CONTENTS

What to look out for in the Freshie

Foreword 3 year? 57
Balancing Academics & Fun 4 Technical Teams: 69
Ragging Concerns 5 Message from GS Sports 82
Institute Student Mentor Programme JOURNEY THROUGH THE
(ISMP) 6 FACILITIES 84
Counsellor's Message 7 NSO 90
English Learning Program 8 NCC 95
Message from the General Secretary, MOOD INDIGO 96
Academic Affairs - UG 9
TECHFEST 97
Academic Ethics 10
SARC 97
The Undergraduate Curriculum 11
E-CELL 98
Online resources 12
ABHYUDAY 99
An Overview of first-year courses 13
BANDHU 100
The Undergraduate Academic
Council: 19 Gender cell 101
STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES: 19 Saathi: 102
NON-CORE CLUBS 25 Insight 103
Message From GSHA 29 Guidelines for orientation sessions 104
Gender Cell 35 Gender sensitive behavior at IITB 106
Medical 36 Financial Aid available to IIT
Bombay students 108
Security 37

Hostel Council 41

Message from Culturals at IITB 45

Clubs: 46

Ka Kha Ga Hindi Learning Program 52

A Message from the GSTA 54

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Foreword

Dear reader,

Congratulations and welcome to IIT Bombay! Your untiring efforts and dedication have brought
you here, and the coming years are going to be a real roller coaster ride. Even the longest
journeys, however, begin with a single step. Which is why we have the Student Mentor Program,
to make sure you have a mentor who walks with you as you venture out of home, into the world,
to write your own story.

From important information that will be helpful through the first year and the different people
you should contact in case of difficulties, to pointers from seniors who’ve been through the
things that you’ll experience- this has everything, so keep it handy and refer to it when the need
arises. For the stuff that this handbook does not cover, always feel free to reach out to your
mentor.

Here’s hoping that IIT Bombay is everything you came for, that you make the most of your time
here, that ‘insti’ gives you lessons, friends and memories for a lifetime.

Cheers,
Siddharth Pradhan | Advait Padaval
Overall Coordinators,
Student Mentorship Program 2021-22

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 coursework at IIT, while not extremely
Balancing Academics & Fun strenuous, cannot be taken lightly. The
difficulty is not so much because of the
For the last few years, getting into IIT was content, but because of the new system
probably your biggest goal. Since you are which many people find difficult to adjust to.
here now, you should make the most out of In school and in your coaching classes,
this opportunity. There is a scope of learning teaching was rigorous and you were
new things every day when you are at IIT spoon-fed almost every assignment, test etc.
Bombay. Education is not restricted to just In IIT, not every problem in the tutorial sheet
academics here. The skills that you will will be covered in class, and questions in
acquire here will help you develop yourself quizzes and exams will sometimes be
as a person. Hence, balancing academics entirely new. While doing your projects, your
and fun is of utmost importance. guide will mentor you but you shouldn’t
expect him or her to serve you details on a
The world outside has a very rosy picture of
platter.
the IITs. When their ward enters an IIT,
parents are often under the impression that On arriving at the campus, you will come
their child’s future is set. The students, on across various clubs, activities going on in
the other hand, presume that the time has the institute. Such activities would help you
come for them to reap the fruits of their develop your interpersonal skills and
hard work and the travail they had extracurricular skills, among others. You will
hear a lot of things from your batchmates
and seniors during your first few weeks
here. Many shortcuts to success will be
suggested but if there is a sure shot way to
do well after IIT, it is to excel at academics.
Academics is the reason you are here. Even
if you plan to change fields later on, it won’t
be easy without a good academic record. A
good CPI (Cumulative Performance Index,
an indicator of your academic performance
just like CGPA) and a well-rounded
personality will take you anywhere you
want. Attending classes every day, paying
attention to what the professor is saying
and taking notes on a regular basis and
undergone during their entrance exam
studying them is usually sufficient to
preparation days. Nothing could be further
maintain a pretty decent CPI. What makes
from the truth. It is very important to realize
education in IIT truly world class is the fact
that IIT is not a destination. It is merely a
that it gives you the flexibility and freedom
stepping stone to future success. The
to do what you want and the opportunity to

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do it. This institute is a land of opportunities: are top-class; our cultural scene caters to
the facilities, curriculum and campus almost all kinds of cultural activities; our
activities are designed to give you exposure student-level technical scene is a highly
to a wide variety of talent and personality developed one. Wherever you decide to
development avenues. Our sports facilities direct your energy, make sure you manage
your time well.

Ragging Concerns Walk—Simple. If you don’t feel comfortable

with the way things are shaping, excuse
Since this is one thing that is bound to be on yourself away. It is rare that the same senior
your (and your parents') mind, we thought would accost you again.
we might as well clear the whole issue up.
Talk—to your mentor. If you are being
When you come to IITB, you will be
repeatedly troubled by a senior, talk to your
welcomed by big posters declaring that
mentor/companion about it, who, we assure
ragging is banned and assuring you that
you, will make it his or her topmost priority
terrible things would happen to any senior
to sort the issue out.
that so much as lays a finger on you. This is
true to a large extent. So here is the whole
What we expect from you
ragging deal, summarized in a few
straightforward points. We will tell you three Don’t panic—if a senior simply asks you
things that you can expect from us, and your name or department or trivial stuff like
three things that we would expect from you. that. Asking someone’s name is part of a
You keep your part of the bargain, and we standard protocol followed in civilized
assure you that we would keep ours. societies around the world.

What you can expect from us Follow the rules— relatively strict rules that
will be in place in the first month of your
The institute has laid down several rules to
stay here (no fresher in senior wings/
prevent ragging and all of them are strictly
common rooms in hostels) are designed to
adhered to. The ragging ban is very strictly
protect both you and seniors. Because of
enforced in IITB. This is to ensure that you
the strictness with which the anti-ragging
will not be ragged in public nor in private.
rules are enforced, it is very easy for a
This covers ragging in all forms - physical,
senior to be implicated even when he or she
mental and half a dozen other words you
is in the clear. So it is as much your
can read up in the poster. Until a month
responsibility as theirs to stay clear from
after the start of the semester,
any unregulated interaction. Restrictions will
senior-fresher interaction is kept under
be lifted very soon and then you can use all
control and is strictly monitored. Despite the
the facilities available to you. Even if you
above, if you ever find yourself in a situation
know a senior from your schooldays, restrict
where you feel uncomfortable, it is perfectly
your interaction to public areas and day
okay to:
time. Such simple stuff ensures that neither
you nor your friend gets into trouble.

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Be respectful—These people are the ones There is only one custom that is followed
you are going to live with for the next four here. When addressing a senior, juniors are
or five years (hopefully not more) and they expected to use ‘aap’. No honorifics like
are senior to you after all, so it wouldn’t hurt bhaiya/didi/sir/madam/boss etc. are used.
to be polite and treat them with a little We call our seniors by their names. An
respect. The anti-ragging rules do not example sentence, that you might find
sanction rudeness on your part, and exist to rather useful, would be “Harsh, aap mujhe
give you a sense of safety and security, not treat kab doge?”
of superiority.
Refrain from using ‘tu’ or ‘tum’ unless there
Many different customs exist in different is an explicit agreement with the senior in
parts of India with regard to senior–junior question. Depending on whom you are
interaction. Some colleges require freshers talking to, your listener will feel anything
to salute seniors; some require them to look between slightly chafed to seriously
down when a senior passes while others offended if you tu-tum-abey-oye them, so as
require them to call their seniors long as you stick to the straightforward stuff
Sir/Madam. None of these rules exist in IIT we've written here, you are going to be just
Bombay. fine.

Institute Student Mentor Programme (ISMP)

The Institute Student Mentor Program (ISMP) was established in 2004-05 with the primary
objective of enabling constructive and positive interaction, guidance and mentorship of freshers
by their seniors. Each of you will be assigned a mentor, who will be a student in his/her third,
fourth or fifth year who has volunteered to be a part of the mentorship program. They have
experienced what it is to be a fresher and are well-suited to understand and address
most problems that you might come across during your stay here. The mentor-mentee bond is a
special one. Think of your mentor as a friend figure, someone you can approach with any kind of
problem & discuss absolutely anything under the sun. Consider your mentor to be your buddy &
talk to him/her without any inhibitions. However, be reminded that the mentor will only be able
to know about a problem or an issue as much as you tell them. So it is your responsibility to
make sure that they are well-informed for them to be able to help you.
Feel free to call us any time of the day or night.
As a tagline from a top bank‘s advertisement says
- Hum hain na

Faculty in charge: SMP Coordinators:

Prof. Nithyanand Prabhu Advait Padaval
022-2576-7624/8624 | [email protected] +91 8390181711| [email protected]
Siddharth Pradhan
+91 7718979257 | [email protected]

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Counsellor's Message

Welcome to IITB!

We all know you have put in a lot of hard work to enter the most premier engineering institute in
the country. We should say that you have done a great job. You will now be in a new
environment, with new people around you, with more challenges than before and a more
AMBITIOUS YOU! Suddenly you would feel that a lot of parameters around you have changed
and you would have more responsibility to handle. Take heart, you will not be the only one.
These are common issues that almost everyone in the institute faces.

There can be testing times when you might have to face peer pressure, performance pressure,
social pressure, family pressure/issues leading to feelings of loneliness, low confidence, anxiety,
stress, anger, sadness and so on…

It is important to understand that it is quite common for students to lose their focus and give in
to these pressures or issues. If not attended at the right time, it could lead to poor performance -

both academically and personally.

To help you refrain from losing your focus, at IITB we have Student Counselors along with the
ISMP and SCP, to guide you. Students are encouraged to approach the Counselor for any
problem that they are

facing, may it be academic, emotional, social or financial, without hesitation. The Counseling Cell
is there to provide a range of psychological and counseling services to meet the mental health
and developmental needs of IITB students.

Counseling provides an opportunity for individuals to learn to make better choices, improve
interpersonal skills, develop increased confidence and to increase educational effectiveness. In a
one-on-one meeting with a counselor, students are helped to explore and express feelings,
examine beliefs and ways of thinking about their present situation, reflect on patterns of
behavior, and work toward making healthy changes.

Typical concerns of students who seek counseling are:

● Transition and change

● Uncertainty about values & goals
● Relationship issues with peers and
special ones
● Lack of motivation or concentration
difficulties

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● Issues of grief and loss
● Stress, depression & anxiety
● Family pressure

Efforts to stay away from undesirable temptations Students should look at the Counselor’s office
as an open, receptive, secure and confidential forum to share all sorts of difficulties. The service

is free and students benefit from the Counseling

Service over a wide range of concerns.

Here at IITB, you are provided with any kind of help that you may need at all times. All you need
to do is ask for it. Approach any senior, friend, mentor, student leader, professor or counselor.
They will definitely help and guide you. All the Best & Keep doing well!

Counselling Care Centre, IIT Bombay

022 - 25769070 / [email protected]

3rd Floor, Main Building

Monday to Friday 9.30 to 5.30 PM

www.facebook.com/ICareIITB

English Learning Program (ELP), brought to

English Learning Program
you by the Student Mentor Program (SMP),
As you step into the Institute (virtually, is a body that aims to help you improve and
unfortunately:/), which will be your home for sharpen your English skills. We majorly run
the next four or five years, communication two programs- British Council (BC) and
will be one of the most crucial things. Be it English Language Improvement Training
with your peers, or with the professors or (ELIT). While the students in BC will be
your Fac-Ad (elaborated in the following selected by us, ELIT is open for everyone in
article), you will find that most interactions the institute who wishes to learn! Neither of
happen in English. Given the various places these are credited courses.
and backgrounds everyone comes from, we
understand that not everyone has the same We believe that anyone with determination
knowledge of English. will be able to better their soft skills and
English given the right platform. To that end,

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ELIT is a semester-long, student-driven of course, congratulations on making it
program with an activity-centric curriculum. here! :)
This means that you will not be by-hearting
rules but will also get a safe space to Regards,
practice and learn by experience. Khushi Gosalia | Kshitij Sovanee
([email protected])
To know more about the timetable of ELIT 8000622433 | 9920360735
and the exciting things we have to offer,
keep following the emails on your institute
email id (which you will soon receive). Till
then, stay safe, and happy learning! And oh,

Message from the General Secretary, Academic Affairs - UG

Congratulations, and give yourself a round of applause, for you are the new waves in this vast
ocean of possibilities, which is like a window to a whole new world. On behalf of the
Undergraduate Academic Council (UGAC), I welcome you all to discover your future here at IIT
Bombay.

As an academic institution, IIT Bombay can and will teach you a lot of things during your stay
here. The important thing is to keep your mind open and keep learning. It's truly a warehouse of
opportunities where you can excel at one thing or the other. Having said this, do not forget the
primary reason why you're here – your academics. Try your best to maintain a balance between
your academics and the plethora of extra-curricular activities here. For you to pursue your
interests with complete freedom, the academic front is the one you need to be sound at.

Lastly, your time is limited. You can fail even at what you don’t want, so you might as well take a
chance on doing what you love/desire. Do your job & be humble. Summarising in a quote: “Live
as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.”

Regards,

Hrishikesh Baviskar

General Secretary, Academic Affairs (UG)

[email protected] /
[email protected]
Phone: +91 9370492662
Website:
http://gymkhana.iitb.ac.in/~ugacademics
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/iitb.ugacads

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The Faculty Advisor

Your friend, philosopher & guide

Faculty Advisors (Fac-Ad), as the name suggests, are professors from your respective
departments who will help you out in making various decisions, primarily related to academics
and even otherwise. Fac-Ads keep track of your academic progress and will guide you properly.
Each semester - changes in your registration, such as dropping of courses, withdrawal from a
semester on medical advice, etc., can be effected only with the consent of the Fac-Ad.

The Fac-Ad might play a limited role in the first year. But as you grow older in the IIT system, you
might have to make some tough decisions regarding coursework and programs to choose a
career path suitable to your interests. Amidst the plethora of opportunities offered here at IIT
Bombay, your Fac-Ad can provide you with the proper guidance and help you choose the right
path. If you intend to change your branch/specialisation after the 1st year, your Fac-Ad is the right
person to approach. Fac-Ad is an essential link between you and your department. Do not
hesitate to talk to them regarding any academic issues. You can ask or directly approach your
faculty advisors—[check ASC for further details]. You can also ask your mentors to introduce you
to them!

Committee (ADAC) depending on the

Academic Ethics
severity of the act of the malpractice. Here
are some acts of malpractice and the
IIT Bombay has been a leader in technical
indicative punishments that may be
education in the country and has been
imposed:
recognised internationally for the calibre of
its students. It aims to produce leaders and DX: Not allowed to appear for endsem, and
innovators that can positively impact the course has to be repeated
society. Academic Integrity is one of the core
values propagated by the institute to FR: Fail grade and the course has to be
achieve this aim. All the students are repeated
expected to adhere to an Academic Honor
Code and maintain a high standard of All punishments are recommended by
conduct. committees of faculty members and student
representatives at the departmental and
Cases of academic dishonesty are dealt with institute levels. The ADAC decides the final
seriousness. Any violation of the rules laid punishment after due consideration.
down will bear severe consequences.
Disciplinary Action will be taken against Students are encouraged to report cases of
students who are found to violate the code academic malpractice and not indulge in any
by the Academic Disciplinary Action kind of academic malpractice. A fair and

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healthy learning atmosphere can only be weighted average of these SPIs gives your
fostered with the active participation of all Cumulative Performance Index (CPI). CPI
students. gives an overall impression of your
academic performance and plays an
Do make sure to check these links out - essential role in the course/project
allotment in later semesters, not to mention
● Rule book for UG students -
internships and placements.
https://www.iitb.ac.in/newacadhome/ug
rulebook.pdf A word of caution: The institute expects a
● Procedures for handling academic minimum attendance requirement from the
malpractices - students (80%) for the courses. If a student
https://www.iitb.ac.in/newacadhome/pr does not meet this specific requirement, the
ocedures201521July.pdf professor is entirely within their rights to
● Disciplinary actions for Academic Mal- award them a ‘DX’ grade, in which case one
practices:https://www.iitb.ac.in/newacad will have to repeat the course. So do make it
home/punishments201521July.pdf a point to be regular in all courses. In case a
student is unable to achieve the minimum
The Undergraduate Curriculum cut-off marks in a particular course, they fail
and receive an FR grade.
The undergraduate curriculum at IIT
Bombay is modelled after the curricula of Exceptional performance in a course can
the best universities in the world and is truly even earn you the highly valued AP grade in
one of the most exciting and versatile in that course. Awarded rarely to less than 1%
India. It blends flexibility with academic of the class strength, it is a feather in a cap
rigour, allowing students to take up some worth striving for.
courses of their own choice, both within and
outside their departments, apart from The most exciting part of the system for any
completing a certain minimum requirement student interested in exploring interests
of “core” courses. outside their department is the concept of
Minors & Honors. Starting from the third
Here at IITB, the academic year is divided semester, you will be allowed to take
into two semesters, each lasting about 16 courses in any discipline you might be
weeks. Each semester, you have to complete interested in (say, Electrical Engineering or
a certain number of credits/courses. Based Biology). You can earn a Minor in a specific
on your performance, you are assigned a discipline by doing a certain number of extra
grade at the end of each course. IIT Bombay courses in that discipline. Be warned that
follows a system of relative grading rather registration for Minor courses, particularly
than absolute grading, which you might in ‘popular’ departments, is very
have experienced before. The weighted competitive, with a seat cap on all courses. If
average of your grade points for all the you are serious about your Minor ambitions,
courses in a particular semester gives your then be on your toes and maintain a good
Semester Performance Index (SPI). The CPI right through your degree program!

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The B.Tech students have the option of outside the institute that displays your
completing a certain number of these grades, helps you pay fees, etc.
elective courses in their own department
and earning a ‘B.Tech. With Honors’ degree. IITB recently this year introduced SSO
Honour courses give a better idea about [Single Sign-on] - mandating it for all
your subject and discipline. Finally, if you network users at IITB, so whether it be using
happen to have any backlog(s), you will have ASC or moodle or any IITB related service,
to repeat (and this time around, hopefully, you need to use SSO! It further requires 2FA
pass) the course(s). (2 Factor Authentication) for usage on
different hardware devices (the details of
Online resources which are mentioned in the links provided at
the bottom of the page)
One of the first things you’ll do when you
Something to look forward to—the institute
get here is register for courses online via the
regularly organises seminars, colloquiums,
Application Software Cell site (asc.iitb.ac.in).
and conferences on various topics from
This internal site acts as an interface
technical stuff to more understandable
between the Academic Office and you and
layman (this means you!) topics which are
can be used to check your grades, course
often floated via webmail (the IITB mail
info, library records amongst many other
account that every student in the institute
things. You’ll need an LDAP ID to log in,
has). These are generally worth attending, a
which you’ll get on the day of registration.
lot of times, you will also meet different
This same id will be your username for
people, and these sessions help broaden
Squirrelmail, our internal mail server (check
your knowledge and perspective.
out https://webmail-sso.iitb.ac.in/). By the
way, it is advisable to change your
All the institute services are available on a
username from your roll number to
centralised portal https://access.iitb.ac.in/
something a little more personalised [One
where you have to log in through SSO.
can change their username only ONCE].
Given an online semester, our institute
Also, the institute gives each student free
recently availed the services of MS Teams,
web space to create a site of their own
Zoom (no time limit account..yeah, you
(bighome.iitb.ac.in).
heard right), Webex (premium too!), and a
lot more! Along with these, each student has
Another site of major importance is Moodle
access to 2TB of data storage on Microsoft
(moodle.iitb.ac.in), where the professors
OneDrive and access to Gsuite with 1TB of
upload study resources and links. The
storage on LDAP associated Google Drives!
institute subscribes to various technical
journals, many of which are available online,
For more details related to SSO and other
on sites like Scopus and ScienceDirect.
technical aspects, check out the link below -
These can be accessed from anywhere in
the institute. Also, there exists a site https://www.cc.iitb.ac.in/engservices/engacc
https://portal.iitb.ac.in/asc/ accessible from essingiitffromoutside/19-vpn

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 content/instructor may change, thus
NPTEL and SWAYAM Courses affecting many parameters. However, it will
NPTEL/SWAYAM provides supplementary definitely give you some idea of what you
learning through online courses. You can are going to be taught. Comments about
take courses worth up to 12 credits in your difficulty/strictness etc., should not be taken
entire duration of study at IIT Bombay and at face value and should be interpreted
credit them here at IITB under certain qualitatively at best.
conditions. These might be useful for
students who wish to do electives that are Also, do not exert yourself in order to bring
not offered at IITB and sometimes even for all of these textbooks with you - if you
clearing backlog courses. already have some, get them along by all
Please refer to the below links and your means (whenever you do :p). In any case,
department websites for updated the institute library has enough copies of
information on crediting these courses. these, and there are quite a few
NPTEL: https://nptel.ac.in/ second-hand book stores in and around the
SWAYAM: https://swayam.gov.in/ institute, which shall serve your purpose
UG Rulebook: quite well. For your benefit, we have named
https://www.iitb.ac.in/newacadhome/ugrule the books relevant to each course in blue.
book.pdf Though these books will certainly help you
understand the course, these might not be
Grammarly Premium Access the textbook for the course. The book
Yes! You read that right. IIT Bombay has referred for a course highly depends on the
institute access to various software and professor, and the professors are different
research subscriptions that can be accessed for different batches of students. In a
through your LDAP IDs. regular offline semester, you would be
Log in at: taking four theory and 2 'lab', i.e., practical,
https://www.grammarly.com/signin and log courses in each of your first two semesters.
in with your LDAP credentials to use it on
In addition, most theory courses would also
your devices. To find about other facilities,
have weekly 'tutorial' sessions, where you
you can use, please visit:
are divided into batches of ~40 students. A
https://www.library.iitb.ac.in/services/
TA (Teaching Assistant) solves problems
from the tutorial sheets (usually distributed
in advance) during these 1-hour sessions.
An Overview of first-year courses
Six credits for theory courses mean that you
are expected to devote 6 hours per week to
Many of you might be interested in knowing
that subject (3 hrs lectures/tutorials + 3
what courses you would do in your first
hours of self-study). Likewise, for eight
years' experience. It will be good to have a
credits (4 + 4).
basic idea of the courses. What follows has
been written based on the past 3 - 4 years.
We have summarised a list of courses
usually done in the first year (in a regular
It may so happen that the course

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semester). Due to the current pandemic MA 109 - Calculus-I (4 Credits)
situations, things might be subject to
change. One of your seniors said, 'I thought I knew
Calculus until I encountered epsilons and
Theory Course deltas.’ As you will soon realise, MA109 gives
you a taste of calculus quite different from
CS 101 - Computer Programming & what you have seen during your JEE days.
Utilization (6 Credits) The course content covers single variable
calculus, both differential and integral, and
CS101 intends to give you a crash course in
differential multivariable calculus.
programming (using C++) and general
computer use, including the UNIX The course begins by plunging you into the
environment, for those of you who have nitty-gritties of limits, continuity, and
one. Those with a background in differentiability, covering theoretical as well
programming will find this course pretty as practical aspects of concepts you've been
easy. However, those who are new to so far trained to take for granted. Next, it
computers or programming will have to put expands these concepts for multivariable
in some extra effort. The course is functions before wrapping up with Lagrange
interesting though, and if you devote some multipliers.
time and practice, you won't find it difficult. References:
To understand the course better, attend all
your labs and solve homework problems 1.George B. Thomas, Ross L. Finney -
diligently (=on your OWN). There may be a Calculus and Analytic Geometry (9th Edition)
course project, which, for successful 2.Real Analysis - Trench
completion, required a thorough grasp of all
3.Tom Apostol - Calculus Vol.2 -
the concepts covered in the course.
Multi-Variable Calculus and Linear Algebra
We would also like to add that programming with Applications
is something that you might need to use in
MA 111 - Calculus-II (4 Credits)
almost all spheres of academia, so you must
take this course seriously. You will find it As you may have guessed, this course is a
relevant in many ways in the years to come. continuation of Calculus-I. You will continue
with Integration (including surface and
Content:
volume integrals) and then jump into
Primitive types, arrays, expressions, control Multivariable Calculus and Vector Calculus,
statements, functions, basic I/O, structures meeting several Greek letters on the way.
and classes, applicative problems. Divergence Theorem, Stokes' Theorem, and
a few others will finally end the course with
The book followed by most course Alan.
instructors is Introduction to Programming References:
through C++ by Prof. Abhiram Ranade.
1.George B. Thomas, Ross L. Finney -

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Calculus and Analytic Geometry (9th Edition) aromaticity. JEE concepts of isomerism are
extended. Reactions involving important
2.Real Analysis - Trench mechanisms are taught, including reactions
3.Tom Apostol - Calculus Vol.2 - of the carbonyl functional group and other
Multi-Variable Calculus and Linear Algebra synthetically important reactions like
with Applications oxidation-reduction.

