CNDE (Center for Nondestructive Evaluation)

The Centre for Non-Destructive Evaluation (CNDE) was established at the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, in April 2001. The CNDE is Asia’s leading academic center for Non-Destructive Evaluation (NDE) research and technology translation.

CNDE is uniquely positioned in the field of NDE research due to IIT’s innovation ecosystem, which includes the Center for Innovation, Nirman-Pre-incubation support, the Incubation Cell, Research Park, and Industrial Consultancy & Sponsored Research - an administrative framework to take care of finance and legal compliance. CNDE has been focusing its research efforts on the following areas : Nondestructive Imaging & Evaluation, Structural Health Monitoring(SHM) and Measurements at Harsh Environments