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 | motto                  = [[Sanskrit]]: ''Jñānam paramam dhyeyam''
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 | mottoeng               = Knowledge is the Supreme Goal<ref>{{cite web |title=Official Facebook Page |url=https://www.facebook.com/pg/iitbombay/about/?ref=page_internal |website=IIT Bombay}}</ref>
 | established            = {{start date and age|1958}}
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 | budget                 = {{INRConvert|896|c}} (2022 - 2023)<ref> https://alumni.acr.iitb.ac.in/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Annual-Report_2022-2023.pdf </ref>
 | chairman               = Sharad Kumar Saraf<ref>{{cite web |title=Board of Governors |url=https://www.iitb.ac.in/en/about-iit-bombay/board-governors}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=IIT Bombay Alumnus Sharad Saraf Now Chairman of its Board of Governors |url=https://www.news18.com/news/education-career/iit-bombay-alumnus-sharad-saraf-now-chairman-of-its-board-of-governors-5679877.html |work=News18 |date=3 August 2022 |language=en}}</ref>
 | director               = Shireesh Kedare<ref>{{cite web |title = IITB institute functionaries | url=https://www.iitb.ac.in/institute-functionaries |website=IIT Bombay}}</ref>
 | academic_staff         = 759<ref name=nirf_2024_data>{{cite web |title=NIRF 2024 |url=https://www.nirfindia.org/nirfpdfcdn/2024/pdf/Overall/IR-O-U-0306.pdf |publisher=Ministry of Education}}</ref>
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 | address                = Adi Shankaracharya Marg
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The '''Indian Institute of Technology Bombay''' ('''IIT- Bombay''' or '''IIT-B''') is a [[Public university|public]] [[research university]] and [[Institute of technology|technical institute]] in [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], India.

IIT Bombay was founded in 1958.<ref name="set up">{{cite web|title=How was IIT Bombay set up|url=http://www.iitb.ac.in/about/how.html|publisher=IIT Bombay |access-date=3 October 2012}}</ref> In 1961, the Parliament decreed [[Indian Institutes of Technology|IITs]] as [[Institutes of National Importance]].<ref name=Growth/> A committee formed by the [[Government of India]] recommended the establishment of four higher institutes of technology to set the direction for the development of technical education in the country in 1946. Planning had begun in 1957 and the first cohort of 100 students was admitted in 1958.<ref name=Growth>{{cite web|title=The Growth of an Institute for Higher Technological Education|url=https://www.iitbombay.org/contact-us/history-of-iit-bombay|publisher=IIT Bombay|access-date=3 October 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20121220223030/https://www.iitbombay.org/contact-us/history-of-iit-bombay|archive-date=20 December 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Since its establishment in Powai, the institute has expanded to include more than 584 major buildings, with a combined area of more than 2.2 square kilometers.

IIT Bombay is known for two- or three-year [[Master of Technology]] (M.Tech.), the four-year [[Bachelor of Science]] (B.S.), the two-year [[Master of Science]] (M.Sc.) and the five-year Inter-Disciplinary Dual-Degree Programme (IDDDP) among many others. It also has a comprehensive graduate program offering doctoral degrees in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.<ref name=Growth/> It currently has a total of 15 academic departments, 20 additional education centres, a school of excellence and four interdisciplinary programmes including a management programme and [[IDC School of Design|industrial design programmes]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.businesstoday.in/latest/trends/story/iit-bombay-fee-hike-students-protests-intensify-cite-move-as-unfair-342304-2022-07-22| title=IIT Bombay fee hike: Students' protests intensify; cite move as 'unfair'| date=22 July 2022| language=en |accessdate=2022-07-23}}</ref>

==History==
[[File:Nehru - rope FoundationStone IITBombay 1959.jpg|thumb|left|160px|Foundation stone being layed by Jawaharlal Nehru in 1959]]
IIT Bombay was the second [[Indian Institutes of Technology|Indian Institute of Technology]] to be established in 1958 with assistance from [[UNESCO]] and with funds endowed by the [[Soviet Union]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.iitb.ac.in/en/about-institute |title=About Institute {{!}} Indian Institute of Technology Bombay |access-date=1 September 2023 |url-status=live |website=www.iitb.ac.in |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230901141125/https://www.iitb.ac.in/en/about-institute |archive-date=1 September 2023}}</ref> UNESCO agreed to provide equipment whilst technical experts mainly came from the Soviet Union. The Government of India held the mantle for all other expenses including the cost of the buildings and any recurring expenses. The proposed site for the institute was [[Powai]] with an area of {{convert|550|acre|km2}} which the [[Bombay State]] Government rendered. While construction was being completed, the first academic session of the institute opened on 25 July 1958, in its temporary home at the Synthetic and Art Silk Mills Research Association (SASMIRA) building in [[Worli]] with 100 students.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/first-batch-of-iit-bombay-comes-back-to-campus-to-reflect-on-the-journey-and-mark-road-ahead-8351477/ |url-access=subscription |title=First batch of IIT Bombay comes back to campus to reflect on the journey — and mark road ahead |first=Pallavi |last= Smart |date=5 January 2023 |website=[[The Indian Express]] |access-date=1 September 2023}}</ref><ref name="worli">{{cite web |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai/iit-b-s-first-batch-to-have-50-yr-reunion/story-grj8Z0DQRRskkobFuYLIpI.html |title=IIT-B's first batch to have 50-yr-reunion |date=28 December 2012 |access-date=1 September 2023 |website=[[Hindustan Times]]}}</ref> The following is the status quo of the assistance received from the UNESCO under the UN Expanded Programme of Technical Assistance:
* Equipment costing Rs.57,35,000 has so far been received (USSR—Rs.55,50,000; UK—Rs.1,50,000; USA—Rs.18,000 and Germany—Rs.19,000)
* 12 Professors (10 Russians, 1 American and 1 Yugoslavian) and 3 Russian Translators are working at the Institution.
* For advanced training in USSR, 4 Indian teachers were deputed in 1958 and 6 more teachers were selected.<ref>{{Cite journal |title=EIGHTH SESSION,1959/1881(Saka) |url=https://eparlib.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/1769/1/lsd_02_08_10-08-1959.pdf |journal=Lok Sabha Debates}}</ref>

