IIT Bombay

History

A high-powered committee of the Government of India, headed by Sir Nalini Ranjan Sarkar, a businessman, educationist, industrialist and public figure, recommended in 1946 the establishment of four higher institutes of technology on the lines of their counterparts in Europe and the United States to set the direction for the development of technical education in the country. The committee had recommended the establishment of institutes of national importance in different regions of India. The first of the IITs was set up in Kharagpur (whose other claim to fame is that it has the longest railway platform in the world) in the state of West Bengal in 1950 at a site in Hijli village which used to be a detention camp. Four more IITs followed in quick succession. IIT Bombay was established in 1958, followed by those at Madras (1959), Kanpur (1959) and Delhi (1961). Though the names of the cities Bombay and Madras were later changed, respectively, to Mumbai and Chennai, the institutes at these two places retain their original names. So our institute is IIT Bombay, often shortened to IITB.

These institutes were designed to provide the necessary dynamism and flexibility of organisation in the light of the expanding knowledge and changing socio-economic requirements of modern society. Planning for the institute at Mumbai began in 1957 and the first batch of 100 students was admitted in 1958. The institute campus at Powai extends over 200 hectares and is situated in picturesque surroundings with the Vihar and the Powai lakes on either side and green hills in and around. In 1961, by an Act of Parliament, the institute was declared an institution of national importance and was accorded the status of a university with the power to award its own degrees and diplomas. IIT Bombay was established with the cooperation and participation of UNESCO, utilising the contribution of the government of the then USSR. The institute received substantial assistance in the form of equipment and expert services from the USSR through UNESCO from 1956 to 1973. It received 59 experts and 14 technicians from several reputed institutions in the USSR. UNESCO also offered fellowships, numbering 27, for training Indian faculty members in the USSR. Under the bilateral agreement of 1965, the Government of USSR provided additional assistance to supplement the Aid Programme already received by the institute through UNESCO.

Department

IIT Bombay provides science-based engineering education with a view to produce quality engineer-scientists. The curriculum provides broad based knowledge and simultaneously builds a temper for the life long process of learning and exploring. The activities of Departments include teaching at all levels and research.

Admission

Placement

The companies recruited virtually throughout the placement season due to Covid – 19 pandemic restrictions in academic year 2021 - 22. The number of registered students in the 2021 -2022 placement drive has increased by 15% in comparison with the two – year –ago – number, viz. from 1784 in 2019 to 2056 in 2021. IIT Bombay has achieved the highest ever number of students placed this year with total number of accepted offers being 1431 as on May 15thcompared to 1150 last year. This is 25 % increase in total number of students placed indicating higher selections due to higher buoyancy in demand. Taking into account the total number of participating students, Placement percentage is 88.77%. The overall average salary packages based on CTC offered increased by 27.3 % over last year from Rs. 17.91 LPA to Rs. 22.8 LPA. This may be attributed to resurgence of the job generation after resumption of economic activity subsequent to the COVID–19 pandemic. During internship recruiting season, total of 1087 students secured apprenticeship opportunities and there was a fifteen percent (15%) increase in demand for students this year. The total number of companies offering jobs saw an 11 % increase from 292 last year to 325 companies participating this year. The placements were successfully completed in two phases, clearly demonstrating the demand of IIT Bombay graduates among the top recruiters in various segments of the economy. Placement team has achieved highest number of students getting placed with constant endeavor to create more employment opportunities.

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