About IIT Bombay

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.

A high-power committee of Govt. 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 organization 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, utilizing the contribution of the Govt. of USSR.

The Institute received substantial assistance in the form of equipment and expert services from USSR through the UNESCO from 1956 to 1973. It 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 Govt. provided additional assistance to supplement the Aid Program already received by the Institute through UNESCO.

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.

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