IIT Bombay

Education is defined as not for profit business in the country...

1) When was IIT Bombay established? Motto? Current Chairman?

Estbd. in 1958 and recognised as institute of national importance and institute of eminence
Institute of Technology Act 1961-  The Act also declares these institutes as Institutes of National Importance.
Vision : “The Vision of IIT Bombay is to be the fountainhead of new ideas and of innovators in technology and
science. Its Mission is to create an ambience in which new ideas and creativity flourish and from which research
and scholarship and leaders and innovators of tomorrow emerge.”
Motto : GYANAM PARAMAM DHYEYAM : Knowledge is the supreme goal
Current Chairman : Pawan Kumar Goenka, Former CEO and MD of Mahindra mahindra
Director : Prof. Subhashish Chaudhary

Why not IIT Mumbai?

1. The Institutes of Technology Act (IIT Act) of 1961 bears this name, will have to change it
2. Bombay is a part of the name of the institute itself and not merely address i.e IIT Bombay, Mumbai. Just like
we do not change our name if we change our address
3. Over the years IITB has built the reputation with that name in various institution, organisation and
companies around the world. It's like a brand name. 
4. Abbreviated names creates more problem. IITB after name change will become IITM. But for ages, IITM is
already known as IIT Madras. So to avoid confusion overseas and within India...
5. Eg pondicherry University, Calcutta High court etc name didn't change after change in the name of the city
To rename IIT Bombay to IIT Mumbai, the Parliament will need to amend this act

Institutes of Eminence (IoE) is a recognition scheme for higher education institutes in India, set by
the University Grants Commission in 2017.
AIM- to empower Higher Educational Institutions to help them become world class teaching and research
institutions.
The plan will include twenty institutes, ten private and ten public. The UGC set up an Empowered Expert
Committee (EEC) which was tasked with the selection of the institutes and later with monitoring them. The plan
encompasses twenty institutions, 16 already declared as of August 2019. Recognized institutes are granted more
autonomy, both administratively (e.g. setting fees, admit foreign students and faculty) and academically,
and will enjoy better collaboration opportunities with global universities. Public institutions are granted up
to ₹1,000 crore; no funding is awarded to private institutions.
The University Grants Commission of India (UGC India) is a statutory body set up by the Department of Higher
Education, Ministry of Education, Government of India in accordance to the UGC Act 1956[2] and is charged with
coordination, determination and maintenance of standards of higher education. It provides recognition to
universities in India, and disbursements of funds to such recognized universities and colleges
IIT Bombay, IIT Madras, IIT Khargapur, Anna University, Delhi University, BHU, IISC Bangalore, Jadavpur
University ( Public )
Jio Institute, Jamia Hamdard, BITS Pilani, VIT, Manipal academy of Higher education ( Private)
Universities in the IoE group are expected to break into the ranks of the world’s top 500 universities in 10-15
years and eventually into the top 100.

IIT Ranking not so good?

Reputation among peers, employers and students is important criterion in world rankings. Older, established
institutions have a clear advantage over newer ones because reputation is not something that happens instantly
but is only built over time. To become a top-ranked university worldwide, an institution must be, or become,
especially strong in the sciences, engineering and medicine. This is because world rankings
emphasize research productivity in these areas over others. India’s universities are at a disadvantage in several
ways since engineering and medicine departments and schools are outside the university system. It is
quite strange that greenfield private institutions were invited to compete in the first place because building an
institution, finding capable faculty and competing internationally within 10-15 years is a tall order.
controversy- bharti university and jio institute-greenfield institute

Deemed university, or deemed-to-be-university, is an accreditation awarded to higher educational institutions

conferring the status of a university. It is granted by MHRD, "An Institution of Higher Education, other than
universities, working at a very high standard in specific area of study, can be declared by the Central Government
on the advice of the University Grants Commission (UGC), as an Institution 'Deemed-to-be-university'. Institutions
that are 'deemed-to-be-university' enjoy the academic status and privileges of a university."
2) Why IITIANS joining civil services or non core job?
Dynamism- whatever we study in college may not be that relevant
Future- Data analytics
Responsibility, Ambition, Authority/Ownership of work and Recognition ,{RISK TAKING ABILITY}
Our academia and industry link lack, job skewed- The interlinakges between various sectors is making engineer
chose that as their skill is used in non core field also +good remuneration and opportunities are driving us to do
this job. non core companies- they are also choosing them as they feel that they are competant
Non core vs Civil Services : Returns on efforts, Money/Sharholders Interest vs Humanitarian interest
impact, responsibility, leadership, scale of people impacted by your work (defence personnel)- in very short
amount of time- one get that

2.1) Why non core companies prefer IITians?

