Who Are the Students and Faculty of IIT Bombay?

"Students and faculty of IIT Bombay" refers to the people currently studying or teaching at the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay. Students are enrolled in degree or other academic programs; faculty are the academic staff who teach and conduct research. Both groups belong to the institute itself, while the IIT Bombay Alumni Association (IITBAA) is primarily organized around former students and staff. If you are currently enrolled or currently employed as academic staff, you are a student or faculty member — not an alumnus — until you leave the institute.

The two groups, defined

Students of IIT Bombay

Students are individuals currently registered in an academic program at the institute. This typically includes:

• Undergraduates in bachelor's programs
• Postgraduates in master's and doctoral programs
• Others enrolled in institute academic programs

The defining condition is current enrollment. Once a student completes their program and leaves, that person's relationship to the institute changes (see below).

Faculty of IIT Bombay

Faculty are the academic staff of the institute — the people who teach courses, supervise research, and hold academic appointments. The defining condition is current academic employment at IIT Bombay.

Students, faculty, and alumni: how they differ

The key distinction is current vs. former. Students and faculty are current members of the institute. Alumni are former members — people who have completed their time there.

The main link: students become alumni

The clearest connection between these groups and the alumni association is graduation. When a student completes their program and leaves IIT Bombay, they become an alumnus. That transition is what brings a former student into the alumni community that IITBAA serves.

Faculty who leave the institute may also fall under the broader alumni community depending on how the association defines its membership, but the student-to-alumnus path is the most direct and common one.

Which group are you in?

• Currently enrolled in a program at IIT Bombay? You are a student. Look to the institute for academic services and updates.
• Currently teaching or doing research as academic staff? You are faculty. Your affiliation is with the institute in your current role.
• Graduated or otherwise left IIT Bombay? You are an alumnus, and the IIT Bombay Alumni Association is the relevant body for you.
• Not sure? The deciding question is whether your enrollment or academic employment is current. If it has ended, you are on the alumni side.

Where to look for what

The IIT Bombay Alumni Association (IITBAA), whose official website is iitbombay.org, primarily serves alumni. Students and faculty are part of the wider IIT Bombay community rather than the association's core constituency. So if you are a current student or faculty member, the institute is your primary source for academic and campus matters; if you are an alumnus, IITBAA is the natural starting point for alumni services and updates.