These students were selected from over 3,400 applicants for admission to the first year undergraduate engineering programmes of Aerospace, Chemical, Civil, Computer, Electrical, Engineering Physics, Energy, Mechanical, Metallurgical Engineering, and MSc Chemistry.{{citation needed|date=September 2023}} One of the main objectives of establishing the institute was to develop facilities for studies in a variety of specialized engineering and technological sciences. The need for establishing adequate facilities for postgraduate studies and research was kept uppermost in mind in the founding years. While the institute was functioning provisionally at Worli, an effort was made to expedite the progress of the building project at its permanent location and [[Jawaharlal Nehru]] laid the foundation stone of the Institute at Powai on 10 March 1959.<ref name="worli" /><ref>{{cite web |url=https://alumni.acr.iitb.ac.in/events_list/foundation-day/ |title=Foundation Day - Indian Institute of Technology Bombay|access-date=1 September 2023 |website=www.alumni.acr.iitb.ac.in}}</ref>

On 9 July 2018, IIT Bombay was conferred the status of [[Institutes of Eminence|Institute of Eminence]] by the Ministry of Human Resources & Development, along with 5 other institutes in India which would provide it additional autonomy and government funds.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2018-07-10 |title=IIT Bombay Declared As Institute of Eminence |language=en |work=IIT Bombay |url=http://www.iitb.ac.in/en/breaking-news/iit-bombay-declared-institute-eminence |access-date=2018-09-02}}</ref><ref name="PR6">{{cite press release |title=Government declares 6 educational 'Institutions of Eminence'; 3 Institutions from Public Sector and 3 from Private Sector shortlisted |url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=1538188 |website=pib.gov.in |access-date=15 October 2019 |publisher=[[Ministry of Human Resource Development]] |date=9 July 2018}}</ref>

== Campus ==

The IIT Bombay campus, having an area of about 545 acres, is located at Powai, in East [[Mumbai]], between the [[Vihar Lake|Vihar]] and [[Powai Lake|Powai]] lakes. The campus is divided into clusters of buildings. The academic area chiefly comprises the main building, various departmental annexes and auditoria. All department annexes are connected by a corridor named ''Infinite Corridor''. Beyond the Convocation Hall lie most of the hostels. There are 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 significant green cover and is mostly untouched by the pollution of the rest of the city. The proximity of the campus to the national park has also led to occasional sightings of [[leopard]]s and [[mugger crocodile]]s along the banks of the Powai lake. Sometimes they stray into the campus in search of prey.<ref>{{cite news|title=After 4 days of manhunt, leopard leaves IIT Bombay Campus|url=http://news.biharprabha.com/2014/07/after-4-days-of-manhunt-leopard-leaves-iit-bombay-campus/|access-date=26 July 2014|agency=IANS|publisher=news.biharprabha.com|date=26 July 2014}}</ref>

The campus has also recorded over 200 species of birds including [[Indian grey hornbill]], [[Indian pitta]], [[Vigors's sunbird]], [[Ashy prinia]], [[Indian paradise flycatcher]], [[Rufous woodpecker]], and [[Oriental darter]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Illustrated Checklist - IIT Bombay, Mumbai Suburban County, MH, IN - eBird Hotspot|url=https://ebird.org/hotspot/L1190942/media|access-date=2022-02-18|website=ebird.org|language=en}}</ref>

The institute has two swimming pools; [[association football|football]], [[field hockey|hockey]] and [[cricket]] grounds; and [[lawn tennis|tennis]], [[basketball]], [[squash tennis|squash]] and [[volleyball]] courts. It also has a Students' Activity Center (SAC) for various cultural and other extracurricular activities. In addition to these facilities, the campus also houses two high schools, one of which is a [[KV IIT Powai|Kendriya Vidyalaya]] and the other is called IIT Campus School.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-07-13 |title=Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay |url=https://www.educationworld.in/indian-institute-of-technology-bombay/ |access-date=2023-08-28 |website=EducationWorld |language=en-US}}</ref>