CH 107 - Physical Chemistry (4 credits) The inorganic portion starts off with a part
very familiar to JEE students- periodic trends
This half-semester course comprises of two
in atomic properties. The Ellingham diagram
parts: Quantum Chemistry will start with
used in metallurgy is explained. The
elementary operator algebra. You will be
transition metal properties are explained,
introduced to the Schrodinger equation and
focusings on their magnetism, complex
Born interpretation of the wave function.
formation, and the bonding theories used to
Thereafter, the course will deal with how the
explain complex formation. Bio-inorganic
Schrodinger equation can be solved
chemistry and catalysis are briefly touched
(exactly!) for a Hydrogen atom. These
upon.
solutions will be interpreted as orbitals.
Concepts of structure, hybridisation, and Usually, going through the slides and
bonding follow naturally from the orbital understanding some more challenging
picture. concepts using the textbooks is enough for
this section.
References:
1. Atkins and de Paula, Physical Chemistry Clayden, Morrison and Boyd, and Solomons
2. I.N. Levine, Physical Chemistry are the most commonly prescribed books.
3. D. A. McQuarrie and J.D. Simon, Physical Mechanisms and concepts need to be well
Chemistry - A molecular approach understood to be able to solve the papers.

These books are classics in Physical Reference books:

Chemistry. If you have already bought one
or more of them while preparing for JEE, Organic:
don’t forget to carry them along.
1. T. W. G. Solomons, C. B. Fryhle, Organic
CH 105: Organic and Inorganic Chemistry Chemistry, 9th Edition, Wiley India Pvt. Ltd.,
(4 credits) 2009
2. R. T. Morrison and R. N. Boyd, Organic
As the name suggests, CH 105 is an Chemistry, 6th edition, Pearson Com., 1992
introductory course for both organic and 3. J. Clayden, Organic Chemistry.
inorganic chemistry. The organic portion 4. P. Volhardt and N. Schore, Organic
looks at organic chemistry from a molecular Chemistry: Structure and Function, 5th
orbital approach. This theory is applied to Edition, W. H Freeman & Co, 2006
explain features like the reactivity of 5. L. G. Wade, Organic Chemistry, Pearson
functional groups, conjugation, and Education 6th edition, 2006

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6. M. J. Sienko and R. A. Plane, Chemical not used before, viz. Cylindrical and
Principles and Applications, McGraw Hill, Spherical. Mastering the use of these
1980 systems along with the familiar Cartesian
system will make this course a lot more
Inorganic: 'peaceful' for you. After rushing through the
fundamentals of Vector Calculus, you study
1. J. D. Lee, Concise Inorganic Chemistry, 4th
electric and magnetic fields in turn (both in a
Edition, ELBS, 1991
vacuum and in material media) using the
2. Shriver and Atkins' Inorganic Chemistry,
tools that you've learned: this constitutes
5th
the bulk of the course. Some other topics
3. D. D. Ebbing, General Chemistry,
may be touched upon if time permits. Your
Houghton Mifflin Co., 1984
Bible for this course will be Electrodynamics

A thorough reading of JD Lee and by D. J. Griffiths, a clear and concise text with

Shriver/Atkins is usually essential and the occasional splattering of good humour.

sufficient for the course. The problems in this book are of a level
slightly higher than that of the course, but
PH 107 - Quantum Physics (6 Credits) you should give them a shot nonetheless.

The course begins with a brief history of The content of this course is relatively new
Physics, particularly the major experiments to first-year students: solve your tutorial
in the early 20th century which lead to sheets regularly if you seek a decent grade!
quantum mechanics. The course then
moves on to different aspects of quantum MA 106 - Linear Algebra (4 Credits)

mechanics like the Heisenberg uncertainty

Linear Algebra is the study of systems of
principle, Compton effect, Schrodinger
linear equations as well as vector spaces
equation in 1d and 2d. Towards the end of
and linear transformations - two things you
the course, a brief glimpse of quantum
probably haven't heard of yet. MA 106 is a
statistics is given to the students.
half-semester course that crams a lot of

Though most of the topics may sound theory as well as techniques into a very

familiar, there will be plenty of stuff for you short duration. The abstract concepts might

to learn. However, if you devote some time, take some time to set in, so spend a while

this course won't be a major difficulty. on them. You will have to be on your toes at
all times. Several deep concepts require and
Modern Physics by Kenneth S. Krane should be deserve some thought, though you should
sufficient in guiding you through. focus primarily on the techniques taught in
this course. If you put some time into this
PH 108 - Electricity & Magnetism (6 course, though, it can actually be quite
Credits) likeable. Keep in mind that Linear Algebra
has widespread engineering applications,
PH 108, fondly (?) referred to as 'EMag',
and you will need to look back at it several
begins with a quick introduction to a couple
times, so you might as well take it seriously.
of coordinate systems you probably have

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Book: Advanced engineering mathematics by Jackson
E. Kreyszig and another one again written by
Prof IKR himself. 2) The second module deals with building
You will find it when you get here. quantitative models for biological systems.
This portion of the course is very
MA 108 - Ordinary Differential Equations mathematical and is unlike any biology you
(4 Credit) have learned so far. You will be taught
estimation on the cellular scale,
This course is pretty straightforward. You thermodynamics related to biological
will start with some material you have systems, and a variety of other topics that
already seen for JEE and then proceed to you would not expect to see in a biology
additional concepts and techniques for course.
solving Second Order Differential equations
of a few types. You will then move on to Reference: Physical Biology of the Cell by
Improper Integrals, Laplace Transforms, and Rob Phillips, Jane Kondev, Julie Theriot,
Convolutions. This half-semester course Hernan G. Garcia
runs pretty fast, but it is easy to handle, so
make sure you know your stuff well. The 3) The third module comprises the
course content is highly relevant to physiology of the nervous system and the
engineering students of all disciplines, so do heart and bio-engineering applications in
pay attention as you will need to put these modern times.
tools into practice pretty soon.
Reference: Textbook of Medical Physiology
Books: E. Kreyszig, Advanced engineering by Guyton and Hall
mathematics, and B. Thomas and R. L.
XX 1XX - Department Introductory
Finney, Calculus and Analytic Geometry
Course [DIC]
BB 101 - Biology (6 credits) (6 Credits)

Probably the most unexpected at IIT Nothing much can be written about this
Bombay, BB101 is an introductory course on because each department has its own DIC.
biology that might rekindle your interest in Although, you should talk to your course
Biology (as an engineer!); The course is instructor, faculty advisor, and seniors to
divided into three modules, each taught by a know more about the courses. You will take
separate instructor: it in the second semester (departments with
two DIC’s will do one each semester or two
1) The first module is a more traditional in Spring), and it will be your first
approach to biology, mainly dealing with cell departmental course. The DIC’s are:
division, genetics and evolution.
● Aerospace
Reference: Campbell Biology by Jane B. AE 152 (Flight Mechanics 1) & AE 102
Reece, Lisa A. Urry, Michael L. Cain, Steven (Data Analysis and Interpretation)
A. Wasserman, Peter V. Minorsky, Robert B. ● Chemical

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 CL 152 (Introduction to Chemical Engg.) semester. Manuals are not allowed while
● Chemistry performing the experiments, so remember
CH 104 (Chemistry II) to read up on your experiment well in
● Civil advance (this does not mean the lunch
CE 102 (Engineering Mechanics) break before the Lab) and finish writing the
● Computer Science preliminaries (Aim, Apparatus, etc.) on your
CS 152 (Abstractions and Paradigms for journal sheets. 40% of the weightage goes to
Programming) the endsem, where you'll be randomly
● Economics assigned an experiment to perform.
HS 101 (Economics)
● Electrical CH 117 - Chemistry Lab (3 Credits)
EE 113 (Introduction to Electrical
You shall do eight interesting experiments
Engineering Practice)
during the semester. Unlike the Physics lab,
EE 114 (Power Engineering - I)
you will be allowed to take manuals with you
● Engineering Physics
and will have to do all written work in the
EE 112 (Introduction to Electronics)
Lab itself. However, you will be expected to
● Environmental Science and
read up on the experiment and allied topics
Engineering
beforehand. There is usually an oral viva on
ES 102 (Water Quality Management)
the day of the experiment. The in-sem work
● Mathematics
will have 80% weightage and the written
MA 107 (An Introduction to Mathematical
quiz 20%. The quiz is easy if you have read
Concepts)
your experiments well. Don't forget to put
● Mechanical
on your shoes, a lab coat, and safety glasses
CE 102 (Engineering Mechanics)
(in case you do not wear spectacles) unless
● MEMS
you want to go back all the way to your
MM 152 (Materials and Technology)
hostel (the Chemistry dept. is the farthest).
● Energy
The lab coat you used in your school will
EN 110 (Energy Engineering
serve the purpose. So do get it along if you
Fundamentals)
still have it.
References: Differ for each DIC. Look upon
ME 119 - Engineering Graphics & Drawing
the department websites, under courses.
(5 Credit)
You should be able to find a list if you need
it. Here, you will learn about Projections of
lines, planes, solids, sections and
Lab Courses (These courses are subject to
intersections, and surfaces of solids on a 2-D
changes due to the online semester)
surface (in your case, the Half-Imperial
PH 117 - Physics Lab (3 Credits) Drawing Sheet). You will also do
Orthographic and Isometric projection and
You'll be made to do a series of 9 some bit of Machine Elements. Those who
experiments (out of a possible 12) over the take this subject at +2 level find it a

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cakewalk, but it has a moderate difficulty tell their tale). You will also have an
level. We will leave it to you to decide. Be end-semester practical exam, where you are
prepared to study on your own as the randomly assigned a trade. Remember to
lectures might baffle you. Trying to answer wear covered shoes for all workshop
the questions yourself (vis-à-vis misusing the sessions!
Xerox shop) will help you immensely. The
prescribed book is Engg. Drawing by N.D The Undergraduate Academic
Bhatt is sufficient for the course if you read Council:
it. Unlike previous years, the course is
entirely run on Softwares (AutoCAD, The Undergraduate Academic Council of IIT
SolidWorks) now, which should be a relief to Bombay (aka UGAC) is a student body
you. You might be required to put in a little dedicated to improving the academic
extra effort as you may have to practice the system and culture of the institute by
given drawing problems in rough well in working on various policies and conducting
advance before the actual lab session. sessions to disseminate information
extending from career or research
ME 117 - Workshop Practice- II (4 Credits) opportunities that students can avail of to
multiple opportunities that the institute
This course gives you a brief exposure to itself provides to help students grow
working on five different trades: fitting, academically as well as holistically.
pattern-making, the lathe machine, shaping,
and welding. Fitting and pattern-making The UGAC consists of the following divisions,
involve working with metal and wood clubs, the Design team, Web team, and
respectively and are the only trades that Department Research Coordinators (fondly
require physical exertion of any kind. The known as DRCs ). If you have any queries or
lathe and shaper are machines that do most grievances, we will always be available and
of the work for you; your sole responsibility willing to help you.
is to accurately and regularly take
measurements. The welding section STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES:
requires you to melt a single straight line
into a slab of metal, but it is surprisingly Student Support Services forms the
easy to mess up, mainly because any and all backbone of the UGAC. We help students
mistakes are permanent. There is a quiz grow by providing them with different
towards the end of the semester, with resources and opportunities and by
multiple-choice questions (one or more resolving their academics-related issues. We
correct answers - JEE nightmares alive!) cater to all the basic academic needs of the
based on material covered in the weekly students and strive to foster and develop a
lectures and the prescribed textbook well-informed, articulate, and participative
Elements of Workshop Technology, Vol. I & II by student community life in the institute.
S. K. Hajra Choudhury & Others (in two
volumes that only a handful of legendary The body supports students mainly through

seniors have been through and survived to fulfilling basic requirements like Tutorial

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sessions, Registration, and Academic issues, ExCeL(Explaining Concepts and Lectures):
Counselling, Personality Development,
Language and Communication skills, The ExCeL program focuses on helping
Faculty-Student relations, etc. with the help students cope up with linguistic issues by
of various activities and interactions through having English classes and Tutorials in
Tutorial Services Centre, ExCeL Session, UG vernacular languages. This centre aims at
TA selections, online portals, booklets, etc. doubt and concept clarification to help weak
and backlogged students complete their
As the mode for instruction has changed coursework on time and have a smooth
from a physical setting to that of a virtual transit throughout their academics and
one, SSS continues to aid students in the other students to improve their academic
best possible way. All of the programs have performance.
been shifted to a virtual format to ensure a
smooth transition into an online semester. It also helps the students catch on with any
lectures they did not understand by
Tutorial Services Centre: covering the content at a slower pace. Even
in the current situation, we have plans of
The Tutorial Services Centre (TSC) helps the shifting the initiative to an online platform.
students cope up with courses by providing
additional help sessions apart from regular Study Rooms:
lectures and tutorials. These are in no way
to be considered as substitutes for live In an offline semester, a 24x7 Study Room is
classes and are merely to be seen as open to all the students in the library.
sessions for those students who are lagging Additionally, numerous LC and LH rooms
significantly in a subject. are made available as study rooms
overnight during the Mid-semester and
These help sessions are conducted End-Semester examinations.
throughout the year with additional focus
given close to Quizzes, Midsem, and Online Portals:
Endsem. The notice about the sessions is
Student Support @ IIT Bombay:
provided through Webmail, posters in the
fresher hostel, and posts on the Student The Student Support @ IIT Bombay is a
Support Services Facebook page and the Facebook group within IIT Bombay, having a
fresher group on Facebook. Please feel free large number of active students and alums
to contact the SSS council to demand a help of the institute. The group is an effort to
session on specific topics many students bring the community of IIT Bombay
face difficulty understanding. together. It follows the simple motto that
"Help will always be given at IITB to those who
With the onset of the online semester, the
ask for it" - anyone and everyone can post
TSCs have also been shifted to an online
their queries on the group and be assured
format on Microsoft Teams but still follow
that someone in the group will provide help.
the same structure.
We ensure the above by tagging relevant

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seniors on the post so that the queries get bible for all details related to academics in
answered. IITB.

Student Support @ IITB: UG Acad Wiki:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/409276826 http://gymkhana.iitb.ac.in/~ugacademics/wiki/i
167955/ ndex.php/Main_Page

Creddit:
Online Presence:
An online portal containing the information
Facebook page for SSS:
regarding different courses running in IIT
https://www.facebook.com/sss.iitb/
Bombay along with their reviews from
different students, grading statistics and
Instagram page for SSS:
related information. Resources of all
https://www.instagram.com/studentsupport
first-year and some higher courses are also
services_iitb/
available here. Any student can get a fair
idea about the content, difficulty level, and UG Acad Council Webpage:
relevance of the various courses offered. http://gymkhana.iitb.ac.in/~ugacademics/app/
You can also request and add resources and #/ugacads/sss
reviews for any course that you have
attended. Many more exciting features will SSS Website:
soon be added, making it a one-stop http://gymkhana.iitb.ac.in/~ugacademics/sss
solution for all your academic requirements. /

Creddit:
https://gymkhana.iitb.ac.in/~ugac/Creddit/
Institute Secretary Academic Affairs &
Scholarship Portal: Head, Student Support Services

Having a scholarship has financial benefits Divyashree Tambade

and helps with your profile as a student as it Email Id: [email protected]
is granted to only a few students. The Ph No: 7588305299
Scholarship Portal is a one-stop solution for
knowing about scholarships you can avail of Academic Coordinators (SSS):
while at IIT Bombay and beyond. You can
Kartik Gokhale
apply various filters and see which
Email Id: [email protected]
scholarships are applicable to you!
Ph No: 9167204954
UG Acads Wiki Page:
Prapti Sao
An online portal containing the information Email Id: [email protected]
regarding the rules and regulations, course Ph No: 9137177164
structures, electives, honours, minors, etc. A
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Email Id: [email protected] Undergraduate Departments of IIT Bombay.
Ph No: 9987299915
Summer and In-semester Undergraduate
Siddhant Batra Research Program (SURP and iSURP)
Email Id: [email protected]
Ph No: 7895931212 Currently, many students approach
Professors for a summer project as summer
ENPOWER & DEPARTMENT RESEARCH provides ample amount of time to delve into
COORDINATORS the wonderful world of research. A number
of students also take up in-semester
Engineering Oriented Promotion of Work
projects to build their profile in the area of
Experience & Research (EnPoWER) is a
their interest. It is a portal to integrate all the
division of the Undergraduate Academic
Research, Technical, Web and Design
Council of IIT Bombay. Our esteemed
projects being offered in the institute
institute is known for its world-class
throughout the year, with comprehensive
research facilities and faculty, and EnPoWER
project description and categorization. It has
aims to ensure that we facilitate
been prepared in collaboration with Dean
undergraduate students to take up research
RnD. It acts as a bridge between the
and bring to them a plethora of research
Professors and students for proper
and core industrial opportunities. EnPoWER
allocation of projects as well as a fantastic
conducts events to promote the research
opportunity for students to take up
and core culture in IIT Bombay. EnPoWER
research. It is expected for people to follow
aims to equip students with the necessary
natural expected ethics when signing up for
attributes to make a mark for themselves
this program. A total of 60+ professors from
and thus act as the Research Wing of IIT
20 different departments and schools take
Bombay.
part in the program by floating projects.

Department Research Coordinators Link: https://gymkhana.iitb.ac.in/~isurp/

(DRCs)
Enthuse:
Most undergraduate departments have a
Enthuse is the Research Orientation of IIT
Department Research Coordinator lovingly
Bombay especially for the first year batch
known as a DRC for brevity. The DRC acts as
who enter into the campus. This is a series
a UGAC nominee in the department bridging
of talks by the professors of IIT Bombay who
the gap between broader UGAC initiatives
introduce the research activities in IIT
and the department initiatives with a key
Bombay in a simplified manner. This is
focus on the promotion of interest in their
conducted in collaboration with Industrial
particular branch of engineering. Usually
Research and Convention Centre (IRCC), IIT
third-year students, the DRCs work in
Bombay.
tandem with the ISAA - EnPoWER as well as
the Department General Secretaries. There With this even being a huge success in an
are a total of 14 DRCs working in all the actual semester, we would ensure you do

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not miss out on any of this experience even Industrial Collaborations:
in an online semester
EnPoWER collaborates with various
Department Open Days and Lab Visits: industries in the core fields to bring funded
in-semester and winter projects providing
Department Open Days and Lab Visits are
students the opportunity to work in close
organized for all the departments throughout
collaboration with industry experts and
the year (to be noted xD) in which one gets to
work on breakthrough technologies.
explore various facilities available in the
department and laboratories as well as
Online Presence:
interact with the faculty of each department. It
also acts as a showcase of the interesting ● UG Academic Council Webpage
research being carried out by the professors in https://gymkhana.iitb.ac.in/~ugacademics/
the enthralling laboratories of our institute. app/#/ugacads/enpower
● Facebook page:
Curious Community Talks:
https://www.facebook.com/enpoweriitb
To help young students get a flavour of what ● Instagram page:
actual research is and what its applications https://www.instagram.com/enpower_iitb/
are, Curious Community Talks were ● LinkedIn page:
conducted in an online mode this year on https://www.linkedin.com/company/enpower
the most trending topics among the -ugac-iitb
research enthusiasts of the institute.

Novice’s Guide: Institute Secretary Academic Affairs &

Head, Engineering oriented Promotion of
An easy to follow guide to take up projects in
Work and Experience & Research
the institute was released and pinned on the
(EnPoWER)
Facebook page for easy access. It is shared
by IIT Bombay’s page to ensure a good
Krishi A Mantri
reach.
Email Id: [email protected]
Research 101 Booklet: Ph No: 8380069472

Research 101 booklet consists of articles by Academic Coordinators (EnPoWER):

professors who have graduated from the IIT
system itself, tell us their stories and articles Abhijit Tiwari
from the senior undergraduate students Email Id: [email protected]
who have some research experience, tell us Ph No: 8380069472
what research is all about. To give a
perspective and guiding path to the Devashish Bhave
students also contains the activities done by Email Id: [email protected]
the Academic Council to promote research Ph No: 9111961535
within the institute
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Email Id: [email protected] them to achieve their aim. The three things
Ph No: 9816010071 that Career Cell stands by are – informed
Udita Mehta students, wise choices, and bright careers.

Email Id: [email protected]

Fundae Talks
Ph No: 9425005721
This is an event planned to make freshers
Prathami Kamath - DRC, Metallurgical more informed, mature and focused.
Engineering & Materials Science Through these talks, we want to ensure that
Shruti Satish - DRC, Chemical Engineering students get to know about various
experiences of seniors who are doing well in
Joshitha Tottala - DRC, Civil Engineering
their domain so seniors can share tips with
Pawan Kumar - DRC, Energy Science
freshers. This is to make sure they don’t feel
Dhruv Patwa - DRC, Mechanical Engineering
it would have been better if they had known
Arif Ahmad - DRC, Electrical Engineering about a particular thing in their first year.
Liza Dahiya - DRC, Computer Science and Some of the common “Fundae Talks” topics
Engineering are:
Pranjal Jain - DRC, Aerospace Engineering
● Striking a balance between Academics
Bhavya Jain - DRC, Humanities and Social
and Extracurriculars
Sciences
● All about courses
Drishti Bharuah - DRC, Physics
● What’s in a POR (Position of
Aaditi Thethe - DRC, Environmental Science Responsibility)?
and Engineering ● Summer Opportunities
Ishaan - DRC, Industrial Design Centre
Tirthankar Adhikari - DRC, Mathematics Learners’ Space
Sanaa Sharma - DRC, Chemistry
The Non-Technical and Technical Summer
CAREER CELL School (NTSS & TSS) conducted under
Learners’ Space every year is a highly
Career Cell aims to be IIT Bombay’s platform successful event by Career Cell with the
to provide our students with every bit of participation of 1000+ students. Its motive is
critical information about the plethora of to help students learn new topics and
career options available, the myriad of acquire different skills and make the most of
choices ahead of us and to help them make their summers. The courses span
a wise and informed career decision. We are departments like Finance, Analytics,
here to provide an impartial, fair account of Consulting, Web Development,
every possible detail about various careers Management, Machine Learning, Python
and job profiles as it is said that, “Knowledge along with some design courses. Finance,
is the ultimate power.” For students who Consult and Analytics Bootcamp is
know their career goals already, we are here organized by Finance Club, Consult Club and
to provide them with resources and guide Analytics Club respectively and all courses in

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TSS are held in collaboration with Institute Ph No: +91-6290613800
Technical Council. This is usually conducted
in a 2-month span during the summer Saksham Zanjari
vacations. Email Id: [email protected]
Ph No: +91-8275819905
Online Presence:
NON-CORE CLUBS
● UG Academic Council Webpage:
https://gymkhana.iitb.ac.in/~ugacademics/ In order to provide students interested in
app/#/ugacads/career the non-core sectors an exposure to the
● UG Academic Blog: field following three clubs have been set up:
https://gymkhana.iitb.ac.in/~ugacademics/
new_research/index.php/author/ugacade ANALYTICS CLUB
mics/
Analytics Club, IIT Bombay, was established
● Learners' Space Website: in 2016 with a vision to help students
https://ugac-iitb.site/learnerspace2021/ind explore career opportunities in Analytics.
ex.php The club aims to inculcate data-driven
● Facebook page: problem-solving skills among the students
https://www.facebook.com/careercell.iitb and is the focal point of all Analytics and
Data Science related activities in the
● Instagram page:
institute.
https://www.instagram.com/careercell_iitb
/?hl=en
We act as a knowledge-sharing interface for
Institute Secretary Academic Affairs & like-minded individuals operating through a
Head, Career Cell 'knowledge session approach. Intense
discussions, training workshops on
Aarushi Chaudhary state-of-the-art analysis techniques,
Email Id: [email protected] insightful speaker sessions, and updating
Ph No: +91-8450925436 students about the latest developments in
the field are some of the club's prime
Academic Coordinators (Career Cell): responsibilities. We also try to bring forward
initiatives for skill development through a
Anagh Purkar
hands-on approach by means of projects,
Email Id: [email protected]
hackathons and much more.
Ph No: +91-8766958975

This summer, we conducted three

Devina Agarwal
exhaustive boot camps focusing on the
Email Id: [email protected]
non-programming sides of Data Analysis
Ph No: +91-9687812899
and during the semester, also organised an
extensive workshop on the highly technical
Mohit Kedia
aspects of Data Science involving Machine
Email Id: [email protected]

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Learning. In collaboration with other Email-ID: [email protected]
institute bodies, the club has also curated Ph no.- 7976720369
several blogs about the nitty-gritty of
professional life in Analytics and Tashvi Gupta
coordinated interactive sessions and Email-ID: [email protected]
workshops. Ph no.- 70388 57688
The club welcomes first-year students to all
its activities and plans to organize many
more events like hands-on workshops, DAV TEAM, IIT Bombay
exciting projects to work on, Panel
The Data Analysis and Visualization Team of
discussions, Speaker sessions etc. in the
the institute has been set up to analyze the
coming semesters.
vast amounts of data available in the
institute and present the insights to the
You can join our social media handles to
institute populace. The team will also take
stay connected:
part in inter-college competitions as the
Facebook Group:
official IIT Bombay team. If you're even
https://www.facebook.com/groups/Analytics
remotely interested in analytics, you could
ClubIITB/
try learning about it from the members of
Facebook Page:
the team and try to know their projects
https://www.facebook.com/analyticsamaze/
Instagram:
Join our Facebook group at:
https://www.instagram.com/analytics.iitb/
https://www.facebook.com/groups/6452704
LinkedIn:
38864408
https://www.linkedin.com/company/analytic
s-club-iitb
Heads, DAV Team:
Kunind Sahu and Rishav Panja
Manager, Analytics Club:
Email ID: [email protected]
Dishank Jindal
Email- ID:
[email protected]
Ph No.- 94640 96995 FINANCE CLUB

Conveners, Analytics Club: I NEED A HUGe amount of money

Aum Samel - probably some finance guy
Email-ID: [email protected] and if you want to learn more about it, then
Ph no.- 91724 60915 you've come to the perfect place. xD

