IIT Bombay - Indian Institute of Technology

Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (IIT-B) was established in 1958 in Powai, Mumbai (earlier known as Bombay) as the second IIT in all of India with external financial assistance. The then Soviet Union funded IIT in Roubles through UNESCO and it was declared as one of the “Institutes of National Importance” by the Indian Parliament through a decree in 1961. IIT has grown to become one of the top universities for technical education all over the world. Recognized as a leader of engineering education worldwide, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay has produced outstanding students with intellectual calibre through its undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. The institute has exceptional faculty reputed for international research contributions and won several prestigious awards such as Padma awards, Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar.

IIT-B has more than 10000 students and attracts the best students from all over the country. IIT-B has well developed links with international universities and research institutes. The university is proud of its alumni who have made a mark for themselves in many areas such as government, business, academic and industry and they have been a great facilitator in developing the programmes as per the needs of the industry and society as well as generate funds for such developments. The college offers its own kind of short-term courses through distance education and continuing education programmes. Being located in financial capital of India, IIT-B offers a serene campus with natural beauty and students are accommodated in its 15 residential hostels, recreating facilities, dining, and sports

IIT Bombay Highlights:

IIT-B Location

IIT-B is primarily located in the Powai region of Mumbai (Bombay) and acts as a small township rich with flora and fauna near the Powai and Vihar lakes. The college is a concrete jungle by itself with the ambience and surrounding for education and research. The campus is connected to the city of Mumbai via buses, trains and flights. Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport is approximately 10 kms away from IIT-Bombay. The domestic airport is approximately 15 kms away from the main campus.  Kanjur Marg, Vikhroli, or Ghatkopar are the nearest stations to IIT-Bombay for students coming by Central Railway. If you are coming by the Western Railway, Andheri, Bandra, Goregaon or Malad are the nearest stations. The campus is also well connected through local trains. Students can take taxis, auto-rickshaws, BEST buses or local trains to reach the campus. 

IIT-B Latest news and updates

• National Education Day programme and award function - Hon’ble Minister of Education(Centre), Mr. Nishank inaugurates National Education Day and confers Research Excellence Awards of IIT to faculty for their contributions in R&D

• “Bandhu” launched as a self-help portal for students - Hon’ble Minister of Education(State), Mr. Dhotre launches a self-help website for students for emotional well-being as well as stress-free path guidance.

• Café 92’ GroundBreaking - As a legacy of the Class 1992 batch, Café 92 had a groundbreaking ceremony to commemorate the Silver Jubilee Batch.

• VR Convocation - IIT-B holds the 58th convocation in Virtual Reality Mode owing to the safety measures necessary to be carried out for the ongoing pandemic.

IIT-B Awards, Recognitions Accreditations and Collaborations:

Accreditations: 

NBA/AICTE, NAAC

IIT Bombay Industry Partnerships/Collaborations 

• The Tata Infotech Laboratory

• Texas Instruments Digital Signal Processing (TI-DSP) Laboratory

• Laboratory for Intelligent Internet Research

• Intel Microelectronics Laboratory

• Cummins Engine Research Laboratory

• Wadhwani Electronics Laboratory

IIT Bombay Awards & Honours

• Prof. Chandra M. R. Volla, Thieme Chemistry Journal Awardees 2021

• Prof. Amit Sethi was invited to join as Review Editor for the Editorial Board of Cancer Imaging and Image-directed Interventions in 2020

• Prof. Vinish Kathuria - Outstanding Reviewer award for IJDS  2020

IIT-B Alumni:

• Mr. Manohar Parrikar (Late), former Minister of Defence

• JaiRam Ramesh, former Minister of Environment

• Nandan Nilekani, Cofounder Infosys

• Pranav Mistry, CEO Star Labs

IIT Bombay Student Clubs and Committees:

IIT Bombay Students Clubs are some of the most established clubs in the IIT system. Clubs are inaugurated for the purpose of nurturing creativity and innovations. Clubs organize workshops and hobby based events, competitions and tournaments. There is a good diversity of clubs present in IIT-B for students interested in several areas as well as clubs act as a space for students to gather for certain occasions and festivals. Clubs at IIM-B are

• The Quiz Club

• TechniC

• The Scrabble Club

• The Speakers Club

• The Hobbies Club

• The HAM Club

• The Astronomy Club

• The Wildlife Club

• The Swimming Club

• The Mountaineering Club

• Group for Rural Activities (GRA)

• Special Interest Group in Finance(SIGFIN)

IIT-B also Departmental Committees (DUGC/DPGC) for several disciplines of study programmes. Some of them are:

• Electrical Engineering

• Mechanical Engineering

• Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science

• Mathematics

• Chemistry

• Chemical Engineering

• IDC School of Design

• Environmental Science & Engineering

• Humanities and Social Sciences

• Biosciences and Bioengineering

• Computer Science and Engineering

• Physics

• Energy Science & Engineering

• Aerospace Engineering

• Earth Sciences

• Civil Engineering

IIT-B Facilities and Infrastructure

IIT Bombay as a premier institute has been always upgrading its infrastructure according to the needs of times and it avails a huge amount of government financial assistance to set up and upgrade the infrastructure as required. Some of the notable facilities at IIT-B are

• Central Library: Centrally air-conditioned facility in a 3-storey building with state of the art facilities for students, faculty, staff and alumni for study and research. The library has 11,000 users with over 22,200 records of dissertations and theses, 3568 volumes of books and at least 20000 e-journals.

• Guest House: Pleasant haven built mainly for faculty staff and others such as guest faculty, parents and alumni built in the form of vihars and apartments.

• Gender Cell: Cell which is dedicated towards providing a safe and secure environment for women as well as protection from all forms of harassment.

• Lecture Hall Complex: Complex which hosts classrooms of varying sizes from small rooms to large auditoriums

• Hostels: 15 extensively built residential regions for students at various programme types and levels of study to have a comfortable on-campus student living.

• Student Wellness Centre: Counseling services offered to students in various possible ways to alleviate issues due to academic pressure, transition, grief and loss, depression, stress, anxiety etc.

• Gymkhana: IIT-B’s is the dedicated sports complex of IIT-B which is responsible for planning and organizing several sports events, competitions as well as marathons, cyclothon etc. to inculcate a spirit of fitness among people in and around IIT.

• Hospitals: University hospital instituted and maintained for student, faculty and staff care and well being and has appointment based specialist consultation.

IIT-B Courses and Fees:

IIT Bombay offers nearly 70 programmes of study at the bachelors, masters and doctoral level. The programmes of study are primarily in engineering, sciences, design and management. 

The types of programmes offered are

• B.Tech in engineering disciplines

• B.Tech+M.Tech(dual degree) in engineering disciplines

• M.Tech in engineering disciplines

• M.Tech+Ph.D in engineering disciplines

• Ph.D in engineering and science disciplines

• M.Sc in major science disciplines

• B.Des

• M.Des

• M.Phil

IIT Bombay Fee Structure

IIT-B Admissions:

1. B.Tech
   

   • Qualifying Exam: JEE Advanced

   • Eligibility Criteria : HSC (10+2) in science stream in 3 main subjects namely Maths, Physics and Chemistry

2. M.Tech, Ph.D, M.S
   

   • Qualifying Exam: GATE

   • Eligibility Criteria: Valid undergraduate/graduate degree in engineering, technology with 60% (50% OBC)

3. B.Des
   

   • Qualifying Exam: UCEED 

   • Eligibility Criteria: HSC(10+2) qualification in any stream

4. M.Des & Ph.D (Des)
   

   • Qualifying Exam: CEED

   • Eligibility Criteria : Minimum three year degree/diploma in any discipline. HSc(10+2) qualification in any stream

