Dear Visitor,

The Building Technology, Construction Materials and Management (BTCM) Group at
the Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, consists of
14 faculty members and provides academic leadership in the areas of Building
Sciences, Construction Materials and Construction Management. At present, there are
30+ Doctoral research scholars and 80+ Master's students in the group.
The research at the BTCM group broadly covers the following areas:
Building Sciences, Construction Materials and Construction Management.
We offer M.Tech. (BTCM),  M.Tech . in Construction Technology and Management
(CTAM), M.S. by research and Ph.D. research programs, and online certification
programs in these areas. The M.Tech. program (CTAM) through Build India Scholarship
(BIS) is a testimony to the 25+ years of partnership between IIT Madras and L&T
Construction.
Our laboratory facilities are arguably among the best academic setups worldwide in our
areas of research. We have active collaboration with various public/government and
private organizations. Our graduates are well-placed in academia and industry, and play
leadership roles at the national and international level. Please go through our website
and feel free to communicate to us for pursuing higher studies and/or research
collaboration.

Dr. Sivakumar Palaniappan
Head of the Laboratory
Building Technology, Construction Materials and Management (BTCM)
Room No. BSB 215A
Building Science Block (BSB)
Indian Institute of Technology Madras
Chennai,Tamil Nadu-600036.
India.