IIT Bombay

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. Institutes in positions of excellence grow with time. The ideas and ideals on which such institutes are built evolve and change with national aspirations, national perspectives, and trends world - wide. IIT Bombay, too, is one such institution.

Departments offering B.Tech/Dual Degree

* Aerospace Engineering
* Chemical Engineering
* Civil Engineering
* Computer Science & Engineering Department
* Electrical Engineering
* Mechanical Engineering
* Metallurgical Engineering & Materials Science
* Physics



Dual Degree

The Institute offers a 5 year Dual Degree programme (DD) in all Engineering departments. This programme is the Bachelor and Master degree combined together. That means that upon successful completion of the necessary academic requirements, a student is awarded two degrees:

1. B.Tech. degree of the parent department (e.g. Mechanical Engineering)
2. M.Tech. degree of the Specialization within the parent department (e.g. Thermal and Fluids Engineering)

Departments offering M.Tech

• Aerospace Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Civil Engineering
• Computer Science & Engineering
• Earth Sciences
• Electrical Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Metallurgical Engineering & Materials Science
• Center of Studies in Resources Engineering
• School of Biosciences & Bioengineering
• Corrosion Science & Engineering
• Energy Science & Engineering
• Industrial Engineering & Operations Research
• Systems & Control Engineering
• Environmental Science & Engineering
• Centre For Technology Alternatives For Rural Areas(CTARA) (Technology And Development)

Application categories & financial support

• Teaching Assitantship (TA)
  
  1. Students who have valid GATE score will be considered for TA.
  2. Students getting the assistantship will be required to assist in teaching or research, as assigned by the department, to the extent of 8 hours per week.
  3. The continuation of the assistantship will be subject to satisfactory performance of the duties assigned by the Department/ Centre as well as satisfactory academic performance (maintain SPI/CPI of 6.00 at the end of each semester).
  4. The assistantship will be available for a maximum period of 24 months and students with TA have to complete M.Tech. porgramme in two years.
     Fellowships are also available from agencies as Aeronautics Research & Development Board (ARDB), Dept. of Science and Technology (DST), Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), etc. Students getting TA will be permitted to switch over to projects if selected.


• Research Assitantship (RA)
  

  Depending upon the requirements, each department/centre may induct one Research Assistant every year.
  
  

  1. Students who have valid GATE score will be considered for the Research Assistantship.
  
  
  2. These Research Assistants have to look after the laboratories and also assist in teaching or research or other work assigned by the Head of the department.
  
  
  3. They are required to work for about 20 hours a week. They have to complete the M.Tech. Programme in three years.


• Project Staff (PS)
  

  Project staff students will be required to assist as assigned by the principal investigator of the concerned project.
  
  

  1. Candidate selected under this category should have either valid GATE score or 2 years of relevant work experience.
  2. They are required to work for up to 10 hours a week.
  3. The maximum duration of this M.Tech academic programme is 3 years.


• Institute Staff

  Permanent staff members having worked for more than 2 years at the Institute can join the M.Tech. Programme. The admission criteria is same as to the sponsored candidate



• Self Finance

  The Institute also admits a limited number of students under self financed category on the basis of their GATE percentile and performance in written test/interview. These students have to support themselves fully.





CANDIDATES APPLYING UNDER TA, SF, PS AND RA CATEGORIES MUST HAVE VALID GATE SCORE.

• Sponsored Category
  

  With a view to encourage its own employees (Project and Institute staff) as well as persons working in Industries the Institute admits a limited number of sponsored candidates to the M.Tech. Programme. It is expected that such candidates, after successfully completing the programme are better equipped to work in organizations sponsoring them.
  
  Sponsored candidates from recognized Academic Institutions, with valid GATE score and some professional experience, will be treated on par with other candidates having valid GATE score during selection.
  
  Sponsored candidates with more than two years professional experience and without valid GATE score can also apply for admission. Their selection will be subject to satisfactory performance in a written test and an interview to be conducted by the Institute.

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