IIT provides opportunity for innovative and creative thinking.Thats why non core companies prefer IITians for their
problem solving capability, faster learning and new ideas that they bring(out of box solution).

3) isn't the above a loss of national income

VISION & Mission of IIT is not just to create technocrats and researchers but also to create leaders and innovators
of tomorrow. Thus by joining civil services I will be fulfilling the vision behind IIT’s and will be contributing to the
nation in one way or the other. Also there is freedom and choice and lot of factors that determine ones career.

4) Tell me 5 notable Alumnus from IITB and their contribution

1. K. Sivan- chairman ISRO
2. Nandan Nilekani : Infosys & UIDAI
3. Manohar Parrikar : Defence Minister & CM Goa
4. Jairam Ramesh - Economist and politician, former minister (rural deve, Drinking water and sanitation), M.P
representing karnataka state in Rajya Sabha
5. Pranav Mistry (CEO STAR Labs 6th Sense and Neons)
6. Nitesh Tiwari : Director (Dangal), chichore
Bhavesh Agarwal : Ola co-founder
Viral Acharya : RBI Deputy Governor
Munish Moudgil-

Shailesh J Mehta : CEO of fortune 500 company (Providian Finance Corporation)

Uday Kumar (rupee symbol)
Vipul Goyal- stand-up comedian

negative
Sanjiv Bhatt-serving life imprisonment in 1990 custodial death case. former IPS officer (Gujarat cadre).  Role in filing
an affidavit in SC against then CM of Gujarat (Modi) concerning  Modi's alleged role in Gujarat roits.. the court
observed that 'bhatt was in active touch with leaders of rival pol parties, NGOS and activism of creating pressure
even upon 3 judge bench of this court.
6th Sense and Neons :-
With this project, I wanted to make technology more like us, so we don’t have to worry whether people can read
and write. Rather than us learning the language of machines, can they learn the language of humans? That’s how it
started.

Now, a continuous conversation can only happen with an avatar if it can exhibit all the expressions—the behaviours
—that humans do. What we’re doing here is very unlike what artificial intelligence (AI) assistants like Siri and Alexa
do. Our goal is not to have something that can answer questions for you. We want to give you technology that is
humane to talk to

NEONs (NEO +humaN) are called as world's first artificial humans. Look and behave like real humans, and could
one day develop memories and emotions- though behind a 4k display. (Extensively trained, Behavioural Neural
Networks)
Personalised vertual assistance, like a friend to speak to and share experience

http://www.forbesindia.com/article/ces-2020/do-we-need-artificial-humans-samsungs-pranav-mistry-
creator-of-neonlifes-explains/57017/1
6 th.sense :-It’s the beginning of a new era of technology where engineering will reach new milestones. Just like in the science fiction movies
where display of computer screen appears on walls, commands are given by gestures, the smart digital environment which talks to us to do
our work and so on, these all will be possible very soon.
https://www.engineersgarage.com/article_page/sixth-sense-technology/

5) Why IIT's are lagging behind in global rankings? what can be done to improve rankings?
https://www.google.com/amp/s/m.economictimes.com/industry/services/education/indian-universities-
out-of-top-300-in-global-rankings/amp_articleshow/71092191.cms
  IIT B (401_500)
IITB Ranking(152-2019) (162nd)…last year 179th ( QS Rankings)
Parameters used : 2019 IIT-B ranking score (Overall Score : 48.2%, MIT 100)

Academic reputation - 40%

52.5

Employer reputation

72.9

Student to faculty ratio

43.3
 Citation per faculty 

4.4

International faculty 

1.8

International students

54.1

Measure for International faculty : Pan IIT Plan to recruit foreign faculty commonly; they have divided different
geographies among themselves for scouting purpose. GIAN
Citation per Faculty :  better quality of research, better peer reviewing mechanisms etc..
Negatives 
Industrial Academia Collaborations are low
Citations are less because Cross-citations are less as every IIT is doing its own research and no collaborations
are seen
Research Reputation is low : Lack of lecturers and thus dedicated research faculty; PHD issues (INSPIRE issue)
faculty-student ratio (1:15 while global requirement is 1:10)
International staff issues 
Way Ahead : Project Vishwajeet, INSPIRE, Lecturer (Separate research and academic), China’s 1000 talent
programme, IMPRINT 2