Kalash Shah At Finance Club, IIT Bombay, we are the

Email-ID: [email protected] go-to place in insti for exploring anything
Ph no.- 88056 47222 related to finance, stock markets,
Sarthak Jain investments, and fintech. We organise
webinars, competitions, and projects

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throughout the year that help develop and learnings. Our team's vision is to
students' financial acumen and even develop and cultivate Finance related
provide support to prepare for finance interests in the institute, and regardless of
interns or placements. how deep you want to dive into the field,
we'll help you get there :)
Everyone associates working in finance with
minting money while doing crazy stuff with Major Events
numbers. However, that is only half true Finfest, FinSearch, adVenture, Investomania
(the numbers part, what did you think :// ).
Finance is so much more, and we're here to IITB Investment Team
help you figure it all out and nourish your
interest. The Investment Team of IIT Bombay is
similar to a student-run investment fund. It's
Our competitions provide means for you to a group of finance enthusiasts across all
explore every corner of the field. The best years and departments, performing
part about them? They have no financial analysis and making investment
prerequisites. We conduct sessions and decisions. Members of the team get
train you to participate. For example, this mentored by industry professionals - for
year, we organised 'Investomania' - an Algo example, this year, we have the creator of
trading competition that didn't even require Zerodha Varsity - Mr Kartik Rangappa,
you to code. We also held FinSearch, a guiding the members as they learn.
research-oriented program - a side of Eventually, the Investment Team also
finance that is often neglected. If you're represents the institute in competitions
interested in start-ups and raising funding, outside, and we organise learning sessions
we have a competition that gives you a exclusively for its members. Being a part of
perspective of what it's like to be on the it is an excellent opportunity for anyone
investor's side - we train you to think like who's passionate about the field!
one, and then you get to put your skills to
the test. Apart from that, we launch a You can join our Social media handles to
finance boot camp exclusively for IIT-B stay connected:
students over the summer. Regularly, we
Facebook:
launch blogs and share valuable financial
https://www.facebook.com/groups/finclubiit
gyan on our Instagram page (@finance.iitb),
b/
such as finding financial lessons in shows
like GoT or Friends! Instagram:
https://instagram.com/finance.iitb?igshid=e
If you're looking to make a career in finance, bljl8csmq57
we also conduct sessions to help you
prepare for internships and placements. We Managers, Finance Club:
invite alumni and seniors with stellar Raghav Gupta & Sarthak Bhardwaj
profiles in finance to share their experiences Email ID: [email protected]

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 enhance their problem-solving skills. We
Conveners, Finance Club: launched our product community group as
Dheer Bhanushali well on LinkedIn to connect students to our
Email ID: [email protected] Alumni & gain guidance from them
Ph No.- +91 99692 42244 regarding the Product Management domain.
We also curated two full-fledged courses
Disha Lalwani especially for all the learning enthusiasts
Email ID: [email protected] who wish to explore consulting and
Ph No.- 88795 65160 management, have released numerous
blogs to give students insights about
Ketaki Rajurkar professional experiences, and have
Email ID: [email protected] conducted various workshops and webinars.
Ph No.- 91755 71665
All these activities are open for first-year
Saarthak Mittal students and in the coming semesters as
Email ID: [email protected] well, we have lots of amazing opportunities
Ph No.- +91 73899 27242 lined up for you, be it interactive online
sessions, virtual workshops, exciting online
case study competitions, or other useful
things which will help you in exploring the
CONSULT CLUB
length and breadth of consulting, so join the

Consult Club, IIT Bombay was established in bandwagon and lay the stepping stones to

2016 with a vision to solve institute-wide becoming highly efficient problem solvers.

problems and to develop efficient problem

solvers in the institute. We work towards You can join our social media handles to

promoting the pursuit, discussion, and stay connected:

exploration of consulting in the institute and Facebook:

are the primary point of contact for all https://www.facebook.com/consultclubiitb/

consulting and management-related Instagram:

activities. https://www.instagram.com/consult.iitb/
LinkedIn:

As a part of Consult Club, you’d get https://www.linkedin.com/company/consult

first-hand experience of consulting and also club-iit-bombay

understand the process in general. We hold

different activities enriching students’ Manager, Consult Club:

interest in Consulting and Management Ali Asgar Saifee

throughout the semester. We launched our Email Id:

Consulting Core Group as a part of the [email protected]

Consult Club, which is a group of individuals Ph No: 9850736085

working together to get hands-on

experience in the domain of consulting and Conveners, Consult Club:

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Aaditya Rajpurohit Email Id:
Email Id: [email protected]
[email protected] Ph No: 7990196009
Ph No: 8657607523
Sujas Jain
Ishan Gupta Email Id:
Email Id: [email protected]
[email protected] Ph No: 6375140010
Ph No: 9888981141

Namra Shah

WEB AND DESIGN TEAM Ramyasri Palti

Email Id: [email protected]
The web and design team form the Ph No: 8199939995
backbone of UGAC. The web team focuses Web Convener:
on the technical aspect of the execution of Anshuman Kumar
projects - be it the widely used Teaching Email Id: [email protected]
Assistant’s Portal (used by professors and Ph No: 9637925946
students alike) or website development for
SURP and iSURP. They ensure that every Design Nominee:
student in the institute has access to all the Unnatee Pawar
initiatives executed by UGAC without a bug! Email Id: [email protected]
The design team is the creative arm of Ph no: 8275430362
UGAC. No event can be successful without
the inputs of the design team, be it simply Design Conveners:
making interactive posters for events to Ishita Tyagi
working on website design - they leave no Email Id: [email protected]
aspect untouched! Ph No.: 8828126677

Web Nominees: Atharva Jadhav

Sachin Kumar Email ID: [email protected]
Email Id: [email protected] Ph No: 9445504371
Ph No: 7710974229

Message From GSHA

First and foremost, on behalf of the Hostel Affairs Council (HA), I would like to congratulate you
and welcome you all to IIT Bombay to explore your destiny. I'm sure you're quite enthusiastic to
learn about a new way of life and culture, and you should be. You must have a lot of questions

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racing through your mind. What is the atmosphere like here? How are things going for you? Is it
possible for me to mix? Will I be able to find exactly what I'm looking for? For all of this, I only
have one word of advice: Relax. Even when I first started, I had these concerns, but to be honest,
I received positive responses to all of them, and I am confident that you will as well. So, welcome
again to our small but lovely family, which is full of love, joy, learning, and success.

Life at IIT Bombay has a range of flavors, providing students with a unique opportunity to study
and grow. Bombay! The city itself has a variety of intriguing genres to look forward to, such as its
rich culture, long history, vibrant social life, excellent weather, particularly during the monsoon
season, and overcrowded transportation systems.

You'll quickly realise that attending IIT Bombay was a huge step forward in both your personal
and professional development. IIT Bombay aims to equip students with the tools they need to
succeed independently. I strongly encourage you to meet everyone and form pleasant
relationships with everyone. Also, be enthusiastic and involved in any future events. Try to be
extraordinary in every setting if you want to stand out and shine.

We all have great expectations for everyone, and we are confident that you will overcome any
obstacles to meet those expectations. You can achieve everything you want with effort and
perseverance, and at the end of this trip, you will have a treasure trove of memories.

Hostel life at IIT Bombay is an important component of your experience here. Although it may be
difficult for some of you to adjust at first, you will quickly fall in love with your new home. Since
the hostels are located on campus, you will spend most of your time here, with the exception of
occasional forays in search of good food or treats. As a result, the campus is well equipped to
meet all of your needs, whether they are everyday necessities or health concerns. We also have a
handful of guesthouses that you can use (probably) if you have visitors coming to town.

We, the Hostel Affairs Council, have done our best to provide necessary facilities to all students,
making us one of the most important student groups and, at times, vital. When compared to the
luxuries of your home, you may feel disheartened in the midst of a tightly packed curriculum and
eating food in a congested mess in the early days of your stay on campus, but believe me, you
will quickly fall in love with the hostel life here at IIT Bombay. I sincerely hope that the future
years prove to be more fruitful for you than you could have imagined. Have a pleasant visit and
carry with you lifelong memories to treasure.

The pandemic has afflicted us all, and due to the risks to our health, most of you will be unable
to return to our lush campus at this time. But don't let that dampen your enthusiasm because a
new chapter in your life has begun, and we'll make every effort to keep you updated and get you
back to campus as soon as possible. Our team is working extremely hard to make this happen.

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 Saket Mohta
General Secretary, Hostel Affairs (2021-22)
Contact (WA): +91-6204464585
Email: [email protected]

COVID UPDATE
We are closely monitoring the situation. The
Since the closure of the Institute in March institute is planning the rebooting of the
2020, there have been multiple changes in campus in stages. The decision of
the infrastructure and policies. IIT Bombay is
rebooting at a great pace with more than
6000+ students currently residing in
campus.
deciding the numbers of the students, which return to the campus via email. Within the
specific programmes and which year is campus, please follow the covid-19 rules to
dependent on numerous constraints, such keep yourself and others safe. Everyone
as government norms, availability of needs to participate in making the campus
rooms/messes, graduation requisites, the safe for us to resume research and
infrastructure of labs, offices, hospital and teaching/studying activities. While classes
condition at students' home. have moved online for the Autumn 2020
The Hostel Affairs council along with the semester, labs need to reopen for research.
Student Task Force (STF) and other institute
functionaries is actively working on the Latest Reboot Policy :
rebooting process. A) Students with 2 Doses of Vaccine : 7
days Soft Quarantine in Own Room
Security section ensures that all the (Without negative RT-PCR)
residents of campus wear Masks in all the B) Students with 1 or No Dose of
common spaces. All other covid protocols Vaccination : 7 Days Soft Quarantine in
are strictly followed inside the campus Quarantine Hostel (With negative
premises. RT-PCR)
C) Students withNo Vaccination : 10 Days
Every day on campus, you need to monitor Hard Quarantine in Quarantine Hostel
for symptoms of coronavirus and submit a (Without negative RT-PCR)
self-declaration. The link to self-declaration
will be shared to the students who will

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If there is any positive case on campus the dinner while the cafeteria on the ground
Student Task Force and Hall Managers will floor is open all day long.
take charge of the situation. They will
immediately inform Wardens, A.Dean and KRESIT Canteen: This small but sufficient
Dean SA. Further instructions, if required canteen serves the most amazing chutney,
will be given by the Deans SA. The which goes really well with the hot and spicy
sanitization will be done by PHO of the samosas. It also has idlis and vadas on its
room, lobby, lift, staircase and mess area. menu. Try some when you get a chance.
The contact tracing will be done by the
Institute Contact Tracing Team and The Nescafe Coffee Shack: Located in front
necessary isolation/quarantine steps will be of an electrical department, this coffee
taken. shack serves Maggi noodles, Maggi Bonda,
soup, hot/cold coffee (aka frappe) and
The Hostel Affairs Council along with all the hot/iced tea. It’s the perfect place to catch a
other functionaries hope for early and safe quick snack between classes.
reboot and hopes to see all the freshmen
from 2021 batch in the campus as possible. Two New Branded Outlets: We are in
process of introducing a new branded outlet
at two locations, the crossroad next to H5
Institute Eateries and the STD/PCO booth in MB, serving quick
bites like sandwiches, paratha, beverages,
From lunch thali to pizzas, you will find
and meals.
plenty of options around campus.
Hiranandani is situated at a walking distance
Staff Canteen: It is near the security office
from IIT Bombay. It boasts some fantastic
in the Main Building. The staff canteen
coffee shops, vegetarian restaurants, bars,
serves meals and snacks and is one of the
and cafes. If you want to enjoy a sumptuous
few places you will get a VadaPav in insti.
dinner, you can find lots of places around.
You can enjoy an evening walk by the Powai
Brews & Bites Café: All kinds of beverages,
lake and head here for a fun-filled evening.
pizza, burger, pasta, fries..., in all a good
Apart from this there are lot of eateries
place to hang out. Located Inside H8 which
inside out campus as well, few of them
location will soon be shifted to different
being :-
place as hostel 8 is under renovation

Gulmohar: Our very own campus

Fruit-Juice Shop and Boiled Corns Shop:
restaurant, Gullu is famed for its relaxed
Located near the entrance of Old SAC,
service. This restaurant is located on the
serves fresh juices of all seasonal fruits and
second floor of the Canara Bank building,
Boiled corn at a reasonable rate.
which is incidentally called the Gulmohar
building by most. The food is surprisingly
Elec/Chemical/IDC Department Canteens:
good here and the prices are very
They provide you with the much-needed
reasonable. It is open only for lunch and

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chai and bitings between exhausting
lectures. The Chemical Department Canteen
(aka CHeA canteen) is the biggest amongst
the three.

Cafe 92: Cafeteria will open soon on our

campus with the help of Alumni funds.

Also, There are Messes for daily fooding :

There are 16 mess across the campus and
each one is providing you with 4 meals a day
or. Breakfast, lunch, snacks, dinner. Each IIT Bombay provides you with a
meal is unlimited and trust me You will find once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to study
it very hard more often to taste all 4 every abroad at universities across the globe while
single day you’re still a student here. The institute has
partnerships with a multitude of universities
International Relations
as part of which you can spend up to two

Role of the Office of International semesters there taking up courses which

Relations (IR) you would otherwise have to finish at IIT

Bombay. Another advantage? You don’t

The primary role of the Office of need to pay the humongous tuition fees at

International Relations (IR) is to oversee and the foreign university!

coordinate the international activities on

campus. We facilitate opportunities for Semester exchanges are often a life

students to come to IIT Bombay and for changing experience, and the perfect way to

students of IIT Bombay to travel to our immerse yourself into a completely different

partner institutes. We also take initiatives to culture. You get to live as a local in a new

host multiple foreing language courses and country for four months and party like

organise cross-universities workshops, you’ve never done before. Besides this, the

delegations, and consortiums. fact that you now have friends all over the
world who introduce you to their own

Semester Exchange cultures is one of the major reasons

‘Just clear the JEE once, you’ll have fun students opt to go for exchanges.

forever’ might be a little exaggerated but if

marvelling at the Eiffel Tower or basking in The application process for semester

the breath-taking exuberance of Times exchanges works in a cyclic manner. In

Square in New York or just lying on the order to go for an exchange in the Autumn

ground watching the Northern Lights is your semester, a student is required to start

idea of fun, you can surely do that here. applying in the month of February itself and
for the Spring semester in the month of
September. All the students will be notified

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by the IR Office when the application season
begins. Further details for the same can be
found on the IR website.

External Relations External Affairs, and Ministry of Home

Affairs, Government of India, and State
An important aspect of the IR office activities Government Offices on all matters
is to interface with the Ministry of Human pertaining to internationalization efforts of
Resources Development, Ministry of IITB. We also interface with embassies and
consulates of
various countries to increase educational
and cultural linkages between organizations
in the foreign countries and the institute.

Siddhesh Biyani
Institute Secretary of IR (UG) (2021-22)
Contact (WA): +919370184326
Email: [email protected]

Guest Accommodation

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Here's what you should know if you are
playing host to some guests for overnight
stays. IIT Bombay has 3 Guest Houses: Gender Cell
i. Jal Vihar (Old Guest House)
ii. Van Vihar (Old Guest House)
iii. Padma Vihar (New Guest House)

The rooms in both are equally luxurious (in

spite of what the name suggests) with AC
rooms, TV, Internet Connection and
attached Toilets. One can book the room
IIT Bombay’s Women's Cell has been in
online at http://guesthouse.iitb.ac.in/ by
existence since 2002. With the enactment of
clicking on the registration link. Through
the Institute's policy on sexual harassment,
this, the request will be forwarded to the
the Cell has been renamed the Gender Cell
Dean/HOD/Warden, after which you need to
(GC). In recognition of the Institute’s belief
get their approval. All instructions related to
that its employees and students have a right
this are available:
to be treated with dignity and respect, the
http://guesthouse.iitb.ac.in/reservation/Onli
Cell works proactively towards developing a
neReq uest.pdf
safe and secure environment for employees,
and to ensure that all students may gain
their education without fear of prejudice,
gender bias, hostility or sexual harassment.
The IIT Bombay Gender Cell (GC) inquires
into complaints of sexual harassment
We suggest you book well in advance to through its Internal Complaints Committee
avoid any rush. Since the Guest Houses (GC-ICC). The GC and GC-ICC strive to work
have limited capacity and IIT Bombay often towards an egalitarian environment where
plays host to dignitaries from time to time, men and women are afforded equitable
rooms can also be booked in Hostels. You treatment and equality of opportunity
have to go to the Hostel Coordinating Unit conducive to their professional growth.
office in the Main Building Near Security In case of any query contact:-
Office fill a form and get the approval from
the HCU head. Accommodation is provided
for Father, Mother, Husband/Wife, Siblings
(only if accompanied by at least one of the
parents), Other relatives (only if
accompanied by at least one of the parents).
Please note that a guest can stay in a hostel
for no longer than a week at a stretch. The
guest can be accommodated again, only
after a period of one month

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 Medical
Ishita Gupta
Institute Girls Nominee (2021-2022)
Contact Number - 7597961806

Harjinder Gill
At IIT Bombay there is a hospital (fondly
Institute Secretary, Hostel Affairs
called the "hospi") to take care of any
(2021-22)
medical trouble you might manage to land
Contact Number - 7837600106
up in. There is a 24-hour ambulance facility
for all students. The ambulance can be
Office Address: 3rd Floor, Main Building,
called from the phone kept near the security
Next to the Student Wellness Center, IIT
in each hostel or can be directly called from
Bombay, Powai, Mumbai - 400076.
mobiles at 022-2576-1110. All of these
Email Address: [email protected] | Extn:
facilities including the prescribed medicines
5052
are free for IIT students, covered by the
Office Hours: Monday & Thursday - 10:00
annual insurance. This insurance also covers
am to 12:00 pm Tuesday, Wednesday &
you for an amount of close to Rs1.5 lakh per
Friday - 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm
semester for medical reimbursement in
case you are referred to an outside hospital
by the ‘hospi’. Even the cost of medicines
purchased from a chemist and charges for
lab tests/ radiology work can be reimbursed
when prescribed by a doctor from the IIT
hospital. All bonafide students of the
institute are covered under accidental injury
insurance and are applicable all over India.
Only the hospitalization cost will be covered
under insurance. The accidental insurance
covers an amount of Rs.2 lakhs per
incidence. The Insurance charges are given

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in the semester fee circular. The medical guards can check your bags for
history of each student is dutifully recorded alcohol/drugs if they suspect you of carrying
in a file every time you visit the hospital and it. Make sure you read the Security
filed on a shelf there. guidebook on the Hostel Affairs website to
understand the limitations and powers of
If you fall sick and are advised to rest by the the Security. The Security Office is in the
doctor and hence cannot attend lectures or basement of the main building. All lost
write examinations, the doctor will give you things can be claimed here. There are also
a "pink slip". This slip is the only trusted some areas of the institute that are off limits
proof that you were officially sick and for students at night (lakeside, Sameer Hill)
advised rest. No other reason for missing an and some parts that are off-limits all the
examination is entertained. It is also time (beyond the pipeline, Vihar Lake). This
mandatory for all the students to be is for your own safety; leopards from nearby
vaccinated for various diseases. This is to Sanjay Gandhi National Park have been
prevent any avoidable loss to academics known to visit these parts of the campus. It’s
due to medical reasons. IIT Bombay Hospital very rare though. That said, students at IITB
organizes vaccination camps throughout the are actually given a lot of freedom. Anyone
year. can enter or exit his/her hostel and the
You can fill the feedback regarding the visit institute at any time of the day or night
to IIT Bombay Hospital in the Students (Currently we have some restrictions due to
Reception counter in the Hospital Covid). Just make sure you are alert, travel in
Here is the Link for the Hospital Guidebook: groups and carry your ID card with you if
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Foc you leave the institute at night.
hXsTkDp8I1MpYp0Mx3uKAz5vvEHAq?usp=s COVID : Security at IITB is playing an
haring important role in controlling the spread of
covid virus. All campus residents are
The Hospital has also started Tele-Medicine required to follow the covid guidelines to
facilities for the on-campus students and maximum extent. Fines are imposed by the
residents using which the individual can security system if the guidelines are
consult with IITB Doctors via phone. violated.
In case of an emergency, you can always
contact the Quick Response Team (QRT) of
Security IIT Bombay Security on the following
numbers:
QRT MALE: 9833338989
As is befitting an institute of our stature and
QRT FEMALE: 9167398598
importance, security at the gates has been
very effective. Students may use the Main
Gate, YP Gate (or the Market Gate) and the
Lake Side Gate to enter/exit the institute
and you must necessarily produce your
I-Card every time you enter. The security

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 information. IITB provides both Wired and
Wireless connectivity.

The LAN network in the hostel is maintained

by the Hostel System Administrator who is
part of the student council. To access the
internet, you just need to go to
internet.iitb.ac.in and log in with your LDAP
ID. You may contact him if you need any
help in accessing the IITB network.
Kartik Bachhav, You also get wireless connectivity (IITB
Security Advisory Committee Nominee Wireless, Eduroam) at various major
Institute Secretary, Hostel Affairs locations in the campus like ‘Main Building’,
(2021-22) ‘Lecture Halls’, ’Library’, ’Common rooms in
Contact : 9577221212 Hostels’ etc. For more details, you can
always visit the CC (Computer Center)
Computer Usage website at http://www.cc.iitb.ac.in/. In case
of any query contact:-
Disclaimer : There have been many cases
Institute System Administrators
where students in their first year bring PCs
(2021-2022)
and get addicted to non-constructive
Rishabh Arya
activities like gaming, watching movies and
Contact No-
social networking. Consider this as very
8209551718
sincere, earnest advice from the whole
senior student community—Try to use your
Sudhanshu Sahil
laptops/desktops only for productive
Contact No -
purposes. If you don’t bring one, there are
7667557469
enough public computers with Internet
access to serve all your academic needs.
This article gives an outline of how to access
these public computers for academic and Transport at IITB
related purposes.
Sharing Cycles :
Right from the first lecture, you will hear In a campus-like IIT Bombay, there are
professors say that Lecture notes and other multiple means of transportation, cycling
materials have been uploaded on their being the healthiest. The students can use
websites or on Moodle (This year GDrive the cycle pooling and hire service
and Teams will be used as well). What implemented on the campus. Cycles are
remains to be tackled is, how exactly are placed at various stations, and students can
you supposed to access the internet? Here, pick from one station, travel and park in the
we provide you with some basic station nearby to their destination. The
Sharing system works on a mobile-based

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application. The users can scan the QR code stop here. Tickets—If you find yourself
and unlock the cycle. The stations are having to travel by train often, you could go
geofenced. to the Travel Smart Card. You could
purchase one at any ticket counter by giving
OFFLINE SEM EXPECTATION : With the a minimal refundable deposit. Also Recently
upcoming online semester, the Hostel Mumbai Railway has started Local Train
Affairs Council is planning to restart Ticket Booking using a Mobile App, saving
E-Shuttle service for student transport you from long queues. For that, you can
inside campus. The E-Shuttle will be a download the App named “UTS” from
properly scheduled and low rate service Playstore.
such that students can reach all the
destinations in time with minimum cost. Metros :

Public Transport in Mumbai The Mumbai Metro is the second cheapest

rapid transit system serving the city and the
Public Transport in Mumbai : broader metropolitan region. The Metros
are not as crowded as Mumbai Suburban
The public transport system is highly Railway, colloquially called local trains. The
developed and is used by millions of people Metro routes are different from the local
every day. The chief modes of transport trains, while it reduces the traffic congestion
available in the city are the trains, metro, in some parts of the city some lines are still
BEST Buses (AC and non-AC), autos and under construction. The construction of the
taxis. Mumbai Metro line connecting the IIT
Bombay to the network is expected to
Local Trains: complete soon. Tickets - you can purchase
the ticket at the Metro Station or use PayTM
The Mumbai Suburban Railway colloquially to avoid the long queues.
called local trains in Mumbai are by far the BEST buses:
cheapest, fastest and most convenient way
to get around the city. The Mumbai The BEST buses generally run for
suburban railways are primarily broken up comparatively smaller distances within 2-3
into 3 lines—the Central, Western and suburbs, though you might consider
Harbour lines. Refer to Google Maps to see hopping on to that bus which takes you
how these lines cover the entire megacity. from one end of Mumbai to the other
An important thing you need to know is that during the peak hours when the trains are
there are 2 types of trains—slow and fast. filled chock-a-block.
The slow trains stop at all stations, whereas
the fast ones don’t. The “fast” train stations
are marked with a larger font on all railway Daily Needs
maps. The nearest station from the campus
is ‘Kanjurmarg’. Note that fast trains do not

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For the most basic of amenities such as that entails achieving current requirements
toothpaste, toothbrush, soaps and other without jeopardising future generations'
daily use items; notebooks, bags and most ability to meet their own needs. The team
stationery items including journal sheets consists of a group of managers headed by
and rulers/set squares/protractors, the the Cell's overall coordinator. In order to
hostel shop/canteen is your first option. An prepare, create, and sustain an atmosphere
alternative would be the Hostel 12 & Hostel that supports and nourishes positive
18 shop which stocks almost everything one change, the Cell focuses on raising
would need and more-from slippers to awareness, giving opportunities, and
stationery to CFLs and towels. There are two encouraging collaboration within the
stationary shops in the academic area, a institute.
Cooperative store located on the Main
Building ground floor near the library and We aim to usher in sustainable technological
the second at SOM building. The YP market, innovations in the institute and coordinate
at the Y-Point gate with a dry cleaner, with various institute bodies, faculty, and
pharmacy, grocery store, barber, and tailor student communities to integrate them. We
as well, can also take care of most of your aim to make the campus a testbed for pilot
last-minute grooming needs! One of the initiatives involving professors and students,
better haunts to go to when you’re in a as well as to establish a platform for
hurry and wish to purchase all the stuff at discussion and debate about various
one place is D-Mart in Hiranandani. This sustainability challenges on and off campus
supermarket stocks pretty much everything within the institute.
you need to get going, from mugs and
buckets to clothes and snacks, and offers
Amith Varma
pretty reasonable rates too. For the slightly
Acting Overall
higher-end stuff, you can drop into Haiko, in
Co-ordinator &
Hiranandani. These are some options in the
Institute
pool. The shopping places are endless -
Secretary,
Oberoi Mall, Galleria Mall, Heera Panna
Hostel Affairs
mall, R-city, Phoenix Market city, Colaba
(2021-22)
Causeway, Lamington Road, Crawford
Contact :
Market, Mangaldas Market and Mulji Jetha
9676463295
Market, Linking Road, Fashion Street.

