Indian Institute of Technology

The Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IITB) is a public engineering institute located in Mumbai in STATE of Maharashtra. It is the second oldest campus of the Indian Institute of Technology system. IIT Bombay is ranked globally among top universities of science & technology It was established by an Act of Parliament in the year 1958. Planning got its wings in the year 1957 and the first batch of hundred students was given admission in 1958. It has been approved by the 5 and also recognized by the UGC. In the year 1961 the Institute was proclaimed as an institution which is having national importance. IIT Bombay was set up with assistance from UNESCO and funds from the USSR Government. UNESCO provided equipment and technical experts mainly from the Soviet Union. The UNESCO supplied with many fellowships (27 in number) so that the Indian faculty members could be given appropriate training in the USSR.