PG Programme
The field of chemical engineering offers advanced degree programs to prepare its students for research and technical careers in industry, academia, and government. The program strikes a balance between the science of chemical engineering and its implementation through synthesis -- a blend that provides a strong base in the discipline's fundamentals while developing in its students the skills to apply these fundamentals to significant engineering problems.
Graduate students in chemical engineering may study either for the Dual Degree, Masters or the Doctor of Philosophy.
Post-Graduate Admission
GRADUATE PROGRAMME
Admission details (http://www.iitb.ac.in/academic/toadmission.jsp)
Admission requirement
Candidates with a Bachelors degree in Chemical Engineering or equivalent and with a valid GATE score in Chemical Engineering are admitted to the M.Tech. programme in Chemical Engineering.
Direct admission
Chemical department offer direct admission to the limited number of candidates solely based on higher GATE percentile. However a candidate may not accept the direct admission offered and choose to appear for written test/ interview in discipline of one's choices.
Application categories and financial support
Candidate with a Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering or equivalent and with a valid GATE score in Chemical Engineering is required for admission to the M.Tech. programme in chemical engineering.
TEACHING ASSISTANTSHIP (TA)
The students joining M.Tech programme will be considered for Teaching Assistant ships based on the following norms:
* Students who have valid GATE score will be considered for TA. The amount of the assistantship is Rs. 5,000/- per month.
* Students getting the assistantship will be required to assist in teaching or research, as assigned by the department, to the extent of 8 hours per week.
* The continuation of the assistantship will be subject to satisfactory performance of the duties assigned by the Department/ Centre as well as satisfactory academic performance (maintain SPI/CPI of 6.00 at the end of each semester).
* The assistantship will be available for a maximum period of 24 months and studentswith TA have to complete M.Tech. porgramme in two years.
RESEARCH ASSISTANTSHIP (RA)
Depending upon the requirements, department may induct one Research Assistant every year.
Students who have valid GATE score will be considered for the Research Assistantship.
The amount of assistantship will be Rs. 6,000/- per month.
These Research Assistants have to look after the laboratories and also assist in teaching or research or other work assigned by the Head of the department.
They are required to work for about 20 hours a week. They have to complete the M.Tech. Programme in three years.
PROJECT STAFF (PS)
Project staff students will be required to assist as assigned by the principal investigator ofthe concerned project.
Candidate selected under this category should have either valid GATE score or 2 years of relevant work experience.
They are required to work for up to 10 hours a week.
The maximum duration of this M.Tech academic programme is 3 years.
INSTITUTE STAFF (IS)
Permanent staff members having worked for more than 2 years at the Institute can join the M.Tech. Programme. The admission criteria is same as to the sponsored candidates
SELF FINANCED STUDENTS (SF)
The Institute also admits a limited number of students under self financed category on the basis of their GATE percentile and performance in written test/interview. These students have to support themselves fully.
CANDIDATES APPLYING UNDER TA, SF, PS AND RA CATEGORIES MUST
HAVE VALID GATE SCORE.
SPONSORED CANDIDATES (SW)
With a view to encourage its own employees (Project and Institute staff) as well as persons working in Industries the Institute admits a limited number of sponsored candidates to the M.Tech. Programme. It is expected that such candidates, after successfully completing the programme are better equipped to work in organizations sponsoring them. The admission procedure for sponsored candidates will be as follows:
Sponsored candidates from recognized Academic Institutions, with valid GATE score and some professional experience, will be treated on par with other candidates having valid GATE score during selection.
Sponsored candidates with more than two years professional experience and without valid GATE score can also apply for admission. Their selection will be subject to satisfactory performance in a written test and an interview to be conducted by the Institute. The written test will be conducted to examine their knowledge in the discipline of their basic degree which forms the prerequisite for admission to the corresponding specialization of the M.Tech. Programme. To be eligible for admission, the performance in the written test/ interview should be comparable to that of the last general candidate admitted to that specialization. Such candidates should have obtained at least 60% marks or equivalent grade in the qualifying examination
Areas of Research
The research activities of the department encompass Process Modelling, Simulation, Computer Aided Design, Optimization and Control, Transfer Operations, Separation processes, Petrochemicals, Electrochemical Processes, Thermodynamics, Colloid and Interfacial Science, Microstructure Engineering, Supercritical Fluid Extraction, Membrane Processes, Polymers and Advanced Materials, Reaction Process Engineering, Carbon Molecular Sieves, Pressure Swing adsorption, Pollution Control, Bio-and Food Processes, Fluidization.
