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Mumbai: More than 50% of IIT Bombay ’s graduating students who responded to an annual survey conducted by the institute’s student media body, Insight, hail from large (32.6%) and metropolitan (20.8%) cities. Meanwhile, 37.5% of the respondents said they came from smaller cities or towns, while only 9% reported coming from villages. Among the survey’s interesting findings, more than 85% of respondents said their parents had completed undergraduate or postgraduate education in either STEM or non-STEM fields. In a separate question, 32.4% of respondents said better placement opportunities would motivate their decision to switch branches. When asked whether they had sought counselling or therapy while on campus, 41 students said they had never felt the need for it, while 33 said they had managed their difficulties with support from friends and family. Meanwhile, 24 respondents said they had used the institute’s counselling services, while 25 said they had wanted to seek counselling but had never taken the first step. Around 32% of respondents said they were unsure whether they would remain in the same field over the next five years, while 28% said they already had an exit plan. Additionally, 21% said they would have preferred to pursue higher studies or research after graduating from IIT Bombay if money were never a factor.
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In response to a question about violating the institute’s honour code, a large majority of respondents said they had never cheated on assignments or exams. On the subject of branch changes, one-fourth of the respondents said they would have opted for computer science and engineering if given the opportunity to change their branch. However, nearly a quarter admitted to having cheated ‘once or twice out of desperation’, including some students with higher cumulative performance indices (CPIs). Insight, in a disclaimer, claimed that the findings presented in the survey may not entirely reflect the views and experiences of the whole graduating student body, while students called it a ‘leisure’ survey. Download the TOI App.
only around 144 of the 2,400 students in the graduating batch of 2026 responded While Insight conducts the senior survey among graduating students every year. The Senior Survey 2026 explored a wide range of aspects of campus life, including students’ demographics, academic performance, career plans, lifestyle and social experiences. The survey covered everything from satisfaction with grades and placement outcomes to mental health, personal growth on campus, parents’ educational backgrounds and even dietary preferences.