Sustainability Cell

The Sustainability Cell, part of the Hostel

Affairs Council, aims to make the institute
more sustainable. Sustainability is a notion
in product, goods, and service development

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 can always contact the Hall Manager or the
Hostel Maintenance Council.

There is an SBI ATM between Hostels 5 and

Tansa, and a Canara Bank ATM in front of
H7. Apart from this, there is a Canara Bank
Hostel Council
branch (with ATMs) near H10 (1st floor,
Gulmohar Building) and an SBI branch
Every hostel generally has washing and between the road from H-15/16 to NCC
ironing facilities, a mess (dining hall), a TPoint.
computer room, a TV, sports grounds and
indoor games like Table Tennis, Footer, Hostel Council Structure
Carrom Board, Chess etc. The access rules
vary, but in general, these facilities can be The hostel council is the backbone of the
availed against your I-Card. There is an functioning of the entire hostel and the
internet connection in each room, but we hostel activities. It consists of the
highly recommend that these may only be 1. Warden/Associate Warden
used for productive purposes. All hostels 2. General Secretary
have a Xerox and Stationery shop for basic 3. Warden Nominee
requirements. Each room has two tube 4. Maintenance Councillor and Secretaries
lights, fan(s), table(s), chair(s) and 5. Mess Councillor and Secretaries
cupboard(s). If you want anything else, you 6. Sports Councillor and Secretaries
will have to purchase it. All rooms have nets 7. Cultural Councillor and Secretaries
fitted on the windows. The rooms are 8. Technical Councillor and Secretaries
cleaned by the housekeeping staff once 9. Hostel System Administrator
every month. Apart from that, you are
supposed to take care of your rooms The council has the responsibility to conduct
yourself. events and provide for hostel level facilities,
and they are your best source of help in any
For all maintenance and other issues, there hostel related issues. Your hostel council will
is one centralized complaint management be elected sometime in the middle of the
system at first semester. A hall manager is a person
https://support.iitb.ac.in/support/login.jsp. that you may have to interact with if there is
Here is the document explaining how to use any hostel related official issue. He also
the support portal (Support portal manual). looks after the administration and overall
This can be used to record complaints, upkeep of the hostel infrastructure and thus
issues and suggestions about various things should be informed about hostel related
inside the campus. You can even find problems. The Warden is a professor who is
tracking of your complaints in the portal. If given the overall in-charge of the hostel and
for some reason you cannot access it, you oversees everything that goes on.

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Hostel Activities seat quickly! Laundry room: The laundry
room is where you give your clothes to get
them washed. Looking at the trend of IITians
before you, you won't be visiting the
washing room very often, but do try to wash
as many clothes as possible when you do
pay a visit!

Computer rooms:

Computer rooms have 24-hour internet

There are a plethora of activities that facilities. You will often end up here to
happen in the hostels. Lots of intra-hostel complete assignments at night or just to use
events and competitions take place it as a study room. You will find it very useful
throughout the year, not to mention until you get your laptops. Do get
practice for inter-hostel competitions in acquainted with it as soon as possible!
Sports, Cultural and Technical activities.
Music Room:
Also, a variety of festivals like Lohri, Holi,
Ganesh Chaturthi, Janmashtami, Dussehra, Want to have your own band? The Music
Diwali etc. are celebrated in the hostels room has many Musical instruments, a
along with flag hoisting on Republic Day and perfect getaway from daily chaos. You can
Independence Day. utilize your time here to polish your musical
skills.
This keeps the atmosphere in the hostels
vibrant and full of life all year-round. Do Gym:
participate in whatever interests you, of
course after having devoted enough time to Everyone very well understands the
academics. It helps in breaking the ice and importance of exercise. There is a gym in
socializing with your batch-mates and most of the hostels apart from big ones in
seniors Old and New SAC.

Common rooms : Dance Room:

Lounge: There are various dance competitions all

around the year on the campus. You will
Newspapers, Magazines, TV, Loud Music, find seniors practicing for numerous inter
Live Matches, Table Tennis, Masti! The hostel competitions and willing to teach you
Lounge is the place for you to chill out and new moves.
relax, except during matches. It’s
jam-packed during matches so grab your Mess/Food :

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 timings (It’s open till 4.00 am every day). The
Every hostel has a mess. It serves meals 4 Hostel canteen runs on a la carte model.
times a day for Breakfast, Lunch, Snacks and The Institute has a centralized Menu and
Dinner - Breakfast and Snacks being the prices throughout the canteens. You can
most preferred meals for reasons which will find the menu on the Institute Hostel Affairs
become apparent to you very soon. The website on gymkhana.
food may not be able to match the taste of
home-cooked food, but can surely be Rules for visitors :
considered the healthiest and the most
recommended food source on the campus. Parents are not allowed to stay in the
We believe that there should be no barriers hostels without prior permission from the
to mess meals and understand that food is Hostel Coordinating Unit. Female visitors are
central to all. So you can surely give your allowed in the boys’ hostel rooms and male
feedback to the hostel mess council which visitors are allowed in girls’ hostel rooms till
has considerable control over the menu. 10:00 PM, after entering details in a register
The Mess council organizes a certain kept with the hostel security and after
number of Special dinners / Special lunches depositing the host’s I-Card. After 10:00 pm,
/ Gala Dinner / Tea Parties during Festivals entry is restricted only till the common
and Hostel events. areas—Mess, Lounge and Canteen.
However, there is no restriction on the
Canteens : (Dynamic due to Covid) in-time or out-time for a resident in his/her
hostel or any other hostel for students of
It isn't mealtime in the mess? Is it too late in the same gender.
the night? Not to worry, canteens to the
rescue! The canteens are open till late in the
night and serve everything from tea and
coffee to main courses. They also sell
packed snacks, beverages, ice creams,
almost everything you can think of! Also, the
H12,13,14 canteen holds a space apart from
the other hostel canteens, boasting of huge
dining space, good hygiene and extended
Hostel Affairs Council Members

Hostel Affairs Council Members

NAME POSITION CONTACT

Saket Mohta General Secretary of Hostel Affairs 6204464585

Gurpreet Singh Dhillon Institute Secretary of Hostel Affairs 9464208257

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 Kartik Bachhav Institute Secretary of Hostel Affairs 9577221212

Harjinder Singh Gill Institute Secretary of Hostel Affairs 7837600106

Amith Varma Institute Secretary of Hostel Affairs 9676463295

Ishita Gupta Institute Girls Nominee 7597961806

Siddhesh Biyani Institute Secretary of International Relations 9370184326

Rishabh Arya Institute System Administrator 8209551718

Sudhanshu Sahil Institute System Administrator 8227098017

Ayush Jangir Web Nominee 8696923282

Himanshu Soor Hostel Affairs Coordinator 7499286088

Pratham Kapure Hostel Affairs Coordinator 7709840007

Rishi Kumar Hostel Affairs Coordinator 9391562479

Amit Kapooria Hostel Affairs Coordinator 8302210930

Tanaya Sonkul Hostel Affairs Coordinator 9422709871

Lacky Kulhari Hostel Affairs Design Coordinator 9116311722

Pulkit Jindal Hostel Affairs Web Coordinator 7976545599

Hostel General Secretaries Contacts :

HOSTEL NO. NAME CONTACTS

1 Rochak Rana +91 89793 92928

2 Samyak Mhaske +91 81046 26965

3 Dibyojeet Bagchi +91 83406 20517

5 Arpit Gupta +91 81072 14714

6 Naman +91 7737814755

9 Ankur Agrawal +91 98332 36301

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 10 Mohuli +91 90519 44001

11 Kamlika +91 99992 18355

12 Amit +91 70451 21259

13 Shubham Pandey +91 83073 09854

14 Brigu +91 6394 367 189

15 Probably one of you ( Batch of 2025) NA

16 Probably one of you ( Batch of 2025) NA

18 Ayush Shrivastava +91 73764 66590

Speaking Arts, Music, Photography and Fine

Message from Culturals at IITB Arts, Indian Languages, Lifestyle, Design,
and Folk Arts.
Dear New Entrants,
ICC forms the foundation of every student
We hope you’re doing well.
experience at IITB; it’s where you’ll get to
Congratulations! We’re incredibly proud to
discover where your heart lies and meet
welcome you to one of the most prestigious
people with whom you will connect and
institutes in India. You’re entering the
share multiple similar interests. You will
institute of your dreams and your time here
become a part of a family with hard-working
will be filled with the influence of a culture
individuals who wish to perfect their art and
that has been here for decades and
pursue it along with the help of their peers,
traditions that will be remembered for years
and even students who just wish to enjoy
to come. A different college life for you; an
and fully appreciate the beauty of
online semester in the middle of a pandemic
performance and creativity.
isn’t easy, but we’ll make sure to present
every avenue to help you during these times
The scope of learning will never be limited
and embrace the opportunities. You’ll
just to academics in our institute. We’re here
probably feel apprehensive about the things
to give you the most holistic and engaging
you might be missing out on. Still, we’re
experience that you’ll be sure to love. The
here to provide the much-needed
competition that ICC provides is diverse.
interaction and enthusiasm to help you
We’re proud of our tradition of the Inter
build interest in cultural activities now and
Hostel General Championship where we
forward.
represent our hostels in activities and bring
The Institute Cultural Council is the student
laurels to them. Even beyond the institute,
body that handles all cultural activities that
we participate in multiple competitions in
go on in the institute ranging from- Dance,
other colleges as well. IIT Bombay has
Dramatics, Film and Media, Literary Arts,
always been one of the top institutes

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amongst other IITs and has been The Speaking Arts genre works through two
performing brilliantly in the Inter IIT Cultural clubs in IIT-Bombay namely We Speak and
Meet since its inception. Comedy Cons. Both Clubs bring together
people who want to pursue activities like
The world is slowly reopening and we expect Debates, Model United Nations (MUN),
you guys to soon be back on campus for an Group Discussion, Extempore, Stand-up
offline college experience. Till then, don’t let comedy, etc.
yourself dampen the excitement because a It has a niche for everyone, people who like
new phase of your life has just begun and to logically build up their arguments, discuss
we’ll be sure to keep you engaged. This socio-economic issues, and forge charters to
means you’ll see different online events that people who would like to just sit back and
will be organized by the ICC, like panel have a good laugh. It helps one grow as a
discussions, dance challenges, literature person by discussing a vast range of issues
quizzes, music mania, photography from a global crisis to mundane arguments,
contests, movie nights, and much more! voicing your opinions, respecting others'
points of view, or even just listening to what
As a part of IIT Bombay, we’re not only the other people have to say. This is also the
flag bearers of its tradition but also avid place where you get an audience to your
admirers of its culture and history. Time flies funny streak and the place where you can
and we hope you’ll keep yourself engaged just sit, laugh, and relax.
and join us at Culturals with activities that
are sure to bring joy and thrill to your Major Events (We Speak): Brave New
freshman experience. World, Union Debate, Pro-Am Tournament,
We look forward to seeing you! Freshmen Debate Open, The IIT Bombay
Debate, Talk Masters
Adarsh Pankaj | Aishwarya Putta Major Events (Comedy Cons): Open Mics,
Institute Cultural Nominees Jamming Sessions, Workshops, Improv
IIT Bombay Sessions, Annual Stand-up Showcase,
Phone: +91-6303850191, 9381440727 Laughter Riots
E-mail: [email protected]
Website - To join We Speak, please follow:
https://gymkhana.iitb.ac.in/~cultural/ http://tinyurl.com/wespeakiitb
Facebook - To follow, We Speak on Instagram:
https://www.facebook.com/IITBCult https://www.instagram.com/wespeakiitb/
Subscribe, We Speak Youtube Channel:
https://m.youtube.com/channel/UC7jUlINU6
Clubs: -3SiMnMvFtDXIw

To join Comedy Cons, please follow:

Speaking Arts: https://tinyurl.com/comedyconsiitb
To follow, Comedy Cons on Instagram:

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https://www.instagram.com/comedycons_iit Pixels website :
b/ https://www.pixelsiitbombay.com/

Aryan Khanna Fine Arts :

Institute Speaking Arts Secretary “Life imitates art far more than art imitates
Email - [email protected] life.”
+91-9991840033 / 7988710391
The Fine Arts Club of IIT Bombay, fondly
known as Rang is a group of passionate
Photography & Fine Arts: artists always on the lookout to create
something unique with their art. ‘Rangeelas’,
Photography:
as they are called; are these crazy people
“Photography is capturing thought, light and you will find doing all sorts of creative stuff–
time and hence that moment. Photography from painting walls to institute roads,
is naked truth.” making graffiti to making colorful music
videos to painting with color splashes,
The photography enthusiasts of IIT Bombay, hanging out together in night-outs,
or ‘Pixelites’ as they are known, form PIXELS: sketching and making 3D models; these
The Photography Club of IIT Bombay which people form RANG - The Fine Arts Club of IIT
is a diverse club of amateurs with mobile Bombay. Explore with them various forms of
cameras to professionals with DSLRs who art - from traditional paintings to
contribute to world-renowned magazines; typography, minimalistic design to
you will find these crazies at odd nook and cartooning, animation and digital art to
corners of the campus, at unexpected times origami and clay modeling, and whatnot.
shooting a sunset in the lakeside or making Rang is not just a club consisting of the most
light graffitis in the dark night or playing creative people in the institute, it is a family
with lights in the photography studio; where you learn, teach, and enjoy the art of
explore with them the basic concepts of making life colorful. One need not be a great
photography to the pinnacle of the artin it, painter to be a rangeela, because everyone
from technicalities of a DSLR to aesthetics of has an artist inside them and who does love
composition, from photo-manipulations and to play, enjoy, and have fun with colors.
creating illusions to shooting portraits and
wildlife; create magic with the basic stuff To join Rang, visit:
you have and post-processing softwares you Facebook:
can learn along. https://www.facebook.com/groups/rangiitb
Instagram:
To join Pixels, visit : https://www.instagram.com/rang_iitb/
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/pixelsiitb Major Events: Kaladarshan, Freshiezza Wall
Instagram: Painting, Online Photography Competition,
https://www.instagram.com/pixels_iitb

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Online Art Contest, Virtual Photoshoots, Follow us on our social media platforms to
Photowalks see our work and everything that we have in
store for you:
Mitali Badwe
Institute Photography & Fine Arts Secretary 1. Instagram:

Email: [email protected] https://www.instagram.com/symphonyii

+91 8329482068 tb/

2. Facebook:
Music:
https://www.facebook.com/symphony.iit

“Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to b

the mind, flight to the imagination, and life

3. YouTube:
to everything.”
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5

People call us IITians nerds. Sorry people, UrEXoJe-xoVgkIlECTMcA

you’ve got it wrong. Because here at IITB -

we don’t just study, we also create music! Anishish Sharan

From headbanging guitarists to Institute Music Secretary

bass-dropping beatboxers - we have all Email – [email protected]

kinds of musicians at IITB who make all +91-8076211834

sorts of music. In association with

Symphony, the music club, we have
learning opportunities like Cult School, Any Design:

Body Can Play, Introductory Music Learning

Program and Advanced Learning Program ( “Design is not just what it looks like or feels

also the music contingent); and jamming like. Design is how it works.” - Steve Jobs

sessions (On-A -Rolls), and massive events

like Surbahaar and Goonj, you get to learn, Design is where creativity meets passion.

play, perform, have fun, and experience Design is more than just a form of art; it is a

sheer musical awesomeness. We believe in form of communication, expression,

strengthening our already existing skills story-telling, and value addition with

along with building upon the newer genres aesthetics.

of music. We cater to experienced and Have you ever had a crazy idea but no tools

upcoming musicians alike, so all you need is to bring inspiration to reality? Well, you've

a passion for music. just found the right place! The Design Club
came into existence in the year 2015, with
Major Events(Offline): Surbahaar, Music the motive of creating a culture of designing
Fest, On-a-rolls, Learning Programs, Goonj and creativity in the institute, bringing
together aspects from all genres of art.
Major Events(Online): Open mics, Learning The Design Club is more than just art, it is
Programs, Band orientation, Goonj, about being intelligent, creative and
Summer Bands imaginative. it is about having ideas and

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having the drive to bring them into Inclination towards the genre is all one
existence. With an overwhelming number of needs to join this club. We are a big family
creative souls coming together to make made up of people who not only enjoy
beautiful things in such a short span of time, dancing together but are also closely
you are in for a journey like no other. With connected to one another. Here at InSync,
only your imagination being the limit, we at one comes across a ton of opportunities to
Design Club help each other build our ideas, learn a variety of dance styles from basics to
grow our imagination and of course make advanced.
memories for life. So, put on your artistic
caps and join us on the island of misfit toys. Along with everything said above, IIT
Our motto is simple “Design may not change Bombay has been participating actively at
the world, but it damn sure makes it look inter-college competitions, we have been
good!” Looking forward to seeing you all in overall dance champions at Inter-IIT
our events and sessions that are sure to give Culturals meet for three consecutive years
your creativity wings! and have also been bagging prizes at fests
like Mood Indigo and UMANG. So, worry not!
Major Events: Vision - The Design Festival of We have got everything you need to be a
IIT Bombay, Design Projects, Master Talks, good dancer
Design software workshops
Don’t worry, if you are a non-dancer,
Have a look at the projects we’ve executed because at InSync most people start their
in the online semester: dancing journeys as Baraati dancers. That’s
https://www.behance.net/iitbdesign how every dance enthusiast begins his/her
Join our Facebook group: journey. They come to our club, move to
https://www.facebook.com/groups/thedesig some funky beats, get standing ovations
nclubiitb from a large crowd every now and then :P
and most importantly, find a family along
Follow our Instagram handle for more the journey!
interesting content:
https://instagram.com/designiitb Major Events(offline): Salsa Night,
Gyrations, Annual InSync’s Dance Show,
Moysha Dance Mania, Solo Dance competition for
Institute Design Secretary freshmen, Dance workshops, Jamming
[email protected]
+91-8209436606 Major Events(online): Annual InSync’s
Dance Show, Arcade, Solo/Group dance
DANCE competitions for freshmen, Professional
workshops, Watchparty and Jammings
InSync is the dance club of IIT Bombay. We
have been catering to all the dance Join our facebook group at:
enthusiasts around the institute since 2004.

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https://www.facebook.com/groups/insynciit blog and providing platforms like open mic
b and informal meets called Goshthi to
express yourself in a literary manner. Help
Link to our Flagship Facebook page: us in this goal by being a part of Vaani,
https://www.facebook.com/aidsiitb where we teach you the craft, encourage
you to read, motivate you to express, and
You can find our Youtube channel at: inspire you to write, but most importantly,
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCp0-M have a lot of fun!
wKqWJgJNY81nwLrW0w
Major Events: Izhaar, Kavi Sammelan,
Link to our Instagram page: Prayaas, Goshthi, Writer's Meet, Literature
https://www.instagram.com/insync_iitb/?hl= and Language learning Workshops, Story
en Writing and Storytelling workshops, Open
Mics etc.

Indian Languages To join Vaani, please follow:

https://www.facebook.com/vaani.iitb
"जो दिख रहा उसी के अंदर जो अन-दिखा है वो शायरी Instagram page:
है । https://www.instagram.com/vaani_iitb/
जो कह सका था वो कह चक
ु ा हूँ जो रह गया है वो शायरी Subscribe to the YouTube Channel:
है ।।" https://www.youtube.com/channel/VaaniIIT
Bombay
No matter where a person comes from, one Our official blog to post your writings:
always has a special connection with one's https://vaani380.wordpress.com/
mother tongue. Here, at Vaani - The Indian
Languages Club of IIT Bombay, we try to Sanskar Wavale
embrace that connection through writing, Institute Indian Languages Secretary
reading and appreciating. As a part of the [email protected]
club, you can expect to be immersed in the +91- 9867301566
multiverse of rich Indian literature. We
conduct a plethora of events and workshops Fashion
catering to various genres like poetry, word
games, creative writing, storytelling, lyrics "Fashion is the armor to survive the reality
writing, and so on. Writing is one of the of everyday life." —Bill Cunningham
most beautiful ways to express oneself; and
anyone who writes to express is a writer in Fashion is a powerful form of personal
oneself. While a majority of our current expression. We at StyleUp, the Fashion
literary content is Hindi and Urdu based, we Club of IIT Bombay help you embody your
are constantly trying to broaden our best selves with our events, charismatic
horizons by including poetry and stories photoshoots and sessions. If you haven’t
penned in various Indian languages on our done anything like this before, well, all we

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require is enthusiasm! This is where your Follow StyleUp Facebook page for regular
lively journey in the Fashion genre begins! updates:
Here you can showcase your talent and win https://www.facebook.com/styleup.iitb
the alluring title of Mr. & Ms. Freshie which
is a hunt for the most dynamic personality Subscribe StyleUp Youtube Channel:
among UG freshmen. Oh, and don’t miss out https://youtube.com/channel/UCLB_Gh4fQQ
on Freshie Fashion Fiesta where you get to ohPGdw-G-Bavg
hit the ramp with your confident poses for
the first time! On Halloween, the insti Divya Mrinal
witnesses the grandest themed night. With Institute Fashion Nominee
creative outfits of ghosts, vampires and Email - [email protected]
other supernatural beings, the students add +91-8390340081
a tinge of glamour to the spook which was
no less in the online mode than the actual
stage performances. With our sparkling Literary Arts:
Flagship event, Showstopper, the insti
witnesses another amazing night full of Friends, juniors, freshers, lend this piece of
themes, creative costumes, jaw dropping writing to your eyes. The genre of Literary
walks and of course, celebrity guests! We Arts at IIT Bombay welcomes you to the
focus on modelling in Picturesque, a institute. A plethora of events, ranging from
professional photoshoot at selected quizzing with the best of the lot to informal
destinations in the Insti and at various other board games and potpourri, await you.
destinations. We conduct themed Virtual Literati is the most active, entertaining, and
Photoshoots too! Do check out our blog intellectually stimulating club in the
posts, videos, fashion trivias and quizzes on institute, with a healthy mixture of formal
our social media handles. (meaning prize money) and informal
(meaning cool trinkets!) events held
Major Events: Showstopper, Mr. & Ms. frequently. We host a range of events like
Freshie, Halloween, Freshie Fashion Fiesta, Quizzes, Creative Writing, Rebuses, Word
Glamour Grande, Online Fashion Games, Scrabble, Scavenger Hunts,
Challenges, Instagram & Snapchat Filter Treasure Hunts, and Pot-pourri (dumb
Releases, Rampwalk Workshops, charades and other fun games), and a
Picturesque and Virtual Photoshoots. sprinkle of reading. From our regularly
updated insta handles where we conduct
Follow StyleUp on Instagram: impromptu quizzes to our book and writers
https://www.instagram.com/styleup_iitb/ clubs, you’ll always be welcomed into any
and every event - just drop by with a pen in
Join the StyleUp Facebook group: hand.
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968514283 To join the literary arts community, follow us
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https://www.instagram.com/literati_iitb/ Follow us on instagram to stay tuned to our
updates:
Join our Facebook page here: https://www.instagram.com/roots_iitb/
https://www.facebook.com/IITBLitzkrieg
To be a part of our community, join our
Major events: Open Mics, Open General Facebook group:
Quiz, Word Games Meets, Fandom Themed https://www.facebook.com/groups/RootsIIT
Quizzes, Book and Writers Meets, Battle of B/
the Batches, Scrabble Tournament,
Literarium, Lit Lukkha Weekend. Subscribe to our YouTube channel:
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Shyam Iyer VjIqR9_PoulDX_3goQ
Institute Literary Arts Secretary
[email protected] Follow us on Facebook here:
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Classical & Folk Arts Major Events: Dharohar (Institute Classical

and Folk Arts night), Virasat, Dandiya Night,
‘Time to know the world better and deeper, Music and Dance Workshops and Jamming
Time to go Ethnic!’ sessions, Folk art workshops
What strikes you first when you think of
roots? Origin of Growth, or maybe Shruti Agrawal
something that binds the whole huge tree Institute Classical & Folk Arts Secretary
together! Very true! So, ‘Roots’ -The Classical [email protected]
and Folk Arts Club of IIT Bombay, as its +91- 9425005721
name suggests, aims to replenish Classical
and Folk arts that had taken birth
decades before. A place where dance, Ka Kha Ga Hindi Learning Program
music, and arts can be enjoyed together in a
traditional way!
What is Ka Kha Ga?
Roots provides you all the sugar candies
Ka Kha Ga are the first three consonants of
that’ll simply tempt you to evolve the
most Indian languages and Hindi is no
classical artist within... be it learning,
exception to the trend. Ka Kha Ga is a
expressing, or listening and viewing the
completely voluntary student-run Hindi
maestros!
Learning Program, brought to you by Vaani:
Learning it is what makes it beautiful, so
Indian Languages Club, to help you learn
with year-long classes, you lucky people
Hindi in a fun and interactive manner.
have this big opportunity to learn and
improve new art forms with just no
By the end of the course, you will be able to
prerequisites!
understand most of the casual
conversations you hear around you. Being

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able to form sentences from scratch is the who are fluent in speaking and/or
harder part though. The program tries to understanding Hindi.
instil the confidence required for the same
through a variety of interactive activities Some of the non-Hindi speaking students
performed during the class. suggested that a course on learning Hindi
would be quite helpful for them, and this led
The need for a Hindi Learning Program to the creation of the same. We have had a
A natural question arises that why is the pilot run of the course last semester, and
institute offering a Hindi Learning Program? the response received was positive.
The program was conceived to meet the
demands of the students who are not fluent Why Hindi, and not a Marathi Learning
in Hindi. They were facing some issues Program
during their stay on campus and also while Another question which naturally arises is
travelling around the city of Mumbai. Some that isn’t Marathi the language associated
of the key issues they faced are: with Maharashtra? So wouldn’t it be
● The institute runs on the backs of its beneficial if we have a Marathi learning
employees, which includes a huge program to interact with the locals?
number of people employed in non
academic roles, such as the Mumbai is a cosmopolitan city and various
administrative staff, PHO workers, mess estimates put the Marathi speaking
workers, security, and so on. Some of population of Mumbai at around 30%. Most
them are not fluent in English, and need of the Marathi speakers of Mumbai
to be interacted with using Hindi or understand Hindi, and the local Mumbaiya
Marathi. Hindi dialect is the most common means of
informal communication in the city.
● Same applies for the city of Mumbai as Learning Hindi caters to a wider set of
well. You might have to interact with a people of Mumbai, and combined with a
variety of people out of the IIT Bombay knowledge of English, caters to almost
campus in the city, such as restaurant everyone you are likely to run across during
staff, shopkeepers, bus conductors, TCs a planned outing in the city.
and ticket vending staff, etc, some of
whom might not be well versed enough In the course, we also teach some Marathi
in English to understand you properly. words and phrases that would come handy
in case of emergencies, and also to
● While the students try not to let anyone understand the culture and local cuisine of
feel left out because of linguistic Mumbai better.
differences, sometimes a spontaneous
intermittent shift to Hindi during Sanskar Wavale
informal activities or conversations on Institute Indian Languages Secretary
campus is unavoidable due to a [email protected]
presence of a large number of people +91- 9867301566

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 activities and enough opportunities to
showcase your work. And hence explore,
enjoy and begin taking steps towards
A Message from the GSTA realizing your interests.