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== Organization and administration ==

=== Governance ===
At the institutional level, IIT Bombay is governed by a [[Board of Governors]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Board of Governors {{!}} IIT Bombay |url=https://www.iitb.ac.in/en/about-iit-bombay/board-governors |access-date=2022-04-09 |website=www.iitb.ac.in}}</ref> with its chairman nominated by the Visitor (the [[President of India]]) guided by the [[IIT Council]]; the [[Director (education)|Director]] as a member; the [[Registrar (education)|Registrar]] as secretary.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Statutes of IIT Bombay {{!}} IIT Bombay |url=https://www.iitb.ac.in/en/about-iit-bombay/statutes-iit-bombay |access-date=2022-04-09 |website=www.iitb.ac.in}}</ref> Besides this, there are four persons having specialized knowledge or practical experience in respect of education, engineering or science nominated by the council. Two professors are nominated by the Senate. Additionally, one technologist or industrialist of repute is nominated by the government of each of the States of Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Institute Functionaries {{!}} IIT Bombay |url=https://www.iitb.ac.in/en/contact/institute-functionaries |access-date=2022-04-09 |website=www.iitb.ac.in}}</ref>

For all academic matters, the Senate is the authority having control and responsibility for the maintenance of standards of instruction, education and examinations and all other allied academic matters. The Senate is constituted of all the professors of the institute, a few nominated members and the director, appointed by MHRD for five years, the executive head of the institute is the chairman.{{Citation needed|date=January 2025}}

The key people in the execution of the institute's activities are the director and two deputy directors (Academic & Infrastructural Affairs and Finance & External Affairs) who are assisted by seven [[Dean (education)|Deans]] (Infrastructure Planning & Support, Research & Development, Academic Programmes, Students Affairs, Alumni & Corporate Relations, Faculty Affairs and International Relations) and the Heads of the Departments, Centres and Schools.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Division Functionaries {{!}} IIT Bombay |url=https://www.iitb.ac.in/en/contact/division-functionaries |access-date=2022-04-09 |website=www.iitb.ac.in}}</ref> The other administrative functions are managed by the Registrar, with senior administrative officers being assigned for specific areas such as Estate Management, Materials Management, Personnel Management, Finance and Accounts, and Academic Affairs.{{Citation needed|date=January 2025}}

The Institute Advisory Council is a non-statutory body comprising eminent personalities from business, industry and academia, which reviews and makes suggestions on long-term policies and short-term goals.{{Citation needed|date=January 2025}}

===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 the repository of grades and academic records of all students, both past and present. It provides administrative support to the Senate, which is the highest academic body of the institute.

The head of the Academic Office is the dean of academic programmes, who is a senior professor of the institute. The Dean is helped by a permanent administrative set-up headed by a deputy registrar (education). The Academic Office closely interacts with the dean of student affairs (DoSA), who looks after all non-academic problems of students. The DoSA, as the ex-officio president of the Student Gymkhana, coordinates various co-curricular activities of students.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Student Affairs Office {{!}} IIT Bombay |url=https://www.iitb.ac.in/en/about-iit-bombay/student-affairs-office |access-date=2022-04-09 |website=www.iitb.ac.in}}</ref>

=== Departments, centres, and schools ===
[[File:IITB Large hall in lecture hall complex.JPG|right|thumb|Lecture hall complex]]
IIT Bombay has 15 departments, 36 multi-disciplinary centres, 3 schools of excellence and 4 interdisciplinary programs.<ref>{{cite web |title=Academic Divisions |url=http://iitb.ac.in/en/education/academic-divisions |website=Academic Divisions IIT Bombay |publisher=IIT Bombay}}</ref>

The academic departments in IIT Bombay include the following:

* [[Aerospace Engineering]]
* [[Bioengineering|Biosciences and Bioengineering]]
* [[Chemical Engineering]]
* [[Chemistry]]
* [[Civil Engineering]]
* [[Computer science|Computer Science & Engineering]]
* [[Earth Sciences]]
* [[Economics]]
* [[Electrical Engineering]]
* [[Energy Engineering|Energy Science and Engineering]]
* [[Environmental Engineering|Environmental Science and Engineering (ESED)]]
* [[Humanities]] & [[Social Science]]
* Industrial Engineering & Operations Research
* [[Mathematics]]
* [[Mechanical Engineering]]
* [[Metallurgical Engineering]] & [[Materials Science]]
* [[Physics]]

The following multi-disciplinary centres are located in IIT Bombay:

