Research Institute in Mumbai, India
TheIndian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay orIITB ) is apublic research university andtechnical institute inMumbai ,Maharashtra , India. The institute has 17 academic departments, 35 additional academic centres, and three schools.[ 6] Institution of Eminence in 2018.
IIT Bombay's foundation stone being laid byJawaharlal Nehru in 1959 IIT Bombay, established in 1958, was the secondIndian Institute of Technology to be founded. Its establishment was supported byUNESCO , with funding provided by theSoviet Union . The proposed site for the institute, allocated by the government ofBombay State , wasPowai in what is nowMumbai , then known as Bombay. The institute's first batch, composed of 100 male students, commenced their studies in a temporary facility inWorli during their first year due to the construction of the campus in Powai. They graduated in 1962.[ 7] [ 8]
On 9 July 2018,Prakash Javadekar , theUnion Minister of Human Resources Development , announced that IIT Bombay would be granted the status ofInstitution of Eminence .[ 9] [ 10] [ 11] [ 12] [ 13]
Main Building of IIT Bombay IIT Bombay's Main Road The 545-acre IIT Bombay campus is located betweenPowai lake andVihar lake , roughly 15 kilometres away from theChhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport .[ 14]
Due to its proximity to theSanjay 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 ofleopards andmugger crocodiles . On rare occasions, they have strayed into the campus.[ 15] [ 16] [ 17]
View of IIT Bombay's Hostels The institute has two swimming pools;football ,hockey , andcricket grounds; as well astennis ,basketball ,squash , andvolleyball courts. It also has a Students' Activity Center (SAC) for various cultural and extracurricular activities.[ 18]
Organisation and administration [ edit ] At the institutional level, IIT Bombay is governed by aBoard of Governors . The chairman is nominated by thePresident of India , under the guidance of theIIT Council . TheDirector , appointed by theUnion Minister of Education , is also a member of the Board, while theRegistrar 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.[ 19]
The Director and two Deputy Directors are the principal figures responsible for executing the institute's activities. They are supported by sevenDeans as well as the heads of departments, centres, and schools.[ 19]
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.
[ edit ] Lecture hall complex IIT Bombay has 17 departments, 35 additional academic centres, and three schools.[ 20]
Academic departments [ edit ] 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) IIT Bombay is chiefly recognised for its extremely competitiveBachelor of Technology (BTech) programme. It also offersBachelor of Science (BSc) andBachelor of Design (B.Design) programmes at theundergraduate level . At the postgraduate level, it offers a wide range of programmes, such asMaster of Technology (MTech),Master of Science by Research (MS by Research),Master of Science (MSc),Master of Design (M.Design),Master of Business Administration (MBA). The institute also offersdoctoral (PhD) programmes anddual degrees .[ 21] [ 22] distance education programmes.[ 23]
Every year, IIT Bombay awards degrees to more than a thousand students. The undergraduate students at IIT Bombay are selected through theJoint Entrance Examination (JEE). The graduate students are selected throughJoint Admission Test for Masters (JAM) andGraduate 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 jointExecutive Master of Business Administration (EMBA) programme alongsideWashington University in St. Louis .[ 24] National Virtual Academy for Indian Agriculture launched a free online agriculture course in collaboration withInternational Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics and IIT Bombay.[ 25]
Faculty members at IIT Bombay engage in industry-sponsored research and consultancy projects facilitated through the institute. These initiatives receive funding from avarious national agencies , such as theDepartment 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.[ 26]
Internationally, IIT Bombay was ranked 129 in theQS World University Rankings of 2025[ 35] [ 36]
Nationally, IIT Bombay was ranked 3rd overall,[ 37] [ 38] [ 39] [ 40] National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) in 2024.Outlook India [ 41] QS India Rankings of 2025 and 118th in theQS World University Rankings .[ 42] India Today , for engineering colleges.[ 43]
IIT Bombay'sGymkhana 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.[ 44] Mood Indigo andTechfest .[ 45] [ 46]
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