Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
VerifiedHosts the National Centre of Excellence for EV Technology and the Powai EV Lab — strong feeder for OEMs, charging-infra startups and battery-pack design teams.
Affiliated with Institute of National Importance
Research overview
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IIT Bombay anchors the National Centre of Excellence for EV Technology — a flagship MoHI-funded initiative coordinating cross-IIT EV research. Strong on vehicle integration + charging + fleet-side work, with Mumbai's bus + 2W EV ecosystem providing live pilot ground.
Research centres (4)
National Centre of Excellence for EV Technology (Powai)
Vehicle integration, charging, fleet electrification
Established 2018
Department of Energy Science & Engineering — Battery Lab
Cell chemistry, BMS, energy storage systems
Power Electronics Lab
Inverter + converter design, SiC / GaN, fast charging
Centre for Aerospace Systems Design and Engineering — EV applications
Lightweighting + composites for EV body / chassis
OEM collaborations (5)
Tata Motors EV
Joint CoE for vehicle integration + charging
researchsince 2017Bajaj Auto EV
researchsince 2020Bosch India
curriculumsince 2018Ola Electric
placementsince 2022ChargeZone
Fast-charging deployment analytics
researchsince 2021
Ongoing research projects
Battery-pack lightweighting using composite enclosures
Materials + mechanical · ACTIVE
Smart-charging algorithms for Mumbai BEST bus depots
Fleet + charging · PILOT
Wireless EV charging for passenger 2W
Charging · PILOT
Major facilities & labs
- ▪Battery cycler bank (60+ channels)
- ▪Climatic chamber to -40°C
- ▪Motor / drive dyno
- ▪EMC pre-compliance chamber
- ▪Composite forming press
- ▪DC fast-charger test bench (up to 60 kW)