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The Department of Civil Engineering provides the
Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (IITB), an
array of academic and research programs. One
of the original programs of study at IITB, the
department has given birth to several centers of
research and teaching specialization, including the
centers for Earth Sciences, Remote Sensing, and
Environmental Sciences.
Besides high quality teaching the Department* s
faculty maintain strong links with the building and
construction industry and are actively involved in
consultancy and technological advisory support
throughout India. The department has attracted
considerable research funding from government
and private agencies.
In some areas research funding has enable
acquisition of state-of-the-art equipment for
research and education. Examples of this are the
National Geotechnical Centrifuge Facility and the
department's computational facilities.
However, as an original department at IITB, the
facilities are among the oldest. In many areas of
research and teaching considerable upgrade is
needed to support world-class work. Professor
Tarun Kant summaries conditions by stating, "we
need machines with greater sophistication to do
the best research and instruction."
World-class recognition will require considerable
investment in infrastructure, equipment and
scholarship funds to attract top students to IITB.
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