Student Organisations
- Computer Society of MIT - The Computer Society of Madras Institute of Technology was started in 1983 with a motive to develop computer knowledge of the students from different domains. During its initial years, the society mainly concentrated in getting expertised with the basics of computers and programming languages such as C. Later it included the tools required by various streams like hardware designing and modeling software for the students of mechanical streams, circuit designing and simulation software for the students of electronic stream, etc. Over the years, the society has evolved, from being just an organization for imparting knowledge, to an active participant in the evolution and promotion of Free & Open Source Software (FOSS). It is supported by Catherine Bina, Head of Computer center of MIT and the current staff-incharge is Thamarai Selvam. It conducts weekly sessions for the students of different departments with their respective needs. The major event associated with this area is the conduction of the inter-college free software festival 'Carte Blanche', every year which is an intra-college festival and 'Enigma' for the MITians.
- Personality Development Association - Personality Development Association, a student organization of MIT, owes its genesis to the idea envisaged by five students during the academic year 1984-85. The association was formally inaugurated on 4 February 1985 with the active support of Prof. K.V. Narayanan and Dr. S. Renganathan. Ever since its dawn on this significant day, PDA has been unrelenting in its efforts to foster the consummate personality development of the students. This Association conducts 'Persofest' annually which proves useful for every student.
- Rotaract Club of MIT - Everyone should realize that they should contribute in some way to the society which nurtured them. Thus Rotaract club of MIT strives in every possible way to instill the seed of service among the students. 'Rotofest' and 'Sparish' are the main events conducted by this club in a view to make the needful people feel the 'joy of living'.
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