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


Directors of the Institute

Brg. S. K. Bose 19-1-1959 to 9-6-1969

Prof. R. P. Mhatre 10-6-1969 to 14-4-1970

Dr. P. K. Kelkar 14-4-1970 to 1-7-1974

Prof. A. K. De 1-7-1974 to 31-7-1980

Prof. R. E. Bedford 31-7-1980 to 8-12-1981

Prof. A. K. De 9-12-1981 to 31-8-1984

Prof. B. Nag 1-9-1984 to 31-8-1994

Prof. S. C. Sahasrabudhe 1-9-1994 to 1-1-1995

Prof. S. P. Sukhatme 2-1-1995 to 31-12-1999

Prof. S. C. Sahasrabudhe 1-1-2000 to 8-5-2000

Prof. Ashok Misra 8-5-2000 to 30.06.2005

Prof. Ashok Misra 1-07-2005 to 4.10.2008

Prof. J. M. Vasi 4-10-2008 to 31.12.2008

Prof. Devang V. Khakhar 1-01-2009 onwards


The academic departments in IIT Bombay include the following:

-Aerospace Engineering

-Applied Mechanics

-Biosciences and Bioengineering

-Chemical Engineering

-Chemistry

-Civil Engineering

-Computer Science & Engineering

-Earth Sciences

-Electrical Engineering

-Energy Science and Engineering

-Urban Studies and Planning

-Humanities & Social Science

-Industrial Design Centre

-Mathematics

-Mechanical Engineering

-Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science including Corrosion Science and Engineering

-Physics


Contact Detail:
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
Powai, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400076
Phone: 022 2572 2545