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Overview
Established in 1936, Institute of Chemical Technology is a non-profit public higher education institution located in the the urban setting of the metropolis of Mumbai (population range of over 5,000,000 inhabitants), Maharashtra. Officially accredited/recognized by the University Grants Commission, India, Institute of Chemical Technology (ICT Mumbai) is a coeducational higher education institution. Institute of Chemical Technology (ICT Mumbai) offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees in several areas of study. ICT Mumbai also provides several academic and non-academic facilities and services to students including a library, as well as administrative services.
Overview
Established in 1936, Institute of Chemical Technology is a non-profit public higher education institution located in the the urban setting of the metropolis of Mumbai (population range of over 5,000,000 inhabitants), Maharashtra. Officially accredited/recognized by the University Grants Commission, India, Institute of Chemical Technology (ICT Mumbai) is a coeducational higher education institution. Institute of Chemical Technology (ICT Mumbai) offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees in several areas of study. ICT Mumbai also provides several academic and non-academic facilities and services to students including a library, as well as administrative services.
History
The ICT was founded in 1933 as a University Department of Chemical Technology (UDCT) of the University of Mumbai. Robert Forster was first Head of the Department (1933–38), followed by K. Ventakaraman, who continued its development. It was considerably improved under the guidance of Man Mohan Sharma. The university conferred the autonomous status on the UDCT in 1994, with concurrence from the Maharashtra State Government and the UGC.
UDCT was renamed as the Mumbai University Institute of Chemical Technology (Autonomous) (MUICT) on 26 January 2002. ICT is considered to be the best post-graduate center in India and comparable to other top-level centers in the world.
In June 2004, in accordance with the Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme (TEQIP) of the Government of India, under which the institute was selected as a Lead Institution, the Government of Maharashtra granted complete autonomy to the institute. On 12 September 2008, it was granted the deemed university status and renamed as the Institute of Chemical Technology.
Institute of Chemical Technology was the first institute to be granted the elite badge by the government of the state of Maharashtra. This status put the institute on a par with other reputable s
chools such as the Indian Institutes of Technology, Indian Institute of Science and the Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research. It also makes the institute, which has plans to set up a satellite campus, eligible for various special grants from the union and the state governments.
Campus
ICT is located on a 16 acres (65,000 m2) campus at 19.024°N 72.859°ECoordinates: 19.024°N 72.859°E. The main building faces Nathalal Parikh Marg and has a beautiful architecture with fine dressed stone.Other buildings including three boys hostels, two girls hostels, faculty and staff apartments are located behind the main building. The rear boundary of the institute runs along Kidwai Road. The Institute is opposite to Veermata Jijabai Technical Institute.
Academics
Departments
At present ICT offers three degrees at undergraduate level: B.Tech. (Bachelor of Technology), B.Chem.Eng. (Bachelor of Chemical Engineering), B.Pharm. (Bachelor of Pharmacy). The institute offers several courses at the masters level which specialize in Chemical Technology, Chemical Engineering and Pharmacy. Ph.D. from ICT is highly sought after program and is arguably among the best ones in the country.M.Sc. from ICT boasts of accreditation from Royal Society of Chemistry. ICT is only second institute in India to receive this accreditation.
The department of Textiles is still known to offer the most prestigious degree in the field of textiles in India.
ICT has specialization and runs several courses in the following ares:
- Technology of Fibres and Textiles Processing
- Technology of Dyes and Intermediates
- Technology of Pharmaceuticals and Fine Chemicals
- Food Engineering and Technology
- Paints Technology
- Polymer Technology
- Plastic Technology
- Technology of Oils and Surfactants
- Fibers and Textiles Processing Technology
- Surface Coating Technology
- Perfumery and Flavour Technology
- Bioprocess Technology (with special emphasis on Downstream Processing)
- Food Biotechnology
- Drug Delivery Technology
- Medicinal Chemistry
- Medicinal Natural Products
Research
ICT has a very strong and celebrated research culture. The first ever Ph.D. in India in engineering was awarded by the ICT in 1941. ICT has strong relationships with the industries and many government as well as industry sponsored projects take shape in ICT. In 2011, the Ministry of Textiles sanctioned ICT as National Centre of Excellence in Sportswear with a grant of ₨ 24.5 crore for researching sports-related apparel and goods. With this, ICT has become the first institute in India to conduct research on sports fabrics.
