All 10 JEE toppers pick Computer Science at IIT-Bombay

economictimes.indiatimes.com:

computer science at IIT-Bombay just went up a notch higher to touch perfect 10-all the top 10 all-India rankers in JEE are joining the Powai campus. Thirty-seven others in the top 50 followed suit and decided to pick the Powai college over other IITs at the close of first round admissions of 2023-24. And when one looks at the top 100, 89 students opted for IIT-Bombay as their first choice, with everyone asking for computer science.

Only 67 made the cut and others had to make do with their second option. Of the remaining in the top 100, twenty-three students will head to IIT-Delhi and nine to IIT-Madras, while one has dropped out. IIT-Bombay was the most sought-after tech college the previous two years too, with Delhi and Madras a distant second and third.

Computer science at the Mumbai college has been the dream destinations for aspiring engineers across India for several reasons, including its placement records. There are a number of other factors responsible for this: from geography to gastronomy and startup culture to what coaching classes tell students.Bombay, Delhi, Madras top IIT choices among top 500IIT-Bombay, Delhi and Madras were the top choices among the top 500 rankers at the close of round one of admissions on Friday. Kanpur, Kharagpur, Roorkee and Hyderabad have a small representation in this club.

«We are happy that students see IIT-B as their preferred campus to pursue their undergraduate studies,» said IIT-B deputy director S Sudarshan. «We are in the process of upgrading our infrastructure. In the next two years or so, we will open three new hostels with over 3,300 rooms.