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Rooted in a mangrove. Spread across India.

The IIT Madras BS degree is studied mostly online, by students across India. Pichavaram is your house inside it: a fixed circle of study groups, clubs, city meetups and a council you elect.

Where the house meets

  1. 01

    Chandigarh

    Regional Coordinator: Gaurav Yadav

  2. 02

    Kolkata

    Regional Coordinator: Sakshi Rani

  3. 03

    Lucknow

    Regional Coordinator: Antra Kashyap

  4. 04

    Mumbai

    Regional Coordinator: Veera Mehul Patel

  5. 05

    Patna

    Regional Coordinator: Shubham Shree

  6. 06

    Delhi

    Regional Coordinator: Drishty Gupta

  7. 07

    Chennai

    Regional Coordinator: Jeevan

  8. 08

    Hyderabad

    Regional Coordinator: seat open

  9. 09

    Bengaluru

    Regional Coordinator: Sivakami S A

One Regional Coordinator per city. Meet the council.

What the house gives you

  • 01

    Study groups

    Students on the same courses, studying together.

  • 02

    Clubs

    Student-run clubs, open to every Pichavaram student.

  • 03

    City meetups and sessions

    Posted on the events page with date, place and sign-up link.

  • 04

    A council you elect

    The students who run the house, role by role.

Why the name

Named after a mangrove forest in Tamil Nadu.

Pichavaram (பிச்சாவரம்) is a mangrove wetland on the Tamil Nadu coast. The house takes its name and its motto from it: Rooted in unity, rising with strength.

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  • Where

    Cuddalore district, near Chidambaram

    Coordinates 11°25′57″N 79°46′51″E.

  • Setting

    Between two estuaries

    The Vellar to the north and the Coleroon to the south, forming the Killai backwater.

  • Protected

    A Ramsar wetland

    1,478.64 hectares.

  • Life

    Avicennia and Rhizophora mangroves

    About 177 bird species recorded, including storks, herons, spoonbills and pelicans.

Source: Wikipedia, Pichavaram and the references it cites.