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CPC Overview

Career Pathway Centre

The Career Pathway Centre integrates IIT Madras’s Placement & Internship offices, the students’ Skill Development Cell (SDC), and the student-run Entrepreneurship Cell (E-Cell) into a unified body. Its establishment is aimed at providing students with a single platform for diverse career trajectories, with opportunities, tools, and skills to succeed in a dynamic professional landscape.

Our Objective

The Career Pathway Centre empowers students to independently navigate and decide their career paths. It provides knowledge, essential skills, and exposure to an entrepreneurial environment — all located in one facility.

The key functions of the newly-established Career Pathway Centre include:

  • Skill Development Cell & Skill Development Cell-Research: Professionally equip students with skill development
  • Entrepreneurship Cell: Hone the entrepreneurship efforts of potential student fraternity
  • Placement and Internship (P&I) Office: Facilitating hiring of students by recruiters for placement and internships
CPC Facilities
Dean

The Career Pathway Centre equips students to face the evolving professional landscape, inspiring them to pursue their aspirations — whether launching a start-up or building a successful career.

Prof. Sathyanarayana N. Gummadi — Dean (Students)

Prof. Sathyan Subbiah

Chair, Career Pathway Centre

Prof. P. Murugavel

Advisor, Placements & Internships

Prof. Parasuraman Swaminathan

Co-advisor, Placements & Internships

Prof. Richa Agarwal

Advisor, E-Cells

Prof. Mathangi Krishnamurthy

Advisor, SDC & SDC-Research