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The Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay or IIT Mumbai) was established in 1958 and is UNESCO's first public institution. In 1961 it was pronounced as an Institute of National Importance by the Parliament of India. It has been defined as a ‘Deemed University’ and it is self-governing too. Earlier this year, the Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD), India released the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) and IIT Bombay stood and three positions under ‘Overall’ and ‘Engineering’ categories respectively. Additionally, in India Today 2023, the institute was also ranked 2 under the Engineering category and 2 under the Engineering (Government) category. According to the QS World University Rankings 2025, IIT Bombay is ranked 118 on an international scale in the category World University. IIT Bombay offers both degree and dual degree opportunity at undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral levels. More than 80 + courses are offered across 16 departments in Engineering, Technology, Science and Management streams. The students are evaluated through national level exam conducted by different bodies like JEE advanced, GATE, etc. The campus of IITB was set up more than half a century ago and has expanded to include 16 departments, 30+ centres and three schools to provide more than 80 courses in Engineering and Technology, Science and Management at UG PG and PhD levels. As with all IIT’s, the BTech degree, which admits up to 1,558 students, is the crowning head of courses at the institute.
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The Indian Institute of Technology Bombay(IIT Bombay) is situated in Powai, Mumbai, Maharashtra which is some of the best educational institutes in the world which also has a keen focus on engineering and technology. IIT Bombay Mu was founded as the second IIT in the country in 1958 and from there has only been growing every year in terms of providing worldclass education. The campus is situated in Powai which is quite a peaceful area filled with lots of greenery which helps students vent and calm down while also providing a great working infrastructure that helps further education.

Over the years, IIT Bombay has been able to garner many great minds to join their institution with a wide variety of courses to choose from like Undergraduate, Postgraduate, and even Doctoral programs. It promotes an academic model that emphasizes cross-disciplinary methods, creative problem-solving, and new ideas. Research at the Institute is extensive and includes energy systems, AI, material science as well biomedicine. Students are encouraged to challenge themselves and faculty members facilitate such transformations with their expertise and their commitment.

The institution is furnished with all the necessary resources such as state-of-the-art laboratories, and computational and library centers meeting the needs of students and researchers alike. Its Research Park and centers of excellence promote industry-academia interaction, offering means of addressing real-world issues. Other than academics, the campus provides a stimulating atmosphere with busy student hostels, sports facilities, and venues for cultural events, making education a wholesome experience.

At IIT Bombay, student life is active and lively. Many cultural, technical, and entrepreneurial events are held that provide creative and leadership opportunities to students. One of the most competing and attended cultural events in India, Mood Indigo and the technical Fest, Techfest are two fests that take place every year on IIT Bombay’s campus and are some of the biggest in Asia. India’s startup ecosystem has considerably benefitted from the institution’s incubation and entrepreneurship programs as many successful startups have emerged.

Over the years, IIT Bombay has developed a huge alumni community most notable for their incredible accomplishment in areas spanning academia, research, business, governance and the arts. Core concepts of the institution such as all-round growth, respect, integrity and relevance to society guarantee that the country’s future leaders and innovators remain the focus of the institute.