*Application Software Centre (ASC)
*[[BETiC|Biomedical Engineering and Technology (Incubation) Centre (BETiC)]]
*Centre for Research in Nanotechnology and Science (CRNTS)
*Centre for Aerospace Systems Design and Engineering (CASDE)
*Computer Centre (CC)
*Centre for Computational Engineering and Science
*Centre for Distance Engineering Education Programme (CDEEP)
*Centre of Excellence in Nanoelectronics
*Centre for Excellence in Steel Technology (CEST)
*Centre of Excellence in Oil, Gas and Energy (CoE-OGE)
*Ashank Desai Centre for Policy Studies (CPS) 
*Centre for Machine Intelligence and Data Science (C-MInDS)
*Centre of Studies in Resources Engineering (CSRE)
*Centre for Technology Alternatives for Rural Areas (CTARA)
*Centre for Formal Design and Verification of Software (CFDVS)
*Centre of Propulsion Technology (CoPT)
*Centre for Urban Science and Engineering (C-USE)
*Centre for Liberal Education (CLE)
*Forbes Marshall Energy Efficiency Laboratory
*Geospatial Information Science and Engineering
*[[IITB-Monash Research Academy]]
*Koita Centre for Digital Health (KCDH)
*National Centre for Aerospace Innovation and Research (NCAIR)
*National Centre of Excellence in Carbon Capture and Utilization (NCoE-CCU)
*National Center of Excellence in Technology for Internal Security (NCETIS)
*National Centre for Mathematics (NCM)
*National Centre for Photovoltaic Research and Education (NCPRE)
*National Mission on Education Through ICT
*National Solar Thermal Research, Testing and Simulation Technology
*Parimal and Pramod Chaudhari Centre for Learning and Teaching (PPCCLT)
*Sophisticated Analytical Instrument Facility (SAIF)
*Tata Centre for Technology and Design (TCTD)
*Tata Teleservices - IITB Centre for Excellence in Telecommunication
*Technocraft Centre for Applied Artificial Intelligence (TCAAI)
*Wadhwani Research Centre for Bioengineering (WRCB)
*Water Innovation Centre: Technology, Research and Education

Additional Centre:
*IITB-[[Washington University in St. Louis|WashU]] Aerosol and Air Quality Research Center

Schools of excellence in IIT Bombay are:
* Desai Sethi School of Entrepreneurship (DSSE)
* [[IDC School of Design]]
* [[Shailesh J Mehta School of Management]]

==Academics==

===Programmes===
IIT Bombay offers a wide range of educational programmes<ref>{{Cite news |title=IIT BOMBAY - INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, MUMBAI [ IIT ] |language=en |url=https://padaidunia.com/college/?idname=4690-iit-bombay---indian-institute-of-technology,-mumbai |access-date=2021-06-02}}</ref> including [[physical sciences]], [[engineering]], [[Design studies|designs]], [[humanities]] and [[social sciences]] such as [[economics]], [[English studies|English]], [[philosophy]], [[psychology]] and [[sociology]] and [[management studies]] with a primary focus on engineering.<ref name="departments">{{cite web |title=Present departments |url=http://www.iitb.ac.in/departments.html |access-date=3 October 2012 |publisher=IIT Bombay}}</ref> The institute also offers short-term courses through continuing education and [[distance education]] programmes.<ref name="system">{{cite web |title=The Institute grow at first hand. |url=http://www.iitb.ac.in/history_book/News%20Item.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120201193243/http://www.iitb.ac.in/history_book/News%20Item.html |archive-date=1 February 2012 |access-date=3 October 2012 |publisher=IIT Bombay |df=dmy-all}}</ref> The university is a member of Links to Asia by Organizing Traineeship and Student Exchange (LAOTSE), an international network of leading universities in Europe and Asia exchanging students and senior scholars.

The institute conducts educational programmes leading to the degree of Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.), Bachelor of Sciences (B.S.), Dual Degree (B.Tech. and M.Tech. in 5 years), Master of Science (MSc.), Master of Technology (M.Tech.), Bachelor of Design (B.Des.), Master of Design (M.Des.), Master of Business Administration (MBA), formerly Master of Management, Master of Philosophy (M.Phil.) and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD.) in various subject domains.

Every year, IIT Bombay awards degrees, B.Tech., M.Tech., Dual Degree (B.Tech. and M.Tech.), M.Mgmt, MSc and Ph.D. to more than 1,000 students. The undergraduate students at IIT Bombay are selected through the [[IIT-JEE|Joint Entrance Examination]] of the IITs. The graduate students are selected through [[Joint Admission Test for Masters]] (JAM) and [[Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering]] (GATE) conducted by IIT's and IISc on behalf of MHRD [Ministry of Human Resource Development]. At a given time, the campus is home to more than 6,000 people: students, professors, and non-academic staffs.

