About Institute of Chemical Technology - ICT

Institute of Chemical Technology (ICT), Mumbai is a Premier, Deemed University devoted to education, training, research and industrial collaboration in chemical engineering, chemical technology, applied chemistry, pharmacy, biotechnology and bio-processing. ICT, Mumbai was established as the Department of Chemical Technology on 1st October, 1933 by the University of Mumbai, through active support of industries and philanthropists. The Institute was most popularly known as UDCT, Mumbai. Research has been an integral part of ICT since its inception and it has created over 500 first generation entrepreneurs. The UDCT grew significantly in stature and was granted autonomy under UGC regulations by the University of Mumbai and further converted in to an Institute on 26th January, 2002. Under the World Bank TEQIP programme, the Maharashtra government granted it full autonomy in June 2004. Due to the recommendations of the Government of Maharashtra and University of Mumbai, the ICT was granted Deemed University Status by the MHRD on 12th September, 2008, with all provisions of the UGC for funding and support as the state owned deemed university.

Based on its stellar performance and national and international accolades, the ICT was declared as Elite Institute and Centre of Excellence by Government of Maharashtra on 20th April 2012 in the State Assembly, on par with national institutes of importance such as IITs, IISc and IISERs.

Transportation

Most of the long distance trains on the Central and Western Railways halt at the Dadar Railway Station. All buses operated by the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation and private carriers stop at Dadar bus station on Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Road near Jagannath Shankarshet Flyover and Khodadad Circle (or popularly called Dadar TT).

From Matunga Railway Station (Central Railway-Main Line) - ICT can be reached in about 15 minutes on foot following L. Nappu Road, Bhandarkar Road, Maheshwari Udyan circle, Don Bosco Church and High School.

From Wadala Railway Station (Harbour Line of Central Railway) - It is about 12 minutes walk. Exit on the western gate on the Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Road; walk straight on D.S.Barato Road in front of the station to Wadala Church and turn right on Nathalal Parekh Road (backside of VJTI). It will take about 5 minutes to reach the ICT.

From King’s Circle Railway Station (Harbour Line of Central Railway) - Get down on Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Road and walk southward towards Arora Cinema and then along Nathalal Parekh Road towards Don Bosco Curch, Don Bosco School and ICT. It is about 10 minutes walk.

From Chhatrapati Shivaji Internation Airport - Domestic Terminal, Santacruz (East) - Rent either a pre-paid taxi or hire a taxi for Maheshwari Udyan/King’s Circle, Don Bosco and ICT. The maximum fare for a regular taxi should be around Rs. 100 and it takes about 30-40 minutes of time.

ICT Departments

• Chemistry
• Chemical Engineering
• Dyestuff Technology
• Fibres and Textiles Processing Technology
• Food Engineering and Technology
• General Engineering
• Mathematics
• Oils, Oleochemicals and Surfactants Technology
• Physics
• Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technology
• Polymer and Surface Engineering

Facilities

Hostels – There are five hostel blocks on the campus including 3 boys and 2 girl’s hostels. Hostel Number 1, 4 and 5 are allotted to boys. Hostel Number 2 and 3 are meant for only girls. Hostel No. 1 is allotted to 1st year Undergraduate and Master's degree students and no senior undergraduate will be allotted to the hostel. Hostel No. 3 has 1st year Undergraduate, Master's and Doctoral girl’s students. All the hostels are unaided and maintained by the Institute. The hostels have a good gymnasium and play grounds with sports facilities for in-door and out-door sports activities. All the hostels of the Institute have access to computing, internet, television and laundry facilities.

Hostel Messes - It is mandatory for all hostel students to join the Hostel Mess allotted to them. Each mess is run by the students on co-operative no-loss and no-profit basis under the control of the concerned warden.

Counselling Services - Counselling services are available for the benefit of all the students of the Institute - right from First year to those doing their Doctorate. The Counsellor – Ms. Malini Shah, having in-depth knowledge of Philosophy and Psychology, counsels the students. The counsellor deals with all types of personal and academical related problems. It is mandatory for all the first year students both undergraduate and post graduate including hostellers to meet the Counsellor in groups of ten for an interactive session. Interactive Sessions are held from time to time to make the students aware of their plus points and weak points. Later on, a one – to – one session is held in order to help them develop confidence and overcome difficulties which may be too personal. All the students are free to meet Ms. Malini Shah any time they feel by prior appointment.

Library – The Professor M.M. Sharma Library is a treasure house of books, leading journals, encyclopaedias, reports, thesis, rare volumes etc. which are not found in most of the libraries in the country. The library has a collection of about 76123 numbers of books, 20,000 Microfiches, 4211 Theses and Dissertations and1249 Electronic Resources CD-ROMs. It subscribes to about 106 Foreign Journals and 25 Indian Online Journals (via IP) from Elsevier, Wiley, Springer, RSC, ACS, Taylor and Francis. It subscribes to online databases, namely, scifinder, scopus and reaxys. It is closed only on four public holidays in a year and opens for 12 hours on all working days and for 7 hours on other public holidays.