Contact info
Deputy Registrar (Academic),
IIT Bombay,
Powai, Mumbai - 400 076.
Curriculum
An overview of the curriculum for undergraduate and dual degree programmes is available from the following link.
- Dual Degree Curriculum (2007 Batch onwards)
- Dual Degree Curriculum (2006 Batch and older)
- M.Tech Curriculum
M.Tech Seminar Topic
Consult the following links for M.Tech Seminar Topic by Research Area and by Faculty.M.Tech Seminar Topic by Research Areas
The department is involved in a variety of frontier and traditional areas in chemical engineering research, under the broad areas of:- Biological Systems Engineering
- Energy & Environment
- Materials Engineering
- Process Systems Engineering
- Reactor Engineering
- Transport Phenomena and Complex Fluids
Biological Systems Engineering
(Biotechnology, Systems Biology, Bio-informatics)- Biochemical Engineering
- Biomolecular Engineering
- Computational Biology
- Systems Biology
Energy & Environment
(Energy, Environment, Climate)- Climate Change
- Coal Gasification
Materials Engineering
(Nano-Materials and Polymers)- Experiments and models of interaction and uptake of nanoparticles by cells
- Electron energy loss spectroscopy (EELS) of nanomaterials
- Droplet formation in collision atomization
- Thermophoresis for aerosol nanoparticle measurement and collection
- Thermal fluctuations of vesicles
- Spontaneous emulsification
Process Systems Engineering
(Systems Engineering and Control)Reactor Engineering
(Reactor Engineering and Catalysis)Transport Phenomena and Complex Fluids
(Fluid Mechanics and Rheology, Soft-Matter)M.Tech Seminar Topic by Faculty
M.Tech Seminar topics offered are listed here under various faculty. A list of project categorised by research areas is also available.Jhumpa Adhikari
Rajdip Bandyopadhyaya
Jayesh Bellare
Sharad Bhartiya
Mani Bhushan
Ravindra D Gudi
Santosh Kumar Gupta
Sameer Jadhav
Vinay A. Juvekar
Sanjay M Mahajani
Sarika Mehra
Arun Sadashio Moharir
Kannan M Moudgalya
Santosh Noronha
V Govardhana Rao
Sandip Roy
Hariharan S. Shankar
A. K. Suresh
Rochish Thaokar
Mahesh S Tirumkudulu
Chandra Venkataraman
K. V. Venkatesh
Madhu Vinjamur
Pramod P Wangikar
Dual Degree Project Topics
Dual Degree Projects are assigned in the Spring Semester (Jan to April) of the fourth year. Please find a link to the allotment rules at the end of this page. Please contact the respective faculty for more information. For allotment rules, see link near the end of this page.
Allotment Rules For Dual Degree Projects
This note is for 4th Yr Chemical Engineering DD Students (2009 Batch) and chemical engineering faculty.
The DD program in Chemical Engineering is without specialization. So All Chemical Engineering Topics (over and above Process Systems Engineering) are permitted.
At this time, the number of DD students > Number of available faculty.
Therefore all faculty are requested to submit at least two topics. A brief statement on scope of work is recommended. This will help students to select. Students are also encouraged to discuss with individual faculty members and know more about the topics. Topics submitted as co-guide will not be counted. In case a faculty does not submit any topic, two topics will be floated on his/her behalf and indicated by respective initials and number e.g., GV-1, GV-2, ASM-1, ASM-2. In case a faculty member submits only 1 topic, second topic will be deemed to have been floated similarly as GV-2, ASM-2 etc.
All faculty members will be allotted at least 1 DD student and at most 2 DD students. It is possible that some faculty members will be marked as those who must be allotted exactly 2 DD students each. This information will be shared after allotment of MTP topics which is scheduled before the DDP allotment.
Allotment is by CPI-based Rank of the eligible DD Students. The students are allowed to discuss among themselves and arrive at a consensus. However, this will have to be demonstrated during the formal allotment process scheduled on the first day of instruction. A mere signed declaration by the batch will not do.
M.Tech Project Topics
M.Tech Projects are assigned in the Spring Semester (Jan to April) of the first year. Please contact the respective faculty for more information. Faculty can add new projects here.Placements for PG Students
Under construction