The Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay – 2021

The Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay) located in Powai, Mumbai; Maharashtra, is one of the top IITs in India established with help of funds from UNESCO in 1958 to help the nation to pioneer in Science and Technology. It ranked No.3 by National Institutional Ranking Frameworks (NIRF) grading.

In this article, we are going to analyse IIT Bombay such as IIT Bombay students’ stats, faculty, courses offered, graduation outcomes, median salary, infrastructures and fees structures. All these details are authentic because these details were acquired from NIRF at which Indian Institute of Technology Bombay shared its reports.

Courses Offered at IIT Bombay

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay offers 8 courses in undergraduate programs, a considerable number of 8 courses in dual degree programs, and a huge number of 40 courses in postgraduate programs in engineering science & technology.

Students Intake at IIT Bombay

Students Intake
IIT Bombay admitted 773 students to UG courses, 178 students to dual degree courses and 790 students to PG courses in 2021; 729 students to UG, 168 students to dual degree and 753 students to PG in 2020; and 729 students to UG and 142 students to dual degree in 2019.
Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay 2021 - Student Intake1
Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay 2021 - Student Intake Graph
Faculty

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay has eminent professors and research scholars who have been publishing many important research papers in many reputed international and national publishers like The Nature, Elsevier Inc., Springer, etc., for many years and has been accredited with many prestigious awards. Currently, there are 592 professors at the faculty and 99.83% of them are Ph.D. holders. The faculty-to-student ratio at IIT Bombay is 1:10, that is, one professor is available for every 10 students.

IIT Bombay Annual Expenditures

Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay 2021 - Capital Expenditure
Capital Expenditure
IIT Bombay spent Rs. 159 crores as a capital expenditure in the year 2021, of which it spent 14.59% on library for acquiring research journals, books and e-resources for reading, a huge sum of fund, that is 84.92% spent on buying new equipment and software for conducting quality research, and remaining 0.49% for engineering workshops. It spent Rs. 148 crores as capital expenditures in 2020 and Rs. 35 crores in 2019. IIT Bombay spending as a capital expenditure is increasing significantly in 2021 when compared with the last two years.
Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay 2021 - Operational Expenditure
Operational Expenditure
IIT Bombay spent Rs. 417 crores as an operational expenditure in 2021, of which it spent 66.85% on salary for professors and supporting staffs, which is quite high when compared to other top five IITs of India, 32.41% on maintaining academic infrastructures in the institution, and remaining 0.74% on conducting Seminars, Conference and Workshops at IIT Bombay. It spent Rs. 367 crores as an operational expenditure in 2020 and spent Rs. 311 crores in 2019. Spending as an operational expenditure is also increasing in 2021 when compared with the last two years.

IIT Bombay Research Details

Patents

As Indian Institute of Technology Bombay has a fantastic faculty, impressive infrastructures and conducive atmosphere for quality research, it filed 120 patents in 2021 and got 37 patents, it filed 102 patents and got 25 in 2020, and in 2019, it filed 103 patents and got 17.

Sponsored Projects

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay has published many scholarly and innovative articles on engineering science & technology and has been granted many patents for its new inventions for years. In 2021, it published many research articles and invented new ground-breaking inventions in science and technology. Therefore, in 2021, 185 agencies have funded 622 projects at IIT Bombay and earned Rs. 229 crores through these projects. In 2020, 149 agencies funded 563 projects, through which IIT Bombay earned Rs. 229 crores, and in 2019, it earned Rs. 203 crores from 402 projects sponsored by 125 agencies.

Consultancy Projects

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay has worked on 720 consultancy projects from 484 companies and earned Rs. 59 crores in 2021, it earned Rs. 75 crores through 733 projects from 528 companies in 2020, and it earned Rs. 46 crores through 638 projects from 479 companies in 2019.

Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay 2021 - Sponsored Projects & Consultancy Projects

IIT Bombay UG Graduation & Placements

UG Graduation & Placements
There were 716 students admitted to IIT Bombay at UG, of whom 85.61% were awarded graduations and 90.14% of them got placements at top companies and 116 students were selected for higher education in 2021; 92.34% were awarded graduations, of whom 87.75% got placements and 125 students were selected for higher education in 2020; and 83.87% were awarded gradations, of whom 81.42% got placements and 63 students were selected for higher education in 2019.
PG Graduations & Placements
At IIT Bombay, 59.34% students were awarded graduations, of whom 71.16% got placements at top companies and 23 students were selected for higher education in 2021; 55.88% were awarded graduations, of whom 88.06% got placements and 37 students were selected for higher education in 2020; and 62.53% were awarded graduations, of whom 75.35% got placements and none was selected for higher studies in 2019.
Dual Degree Graduations & Placements
At IIT Bombay, 93.26% students were awarded graduations, of whom 89.92% got placements at top companies and 37 students were selected for higher education in 2021; 91.57% were awarded graduations, of whom 92.41% got placements and 29 students were selected for higher education in 2020; and 83.23% were awarded graduations, of whom 97.91% got placements and none was selected for higher studies in 2019.
Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay 2021 - Graduation Percentage
PhD Research Programmes
At IIT Bombay, 2187 students were admitted to PhD programmes in engineering science & technology and 271 students were awarded degrees in 2021, 243 students in 2020 and 298 students in 2019.
Median Salary & Top Recruiters
Median Salary of UG Graduates from IIT Bombay: Rs. 13 lakhs per annum at all top companies in 2021, Rs. 11.78 lakhs in 2020, and Rs. 10.11 lakhs in 2019.


