The Centre for Outreach and Digital Education (CODE) was established in 2022 to integrate and coordinate the various outreach and digital education initiatives of IIT Madras. Since its inception, CODE has taken over the various activities that were coordinated by the Centre for Continuing Education, which was established in 1986. In addition, CODE also coordinates all non-campus BS and web-enabled MTech programmes offered by IIT Madras.
CODE also works closely with schools across the country through the IITM School Connect programme. In addition, CODE also offers executive education and certification programmes, such as NPTEL, GIAN, and NPTEL+, to provide life-long learning opportunities. This centre also provides the necessary support to faculty for creating online courses and organizing conferences.