The Thousand Talents Plan is a Chinese government program to attract scientists and engineers from overseas.
Since the plan began in 2008, it has recruited thousands of researchers from countries including the United States,
the United Kingdom, Germany, Singapore, Canada, Japan, France and AustraliaAustralia

IMPacting Research, INnovation and Technology (IMPRINT), a national initiative of the Ministry of Human

Resource Development (MHRD) designed to address all major engineering challenges relevant to India through an
inclusive and sustainable mode of translational research has now reached its next phase, IMPRINT Round 2
Innovation in Science Pursuit for Inspired Research (INSPIRE)" is an innovative programme sponsored and
managed by the Department of Science & Technology for attraction of talent to Science. The basic objective of
INSPIRE is to communicate to the youth of the country the excitements of creative pursuit of science, attract talent
to the study of science at an early age and thus build the required critical human resource pool for strengthening
and expanding the Science & Technology system and R & D base.
6) Do you support number of new IITs coming up?
New IITs: 

IIT Kharagpur

IITKGP

1951

1951

West Bengal

IIT Bombay

IITB

1958

1958

Maharashtra

IIT Kanpur

IITK

1959

1959

Uttar Pradesh

IIT Madras

IITM

1959

1959

Tamil Nadu
5

IIT Delhi

IITD

1961

1963

Delhi

IIT Guwahati

IITG

1994

1994

Assam

IIT Roorkee

IITR got

1847

2001

Uttarakhand

IIT Ropar

IITRPR

2008

2008

Punjab
9

IIT Bhubaneswar

IITBBS

2008

2008

Odisha

10

IIT Gandhinagar

IITGN

2008

2008

Gujarat

11

IIT Hyderabad

IITH

2008

2008

Telangana

12

IIT Jodhpur

IITJ

2008

2008

Rajasthan
13

IIT Patna

IITP

2008

2008

Bihar

14

IIT Indore

IITI

2009

2009

Madhya Pradesh

15

IIT Mandi

IITMandi

2009

2009

Himachal Pradesh

16

IIT (BHU) Varanasi

IIT (BHU)

1919

2012

Uttar Pradesh
17

IIT Palakkad

IITPKD

2015[14]

2015[14]

Kerala

18

IIT Tirupati

IITTP

2015

2015

Andhra Pradesh

19

IIT Dhanbad

IIT (ISM)

1926

2016

Jharkhand

20

IIT Bhilai[15]

IITBH

2016

2016

Chhattisgarh
 21

IIT Goa[16]

IITGOA

2016

2016

Goa

22

IIT Jammu[17]

IITJM

2016

2016

Jammu and Kashmir

23

IIT Dharwad[18]

IITDH

2016

2016

Karnataka

Brand name of IIT’s helps new institutes to groom at faster pace which will aid in providing quality education and
research, Rising aspirants etc… new IIt’s will cater the demand,

7) How much engg helps IAS? Aptitude (Quicker Learning), Approach (Adaptation), Capacity to take innovative
steps…Today we need technocrats more than bureaucrats. Era of technology, policy formulation may require it's
use.

8) Graduate of IIT, why don't you go for entrepreneurship? 

Finance, Infrastructure...
9) Growing number of suicides in IIT? 
Personal Expectations, Societal (Parental) and Peer Pressure, Relationship Issues, pyschological health tracking is
not there. People are coming from society and suicides are happening if stress is not catered to.

Way Ahead: Counselling right from school, cultivating mental strength, using sports and yoga, meditation

10) Do you support coming of foreign University in India?

Yes 
Positives : Research collaboration, opportunities and exposure to students, saving of forex, brain drain
prevention, better rankings of indian institutes as foreign faculties will be easily available, competition will
improve higher education scenario in India
Negatives : Autonomy & Regulation, Parity with domestic institutes in terms of degrees, rich- poor divide ( inequality,inaccessibility),
corrupt practices, money going out.
Way Ahead : IOE + Collaboration

11) First IIT and idea of Nehru about IIT?Is purpose for which it was brought is fulfilled?
Idea behind IIT was to create institutions from where leaders and innovators of tomorrow can emerge. As we have
seen, almost every field has alumni of IITs leading, we can say a lot of ground has been covered. But still when we
look at international ranking, our best institute is still at 152nd rank. Full potential still needs to be reached.

