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IIT Bombay
Research Institute in Mumbai, Maharashtra

The Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay) is a public research university and technical institute located in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. Established in 1958, IIT Bombay offers a highly competitive Bachelor of Technology program and comprises 17 academic departments, 35 academic centres, and three schools. Recognized for its excellence, it was designated an Institution of Eminence in 2018 and consistently ranks among the top engineering institutions worldwide.

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History

IIT Bombay, established in 1958, was the second Indian Institute of Technology to be founded. Its establishment was supported by UNESCO, with funding provided by the Soviet Union. The proposed site for the institute, allocated by the government of Bombay State, was Powai in what is now Mumbai, then known as Bombay. The institute's first batch, composed of 100 male students, commenced their studies in a temporary facility in Worli during their first year due to the construction of the campus in Powai. They graduated in 1962.23

On 9 July 2018, Prakash Javadekar, the Union Minister of Human Resources Development, announced that IIT Bombay would be granted the status of Institution of Eminence.456 The decision came into effect on 11 October 2018.78

Campus

The 545-acre IIT Bombay campus is located between Powai lake and Vihar lake, roughly 15 kilometres away from the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport.9 The institute has a total of 18 hostels, of which three hostels (Hostels 10, 11, and 15) and a wing of the newly constructed hostel (Hostel 16) are for female students.

Due to its proximity to the Sanjay Gandhi National Park, the campus has enjoyed significant green cover. The proximity of the campus to the national park has also led to occasional sightings of leopards and mugger crocodiles. On rare occasions, they have strayed into the campus.101112

The institute has two swimming pools; football, hockey, and cricket grounds; as well as tennis, basketball, squash, and volleyball courts. It also has a Students' Activity Center (SAC) for various cultural and extracurricular activities.13

Organisation and administration

Governance

At the institutional level, IIT Bombay is governed by a Board of Governors. The chairman is nominated by the President of India, under the guidance of the IIT Council. The Director, appointed by the Union Minister of Education, is also a member of the Board, while the Registrar acts as its secretary. The Director, the executive head, chairs the institute's Senate, which comprises professors and nominated members. The Senate is IIT Bombay's highest academic body.14

The Director and two Deputy Directors are the principal figures responsible for executing the institute's activities. They are supported by seven Deans as well as the heads of departments, centres, and schools.15

Academic Office

The Academic Office of the institute exists to facilitate, initiate and co-ordinate the academic work of the institute, particularly the teaching and assessment of students. It acts as a repository of grades and academic records of all students, both former and current. It provides administrative support to the Senate.

Departments, centres, and schools

IIT Bombay has 17 departments, 35 additional academic centres, and three schools.16

Academic departments:

Academic centres:

  • Application Software Centre (ASC)
  • Ashank Desai Centre for Policy Studies (ADCPS)
  • Biomedical Engineering and Technology Incubation Centre (BETiC)
  • Computer Centre (CC)
  • Centre for Climate Studies
  • Centre for Defence Technology Innovations and Strategies (CDTIS)
  • Centre for Distance Engineering and Education Programme (CDEEP)
  • Centre for Educational Technology
  • Centre for Liberal Education (CLE)
  • Centre for Machine Intelligence and Data Science (C-MinDS)
  • Centre for Research in Nanotechnology and Science (CRNTS)
  • Centre for Semiconductor Technologies (SemiX)
  • Centre for Systems and Control Engineering
  • Centre for Technology Alternatives for Rural Areas (CTARA)
  • Centre for Traditional Indian Knowledge and Skills (CTIKS)
  • Centre of Excellence in Oil, Gas and Energy (CoE-OGE)
  • Centre of Excellence in Quantum Information, Computing, Science and Technology (CoE-QuICST)
  • Centre of Excellence in Steel Technology (CoEST)
  • Centre of Excellence on Membrane Technologies for Desalination, Brine Management, and Water Recycling
  • Centre of Studies in Resources Engineering (CSRE)
  • DRDO-Industry-Academia Centre of Excellence (DIA-CoE)
  • Geospatial Information Science and Engineering
  • IITB-Monash Research Academy
  • Koita Centre for Digital Health (KCDH)
  • National Centre for Mathematics (NCM)
  • National Centre for Photovoltaic Research and Education (NCPRE)
  • National Centre of Excellence in Carbon Capture and Utilization (NCoE-CCU)
  • National Centre of Excellence in Technology for Internal Security (NCETIS)
  • Parimal and Pramod Chaudhari Centre for Learning and Teaching (PPCCLT)
  • Sophisticated Analytical Instrument Facility (SAIF)
  • Sunita Sanghi Centre of Ageing and Neurodegenerative Diseases (SCAN)
  • Tata Centre for Technology and Design (TCTD)
  • Technocraft Centre for Applied Artificial Intelligence (TCAAI)
  • Wadhwani Research Centre for Bioengineering (WRCB)
  • Water Innovation Centre: Technology, Research and Education (WICTRE)

Schools:

Academics

Programmes

IIT Bombay is chiefly recognised for its highly competitive Bachelor of Technology (BTech) programme. It also offers Bachelor of Science (BSc) and Bachelor of Design (B.Design) programmes at the undergraduate level. At the postgraduate level, it offers a wide range of programmes, such as Master of Technology (MTech), Master of Science (MSc), Master of Design (M.Design), Master of Business Administration (MBA). The institute also offers doctoral (PhD) programmes and dual degrees.1718 Additionally, the institute further offers short-term courses through continuing education and distance education programmes.19 The university is a member of Links to Asia by Organising Traineeship and Student Exchange (LAOTSE), an international network of leading universities in Europe and Asia exchanging students and senior scholars.

Every year, IIT Bombay awards degrees to more than a thousand students. The undergraduate students at IIT Bombay are selected through the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE). The graduate students are selected through Joint Admission Test for Masters (JAM) and Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE). The institute currently holds more than 13,000 students and employs over 700 faculty members.

In April 2015, IIT Bombay launched the first United States-India joint Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA) programme alongside Washington University in St. Louis.20 In November 2015 and January 2016, the National Virtual Academy for Indian Agriculture launched a free online agriculture course in collaboration with International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics and IIT Bombay.21

Research

Faculty members at IIT Bombay engage in industry-sponsored research and consultancy projects facilitated through the institute. These initiatives receive funding from a various national agencies, such as the Department of Science and Technology, Department of Space, Department of Atomic Energy, among others. Several projects are of national significance, while some are supported by international funding bodies. On average, around 400 sponsored projects are active in a given year.22

Rankings

Internationally, IIT Bombay was ranked 118 in the QS World University Rankings of 202523 and 36th in Asia.24

Nationally, IIT Bombay was ranked 3rd overall,25 4th among research institutions,26 3rd among engineering colleges,27 and 10th among management schools,28 by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) in 2024. Outlook India ranked IIT Bombay 3rd among government engineering colleges in 2023.29 IIT Bombay was ranked 1st in the QS India Rankings of 2025 and 118th in the QS World University Rankings.30 IIT Bombay was ranked 2nd by India Today, for engineering colleges.31

Student activities

IIT Bombay's Gymkhana serves as the overarching body for all student councils and institutional committees responsible for coordinating student activities and organising events and festivals throughout the year.32 The institute hosts several notable student festivals, such as Mood Indigo and Techfest.3334

Notable people

Main article: List of IIT Bombay people

See also

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