Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IITB)

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. Over the years, there has been dynamic progress at IIT Bombay in all academic and research activities, and a parallel improvement in facilities and infrastructure, to keep it on par with the best institutions in the world. Institutes in positions of excellence grow with time.Department of Chemistry has grown into a major center for teaching and research in Chemical Sciences in India. There are about 49 M.Sc. students in post-B.Sc. 2-year M.Sc. program and 84 in a unique post-higher secondary (10 + 2) five year integrated M.Sc. program. The department also has a strong Ph.D. program with around 163 Ph.D. students working under 30 faculty members with areas of research encompassing all major sub-disciplines of chemistry. The departmental research is funded by major Indian and international funding agencies and supported by many departmental and institute central facilities. The department also encourages strong link with industrial sponsored research.

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