Editing IIT Bombay (section)

===Cultural and non-academic activities===

{{main|Techfest| Mood Indigo (festival)}}
The student's Gymkhana<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Gymkhana, IITB |url=https://gymkhana.iitb.ac.in/ |access-date=2023-08-23 |website=gymkhana.iitb.ac.in}}</ref> is the parent body of all student councils and institute bodies responsible for organizing student activities and fests around the year. The major councils under Gymkhana include Hostel Affairs Council, Undergraduate Academic Council, Postgraduate Academic Council, Sports Council, Tech Council and Cultural Council. Apart from councils bodies like Mood Indigo, Techfest, Entrepreneurship Cell, Student Alumni Relationship Cell, etc.<ref name=":0" /> also come under the student's Gymkhana. The heads of all councils and institute bodies are elected annually for a term of one year.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gymkhana.iitb.ac.in/SAC-Constitution-March-2018.pdf|title=SAC Constitution - Student's Gymkhana IIT Bombay}}</ref>

The annual Science & Technology festival of IIT Bombay, [[Techfest]], which was started in 1998,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Search&Key=TOIM/2013/12/28/8/Ar00804.xml&CollName=TOI_MUMBAI_ARCHIVE_2009&DOCID=1024220&Keyword=(%3Cmany%3E%3Cstem%3Etechfest)&skin=pastissues2&AppName=2&ViewMode=GIF|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140522141745/http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Search&Key=TOIM%2F2013%2F12%2F28%2F8%2FAr00804.xml&CollName=TOI_MUMBAI_ARCHIVE_2009&DOCID=1024220&Keyword=%28%3Cmany%3E%3Cstem%3Etechfest%29&skin=pastissues2&AppName=2&ViewMode=GIF|url-status=dead|archive-date=22 May 2014|title=Article Window|website=epaper.timesofindia.com}}</ref> is held in December every year and is Asia's largest Science and Technology festival.<ref>{{cite news|title=Aisa's largest science and tech festival|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/mumbai/robotics-virtual-betting-at-iit-techfest/article8032036.ece|website=The Hindu|date=27 December 2015|access-date=19 April 2016|last1=Saigal|first1=Sonam Rakesh}}</ref>

[[File:NCC IIT Bombay Republic day parade.jpg|thumb|NCC IITB Republic Day Parade 2024 at Gymkhana Ground]]
[[File:2 Mah Engr Regt.jpg|thumb|Sign board near the NCC office]]

[[The Entrepreneurship Cell, IIT Bombay|The Entrepreneurship Cell]] of IIT Bombay (also known as E-Cell, IITB), started in 1998,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Release |first=ANI Press |title=Eureka! - E-Cell IIT Bombay's B-model competition hunts for the next unicorn |url=https://www.business-standard.com/content/press-releases-ani/eureka-e-cell-iit-bombay-s-b-model-competition-hunts-for-the-next-unicorn-121101300991_1.html |access-date=2022-04-09 |website=www.business-standard.com|date=13 October 2021 }}</ref> organizes several activities throughout the year to promote entrepreneurship. ''Eureka!'' is Asia's largest business model competition conducted by E-Cell, IITB and receives participation from more than 12,500 startups.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Eureka 2021 {{!}} Asia's Largest Business Model Competition |url=https://www.nostops.org/eureka |access-date=2022-04-09 |website=www.nostops.org}}</ref> E-Summit is a two-day entrepreneurship conclave organized in the campus of IIT Bombay by E-Cell to bring together all the stakeholders of the entrepreneurship ecosystem.<ref>{{Cite web |title=About {{!}} E-Cell IIT Bombay |url=https://www.ecell.in/2020/pages/about.php |access-date=2022-04-09 |website=www.ecell.in}}</ref>

The annual cultural festival [[Mood Indigo (festival)|Mood Indigo]],<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://moodi.org/|title=Mood Indigo IIT Bombay|website=moodi.org}}</ref> usually held in December is an event hosted by the student body and is Asia's largest college cultural festival.<ref>{{Cite web |date=18 December 2015 |title=Asia's largest college cultural fest "Mood Indigo" starts today |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-asia-s-largest-college-cultural-fest-mood-indigo-starts-today-2156978 |website=DNA India}}</ref> The most attractive feature of this 4-day event is the influential personalities who have graced the festival like [[R D Burman]], [[Aamir Khan]], Sir [[Mark Tully]], [[Sachin Tendulkar]], [[Porcupine Tree]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://nh7.in/indiecision/2009/09/05/porcupine-tree-to-play-mood-indigo/|title=Porcupine Tree to Play at Mood Indigo 09 |author= NH7}}</ref> [[Simple Plan]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rollingstoneindia.com/simple-plan-to-headline-mood-indigo/|title=Simple Plan To Headline Mood Indigo -|date=9 October 2012}}</ref> [[Mike Portnoy]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rollingstoneindia.com/neal-morse-band-and-mike-portnoy-to-play-iit-mood-indigo-2013/|title=Neal Morse Band and Mike Portnoy to Play IIT Mood Indigo 2013 -|date=30 August 2013}}</ref> and many more.

