IIT Bombay alumnus Mr. Atharvaa Tayade (B.Tech., Electrical Engineering, 2023) made the Institute proud as part of the first Indian team to win the FIDE World Rapid Championship in London, competing alongside legends like Mr. Viswanathan Anand and Mr. Magnus Carlsen. At IIT Bombay, he served as the Board Games Secretary in 2021 and as the Overall Coordinator for Aavhan in 2022.

Cekura, founded by IIT Bombay alumni Mr. Sidhant Kabra (B.Tech., Mechanical Engineering, 2021), Mr. Shashij Gupta (B.Tech., Computer Science Engineering, 2020), and Mr. Tarush Agarwal (B.Tech., Computer Science Engineering, 2021), has raised $2.4 million in funding to transform how enterprises build and manage AI-powered conversations. The startup offers an advanced testing and observability platform that pushes voice and chat AI agents through thousands of simulated edge cases, catching potential failures before they reach customers.

IIT Bombay and FedEx India marked a key milestone in their ongoing industry-academia partnership with the formal inauguration of the IITB–FedEx Centre for Advanced Logistics and Focused Analytics (FedEx ALFA) and the FedEx Lounge for students. While the newly operational FedEx ALFA is housed in the Department of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research (IEOR), the FedEx Lounge, a thoughtfully designed 2,800 sq. ft. student facility, is located in the Project Evergreen residential complex at IIT Bombay’s Powai campus.

In a powerful example of academia driving national impact, IIT Bombay researchers have developed next-generation modular bunkers to strengthen India’s frontline defence. Designed in collaboration with the College of Military Engineering (CME) Pune, these lightweight, rapidly deployable structures promise to protect soldiers against modern warfare threats, from artillery blasts to drone strikes, while offering unmatched speed and flexibility in high-risk zones.

As India cements its standing on the global innovation map, IIT Bombay continues to drive transformative change through its Centres of Excellence, including the Technocraft Centre for Applied Artificial Intelligence (TCA2I). The Centre focuses on research areas such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), Data Science, and Automation, Operations Research, with a strong emphasis on practical applications in industrial contexts. TCA2I also partners with industry and defence sectors to address significant societal challenges.

IIT Bombay’s Prof. Pushpak Bhattacharyya was featured in MIT Sloan Management Review India’s Tech 100 List. He was named as one of the 100 standout names in Tech and Innovation in India. The list includes CTOs, CIOs, digital chiefs, public sector tech leaders, and academics.

Researchers at IIT Bombay uncover how strain fields produced by embedded inhomogeneities within biomaterials influence cell alignment, reshaping our understanding of cell behaviour in development, disease, and tissue engineering.

IIT Bombay’s research scholar, Mr. Rushikesh Gawade, has shed new light on Maharashtra’s forgotten pastoral traditions through a groundbreaking historical study. His research reveals how British colonial land reforms systematically dismantled the region’s expansive, community-managed grazing networks, forcing nomadic shepherds into restricted spaces and reshaping rural livelihoods.

Prof. Shireesh Kedare, Director, IIT Bombay, was recently featured in extensive interviews with The Week and India Today, where he shared his vision for the Institute’s future and its role in nation-building. From advancing research and fostering innovation to empowering students and strengthening global collaborations, Prof. Kedare outlined how IIT Bombay continues to shape India’s scientific and technological landscape.

IIT Bombay is at the forefront of India’s ambitious effort to decarbonise the cement industry. As one of five national Carbon Capture and Utilisation (CCU) testbeds announced by the Department of Science and Technology (DST), the Institute is partnering with Dalmia Cement to develop a catalyst-driven CO₂ capture process, installed directly at a cement plant. This initiative is part of a pioneering Public-Private Partnership model aimed at deploying real-world, scalable solutions in hard-to-abate sectors.

