As IIT Bombay is the central institution, the National Testing Agency (NTA) conducts tests not only for IITs but also for all other central institutions like IIITs and NITs. IIT Bombay has the ultimate choice for pursuing engineering and technological courses at this institution. Hence, it is important to know the admission process for this institution.

Eligibility Criteria

1. The candidate should be among the top 2,50,000 in the All-India Rank in the JEE Main to appear for JEE Advanced.

2. The maximum age limit should not be more than 25 years. However, five years of relaxation is given to SC/ST/PwD candidates.

3. They cannot take JEE Advanced more than two times in two consecutive years.

4. Only candidates from either the current batch or the previous year can take JEE Advanced, and the year and month of declaring the result are considered for the particular academic year.

5. The candidate should not have gotten admission to any other IITs. If so, then their admission will be canceled.

For UG admission:

The candidate must have secured a minimum of 75% marks in aggregate (65% for SC/ST/PwD candidates) in the +2 (or equivalent board examination) with Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics as their compulsory subjects or must be within the top 20 percentile of successful candidates in their respective classes.

For PG Admission:

The candidate who passed or appeared for B.E./ B. Tech earned through Associate Membership Examinations conducted by recognized professional bodies (like Institution of Engineers. (India), Institute of Chemical Engineers., Aeronautical Society of India, Institute of Electronics & Telecommunication Engineers., Indian Institute of Metals, etc.) with 60% marks (55% for SC/ST/PwD candidates) or an equivalent 6.0 score on a 10-point CGPA/CPI scale (5.5 scores for SC/ST/PwD) are eligible to take GATE.

Selection Criteria

For UG Courses:

As IIT Bombay is one of the top-most institutions in the engineering category, it requires a generally higher ranking in the JEE Advanced Exam. Therefore, a candidate should have a required ranking in the JEE Advanced exam, which is required by IIT Bombay. Before that, they should register and appear for JEE Main and qualify for JEE Advanced. After that, they have to enroll in the Joint Seat Allocation process upon declaring the results for All India Rank, where they need to select IIT Bombay as their first choice. However, the seat is allocated based on choice filled, JEE Advanced Score, and Category.

For PG Courses:

A candidate needs to appear for the GATE exam in the desired program slot and obtain the required GATE score with the scorecard, and then fill up the online application form and pay the necessary application fee for appearing for the written test/personal interview to get admission to the PG course.