In 2015 the National Virtual Academy for Indian Agriculture launched a free online agriculture course in collaboration with [[ICRISAT]] Hyderabad and IIT Bombay.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Akbar|first1=Syed|title=ICRISAT, IIT Bombay launches free online agriculture course|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/education/news/ICRISAT-IIT-Bombay-launches-free-online-agriculture-course/articleshow/49846798.cms|access-date=27 November 2015|work=The Times of India|date=19 November 2015}}</ref> From July 2017, IIT Bombay started a four year BS programme in Economics under the department of Humanities and Social Sciences, later in 2023, the programme was merged to the newly formed department of Economics.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Chhapia |first1=Hemali |date=Sep 29, 2024 |title=Economics emerges 4th Choice in engineering mecca IITB |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/economics-surges-in-popularity-at-iit-bombay-outshining-traditional-engineering-disciplines/articleshow/113773782.cms |newspaper=Business Standard India}}</ref>

In April 2015, IIT Bombay launched the first U.S.-India joint EMBA program alongside [[Washington University in St. Louis]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://global.wustl.edu/first-u-s-india-joint-emba-program-begins/|title=First U.S.-India joint EMBA program begins|last=Source|first={{!}} The|date=2015-04-23|website=Global|language=en-US|access-date=2020-01-23|archive-date=25 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200125105908/https://global.wustl.edu/first-u-s-india-joint-emba-program-begins/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Rankings===
The Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IITB) was ranked <mark>118th in the 2025 QS World University Rankings</mark><ref>{{Cite web |title=QS Ranking 2025 - India - Results |url=https://www.universityrankings.ch/results/QS/2025?ranking=QS&year=2025&region=&q=India |access-date=2025-02-08 |website=universityrankings.ch |language=en}}</ref>.{{Infobox India university ranking
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Internationally, IIT Bombay was ranked 118 in the [[QS World University Rankings]] of 2024<ref>{{Cite web |title=Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IITB) |url=https://www.topuniversities.com/universities/indian-institute-technology-bombay-iitb |access-date= |website=Top Universities |language=en}}</ref> and 36th in Asia.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-06-05 |title=QS World University Rankings 2025 |url=https://www.topuniversities.com/world-university-rankings |access-date= |website=Top Universities |language=en}}</ref>

IIT Bombay was also ranked 3rd in the overall category,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-08-12 |title=India Rankings 2024 : Overall |url=https://www.nirfindia.org/Rankings/2024/OverallRanking.html |access-date=2024-08-13 |website=National Institutional Ranking Framework}}</ref> 4th among research institutions,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-08-12 |title=India Rankings 2024 : Research Institutions |url=https://www.nirfindia.org/Rankings/2024/ResearchRanking.html |access-date=2024-08-13 |website=National Institutional Ranking Framework}}</ref> 3rd among engineering colleges<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-08-12 |title=India Rankings 2024 : Engineering |url=https://www.nirfindia.org/Rankings/2024/EngineeringRanking.html |access-date=2024-08-13 |website=National Institutional Ranking Framework}}</ref> and 10th among management schools<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-08-12 |title=India Rankings 2024 : Management |url=https://www.nirfindia.org/Rankings/2024/ManagementRanking.html |access-date=2024-08-13 |website=National Institutional Ranking Framework}}</ref> in India by the [[National Institutional Ranking Framework]] (NIRF) in 2024. ''[[Outlook India]]'' ranked IIT Bombay 3rd among government engineering colleges in 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-06-30 |title=Outlook-ICARE Rankings 2023: Top 25 Government Engineering Institutes |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/education/outlook-icare-rankings-2023-top-25-government-engineering-institutes-magazine-299108 |access-date=2024-07-31 |website=Outlook India |language=en}}</ref> IIT Bombay was ranked 1st in the [[QS World University Rankings|QS India Rankings]] of 2025 and 118th in the [[QS World University Rankings]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-06-05 |title=IIT Bombay, Delhi listed under top 150 in QS World University Ranking 2025; MIT remains best varsity |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/education/study-abroad/iit-bombay-delhi-maintain-top-spots-in-qs-world-university-ranking-2025-mit-remains-best-varsity-9367389/ |access-date=2024-07-31 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> In [[India Today]] Best engineering colleges 2024, IIT Bombay was ranked 2nd.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Top Engineering Colleges in India 2024, Courses, Fees, Admission - India Today |url=https://bestcolleges.indiatoday.in/rankings/engineering |access-date=2024-07-31 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref>

==Development activities==
[[File:IITBSchoolOfManganment.JPG|alt=|thumb|The Shailesh J. Mehta School of Management (SJMSOM)]]
Faculty members from IIT Bombay undertake industry-sponsored research and consultancy projects that are made available through the institute. These are funded by various national agencies like the [[Department of Science and Technology (India)|Department of Science and Technology]], Department of Electronics, Department of Space, [[Aeronautical Development Agency]], [[Department of Atomic Energy]], and [[Oil and Natural Gas Corporation|Oil and Natural Gas Commission]] (ONGC). Many are also working on projects of national importance. A few projects are also being funded by international agencies. Typically in one year, there are about 400 on-going sponsored projects. The sponsored research has ushered in intense research activity leading to the formation of active research groups and has helped in the creation of modern research facilities in key areas.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.iitb.ac.in/academic/rsrchprgm.html |title=iitb.ac.in &#124; IIT Bombay |publisher=iitb.ac.in |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090720015120/http://www.iitb.ac.in/academic/rsrchprgm.html |archive-date=20 July 2009 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