Wish you all very enriching and fulfilling

Congratulations on getting accepted into the
undergraduate years.
best technical institute in the country.
Looking forward to meeting you soon!

Daniel Bell had once said, “Technology, like

art, is a soaring exercise of the human
imagination”
When you walk into the Tinkerers’
Laboratory, you can literally see this quote
in practice. You can see a group of students
building a self-balancing bot, another
student busy soldering his circuit elements,
someone else trying to get her CAD model
ready to 3D print and many more fun tech
activities by enthusiasts.

There is no person on the Earth who hasn’t

thought about the improvement needed in
something and came up with the idea to do
so. May it be your mom trying to make food
taste better or Elon Musk trying to make life
multiplanetary. Some ideas change the
world, some help the society or some ease Tejas Sakhalkar,
things. Technology is the tool to make these General Secretary Technical Affairs, IIT
ideas a reality! Bombay
Email: [email protected],
Having joined IIT Bombay, you are Website:https://itc.gymkhana.iitb.ac.in/
surrounded by a lot of tech-enthusiasts who Facebook:
are interested in various different aspects of https://www.facebook.com/tech.iitb/
tech from biotech to coding and quantum Instagram:
computing to robotics. Tech has something https://www.instagram.com/tech.iitb/
for everyone. We at the technical council will Instiapp: https://insti.app/org/techiitb
help you find what you like by giving you Twitter: https://twitter.com/tech_iitb
enough opportunities to explore. IIT
Bombay is a beautiful place; with people of Unscrewed that FM receiver trying to make
different interests ready to help and sense of how it works? Remember the sense
mentor, facilities to pursue technical of elation reading ‘Hello World’ on the

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screen? Looked at an airplane and 6. Krittika (Astronomy Club)
wondered how it stays up? From circuit 7. Maths and Physics Club
benders to stargazers, we have them all! IIT 8. Web and Coding Club
Bombay is a great place to enhance your
hands-on skills. Technical Activities (or Tech) If you are enthusiastic to try out any of these
will provide you an opportunity to put the fields, these clubs will show you the way to
theoretical knowledge that you gained in the go! There is NO thing as club membership or
classroom into practical use. ITC will enthrall joining the club. You can directly attend any
and excite, and enthuse you to build, to event of any club and get added to their
create something of your own. After all, isn’t community (discord/teams/WhatsApp
that why most of you are here? groups)
All these clubs are run by a team of 1 or 2
Structure of ITC: managers (who are the students of 3rd year
or above) and 5-10 conveners (who are the
Institute Technical Council has 8 clubs and a students of 2nd year or above) The whole
Tinkerers’ Laboratory (TL) under its council consisting of all these managers and
umbrella. These clubs cover the technical conveners as well as web, design and media
activities - teams is headed by the GSTA, who is an
1. Aeromodelling Club elected candidate and 3 nominees, namely
2. BioX Club Projects and Technical Teams nominee, UG
3. Chemistry Club nominee and PG nominee.
4. Electronics and Robotics Club
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There are some more bodies under ITC- 9. Team Stride
Devcom, Team Anymations, ChemE TL, and 10. Team Zero Waste
CDS SRG. Some more are in the phase of 11. Team Rakshak
formation too. Stay tuned! 12. Hyperloop IITB
13. SPART (Solar Powered Airship Racing
We also have a number of technical teams Team)
in the institute, all of them working hard 14. IITB Rocket Team
towards building long-term projects as a 15. IITB iGEM Team
team. Most of them represent IIT Bombay in
international technical competitions. These Teams recruit the members as and when
are the technical teams in the institute- required. You will receive the emails titled
1. AUV-IITB ‘Recruitment for XYZ team’ with the detailed
2. Student Satellite Program, IIT procedure of recruitment given there. The
Bombay tentative schedule will be soon provided
3. Ham Radio Club (Part of Student that will tell you which team will recruit
Satellite Program) around what month of the year. The
4. IIT Bombay Racing technical teams are led by senior students in
5. UMIC IIT BOMBAY the team (usually 4th year and above) There
6. IIT-B Mars Rover Team are various subsystems in every technical
7. Team SHUNYA, IIT Bombay team which have their own subsystem
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under the subsystem. Tech teams don’t 3. Crime Scene Investigation - CSI is a
come directly under ITC’s purview as they deductive reasoning game for fans of
are funded by the body called IRCC, which the "true crime" genre. Interrogate
comes under the RnD office, but these suspects, compare fingerprints, read
teams work closely with ITC over through forensic reports, and enter our
technicalities and sometimes make use of state-of-the-art crime scene to look for
ITC facilities like TL. clues, analyze possible motives behind
the crimes, and uncover what truly
You will learn more about all these clubs, happened!
bodies and technical teams in the further 4. Bazinga- Challenging conceptual quizzes
sections. in Maths and Physics that force you to
bring out the true tinkerer in you by
explaining some of the most interesting
phenomena using simple high school
What to look out for in the Freshie concepts. Because facts are nothing,
year? concepts are everything!
5. Astromania- An open institute quiz
where all the Astro enthusiasts gather
Freshman year is the time to explore and and showcase their ‘dexterity’ in the
get introduced to as many things as fields of Observational, Theoretical
possible. These are some events that have Astronomy. Usually takes place in the
been part of the IITB Technical culture, but first month of the Odd semester,
you can always contribute by suggesting and Astromania comprises fun, tricky,
even conducting events! puzzling questions which require rather
1. XLR8- Your first tech experience in the simple concepts in Astronomy, Physics
institute will be the biggest freshmen but indeed a lot of common sense.
competition. You will get to make your Loads of interesting prizes at stake!
own remote-controlled wireless car 6. Energize Quiz- Being aware of energy is
from scratch in around 2 weeks. Don’t the need of the hour. Put on your
get intimidated as there are no thinking caps to answer some most
prerequisites and we will mentor you know questions about climate science,
through everything required for you to advancement in energy technology,
make an awesome bot. energy policies, energy economics and
2. RC Plane- Flight enthusiasts, this event is many more. Hop onto teams next in the
for you. This competition involves theme-based second round. Amazing
designing, building and flying a prizes and free pizzas and refreshments
radio-controlled airplane. You will be await for participants!
introduced to the basics of what makes 7. Coding and AI Workshops- Be ready to
an airplane fly (hint: not magic), unleash your creativity and your coding
including Aerodynamics and Flight process to design awesome stuff. Get a
Dynamics. chance to explore various fields of

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 programming from scholarly seniors scientific computation, network security,
and industry experts. Learn from and more. The projects are well-knitted
workshops, participate in hackathons for everyone from absolute beginners to
and have all sorts of programming masters in the field. You can check out
discussions with us over Discord! the details on
8. Winter of Puzzle- WoP is an initiative to www.wncc-iitb.org/socKrittika Summer
bring out the puzzle enthusiast in you. Projects
Will have easy problem statements and 12. TL DIY Projects: A one-month long
easy solutions, but beware, coming up project where you get your hands dirty
with the solution would be extremely with hardware as well as software tools.
difficult! We have experienced mentors TL brings to you some great ideas to get
who will catalyze your own journey of you started with your own DIY(Do It
solving the puzzles! Get ready to solve Yourself) projects where you tinker with
various puzzles from the domains such real-world problems to prototype a
as logic, cryptography, data structures solution that can be implemented in
and algorithms, combinatorics, etc. insti or at your homes with the
9. Institute Technical Summer Projects minimum cost possible. Here we
(ITSP) - Over the summers, several encourage tinkerers to ideate and tinker
fresher and seniors alike stay back in the with their own problems.
institute for some heavy-duty tech 13. TL Machine Training Session: A week full
action, and build uber-cool stuff like the of discovering the technological trends
quadcopter you have seen in 3 Idiots, and experiencing real-world prototyping
the Android app that gives you music machines. These sessions are intended
recommendations by sensing your to help you understand and interact
mood, or even a mind-controlled bot! with various machines like- 3-D Printer,
Anything is possible. Electrical Workbench, Laser Cutter,
10. Summer of Science (SoS): SoS is an Manual Miller, and Power tools. The
initiative to encourage, and help sessions will give you an insight into the
discover, the joy of learning. We’ll find working of these machines, followed by
you a mentor, with sufficient experience some live demonstrations and a chance
on any topic of your choice, to guide you to have hands-on experience.
on your quest, for the whole duration of 14. General Championships(GCs) and
summer. The learning is completely Industry Technical Challenge(ITC): GCs
self-paced and the only prerequisite is and ITCs are the places where you can
enthusiasm! team up with your friends, represent
11. Seasons of Code: This is where you work your hostels in exciting competitions,
with 'machau' seniors and develop your solve real-world problems and win
first major programming project! WnCC amazing prizes.
brings an extensive list of projects from 15. The Energy MUN- Gear up to act as
diversified fields including artificial representative of a country to put
intelligence, competitive programming, forward your points on the agenda of

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 discussion. First-hand experience for all more. If you find flight fascinating and are
Energy enthusiasts and MUNers to excited by challenges the Aeromodelling
engage themselves in the CoP format Club is the place for you!
forum. An opportunity to compete and
interact with enthusiasts nationwide
from various colleges.
16. Hello FOSS- Get your hands dirty by
making your first open-source
contribution. A series of workshops and
projects are organized by WnCC in the
month of October, for you to get into
Open Source and prepare you for
programs like Google Summer of Code
and more.

And many more….

Clubs
Aeromodelling Club Prepare for a take-off with us:

Ever wondered what makes stuff airborne? InstiApp

Ever harbored a dream to sail to the tune of insti.app/org/aeromodelling-club
the winds? Aeromodelling is a science for
some, a sport for many...but for us, it is a Instagram
hobby. We, at Aeromodelling Club, IIT instagram.com/aeroclub.iitb/
Bombay are a group of aeromodelling and
aviation enthusiasts sharing a unique Facebook Page
passion of flying and an innate desire to facebook.com/aeromodellingiitb/
push the bounds of aeromodelling like they
have never been before. Website
https://itc.gymkhana.iitb.ac.in/aeroclub
Interested in participating in national level
competitions or building some cool
aeromodelling projects? We are always open Jai Jobanputra
to projects and regularly take part in Institute Secretary, Aeromodelling Club,
national competitions like Boeing Phone: 8319352077
Aeromodelling challenge. We have worked Email:[email protected]
on Ion Propulsion, Bionics for flight, VTOL,
Thrust Vectoring, fixed wing aircrafts, Piyush Porwal,
high-performance quadcopters and much Manager, Aeromodelling Club,

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Phone: 8357874334
Email: [email protected] Google Group:
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/b
Do check out our social media handles and iotech-club- iit-bombay
we are always there for queries/discussions.
Website:
https://sites.google.com/view/biox-iitb/hom
e
BioX Club
Facebook Group:
"Our world is built on biology, and once we https://www.facebook.com/BiotechClubIITB
begin to understand it, it becomes
technology." Instagram:
Have you ever wondered if technology could https://www.instagram.com/biotech.iitb/?hl=
be used to imitate body systems? How could en
technical skills be applied to human
genomes? How about manipulating Abhinav Rajesh Damor
biological systems to make something more Institute BioX Secretary,
practical? Or using forensics for Phone: +91 84549 39562
investigation? If all that fascinates you, BioX Email: [email protected]
Club is here to keep you balanced with the
skill of engineering and the facts of Biology!
The BioX Club strives to form a community Chemistry Club
of enthusiasts interested in biology's logical,
analytical, and engineering aspects. It aims
to organize events, talk shows, general
championships, discussions, hackathons,
bio-based crypt hunts, and a lot more to
enhance your interest in various fields of
biotechnology. So gear up your enthusiasm
and fasten your seat belts as the club rides
you to the multiple arenas of Biology and
the thrills of innovations. “Chemistry is the central science, which
deals with anything from micro to macro!” If
you ever felt Chemistry is just about
hexagons and exceptions or just an easy
source of marks for you, then allow us to
introduce ourselves. We, the Chemistry
Club, aim to highlight the magic and fun of
Chemistry through interactive events and

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talks, which will allow you to explore
Chemistry in a new and exciting way! Electronics and Robotics Club

This new club aims to gather all Chemistry This is the club which will make all your
enthusiasts together in the form of an dreams and perceptions about the tech a
institute-wide community, which will allow reality. We here are a community of
healthy and mind-boggling discussions hobbyists and enthusiasts who tinker with
amongst them. Do watch out for our events electronics and explore the technology
and workshops, where we tinker with which is required to bring those crazy ideas
chemicals and make something stunning to life.
out of it while explaining the
behind-the-scenes molecular action.

If you love Chemistry or have a newfound

interest developing in it, you should
definitely reach out to us and our events!

Useful Links/Websites:

Follow us on InstiApp:
https://www.insti.app/org/chemclub
Stop whatever you’re doing and think about
Join our Google Group: that crazy tech idea you’ve had and note
https://groups.google.com/g/chemistryiitb that down. We will provide you with all the
required resources and mentorship you
Like & Follow us on Facebook: need. We will help you to bring out the Musk
https://www.facebook.com/chemclub.iitb inside you!

Follow us on Instagram: Club Website: https://tech-iitb.org/erc/

https://www.instagram.com/chemclub.iitb/
You can follow us here-
Visit Blog/Website:
Facebook Page:
https://chemclubiitb.wordpress.com
https://www.facebook.com/erciitb/

Sanjyot Shenoy,
Instagram Page:
Chemistry Club,
https://www.instagram.com/erc.iitb/
Contact: +91 9969265809
Email: [email protected] InstiApp:
https://insti.app/org/erc
Sharvaree Sinkar,

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Institute Secretary, Electronics and Robotics https://www.insti.app/org/energy-club
Club.
Phone: +91 82752 54803 Instagram Page
Email: [email protected] https://www.instagram.com/energyclub.iitb/

Sidharth Mundhra, Google Group

Manager, Electronics and Robotics Club. https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/e
Phone: +91 87792 19959 nergyclubiitb
Email: [email protected]

Do contact any of us if interested or simply Bitthal Parida,

to discuss some crazy idea which you always Institute Secretary, Energy Club
wanted to implement! Phone: +91 86525 80000
Email: [email protected]

Energy Club Arjun Deshmukh,

Manager, Energy Club
Energy is the essence of our day-to-day Phone: +91 94208 82780
lives. The world revolves around the term Email: [email protected]
'energy'. What is energy? What is this climate
change thing all about? What are the recent
developments in the field of renewables?
What does the government think about the
ever-increasing demand for energy? How do
energy policies affect us? What are the
state-of-the-art technologies in energy
storage systems?
We, as a club, aim to cover all these topics to
get a better understanding of the term
'energy' through various activities like
competitions, lectures, group discussions,
documentary screenings, quizzes, field visits
and much more! Krittika - The Astronomy Club
Do join us in constructing a community that
helps understand the various aspects of
‘energy’.

Facebook Page
https://www.facebook.com/EnergyClubIITB/

Instiapp

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 pull out our vast array of telescopes and
attempt to find the faint nebulae, galaxies
and clusters that dot the night sky. We also
organize trips to observational sites, and
nearby observatories, not just to stare at the
sky the whole night, but to also understand
and appreciate the great technological
marvels that are today’s astronomical
observatories.
The beauty of astronomy is not just in the
breathtaking pictures of galaxies and Join us in our endeavor to understand the
molecular clouds; it is not just in the cosmos.
unimaginable scales at which things are. The
real charm of astronomy, and why we at Facebook Page : facebook.com/KrittikaIITB
Krittika are so enthralled by it, is in the fact Instagram : instagram.com/krittika.iitb/
that we can know so much about the Facebook Group:
universe, with so little information. How we facebook.com/groups/krittika.iitb/
can look at a cluster of stars (an impressive InstiApp : insti.app/org/krittika
sight in a telescope indeed) in two Google Group:
wavelengths and estimate its distance from groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/krittika
us. How, by looking at the background
radiation from the Big Bang, one can Manan Seth,
estimate the amount of dark matter in the Institute Astronomy Secretary
universe. At Krittika, we can give you a taste Phone: +91 98208 45941
of the mystery that is the universe around Email: [email protected]
us.

We conduct popular lectures and quizzes in The Maths and Physics Club (MnP)
astronomy, aimed at a general audience
who may not have explored astronomy
before. In addition, we also organize
discussions, putting in a bit more effort to
comprehend and analyze astronomical data.
For the more serious audience, we organize
the Krittika Summer Projects where our
experienced mentors and a team of
facilitators train you in coding and theory to
help explore astronomy as a research field.

In the Spring semester, we will also have

numerous star gazing sessions where we

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The Maths and Physics Club of IIT Bombay is All in all, we are a self-sustaining community
a community to celebrate the sciences we of intellectuals, students & professors,
revere in their purest form, undiluted and in across ages and departments, who enjoy
all their grandeur. We cater to stimulate sharing knowledge through platforms
your brains with the best intellectual events, provided by our club and if you talk Physics
quizzes, lectures, projects and workshops & and Maths, there is no better place for you
to keep your streak of curiosity alive by than the Maths and Physics Club!
introducing you to labs in and off-campus
with exquisite research work and setting
you off to build your own experimental Feel free to reach out to any of us anytime
setups, funded by us! and join us on our journey!
The best fodder to develop oneself is a
persevering thought process, our group InstiApp:
discussion sessions (popularly abbreviated https://insti.app/org/mnp-club
to GDs) and stimulating trivia time quizzes
leave you with ancillary knowledge and Google Group:
questions to let in those science-loving bees https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/
in your bonnet. And for those dulled by mnp-club-iitb
mundane methodical problems, we have a
purely conceptual flagship quiz event, Facebook Page:
Bazinga!, followed by our very own math https://www.facebook.com/mnpiitb/
Olympiad- Mathathon, Scientific
Computation championship and Logic Instagram:
General Championship to the delight of https://www.instagram.com/mnpclub.iitb/
connoisseurs of pure reason. In addition to
this, we have our month-long Website:
multi-discipline puzzle-solving event Winter https://mnp-club.github.io/about/
of Puzzles, integral calculus' wizard hunt
Integration bee, and our guided reading Rohinee Joshi,
project as Summer of Science. In Physics Institute Maths and Physics Secretary
Detective, you can put your sleuthing skills Phone: 7219314615
together with your Physics intuition and Email: [email protected]
explain bizarre phenomena based on
simpler concepts. Mahadevan Subramanian,
For the curious, wanting to not just learn Manager, Maths and Physics Club
more about the latest buzzwords, but how Phone: +91 70452 89374
to apply them - we host various workshops. Email: [email protected]
Get ready to explain and explore the world
around you with us using Math, Physics and WnCC: Web & Coding Club
Logic - the languages of the universe.

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 www.groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/wn
cc_iitb
Discord:
https://discord.com/invite/fHUH46xyGD

We are a family which collectively caters to

Divyanshi Kamra,
the interest of all students of IITB interested
Institute Web and Coding Secretary.
in developing their coding skills because
Phone: +91 88390 54161
Coders Together Strong! Our activities are
Email: [email protected]
fueled by some of the most talented and
genius computer G33KS in the nation. It
Shruti Singh,
serves as a common platform for the
Manager, Web and Coding Club.
exchange of web, coding and
Phone: +91 77158 50125
programming-related knowledge. No matter
Email: [email protected]
if you are an absolute beginner or an
experienced coder, we have something in
Tinkerers’ Lab
store for all of you!

We encourage discussions and shared

learning. Join us over Discord to discuss
everything about programming with your
seniors, batch-mates and the WnCC team.
Currently, WnCC Team has 10 conveners
and 2 Managers who are always available to
answer all your queries about the club, its
initiatives, various programming A tinkerer is one who enjoys experimenting
communities in the Institute and more. with machines. If you are a tinkerer who
loves to work, who wants limitless hands-on
Website: experience or is enthralled by machines and
http://wncc-iitb.org technology, this makerspace is just the right
Grundy: WnCC Wiki place for you.
https://wiki.wncc-iitb.org/index.php/The_We
b_and_Coding_Club ● Tinkerer’s Laboratory was established
Facebook Page: with the vision to provide hands-on
https://www.facebook.com/wncc.iitb/ experience to help students become
Instagram Page: innovators so that creative ideas get
https://www.instagram.com/wncc.iitb/ converted into actual engineering
InstiApp Link: products. Prototyping has never been
https://insti.app/org/wncc easier! You can use one of the four 3D
Google Group: printers, laser cutter, CNC milling and
lathe machines too! It has been

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 equipped with the latest workstations of
electrical and mechanical tools including Aniket Agrawal
power mechanical machines, electronic Manager, Tinkerers’ Laboratory
test instruments, 3D modeling software, Phone: 9636541817
and several other basic electronic Email: [email protected]
equipment. The Lab is open to all
students of the Institute, irrespective of DevCom
their discipline, and is accessible 24x7. (Institute Developers’ Community)
We, at TL, seek to bring out the best in a
young adult by unshackling its thought
process and getting rid of financial
constraints. Money is materialistic. Ideas are
what make us who we are.

We are a group of software developers, and

Join us here:
we develop and maintain a bunch of cool
must-haves, like InstiApp, Resume Portal,
Discord(E-TL):
digital mess system, entry-exit system,
https://discord.gg/nffyXntbGT
course review portal and Digital
Facebook Page:
Noticeboards. The primary objective of
https://www.facebook.com/tinkererIITB/
DevCom is to spearhead the technical
Instagram Page:
development to improve the digital
https://www.instagram.com/tinkererslab.iitb
infrastructure in the institute benefitting the
/
student community and the institute in
InstiApp Link:
general. We strive to provide opportunities
https://www.insti.app/org/tl
to students to build their skills by working
on actual production projects that have a
lasting impact on the institute and its
residents.

Join us:
Website:
http://devcom-iitb.org
InstiApp:
https://insti.app/org/devcom
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/devcom.iitbomb
ay/
Nitish Agrawal,
Institute Tinkerers’ Laboratory Secretary
Rishbha Arya,
Phone: 9583500026
Overall Coordinator, DevCom & Institute
Email: nitishagrawal612@gmail,com
System Administrator

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Phone: 8209551718 the next few months, you can join us to help
Email: [email protected] create more complex systems like nebulae,
black hole systems etc will be taken up.
Sudhanhshu Sahil,
Overall Coordinator, DevCom & Institute Discord: https://discord.gg/zBTwpx4gzw
System Administrator Website: https://anymation-iitb.github.io/
Phone: 8227098017
Email: [email protected] Siddhant Tripathy,
Overall Coordinator, Team ANYmation,
Phone: 9930017602
Team ANYmation Email: [email protected]

Vidyut Balaji,
Overall Coordinator, Team ANYmation,
Phone: 7010664076
Email: [email protected]

Controls and Dynamical Systems -

Student Reading Group

Team ANYmation is an all student team,

developing physically accurate space based
animations through procedural techniques.
The team’s vision to create the first
complete open source library of such
animations, and also help develop
indigenous animations for bodies that Has the concept of autopilot employed by
currently outsource their animation needs planes fascinated you? Does the buzz
outside India. regarding the need for autonomous
vehicles/drones tickle your brain? Do you
Team ANYmation is a 20 member team know the satellites have to be
comprising students from various programs extraordinarily precise to connect us with
and departments that have been working people instantly across the continents? Have
together for over 6 months. So far, you ever wondered what makes all of them
physically accurate renders of several so intelligent? All these systems, like the
systems like the solar system, the earth’s biological functions that work flawlessly to
atmosphere, a star’s life cycle, and satellite keep us alive, such as blood sugar level and
systems have already been completed. Over digestion, to begin with, are based on some

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mathematical concepts employed by control
systems!

