

Commenting on the role of a summit such as this plays in bringing together diverse leaders on a collaborative platform for nation building, Mr Kaviraj Nair, CEO – Office of Institutional Advancement, IIT Madras said “India’s progress towards Viksit Bharat will increasingly depend on strong collaboration between academia, industry and government. Through the IIT Madras Technology Summit, we aim to bring together leaders across these ecosystems to build meaningful partnerships that translate research into real-world impact. Our goal is to create platforms where cutting-edge technologies—from AI and semiconductors to sustainability and healthcare—can move rapidly from laboratories to large-scale national deployment.”

The summit will also underline the critical role of Corporate India in sustaining momentum in research, innovation and entrepreneurship during Amrit Kaal. Industry can partner with IIT Madras through multiple routes, including sponsored R&D, joint technology development, innovation programmes and CSR-led initiatives that create measurable social impact.

As part of the Technology Summit 2026, IIT Madras also aims to celebrate organizations that transform technology into measurable and meaningful social impact, through ‘IITM Social Impact Awards 2026’. These Awards honour organizations that transform innovation into measurable real-world impact, leverage CSR initiatives to strengthen last-mile access, and advance inclusive, scalable growth through technology.

Through the IIT Madras Technology Summit 2026, the Institute aims to deepen strategic partnerships and build solutions that contribute directly to a stronger, more self-reliant and globally competitive Bharat.