Some major USPS of IIT Bombay that sets it apart from other IITs are

• Amazing hostels with splendid views and facilities 
• There is a hill inside the campus which adds to the overall beauty of the campus.
• Not only is there a hill within campus but also a beautiful lake that makes the ambiance surreal.
• The weekends are filled with many fun activities such as ‘Monsoon Run’.
• The classrooms have state-of-the-art facilities and look really cool.
• Tech fest has amazing exhibits while Mood-Indigo is a crazy festival

These are some highlights that make IIT Bombay unique and much preferred among Engineering students.

Based on my friends' experience, the best professor at IIT Bombay is Professor R. K. Shevgaonkar. He was once a director of II Delhi who left his post because he was strictly against breaking his principles and ethics. He was a man of ethics. He joined IIF Bombay recently and my friend was taught the course EE301- Electromagnetic Waves by him.

The fact that the course book itself was written by the same professor who taught it brought magic to the classroom experience. The students probed challenging questions to the professors and he was the only one who answered each question clearly and precisely. He appreciates the students' thirst for learning and love for the particular subject.

He once told his students that it doesn’t really matter what everyone becomes after leaving IIT, but until they are sitting in his class, they all are electrical engineers. This impressed my friend and he became his favorite professor ever since then.

The exam papers set by him were not monotonous but quite challenging and provoked the students to study harder. He held quizzes to assess the child’s knowledge and abilities.

He is a highly respected professor at IIT Bombay, and because of his immense fame and fandom, the subject taught by him has become everyone’s favorite. He was never strict during classes but his classes were so intriguing that one could not help but pay complete attention.

If you're looking to change your branch at IIT Bombay, there are two main factors that will determine how easy or difficult it is for you:

1. Other students who are also looking to change their branch - The demand for different branches at IITB is divided into three categories: high-level demand (Computer Science & Engineering and Electrical Engineering), mid-level demand (Engineering Physics, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering), and low-level demand (all other branches).
2. Your own priorities and aptitude - You'll need to decide how much time you want to dedicate to studying vs. extracurricular activities, and where you fit relative aptitude compared to other students.

Here's a breakdown of what these factors mean for you:

Role of the first factor:

• Demand for different branches at IIT Bombay is based largely on which branch offers better job opportunities and salaries, so some branches are more competitive than others.
• Depending on the level of demand for your desired branch, it may be harder or easier to get a COB.

Role of the second factor:

• Depending on how much time you want to dedicate to studying vs. extracurricular activities, and where you fit relative aptitude, you may find it easier or harder to get a COB.
• Specifically, you can think of yourself as falling into one of the following categories:

• Most of the time dedicated to studying and least to the extracurrics (MSLE)
• Equal amount of dedication and time to both studies and extracurrics (ESE)
• Least time given to studies and most to the extracurrics (LSME)
• Students with above average aptitude (AAA)
• Students with average aptitude (AA)
• Students with below-average aptitude (BAA)

Overall, getting a COB at IIT Bombay will depend on a combination of these factors, so it's important to be realistic about your chances and make sure you're prepared to put in the effort needed to succeed.

Here is the experience of a student at IIT Bombay who has explained how he had spent his last days at IIT Bombay.

During the last 7 days, he experienced the most hectic and difficult days of his life at IIT. He was skipping almost a meal a day during those 7 days while developing a photobioreactor. This device converts sunlight into chemical energy using green algae which could be used for biodiesel and pharma-grade products. The experimental procedure was quite tedious and meticulous requiring measurement of 7 parameters every 4 hours, including the sweetest hours of sleep at 2 am and 6 am. 

Testing all 7 parameters would take 1-2 hours, and he was left with just 2 hours before he took the next reading. He had failed numerous times in the process of building up this technology over the last year.

Whenever he failed, he would start all over again and wash the whole setup. After so many failures, he finally succeeded and was able to file a patent on the technology. Although those were the worst, hard, and most satisfying days of his life, he is happy today when he looks back, and that's all that matters in the end.