Introduction
IIT Bombay was established in 1958. It attracts top-tier students. Its renowned faculty drives research and academics, forging collaborations with national and international peers. Alumni excel in various fields, contributing to industry, academia, research, and more. The institute offers innovative short-term courses, continuing education, and distance learning. Faculty members have received prestigious awards, including the Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar and Padma honors. It provides a fully residential experience with hostels, dining, sports, and recreational facilities.
Functional Organization
IIT Bombay is an autonomous institute and deemed university governed by a board of governors, chaired by the president of India. It operates under the guidance of the IIT Council, established by India's ministry of education (MoE) (earlier called human resource development). The director, appointed by MoE, leads the institute for a five-year term, overseeing academic matters and serving on various committees. The senate, composed of professors and nominated members, ensures academic standards. The administrative functions are managed by the registrar and senior officials. The institute advisory council, comprising industry and academic experts, provides input on policies and goals.
History
In 1958, IIT Bombay was established as part of a government initiative inspired by recommendations from a committee led by Sir Nalini Ranjan Sarkar. IIT Bombay's campus covers 200 hectares in Powai, Mumbai. It received significant support from UNESCO and the government of the USSR, with equipment, experts, and fellowships facilitating its growth. In 1961, an Act of Parliament granted it the status of an institution of national importance, allowing it to confer its own degrees and diplomas.
Institutes of Technology Act
The Institutes of Technology Act is an act of the Indian Parliament (No. 59 of 1961, and amended in 1963) that declared certain institutions of technology to be institutions of national importance.
Institutes of Technology Act
Statutes of IIT Bombay
The governance of IIT Bombay is outlined in its statutes, initially framed by the IIT Council. These statutes can be amended or repealed by the institute's Board of Governors, with approval from the visitor (the president of India).
Statutes of IIT Bombay
Annual Reports
Institute Song
During sixties, the Institute picked a song to call of its own - an incantation translated from the Bengali, its original credited to Rabindranath Tagore. The song is devotional in nature, in it the worshipper asks the 'Infinite One' to grant them, among other virtures, enlightenment, diligence, and fearlessness: arguably the prime ingredients of the academic spirit.
Singers :
Male: Nilapratim Sengupta, Nikhil Sirdesai, Ahitagni Chakraborty
Female: Nilanjana Choudhury, Shreya Tiwari, Israt Jahan, Suranjana Gupta
Music :
Tabla: Digant Patil
Harmonium: Nilanjana Choudhury
Keyboard: Kaivalya Lal
Mixing and Mastering: Kaivalya Lal
Directed by: Nilanjana Choudhury.
Lyricist & music composer: Kaviguru Rabindranath Tagore.
Recorded at : Cotton Press Studio, Mumbai.
The reproductions here are in the Devanagiri and in its transliterated form.
Antar mama viksit kar
Antaratar hey
Nirmal kar, ujjawal kar
Sundar Kar hey
Jagrat kar, Udyat kar
Nirbhay kar hey
Mangal kar, niralas kar
Nihsanshay kar hey
Yukt kar hey sabke sang mein
Mukt kar hey bandh
Sanchar kar sakal karm mein
Shaant tumhara chhand
Charan-kamal se mera man
Nispandit kar hey,
Nandit kar
Nandit Kar
Nandit kar hey