Institute of Chemical Technology

About Institute of Chemical Technology

ICT began on 1 October 1933 as the University Department of Chemical Technology of the University of Bombay, now the University of Mumbai. It later became the University Institute of Chemical Technology and received deemed-to-be-university status in 2008. The institution’s current identity remains unusually specialized: teaching and research concentrate on chemical engineering, chemical technology, pharmacy, applied chemistry, biotechnology, bioprocessing and adjacent industrial fields rather than spanning the full range of a comprehensive university. The University Grants Commission records ICT at Nathalal Parekh Marg in Matunga, Mumbai, and lists authorized off-campus centres in Marathwada, Jalna, and Bhubaneswar. This profile concerns the Mumbai institution and campus. Prospective students should confirm the campus attached to every offer because ICT’s 2026–27 master’s notice lists separate program tables for Mumbai, the IndianOil Odisha Campus in Bhubaneswar and the Marathwada Jalna campus. ICT describes itself as a Government of Maharashtra public-funded university and a Category-I deemed-to-be university. Its official site was active in August 2026, publishing undergraduate admission notices, hostel rounds, master’s orientation information and doctoral merit results for 2026–27. That activity, together with the current UGC record, confirms that it is operating and accepting students. Its concentrated structure may suit applicants seeking close contact with chemical-process and materials disciplines, but students wanting broad offerings in computing, humanities, social sciences or conventional business fields should examine the actual program list before applying.

Admissions are program- and campus-specific. ICT published a separate undergraduate notice and admission flow for 2026–27 covering the Bachelor of Chemical Engineering and seven B.Tech branches at Mumbai. The institution’s official materials state that Mumbai bachelor’s admissions are handled through Maharashtra’s technical-education admission system. Candidates should follow the current centralized process and its eligibility, category, domicile and document rules rather than relying on ICT’s graduate application portal. Bachelor of Pharmacy applicants should confirm the applicable 2026–27 route separately because the August undergraduate notice highlighted by ICT concerned chemical engineering and B.Tech programs. For 2026–27 Mumbai master’s admissions, ICT accepted online applications from 15 April through 8 May 2026. The notice required an eligible bachelor’s degree and normally at least 60% aggregate marks or equivalent CGPA, reduced to 55% for backward-class candidates. Selection inputs vary: GPAT applies to M.Pharm; GAT-B to specified biotechnology programs; MAH-MBA CET to the MBA in Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Venture Development; and GATE or non-GATE routes to listed engineering and technology programs. Preference is stated for applicants holding the relevant valid national score. Separate applications and fees are required for different programs, and an Academic Bank of Credits ID became mandatory for applications in 2026–27. Doctoral admission is also institution-run. ICT conducted written entrance tests in May 2026 for Ph.D. (Tech.), Ph.D. (Sci.) and direct Ph.D. fields, followed by discipline-specific selection activity. Since the cited deadlines have passed, future applicants must consult the next official cycle rather than treating them as reusable dates.

At the Mumbai campus, undergraduate study is built around the Bachelor of Chemical Engineering, Bachelor of Pharmacy and four-year B.Tech programs in specialized technology fields. The official course listing includes dyestuff and intermediates, fibres and textile processing, food engineering, oils and surfactants, pharmaceutical chemistry, polymer engineering, and surface coating technology. Applicants should use the current admission notice to confirm the precise 2026–27 title and availability of any branch. The graduate portfolio is broader within the same specialist domain. ICT’s 2026–27 master’s notice lists two-year, full-time programs including Master of Chemical Engineering, Master of Plastics Engineering, Master of Pharmacy, multiple M.Tech degrees and paper-based M.Sc. programs in chemistry, textile chemistry, engineering mathematics and materials-oriented physics. It also lists an MBA in Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Venture Development for graduates in engineering or technology. Entry qualifications are program-specific, so a degree acceptable for one M.Tech may not qualify an applicant for another. Most engineering, technology and pharmacy master’s programs combine two semesters of coursework with two semesters of thesis work. The 2026–27 notice states that fellowship eligibility is associated with the relevant valid GATE, GAT-B or GPAT score; its paper-based M.Sc. programs do not carry fellowships. Doctoral offerings span Ph.D. (Tech.) and Ph.D. (Sci.) fields. A 2026 doctoral schedule confirms active admissions in areas such as chemical engineering, bioprocess technology, food engineering, polymers, pharmaceutical fields, chemistry, physics and mathematics. This structure makes research an integral academic pathway rather than a separate activity from taught programs.

