The Inbreeding Index is defined to be the percentage of faculty members who have obtained their highest degree (usually a Ph.D.) from IITM. The lists given below are ordered in terms of increasing Inbreeding Index.

Departmentwise Inbreeding Index of IITM (May 1999) 

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        S.No.    Name of Department   Faculty Strength      Inbreeding Index
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         1.    Chemistry                  30                    20.0
         2.    Chemical Engineering       21                    23.8
         3.    Computer Science           16                    31.3
         4.    Humanities                 21                    38.1
         5.    Civil Engineering          31                    41.9
         6.    Metallurgy                 18                    44.4
         7.    Physics                    36                    47.2
         8.    Mathematics                23                    47.8
         9.    Electrical                 36                    52.8
        10.    Applied Mechanics          20                    60.0
        11.    Ocean Engineering          16                    62.5
        12.    Aerospace                  14                    64.3
        13.    Mechanical                 50                    80.0
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               IITM                      332                    49.1
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The above data has been obtained from the 1999 IITM handbook. The above data may have some errors but presumably gives a rough idea of the composition of various departments.

Departmentwise Inbreeding Index of IITM (August 2009) 

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        S.No.    Name of Department   Faculty Strength      Inbreeding Index
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         1.    Humanities                 21                     4.8
         2.    Chemistry                  31	                 6.5
         3.    Applied Mechanics          14                     7.1
         4.    Biotechnology              24                    12.5
         5.    Chemical Engineering       24                    16.7
         6.    Electrical                 47                    17.0
         7.    Aerospace                  20                    20.0
         8.    Civil Engineering          45                    22.2
         9.    Computer Science           22                    22.7
         10.    Engineering Design          8                    25.0 
        11.    Mathematics                30			30.0
        12.    Physics                    38                    36.8
         13.    Management                 16                    37.5 
         14.    Metallurgy                 29                    44.8 
         15.    Mechanical                 58                    46.6 
         16.    Ocean Engineering          17                    76.5 
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               IITM                      444                    27.5
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Notes:

  1. Some data has also been culled from department webpages.
  2. Credits: P. Sriram, Shanthi Pavan, Ashutosh Gandhi, G.K. Suraishkumar, Nagendra Krishnapura, Prema Rajagopalan, M.S. Sivakumar, M.T. Nair, K.N. Satyanarayana
  3. Three new departments have been formed since 1999: Biotechnology, Engineering Design and Management.
  4. Disclaimer: No aspersions are being cast on the quality of a Ph.D. from IITM.


Updated by Suresh Govindarajan on: Fri Aug 7 16:18:46 IST 2009