iitm-thesis-template

A LaTeX class (iitmdiss.cls) along with a simple template thesis (thesis.tex) and synopsis (synopsis.tex) are provided here. These can be used to easily write a thesis (or synopsis) suitable for submission at IIT Madras. The class provides options to format PhD, MS, M.Tech., B.Tech. and DD thesis. It also allows one to write a synopsis using the same class file. Also provided is a BiBTeX style file (iitm.bst) that formats all bibliography entries as per the IITM format. A simple sample bibliography file (refs.bib) is also provided.

Please read thesis.dvi for more details.

by Prof. Prabhu Ramachandran prabhu AT ae.iitm.ac.in

(modified by Shahidh K Muhammed shahidhkmuhammed AT gmail.com)

Instructions

• Install TexLive:
  • Generic installation instructions
  • Ubuntu: sudo apt-get install texlive-full
• Edit thesis.tex file using any text editor.
  • TeXStudio preferred: Download
  • Install on Ubuntu: sudo apt-get install texstudio
• Compile the tex file to pdf using terminal/command line, execute:
  • pdflatex thesis.tex
• You can use any other LaTeX installation of your choice, but TexLive Full install will guarantee that all required packages are installed.
• In case you are having trouble using LaTeX on your machine, simply create an account at ShareLaTeX and create a new project and upload a zip of this project.
  • zip file available for download

References

Use Zotero to manage your references and auto-generate bibliography.