5. M.Sc (Sciences)
   

   • Qualifying Exam: JAM

   • Eligibility Criteria: Bachelor’s Degree in sciences such as Physics, Chemistry/Engineering/Computer Science

6. M.Phil
   

   • Qualifying Exam : M.Phil Entrance Test (MET)

   • Eligibility Criteria: Masters degree in Arts/Commerce with 55% marks (50% SC/ST). M.Sc degree in Social Sciences with 60% marks (55% for SC/ST)

IIT-B Scholarships:

IIT-B being a technical institute par excellence is mandated by AICTE norms and regulations availing scholarships from government as well as private sources. The scholarships are classified as follows:

• Undergraduate Scholarships

• Master of Science Scholarships

• Other Postgraduate Scholarships

• Postgraduate Assistantships

Undergraduate Scholarships are offered to students pursuing Bachelor’s degrees.

• Institute Scholarships - Institute Merit-cum-Means and Free Messing Facilities (SC/ST)

• Remission of fees

• Private Scholarships(Named Scholarships)

• Govt. Scholarships - National Scholarships (All States) and National Talent Search Scholarship (NTS)

• Master of Science Scholarships - Institute Scholarships

  • Institute Merit-cum-Means     

  • Free Messing Facilities (SC/ST)

  • M.Sc/Ph.D Dual Degree

• Private Scholarships(Named Scholarships)

• Govt. Scholarships (Scholarships for M.Sc students)

• Other postgraduate scholarships

  • Private Scholarships

    • Scholarships for Phd students

    • Scholarships for M.Tech students

  • Govt. Scholarships

    • Scholarships for Phd students

    • Scholarships for M.Tech students

• Postgraduate Assistantships

  • Ph.D & M.Tech+Ph.D fellowships

    • Teaching Assistantships(TA)

    • Research Assistantship (RA) 

    • QIP Scholarship Teaching Assistantship

    • CSIR/UGC Fellowship Teaching Assistantship

  • M.Tech/M.Des/M.Phil fellowships

    • M.Tech/M.Phil./M.Des./M-UDE/MPP 

    • QIP Scholarship Teaching Assistantship

IIT Bombay Cutoff  

Every year IIT-B decides a cut-off mark to shortlist students for admission. Each and every qualifying exam such as JEE Advanced, GATE, UCEED has its own cut-off declared for each program/discipline.

(Note to Client : IIT-B website has cut offs designated mainly for M.Tech graduate programs and not for other programmes)

M.Tech 2020-2021: GATE exam cut off for M.Tech programs at IIT-B are as follows

IIT Bombay Placements:

The Placement Office is the nodal point for recruitment of students from IIT-B. The Placement Cell works with faculty departments and clubs for planning and organizing, pre-placement talks, workshops, employer interaction sessions and training for students who will be facing the interviews. The placement process at IIT-B is as follows

• Companies who are interested to recruit register themselves with the IIT-B’s online portal.

• The companies place a Job Announcement Form (JAF) with details of employment in terms of pay package, allowance, location etc. 

• Pre-placement talks are held if the company wishes to pursue one for students.

• The Placement Office after discussion with the companies will set up dates for campus interviews along with other details.

• Interested students apply for the job openings and companies view the resumes of students to be shortlisted.

• The shortlisted students are interviewed for selection and the company furnishes the final list of students on the date of interview.

Some of the top recruiters are

• 3M India

• Accenture

• Adobe Systems

• Amazon India

• Barclays

• Cadbury India

• Cisco Systems

• Cosmic Circuits

• Croda

• Cytel

• Deutsche Bank

• Eaton

• ERM India Private Limited

• Fair Isaac

• Future First

• General Motors India Pvt Ltd

• Halliburton

• HDFC Bank

• Hindustan Zinc

• HSBC

• Infosys

• Intuit

• J P Morgan

• Kotak

• Lehman Brothers

• McKinsey

• Merill Lynch

• Motorola India Pvt. Ltd

• Tata Steel

• Texas Instruments