The office of the Dean (R&D) provides the necessary liaison with industry and sponsoring agencies. The office helps industry to identify faculty expertise and institutional facilities, and assists faculty in identifying industry problems.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ircc.iitb.ac.in/IRCC-Webpage/ |title=iitb.ac.in &#124; IIT Bombay |publisher=iitb.ac.in }}</ref>

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There are also a number of central facilities such as the Central Library, Central Workshop, and Printing Press. The Computer Centre started functioning in 1986 with facilities which have been continuously updated. The Computer Aided Design Centre with its own minicomputers and workstations, supplemented by additional computing facilities, caters to CAD activity in chemical engineering and metallurgical engineering. Research groups like VLSI Design, CAD/CAM also have computing facilities which are accessible to other departments for development activities. The [[OrthoCAD Network Research Cell]] was established in 2007 to jump-start indigenous research and development activities in orthopedic reconstruction systems. Experimental facilities set up by various departments include laboratories for robotics, biotechnology, microelectronics, microprocessor applications, telematics, remote sensing, low-temperature physics, and aerodynamics.

IIT Bombay announced online classes for the batch 2020-21 from August 10. A fund raising campaign was launched to help the students in need. The batch of 1994 of IIT Bombay donated Rs. 1.25 crores to provide students with laptops and internet connections.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/education/iit-bombay-alumni-from-1994-batch-donate-rs-125-crore-for-online-classes|title = Education News: IIT Bombay Alumni from 1994 Batch Donate Rs 1.25 Crore for Online Classes}}</ref>

In 2024 India's first Quantum Diamond Microchip Imager was proposed by PQuest Lab of IIT Bombay, in an alliance with [[Tata Consultancy Services]] (TCS).<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sah |first=Purnima |date=2024-05-28 |title=IIT-Bombay, TCS to build India's first Quantum Diamond Microchip Imager |url=https://www.thehindu.com/business/Industry/iit-bombay-tcs-to-build-indias-first-quantum-diamond-microchip-imager/article68224240.ece |access-date=2024-06-03 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> 

== Traditions and student activities ==

===Cultural and non-academic activities===

{{main|Techfest| Mood Indigo (festival)}}
The student's Gymkhana<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Gymkhana, IITB |url=https://gymkhana.iitb.ac.in/ |access-date=2023-08-23 |website=gymkhana.iitb.ac.in}}</ref> is the parent body of all student councils and institute bodies responsible for organizing student activities and fests around the year. The major councils under Gymkhana include Hostel Affairs Council, Undergraduate Academic Council, Postgraduate Academic Council, Sports Council, Tech Council and Cultural Council. Apart from councils bodies like Mood Indigo, Techfest, Entrepreneurship Cell, Student Alumni Relationship Cell, etc.<ref name=":0" /> also come under the student's Gymkhana. The heads of all councils and institute bodies are elected annually for a term of one year.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gymkhana.iitb.ac.in/SAC-Constitution-March-2018.pdf|title=SAC Constitution - Student's Gymkhana IIT Bombay}}</ref>

The annual Science & Technology festival of IIT Bombay, [[Techfest]], which was started in 1998,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Search&Key=TOIM/2013/12/28/8/Ar00804.xml&CollName=TOI_MUMBAI_ARCHIVE_2009&DOCID=1024220&Keyword=(%3Cmany%3E%3Cstem%3Etechfest)&skin=pastissues2&AppName=2&ViewMode=GIF|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140522141745/http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Search&Key=TOIM%2F2013%2F12%2F28%2F8%2FAr00804.xml&CollName=TOI_MUMBAI_ARCHIVE_2009&DOCID=1024220&Keyword=%28%3Cmany%3E%3Cstem%3Etechfest%29&skin=pastissues2&AppName=2&ViewMode=GIF|url-status=dead|archive-date=22 May 2014|title=Article Window|website=epaper.timesofindia.com}}</ref> is held in December every year and is Asia's largest Science and Technology festival.<ref>{{cite news|title=Aisa's largest science and tech festival|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/mumbai/robotics-virtual-betting-at-iit-techfest/article8032036.ece|website=The Hindu|date=27 December 2015|access-date=19 April 2016|last1=Saigal|first1=Sonam Rakesh}}</ref>

[[File:NCC IIT Bombay Republic day parade.jpg|thumb|NCC IITB Republic Day Parade 2024 at Gymkhana Ground]]
[[File:2 Mah Engr Regt.jpg|thumb|Sign board near the NCC office]]

[[The Entrepreneurship Cell, IIT Bombay|The Entrepreneurship Cell]] of IIT Bombay (also known as E-Cell, IITB), started in 1998,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Release |first=ANI Press |title=Eureka! - E-Cell IIT Bombay's B-model competition hunts for the next unicorn |url=https://www.business-standard.com/content/press-releases-ani/eureka-e-cell-iit-bombay-s-b-model-competition-hunts-for-the-next-unicorn-121101300991_1.html |access-date=2022-04-09 |website=www.business-standard.com|date=13 October 2021 }}</ref> organizes several activities throughout the year to promote entrepreneurship. ''Eureka!'' is Asia's largest business model competition conducted by E-Cell, IITB and receives participation from more than 12,500 startups.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Eureka 2021 {{!}} Asia's Largest Business Model Competition |url=https://www.nostops.org/eureka |access-date=2022-04-09 |website=www.nostops.org}}</ref> E-Summit is a two-day entrepreneurship conclave organized in the campus of IIT Bombay by E-Cell to bring together all the stakeholders of the entrepreneurship ecosystem.<ref>{{Cite web |title=About {{!}} E-Cell IIT Bombay |url=https://www.ecell.in/2020/pages/about.php |access-date=2022-04-09 |website=www.ecell.in}}</ref>