12) IIT Bombay among IITs - How it is better? Unique aspects?

Location, culture which promotes pursuing diverse interests, entrepreneurship course (Hiranandani- silicon
valley powai), corporate-academic collaboration  
13) New frontiers being explored by IIT Bombay?

14) IOE to IIT Bombay? Justify.

15) How IITB fest different from other IIT fests?

Scale in terms of footfall, budget, events & celebrities, international collaboration
Organizational Structure & Planning
Innovation

16) What does IITB lack and steps to make it better?

Possibility of shifting majors as per interest (2 years of general engineering and then going for major)
Remedial Classes for weaker students (English, Subject courses etc…), {Mentorship}
Deferred placement policy for research as well
Rural Internship as a course (CITARA)
More Humanity course - NEP also talks how humanities and technologies should be interlinked
 IIT BHU model - students to adopt an underprivileged family and help them with the ration cards, etc.

17) IIT being made into universities-Architecture / Management schools coming up - Will it dilute the focus
on tech?
eg MIT (Founded in 1861 in response to the increasing industrialization of the United States, MIT adopted a
European polytechnic university model and stressed laboratory instruction in applied science and engineering.)
we want interdisciplinary, boundaries between courses are blurring
eg J sai deepak (iitkgp- law)

18) IITB Startup stories? Tech and non-tech?

Non-tech : Ola, Flyrobe, Housing.com, Toppr
Tech : Inmobi, Infosys, 

19) Politics in colleges - good and bad points? LYNGDOH COMMISSION recommendation

-Only those students, who had attained a minimum permissible percentage of attendance as
prescribed in a college or university, or 75 percent where it had not been prescribed, would be
eligible to vote.
To keep anti-social elements away from the campus politics, any student with a criminal record,
which included trial in a case or a conviction, a misdemeanor, or being subjected to any
disciplinary action by university authorities, would not be eligible to contest.
To check the use of big money in student politics, the maximum limit for spending by a student
in election had been fixed at Rs 5,000.
“Each candidate shall, within two weeks of the declaration of the results, submit complete and
audited accounts to the college or university authority as the case may be, which shall be
published by them within two days of the submission,” the report said, adding that election of a
candidate would be automatically nullified for not filing the expenses statement.
The political parties were completely barred from financing the elections of candidates of their
affiliated student organisations as the students were only permitted to raise small funds from
contribution among themselves.
“There shall be no appeal to caste or communal feelings for securing votes. Places of worship,
within or outside the campus, shall not be used for the election propaganda,” the report said,
while prohibiting use of printed posters, pamphlets or any other election material as only
handmade posters would be permitted.

student activism based on issues vs politicisation

20) Why did you get into IIT?

At that point of time it was a good and fascinating option for one who has interest in science & mathematics
21) Why setting up only IITs and not other central universities?
Central Universities Act, 2009: Gujarat, HP, Haryana, Kashmir, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala etc…. (17 new
universities )
Issues related : Funding, faculty, infrastructure
 Model of Specialised Educational Institution has worked well over the past few years as can be seen in IITs IIMs NLUs
AIIMS etc..
22) IIT vs NIT? IIT vs IISc?
23) IITB Governance 
1. NIRF ranking:-The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) is a methodology adopted by
the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India, to rank institutions of higher
education in India
2. includes 5 broad generic groups of parameters namely teaching, learning and resources; graduation
outcomes; perception; outreach and inclusivity; research and professional
practichttps://collegedunia.com/university/25703-iit-bombay-indian-institute-of-technology-mumbai/ranking
3. Do you think it is right to come to civil services after IITs?
4. Flora fauna of the campus? NP, Hills, Lakes etc.
5. Should girls be provided reservation in IITs and other institutes?- 17%
6. IITs are known for providing domain specific knowledge. How will you use this in administration
7. Why so many jumps - IIT to Mgmt Consulting to Anthropology?
8. Graduates not becoming engineers, why not set up other univs rather than new IITs?
9. How was your experience at IIT?
10. Aim of IIT graduate - responsibility, fame, money or power?
11. Use of Alumni Network in growth of any institution
12. Favorite professor - His work?
13. Compare IITB vs ECP

