IIT Bombay

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay) is one of India's premier autonomous public technical universities, consistently ranked #1 or #2 in India by NIRF and in the top 150 globally by QS World University Rankings (rank 118 in 2025). Established in 1958 at Powai, Mumbai, with assistance from UNESCO and the Soviet Union, IIT Bombay spans 550 acres on the banks of Powai Lake. The institute offers undergraduate (B.Tech, B.S., Dual Degree), postgraduate (M.Tech, M.Sc, MBA, MDes), and doctoral programmes across 17 departments and 34 centres. IIT Bombay is renowned for its research output, startup ecosystem (with over 5,000 alumni startups and a dedicated SINE incubator), and India's largest college cultural festival — Mood Indigo — which draws 130,000+ visitors annually. The institute's placement record is exceptional: average CTC of ₹21.8 LPA and highest CTC of ₹3.67 crore per annum (2024 placements). Notable alumni include Nandan Nilekani (Infosys co-founder), Mukesh Ambani (Reliance), and Vinod Khosla (Sun Microsystems co-founder).