CDS-SRG seeks to help guide you on your

path towards designing these autonomous
systems, which have an abundance of
applications in the world, by providing you a Ever wondered what goes while making a
platform. The primary aim of the club is to reactor? Or are you keen on finding out how
expose students to the exciting world of digitization is changing the industry? Being
controls systems, bridge the gap between the newest addition to our insti, we at
practical understanding of autonomous ChemE TL aim to demystify chemical
systems to the theoretical knowledge engineering to everyone and build a
behind it and subsequently delve into their community around industry-related ideas
real-life applications. and techniques. Furthermore, being one of
the few student-run labs in the country that
If you are curious to know what mystery aim to solve chemical engineering problems,
surrounds a thinking machine do join us we aim to bridge the gap between industry
with our journey. Feel free to reach out to and academia, cutting-edge research, and
us! hobby projects. Currently, we aim to provide
exposure to areas that are less focused on,
InstiApp: like the rapid digitization of our industrial
https://www.insti.app/org/control--dynamica space, no we are not talking about robots
l-systems-reading-group and automation, that's in the last decade.
Facebook: We are focusing on controlling factories
https://www.facebook.com/cds.srg from your laptop, or maybe tweaking
temperatures with your phone!
Soham Shirish Phanse, We're not just for chemical engineers, if you
Manager, Controls & Dynamical Systems - love applying scientific concepts and you're
Student Reading Group keen to take on new challenges, or even if
Phone: 9766833736 you're just looking for a fun conversation,
Email: [email protected] ChemE TL is the place for you.

Anjali Rawat, Follow us on Facebook to get updates!

Manager, Controls & Dynamical Systems - https://www.facebook.com/ChemETinkerers
Student Reading Group Lab
Phone: 7668041042 Instagram:
Email: [email protected] https://www.instagram.com/cheme.tl.iitb

What's better? If you want to try out some of

ChemE TL: Chemical Engineering your new ideas, we have the space for it.
Tinkerers’ Laboratory Feel free to reach out to any of us anytime
and join us on our journey!

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 working on the 6th iteration of Matsya. We
M Lohkesh Ram participate annually in RoboSub (San Diego,
Manager, ChemE TL California) and NIOT-SAVe (Chennai). Our
Phone- 7994872716 performance records:
Email- [email protected]
● 2nd in Propulsion Technology
Senthil Kannan G Demonstration at RoboSub 2021
Manager, ChemE TL ● 3rd in Video Presentation at RoboSub
Phone- 9500559123 2020
Email- [email protected] ● 2nd at RoboSub ‘16 (50 International
teams)
● Finalists at RoboSub 2017 and
Technical Teams: semifinalists at RoboSub 2018 & 2019.
● Back to back Winners at NIOT SAVe 2018
and 2016 (14 National teams)
● The only team to complete the entire
AUV-IITB
map in the first attempt in the history of
NIOT SAVe.

We currently have an industrial

collaboration to develop a Class-1 Remotely
Operated Underwater Vehicle which is
modular, lighter and faster than our
previous AUVs, along with greater
maneuverability and higher stability. The
ROV is to be deployed for subsea
surveillance and inspection.

Visit our website https://www.auv-iitb.org

AUV-IITB is a team of highly enthusiastic for more information.
students with the goal of developing state of Follow us on Facebook to get updates!
the art autonomous underwater vehicles https://www.facebook.com/AUVIITB
that can localize themselves and perform
realistic naval missions using visual, inertial, Nakul Randad
acoustic and depth sensors, along with Team Leader, AUV-IITB
thrusters and pneumatic actuators. +91 9604240080 | [email protected]

The team, established in 2011, has achieved

various feats apart from intangible gains like Andrews George Varghese
technological advancements, knowledge Team Leader, AUV-IITB
transfer and exposure to the underwater
robotics domain. Currently, our team is

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+91 8056031916 |
[email protected]

Aditya Harakare
Team Leader, AUV-IITB
+91 9881251626 |
[email protected]

Student Satellite Program, IIT Bombay

IIT Bombay boasts the privilege of being one

of the very few universities worldwide to
have successfully launched its own satellite.
Christened Pratham, being IIT Bombay's first
foray into space technology, the satellite's
payload was to generate data on the total After the announcement of the opportunity
electron count in the atmosphere, used for for ISRO's PSLV Stage 4 Orbital Platform, the
applications like GPS correction. Planned, team decided to work on the development
designed, built and tested exclusively by the of the Antenna Deployment System along
students, with guidance from the Indian with other suitable CubeSat subsystems
Space Research Organization (ISRO) and IIT whose indigenous development will be of
Bombay faculty, the completely relevance. With this objective Antenna
autonomous satellite Pratham took IIT Deployment System and Star Tracker-based
Bombay into the elite space club on 26th Attitude Determination System are being
September 2016, when it was launched by developed. They are aimed to be tested on
ISRO on board the PSLV C-35. the Orbital Platform of stage 4 of PSLV.

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The team is also working on a lunar mission
called The Great Lunar Expedition for
Everyone (GLEE) which is an initiative by the
University of Colorado Boulder to deploy
500 five-gram LunaSats, one of which will be
designed by us, to the lunar surface to
conduct local and distributed science
missions. Inspired from NASA’s Apollo Moon
landings 50 years ago, GLEE will be a catalyst
for a new generation of space missions and
If you have ever wondered how wireless
explorers.
transmission happens or how an antenna
works, this is the right place for you!
The Ham Radio Club, IIT Bombay is also part
of IITBSSP, which aims to maintain a
Amateur Radio (Ham Radio) is a popular
functional ground station and encourage
hobby and service that brings people,
amateur radio activities in the institute. It
electronics and wireless communication
organizes an annual Groundstation
together. People use ham radio to talk
Workshop for engineering colleges around
across town, around the world, or even into
the country to encourage them to set up
space, all without the internet or cell
their own ground station.
phones.

The team looks forward to having curious,

Ham radio club conducts a plethora of
industrious and enthusiastic young minds
events beginning from theory sessions on
from the new batch onboard, to contribute
communication technology and advancing
towards its efforts in the domain of
into hands-on events like antenna-making
advancing space science in the institute.
workshops, FM transmitter sessions and a
lot more. We welcome curious minds to join
For more, visit its website:
us in our endeavor to learn more about
https://www.aero.iitb.ac.in/satlab/
amateur radio and Ham radio.

Contact: Join us at:

Project Manager Facebook page:

Shaun Zacharia (7382605794) https://www.facebook.com/HamclubIITB

Email ID: [email protected] Instagram handle:

https://www.instagram.com/hrc.iitb/
InstiApp:
https://www.insti.app/org/ham-radio-club

Ham Radio Club Google Group:

https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/h
am-radio-club--iit-b

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WordPress Blog: The project has opportunities for
https://hrciitb.wordpress.com/ designing, manufacturing, marketing and
operations & project management. The
Arpit Verma, team ropes in sponsors for the
Manager, Ham Radio Club advancements in technology and help us
Phone: 9769726315 build a brand, making us one of the most
Email: [email protected] diverse and complete teams present at the
institute. Being a 70+ member team, team
management and operation skills play an
IIT Bombay Racing
important role. The entire sequence of
events gives an unmatched experience of
working as a professional and highly
motivated engineering team.

To learn more about what IITB Racing has to

offer, visit https://www.iitbracing.org
To get recent updates regarding the team,
visit https://www.facebook.com/iitbracing

Barath Krishna S
Are Electric Vehicles and Racing cars
Team Leader, IIT Bombay Racing
part of a dream you are dying to live? Look
Phone: 8075634271
no further. We at IIT Bombay Racing have it
Email: [email protected]
all. An opportunity to design and
manufacture your own electric-powered
race car, which works on an accumulator
powered by over 400V. Pioneer and explore
the best of technology present in the UMIC IIT BOMBAY
industry and race your car against the
world’s best at Silverstone Formula 1 Circuit
in the UK.

We build an electric race car each

year and compete at the Formula Student
Competition, the Mecca of future racecar
engineers, designers and managers. We
design and build a car that is capable of
going from 0-100 kmph in a mere 2.88
seconds. An accelerating beast, we work
with the aim of revolutionizing electric
mobility in India focusing on sustainable
technologies and innovations.

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Unmesh Mashruwala Innovation Cell is an
undergraduate interdisciplinary student-run
team of technology enthusiasts who live by
the idea that innovation can help make the
world a better place. Functioning with over
15 years of experience in terms of research,

We have focused our attention on two

major projects, namely SeDriCa and AeRoVe,
where we are respectively using a diverse
yet unified set of hardware and software
skills to develop fully autonomous driving
solutions and maneuvering autonomous
quadcopters with ease!
Team SeDriCa is currently working on a
development, and participation in
Mahindra E2O car to achieve level 5
international events, UMIC is the only team
autonomy, making the solutions feasible for
in the institute spanning multiple technical
deploying in Indian Road Conditions.
fronts, from autonomous drones and
Complementing its ground vehicle project
driverless cars to robo-wars bots and
partners, Team AeRoVe is working on
all-terrain vehicles.
multiple autonomous drones to perform
object manipulation in an outdoor
UMIC has a history of aiming for and
environment, currently targeting the
achieving excellence in the most challenging
hardware challenge - Mission 9 of the
technical competitions around the globe. In
International Aerial Robotics Competition
the past, the team has won the Intelligent
(IARC).
Ground Vehicle Competition (USA, 2016),
ASME Student Design Competition-World
We look forward to having enthusiastic
Finals (USA, 2017). Adding on to the glory,
people in the team who have a passion for
the team also won the best paper award in
working on something cool and a knack for
IARC (2018, China) and secured the first
bringing out the best in themselves! In
position in ASME-SDC Asia-Pacific recently in
return, we offer you the opportunity to work
2019. Even the worldwide pandemic did not
with some of the rarest real-world hardware
let us down as we continued on our quest
systems in a team more zealous than you
for learning and developing unique
can imagine!
solutions, and grabbed first place in the
IARC Simulation Challenge in 2021, and
Please visit our website
achieved fourth place in the world finals
https://www.umiciitb.com for more
round of ASME SDC 2021, which was a
information and follow us on Facebook to
one-of-a-kind all-hardware challenge held
virtually!

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get recent updates! enthusiastic and industrious people in the
https://www.facebook.com/innovationcell/ team to achieve greater heights!
Have a look at https://iitbmartian.github.io
Mridul Agarwal and https://www.facebook.com/iitb.mrt for
Overall Coordinator, UMIC further information and the latest updates
83201 07734 | [email protected] about the team.

Keerthan Ramesh
Overall Coordinator, UMIC
81491 88382 | [email protected]

IIT-B Mars Rover Team

The IITB Mars Rover Team is a team of space

enthusiasts looking to build space-grade
technologies for future manned missions to
Mars. The team consists of budding
PROJECT MANAGERS:
engineers, ranging from various
departments and study programs offered at
IIT-B, working to gain hands-on knowledge Prajjawal Singh : 7055090411 |
about the development of all-terrain rovers [email protected]
and space biosciences, which combinedly,
help us towards our deployment of the Yash Chauhan : 8141130114 |
rover. Our primary goal is to build a robust, [email protected]
all-terrain and remotely operated rover for
Martian exploration. We have been working
Team SHUNYA, IIT Bombay
on rover prototypes for participation in URC
(University Rover Challenge), an annual
competition held in Utah, USA, since 2014. Ever wondered what your dream house
We are currently building a rover prototype should look like? At Team SHUNYA, we not
(pic shown below) to perform all the only dream, we build!
necessary tasks on a Mars mission such as Team SHUNYA represents a proposition of
terrain traversing, astronaut assistance, sustainability. We want to reimagine urban
autonomous navigation and soil sampling & housing. Our vision is built on the tenets of
analysis. Apart from this, our rover can have sustainability and harmony with nature. This
many earthly applications such as in vision is achieved by a diverse group of
agriculture and defense for unmanned people, all united by their aim.
surveillance. Team SHUNYA is a group of IIT Bombay
We look forward to working with students who design and build a fully

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functional house incorporated with the root
principles of “sustainable existence” to be
available for the masses at affordable rates
to answer India's growing energy and
housing problems. Team SHUNYA has taken
up the challenge of developing and
integrating state-of-the-art technology and
using it for designing, constructing and
operating a modular, solar-powered 'Net
Positive Energy' house. The objective being
pursued by the team is highly
interdisciplinary in nature and requires
contribution from architectural and urban
sciences in addition to several engineering
disciplines.
Vision: To become a leading innovation hub
in the field of sustainability by providing
accessible housing solutions for society and
industry
Team SHUNYA proudly ‘represented India’
globally at Solar Decathlon, which is an
international competition organized by US
Department of Energy that challenges
student teams to design, build, and operate
highly energy-efficient, completely
solar-powered houses.

Our previous projects:

Project H-Naught, Solar Decathlon Europe
2014 (Build Challenge, Paris, France): 700 sq
ft solar-powered, net-zero energy, modular
house with solar tracking. Won Honourable
mention in Sustainability

Project Solarise, Solar Decathlon China

2018 (Build Challenge, Dezhou, China):
Ground + 1 storey, 1800 sq ft,
solar-powered, net-positive energy, modular
house. Won Best Participation award

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Project Daksh, Solar Decathlon US 2021
(Design Challenge, Colorado, US): Attached
Housing concept design for Artist Village in
Belapur, Navi Mumbai. Won Runners Up
Title in Attached Housing Division

Current Project:
Participating in Solar Decathlon US, Build
Challenge 2023 in Colorado, US.

Website: www.teamshunya.com

Facebook Page:
https://www.facebook.com/teamshunya
Today, we look up at the sky and see either
a bird or a plane flying. We are in the
Instagram:
process of designing a device with which we
https://www.instagram.com/team.shunya/
would also be able to see a person flying in
the sky. ExoFly, meaning
Twitter: https://twitter.com/SHUNYATeam
Exoskeleton-for-Flight, is a group of
specialized students from multiple
Youtube:
disciplines working together as a technical
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiGSK
team. The team aims to foster the
MzOnDNB1oFopUoRaXA/featured
development of a safe, quiet, ultra-compact,
VTOL, personal flying device. When
LinkedIn:
completed, the device will be able to fly at
https://www.linkedin.com/company/team-sh
an altitude of ~200 meters with a speed of
unya/
~70 kmph, accommodating a single person
safely to fly at all locations all over the globe.
Ankush Shankar Pujari
The device ought to be lightweight and
Project Engineer, Team SHUNYA
maneuverable enough with the goal that
Phone: +918796310194
anybody can fly it around while being quiet
Email: [email protected]
enough for the user as well as the general
public.
Owais Sanwari
Our goal is the same as Da Vinci’s and
Project Manager, Team SHUNYA
children of wonder throughout the ages:
Phone: +917023935806
Make people fly – safely and effortlessly.
Email: [email protected]

To get recent updates about the team follow

EXO-FLY
us on Facebook here:
https://www.facebook.com/ExoFlyIITB/

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Samar Jain
Team Leader, Exo-Fly
9004944956 |
[email protected]

Team Stride

Stride is a team of students from multiple

disciplines and prepares to compete
internationally in the Robocup Rescue
League, an urban search and rescue
competition. The competition requires
robots to demonstrate their capabilities in
mobility, sensory perception, planning, For more information, please contact
mapping, and practical operator interfaces
while searching for simulated victims in Shubham Agrawal
unstructured environments. Team Leader
Stride is developing a walking quadruped 8895831523
robot with a robotic arm and navigation & [email protected]
mapping capabilities. Currently, we are
adding improvements to the quadruped Hemanth
robot to make it more robust and achieve Team Leader
better results with autonomous navigation. 9291001001

We believe that no problem statement is Team Zero Waste

unachievable if we put in the right efforts
and dedication. If you feel the same you are A group of interdisciplinary students who
welcome to join the team! are driven to develop innovative solutions
towards a zero-waste campus through
technical projects and behavioral solutions.
The waste reduction and proper
management will lead to the depreciation of
solid waste reaching the landfill. This will
eventually solve the area requirement for
landfilling and other problems like leachate
generation, which deteriorates the
environment in various facets.
The team works from two fronts: Technical
and Policy. The Technical team is
responsible for providing technical solutions

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to reduce, recycle, and reuse the waste Misari Bhanani,
generated and get value. While the Policy Project Manager, Team Zero waste
team is responsible for creating behavioral Phone: 9106628548
solutions for the same by spreading Email: [email protected]
awareness among the students and waste
management workers via stories,
illustrations, blogs or organizing campaigns,
etc. Team Rakshak

Rakshak is an official IIT Bombay team of

40+ students from various disciplines who
work collaboratively to develop a fleet of
robust Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)
to support Search and Rescue Operations
(SRO) in the event of a disaster. These
aircraft can provide relief measures in the
disaster-stricken area (e.g., Landslide, Flood,
Earthquake) and can be used for surveys &
mapping of cities and conservation of
wildlife with slight modifications. Our design
efficiently tackles the above problems
cost-effectively without compromising on
We hope that our small step towards solid human safety.
waste management will help in reaching
sustainable development in the future. The team represents India internationally at
the AUVSI SUAS competition held in the
To get the recent updates of the team,
USA, which fosters interest in Unmanned
follow us on
Aerial Systems (UAS), and engages students
in a challenging UAS mission. The
Facebook:
competition requires the students to design,
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integrate, report on, and demonstrate a UAS
Instagram: capable of autonomous flight and
https://instagram.com/teamzerowaste_iitb?i navigation, remote sensing via onboard
gshid=a72xss40xc89 payload sensors, and execution of a specific
set of tasks. The team is broadly divided into
Blog: https://tzwiitb.wordpress.com four subsystems, namely Aerodynamics &
Manufacturing, Softwares, Controls &
Insti App: Communication, and Marketing. The team
https://www.insti.app/org/zero-waste has also started with the RnD department
which involves various projects including
For more information, please contact
Aeromorphing, Amphibian Planes and

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Stealth technology. These projects are in Anay Panshikar,
collaboration with either the faculty or with President, Team Rakshak
the industries. Here the aim is to explore Phone: 8433616419
various advancements in the UAVs, without Email: [email protected]
limiting the team activities to the
competitions. To know more about our Manthan Dhisale,
planes and work of each subsystem, kindly Vice President, Team Rakshak
visit our website: https://rakshakiitb.org and Phone: 9145052338
reach us out via mail: Email: [email protected]
[email protected]

Hyperloop IITB

Elon Musk, an inventor - business tycoon,

gave the idea of hyperloop technology to
the world in 2012. A futuristic pod traveling
at extraordinary supersonic speeds in a
vacuum tube intrigued everyone, but the
genuine interest arose with Elon giving way
to a student competition - The SpaceX
Hyperloop Competition - at the SpaceX
headquarters in Hawthorne, California. The
following year's competition is going to be
the fifth edition of the same.

We, at Hyperloop IITB, are the official team

To get the recent updates of the team,

follow us on

Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/TeamRakshak
from IIT Bombay, set to participate in
Instagram: SpaceX's competition. A team of around 60
https://www.instagram.com/rakshakiitb students from multidisciplinary academic
backgrounds, committed and working
Website: https://rakshakiitb.org
relentlessly towards bringing the Hyperloop
technology into the mainstream and thus
For more information, kindly contact
evolving the fifth mode of transportation.

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This includes researching the feasibility, SPART (Solar Powered Airship Racing
working on different possible modes of Team)
propulsion, controls, power systems, user Ever wondered if an aircraft can stand still in
design experience optimization and much the air? Can they be less noisy and travel
more. Since the foundation of the team, we fatigue-free? Airships are exactly what you
have earned numerous accolades for our are looking for! These lighter-than-air
work. Some of the notable ones were The systems are touted to be the future of air
Arizona State University Desert Loop travel.
Competition, where we were among the top SPART is a group of highly talented and
5 finalists globally, and the Best Paper in motivated students (known as SPARTans)
one of kind Hyperloop Research Symposium aspiring to increase the cult of airships
by Hard Tech Fund, UC Davis. within the institute and promote this
wonderful technology throughout the
The team is divided into 3 branches, namely nation. The team is building a gigantic
Mechanical, Electrical and, Non-tech and 7 autonomous solar-powered airship
subsystems. Various subsystems oversee representing India in the World Solar
different design aspects of the pod. Airship Race, made to stimulate research
Structures, Aerodynamics, Dynamics & into and development of sustainable air
Levitation and Propulsion, are a part of the transport. Flying across the South Atlantic
Mechanical division of the team. The from South Africa to Brazil over 6000 km in
electrical division has Controls and Power autonomous flight mode as part of the race
subsystems. Propulsion being a bridge will pose a few of the biggest and toughest
between the two divisions. The challenges the airship community has ever
non-technical subsystem looks after the seen.
business relations, media and publicity To learn more about the race, have a look at
aspects of the team. To learn more about this website: https://wsar.info/
us, check out our pages through the link The team is broadly divided into core and
below: non-core fronts. The core front is
responsible for the technical matters,
https://linktr.ee/hyperloopiitb further divided into Electrical, Mechanical,
Aerospace, Controls, Navigation, and
Feel free to reach out to us at: Weather. Non-core front deals with affairs
[email protected] related to marketing, outreach, media, and
[email protected] design

Kaustav Kishor The team aims to overcome all the hurdles

Team Leader, Hyperloop IITB and become a trendsetter in solving
Phone no.: +91 8867400660 monumental technical challenges.
email: [email protected]

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 (IN-SPACe) as a space partner from
academia. In the span of the first 1.5 years
itself, we got a chance to interact with Dr. K.
Sivan, Director ISRO, Mr. Ajit Doval, NSA and
our PM Hon’ble Narendra Modi about our
aim and mission in rocketry.

There are many opportunities in the team as

we are building the rocket from the ground
up. Work in the team involves designing and
For more information, kindly contact manufacturing the aerodynamic
Atmuri Mahesh Sreshti components and airframe of the rocket,
Team Leader, SPART implementation of control systems involving
8074035933 both software and hardware, deployment of
[email protected] recovery mechanisms, testing of propellants
and motors, designing and manufacturing of
scientific payloads as well as non-technical
IITB Rocket Team tasks like marketing, web development and
social media handling.

Visit our website to know more:

https://iitb-rocket-team.github.io

Follow us on Social Media:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/IITBRocketTeam
LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/company/iitb-rock
et-team/
Facebook:
IITB Rocket Team is a team of 30+ space and https://www.facebook.com/iitbrocketteam/
rocketry enthusiasts across multiple
departments and years of studies. We aim You can also contact,
to participate in Spaceport America Cup by
making a high-power solid motor rocket that Raj Vhora,
can go up to a height of 10,000 ft. We also Team Leader, IITB Rocket Team
plan to put a functional scientific payload 9370637173
onto the rocket. [email protected]

IITB Rocket Team was founded in 2020 and Neha Maanju,

is recognized by Indian National Space Team Leader, IITB Rocket Team
Promotion and Authorization Center 7087371781

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[email protected] Intending to innovate new and revolutionary
concepts to impact the world, we have
IITB iGEM Team begun our search to find potential team
members for the first synthetic biology
student project and the official iGEM team
of IIT Bombay! The first-ever recruitment
drive of IIT Bombay's only Synthetic Biology
Student Project should be happening soon.
Looking forward to seeing you on the team!

The team website and social media handles

should be set up shortly. Meanwhile, to get
the recent updates of the IITB iGEM team,
follow the BioX Club on

Have you ever wondered how scientists Facebook-

conduct research? Have you got what it https://www.facebook.com/BiotechClubIITB

takes to get a head start when it comes to

research and analysis? Plan, build, Instagram-

experiment, and learn—these are the https://www.instagram.com/biotech.iitb/?hl=

fundamental foundations of the IITB iGEM en

Team's attempt at combining engineering

principles with elementary biology. For more information, kindly contact

IITB iGEM is the first interdisciplinary Abhinav Rajesh Damor

student project team from IIT Bombay Team Leader, IITB iGEM Team

striving to address pressing global issues by Phone: 8454939562

designing and building long term, Email: [email protected]

systemized and sustainable solutions using

Synthetic Biology.

Message from GS Sports

Hello everyone!

Welcome to one of the most (if not THE most :p) prestigious institutions in the country! In the
next few years of your life, you wouldn’t just be working on getting a degree, but would also
embark upon a journey of self-discovery. With a host of activities available at your disposal, in
academics as well as extracurriculars, you will discover that IIT Bombay stands for much more
than you expected while filling out your preferences in JoSAA.