These college festivals are organised, financially managed and conducted entirely by the students of this institute. All these festivals and organisations are sponsored by private enterprise.<ref>{{cite web|title=Techfest-Sponsors|url=http://www.techfest.org/home/info/sponsors|access-date=5 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140306150915/http://www.techfest.org/home/info/sponsors|archive-date=6 March 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="auto"/>

''Abhyuday'', the social body of IIT Bombay also hosts one of its kind two-day social fest started in 2013 to provide a link between the real-life problems faced by the people to the students who wish to bring about a change society. The two-day fest is home to Action Plan - a social entrepreneurship competition, movie screenings, workshops and events on varied social issues. Many eminent personalities and social workers like [[Sonam Wangchuk (engineer)|Sonam Wangchuk]], [[Dia Mirza]], [[Ashish Vidyarthi]], Tukaram Munde and such have graced the social fest since its start.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-01-22 |title=Abhyuday, IIT Bombay Organizing Annual Socio-Weekend Social Body addresses social issues in weekend of activities |url=https://www.thestatesman.com/education/abhyuday-iit-bombay-organizing-annual-socio-weekend-social-body-addresses-social-issues-weekend-activities-1503040328.html |access-date=2022-04-09 |website=The Statesman |language=en-US}}</ref>

Apart from these festivals, various other engineering streams based festivals are also being organised to motivate students towards Science and Technology. These include Energy Day (Department of Energy Science and Engineering), Radiance (Mechanical Engineering), Zephyr (Aerospace Engineering), AZeotropy<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/vadodara/MSUs-budding-engineers-bag-award-at-IIT-fest/articleshow/19012057.cms|author=TOI|title= Award at IIT fest|website=[[The Times of India]]|date=17 March 2013 }}</ref> (Chemical Engineering), Padarth(Metallurgy and Material Science Engineering), IMPULSE (Electrical Engineering) and recently, Aakaar (Civil Engineering) and TATVA (Environmental Science and Engineering Department)
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The institute has music clubs "Symphony" and "Roots" which pertain to western and Indian music respectively. It also has an [[LGBT]] alliance club called "Saathi".<ref name="saathi">{{cite news|title=At IIT-Bombay, LGBTs now have a Saathi|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/at-iitbombay-lgbts-now-have-a-saathi/826799|first=Mihika|last=Basu|date=4 August 2011 |agency=[[The Indian Express]] |location=Mumbai |access-date=2012-11-21}}</ref><ref name="gayandhappy">{{cite news|title=On IIT-B campus, you can be gay and happy |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/On-IIT-B-campus-you-can-be-gay-and-happy/articleshow/9477116.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928034910/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-08-04/mumbai/29849894_1_iit-b-jaya-joshi-technology-bombay |url-status=live |archive-date=28 September 2011 |date=4 August 2011|agency=[[Times of India]]|location=Mumbai|work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=2012-11-21}}</ref> The institute has an active [[National Cadet Corps (India)|NCC]] unit, the ''2 Maharashtra Engineer Regiment''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/2MahaEngReg/|title=National Cadet Corps IITB|website=www.facebook.com|language=en|access-date=2017-03-10}}</ref> which is an attachment of the [[Bombay Engineer Group|Bombay Sappers]].

The institute also has a club named [https://krittikaiitb.github.io/ Krittika] which is the astronomy club of IIT Bombay. Members of this club are enthusiasts of the field and they have a rich inventory of 2 [[Dobsonian telescope|Dobsonian]] mount telescopes, 4 equatorial mount telescopes and a motorized mount telescope used for observational astronomy and astrophotography.  

IIT Bombay's [[Diamond jubilee|Diamond Jubilee]] was held in 2018, with Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]] attending as the chief guest of the [[convocation]] function.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/narendra-modi-at-iit-bombay-pm-announces-rs-1000-cr-financial-aid-for-institute-hails-indian-start-ups-for-innovation/1277482/|title=Narendra Modi at IIT Bombay: PM announces Rs 1000 cr financial aid for institute, hails Indian start-ups for innovation|date=2018-08-11|website=The Financial Express|access-date=2019-01-06}}</ref>