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It's all about excellence here
IIT-Bombay, set up by an Act of Parliament, was established in 1958, at Powai, a northern suburb of Mumbai.
Today the Institute is recognised as one of the centres of academic excellence in the country.
Over the years, there has been dynamic progress at IIT-Bombay in all academic and research activities, and a parallel improvement in facilities and infrastructure, to keep it on par with the best institutions in the world.
A high-power committee of Government of India recommended in 1946 establishment of four higher institutes of technology of the level of their counterparts in Europe and United States to set the direction for the development of technical education in the country.
These institutes were designed to provide the necessary dynamism and flexibility of organisation in the light of expanding knowledge and changing socio-economic requirements of modern society.
Planning for the Institute at Bombay 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 Vihar and Powai lakes on either sides and green hills strewn 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 power to award its own degrees and diplomas.
IIT-Bombay was established with the cooperation and participation of the Unesco utilising the contribution of the Government of USSR. The Institute received substantial assistance in the form of equipment and expert services from USSR through the Unesco from 1956 to 1973.
The Institute received several experts (59) and technicians (14) from several reputed institutions in the USSR.
The Unesco also offered a number of fellowships (27) for training of Indian faculty members in the USSR.
Under the bilateral agreement of 1965, the USSR Government provided additional assistance to supplement the Aid Programme already received by the Institute through Unesco.
The Indian Institutes of Technology need no introduction either in India or abroad, for their alumni have already made their presence felt everywhere. The Institutes were set up by the Government of India as 'Institutions of National Importance' and almost all reputed international academic benchmarks have given them high rating. Sakshi Arora takes you through the corridors of IITs.
