Institute of Chemical Technology - [ICT], Mumbai

The Institute of Chemical Technology was set up by the Department of Chemical Technology on the 1st of October, 1933. The Institute is providing the best facilities and has been imparting the best of education since its inception.

• It is located at Nathalal Parekh Marg, Matunga Mumbai, Maharashtra.
• The Institute came under Section-3 of UGC Act-1956 with Maharashtra Government’s Elite Status and Center of Excellence.
• The Institute was very popularly called as UDCT, Mumbai.
• It is famous for its research and since its inception, it has given 500 and more 1st generation entrepreneurs.
• The UDCT prospered in all the aspects and thus rose to become an Institute on the 26th of January, 2002.
• It got full autonomy in the month of June 2004 under the aegis of the World Bank TEQIP program and the Government of Maharashtra.
• The Institute was granted ‘Deemed Status’ by the MHRD because of the proposal of the University of Mumbai and the Government of Maharashtra on 12th of September 2008.

• The MHRD had evaluated all deemed universities in 2009 and granted “A” grade only to 38 universities among 135. The ICT is rated with “A” grade.

Notable Alumni:

• Mukesh Ambani, Chairman, and Managing Director, Reliance Industries Ltd.
• Anant Pai, Indian Educationist, and creator of Amar Chitra Katha and Tinkle series
• Kallam Anji Reddy, founder, Dr. Reddy's Labs, Padma Shri
• Keki Hormusji Gharda, founder, Gharda Chemicals
• Man Mohan Sharma, Fellow Royal Society, Padma Bhushan, Padma Vibhushan, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize
• Raghunath Anant Mashelkar, Director General, CSIR, Fellow Royal Society, Padma Shri, Padma Vibhushan, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize
• Narotam Sekhsaria, Managing Director, Ambuja Cements Limited
• H.N. Sethna, former Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission

Departments:

There are many areas and departments of this Institutes where a quality education is being imparted.

• Pharmacy
• Chemistry
• Biotechnology
• Oils & Surfactants
• Applied Chemistry
• Dyestuff Technology
• Chemical Technology
• Chemical Engineering
• Textile Science and Technology
• Polymer Science and Technology
• Food Technology and Fermentation
• Energy and Environmental Engineering.

Facilities:

There are many facilities provide in this University. There are many facilities provided so that the students can have the best of time in the Institute. Some of them are as follows:

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

• The Hostel having No. 1 is called asThe 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 TV room, playground, health center, gymkhana, study room and reading room facilities.
• The students are covered under ‘Accident Policy’.

Library Collection – 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.

Publications:

Spirit: It is bi-monthly cultural and newsletter magazine which provides information about achievements by various students also it provides a platform for the students to show case their literary skills.

Sportsaga: It began in 2005 and is a newsletter about inter-college sports festival.

Bombay Technologist:  It is annual journal by Institute which publishes technical articles written by students of the university.

Festivals:

• Texpression: the festival of textiles.
• Manzar: the cultural festival.
• Vortex: The Chemfest.
• Sportsaga: the Sports festival.

Ranking:

Scholarships:

• M. S. Patel Trust Merit-cum-Means Scholarship
• Smt. Badamidevi Chiranjilal Murarka Charity Trust Merit-cum-Means Scholarship
• Rushmi-Druman Merit-cum-Means Scholarship
• Druman M. Trivedi Merit-cum-Means Scholarship
• Prof. A.N. Kothare Scholarship