- Dyes department of ICT manufactures the entire requirement of laser dyes in India.
- Chemical Engineering Department designed a heavy water reactor which has resulted in 50% reduction in the energy requirement and 7% increase in productivity of heavy water requirement.
- Prof. J B Joshi, former director, ICT, designed an eco-cooker (US Patent US6668707) which has thermal efficiency of 60–70% compared to 10–20% thermal efficiency of conventional cooker. The cooker has been commercialized at several places resulting considerable energy saving.
ICT graduates 100 Ph.Ds annually which is about 10% of India’s engineering Ph.D.s.
Library
The Library attracts a variety of readers, students, scholars, technologists and industrialists. The library has a specialized collection in the field of chemical engineering / chemical technology and possesses some of the rarest reorts and books. It has 38,200 books, 25,290 journals and 10,000 standards and subscribes to 120 international and 25 national journals. It has MOU with BONET for participating in exchange program devised by MISSAT, DST, New Delhi.
Fellows of Royal Society
Till date ICT has produced two fellows of Royal Society out of 60 odd fellows from India. One of them is Man Mohan Sharma who has been director of the institute and other is Raghunath Anant Mashelkar who currently serves as the chancellor. G. D. Yadav, current Vice Chancellor of ICT and Bhalchandra Bhanage, Head of Department of Chemistry were bestowed with Fellowship of Royal Society of Chemistry.
Various activities
Technological Association
Technological Association (TA) is an organisation that conducts co-curricular and extra-curricular activities in ICT. Currently, the Vice Chancellor, G.D. Yadav is the President of TA and S.S.Bhagwat is its Vice President. A 24 Member Core student body organises these activities.
Entrepreneurship cell
ICT inaugurated its entrepreneurship cell in April 2013 with inaugurative lecture from Ashwin Dani (Founder of Asian Paints) and Yogesh Kothari (Founder of Alkyl Amines). A fellowship for visit to Korea was offered at the time of inauguration. The primary purpose behind the entrepreneurship cell was to accelerate the entrepreneurial culture at ICT.
ICT also has international dignitaries visiting regularly for contributing in the research as well as guidance students. Some of the international dignitaries include Ahmet Uzumcu, Director General of Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons.
Hostels
Several on-campus hostels provide accommodation to students from all educational streams.
There are 5 hostel buildings which cater to the students’ need of accommodation.
- Hostel No. 1 Boys hostel
- Hostel No. 2 Girls hostel
- Hostel No. 3 Girls Hostel
- Hostel No. 4 Boys hostel
- Hostel No. 5 Boys hostel
Old Boys Hostel
The Hostel No. 1, better known as old hostel, was established in 1952. It has accommodations for 160 students and four faculty members. It has 48 single rooms and 48 double rooms.
New Boys Hostel No. 5
This hostel was built and inaugurated in 2005. The money for this Rs. 70 million building was raised by the alumni of the college. It has 7 floors, about 190 double rooms, 3 large guest rooms, 4 faculty flats, a dining hall, and a health clinic and a gym.
Student Festivals
Rangotsav
Rangotsav is a Conference on Advances in Polymer and Coating, Technical Festival of Polymer and Surface Coating Technology Department.
Sportsaga
Sportsaga is the annual sports festival of the Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai. Since its inception in the year 2005, Sportsaga has drawn to it sports enthusiasts from all over the city, state and nation. The 2013 edition featured over 20 events including the All Mumbai ICT Marathon and a closely contested athletics meet. The level of competition included not only the State’s top athletes but every type of sporting enthusiast, through both mainstream sporting events and informal events.
