IIT Madras has set a fine example in the country for institutional interaction with industry, through consultancy services offered by the faculty. Innovative ideas are put to practice in many projects sponsored by other institutions in India. Through industrial consultancy, faculty and staff undertake specific assignments for industry that may include project design, testing and evaluation, or training in new areas of industrial development. Interested industries and organisations request IIT faculty to undertake specific assignments channeled through the Center For Industrial Consultancy and Sponsored Research (ICSR). National organisations sponsor specific programs of research by funding projects undertaken by the faculty. Such research is time bound and allows project participants to register for a degree.