CAAR – Centre of Excellence in
Advanced Automotive Research
About CAAR
The objective of Centre of Excellence in Advanced Automotive Research (CAAR) is to provide world-class Advanced Technology and facilities to the Automotive Industry, advise on policy, and build human resources.
The Centre has been developed with the guidance and support from the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, an institution of global eminence and national importance.
The Centre brings together eminent research expertise from India and around the World, working with resident competencies. The Centre deeply engages with Industry, Start-ups, Associations, Government and International bodies, and CSR Initiatives.
Auto industry accounts for 49% of India’s Manufacturing and 7% of its GDP. With FY23 revenues of USD 88 bn for Vehicles and USD 44 bn for Components, it employs 5 mn people. R&D expenditure is estimated at USD 4.2 bn, with much of this spent on imported technology. Global Auto market is much larger at USD 1.9 tn with R&D spend of USD 125 bn. India Auto market and R&D spends are growing to larger numbers domestically and in exports.
Technology disruptions such as emission controls, electrification, alternate fuels, and connected smart mobility are opening up big opportunities for Indian Auto Industry. Availability of highly skilled technical workforce and eminent institutions, along with support from government, provides for globally advanced R&D to be done out of India for the industry – in India and globally.
Initial focus of CAAR shall be to support the Industry in offering Training programs and developing Technologies for EV’s especially in the verticals such as Power Train, Battery Characterization, Power Electronics, Software Defined Vehicles, Vehicle Dynamics, Critical Materials and Recycling
Why CAAR?
Partner
IIT M, Global
Partners
Technologies
best minds
in Adoption
Technology / Resource
Roadmap
Advisory
Knowledge
Incubate / Groom Startups
Process / Testing Development
Consortia approach with Industry / Government
Build internal R&D Capabilities
CAAR Partners With
Governments,
Associations
Strong Government Policy support; In R&D, Electrification, Manufacturing and exports
Industry (OEMs, TIERs, Startups
Rapidly growing market; Global leader in 2 & 3 wheeleers; small cars, Trucks and Tractors; innovating and dynamic startups
IITs, Labs, Institutions,
Experts
Leaders in Engineering Research, Facilities, Training and Education in India and Globally
Our Experts
Prof. Krishnan Balasubramanian
Non-Destructive Evaluation
Prof. Shankar Ram C S
Vehicle Dynamics & Controls
Prof. Chandramouli Padmanabhan
NVH and Dynamics
Prof. Srikanthan Sridharan
Motors and Controls
Prof. Aravind Kumar Chandiran
Battery, Hydrogen Technologies
Prof. Murugaiyan Amirthalingam
Metal Additive Manufacturing
Prof. Krishna Vasudevan
Power Electronics, Motor Controls
Prof. A Ramesh
IC Engines
Dr. Chester Rebeiro
Cyber Security
Governing Board
Prof. V. Kamakoti
Chairman, Director IITM
Prof. Krishnan Balasubramanian
Secretary
Prof. Manu Santhanam
Treasurer, Dean (IC&SR)
Mr. Thiruppathy Srinivasan
Chief Executive Officer
Prof. A Ramesh
Executive Committee Member
Prof. Shankar Ram C S
Executive Committee Member
Prof. Krishna Vasudevan
Executive Committe Member
Dr. Chester Rebeiro
Executive Committee Member
Advisory Board
Mr. C. V. Raman
President, SAE India
Member of Executive Committee of Maruti Suzuki
Mr. P. Kaniappan
Managing Director
ZF Commercial Vehicle Control Systems India Limited
Mr. Jayant Kumar Deb
Techincal Advisor
JSW MG Motor, India
Dr. Samraj Jabez Dhinagar
Head of Vehicle Engineering
Ola Electric Mobility Limited
Dr. Arun Jaura
Former Chief Technology Officer
Hero Motocorp Limited
Mr. Vishnu Venugopal IAS
Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer
Tamilnadu Guidance
Resources
Centres of Eminence and Labs at IIT Madras
- Active Safety, ADAS, Drive Train Sizing,Traffic flow
- Additive Manufacturing
- Advanced Manufacturing Technology, Tools
- Autonomous Systems and Technologies
- Battery Engineering and Electric Vehicles
- Battery Testing and Characterization
- Computer Vision
- Connected Intelligent Urban Transportation
- Data Science and AI
- Energy Storage and Conversion
- Gallium Nitride Devices
- Graphene & 2D Systems Research Laboratory
- Human Factors in Transportation
- IC Engine Combustion
- Innovation Teams
- Motor Lab
- Nano Materials, Graphene, Hydrogen Storage
- NEMS and NanoPhotonics
- Non-Destructive Evaluation
- OLED Display Technology
- Outreach and Digital Education
- Photo and Electro-Chemical Energy Sciences
- Printed Electronics
- Power Electronics Lab
- Sustainable Power Engineering (Indo-German)
- Tyre Mechanics, Vehicle Dynamics, NVH
- Urban Transport
- Vibration and Noise Lab
- Vibration Control & Energy Harvesting
- Virtual Reality and Haptics
- Wireless Technology
- Zero Emission Trucking
Focus Areas
Membership Benefits
Membership – Technical Committee
Right-of Refusal on CAAR IP
Participation in Joint Research Projects
Credit towards Projects, Programs
Overhead Rate on Projects
Project Scheduling
Training and Outreach Programs
Research Papers, Reports & Start-ups
PLATINUM
Technical Committee, Projects Roadmap
First
First Preference
30% of Payment
15%
First Preference
25% discount
First Week Access
GOLD
A Working Group under Technical Committee
Second
Second Preference
20% of Payment
20%
Second Preference
20% discount
Second Week Access
BRONZE
Technical Committee, Projects Roadmap
Third
Third Preference
10% of Payment
25%
Third Preference
10% discount
Third Week Access
News and Events
CAAR – SAE India – 3 days PDP Advanced Course on Vehicle Dynamics was organised at IIT Madras
September 19-21, 2024
Joint Workshop between CAAR and Fraunhofer show casing current Research in Automotive Sector, held at IIT Madras.
April 21, 2017
CAAR – One Day Workshop – Technology Consortium was organised at IIT Madras
January 18, 2024
CAAR’s first Introductory workshop was organised at ARAI, Pune.
April 21, 2017
Workshop on Emerging Automotive Technologies was organised at IIT Madras.
April 21, 2017
Contact Details
Professor-in-chargeProf. Krishnan Balasubramanian
Chief Executive OfficerMr. Thiruppathy Srinivasan
Chief Strategy OfficerCmde. Rakesh Bahadur Verma
Senior Project AdvisorDr. N. Karuppaiah
Senior Project AdvisorDr. Anand Lakshmanan
Executive SecretaryMs. Hemalatha. K
3rd Floor, IC&SR Annexe Building,
IIT Madras, Chennai 600036
office@caar.tech
+91 44 2257 4925