The boom of IT sector and infrastructure in India has sky-rocketed the demand of engineers. While there are engineering colleges dime a dozen in the country, the Indian Institutes of Technology are the best of the breed. Every Indian who wants to be an engineer, dreams about joining one of the IITs.

As of early 2009, there are 7 IITs functioning in their own campus. These are IIT Kharagpur, IIT Bombay, IIT Madras, IIT Kanpur, IIT Delhi, IIT Guwahati and IIT Roorkee. Six IITs are currently operational from temporary campuses because they started operations in 2008. These are IIT Bhubaneswar, IIT Gandhinagar, IIT Hyderabad, IIT Patna, IIT Punjab and IIT Rajasthan. These six IITs are currently under the mentorship of older IITs and operate from their campuses.

Unlike other engineering colleges, the IITs do not need to be affiliated to any university to offer degrees. This is because each institution is considered an autonomous university by itself.

Courses Offered:

IITs offer degree courses at Bachelor and Master level. They are also research focused institutes. At the undergraduate level, the undergraduate level, all the students get a B. Tech. degree. The specific nomenclature of degree depends upon the engineering stream chosen by the students.

Each of the IITs is famous for particular engineering streams. Commonly the students choose for Computer Science, Electronics, Mechanical engineering, Aerospace, and Civil engineering streams. Whereas the study courses of first year are common for all students, the second year onwards, their study courses are decided according to the engineering stream they have chosen.

The IITs also offer an integrated degree of Master of Technology. Master of Business Administration course is also being offered along with Master of Science. The research level, Doctor of Philosophy is also offered by the IITs.

Admission Process:

Admission to all the IITs takes place through a centralized entrance test system. The procedure of admission to IITs is known as the Joint Entrance Examination. On an average, as many as 600,000 students write the JEE every year. Of these mere 5500 students are selected for these elite institutions. To appear for the JEE, the applicant must have secured 60% marks at 10 + 2 level with science subjects. For the reserved category, the minimum required percentage is 55%. Test can not be taken more than twice and maximum age limit is 25 years (30 years for reserved categories).

Admissions at the post graduate level are made through course specific admission tests. For M. Tech courses, the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) is held. For M. Sc. JAM (Joint Admission to M.Sc.) is held whereas the admission to management programs is through JMET (Joint Management Entrance Test).

Job Prospects:

Being the top most engineering colleges of the country, completing the IIT degree is by itself a job guarantee. Most of the students get job offers through campus placement sessions. The students get numerous international job opportunities with United States based companies being one of the largest hirers of IIT alumni.

The Information about Indian Institute of technology, Bombay  is below this information is helpful for the students, who wants to make a career in Engineering.
* Admissions
* Intake Capacity
* Application Schedule

Admissions The Indian Institute of Technology,Bombay is one of the six institutes of technology in the country set up with the objective of making available facilities for higher education, research and training in various fields of Science and Technology. IIT Bombay was established in 1958.

Academic Programmes IIT follows a semester system: 1st semister is from July to November 30 and 2nd semister is from January to April 30. The Institute conducts educational programmes in the following:

Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.)

· Aerospace Engineering
· Chemical Engineering
· Civil Engineering
· Computer Science and Engineering
· Electrical Engineering
· Engineering Physics
· Mechanical Engineering
· Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science

Master of Science (M.Sc.)

· Applied Statistics and Informatics
· Biotechnology
· Chemistry
· Physics
· Earth Sciences
· Mathematics

Master of Design (M.Des.)

· Industrial Design
· Visual Communication.

Master of Philosophy (M.Phil.)

· Planning and Development

Master of Technology (M.Tech.)

· Aerospace Engineering
· Chemical Engineering
· Civil Engineering
· Computer Science and Engineering
· Electrical Engineering
· Earth Sciences (Geoexploration)
· Mechanical Engineering
· Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science
· Biomedical Engineering
· Corrosion Science and Engineering
· Energy Systems Engineering
· Environmental Science and Engineering
· Industrial Engineering and Operations Research
· Reliability Engineering
· Systems and Control Engineering

Information Technology
Master of Management (M.Mgmt.)
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

· All engineering disciplines
· Interdisciplinary areas
· Science disciplines
· Humanities and Social Sciences
· School of Management
Intake Capacity The institute on an average admits 450 candidates for the Undergraduate programmes and 450 candidates for different post- graduate programmes every year. On an average 20 foreign students are admitted.

Degree Duration

B.Tech 4 yrs
M.Tech. 1 1/2 yrs
M.Sc. 2yrs/5yrs integrated
M.Des. 2yrs
M.Mgmt. 2yrs
M.Phil. 1 1/2yrs
DIIT. 1 yr
Ph.D.
Dual Degree 5yrs

*Besides these,self-financing and sponsored candidates are also considered.
Admissions at IIT Bombay
Admission to IIT Bombay is offered to those qualifying through various entrance examinations and tests:
Undergraduates(B.Tech., M.Sc., Dual Degree): The JEE, (Joint Entrance Examination), DASA, (Direct Admission of Students Abroad) for undergraduate programme.

Postgraduate ( M.Tech., DIIT, M.Des., M.Mgt, M.Phil): GATE (Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering), and CEED (Common Entrance Examination for Design) for postgraduate programmes. Separate tests for School of Management and Master of Philosophy in Planning and Development.
Ph.D candidates are admitted under the following categories:

· Regular research students
· Sponsored candidates
· Self-financing candidates
· Candidates on study leave
· Project staff
· Research assistants
Application Schedule
B. Tech. - Advertisement in the month of October. The last date for receipt of completed JEE application form is approximately 2nd week of January. The JEE is conducted usually on 2nd and 3rd May.

M.Sc. - Issue of Application form usually starts from the 1st week of April. The last date of submission of Application forms is usually 1st week of May. The entrance test is usually conducted in the month of June & July.

M. Des. - CEED is conducted in February. Applications for CEED are issued in October. The candidates who have qualified through CEED will have to further apply and appear for an admission test and interview. Separate application forms are issued in the month of April for admission to Industrial Design and Visual Communication.

M.Phil - Each year in the month of October or November the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences invites applications for admission to its M.Phil. programme through advertisement and announcement displayed in all major universities and social science research institutes. The filled in application forms are required to be submitted by the end of February approximately. The entrance test is conducted usually in the month of May.

M. Tech.- Issue of Application Forms starts approximately from the last week of March. The last date of receipt of application forms is approx. last week of April. The written test is usually held in the last week of May and the interview is usually held in the 1st week of June.

M. Mgmt - Issue of Application Forms starts approximately from the second week of September. The last date for receipt of completed applications is approx. 1st week of November. The written test is usually held in the third week of December and the interview & GD is usually held in the first week of February.

Ph. D. - Admission is offered on the basis of an interview held usually a month before the commencement of the semister for which admission is sought. The interview may be supplemented by a written test, if necessary.