Institute of Chemical Technology

Institute of Chemical Technology

Institute of Chemical Technology (ICT), formerly the University Department of Chemical Technology (UDCT), is a premier chemical technology research institute located in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. It is focused on training and research in various branches of Chemical Engineering, chemical technology, and Pharmacy. It was established in 1933 and was granted deemed university status in 2008. It is the only state-funded deemed university in India[1] and is a world renowned institute for exceptionally high number of research paper publications every year in Chemical EngineeringUDCT was renamed as the Mumbai University Institute of Chemical Technology (Autonomous) (MUICT) on 26 January 2002. ICT is considered to be the best post-graduate center in India and comparable to other top-level centers in the world.[5]

In June 2004, in accordance with the Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme (TEQIP) of the Government of India, under which the institute was selected as a Lead Institution, the Government of Maharashtra granted complete autonomy to the institute. On 12 September 2008, it was granted the deemed university status and renamed as the Institute of Chemical Technolo

MIT has interdisciplinary labs constituted under the Innovation Centre, where several research programmes in emerging areas such as nanotechnology, ad hoc wireless networks, nuclear engineering, VLSI design and pattern recognition are being pursued. A collaborative project with Philips in the area of sustainable and ecofriendly technology and telemedicine at the BOP level is being pursuedEach hostel is run by a warden, while the entire system is governed by a chief warden. The medical colleges have centrally located lecture halls near the Healthsciences library and administrative building.[19] The campus has a food court that serves over 800 people and is centrally air conditioned. Cuisine ranges from Indian to continental food.[20] The campus includes the Center for Basic Sciences, healthcare colleges and the Kasturba Hospital