7 Lab Space Allotment
IITB lab space, IIT Bombay laboratory allotment, research space allocation
As a new faculty (and if you need lab space), you need to contact the Head of your academic unit discuss with him / her about your requirements in advance.
After you have been allocated lab space, it may take time to convert it into a proper, functional lab and this would need your active involvement. You may also need to talk to the Head of the academic units about the funding required to get the civil, air-conditioning and interior work done through the Estate Office, Electrical Maintenance Division and Design Cell, respectively.
Please talk to the Head of your academic unit and find out about existing facilities on campus that might help you get started with something quickly.
You may also consider building shared labs with other faculty who work in similar research areas. This might help reduce the resources required (including space), and get you a collaborator to share in the effort and thereby move things faster till you establish your own laboratory.
Please consider volunteering to help your Head of your academic unit on resource planning so that these issues become progressively easier for future colleagues who come after you.