SINE 
Society for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (SINE) is a formal technology business incubator in the campus set
up in 2004. SINE not just provide infrastructural support to its incubates, but also give intangible support in the
form of in-house guidance, retainer professional services such as CA/lawyer/HR, accessing funders’ network,
mentors, advisers, and institute resources such as labs, faculty support, technical guidance, etc.
The success of SINE lies in the fact that more than 50% companies are funded by angels, VCs, and financial
institutions, and are also revenue-generating.
The mandate of SINE is to look at business ideas that fulfill two criteria:
• They should have an IP backing them, which need not be necessarily patented; SINE does not prefer pure services
or consultation ideas.
• At least one of the core promoters should be from the IIT-B community, which includes graduating students,
alumni, faculty, permanent staff, and other research partners.
The ideas could be from any of the three categories—pure economic value, strategic value, social impact.
Methodology-anyone with an idea walks into SINE. They discuss to see if the idea merits a business case or not. If
it does, the person is asked to write a business plan, which then goes through the due diligence of an internal
review. This is followed by an external review by experts who could be from the said domain, an entrepreneur, or
an investor. Depending on the external reviewer’s opinion, a call is taken on whether to incubate the project or not.
SINE has three kinds of incubation support-
1. regular incubation where infrastructure support is given at subsidized cost
2. virtual incubation if infrastructure is not required,
 3. Pre-incubation if the idea is in its nascent stage and needs to be tested and validated before being taken up
as a business case.
The SINE incubation programme is for three years.
SINE also helps in creating the desired brand name for its companies and in enabling the necessary ecosystem
where the companies are nurtured to evolve into independent/successful business ventures
SINE aspires to be the vital link in the entire value chain supporting entrepreneurship. Considering the huge young
human resource available in our country, incubators such as SINE are essential to tap the potential of
entrepreneurship and generate employment avenues
I-Ascend is a joint initiative of IITB Alumni Association and SINE, to strengthen the entrepreneurship efforts of
SINE, ECell and IITB, by building strong alumni linkages using the IITBAA/HF (Heritage Fund) network and bring
support from alumni to IITB entrepreneur communities.

Incubation centre
These are centres where transitory and facilitative assistance is given to small enterprises or start-ups. It is geared
towards small business development, innovation and application of technology, and promotion of growth from
within local economies, while additionally giving a tool for technology transmission.

The Entrepreneurship Cell, IIT Bombay, also known as E-Cell, IIT Bombay, is the primary entrepreneurship
promoting body of the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, managed and run completely by the students of
the institute. It organises initiatives like the annual business plan competition Eureka! and the flagship event, The
Entrepreneurship Summit (E-Summit) in January each year, which receives a footfall of over 20000.
he Entrepreneurship Cell, IIT Bombay targets to help in the development of India's entrepreneurial ecosystem by
enabling easy and efficient interaction between its major components spanning students, working professionals,
aspiring and existing entrepreneurs, mentors, angel investors, venture capital firms and corporates through events
like interactive sessions, competitions and conferences
The Entrepreneurship Cell was formed by students and some Professors of IIT Bombay with the mission of
promoting the culture of entrepreneurship within the campus of IIT Bombay in October, 1998. Since then, the cell
has launched several initiatives for budding entrepreneurs in IIT Bombay and other colleges across India. E-Cell,
IIT Bombay was one of the founding members of the National Entrepreneurship Network
The Startup Bootcamp is a 10-week-long program, during which ideas are made startup worthy with the help of an
efficient team building exercise as well as extensive mentoring. The selected startups are also offered incubation in
SINE (Society for Innovation and Entrepreneurship), IIT Bombay