The annual cultural festival [[Mood Indigo (festival)|Mood Indigo]],<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://moodi.org/|title=Mood Indigo IIT Bombay|website=moodi.org}}</ref> usually held in December is an event hosted by the student body and is Asia's largest college cultural festival.<ref>{{Cite web |date=18 December 2015 |title=Asia's largest college cultural fest "Mood Indigo" starts today |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-asia-s-largest-college-cultural-fest-mood-indigo-starts-today-2156978 |website=DNA India}}</ref> The most attractive feature of this 4-day event is the influential personalities who have graced the festival like [[R D Burman]], [[Aamir Khan]], Sir [[Mark Tully]], [[Sachin Tendulkar]], [[Porcupine Tree]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://nh7.in/indiecision/2009/09/05/porcupine-tree-to-play-mood-indigo/|title=Porcupine Tree to Play at Mood Indigo 09 |author= NH7}}</ref> [[Simple Plan]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rollingstoneindia.com/simple-plan-to-headline-mood-indigo/|title=Simple Plan To Headline Mood Indigo -|date=9 October 2012}}</ref> [[Mike Portnoy]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rollingstoneindia.com/neal-morse-band-and-mike-portnoy-to-play-iit-mood-indigo-2013/|title=Neal Morse Band and Mike Portnoy to Play IIT Mood Indigo 2013 -|date=30 August 2013}}</ref> and many more.

These college festivals are organised, financially managed and conducted entirely by the students of this institute. All these festivals and organisations are sponsored by private enterprise.<ref>{{cite web|title=Techfest-Sponsors|url=http://www.techfest.org/home/info/sponsors|access-date=5 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140306150915/http://www.techfest.org/home/info/sponsors|archive-date=6 March 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="auto"/>

''Abhyuday'', the social body of IIT Bombay also hosts one of its kind two-day social fest started in 2013 to provide a link between the real-life problems faced by the people to the students who wish to bring about a change society. The two-day fest is home to Action Plan - a social entrepreneurship competition, movie screenings, workshops and events on varied social issues. Many eminent personalities and social workers like [[Sonam Wangchuk (engineer)|Sonam Wangchuk]], [[Dia Mirza]], [[Ashish Vidyarthi]], Tukaram Munde and such have graced the social fest since its start.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-01-22 |title=Abhyuday, IIT Bombay Organizing Annual Socio-Weekend Social Body addresses social issues in weekend of activities |url=https://www.thestatesman.com/education/abhyuday-iit-bombay-organizing-annual-socio-weekend-social-body-addresses-social-issues-weekend-activities-1503040328.html |access-date=2022-04-09 |website=The Statesman |language=en-US}}</ref>

Apart from these festivals, various other engineering streams based festivals are also being organised to motivate students towards Science and Technology. These include Radiance (Mechanical Engineering), Zephyr (Aerospace Engineering), AZeotropy<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/vadodara/MSUs-budding-engineers-bag-award-at-IIT-fest/articleshow/19012057.cms|author=TOI|title= Award at IIT fest|website=[[The Times of India]]|date=17 March 2013 }}</ref> (Chemical Engineering), Padarth(Metallurgy and Material Science Engineering), IMPULSE (Electrical Engineering) and recently, Aakaar (Civil Engineering).

The institute has music clubs "Symphony" and "Roots" which pertain to western and Indian music respectively. It also has an [[LGBT]] alliance club called "Saathi".<ref name="saathi">{{cite news|title=At IIT-Bombay, LGBTs now have a Saathi|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/at-iitbombay-lgbts-now-have-a-saathi/826799|first=Mihika|last=Basu|date=4 August 2011 |agency=[[The Indian Express]] |location=Mumbai |access-date=2012-11-21}}</ref><ref name="gayandhappy">{{cite news|title=On IIT-B campus, you can be gay and happy |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/On-IIT-B-campus-you-can-be-gay-and-happy/articleshow/9477116.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928034910/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-08-04/mumbai/29849894_1_iit-b-jaya-joshi-technology-bombay |url-status=live |archive-date=28 September 2011 |date=4 August 2011|agency=[[Times of India]]|location=Mumbai|work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=2012-11-21}}</ref> The institute has an active [[National Cadet Corps (India)|NCC]] unit, the ''2 Maharashtra Engineer Regiment''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/2MahaEngReg/|title=National Cadet Corps IITB|website=www.facebook.com|language=en|access-date=2017-03-10}}</ref> which is an attachment of the [[Bombay Engineer Group|Bombay Sappers]].