Median Salary of Dual Degree Graduates: Rs. 12.97 lakhs in 2021, Rs. 12 lakhs in 2020, and Rs. 10.64 lakhs in 2019.


Median Salary of PG Graduates: Rs. 12 LPA in 2021, Rs. 10.26 LPA in 2020, and Rs. 7.93 LPA in 2019.


Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay 2021 - Median Salary & Top Recruiters
There are hundreds of top companies in the world as well as India such as Amazon, Google, Texas Instruments, L&T, Tata, Ashok Leyland, ISRO, etc., are looking for graduates at IIT Bombay for their companies.

Students Diversity at IIT Bombay

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay has a blend of students who came from all sections and all parts of India and the world. There are 5917 students who are pursuing their studies, of whom 87% are boys and 13% are girls. There are 1640 students from within the state, 4233 from outside of the state and 44 from foreign countries.

Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay 2021 - Students Diversity

Facilities on IIT Bombay Campus

IIT Bombay has a lot of facilities for students. It has a Central Library, Hospital, Guest House, Women Cell, Separate Hostel for Girls, Hindi Cell, Convention Centre, Lecture Hall Campus, AC Hostels, Travel Desk, Gym, Lifts/ramps etc.

Campus Festivals at IIT Bombay

IIT Bombay hosts both cultural and technical festivals. It hosts many technical festivals like Eureka and hosts annual cultural festival Mood Indigo at which singing, dancing, drawing, acting, games, etc., are performed. Many noted bands like Porcupine and many singers like Shankar Mahadevan and Sonu Nigam, and Bollywood actor Ranbir Singh were also present at the festival.

Accessibility

IIT Bombay is in Mumbai, which is the financial capital of India. So, it is well-connected with India as well as the world. CST is the major railway station, which is 28 kms away from IIT Bombay. For air travel, Chhtrapati Shivaji Maharaj Airport is available, which has both national and international terminals. The distance between international terminal T2 and IIT Bombay is 10 kms and the distance between domestic terminals 1A & 1B at Santa Cruz and IIT Bombay is about 28 kms.

How to Get Admission at IIT Bombay

Studying science and technology is the dream of most of the students, but to make that dream real, we need a good institution. When we think about a good institution, IITs come first. So, here are the procedures to get admission to IIT Bombay:

For UG courses at IIT Bombay: Students who passed or appeared for +2 exam can take Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) and should pass the minimum cut-off mark set by JEE in JEE advanced exam.

For PG courses: Students who passed bachelor degree or appeared for final exam can take Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) and should pass GATE to get admission to IIT Bombay.

Fee Structure at IIT Bombay

Students need to pay Rs. 8.56 lakhs as fees for UG courses at IIT Bombay, however, the saving grace is they can get a phenomenal salary of Rs. 13 lakhs from top companies, therefore, they can get back this amount within a year after completion of graduation.

IIT Bombay Scores by NIRF

Teaching, Learning, and Resources: IIT Bombay has good faculty and better infrastructures for doing innovative research, and it invented many ground-breaking inventions in the fields of engineering science & technology. Therefore, it scored 89.32%, which accounts to 30% of overall NIRF scores.
Research and Professional Practice: IIT Bombay has many distinguished professors and research scholars who invented many new technologies, so it scored 92.56%, which accounts to 30% of overall NIRF scores.
Graduate Outcome: As IIT Bombay has a conducive atmosphere for study, many students graduated at the minimum stipulated time, so for this good performance it scored 79.71%, which accounts to 20% of overall NIRF scores.
Outreach and Inclusivity: IIT Bombay has students from every section and every part of India as well as the world, so it scored 53.68%, which accounts to 10% of overall NIRF scores.

Perception: IIT Bombay has fantastic faculty, impressive infrastructures, and a conducive atmosphere, and its graduation outcomes and placements at top companies are also good, so it scored 92.88% in NIRF grading, which accounts to 10% of overall NIRF scores.
Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay 2021 - NIRF RANK

IIT Bombay got 85.16% as an overall NIRF score and ranked at number 3.

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