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Do you regret joining IIT Bombay?
I know a friend who is currently in her second semester and she shared a few pieces of information regarding the scenario there.
As everyone says, joining IIT Bombay was indeed a very fun-filled experience and it satisfies all your cravings for a rich college life experience.
However, after a few days, she became aware of some harsh realities. Due to the relaxed ambiance, she stopped focusing on academics and was not among the toppers anymore. This affected her confidence a lot. She started feeling inferior to her peers and considered herself just an average student. She started anticipating if her decision to join IIT Bombay was even worth it. Eventually, she realized that she was mistaken and the truth was way different. She realized a few things she wasn’t able to ascertain before
- She was able to learn such things she could not have learned anywhere else
- She had learned to work more than her capabilities and push her limit by studying with many geniuses
- She got to know her worth when compared to people in the same field
- Life at IIT Bombay made her all the more humble and mature, ready to face life challenges strongly.
She eventually did not regret joining IIT Bombay even a bit. She gave it the credit for grooming her overall personality.
What was your experience like getting into IIT, Bombay to do M.Tech - CSE after clearing the GATE?
One of my friends got admission to IIT Bombay Computer Science and here is a detailed answer based on her experience.
The application process begins after GATE Ranks are released. You are required to opt for an Engineering discipline. If you did your bachelors in CS/IT, then you're allowed to opt for CSE, and some other Interdisciplinary courses like IEOR, etc.
Your application is then evaluated and then you might get a call if you clear the required criteria.
If you are willing to join CSE then I have 2 options for you.
- M.Tech as a Teaching Assistant: This is a 2-year programme; the first year is like any other course program comprising lectures, assignments, projects, and stuff while the second year requires you to work on your M.Tech. project.
Admission: Admissions with TA are done on the basis of GATE rank only and are not followed by any interviews or tests.
Course: Under this, you have to assist professors with their work such as managing lab sessions for UG students, exam supervision, etc.
- M.Tech as a Research Assistant: This is a 3-year program and is similar to TA except that you get to work on a funded research project under a professor from the very beginning. You get an additional year to complete your M.Tech coursework. The work is exciting and the course is less rigorous than TA.
Both TAs and RAs are required to complete the same number of minimum credits for their M.Tech degree, but RAs get an additional year. Admission to RA is difficult and is based on
- A CS test
- An interview if you manage to clear the test.
The test can consist of questions from the entire GATE syllabus. Once you clear the test, you have to sit for the interview.
Once you have been admitted to either of these, you have to choose from a wide range of courses. There are around 20 courses in the first semester, and you can choose them in 2 weeks by attending their classes and analyzing them. You have to select 3 (RA) or 4 (TA) courses.
The faculty pool is extremely learned and does justice to its reputation. Some are truly brilliant and awesome. Overall, the Institute fulfills all your expectations and stands up to its worth and credibility.
How much are you earning after graduating from IIT Bombay?
My sister is an IITian however she completed her Engineering from IIT Roorkee instead and not from IIT Bombay. Due to her average JEE Rank, she was admitted to Pulp and Paper Engineering branch only. Only later did she realize that high packages are reserved for very few people, The cream of the batch. Your branch and CGPA largely determine your package.
She faced a terrible situation during her placements. Not even below-average companies considered Pulp and Paper Engineering students. Owing to her interest in Programming, she was offered a job by Patni Computers at 3.6 LPA but with a 2-year bond of Rs. 75,000 (which required you to pay before joining as security). This seemed a bit odd and she decided to join an educational start-up that offered the same package without the bond. Most of her peers had much better packages on hand.
Today, she earns 12 times what she earned during that time and her income is at the same level as those of her peers. Even today she gets offers from people to consider moving to another more established startup at a 50% hike in salary.
Some very important lessons to learn from this are
- Your first job does not define your success and is only a stepping stone to achieving so much more.
- The area you choose in the first year does not define your career at all.
- Find what exactly you love doing and are good at
- The first job is not a measure of success or your abilities. It’s just an experiment to discover what exactly you are passionate about.
- Your CGPA does not matter after your first job.
Go explore, and wait for years until you are successful.
What is it like to major in Aerospace Engineering at IIT Bombay?
There is a course called CS207 Discrete Structures taught by Professor Ajit Diwan. It was related to Discrete Mathematics - Number Theory, Graph Theory, Combinatorics, Sets, and Groups, and was one of the most difficult courses my friend came across.
Professor Diwan is well known for his highly challenging problems and course material. During his lectures, he delivers a lot of information based on principles. For math lovers, his classes are an absolute delight.
He refrains from conducting more than one exam a month. However, the level of difficulty of the exam is high. The questions look very complicated but when one ponders upon them, they don’t seem that difficult.
The exams were extremely difficult to the extent that the passing cutoff was 7 out of 100 marks. Despite the entire batch consisting of JEE toppers, a lot of them were not able to make it to the cutoff.
What was the toughest course you took at IIT Bombay?
There is a course called CS207 Discrete Structures taught by Professor Ajit Diwan. It was related to Discrete Mathematics - Number Theory, Graph Theory, Combinatorics, Sets, and Groups, and was one of the most difficult courses my friend came across.
Professor Diwan is well known for his highly challenging problems and course material. During his lectures, he delivers a lot of information based on principles. For math lovers, his classes are an absolute delight.
