MI Lab

Name

MI Lab

Legal name

Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering

Website

https://mme.iitm.ac.in

Company type

Private

Founded year

1959

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Higher Education and Academic Research in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering

NAICS

Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) (541715), Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services (5416)

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731), Services-Testing Laboratories (8734)

akta.pro primary industry

Engineering & Technology Institutes (Comprehensive) (EDAHAEAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Additive Manufacturing Research & Innovation Labs (IMAAAJAA)

Keywords

• Metallurgical engineering education
• Materials science research
• Academic degree programs
• Materials characterization services
• Industry consultancy services

Headquarters

HQ city

Chennai

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Operations

Revenue model

1. Government Funding: As part of IIT Madras, a premier Indian Institute of Technology, the department receives funding from the Ministry of Education, government research grants, and institutional support for teaching and research operations.
2. Industry Consultancy Services: Faculty members offer consultancy services to industries within India and abroad, including institutional consultancy, retainer consultancy, and research-based industrial projects.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

MI Lab delivers academic and research services in metallurgical and materials engineering through five degree programs: a 4-year B.Tech., 2-year M.Tech. (general and Semiconductor Materials Technology specialization), an M.S. by Research, and a 5-year Ph.D. (with joint doctoral/supervision options abroad). The lab also provides industry consultancy and joint research through its faculty and well-equipped processing, characterization, and testing facilities, serving prospective students, industry partners, and government sponsors.

Product overview

The Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering at IIT Madras offers a comprehensive academic portfolio consisting of undergraduate and postgraduate degree programs. The core offerings include a B.Tech. program in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering (4-year), two M.Tech. tracks - a general program and a specialized Semiconductor Materials Technology program (2-year each), an M.S. by Research program (research-heavy, non-time-bound), and Ph.D. programs with joint supervision options internationally. These programs collectively cover areas from traditional metallurgy to advanced materials science and engineering.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• B.Tech. in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering A four-year undergraduate engineering degree program designed to achieve a balance between depth of knowledge through specialization and breadth through exploration, for students entering via JEE Mains and JEE Advanced at IIT Madras.
• M.Tech. in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering A two-year (four-semester) postgraduate program designed to provide specialized knowledge and equip students to meet the demands of industry and academia, with admissions through GATE.
• M.Tech. in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering with Specialization in Semiconductor Materials Technology A two-year (four-semester) specialized M.Tech. program focusing on semiconductor materials technology, with admissions through GATE.
• M.S. (Master of Science by Research) A research-heavy program with a thesis, funded for up to three years and with average graduation time of around two and half years; features General Test Committee (GTC) reviews and a thesis, for students with M.E./M.Tech. background.
• Ph.D. in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering A five-year research program offering creative, disciplinary and inter-disciplinary research under advisor guidance, comprising 36 credits (18 core + 18 elective) plus a mandatory research methodology course; includes Joint Doctoral and Joint Supervision Programmes with overseas universities.
• Industry Consultancy Services Consultancy services provided by faculty members to industries within India and abroad, including institutional consultancy, retainer consultancy, and research-based industrial projects, supported by an Industry Advisory Board consisting of industry executives and academics.

Quantifiable outcome

• 167 Ph.D. research scholars and 27 M.S. research scholars conducting active research
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