In a significant step towards strengthening India’s self-reliance in aerial systems, the Technology Innovation Hub (TIH) Foundation at IIT Bombay has made a strategic investment in Airbots Aerospace—an emerging leader in agri-drone and unmanned aerial systems. This partnership combines IIT Bombay’s cutting-edge research capabilities with Airbots’ entrepreneurial drive to advance AI-powered drone platforms and integrated solutions across agriculture, infrastructure, and defense.

Prof. K. V. Krishna Rao, Deputy Director (FIA), and Prof. Milind Atrey, Deputy Director (ART), inaugurated the newly established Café Quantum on the 4th floor of the Rahul Bajaj Technology and Innovation Centre at IIT Bombay.

A recent study in the Nature Communications journal by Prof. Kumaraswamy Guruswamy and Vivek Sharma from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay, in collaboration with scientists from the Columbia University, USA, University of Vermont, USA, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Spain, Basque Foundation for Science, Spain, and University of Tennessee Knoxville, USA, sheds new light on how MNPLs form through everyday environmental degradation of plastic waste. The study highlights the importance of scientifically informed plastic waste management practices. It suggests some changes to the structure of plastic materials, which may help reduce the formation rate of MNPLs.

An IIT Bombay study—How New Metro Lines Shape a Sustainable Future: A Before-After Study of Travel Behaviour, Perceptions, and Emissions in MMR—conducted three months after the launch of Mumbai’s Metro Lines 2A and 7, revealed significant improvements in commute times, rider satisfaction, and air quality, though a shift away from private car use remains limited. Led by PhD scholar Abhijna M and professors K. V. Krishna Rao and Vedagiri Perumal from the Department of Civil Engineering, the study analyses how new transit infrastructure is shaping commuter behavior and perceptions across Mumbai’s western suburbs.

IIT Bombay’s Prof. Rajkumar S. Pant, from the Department of Aerospace Engineering and currently a visiting professor at Plaksha University, Mohali, led an engaging session on the Principles of Flight for students at Drishti Dr. R. C. Jain Innovative Public School, Narangwal, Punjab. The event was conducted under the aegis of SEVA Trust UK (India), a charity focused on education and social welfare in rural areas

IIT Bombay’s Research Hub for Green Energy and Sustainability (GESH IITB) recently celebrated the successful completion of its inaugural GESH IITB Living Lab Fellowship Programme, a pioneering initiative dedicated to advancing campus sustainability.

IIT Bombay held an alumni interactive session in Boston, USA, in collaboration with the IIT Bombay Heritage Foundation, Boston Chapter, on May 19, 2022. A significant number of alumni members between 1966 and 2021 attended the session.

IIT Bombay held its annual CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) Conclave 2025 on June 6, 2025, at its Powai campus. Centred on the theme “Fuelling Technology for Nation Building,” this year’s Conclave brought together over 500-plus attendees (including 230-plus corporate delegates) along with visionary industry pioneers, philanthropic changemakers, academic trailblazers, faculty, and students for a day of dialogue and collaboration.

IIT Bombay held an alumni interactive session in Boston, USA, in collaboration with the IIT Bombay Heritage Foundation, Boston Chapter, on May 19, 2022. A significant number of alumni members between 1966 and 2021 attended the session.

IIT Bombay held an alumni interactive session in Boston, USA, in collaboration with the IIT Bombay Heritage Foundation, Boston Chapter, on May 19, 2022. A significant number of alumni members between 1966 and 2021 attended the session.

IIT Bombay held an alumni interactive session in Boston, USA, in collaboration with the IIT Bombay Heritage Foundation, Boston Chapter, on May 19, 2022. A significant number of alumni members between 1966 and 2021 attended the session.

IIT Bombay held an alumni interactive session in Boston, USA, in collaboration with the IIT Bombay Heritage Foundation, Boston Chapter, on May 19, 2022. A significant number of alumni members between 1966 and 2021 attended the session.

IIT Bombay held an alumni interactive session in Boston, USA, in collaboration with the IIT Bombay Heritage Foundation, Boston Chapter, on May 19, 2022. A significant number of alumni members between 1966 and 2021 attended the session.

