Institute of Chemical Technology [ICT]

About College

ICT was founded in 1933 as a University Department of Chemical Technology (UDCT) of the University if Mumbai. It was renamed as the Mumbai University Institute of Chemical technology (Autonomous) in 2002.ICT is considered to be the best post graduate centre in India and comparable to the best in the world.

In 2004, institute got complete autonomy. And in 2008 it was granted the deemed university status and renamed as ICT.

It was pinned elite badge by state government of Maharashtra. And this has put this institute on a par with institutes like IITs, IISc etc. It has produced many industrialists, academics, bureaucrats like Mukesh Ambani, Dr. K. Anji Reddy etc.

It has been receiving various grants and projects from UGC, DAE, DBT, DST and other agencies with several centres of excellence :Food engineering and technology, Centres of Advanced Studies in Chemical Engineering, UGC Networking resource Centre in chemical Engineering

The Spirit:

It is the official bimonthly cultural magazine cum newsletter of ICT. It highlights the achievements of current students, alumni etc.

Bombay Technologist :

It is the annual technical journal of the Technological Association.it publishes technical articles covering areas of science and technology.

ICT is the first preference for the chemical, textile, Bio-tech, and other related industry companies. Being constantly ranked among top colleges for chemical and related engineering, it has gained a tremendous response from the industry. Also, the strong alumni factor also makes the hot-spot for the recruitment process.

Some of the major companies which recruits from ICT are as follows:-

HOSTEL/RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES:-

The hostels are providing all kinds of facilities. They are neat and clean. The rooms are also very spacious.

• Hostel No. 1 is called The Old Hostel. It was constructed in the year 1951.
• The New Hostel (Hostel No. 2) had been built for accommodating the UG students and the research scholars.
• In the year 1987, Hostel No. 3 was made so that more and more accommodation can be provided for the students and the scholars and the like.
• Subsequently, many hostels were made for accommodating the girls too (Hostel No. 4).
• About 840 students can be accommodated in all the hostels.
• The total seats that are available for new entrants are almost 200 per year. It includes all the courses (the division stands like this: 145 boys and 55 girls).
• Guest rooms are also available at some hostels.
• Hostels have a TV room, playground, health center, gymkhana, study room, and reading room facilities.
• The students are covered under ‘Accident Policy’.

LIBRARY:-

ICT library is one of the best special libraries in the country. It acts as an academic library as well as a research library. It is housed in a separate two-story building.

There is a number of collections in the library.

• There are 75766 numbers of volumes
• There are 97 technical and scientific journals that have been subscribed
• 4039 Theses & Dissertations have been kept 
• There are 1217 CD-ROMs.

INFORMATION PROCESSING CENTER:-

It provides internet and intranet connectivity to the entire ICT through a fiber optic backbone. It has 150 personal computers. It has 2 laptops and 1 projector. It also houses a number of servers e.g. Siddhi server, email server, etc. 

SPORTSAGA :

It is the annual sports festival of ICT. It has drawn sports enthusiasts from all over the country. It organizes various events in different sports field e.g. Athletics, cricket, badminton, basketball, chess, futsal, etc.

Vortex :

It is the Chemfest of ICT which witnesses over 2000 participants from various colleges to showcase their chemical engineering skills.

Manzar:

It is the annual cultural festival of ICT

Texpressions:

It is the cultural festival holed by the division of fibers and textiles.