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An important element of your life at IIT Bombay is about maintaining a balance between
academics and extracurriculars, and this is what will shape you for your future. I would take this
opportunity to introduce you to what is a very important aspect of the latter; Sports. As an
enthusiastic freshman, I still fondly remember joining in with the football team and that moment
called out to me and I could see the sport and its people being an integral part of the next 4
years of my life in insti. This is what sports stand for at IIT Bombay; learning, teamwork,
leadership and opportunities. This sounds a little cheesy but once you’re a part of it, you can
experience this and feel the growth in yourself, both as a sportsperson and as an individual by
the end of your stay in the Institute.

Coming to the sports, you get an opportunity to excel at more than 14 sports, both Individual
and Team, through numerous events that are organised in the Gymkhana which encapsulate
every aspect of sports; competition (through various tournaments like General Championships
and Institute Leagues and Opens), spectatorship (through various international event screenings)
and learning (NSO, Sports Mentorship Programs, Beginner camps and Workshops etc). The list
never ends! It also gives me utmost pride to share that the Gymkhana is one of the Institute’s
most prized assets, with world-class sporting facilities giving a budding sportsperson exposure to
international match standards, which are one of the best in the country!

My favourite part of the whole journey was the opportunity to learn and grow that I got at every
step. It starts with NSO and beginner workshops, with numerous opportunities along the way to
represent your hostel in the General Championships and your institute at the Inter IIT, which
makes every single day of your hard work in the build-up worth the struggle. Some students live
and breathe for the Inter IIT; the pride of representing your Institute is unimaginable!

Until. Victory. Always. IIT Bombay Sports lives by this and always strives to provide the best
possible sporting atmosphere for every resident in the institute. Having said this, the Institute
Sports Council can’t wait to take you all on your journey through the Gymkhana, with a plethora
of activities at your disposal!

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 Sadaksh Chauhan
General Secretary, Sports Affairs (GSSA)
IIT Bombay
Phone: +91 9315331178
E-mail: [email protected]
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/iitbombaysports
Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/iitbombaysports
Website: https://gymkhana.iitb.ac.in/~sports/

- Freedom The Wall beside the Indoor

JOURNEY THROUGH THE Badminton Courts. Feel free to explore that
FACILITIES as volunteers are always present near the
wall and it’s completely safe.
Adventure Sports
Major Events:
Mountaineering Adventure Course, Basic
Mountaineering Courses, Monthly Treks,
Surfing Camp and Cycling Rides,

Adventure Club Manager:

Rishi Kanodia (9904485844)

We’ll start our journey from Swimming Pool
opposite Hostel-2

The Institute Sports Council conducts

various adventure rides and trips
throughout the year to cater to the needs of
the entire student communities. There has
been a tremendous increase in Skating as
Swimming Pool
well as cycling events which are controlled
by us. We also have a synthetic climbing wall

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Right opposite Hostel 2, we have our State Have you ever imagined a fully
of the art Swimming pool. The magnificent, air-conditioned Indoor complex where you
newly built Olympic sized swimming pool is can play?
one of the prime sources of recreation in
the institute. Coached by Reddy Sir (Retd.) Just as you go a bit further from the pool,

and Ritesh Sir, the Swimming and Water just next to it, you will notice a

Polo teams of IIT Bombay have the most multi-purpose indoor complex that houses 6

successful history and a reputable name at wooden surfaced courts. All badminton

the Inter-IIT Aquatics Meet. Supported by a events take place here.

Beginners’ Baby Pool, a team of skilled

Major Events:
lifeguards and the frequently organized
General Championship, Institute Badminton
camps, everyone is more than welcome to
League, fresher Open, Institute Badminton
learn the sport. Trust me when I say this for
Open
now and soon you will realize that there isn’t
a single place better than our swimming Institute Badminton Secretary:
pool to practise Swimming & Water Polo in
the City. Bhargavi Taralekar (9594908108)

Major Events:
Swimming and Waterpolo General
Championship, Swimathon, and Triathlon

Institute Aquatics Secretary:

Ananya Shankar (8879474867)

Volleyball Courts
Indoor Badminton Courts

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 community of basketball players who enjoy
and practise basketball every day of the
week! The infrastructure at IIT Bombay
boasts of two state-of-the-art indoor
synthetic courts and two outdoor basketball
courts. So come along and let's play
basketball!

Major Events:
Institute Basketball Playoffs, Basketball
There wouldn’t be a single day when Coach General Championship, 3 on 3 Challenge,
Pritesh Yadav and his lads won’t be playing Battle of Batches.
here, and trust me they are very welcoming.
Institute Basketball Secretary:
So in case you like or play volleyball, you
know where to catch your team! There are 3 Aum Jain (8888206444)
roof covered rubberized surfaces. Volleyball
courts next to the Multipurpose hall as you Indian Games
go towards Hostel 4, There are 2 other
outdoor Volley courts that lie inside SAC.

Major Events:
Volleyball General Championship, Institute
Volleyball League, Throwball

Institute Volleyball Secretary:

Prem Kavathiya
(9925577977) Indian Games are something which we have
been playing since our childhood. We have
Basketball Courts
the facility for Kho-Kho, Sitoliya, Tug of War,
and many more Indian games in our
Institute. We are the only IIT to provide such
a facility for Indian Games. For Kho-Kho we
have one synthetic floored Indoor Court in
front of Hostel 3 and one outdoor court in
Gymkhana grounds. Kho-Kho nowadays is
one of the fast-growing sports in our
Institute.

Major Events:
Kho-Kho General Championship, District
Basketball is not just a sport at IIT Bombay,
Level tournaments
it is a culture of its own. There is a robust

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Institute Indian Games Secretary:

Diksha Chandna (9328493602)

Football Field

Cricket is just as much of religion on our

campus as it is anywhere in the whole
country. Our cricket field is best known for
the Day & Night matches and Night practice
in the Box nets. The ground is situated in
the heart of the gymkhana bordered by the
athletic tracks. There are also 4 indoor
As you move towards Hostel 5, you’ll see a cricket pitches for practice during Monsoon,
lovely view of the floodlit football field. It is just opposite Hostel 4.
the mecca of all footballers in the institute!
We then reach between Hostel-8 &
One thing that is constant about this field is
Hostel-11, we have a newly constructed
people playing. It is the first time that most
Gymkhana Building there to provide for
of us even play under floodlights!
Indoor Sports
Major Events:
Major Events:
Institute Football League, Football General
Cricmania, Cricket General Championship,
Championship, Futsal League, District level
Super Sixes, Mixed Cricket Open.
participation in MDFA league

Institute Cricket Secretary:

Institute Football Secretary:

Anish Bang (7447278787)

Riyan Jain (8197325938)

Squash Court

Cricket Field

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Squash as a sport might not have caught world-class athletics facilities including a
your attention till now, but once you visit the standard size athletics track, Long and Triple
air-conditioned Squash Courts with Glass Jump pit, mattress for High Jump & Pole
Back Walls in New Gymkhana opposite Vault, two throwing pits for shot put, discus,
Hostel 11, you might as well fall in love with and hammer throw. Starting from drag
the sport or get fascinated at the least. The running equipment to the javelin, from
novelty of the sport and a welcoming starting blocks to hurdles, you can find all
Squash Community enhance the experience equipment in the athletics store.
of the sport in the Institute.
Major Events:
A lot of the students try out the sport in the Athletics General Championship, Crossy
last year, only to regret missing out on General Championship, Runathon
Squash the whole time. Therefore, it is
recommended that freshers don't repeat Institute Athletics Secretary:
such mistakes because after all, we should
Manisha Kopuri (8500487326)
learn from the mistakes of others.

Board Games
Major Events:
Mumbai Squash Open, Squash General We have a wide range of board games and
Championship, Institute Squash Open facilities here in the institute, it actually
encompasses the most number of games
Institute Squash Secretary:
like Carrom, Chess, card games, Pool,
Harshit Singh (8180012548) Snooker, Foosball. We have 2 board games
rooms in the new Gymkhana building
overlooking the Gymkhana grounds with
one of the most scenic views
Athletics Track
Major Events:
Chess: Open Rapid Tournament, Institute
Chess Championship
Carrom: Carrom open, Carrom General
Championship
Pool: Snooker Open Championship, Foosball
Open,
Pool Open Championship.

Institute Board Games Secretary:

Want to run like Bolt! Want to complete

marathons! Want to try jumps and throws! Atharva Tayade (9967947552)
Want to have a fit and strong body! Then
Table Tennis Room
Athletics is waiting for you. IIT Bombay has

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Ever fancied playing in a state of the art, This field has witnessed the likes of Dhanraj
fully air-conditioned table tennis court which Pillai and Sardar Singh play! Our previous
you get to see in the Olympics? Look no coach Appaji sir as he is fondly called by
further! students is known to have trained with
IITB boasts a world-class wooden court with some of the best in our Nation and we
8 ITTF approved tables and a ball bot where thankfully get to witness such great players
all the major TT events take place. All hostels regularly! We have Harish Sir as our coach
are equipped with tables where one can who has played various tournaments and
play recreationally with ease anytime. has achieved the title of Mr. Dubai. He is
We strive to portray table tennis as a sport very motivational and energetic and trains
with absolutely no prerequisites with a the InterIIT team with the utmost care and
massive number of people picking up and enthusiasm.
excelling in this sport every year with the
Major Events:
guidance of a dedicated coach and our team
Hockey General Championship, Institute
players.
Hockey League
Major Events:
Institute Hockey Secretary:
TT Freshie Open, Institute Table Tennis
League, Table Tennis General Championship
Ketan Agrawal (9644267882)

Institute Table Tennis Secretary:

Lawn Tennis Courts

Satyajeet Machale (8668959078)

Hockey Field

Always wanted to try a hand at Lawn tennis

but never got a chance to? Or want to catch

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up from where you left off because of all the coach than him!!
JEE preps? Well, you can't get a better
opportunity than this! IIT Bombay has 6 Major Events:
magnificent synthetic lawn tennis courts, Powerlifting, Arm Wrestling, weightlifting
located between the convocation hall and General Championship
Hostel 11. Equipped with tall, bright Institute Weightlifting Secretary:
floodlights that light up the courts in the Aniket Ambatkar (9588440559)
evenings, a wall to practice on, and many
Learning Is the First Step
other facilities, the courts always welcome
you!
NSO
Major Events:
The term NSO stands for National Sports
Institute fresher Open, Institute Tennis
Organization. It was introduced by the
Open, Institute Tennis Championships, Lawn
government in various IITs to promote
Tennis General Championship, Neon Tennis,
extracurricular activities among first-year
Tennis Marathon
students.
Institute Lawn Tennis Secretary:
The fact that such a program is a
Sahil Kumar (8281975214) compulsory part of the curriculum amazes
many! How wonderful would it be if we
Weightlifting Room officially have something to learn apart from
academics! As a part of your first-year
curriculum, you are expected to participate
in either a sport (NSO) or the NCC or
community service through NSS.

IIT Bombay offers to its students a wide

range of sports for NSO. If a student opts for
NSO, He/she has to choose one sport
amongst them. Each sport has 2
one-and-half hour sessions each week. NSO
lasts throughout the first year.

You enter this and the walls are full of By the end of the first year, we make sure
targets set for each player that are to be that you have learnt a particular sport, and
achieved by December for their Olympics i.e hope that this develops as a hobby for the
Inter-IIT sports meet! Vijay Sir also ensures rest of your stay.
that the accolades are also well displayed
Prarambh
and immediately after the targets you see
the Achievements of your seniors! I can IIT Bombay provides ample opportunities
assure you that you cannot find a better for beginners to start learning any particular

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sport of their choice. This becomes evident humongous amount of effort and an insane
as one finds various beginner’s camps amount of hard work. The feeling of victory
throughout the year, the most important here is one that you will remember for years
being Prarambh. Prarambh boasts of being and years to come.
the first tryst of many great IITB athletes
with their respective sport, and will surely The Inter-IIT Sports Meet is held every year
be one of the best things that ever happens by one of the 7 older IITs in 2 phases-
to a sports lover in the life of an IITian. It Aquatics Meet (1-4 October) and the Main
features all the sports wherein the players Meet (15- 23 December) with a total of 13
are taught the basics of the sport by the sports. This allows the students to take their
institute coaches themselves, followed by a minds off academics and strive for
concluding tournament exclusively for recognition in their respective sports.
beginners in most sports.
A contingent of IIT’s most prolific athletes
Summer School of Sports (SSoS) across all sports travels to a host IIT (Madras
this year) and battles it out for the biggest
The sports fraternity at IIT Bombay trophy of them all the Inter IIT General
understands that it becomes exceedingly Championship Cup. There was once a
difficult for the students to balance glorious period when we won it three years
extracurriculars with the hectic academic in a row at Bombay (2007), Madras (2008),
schedule and a plethora of various activities and Kanpur(2009). A year later, at Delhi
and that the students might not find time to (2010), IIT Madras took it away from us.
learn a sport during the semester. To Harder still to swallow was the fact that the
adhere to the needs of such a scenario, the next year, at Kharagpur (2011), we tied for
Summer School of Sports comes to the 1st Place with IIT Madras, but the trophy
rescue. A large proportion of the IIT was awarded to them based onMarch Past-
students stay back during the summers, and imagine the heartbreak. Then came Roorkee
IITB sports adds value to the summers with (2012) where we emerged victorious once
its SSoS Programme, giving yet another again with a landslide victory. IIT Kanpur has
opportunity to beginners to learn the sport won the next three titles (2013, 2014, 2016);
from professional coaches. One complete unfortunately, Inter IIT 2015 got cancelled
month of planned sessions have proved due to the floods in Madras. Then, after a
infallible in creating excellent players, and a five-year hiatus, we emerged overall
lot many have found their favourite hobby champions in 2017 at IIT Madras. In 2018,
for the rest of their stay at IITB. we finished fifth, at IIT Guwahati. Last year,
we came seventh in the overall standings at
THE INTER IIT SPORTS MEET IIT Kharagpur.

Olympics of all IIT’s:Inter-IIT is the epitome It is the freshers that bring dynamicity and
of all competitive events that any IITian can strength to a team. Come be part of the
ever experience. At the Inter-IIT tournament, contingent and have an experience of a
every member of the contingent puts in a lifetime. IIT Bombay needs you to rise up to

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the occasion and fill in your seniors’ shoes and it only promises to get bigger, better,
and make sure that this time, we play hard, and more entertaining and we couldn’t be
fight harder, and regain the crown that is more excited!
rightfully ours!
Inter Hostel Sports General
Aavhan, Sports Fest of IIT Bombay Championship

Inter Hostel Sports General Championships

The third edition of Aavhan, IIT Bombay’s (Sports GC) is way more than what meets
sports festival, which was held from 22nd to the eye! Passion and competition lie at the
24th March 2019, was a three-day core of the general Championship. It is the
extravaganza that brought together highest level of competition at the Intra-IIT
participants to combine the thrill of level. The GCs as they are commonly known
competition with the joy of sports. The are 18 in total and spread over both
state-of-the-art facilities at the institute semesters. It is the best platform for people
played host to over three thousand to showcase their talent and also a breeding
sportspersons representing universities, ground for interaction.
clubs, and organizations across the nation.
Tough battles were waged across courts, Girls’ Sports, IIT Bombay
fields, and the pool in a bid to bring home
Girls are no less enthusiasts when it comes
the glittering trophies that were at stake in
to sports at IIT Bombay, thus providing them
thirteen different sports.
a plethora of sports activities. It’s for all who
The fever that had engulfed the campus was want to learn something new, explore their
tangible as all events witnessed a large interests, and excel in them. The institute
spectator turnout. Some of the best has had a rich tradition of producing some
sportsmen from the country arrived to put of the best players in girls at the Inter-IIT
their talent on display, with each contingent meets over the years. Work hard, push your
having to toil and prove their mettle to limits, be a part of institute sports teams at
emerge champions. the prestigious Inter-IIT Sports Meet and
make IIT Bombay proud!
The extensive planning and relentless work
that was put in by the Sports Council, the The facilities provided to the students match
support staff, and other authorities to get international standards and gymkhana
the sponsors on board was evident from the provides girl-specific timings in badminton
flawless execution of the event. The grand courts and swimming pool.
success of the festival can be attributed to
Major events:
the way it managed to capture the passion
to conquer and the quest for glory- the very Girls’ sports weekend, beginner’s camps for
essence of all sporting activity. Aavhan has various sports, general championships,
managed to impress the spectators, the self-defence and boxing classes, yoga
participants, and the sponsors every year sessions, and many mixed sports events.

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So come on girls! Learn, play and enjoy the Manisha Kopuri (8500487326)
beauty of sports, it’s for you, get up, make a
choice, and let the action begin!

Institute Girls Sports Nominee The Sporting Community Online

Parul Agarwal (9509240643) You can always reach out to the respective
secretaries mentioned above or the various
social media handles of IIT Bombay Sports.
Follow the pages mentioned below and join
IIT Bombay Runners Club the groups to become a part of the IIT
Bombay Sporting community!
IIT Bombay boasts one of the most beautiful
campuses in India, which provides an
IIT Bombay Sports
amazing running experience for running
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and fitness enthusiasts. Either you run on
Aavhan, IIT Bombay
the lakeside road or run on the hillside road,
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you will surely enjoy it. To bring running and
IIT Bombay Aquatics
fitness enthusiasts in one place for
| Facebook | Instagram |
maintaining the regularity of running in their
IIT Bombay Athletics
life, IIT Bombay runners club is the platform.
| Facebook |
We as a club do the following things
IIT Bombay Basketball

1. Daily group runs & fitness sessions | Facebook | Instagram |

Badminton Club, IIT Bombay
2. Marathon preparation session | Facebook Group |
The Dark Knight Chess Club, IIT Bombay
3. Running technique Workshops | Instagram | Facebook |
IIT Bombay Cricket
4. Challenges like daily 5k run challenge for
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30 days etc
Football Club, IIT Bombay
| Instagram | Facebook Group |
5. Beach running
IIT Bombay Hockey
6. Outside institute run in beautiful scenery | Instagram | Facebook |
like Marin drive, Hills, RA Colony and many Indian Games IIT Bombay
more places | Facebook Group |
Tennis Club, IIT Bombay
If you enjoy running or want to run for | Instagram | Facebook Group |
fitness, then this club is for you. Join us as a Squash Club, IIT Bombay
runner or as an organizer through our | Facebook Group |
Facebook group. Table Tennis Club, IIT Bombay
| Facebook Group |
Conducting Secretary:
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| Facebook | Facebook Group | Final words: Attempting to follow समत्वं योग
IIT Bombay Weightlifting उच्चयते |, Yogastha club stands to bring
| Facebook | equanimity in the people so that they can
use their full potential.

Yogastha - IIT Bombay Wellness Club Major events:

The best brains of our nation reach this International Day of Yoga (21st June)
institute, hence, we are duty-bound that we preceded by the Yoga Week full of
help the campus community experience this workshops, lectures, and Yogathon
rewarding discipline that our nation has (Challenge to complete 108 consecutive
gifted to the whole world in the form of Surya namaskar) on the Day itself. Other
Yoga. Though Yoga has been traditionally occasion-specific camps, and sessions.
used for seeking deeper aspects of one's Summer, and winter schools of Yoga.
being, it also has a 'side effect' of Lecture series on wellness throughout the
significantly enhancing our physical, mental year.
and emotional health.
Yogastha Managers:
Yogastha (meaning “established in Yoga”) is
IIT Bombay's wellness club and is associated Apurv Gupta (9993107964)
with the sports council of the institute.
Narayana Rao (7799577546)
Yogastha is working to increase sattva in
campus, as in, towards a stress-free and Sports Profile for Regular Update
happy campus using time-proven powerful
practices of Yoga (yogasana, pranayama and Want to stay in touch with everything that
meditation) and allied practices. happens at IIT Bombay?

A fit body and sound mind are desirable Just follow the following steps:
assets in order to experience Yoga to the
fullest, hence Yogastha through its 1. Sign in and create a profile at IIT
experienced members, and/or external Bombay Sports Website at
experts conducts a wide variety of sessions, gymkhana.iitb.ac.in/~sports Signing in is
events, and camps throughout the year. very easy, it uses your LDAP ID.
Let’s not forget about the yoga lectures 2. Once you sign in, you can create your
series, and the movie screening either, profile by clicking on your name that
which provide IITB residents an opportunity appears on the top right of the website
to learn finer aspects of yoga straight from and choosing to create a profile.
maestros of the field. 3. Here you can create and customize your
profile. Do fill up the details so they will
Want to learn, or teach yoga; or contribute be used in further development!
towards improving the wellness of the 4. Your profile will help us keep you up to
campus residents in any way, Yogastha date with everything happening at IITB
welcomes you! Sports.

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5. If you go on to be a part of the Inter IIT it is like to lead a complete parade platoon
team and/or the hall of fame, you would under your command on the ​ Indian
also appear in those positions on the Republic Day​ , If yes, then ​NCC IIT Bombay​
website, courtesy of your profiles! is the organization that provides you with
various opportunities to experience these as
As we go along more and more features will
well as take part in numerous exhilarating ​
be added to it. I highly recommend each one
sports and cultural activities​ in your very
of you creates a profile and avail the
first year at IIT Bombay.
benefits
NCC not only gives you a febrile taste of
Sports Clubs
adventure but also a chance to feel the
warmth of everlasting friendships you
We have the following sports clubs in the
develop in the organization throughout your
institute to provide platforms for everyone
first year. So come, be a part of the family,
with a distinct interest to participate and
seek in the life of army personnel and
learn sports throughout the year.
become a proud part of the ​ third line of
● Institute Skating Club Indian defense​ after the Indian Army and
● Institute Adventure Sports Club BSF, The National Cadet Corps.
● Institute Cycling Club
To register​ : Fill and submit the registration
● Yogastha & Wellness Club
form at the NCC office (Location:
● Rubik’s Club (Rubik’s Cube Club)
https://www.insti.app/map/ncc-office​)
● The Dark Knight Club (Chess Club)
● Tennis, Table Tennis, Football, And All
For updates: ​Follow us on Facebook.
Other Sports Clubs
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NCC
For further queries, contact:
Wanna know how it feels to ​fire a round​out
of a fully-loaded sporting rifle; Ever Rahul Madan (9467740111)
wondered how it feels like to spend nights in ​
military tents​ pitched alongside a bonfire
under the starry skies, or Wanna know what

MOOD INDIGO Mood Indigo

As we walk through all the ups and downs

that life has to offer, we tend to seek solace
in the winters. For, with winters comes
MOOD INDIGO. Mood Indigo is not just a
fest but an emotion, an expression of
euphoria with a footfall of more than
1,46,000 students, hosting more than 240

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events. Started in 1971 by a group of has also been graced by celebrities and
enthusiastic students, Mood Indigo, or as eminent personalities including Akshay
you will affectionately learn to call it MoodI Kumar, Deepika Padukone, Aamir Khan,
or MI, has become the largest college Shashi Tharoor, Smriti Irani, Anurag
cultural festival in Asia! This year marks the Kashyap, Shahid Kapoor, Ayushmann
51st anniversary of the signature festival. Khurrana, Devendra Fadnavis, Kiran Bedi in
the past years!
Mood Indigo has been the crown jewel
event of IITB for more than 5 decades now. At Mood Indigo, you will see your ideas
A stage celebrating art form, a podium come to life, live the dream of handling
igniting intellectual thoughts, Mood Indigo professional artists, organize entire events
has evolved to be a platform for global and make the best friends for life. We give
cultural interaction over the years. Featuring you the stage to find people, to script
an unparalleled novel experience to its memories to cherish in the road of your
visitors, it also provides a platform for college life - A must for your freshman year!
undiscovered talent. After delivering for
years in offline events with flashing lights To know more visit us at:
and roaring crowds Mood I made a www.moodi.org |
transition to the virtual world with flashing https://www.instagram.com/iitbombay.moodi/
screens and pumping hearts and has | www.facebook.com/iitb.moodindigo
currently found a way to cater to all its
followers through woofers or earphones
with its hybrid format, bringing together the TECHFEST
best of both worlds. MI refuses to let its
glory get tainted!

The ideology is to bring the entire world to

one place. MI caters to the most talented
students from over 2000 colleges across the
country through its magnificent
competitions. An unending list of Techfest welcomes you to IIT Bombay!
international legends like MAGIC!, Mike
Portnoy, Porcupine Tree, Simple Plan, Techfest was founded in 1998 with a motto
Sander Van Doorn and Indian artists like of providing a platform for the Indian
Salim-Sulaiman, KK, Prateek Kuhad, Zakir student community to develop and
Khan, Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy, Asha Bhosle, showcase their technical prowess. Over the
Ustad Zakir Hussain, Jagjit Singh have past 24 years, it has grown into Asia’s
honoured the Mood Indigo stage. And the Largest Science and Technology Festival,
list has been expanding with each edition! attracting a footfall of more than 1,75,000
Artists across the world amaze people with and with a reach of over 2500 national and
their acts covering 10+ genres. Mood Indigo 500 international colleges.

