The Institute of Chemical Technology (ICT), tucked away in Matunga, a low-brow Mumbai suburb aspires to stand shoulder to shoulder with the IITs. ICT is rated as one of the best in the country when it comes to chemical engineering, its core competency. Research is at the heart of this institute. This is evident from the fact that the institute has landed Rs 150 crore worth of research projects from quassi government institutions such as the Indira Gandhi Centre of Atomic Research, the Department of Biotechnology and the department of Science and Technology.
Cadbury has approached the food technology department to help it find ways to utilize the shells of coco pods used to make chocolates. Previously, these shells were thrown away as waste and now the company wants to find some use to them and cut costs.
The institution is betting on areas such as Nano technology and Nano sciences, nuclear technology with the help of funding by the Department of Atomic Energy, and climate change and low cost alternative energy sources.