The institute also has a club named [https://krittikaiitb.github.io/ Krittika] which is the astronomy club of IIT Bombay. Members of this club are enthusiasts of the field and they have a rich inventory of 2 [[Dobsonian telescope|Dobsonian]] mount telescopes, 4 equatorial mount telescopes and a motorized mount telescope used for observational astronomy and astrophotography.  

IIT Bombay's [[Diamond jubilee|Diamond Jubilee]] was held in 2018, with Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]] attending as the chief guest of the [[convocation]] function.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/narendra-modi-at-iit-bombay-pm-announces-rs-1000-cr-financial-aid-for-institute-hails-indian-start-ups-for-innovation/1277482/|title=Narendra Modi at IIT Bombay: PM announces Rs 1000 cr financial aid for institute, hails Indian start-ups for innovation|date=2018-08-11|website=The Financial Express|access-date=2019-01-06}}</ref>

==Notable alumni and faculty==
{{main|List of Indian Institute of Technology Bombay people}}
* [[Bhavish Aggarwal]] (co-founder of Ola Cabs)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.businesstoday.in/technology/news/story/from-iit-bombay-to-iisc-ola-ceo-bhavish-aggarwal-to-begin-hiring-the-best-and-brightest-455582-2024-11-29|title=From IIT Bombay to IISc: Ola CEO Bhavish Aggarwal to begin hiring the 'best and brightest'|date=29 November 2024|website=Business Today}}</ref>
* [[Jairam Ramesh]] (member of Rajya Sabha)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sansad.in/rs/members?party=Indian+National+Congress&partyCode=INC|title=Digital Sansad|first=National Informatics|last=Centre|website=Digital Sansad}}</ref>
* [[K. Sivan]] (former chairman of ISRO)<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 17, 2025 |title=Ex-ISRO chief Dr K Sivan is now chairman of IIT Indore's board of governors |url=https://www.business-standard.com/education/news/ex-isro-chief-dr-k-sivan-is-now-chairman-of-iit-indore-s-board-of-governors-123083101028_1.html%5B%5D |website=Business Standard}}</ref>
* [[Nandan Nilekani]] (non - executive chairman, [[Infosys]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/technology/tech-news/iit-bombay-vs-iit-madras-infosys-co-founder-nandan-nilekani-call-his-choice-small-act-of-rebellion/articleshow/115867556.cms|title=IIT Bombay vs IIT Madras: Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani call his choice "small act of rebellion"|date=1 December 2024|via=The Economic Times - The Times of India}}</ref>
* [[Nitesh Tiwari]] (film director, screenwriter, lyricist)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/nitesh-tiwari-on-chhichhore-life-at-iitb-and-how-he-discovered-the-joy-of-writing/articleshow/70830912.cms|title=Nitesh Tiwari on Chhichhore, life at IITB and how he discovered the joy of writing|website=Mumbai Mirror}}</ref>
* [[Parag Agrawal]] (former CEO of [[Twitter]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/education-career/bright-student-well-organized-how-teachers-remember-iit-bombay-alumnus-twitter-ceo-parag-agarwal-4503176.html|title=Bright Student, Well Organized: How Teachers Remember IIT Bombay Alumnus, Twitter CEO Parag Agarwal|website=News18}}</ref>
* [[Raghu Raghuram]] (CEO, VMware)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/business/report-meet-rangarajan-raghu-raghuram-iit-ceo-rs-551848-crore-vmware-member-elite-club-sundar-pichai-satya-nadella-3051964|title=Meet IITian CEO of Rs 5,51,800 crore US giant, lesser-known member of elite club with Sundar Pichai, Satya Nadella|first=DNA Web|last=Team|website=DNA India}}</ref>
* [[Manohar Parrikar]] (former Union Minister Of Defense and Ex CM, Goa)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/manohar-parrikar-iit-bombay-alumni-goa-chief-minister-332380-2016-07-31|title=When a frantic IIT-B could not trace Parrikar's records!|date=31 July 2016|website=India Today}}</ref>
* [[Vipul Goyal]] (stand up comedian)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/one-for-the-laughs/article6144973.ece?secpage=true&secname=entertainment|title=One for the laughs|date=24 June 2014|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref>
* [[Colin Gonsalves]] (Senior Advocate of the [[Supreme Court of India]])<ref>{{Cite news |title=Democracy Dies in Darkness |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/2003/10/24/indias-pioneer-of-public-interest-law/9df39cf4-a118-4d7a-b51b-0c06f84f8d14/%5B%5D}}</ref>
* [[Viral Acharya|Viral V Acharya]] (Former Deputy Governor of [[Reserve Bank of India]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/business/viral-acharya-rbi-deputy-governor-appointment-4448456/|title=Viral Acharya appointed as deputy governor of RBI|date=28 December 2016}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Indian Institutes of Technology]] 
* [[List of universities in India]]
*[[National Institutes of Technology]]
*[[National Testing Agency]]
*[[Joint Seat Allocation Authority]]

==References==
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==External links==
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