IIT Bombay's Gender Cell is a statutory body which works towards promoting equality, gender justice and non-discrimination on the campus. It inquires into complaints of sexual harassment through its Internal Complaints Committee (GC-ICC).

The Gender Cell’s Internal Complaints Committee inquires into complaints of sexual harassment through. Sexual harassment includes any one or more of the following unwelcome acts or behavior:

1.Physical contact and advances;
2.A demand or request for sexual favors;
3.Making sexually colored remarks;
4.Sending, displaying or showing of pornographic material in physical form or through any electronic media;
5.Any other unwelcome physical, verbal or non-verbal conduct of sexual nature, and
6.Any other acts or omissions that are of like nature to the instances above.

Any student, any faculty or staff member, or a service-provider who is associated with IITB may contact the Gender Cell. Any woman who comes to IIT Bombay for work-related reasons may also contact the Gender Cell.

You may write to us at gendercell[at]iitb[dot]ac[dot]in and we will get back to you within 48 hours. You may also contact any of our student members or PoSH volunteers. You may visit our office or call 5052 during office hours.

Yes. You can always contact Gender Cell for help. If we can’t help you, we will suggest where you can get help.

Utmost priority is given to confidentiality in Gender Cell. All the details and identities are kept confidential during and after the process.

You may still approach us, but usually it is essential to identify the accused person. For example- if a person is harassing you via sending vulgar pictures and texts from random ids, you should have the screen-shots of the chats and discussion.In any instance of abuse by a person whose identity is not known, the Gender Cell with the help of other institute bodies will make efforts to identify the person to the extent possible. If necessary, the gender cell will help you to file a case with the police.

You should complain within 3 months of the incident.

IIT Bombay’s Women’s Cell was formed in 2002. With the enactment of the Institute's policy on sexual harassment, the cell has been renamed the Gender Cell. The cell seeks to address complaints of all students, regardless of their gender.

Gender Cell frequently organizes training sessions, gender sensitization workshops and talks related to gender based issues for faculty, staff and students. We also organize painting competition, film screenings and other cultural events highlighting contributions by women or related to gender issues.