# Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay

- Location: Mumbai, India
- Type: Public
- Founded: 1958
- Official website: http://www.iitb.ac.in/
- CollegeStat profile: https://collegestat.britexstudy-15d.workers.dev/university/indian-institute-of-technology-bombay-f68b940c

## Summary

IIT Bombay was founded in 1958 as the second Indian Institute of Technology and the first set up with foreign help, receiving equipment and experts through UNESCO with funds from the Soviet Union. Its first 100 students began classes in Worli in July 1958 before it moved to its campus at Powai in Mumbai. An act of parliament in 1961 declared it an Institution of National Importance.

## Key facts

- rank: =134 (QS 2027) — https://insights.qs.com/hubfs/Rankings%20Excel%20Reports/2027%20QS%20World%20University%20Rankings%201.1%20%28For%20qs.com%29.xlsx

## Sources

- [rank](https://insights.qs.com/hubfs/Rankings%20Excel%20Reports/2027%20QS%20World%20University%20Rankings%201.1%20%28For%20qs.com%29.xlsx)
- [Official website](http://www.iitb.ac.in/)
- [Admissions](https://acad.iitb.ac.in/admissions/bachelors)
- [Reference](https://ror.org/02qyf5152)
- [Founding 1958, UNESCO/Soviet support, Powai campus, 1961 act](https://www.iitb.ac.in/about)
- [Cross-check: first intake, motto](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IIT_Bombay)

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