Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology

Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM) was established as Institute of Tropical Meteorology (ITM) on 17 November, 1962 at Pune to study the fundamental atmospheric problems and understand the mechanism of monsoon, weather systems and climate related processes in the tropical region.

Vision

To Make IITM a World Centre of Excellence in Basic Research on the Ocean-Atmosphere Climate System required for improvement of Weather and Climate Forecasts.

Mission

To develop outstanding research talent capable of understanding and exploring enlightened and effective Atmospheric sciences.
To further the advancement of Research in Ocean-Atmosphere by undertaking relevant scientific programmes.
To collaborate with other similar research institutions, in the development and application of climate study.

Projects in IITM

Center for Climate Change Research
Monsoon Mission
Physics and Dynamics of Tropical Clouds (PDTC)
Metropolitan Air Quality and Weather Forecasting Services

Academic Activities in IITM

Basic Training

Regular Training for Research Fellows in Co-ordination with DESK
Comprehensive Training in Atmospheric / Ocean Sciences
Sem-I (4 months duration from August – November)
Sem-II (4 months duration from January – April)
Implementation of M. Tech. (Atmos. and Space Sci.) programme of Pune University.
Co-ordination for M. Tech., M. Sc. & B. E. project work of different universities (Pune, Cochin, Andhra, Tirupati etc.)

Areas of Training

As per requirement special advanced training on specific topics will be conducted for group of students / scientists for development of research.