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Feature6 records

Partnerships

34 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, GermanycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational academic collaboration in metallurgical and materials engineering research
• RWTH Aachen University, GermanycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational academic collaboration in materials science and engineering
• TU Bergakademie Freiberg, GermanycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational academic collaboration
• TU Darmstadt, GermanycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational academic collaboration
• University of Münster, GermanycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational academic collaboration
• University of Montpellier, FrancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational academic collaboration
• Delft University of Technology, NetherlandscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing collaboration in welding and materials joining research
• Eotvos Lorand University, HungaryminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational academic collaboration
• Moscow State Institute of Electronics and Mathematics, RussiaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational academic collaboration
• Ryerson University, CanadacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational academic collaboration in materials engineering
• University of British Columbia, CanadacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAdjunct professorship arrangement with Prof. B.S. Murty
• Florida International University, USAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational academic collaboration
• Missouri University of Science & Technology, USAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational academic collaboration
• Ohio University, USAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational academic collaboration
• Rice University, USAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational academic collaboration
• University of Central Florida, USAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational academic collaboration
• University of Cincinnati, USAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational academic collaboration
• National University of SingaporecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational academic collaboration in materials science
• National Tsing Hua University, TaiwancoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational academic collaboration
• Seoul National University, South KoreacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational academic collaboration
• Nagaoka University of Technology, JapancoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational academic collaboration with historical ties
• Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, ChinacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational academic collaboration
• Deakin University, AustraliacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational academic collaboration including honorary doctorate for Prof. B.S. Murty
• Swinburne University of Technology, AustraliacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational academic collaboration with Prof. Christopher Berndt as Distinguished Professor
• International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy and New Materials (ARCI), HyderabadcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational research collaboration in powder metallurgy and advanced materials
• Defence Metallurgical Research Laboratory (DMRL), HyderabadcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational defense research collaboration in metallurgy
• General Electric Global Research, BangalorecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndustry collaboration in advanced manufacturing and materials research
• Gas Turbine Research Establishment (GTRE), BangalorecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational research collaboration for gas turbine materials
• Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR), KalpakkamcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational atomic research collaboration in materials
• Tata Steel, JamshedpurcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndustry collaboration in metallurgy and steel research
• JSW Steel Ltd., BellarycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndustry collaboration in steel research and development
• Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC), TrivandrumcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSpace research collaboration in materials for aerospace applications
• CSIR-National Metallurgical Laboratory, JamshedpurcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational research collaboration in metallurgy
• Indian Institute of Science (IISc), BangalorecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPremier research institution collaboration in materials science

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Department of Materials Science and Engineering, IIT Kanpur: A leading IIT department with overlapping research in materials science, ceramic processing, and structural materials. Comparable in research output, faculty size, and industry engagement model.
• Department of Materials Science and Engineering, IIT Delhi: A peer IIT department with comparable programs in materials science and engineering, including active research in ceramics, metals, and composites, with similar industry and government funding profile.
• Department of Metallurgical Engineering & Materials Science, IIT Bombay: The most directly comparable peer — another IIT metallurgical/materials engineering department of similar vintage and research breadth, also offering B.Tech, M.Tech, and PhD programs. Competes for the same national JEE/GATE talent pool and industry consultancy engagements.
• Department of Metallurgical & Materials Engineering, IIT Kharagpur: One of the oldest metallurgical engineering departments in India (founded 1953), comparable in vintage and scope. Competes for the same JEE/GATE admissions and government funding pools.
• Department of Materials Engineering, IISc Bangalore: India's premier postgraduate research institution's materials engineering department, with a strong focus on advanced materials and characterisation. Often viewed as the most research-intensive peer within India.

Broad incumbents

• Department of Materials Science and Engineering, MIT: Global benchmark for academic materials science and engineering research. Comparable in research scope (metals, ceramics, semiconductors, additive manufacturing) and represents the international academic standard the department benchmarks against.
• Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford University: A globally leading materials engineering department with strong industry engagement and technology transfer pathways. Represents the 'gold standard' of how academic materials research can be commercialised at scale.

Emerging players

• Department of Materials Science and Metallurgical Engineering, IIT Hyderabad: A newer IIT department that has rapidly built strength in semiconductor materials and additive manufacturing — areas of strategic overlap with IIT Madras. Increasingly a competitor for talent and industry grants in the semiconductor materials niche.

Regional players

• School of Materials Science and Engineering, NIT Trichy: A strong regional public engineering institution's materials department, comparable in teaching scope and research breadth at a slightly lower tier than the IITs. Represents the next-tier competitive set for postgraduate applicants.

Others

• International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy and New Materials (ARCI): A national R&D centre under DST with deep collaboration ties to the department. While not an academic department, ARCI is a research partner and parallel institution where faculty collaborate and students do research — a functional peer in advanced materials research.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

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