IIT-Madras files 248 patent applications 
With 248 patent applications, the Indian Institute of Technology - Madras (IIT-M) has filed the most number of patent applications among all the IITs across the country. According to the data provided by the HRD Ministry, 13 of these patent applications have been approved so far. Further, IIT-Kharagpur has the most number of research publications (4,719) to its credit.