INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY

INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY

Established on October 1, 1933 as University Department of Chemical Technology (UDCT) of the University of Bombay (now Mumbai). The UDCT was granted partial autonomy by the University of Mumbai in 1985. It was converted into University Institute of Chemical Technology (UICT) on January 26, 2002 and it was granted full autonomy in 2004. The institute was converted into a Deemed to be University by the Government of India, on September 12, 2008. ICT Mumbai Indian Oil Odisha Campus at Bhubaneswar was established on March 18, 2018. The red, green blue and cyan emblem of the university has a blue hand holding a green globe placed inside a white circle with a blue border. The blue border carries the name of the university in English and Devanagari. The motto of the institute in Sanskrit ‘कर्मण्येवाधिकारस्ते’ (47, II, Bhagavad Gita) meaning ‘You Have the Right to Act’ is placed on a red banner below the circular emblem. The motifs symbolises the university’s approach and belief in chemical technology by making a beneficial contribution to the world.