IIT Bombay held an alumni interactive session in Boston, USA, in collaboration with the IIT Bombay Heritage Foundation, Boston Chapter, on May 19, 2022. A significant number of alumni members between 1966 and 2021 attended the session.

IIT Bombay held an alumni interactive session in Boston, USA, in collaboration with the IIT Bombay Heritage Foundation, Boston Chapter, on May 19, 2022. A significant number of alumni members between 1966 and 2021 attended the session.

IIT Bombay held an alumni interactive session in Boston, USA, in collaboration with the IIT Bombay Heritage Foundation, Boston Chapter, on May 19, 2022. A significant number of alumni members between 1966 and 2021 attended the session.

IIT Bombay held an alumni interactive session in Boston, USA, in collaboration with the IIT Bombay Heritage Foundation, Boston Chapter, on May 19, 2022. A significant number of alumni members between 1966 and 2021 attended the session.

IIT Bombay held an alumni interactive session in Boston, USA, in collaboration with the IIT Bombay Heritage Foundation, Boston Chapter, on May 19, 2022. A significant number of alumni members between 1966 and 2021 attended the session.

IIT Bombay held an alumni interactive session in Boston, USA, in collaboration with the IIT Bombay Heritage Foundation, Boston Chapter, on May 19, 2022. A significant number of alumni members between 1966 and 2021 attended the session.

IIT Bombay held an alumni interactive session in Boston, USA, in collaboration with the IIT Bombay Heritage Foundation, Boston Chapter, on May 19, 2022. A significant number of alumni members between 1966 and 2021 attended the session.

IIT Bombay held an alumni interactive session in Boston, USA, in collaboration with the IIT Bombay Heritage Foundation, Boston Chapter, on May 19, 2022. A significant number of alumni members between 1966 and 2021 attended the session.

IIT Bombay held an alumni interactive session in Boston, USA, in collaboration with the IIT Bombay Heritage Foundation, Boston Chapter, on May 19, 2022. A significant number of alumni members between 1966 and 2021 attended the session.

IIT Bombay held an alumni interactive session in Boston, USA, in collaboration with the IIT Bombay Heritage Foundation, Boston Chapter, on May 19, 2022. A significant number of alumni members between 1966 and 2021 attended the session.

IIT Bombay held an alumni interactive session in Boston, USA, in collaboration with the IIT Bombay Heritage Foundation, Boston Chapter, on May 19, 2022. A significant number of alumni members between 1966 and 2021 attended the session.

IIT Bombay held an alumni interactive session in Boston, USA, in collaboration with the IIT Bombay Heritage Foundation, Boston Chapter, on May 19, 2022. A significant number of alumni members between 1966 and 2021 attended the session.

IIT Bombay held an alumni interactive session in Boston, USA, in collaboration with the IIT Bombay Heritage Foundation, Boston Chapter, on May 19, 2022. A significant number of alumni members between 1966 and 2021 attended the session.

IIT Bombay held an alumni interactive session in Boston, USA, in collaboration with the IIT Bombay Heritage Foundation, Boston Chapter, on May 19, 2022. A significant number of alumni members between 1966 and 2021 attended the session.

IIT Bombay held an alumni interactive session in Boston, USA, in collaboration with the IIT Bombay Heritage Foundation, Boston Chapter, on May 19, 2022. A significant number of alumni members between 1966 and 2021 attended the session.

IIT Bombay held an alumni interactive session in Boston, USA, in collaboration with the IIT Bombay Heritage Foundation, Boston Chapter, on May 19, 2022. A significant number of alumni members between 1966 and 2021 attended the session.

IIT Bombay held an alumni interactive session in Boston, USA, in collaboration with the IIT Bombay Heritage Foundation, Boston Chapter, on May 19, 2022. A significant number of alumni members between 1966 and 2021 attended the session.

