IIT Bombay - Indian Institute of Technology Mumbai Answered Questions

To apply for IIT Bombay courses based on national-level entrance exams, candidates need to visit the official website of various conducting bodies to fill out the application form and pay the prescribed application fee online. Candidates seeking admission can apply by following the below-mentioned criterion:The BTech aspirants must fill out the application form for JEE (Main) through the official website of the National Testing Agency (NTA) (nta.ac.in). The application fee for boys is INR 1,000 and INR 800 for girls (general/gen-EWS/OBC (NCL) category). Read more about JEE 2023 Application Process.For MTech, candidates are required to register for GATE through the official website of the GATE Online Application Processing System (GOAPS) (gate.iitk.ac.in). The application fee for boys is INR 1,700, INR 850 for girls, and INR 850 for SC/ST/PwD category students. Read about GATE 2023 Application Process.For MSc, candidates need to register for IIT JAM through the official website (iitr.ac.in). The application fee for others is INR 1,800 for other and INR 900 for female (all categories)/ SC/ ST/ PwD for one test paper. Read more about IIT JAM Application Form 2023.

The highest and average stipend offered during SJMSOM IIT Bombay MBA summer placements for the batch of 2023-25 stood at INR 5 Lakh and INR 2.92 Lakh, respectively. Further, the stipend trends witnessed during SJMSOM IIT Bombay MBA summer placements over the past three years are presented below:Particulars MBA Summer Placement Statistics (2021-23 Batch)MBA Summer Placement Statistics (2022-24 Batch)MBA Summer Placement Statistics (2023-25 Batch)Highest stipendINR 3.66 LakhINR 4.40 LakhINR 5 LakhAverage stipendINR 2.40 LakhINR 3.03 LakhINR 2.92 LakhMedian stipendINR 2.45 LakhINR 3 LakhINR 3 Lakh

The institute offers Merit-cum-Means Scholarship to a maximum of 25% of the sanctioned intake of UG and MSc students. Facilities of Free Messing is also available to SC/ ST students under which they get an exemption from paying the tuition fees. In addition, the Office of the Dean Alumni & Corporate Relations manages the Named scholarship endowed by the alumni of the Institute and other wellwishers. In order to avail of any of the offered scholarships, candidates must meet the eligibility conditions set for the respective scholarships. For more information about the offered scholarships, click here.

There is no such provision for direct admission to the PhD programme at SJMSOM. Candidates seeking admission to the PhD in management programme should fulfil the following eligibility criteria:BE/ BTech with a minimum of 60% aggregate (55% for reserved categories) and at least two years of work experience.Master of Management /ME / M.Tech / MPharm/ MPhil/2 years MBA or 2 year PG Diploma in Management from any institute recognised by a Government body (AICTE / UGC/AIU) with a minimum of 60% aggregate (55% for reserved categories)Executive MBA of at least one-year duration from IITs/IIMs or any institute recognised by a Government body (AICTE/ UGC / AIU) with a minimum of 60% aggregate (55% for reserved categories)MSc/MA/ MCom/LLM/MCA or equivalent degree with a minimum of 60% aggregate (55% for reserved categories)Also, Candidates should have valid score in any of the entrance exams such as UGC-JRF/UGC-NET/CSIR-JRF/CSIR-NET/GATE/CAT/GMAT/GRE and candidates should write a research proposal (1500 words) on a topic of their interest in place of Statement of Purpose. It should contain a) problem identification, b) brief review of literature, and c) methodology.

The the highest package and average package offered during SJMSOM IIT Bombay MBA placements 2023 stood at INR 54 LPA and INR 28.88 LPA, respectively. The top recruiters of SJMSOM IIT Bombay in 2023 included leading companies such as GEP, HUL, Google, Accenture, Cargill, etc. Also, SJMSOM IIT Bombay recorded 100% placement rate for the MBA programme for the year 2023.

Candidates of all the MTech specialisations get campus placements. In the 2022 placements, 523 students were placed and a 90% placement percentage was achieved. The M.Tech CSE branch is further one of the popular branches. Moreover, as per a consolidated report, the average package offered in 2022 was INR 22.7 LPA (domestic) and INR 60.9 LPA (international).

After the conclusion of the application procedure, candidates are shortlisted based on scores in GATE/ UGC-NET (Lectureship)/ UGC-JRF/ CSIR-NET/ CAT/ GMAT/ GRE. Based on the cutoff marks, candidates with a score equal to or higher than the cutoff are selected. The eligible candidates without a valid score have to appear for an entrance test (which is an Aptitude Test covering four sections – English Comprehension, Quantitative Ability, Analytical Reasoning and Data Interpretation). Shortlisted students further have to appear for an interview. 

Candidates need to qualify CAT to get admission in MBA. Find below the minimum percentile cutoff score to be considered for selecting candidates for IIT Bombay admission for MBA:CategoryQuantVARCDILROverallGeneral / EWS75757590NC-OBC67.567.567.581SC50505060ST50505060PWD50505060

IIT Bombay offers two-year MTech courses in 39 specialisations under 18 departments. Admission to the course is based on scores in GATE followed by COAP counselling. In addition, to be eligible to take the entrance test, candidates must also meet the minimum eligibility criteria. Further, aspirants can apply for GATE online by visiting the official website. Aspirants who have not qualified GATE can get admission through written test conducted by the institute. The shortlisted candidates are further called for a personal interview round.