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The past stands as testimony that every SARC
edition of Techfest is a grand spectacle,
hosting a plethora of events and initiatives
that make Techfest an unforgettable,
delightful experience for everyone who
visits. World-renowned personalities such as
Late Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, His Holiness
the 14th Dalai Lama, Andrew Ng, and What distinguishes this college from many
Zaheer Khan have graced the fest with their others & makes it renowned all over the
presence. Cutting-edge technology displays world? Yes, it is our Alumni!
from around the globe and fierce Our Alumni have achieved great heights in
competitions provide the youth an myriad fields and made a mark for
opportunity to showcase their talents and themselves in this super-competitive world.
expertise. But how do we, as students, effectively
utilize this wealth of knowledge, success and
Techfest has always been active for social fame that our alumni have achieved and
causes, taking up several initiatives each build lasting connections? That is where
year that have even made it to The Guinness SARC comes in.
Book of Records. From Yami Gautam and
Student Alumni Relations Cell (SARC) is an
Taapsee Pannu to Arjun Kapoor and
organization run by the students of IIT
Sonakshi Sinha, numerous notable
Bombay. It is an Institute Body (which
personalities have supported Techfest in its
means that it is officially supported and
initiatives. The international night shows
formed by the college) which works with the
with performances from global artists and
Dean ACR Office & IITB Alumni Association.
grand setups keep the festive feel alive and
It is dedicated to strengthening the bond
make Techfest truly distinctive.
between students, institute and the alumni.
Apart from conducting student-centric
At Techfest, it is all about the concept of
events, SARC also gathers donations from
“One Team”. There are no prerequisites to
our alumni, which include scholarships,
be a part of Techfest. Get your ideas
funds for new hostels and research,
implemented, meet your idols, create a
allowances for workers, and many other
global social impact, and have fun forming
programmes!
friendships that last a lifetime. This Silver
Jubilee edition of Techfest, come, be a part SARC conducts several initiatives in its
of the family! flagship event, Alumination, like Mock
To know more about Techfest, visit: Interviews, Group Discussions, Speed
www.techfest.org Mentoring, Workshops, etc. which help
students to interact with alumni in person &
https://www.facebook.com/iitbombaytechfest
get both career & general life guidance. Do
look out for our awaited annual 48-hour
online crypt hunt, SARCasm, where students
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alumni and win exciting prizes! We also run India's upcoming Silicon Valley. We have
the Alumni Student Mentorship Program been consistently working towards
(ASMP), whose aim is to allot alumni enhancing the entrepreneurial ecosystem,
mentors to students to help them make both inside and outside IIT Bombay. Our aim
crucial life-changing decisions. We conduct is to encourage students to become
Reunions as well, wherein alumni frontline entrepreneurs and to provide the
(applicable to you in a few years as well!) motivated ones with the resources they
revisit old memories and cherish their need to expand and thrive. Our motto -
everlasting bonds. "creating job creators" is an apt
characterisation of the work we strive to
Anyone involved with SARC gets the golden
accomplish.
chance of duologues with eminent and
Our primary initiatives include:
distinguished alumni like Nandan Nilekani,
1. Entrepreneurship and Business (EnB)
Jairam Ramesh, Pranav Mistry, Bhavish
Club:
Aggarwal and several others. By executing
IITB happens to be one of the best places to
alumni-driven initiatives for the benefit of
students and enabling a mutually fruitful start your entrepreneurial journey, with a
reliable and robust support system to back
relationship between students and alumni,
innovative and exciting ideas. With
SARC volunteers get an insider’s view into
year-round events, workshops, competitions
the alumni’s world.
and speaker sessions, we provide a holistic
Everyone is encouraged to be a member of
environment to cultivate a startup. In
the SARC family and get the invaluable
addition, the EnB Club conducts a 'Startup
experience of fraternizing with alumni and
Bootcamp', a platform to convert business
learning from them!
ideas into startups and build them from
To know more, visit us at: scratch.

www.sarc-iitb.org/ 2. Eureka!, Asia's largest B-Model

Competition:
www.instagram.com/sarc_iitb/
An inventive and ingenious idea is hard to
www.facebook.com/SARC.IITB/ come by, and converting it into a startup is
even tougher. The story of Archimedes, his
E-CELL principle and his phrase "Eureka!" is the
perfect display of the excitement an
entrepreneur has after getting an idea. We
aim to groom potential ideas into startups
by presenting them with valuable incentives
like consulting, mentoring and cash prizes
worth INR 4.5 million.
3. The Entrepreneurship Summit:
The Entrepreneurship Cell welcomes you to
The annual flagship event of E-Cell is a
IIT Bombay, the institute which grooms
two-day summit with a vision of creating a
some of the best Engineers and has
synergic environment encompassing
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visionary students, entrepreneurs, investors ABHYUDAY
and other corporate people. Our past
E-Summits were graced by the presence of
big shots like Nandan Nilekani, Sachin
Bansal, Allen Mamedi, Kiran Shaw, Adi
Godrej, Adil Zainulbhai, Devdutt Pattanaik,
Jim Beach and many more awe-inspiring
personalities. While working in E-Cell, you
can get an overview of the current
entrepreneurial ecosystem, exposure to the
corporate world and a chance to network We can do no great things; only small things
with successful and great entrepreneurs. with great love. Rooted in the belief that in a
Most importantly, you get an opportunity to gentle way you can shake the world,
acquire leadership, team-work and Abhyuday is the social face of IIT Bombay
time-management skills and learn from the where individuals share a common purpose
best. to bring about a positive impact in society.
4. National Entrepreneurship Challenge Our vision is to sensitise the youth towards
(NEC) : prevailing social issues and provide a
A comprehensive and nurturing ecosystem platform to pioneer change as we create
is necessary to prepare and guide startups awareness and impact through our
to fruition. NEC aims at doing just that, by programmes and initiatives. Working for a
helping other colleges across the country social cause does not require expertise or
develop their E-Cell from the grassroots experience, it just requires a true intention
level. With ever-expanding reach, we have to bring a change, and surprisingly though,
cultivated more than 160 E-Cells in a short for that you do not need to go out of your
period. This initiative is the ideal stage to way; you can do your bit, by doing what you
augment knowledge, acquire leadership are best at. Our initiatives enable the
skills and foster the entrepreneurial spirit. volunteers to interact with various sections
To know more visit us at of the society and feel their problems, only
www.ecell.in to come back with a fire to change the way it
www.facebook.com/ecell.in is. Our two day Social Festival, the largest
organized by any student body in the
country, focuses on fostering leadership and
social impact. We organize a plethora of
activities to bring the entire 360 degree view
of the problem on the table. We then move
on to building solutions by connecting to
various NGOs and enterprises. Apart from
this, Abhyuday also works on building
collaborations with like-minded
organizations such as UNICEF. At Abhyuday,

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IIT Bombay, your ideas to change the society (www.iitb-bandhu.com), which was launched
will get a platform. An opportunity to on 1st November 2020 by Minister of State
interact one on one with the leaders of Shri Sanjay Dhotre and renowned filmmaker
today, who have brought a change upon us, and IIT Bombay Alumni, Mr. Nitesh Tiwari.
will help you develop all the necessary skills This website has been painstakingly
a future leader needs to have. Anyone can designed with curated content for the
join Abhyuday, IIT Bombay - only students.
pre-requisite is the passion to bring about a
positive change in our society! Bandhu will help enhance awareness of
many issues as well as provide tips and tools
To know more visit us at: to deal with certain challenges. Here one
https://www.facebook.com/abhyuday.iitb | can find handpicked reads, interviews and
https://www.instagram.com/iitbombay_abhy fun educational quizzes addressing key
uday/ concerns in academics, mental health and
relationships, and motivational journeys for
constant inspiration. It is believed many
BANDHU issues when tackled effectively at the initial
stages will help students overcome
Life at IIT Bombay is a bit of a roller coaster challenges in a timely manner before a
ride. Students experience various ups and domino effect starts coming into play.
downs, which range across a variety of
Here is a short tour of the website to tell
issues from adjusting to hostel life to stress
what it has to offer:
of placements, relationships and academia.
https://youtu.be/s4Bt2vCwwTg
Hence, the Class of 1992 has initiated
Project Bandhu as a part of their batch Silver
Project Bandhu plans to make this a large
Jubilee Legacy Project.
campus-wide initiative with various activities
such as events and workshops for students
Bandhu is an initiative that aims to improve
and gatekeeper training for faculty and
the emotional well-being of students, which
campus staff, and are looking into ways of
is something the institute believes is very
providing 24x7 support to students.
vital, especially in the current environment.
Based on a study of the practices at other
Gender cell
leading international universities and an
in-depth understanding of the environment Prevention of Sexual Harassment at
at IIT Bombay, there are a number of Workplace
initiatives under this project which aim to
improve help-seeking behaviour, identify Dear students, during your education at IITB
those in need of care, and build resilience you will interact with many people
and life skills in students. (students, staff, and faculty) from various
cultural, and regional backgrounds. Your
The first step to approach the cause was the behavior in all such interactions must be
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Court of India defines sexual harassment as associated with marital status; Avoid asking
unwelcome sexual behavior, whether a woman about her marriage plans,
directly or by implication, such as through relationship status or decision to have a
child.
(1) Physical contact and advances. 5. Exercise professionalism while dealing
(2) Demand or request for sexual favors. with colleagues outside class; clicking
(3) Sexually colored remarks (this includes pictures without the permission of a woman
colored jokes in a mixed company, or a or uploading her pictures without
classroom, or even within hearing distance permission could be objectionable.
of a female member of the community). 6. Avoid scheduling work-related meetings
(4) Showing pornography. in remote places or at late hours.
(5) Any other unwelcome physical, verbal or 7. Be conscious of the social stereotypes in a
non verbal conduct of sexual nature. man-woman relationship.
Except where such an act amounts to a 8. Don’t assume a ‘no objection’ or smile
specified offence under the Indian Penal from a woman to be her consent.
Code (which then has to be dealt with by the 9. Avoid paying compliments in the form of
Police under applicable law), a victim of description of physical attributes.
sexual harassment can either approach the 10. In case of greeting or exchanging
Gender cell or the Dean (SA), either for pleasantries, allow the woman to take the
advice or redressal. IIT Bombay has adopted lead.
a policy, based on the SHWW Act 2013 which 11. Obscene material and/or adult content,
contains the rules and procedures by which stored or transmitted through electronic
the Institute addresses matters related to devices, are admissible evidences in sexual
prevention, prohibition and redress of harassment allegations.
sexual harassment in the workplace. Some 12. Be careful about use of emoticons, so
general points to help avoid sexual that they are not decrypted to be offensive
harassment complaints at workplace are by the recipient.
listed below. Please note that this is not a 13. In case of difference of opinion or
comprehensive list and sexual harassment personality clashes, refer the matter for
is defined by the victim’s perceptions of your conciliation, rather than trying to resolve it
words/actions. yourself.
1. The issue of sexual harassment is gender 14. In case of the need to touch the clothes
neutral. However, enforcing it through law, or the body of a woman for any reason, ask
is applicable only to women at workplace; for permission and also ensure that you do
2. Be considerate of cultural differences and it in the presence of another woman.
local customs and traditions; Avoid casual 15. Exercise caution in the use of social
and insensitive remarks networking sites for expressing intimate
Which may be considered to be derogatory feelings.
by other gender; 16. When in doubt, report, disclose and
3. Avoid altercations or arguments in lonely declare – it is better to be safe than be
or isolated places; Sorry!! The Gender Cell shall be concerned
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with issues of gender amity and shall work discrimination and bullying on revealing
proactively towards developing a safe and their preferences. At IIT Bombay, however,
secure environment for employees, and to no student needs to feel alone.
ensure that all students may gain their
education without fear of prejudice, gender Saathi (‘companion’) at IIT Bombay is an
bias, hostility or sexual harassment. The IIT LGBTQ+ support and resource group. We
Bombay Gender Cell (GC) inquires into are committed to providing a community for
complaints of sexual harassment through its LGBTQ+ individuals on campus and
Internal Complaints Committee (GC-ICC). currently online as well. We organize events
The GC and GC-ICC strive to work towards all through the year such as workshops,
an egalitarian environment where men and awareness days, movie screenings and
women are afforded equitable treatment informal meetups. Most of these events are
and equality of opportunity conducive to open to all, irrespective of gender identity or
their professional growth. For more sexual orientation. Even if you identify as
information, you can visit: straight (as many of our members do), these
http://www.gendercell.iitb.ac.in/ events will be a great place to know more
about the community and learn how to be
Saathi: great allies and support your LGBTQ+
friends.
THE LGBTQ RESOURCE GROUP

All our events are safe spaces wherein we

even do not ask anyone their sexuality or
gender identity. However, we understand
that you may be apprehensive of your
identity being disclosed outside the group.
You can still get in touch with us via Email,
With the onset of puberty, one grows more Instagram or Facebook. To remain
conscious of the changes happening in their up-to-date with our events and other
own body as well as their feelings towards information, join our Google group, look up
others. Understanding oneself, some of us ‘Saathi, IIT Bombay’ on Google Groups or
may not feel comfortable with the gender send an email at
assigned to us at birth. Similarly, not [email protected]. If
everyone is attracted only to people of the required, you can also contact us on
opposite sex. Some labels commonly used +91-9784529655 or +91-6201506712, and
by people to describe themselves are rest assured, that your anonymity would be
lesbian, gay, bisexual, asexual, transgender, maintained if you so wish for.
intersex, and queer. Collectively, people who
lie outside the typical gender identity and We invite you to be a part of Saathi,
sexuality are known as the LGBTQ+ irrespective of your gender or orientation.
community. Being a minority, they feel We hope that your stay at IIT Bombay will be
alone, confused and excluded from the
mainstream. They may also face

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as bright and vibrant as the colours of the We also provide video coverage of various
rainbow! events such as institute fests, interviews
with professors/visiting dignitaries and
https://www.instagram.com/saathi.iitb/?hl=e documentaries on a multitude of issues via
n the video journalism body, the IIT-Bombay
http://www.facebook.com/saathi.iitb Broadcasting Channel (IIT-BBC). We publish
[email protected] newsletters once or more a semester and
actively update our website with fresh news
Insight as and when it happens. You can follow us
on InstiApp, and you will be notified every
THE INSTITUTE STUDENT MEDIA BODY
time we publish a new article!

Apart from this, we also publish a special

Freshers’ Newsletter every semester,
As IITB’s official student media body, Insight targeted especially at first-year students.
connects you to things that matter in our The first edition of the Freshers’ Newsletter
large and fast-paced campus. Throughout covers fundae about insti life, the crucial
your stay at IIT-B, there will be committees decision that is branch change and much
making decisions that directly affect you, more, while the second edition will be
myriad events which might deeply interest primarily written by freshers themselves!
you and opinions aired which could sharply Watch out for the next edition, which will be
provoke you. From new student rules, released shortly.
academic changes & irregularities, news
pertaining to hostel life, placements, sports Website: www.insightiitb.org
and cultural events, Insight not only covers it Facebook:
for the readers but also gives them a www.facebook.com/insight.iitbombay
platform to voice their opinions. Join the Insight Discussion Forum:
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 arbit - /ar-bit/ - adj. – short for arbitrary.
In case you want to contribute to our Something you say when you can’t think of
content in any way, don’t hesitate to reach anything else to say.
out to any member of our team :)
Eg. “Hence, e=mc²” “– Arbit”

bandi - /bun-dee/ noun – A girl.

Guidelines for orientation sessions
chamkaa - /chum-kaa/ - verb - to explain.
Once you come to the institute, various
E.g. Typical convo : 'Chamkaana!' 'Blah
clubs of the institute will conduct orientation
blah.Chamka?''Chamka.'
sessions to introduce you all to their
activities. Since one might get overwhelmed coordie - /cord-ee/ - noun - Coordinator.
by the sheer number of orientations that Person who is incharge of an event.
take place in the initial days, the institute
has laid clear guidelines for the orientations: crack - /crakk/ - non, verb – also craxxx
(when the number of x’s exceed 8,
None of the orientations is compulsory for pronounced as /craks-ks-ksks-
the students to attend. In case you are being
forced to attend any particular ks-ks/) - a big-time achievement
orientation/introductory session, you can
escalate the matter through your ISMP DAC - /dack/ - noun - Disciplinary Action

mentor. Committee. The worst thing that can ever

happen to you – especially if you break the
A code of conduct will be read out at the rules.
beginning of each orientation. All
orientations shall take place on Monday, dadda - /dud-AA/ - noun - Dual Degree

Wednesday and Friday between 6-8pm and students (also, daddi)

9-10pm only. No orientations shall be

daya - /the-YA also the-YAAAAAA/ - adj. – a
conducted in the first two weeks of the
substitute for any term/action with a
academic year.
negative/positive connotation you
might/might not want to use. Eg.“Kya daya
aadmi hai!”, “Kya daya kar raha hai!”,
The Lingo - The IITian’s Dictionary “Dayaaaaaaaa!”

When in IIT, do as the IITians do. Here’s your delta - /del-taa/ - noun/adj./adv. - Little. Like
guide to the first step – speaking their infinitesimal, but greater. Eg. "Delta help
tongue chahiye" "Delta namak de"

aap(a) - /aap/- suff. - A highly productive despo - /day-spo/ - adj. - short for
morpheme put as a suffix to nouns. Eg. desperate. Applies for a typical IITian. One
random-aap(a), arbitaap(a) could be a despo for money, food etc.

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ditch - /d-ich/ - excl. – Drop the old plan give-up - /givaap/ - verb - give-up maarna –
(and start working on a new one!) To finally let go of all hope.

DoSA - /dosa/ - noun - Dean of Student grub - /grub/ - noun – (1) food that one gets
Affairs. (Almost) Everything under the sun from home. (2) food that one MUST get from
comes under his discretion. home (3) food

enthu - /enthu/ - verb - Enthusiastic. Eg gyaan - /gyaan/ - noun - Quintessential tips,

"Kaunhaienthu" "Kisi enthu punter often from seniors.
kojugaado" (See jugaad)
infi - /in-fee/ - adjective - Short for infinite.
fart - /fART/ - noun, verb, adj. excl. – One An overused prefix.e.g. infidayamax. (See
word which we are unable to define, simply infinite, daya, -max)
because of the fact that it has so many
different meanings (It is rumored that the infinite - /in-fie-nite/ - noun – Any number
word is the topic for a PhD thesis). We stop greater than two. IITian counting - zero, one,
at giving you the most common way it is two, infinite. Also, infi.
used – “Kya fart hai!”
insti - /in-stee/ - noun – The Institute. Yes,
farra - /fu’r-rah/ - noun. – FR. A grade you this one.
totally, desperately, insanely want to avoid
jugaad - /ju-gaar/ - verb/noun - Manage with
fight - /fite/ - verb, also noun - To try very difficulty to (in general) get something. Eg.
hard for something. Eg "Bahut fight hai" "Kuch to jugaadlagatehain" "Jugaadbe"
"Fight maar. Give up mat maar."
junta - /jun-taa/ - noun - More than one
freshie - /fresh-ee/ - noun - First Year person.
student.
liby - /lie-bee/ - noun – The Library. A source
funda(e) - /fund-aa OR fund-ay/ - noun - of knowledge, wisdom and cool air.
Tricks of the trade.
lukkha - /look-kha/ - verb – To do some
generaal - /jen-eh-r’aal formerly time-pass that takes you somewhere.
zen-eh-r’aal/ - Nothing in particular. Eg: Anywhere. On second thoughts, even
“-What’s up?” “-Generaal” nowhere. Especially Nowhere!

god - /gawd/ - adj. - as in Tu God hai macha - /Much-AA/ - excla. - often followed
(meaning, you are awesome, or you are The by any number of x’s (as in “MACHAXX!”,
One). Also, Godmax and Godgiri. “MACHAXXXX!”,

-giri - /gee-ree/ - suff. - used as in Gandhigiri, “MACHAXXXXXXXXX!”) – to infinitely crack

Dadagiri. Also, applies to RG-giri, Godgiri something (See infinite. See crack)
(see RG, see God)
matka - /mutt-kaa/ - noun - MTech student

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(also, matki) or for any generaal PG (see Staff-C - /staaf-see/ - noun - Staff Canteen -
Generaal). Not to be confused with dadda or If you are desperate for food.
daddi (See dadda)
Shack - /shack/ - noun - The Nestle Coffee
max - /maex/ - adj. - suff. - also, maxx or Shack – good place to hangout between
maxxxx, superlative degree of anything classes, also famous for Maggi and Ice Tea.

mug - /mug/ - verb – (1) study (2) pretend to tumtum - /tum-tum/ - Little CNG buses that
study ply in the insti to take you places

nbd - /nu'- bud/ - noun - Nervous Break valfi - /val-fee/ - noun - Valedictory Function.
Down. Tension, often caused by pains in life. A time in April when the beans are spilled on
(See pain) each and everyone passing out.

orgie - /org-ee/ - noun - Organiser. Freshie YP - /why-pee/ - noun - Nothing to do with

who runs errands for a coordie. (See calls of nature. It’s short for the Y-Point gate.
coordie) Your one-stop solution for stationery, books,
bicycles to hair-cuts, and vada-pavs.
pain - /payn/ - noun - Something that makes
you giveup (See give-up) Gender sensitive behavior at IITB

poltu - /pole-too/ - adj. – Someone who What is Consent?

practices politics – in every sense. Also, polt. Consent is an affirmative permission, to let
something happen. The basic concept of
RG -/ar-jee/ - noun - Short for ‘one who tries
Consent is that no one can force any
to improve his/her grades, taking unjust
unwelcome activities on you without your
advantage of ‘Relative Grading’’
consent to it. A ‘No’ means a ‘No’- this
applies equally across all genders and
SAC - /sack/ - noun - Student Activity Center
sexual orientations. If either you’re not
opposite Hostel 1.
comfortable with someone’s actions around
scope – /sko-p/ - excl. - No chance in hell! you, decline consent explicitly and show
your discomfort or if you find someone
senior - /seen-yer/ - noun - One who is discomforted due to your actions, stop your
always right. actions immediately.

sophie - /so-fee/ - noun - Sophomore or What is Sexual Harassment? - Very simply,

Second Year student. anything and everything that constitutes as
unwelcome sexual advances, requests for
Sorry rahega- jury still out on it being a verb
sexual favors, and other verbal or physical
or noun, it means something will not get
conduct of a sexual nature with a fellow
done. Used standalone or in conjunction
being. There is a variety of types of SH that
with “nahihopayega”
ranges from sending inappropriate
messages to forcible physical touch

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confinement against one’s will and likely to can be broadly of two types; first, physically
intrude upon privacy. following someone or monitoring the
person’s actions continuously and second,
Why is it important to be aware about tracking someone’s online presence on
Sexual Harassment? channels like Facebook, Instagram, etc.
One must be conscious enough that one’s Needless to say, this applies equally across
actions might cause unintended impact on all the genders and sexual orientations.
someone leading to discomfort and anxiety.
It is important to understand the subjectivity Is there any law that protects the citizens of
of the matter in order to be sure of the our country against sexual harassment?
situation one might be in. IIT Bombay has adopted a policy, based on
the SHWW Act 2013 which contains the rules
What is aggrieved party and accused party? and procedures by which the Institute
‘Aggrieved party’ is a term used to describe addresses matters related to prevention,
someone who’s been distressed due to prohibition and redress of sexual
sexual harassment and ‘Accused party’ is a harassment in the workplace.
term used to describe someone who’s been
charged with the crime. For more information, please visit:
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What are the possible combinations of
accused and aggrieved party across What about the social stigma?
genders? Gender is a social construct, hence stigma
The Institute recognises every possible might appear as natural in any society but
combination of both the parties in terms of certainly may be problematic. This factor
sexual harassment, with men being in the may be the toughest bottleneck for
position of aggrieved party and women accepting that one has been harassed and
being in the position of accused party. Not may indeed instate a fear of defamation in
just that, it certainly acknowledges the the aggrieved. But what is important to
sexual harassment done by a male to a male understand is that, it isn’t the fault of the
and by a female to a female. aggrieved for having been harassed.

What constitutes Stalking?

Stalking is unwanted or unwelcome
surveillance exercised by an
individual/group towards someone. Stalking

Financial Aid available to IIT Bombay students

AMOUNT ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA PROCEDURE TO APPLY

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For all students

1. Merit-cum-Means (MCM) Scholarship

Tuition fee waiver (Rs. Can be awarded to a Applications in the prescribed

1,00,000 per semester) Rs. maximum of 25% UG form along with copy of income
1000 per month for both students MERIT criterion: JEE certificate issued by Revenue
semesters in the AIR for new entrants and CPI Officer not below the ranks of
academic year for subsequent years MEANS Tehsildar or the Income Tax
criterion: Parents’ annual Return (ITR of the
gross income from all previous financial year) of their
sources should not exceed parents to be submitted at the
Rs. 4,50,000 per annum Academic Office

For SC/ST/PD students

1. Free tuition

Tuition fee waiver (Rs. All SC/ST students get tuition By Default.
1,00,000 per semester) fee waiver by default

2. Free Messing

Free messing only for Only for SC/ST category Same as MCM
basic menu Pocket students
allowance of Rs. 250 per MEANS criterion same as
month for both semesters MCM Scholarship
in the academic year
Exemption from payment
of hostel room rent

In case of any query or clarification, contact person in-charge of UG Scholarships in Academic

Office (2nd floor, main Building)

LOANS

1. SBI (State Bank of India) Scholar Loan

Does not require mortgage or security. Rate Open to all IIT Bombay Contact SBI (right
of Interest* (current ROI): (a) Loan in the students next to Main gate)
name of the student: 10.70%*, (b) Loan

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jointly with parents: 10.20%*
*Simple Interest during moratorium period
(course duration plus 6 months)

2. Student Benevolent Fund (SBF)

Loan available at 4% interest rate Based on need Fill form available

at Dean SA office

3. Financial Aid Program (FAP)

A student can apply for Tuition, Income criteria is Rs. 7.5 lakhs if Contact IITB alumni
Mess Fee, Laptop, Camera, Loan the student from metro cities, Rs. association office:
for attending conference and 6.5 lakhs if the applicant is from +91-22-25767019/708
also for reimbursement of fee. other cities. Students belonging to 6
It is an interest free program. all categories can apply.

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