IIT Bombay held an alumni interactive session in Boston, USA, in collaboration with the IIT Bombay Heritage Foundation, Boston Chapter, on May 19, 2022. A significant number of alumni members between 1966 and 2021 attended the session.

IIT Bombay held an alumni interactive session in Boston, USA, in collaboration with the IIT Bombay Heritage Foundation, Boston Chapter, on May 19, 2022. A significant number of alumni members between 1966 and 2021 attended the session.

IIT Bombay held an alumni interactive session in Boston, USA, in collaboration with the IIT Bombay Heritage Foundation, Boston Chapter, on May 19, 2022. A significant number of alumni members between 1966 and 2021 attended the session.

IIT Bombay held an alumni interactive session in Boston, USA, in collaboration with the IIT Bombay Heritage Foundation, Boston Chapter, on May 19, 2022. A significant number of alumni members between 1966 and 2021 attended the session.

IIT Bombay held an alumni interactive session in Boston, USA, in collaboration with the IIT Bombay Heritage Foundation, Boston Chapter, on May 19, 2022. A significant number of alumni members between 1966 and 2021 attended the session.

IIT Bombay held an alumni interactive session in Boston, USA, in collaboration with the IIT Bombay Heritage Foundation, Boston Chapter, on May 19, 2022. A significant number of alumni members between 1966 and 2021 attended the session.

IIT Bombay held an alumni interactive session in Boston, USA, in collaboration with the IIT Bombay Heritage Foundation, Boston Chapter, on May 19, 2022. A significant number of alumni members between 1966 and 2021 attended the session.

IIT Bombay held an alumni interactive session in Boston, USA, in collaboration with the IIT Bombay Heritage Foundation, Boston Chapter, on May 19, 2022. A significant number of alumni members between 1966 and 2021 attended the session.

IIT Bombay held an alumni interactive session in Boston, USA, in collaboration with the IIT Bombay Heritage Foundation, Boston Chapter, on May 19, 2022. A significant number of alumni members between 1966 and 2021 attended the session.

IIT Bombay held an alumni interactive session in Boston, USA, in collaboration with the IIT Bombay Heritage Foundation, Boston Chapter, on May 19, 2022. A significant number of alumni members between 1966 and 2021 attended the session.

IIT Bombay held an alumni interactive session in Boston, USA, in collaboration with the IIT Bombay Heritage Foundation, Boston Chapter, on May 19, 2022. A significant number of alumni members between 1966 and 2021 attended the session.

IIT Bombay held an alumni interactive session in Boston, USA, in collaboration with the IIT Bombay Heritage Foundation, Boston Chapter, on May 19, 2022. A significant number of alumni members between 1966 and 2021 attended the session.

IIT Bombay held an alumni interactive session in Boston, USA, in collaboration with the IIT Bombay Heritage Foundation, Boston Chapter, on May 19, 2022. A significant number of alumni members between 1966 and 2021 attended the session.

IIT Bombay held an alumni interactive session in Boston, USA, in collaboration with the IIT Bombay Heritage Foundation, Boston Chapter, on May 19, 2022. A significant number of alumni members between 1966 and 2021 attended the session.

IIT Bombay held an alumni interactive session in Boston, USA, in collaboration with the IIT Bombay Heritage Foundation, Boston Chapter, on May 19, 2022. A significant number of alumni members between 1966 and 2021 attended the session.

IIT Bombay held an alumni interactive session in Boston, USA, in collaboration with the IIT Bombay Heritage Foundation, Boston Chapter, on May 19, 2022. A significant number of alumni members between 1966 and 2021 attended the session.

IIT Bombay held an alumni interactive session in Boston, USA, in collaboration with the IIT Bombay Heritage Foundation, Boston Chapter, on May 19, 2022. A significant number of alumni members between 1966 and 2021 attended the session.

IIT Bombay held an alumni interactive session in Boston, USA, in collaboration with the IIT Bombay Heritage Foundation, Boston Chapter, on May 19, 2022. A significant number of alumni members between 1966 and 2021 attended the session.

