IIT Bombay

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
Motto
Sanskrit: ज्ञानम् परमम् ध्येयम्
Motto in English
Knowledge is the Supreme Goal[1]
TypeTechnical institute
Established1958; 66 years ago (1958)
Budget₹896 crore (US$110 million) (2022 - 2023)[2]
ChairmanSharad Kumar Saraf[3][4]
DirectorShireesh Kedare[5]
Academic staff
759[6]
Students12,976[6]
Undergraduates5,963[6]
Postgraduates2,951[6]
4,062[6]
Address
Adi Shankaracharya Marg
,
Powai, Mumbai, Maharashtra
,
India India

19°08′01.09″N 72°54′55.29″E / 19.1336361°N 72.9153583°E / 19.1336361; 72.9153583
CampusUrban, 550 acres (220 ha)
Colours    prussian blue & silver
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The Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay) is a public research university and technical institute in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.

IIT Bombay was founded in 1958.[7] In 1961, the Parliament decreed IITs as Institutes of National Importance.[8] 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.[8] 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.[8] 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 industrial design programmes.[9]

  1. ^ "Official Facebook Page". IIT Bombay.
  2. ^ https://alumni.acr.iitb.ac.in/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Annual-Report_2022-2023.pdf
  3. ^ "Board of Governors".
  4. ^ "IIT Bombay Alumnus Sharad Saraf Now Chairman of its Board of Governors". News18. 3 August 2022.
  5. ^ "IITB institute functionaries". IIT Bombay.
  6. ^ a b c d e "NIRF 2024" (PDF). Ministry of Education.
  7. ^ "How was IIT Bombay set up". IIT Bombay. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
  8. ^ a b c "The Growth of an Institute for Higher Technological Education". IIT Bombay. Archived from the original on 20 December 2012. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
  9. ^ "IIT Bombay fee hike: Students' protests intensify; cite move as 'unfair'". 22 July 2022. Retrieved 23 July 2022.