The Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IITB) is a public engineering institute located in Mumbai in state of Maharashtra. It is the second oldest campus of the Indian Institute of Technology system. IIT Bombay is ranked globally among top universities of science & technology

It was established by an Act of Parliament in the year 1958. Planning got its wings in the year 1957 and the first batch of hundred students was given admission in 1958.
It has been approved by the AICTE and also recognized by the UGC. In the year 1961, the Institute was proclaimed as an institution which is having national importance.
IIT Bombay was set up with assistance from UNESCO and funds from the USSR Government. UNESCO provided equipment and technical experts mainly from the Soviet Union.
The UNESCO supplied with many fellowships (27 in number) so that the Indian faculty members could be given appropriate training in the USSR.

Academic Overview: IIT Bombay offers undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral degrees in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. There are 17 departments, 13 multi-disciplinary centers, and 3 schools of excellence inside the campus-

Institute Centers

CC - Computer Centre

CRNTS - Centre for Research in Nanotechnology & Science

CESE - Centre for Environmental Science and Engineering

SAIF - Sophisticated Analytical Instrument Facility

CSRE - Centre of Studies in Resources Engineering

Institute Schools

School of Biosciences and Bioengineering (Bioschool)

Kanwal Rekhi School of Information Technology (KReSIT)

Shailesh J Mehta School of Management (SJMSOM)

Extracurricular: There are various clubs that provides a vast scope for the students to prosper and thus be able to show their hidden talents. Some of these clubs are-

Fine Arts
Wildlife Club
The Hobbies Club

Placement Details: In 2013-14 a total of 1600 students were registered for placements and 880 got placed. Placement details by type of organization are given below -

Sector	Number of Organizations	Number of Offers Received
Analytics	25	83
Consulting	21	73
Education	5	23
Engineering & Technology	58	265
Finance	17	71
FMCG	7	22
NGO	2	2
Oil & Gas	2	16
Public Sector/Government	1	2
Research & Development	13	35
Services	9	48
Software, IT	59	249

Facilities: There are various facilities that are provided in the Institute. They are as follows-

Residential Facilities	There hostels at IITB have numbering system- Hostel No. 10 is for the under graduate and post graduate students. The hostel with No. 11 is only for the post graduate students and totally kept reserved for the girls. There is also a housing complex named Tansa House which is reserved for the ?single male project staff?. Being the smallest hostel, it provides with 128 rooms. The Tulsi House has been kept reserved for the research scholars only.
Computer Facilities	There are mini computers and various work stations. CAD activity is there in Metallurgical Engineering and Chemical Engineering.
Library	The Library is very well equipped and has a rich collection of following particulars- More than 2, 35,300 books, thesis, videos and CDs. 11, 886 BC and TLL (Book Bank) collection. 1, 18,331 bound volumes of journals. 67, 512 pamphlets, standards and reports. Above 15000 online printed journals
Other Facilities	Kendriya Vidyalaya, Campus School, Guest House, Hospital, Estate Office etc.

Festivals:

Mood Indigo ? It is the Annual cultural festival of IIT Bombay which is held in December. It is a four day event and the largest of its kind in Asia
Techfest ? It is Annual Science and Technology festival held in January. Techfest is the largest science & technology fest in Asia

Ranking:

Magazine	Rank	Year
QS World	233	2013
QS Asia	39	2013
Outlook India	3	2012
Dataquest	1	2011

Scholarship:

Scholarship for Ph. D students
Scholarships instituted by the Private Trusts/Organizations
Institute Merit-cum-Means Scholarship
National Talent Search Scholarship (NTS).