Greetings from the Institute Technical Council, We are delighted to announce the launch of ITC Competition Teams, a new initiative under the Institute Technical Council (ITC) to foster sustained excellence in competitive technical domains through dedicated, year-round competition teams. These teams will participate in prestigious national and international competitions across their respective domains, with support from ITC in the form of competition resources, registration fees, travel funding, and other approved requirements to enable effective participation. The inaugural cohort of Competition Teams includes:

• IITB Quant Team – Quantitative Finance and Trading Competitions (Recruitment by Quant Club)
• IITB AI-ML Team – AI/ML Competitions and Hackathons (Recruitment by Web and Coding Club)
• IITB Breachers – Cybersecurity Capture-the-Flag (CTF) Competitions (Recruitment by Cybersecurity Club)
• IITB Team Endeavour – National and International Robowars Competitions (Recruitment by Tinker's Laboratory)

Recruitment for Team Leads and Team Members will begin shortly. Detailed timelines, eligibility criteria, and the recruitment process will be announced in the coming days. To stay updated with all announcements regarding Competition Teams, recruitment, competitions, and future opportunities, please join the ITC Competition Teams WhatsApp Community: https://chat.whatsapp.com/DjPR7LvYhwz2d59UcUMzFL We encourage only students who are genuinely interested in these domains and are prepared to make a sustained commitment to join the community. These teams will represent IIT Bombay at some of the most prestigious technical competitions, and members will be expected to consistently dedicate time and effort towards learning, preparation, collaboration, and competing throughout the year. We look forward to building teams that will take IIT Bombay to even greater heights on the national and international stage. Innovate.Tinker.Create Best Regards, Veeraditya Karan Parakh, General Secretary, Technical Affairs 2026-27 Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay Contact: +91 94490 007525 https://tech-iitb.org https://insti.app/org/techiitb