The Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (abbreviated IITB or IIT Bombay) is a public engineering institution located in Powai, Mumbai, India. In QS World University Rankings® 2014 IIT Bombay was ranked as India’s top university. It is the second-oldest (after Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur) institute of the Indian Institutes of Technology system. IIT Bombay was founded in 1958. In 1961, the Parliament decreed IITs as Institutes of National Importance. A high-power committee of Government of India recommended in 1946 establishment of four higher institutes of technology to set the direction for the development of technical education in the country. Planning for the Institute at Mumbai began in 1957 and the first batch of 100 students was admitted in 1958. Since its establishment in Powai, the institute has physically expanded to include more than 584 major buildings with a combined area of more than 2.396 gross square feet (550 acres or 2.22 km²). IIT Bombay has a comprehensive graduate program offering doctoral degrees in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. Currently IIT Bombay has a total of 14 academic departments, six centers, one school, and three interdisciplinary programmes. Over the last 53 years, around 39,000 engineers and scientists have graduated from the institute.

• For candidates who passed their Board examination , the eligibility criteria for admission is 60% marks (55% marks for SC/ST/PD) in their 12th Standard or equivalent qualifying examination.

• Admissions are made through JEE Advanced rank followed by counselling.

• Deemed University.
• Institute of national importance.
• Ranked 222 in the QS World University Rankings 2014-15.
• Collaborations with foreign universities for education and research programs.
• MOUs with some corporates.
• Placement assistance provided.
• Promotes innovation and entrepreneurship among students.
• Highly qualified faculty.
• Rich and latest curriculum.

• Separate placement cell which is responsible to provide world class job offers to the students in eminent industries and various public and private sector organizations.
• The placement cell of IIT Bombay has very impressive records which reveals about the earlier placements of the students in MNCs.
• 88 Pre-Placement Offers (PPO) made to students for final placements based on their internships in 2012-13 of which 60 were accepted by students.

• 3M India Ltd.
• GE India Technology Centre-JFWTC
• nVIDIA
• ONGC
• A.C. Neilsen
• Google
• Opera Solutions
• General Motors India
• Facebook

• Ranked No. 39 among Asian institutes in the QS World University Rankings.
• Ranked No. 3 by Outlook India in 2012.
• Ranked No. 1 by Dataquest in 2011.
• Ranked No. 1 among Government Engineering Colleges by Mint in 2009.

• Central Library.
• Well-equipped laboratories with state-of-the-art facilities.
• Application software cell.
• Hospital.
• IIT souvenirs shop.
• Well-equipped, air-conditioned seminar rooms, conference halls and lecture theaters.