About IIT Bombay, Civil Engineering Department

Civil Engineering Department is one of the founding Departments of IIT Bombay since 1958, over the years, has grown tremendously, & is now recognized as one of the best & major Engineering Departments in the country. The recent QS world ranking 2023 shows the department’s world ranking in between 51-100, with all India rank number ONE (1st), in the domain of Civil Engineering. With its multifaceted faculty members, it provides high quality teaching & research. The department has a strong focus in the research areas of Transportation Systems Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, Water Resources Engineering, Structural Engineering, Ocean Engineering, Remote Sensing, & Construction Technology & Management. The Department has M.Tech. & Ph.D. programmes in all these areas of research along with its traditional B.Tech. programme in Civil Engineering. Department has 17 high end teaching & research laboratories in these areas. The Department is actively involved in basic & applied research & consultancy and provides high quality technical advisory support through various R & D projects & consultancy to various organizations. The Department disseminates the knowledge gained from its high quality research through training programs & interacts with world renowned personalities through workshops & conferences. The students & faculty members have won prestigious national & international awards & recognitions, and continue to bring laurels to the Department & the Institute.