Women Reservation
The women-only seats, or supernumerary seats, were introduced in 2018 in order to increase the number of girl
students in IITs, which continues to be heavily skewed in favour of boys. Number of women-only seats from 14 per
cent (779) in 2018 to 17 per cent (946) in 2019. Going by the recent trend, the number of women IITians can be
speculated to be no less than 2,008.
In 2018, 1,062 girls made it to the IITs through the common merit list in the JEE (Advanced). But the government
created 14 per cent, or 779 supernumerary seats, which took the number of girls in the IITs to 1,841, the highest so
far. 
The government is hoping that the creation of around 900 girl-only seats will bring a remarkable change in the
gender disparity on IIT campuses.
The plan was to take the total number of girls to 20 per cent in B Tech programmes in IITs. In 2017, the girls’
admission percentage in B Tech programmes was a mere 9.3
Dheeraj Sanghi, a senior professor at IIT Kanpur, said while creating women-only seat was “okay” to correct the
gender imbalance at IITs, the authorities should also look at larger interventions such as ending gender biases at
the examination level.
your views?
fresh talents
gender disparity- disadvantageos
set example
STEM- women very less
What is your opinion on affirmative action for women at IITs?
girls motivated to opt STEM
Reservation- SC/ST- participation has increased- equally applicable in this case-greater opportunity
Long term - empowered they do not need any positive action

virtual reality vs Augmented reality

Virtual Reality (VR) is the use of computer technology to create a simulated environment. Unlike traditional user
interfaces, VR places the user inside an experience. Instead of viewing a screen in front of them, users are
immersed and able to interact with 3D worlds
Augmented Reality- technology that superimposes a computer-generated image on a user's view of the real
world, thus providing a composite view.

IIT bombay song by rabindranath tagore

padma shree- Romesh wadvani- alumni- elec, symphony founder, guest of honour in my convocation

lesson for other institution- joint exam

The Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA) 2019 has been set up by the Ministry of Human Resources
Development (MHRD) to manage and regulate the joint seat allocation for admissions to 107 institutes for the
academic year 2019-20. This includes 23 IITs, 31 NITs, 25 IIITs and 28 Other-Government Funded Technical
Institutes (Other-GFTIs).

IIT Bombay protest should it be allowed?

Modern universities around the world have developed not only as centres of knowledge but also as catalyst
of social mobility. In a hierarchical and divided society like India, university campuses have been the only
spaces where students could find opportunities, and the confidence, to break social barriers.
I believe that universities should not only focus on making their students employable or but also prepare
them for a future that includes active political engagement with the state and society.
college- roommate and wing- from ias son to sc st and lower socio eco class
students different background that provide perfect platform for discussion and debate and educate the society
universities are temples of education. how to question- academic and peacticle, ask question in scoiety
change in society- major fuel students
historical- emergency and historical freedom fighters
shouldnt be limited to studies
critical thinking questioning that should not be limited to society that should be imoemented
ultimate goal nation building universities contribute more
universities critical analysis
protest to positive discussion educate people to understand everyones perspective
rather than a violence platform - debate and discussion
use it constructively

9 Apr 2019
IIT Bombay has secured second position in the Atal Rankings of Institutions on Innovation Achievements
(ARIIA 2019) rankings under public funded institutions. The Institute stands third in Engineering, fourth
in Overall and tenth in Management category of the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF
2019) rankings
ARIIA- 1st- IITM , chennai
ARIIA ranking 2020 :-
Indian Institute of Technology, IIT Bombay has secured the second position in the Atal Rankings of Institutions on
Innovation, ARIIA 2020 under the category of government-funded institutions.
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras in Institute of National Importance, Central Universities &
Central Funded Technical Institutes category.
Maharashtra’s Institute of Chemical Technology in the government and government-aided
universities category.
College of Engineering Pune in the government and government aided college/institutions category.
Odisha’s Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) in the private or self-financed
universities category.

I3- innovate in india

The first ever Industry-Academia mission to accelerate biopharmaceutical development in India

Mumbai Floods
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IIT - teach more about science behind engineering than engineering

Role of IIT Delhi and Bombay in Covid management?
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Amid the shortage of medical oxygen for treating COVID-19 patients, the IIT Bombay has come up with an ingenious solution to

help address the issue by converting a nitrogen unit into an oxygen generating unit, the institute said on Thursday.
With masks helping to contain the spread of Covid-19, the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (IIT-B) has developed a wash-
resistant antiviral and antibacterial
Taking a remarkable step forward in the direction of affordable kits, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi has
developed a low-cost testing kit( Rs 650) for the novel coronavirus. The test which has been given the name
‘Corosure’ is touted to be the world’s most affordable COVID-19 diagnostic test and was launched by Union
Human Resource Development Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank and Minister of State Sanjay Dhotre on
Wednesday. Also approved by ICMR.
The IIT Delhi`s rapid antigen test kit for COVID-19 gives results within five minutes. This RAT kit is also
affordable and will be available for purchase at a cost of Rs 50.