Indian Institute of Technology, [IIT] Bombay

The Indian Institute of Technology Bombay was established in 1958. This institute is recognized worldwide as a leader in the field of engineering education and research. This institute creates the hub of one of the best students from around the country. The institute continues to work closely with the alumni to enhance its activities through interactions in academic and research programmes. 

It provides undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral programmes from science and engineering to humanities and social science. The programmes and courses offered at the institute have the flexibility to evolve and change in response to new requirements. A unique attribute of IIT Bombay's academic structure is the autonomy enjoyed by the faculty in designing and structuring courses and curriculum.

IIT Admissions to B.Tech, BS and the B.Tech – M.Tech dual degree courses will be completed on the basis of scores obtained in the JEE Main and JEE Advanced 2018.

Indian Institute of Technology Quick Links:

• Highlights
• Awards & Rankings
• IIT Courses
• Departments
• Facilities
• IIT Placement
• Scholarships
• Fee Details
• IIT MoUs
• FAQs
• Eligibility Criteria
• Admission Procedure
• Hostel Details

Indian Institute of Technology Highlights:

Established in 1958, the second of its kind, IIT Bombay, was the first to be set up with foreign assistance. The reserves from UNESCO came as Roubles from the then Soviet Union. In 1961 Parliament declared the  IITs as  ‘Institutes of National Importance'. Since then, IITB has expanded from strength to strength to develop as one of the top technical universities in the world. The following are the highlights of the college:

Indian Institute of Technology Awards & Rankings:

• IITB ranks 179th in the QS World University rankings, significantly improving from last year's rank of 219th.
• Ranked 34th in the QS Asia University Rankings, and ranks 1st in India. Of the parameters considered, Employer Reputation indicated
  the strongest one for IIT Bombay, with a rank of 21 globally.
• The MHRD initiated the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF), IIT Bombay ranks 2nd in Engineering and 3rd in the Overall category.
• IIT  won the 25th Intelligent Ground Vehicle Competition (IGVC), one of the biggest unmanned ground vehicle competitions in the world for university students.
• IIT Bombay’s Project for Affordable Rural Broadband wins Mozilla’s ‘Equal Rating Innovation Challenge’.
• IIT student teams awarded their solutions to socio-economic challenges to transform Maharashtra' campaign organized by Maharashtra state government.
• IIT Bombay’s underwater vehicle ‘Matsya’ comes second in the AUVSI Robosub 2017.

IIT Courses:

The Institute has presently more than 10,000 students undergoing various UG Programmes (B.Tech, Dual Degree, BS, B.Des) and PG Programme (M.Tech/M.Tech+Ph.D (Dual Degree)), M.Des, M.Phil, M.Mgt, EMBA, M.Sc, M.Sc-Ph.D (Dual Degree) and Doctoral Programme (Ph.D). The following are the courses and their specializations:

Indian Institute of Technology Departments:

The institute is identified worldwide as a leader in the field of engineering education and research. Reputed for the excellent calibre of students graduating from its undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, the institute draws the best students from the country for its bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes in various departments. Research and academic programmes at IIT Bombay are managed by prominent faculty, many of whom are well-known for their research benefactions internationally. The departments of the college include:

• Engineering & Technology
• Chemistry
• Earth Sciences
• Energy Science and Engineering
• Environmental Science and Engineering (CESE)
• Humanities & Social Sciences
• IDC School of Design
• Mathematics
• Physics
• Management

IIT Facilities:

Located in Powai, one of the northern suburbs of Mumbai, the residents of the institute reap the benefit of being in the bustling financial capital of India, while at the same time relishing the tranquillity of a campus known for its natural beauty. A fully residential institute, all its students are housed in its 15 hostels with in-house dining; the campus also provides excellent comfort for sports and other recreational facilities. Some of the facilities of the institute are given below:

• IIT Bombay has a variety of instructional facilities and teaching aids, which are of significance for its students and faculty.
• Computer classrooms with individual workstations have been provided for each department.
• The institute has well-equipped laboratories with state-of-the-art facilities.
• The Central Library in IIT Bombay is one of the best technical libraries in India.
• The web-based library catalogue is accessible from anywhere on the campus’ Local Area Network.
• The computer centre provides computational facilities to users in the institute.
• The centre also administers the computer network and internet links. The campus-wide fibre optic network provides a high-speed backbone.
• The Application Software Cell (ASC) is responsible for software applications used in IIT Bombay, such as academic software for admissions, course registration, grading and scholarships, accounting and payroll, administrative and HR software, and for a variety of other applications such as the library, estate and hostel management, security and hospital administration.
• Well-equipped, air-conditioned seminar rooms, conference halls and lecture theatres facilitate the organisation of workshops, lectures, and conferences.
• The institute also has an in-house hospital with facilities to take care of all general health issues for residents.
• The two institute guest houses are Jal Vihar and Van Vihar. 
• Souvenir items like t-shirts, mugs, tea coasters, bags, etc are available at the Alumni Association souvenir shop.

Indian Institute of Technology Placement:

IIT Placement & Training Cell provides a platform for companies and universities to interact with motivated IITians in their second and third years. Help students build and sustain relations with companies, universities and social organizations to recruit students from IIT for internships and research opportunities. Assists in the conduction of talks, interviews and selection process of the students. It also coordinates for winter internships during December besides summer internships. Around 1107 internships offered 917 offers from companies and 190 offers from universities. The top recruiters of the college are:

IIT Scholarships:

Scholarships will be awarded on the academic performance which will be determined on the basis of CPI/Progress Seminar performance. Scholarships are renewable every year. The sponsored candidate will not be eligible for a scholarship. Payable for a period of 5 years or until the submission of synopsis & thesis whichever is earlier. As per Institute procedures. Following are the different scholarships offered by Govt. & Private institutes for students:

 For Undergraduates:

• National Scholarships (All States)
• National Talent Search Scholarship (NTS)

For Postgraduates:

• NBHM (National Board of Higher Mathematics)
• DBT Scholarship

For Ph.D Scholars:

• DBT-JRF
• DBT-SRF
• DST-INSPIRE Ph.D
• ICMR (Indian Council of Medical Research)
• JM School of Management Endowment Scholarship
• IITB Monash Scholarship
• EATON Technologies Pvt. Ltd
• SERB (Purdue Visiting Doctoral Fellowship (for 12 months))

Indian Institute of Technology Fee Details:

Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay allows Undergraduate, Postgraduate and Doctorate programs in the fields of Engineering, Management, Science, and Fashion. The fee structure for the significant course is mentioned below:

• The course fee for all the specialization of B.Tech and MBA is INR 1,00,000 per annum.
• The Ph.D course fee is INR 10,000 per annum at the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay.
• The fee structure for M.Des is INR 25,000 per annum.

IIT MoUs:

Industry Collaborations:

• Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and Tata Consulting Engineers (TCE) partnership to bring the benefits of IT to the power sector.
• Long-term collaboration with TCS in major areas of research like software engineering, machine learning, intelligent infrastructure, scheduling and planning.
• Integration of new engine and renewable fuels technologies to support sustainable development and to improve lives, especially in rural villages.
• Developed in collaboration with Synopsys for negative-bias temperature instability (NBTI), a key reliability concern for advanced CMOS devices.

MoUs:

Indian Institute of Technology FAQs:

1. Does IIT Bombay offer internships to students?
   - Yes, IIT Bombay has a rich internship and research culture that provides exposure for students to industrial domain-related issues.
2. How often does IIT Bombay offer research internships for students?
   - It offers research internships as well along with the customary internships and it also allows awards for the best research internships for students who have done good research in a particular field.
3. What are the courses offered by the college?
   - The courses offered by the college are UG, PG, Ph.D and Integrated courses for students.

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