Key Highlights

• Established on 1 October 1933 as the University Department of Chemical Technology.
• A public, Government of Maharashtra-funded deemed-to-be university.
• UGC records authorized off-campus centres in Bhubaneswar and Marathwada, Jalna.
• Official 2026 notices confirm active undergraduate, master’s and doctoral admissions.

Student Life & Environment

The Mumbai campus provides institutional hostels, but accommodation should be treated as limited. ICT’s hostel page says that capacity serves students across undergraduate, master’s and doctoral programs and that only a portion of places becomes available to new entrants each year. The university was still conducting first-year postgraduate hostel rounds in August 2026, demonstrating that housing allocation is a separate process after academic admission. Students should not assume that receiving an academic offer includes a hostel place. The hostels have student-run cooperative messes supervised through the warden system. Listed shared facilities include reading and study rooms, a playground, gymkhana, television rooms, a health centre and library access. The page also describes medical support for residents, accident-policy coverage and anti-ragging rules. However, its displayed monetary hostel and mess figures are explicitly dated 2015–16 and should not be used for 2026 budgeting. Academic life is supported by the Prof. M. M. Sharma Library, whose official page describes a hybrid print-and-digital collection focused on chemistry, chemical engineering, pharmacy, biotechnology, food technology, polymers, textiles and related areas. It provides reading space, internet and Wi-Fi access, e-library terminals, a book-bank service and training on research resources. Because ICT occupies a focused urban campus, student experience is likely to be closely connected to laboratories, departments and specialist peer groups rather than the breadth of clubs and facilities found at a large multidisciplinary residential university.

Location & Surroundings

ICT’s main campus is on Nathalal Parekh Marg in Matunga, Mumbai, with the official address using postal code 400019. Matunga is within Mumbai’s dense central urban area, so the setting differs from a self-contained suburban or rural campus. Students should plan for daily life in a major metropolitan environment and investigate commuting time, private accommodation and living expenses if a hostel place is unavailable. The Mumbai location is the university’s historic base and should not be confused with ICT’s authorized off-campus centres at Bhubaneswar and Marathwada, Jalna. The 2026–27 master’s notice separates programs by campus, meaning that a program associated with ICT is not necessarily taught in Mumbai. Applicants should verify the campus name on the program table, application and admission offer before making travel or housing arrangements. For prospective students, the location’s practical advantage is access to the wider educational and industrial environment of Mumbai. The tradeoff is that housing capacity on campus is limited and the university has not published a verified current estimate of off-campus living costs. International and out-of-state students should therefore build a housing contingency into their plans.

Costs & Career Outcomes

ICT does not present one universal cost because charges differ by degree, category, campus and housing status. A June 2026 Mumbai counselling notice stated a first-year payable amount of INR 108,130 for the master’s programs covered by that round, across open and reserved categories, with no part payment. This figure should not be generalized to undergraduate, doctoral, MBA, biotechnology-score-based or off-campus programs. The 2026–27 master’s application fee was INR 2,000 for open-category applicants and INR 1,000 for reserved-category applicants for each program application, excluding possible online charges. Applicants should obtain the program-specific 2026–27 fee statement before accepting an offer. Current hostel and mess costs could not be verified: although ICT’s hostel page includes monetary figures, it labels them for 2015–16. Housing, meals, deposits, transport, equipment and personal expenses must therefore be budgeted separately. ICT’s official website also links a National Scholarship Portal notice for 2026–27, while eligible students in thesis-based technical master’s programs may receive fellowships associated with valid GATE, GAT-B or GPAT scores. The master’s notice explicitly says that its paper-based M.Sc. programs have no fellowship. ICT maintains a Central Placement Cell and was inviting recruiters for the 2026–27 placement season. Its specialist training aligns with sectors such as chemicals, pharmaceuticals, food processing, polymers, textiles, biotechnology, materials and industrial research. No sufficiently current official placement rate, salary distribution or employer list was located, so applicants should request program-level outcome data and distinguish campus placements from internships, research progression and off-campus recruitment.