He refrains from conducting more than one exam a month. However, the level of difficulty of the exam is high. The questions look very complicated but when one ponders upon them, they don’t seem that difficult.
The exams were extremely difficult to the extent that the passing cutoff was 7 out of 100 marks. Despite the entire batch consisting of JEE toppers, a lot of them were not able to make it to the cutoff.
What can be done to crack the JEE (Advanced) and get into IIT-Bombay?
Don’t be fixed upon a certain agenda and keep your options open. If you will restrict yourself in such a way you might limit your options as well as the capacity to give your best.
Instead, I suggest that you try to analyze why exactly you want to pursue Engineering. Is it because of the sheep mentality or do you really want to build things?
Once you are sure, then figure out how exactly you will be achieving this goal. Set achievable goals for yourself and work sincerely on fulfilling them. Reward yourself for very little achievement on the way. This will gradually increase your confidence and pave the way to achieve much more.
However, a very important thing is to dream but not demand. That is you should be passionate about a certain thing but not fixated on it too much to the extent that if you fail to achieve it, you lose much more. So you can desire to pursue BTech in CSE at IIT Bombay but leave room for other options as well.
Don’t stress yourself out too much and just concentrate on the present, your future will be visible sooner or later.
Who are some of the most famous IIT Bombay alumni?
IIT Bombay boasts a long list of notable alumni in various industries. Some of the most eminent figures have been listed below
- Nandan Nilekani: Chairman of UID and ex-head of Infosys.
- Manohar Parrikar: Present Chief Minister of the state of Goa
- Kanwal Rekhi: Ex-chairman of Citicorp, who has a building named after him at IIT Bombay.
- Jairam Ramesh: He is an Indian Economist and Politician belonging to the Indian National Congress in the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) ruling coalition of center-left political parties heading the Government of India.
- Bharat Desai: He is currently a chairman of Syntel, a KPO and IT organization. His current net worth is around 1.4 billion Dollars.
- Udaya Kumar: He designed the Indian rupee sign.
These famous alumni from IIT Bombay have made the institution's name and are highly considered idols by many IITians.
Which is a better place to study, IIT Delhi or IIT Bombay?
Without any second thoughts, I consider IIT Bombay a much better option than IIT Delhi. Some reasons that speak in favor of my opinion are
- IIT Bombay enjoys a higher locational advantage as well as a better-equipped campus.
- While both IITs have a decent Research culture, IIT Bombay is at a level higher than IIT Delhi in this aspect. It has a larger number of Papers and Patents to its credit.
- The ambiance at IIT Bombay is rather chill with no strict rules and regulations. You are free to do anything and no restrictions are imposed on dress code or LAN.
- IIT Bombay has a better climate than IIT Delhi.
- IIT Bombay enjoys the advantages of being a Financial capital with additional opportunities for the non-core sector.
- IIT Bombay has a few BS programs like BS Economics, Mathematics, and Chemistry which are not present in IIT Delhi. These programs are a bridge between engineering and applied science and render a wide scope of research and at the same time, applied fields.
- IIT Delhi has extra BTech programs like BTech Textile, BTech, and BioTech. The students of these programs usually go for non-core jobs and corporate life.
- IIT Bombay welcomes a number of eminent personalities. Some recently invited personalities include PM Narendra Modi, Brett Lee, Sadhguru, Yami Gautam.
- IIT Bombay has amazing hostels for freshers.
So both the institutes are elite in their own essence but nowadays IIT Bombay is a clear winner between the two.
How is the mess food at IIT-Bombay?
The quality and standard of the food are pretty good at IIT Bombay. However, after a few days, your tastebuds will get bored and you will crave something new. This is when the canteen comes to the rescue that functions till three in the morning.
The variety and the quality also vary from hostel to hostel. For instance, in hostel 18 the quality and the taste of the food is much better than in other hostels. A brief overview of the food served at various mails is given below.
- Breakfast: Tea fruits, rice with an additional curry.
- Lunch: An extravagant meal consisting of Paneer, vegetable, Chapati, Dal and rice.
- Evening snacks: Usually comprise fruits or biscuits.
The quality of food at IIT Bombay served changed drastically after Covid, but still, they managed to retain the original taste and quality.
Why is Massachusetts Institute of Technology better than IIT Bombay?
Massachusetts Institute of Technology is not better than IIT Bombay but unique. I will tell you why it is considered unique when compared to IIT Bombay.
A few years ago there was a girl Malvika Raj Joshi, who was home-tutored by her mother and thus was rejected by IIT Bombay under the pretext that her schooling wasn’t sufficient for admission. The same girl was accepted into Massachusetts Institute of Technology. While other elite IITs rejected her because of a lack of proper school education, only Massachusetts recognized her amazing talents and decided to hone them.
She was granted admission to MIT based on her outstanding achievements at the International Olympiad of Informatics. MITs flexibility deserves applause for accepting such a student that has unique potential despite having no formal school education.
- Malvika is a three-time medal winner (two silver and a bronze) at the International Olympiad of Informatics (IOI).
- MIT has accepted students who are medal winners at various Olympiads (Maths, Physics, or Computer)
- To date, MIT has birthed 34 Nobel Laureates and IIT teaches some of their theories.
So in all these aspects, MIT is considered superior to even IIT Bombay as it gives chances to unique profile students.
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