IIT Bombay held an alumni interactive session in Boston, USA, in collaboration with the IIT Bombay Heritage Foundation, Boston Chapter, on May 19, 2022. A significant number of alumni members between 1966 and 2021 attended the session.

IIT Bombay held an alumni interactive session in Boston, USA, in collaboration with the IIT Bombay Heritage Foundation, Boston Chapter, on May 19, 2022. A significant number of alumni members between 1966 and 2021 attended the session.

IIT Bombay held an alumni interactive session in Boston, USA, in collaboration with the IIT Bombay Heritage Foundation, Boston Chapter, on May 19, 2022. A significant number of alumni members between 1966 and 2021 attended the session.

IIT Bombay held an alumni interactive session in Boston, USA, in collaboration with the IIT Bombay Heritage Foundation, Boston Chapter, on May 19, 2022. A significant number of alumni members between 1966 and 2021 attended the session.

IIT Bombay held an alumni interactive session in Boston, USA, in collaboration with the IIT Bombay Heritage Foundation, Boston Chapter, on May 19, 2022. A significant number of alumni members between 1966 and 2021 attended the session.

IIT Bombay held an alumni interactive session in Boston, USA, in collaboration with the IIT Bombay Heritage Foundation, Boston Chapter, on May 19, 2022. A significant number of alumni members between 1966 and 2021 attended the session.

IIT Bombay held an alumni interactive session in Boston, USA, in collaboration with the IIT Bombay Heritage Foundation, Boston Chapter, on May 19, 2022. A significant number of alumni members between 1966 and 2021 attended the session.

IIT Bombay held an alumni interactive session in Boston, USA, in collaboration with the IIT Bombay Heritage Foundation, Boston Chapter, on May 19, 2022. A significant number of alumni members between 1966 and 2021 attended the session.

IIT Bombay held an alumni interactive session in Boston, USA, in collaboration with the IIT Bombay Heritage Foundation, Boston Chapter, on May 19, 2022. A significant number of alumni members between 1966 and 2021 attended the session.

IIT Bombay held an alumni interactive session in Boston, USA, in collaboration with the IIT Bombay Heritage Foundation, Boston Chapter, on May 19, 2022. A significant number of alumni members between 1966 and 2021 attended the session.

IIT Bombay held an alumni interactive session in Boston, USA, in collaboration with the IIT Bombay Heritage Foundation, Boston Chapter, on May 19, 2022. A significant number of alumni members between 1966 and 2021 attended the session.

IIT Bombay held an alumni interactive session in Boston, USA, in collaboration with the IIT Bombay Heritage Foundation, Boston Chapter, on May 19, 2022. A significant number of alumni members between 1966 and 2021 attended the session.

IIT Bombay held an alumni interactive session in Boston, USA, in collaboration with the IIT Bombay Heritage Foundation, Boston Chapter, on May 19, 2022. A significant number of alumni members between 1966 and 2021 attended the session.

IIT Bombay held an alumni interactive session in Boston, USA, in collaboration with the IIT Bombay Heritage Foundation, Boston Chapter, on May 19, 2022. A significant number of alumni members between 1966 and 2021 attended the session.

IIT Bombay held an alumni interactive session in Boston, USA, in collaboration with the IIT Bombay Heritage Foundation, Boston Chapter, on May 19, 2022. A significant number of alumni members between 1966 and 2021 attended the session.

IIT Bombay held an alumni interactive session in Boston, USA, in collaboration with the IIT Bombay Heritage Foundation, Boston Chapter, on May 19, 2022. A significant number of alumni members between 1966 and 2021 attended the session.

IIT Bombay held an alumni interactive session in Boston, USA, in collaboration with the IIT Bombay Heritage Foundation, Boston Chapter, on May 19, 2022. A significant number of alumni members between 1966 and 2021 attended the session.