Scholarships – The University facilitates about 277 scholarships for under graduate students, ranging from Rs. 3000/- to 75000/- per student. A few scholarships are able to take care of all fees, lodging and boarding. This is primarily because of the generosity of the Institute’s huge and accomplished alumni body that includes some of India’s leading industrialists, entrepreneurs and businessmen. Their donations have created several merit- and need-based scholarships that have helped fulfil the dreams of many students. A few alumni are also mentoring some students, not only with monitory support but also continuous monitoring.

Additionally, the high impact and original research being conducted in the institutes’ laboratories have attracted the interest of many industries, funding bodies and government agencies and research groups have been duly awarded with sizable funds for attracting talented young researchers and graduate students and purchasing state-of-the-art equipment. This has helped the Institute offer full merit- and need-based scholarships even at the post-graduate level and has greatly aided in keeping education costs at low levels. Almost 52% students admitted to the ICT are on freeships in tuition fees as per government norms.

Some of the scholarships are:

• Kamani Oils Merit-Cum Means Scholarship (two) - Value of Rs. 25,000/- each.  It is meant for students from Final Year B. Tech. (Oils) and Final Year B. Tech. (Foods)
• Sarojben and Pratapray Shah Memorial Scholarship (six) - Value of Rs.75,000/- p.a. each.
• Shri Sharad C. Patel Merit cum Means Scholarship (one) - Value of Rs. 50,000/-. Only for undergraduate students of chemical engineering

IPC - Information Processing Centre houses 150 personal computers (97 exclusively used for the undergraduate laboratories and 53 exclusively used for post-graduate/internet access). Computer access to students is by NIS authentication and NFS Homeserver. IPC also has two laptops and one LCD projector which are available for the entire institute for guest/visiting lectures, seminars, workshops.

IPC provides internet and intranet connectivity to entire ICT through fiber optic backbone with copper to the desktop. It houses dedicated servers for catering the different requirements of the institute viz. Siddhi server for intranet connectivity; email server for providing email access to research and teaching staff of the institute; proxy server for internet connectivity and vighnahar server for windows based applications like Aspentech, Mathcad, Centralized Antivirus tools etc.

UAA - The UDCT Alumni Association (UAA), founded in 1989, with membership of over 5000, not only has past students as members but also several others who are well wishers of the institute without being formal graduates. Every year during the month of December, there are class reunions of decades, two decades, some observing silver jubilee and golden jubilee as well. All current students can enrol into the membership to carry on the legacy. The UAA has been a constant source of help and inspiration. It has been providing financial assistance for training, placement, factory visits, scholarships, prizes, field trips, sports, intercollegiate festivals and social service.

Placement Cell – It works in close participation of the UDCT Alumni Association (UAA) assisting in campus placements which begins in the month of July, and continues throughout the year, before the students graduate.

Achievements

• The Institute of Chemical Technology is ranked as the best chemical engineering and chemical technology teaching and research institute in India and it stands at number 4 in the world in an annual ranking of chemical engineering programs conducted by the Georgia Institute of Technology, USA in January, 2012
• The Institute is one of the few institutions in Asia that is regularly represented in the graduate student bodies of prestigious institutes such as the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Stanford University, University of California, Berkeley, Caltech, UCSB, Princeton, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, University of Texas, Carnegie Mellon University, Purdue University, University of Massachusetts, Cambridge University, Imperial College, Manchester University, Twente University, Monash University, to name a few.
• Some of the distinguished alumni include - Padmabhushan Dr. R. A. Mashelkar, former Director General, CSIR, Padmashri Dr. K. Anji Reddy, Chairman, Dr. Reddy’s Lab, Shri Ashwin Dani, Vice-Chairman, Asian Paints Ltd., the Late Manubhai Shah, Commerce Minister in Pt. Nehru’s Cabinet and various others.
• The ICT has also been rated as Number One Institute by NPIU among 127 TEQIP funded Institutes, all over India, in October, 2010.
• Biospectrum magazine in August 2010 has also rated ICT’s programme as Number One among all biotechnology programmes in the country and the first prize was bestowed on 17th December at Bangalore.
• The ICT produced 100 Ph.D.s during 2009-10 which is record for any institute in India engaged in chemical engineering and technology.
• Very recently the UGC decided to recognize faculty who has supervised as single guides at least 15 Ph.Ds. The ICT has a record of 11 faculties who qualified for special grants. The Director (Vice Chancellor) Professor G. D. Yadav is the topmost among all academics with supervision of 61 Ph. Ds. and 58 Masters Degree holders. He is the only serving faculty in the State to be a Fellow of the TWAS- the Academy of the Developing World, Trieste, Italy, including Fellowship of INSA.
• A survey was published by Professor Jude Sommerfeld of Georgia Tech., USA in January 2011 showing that the ICT is Number One Institute in India far ahead of several others including IITs, and it is also in top 10 in the world in Chemical Engineering. This rank has been maintained since 1970s.

Information compiled From : Institute of Chemical Technology - ICT - Website