The college was established in 1847 as the first engineering college in the British empire. On 21st Sep 2001, the university was declared as an Institute of National importance. The institute is located in roorkee, Uttarakhand. The campus is spread over 358.5 acres. It is one of the oldest institutes of technical education in India. Aside from the main campus campus of roorkee 2 new campuses have been developed to meet the needs of the students one is at saharanpur and the other at Greater Noida. Read the full article to know more about IIT Roorkee.
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IIT Roorkee Admissions
IIT Roorkee offers 10 disciplines in Engineering and Architecture, and 55 postgraduate degree courses and a few PhD and dual degree programs also and the selection in all the programs is done through scores of different competitive exams followed by a Written Ability Test (WAT) and a personal interview for some courses.
List of Courses offered at IIT Roorkee
Check below the list of courses that IIT Roorkee offers for its admission in its undergraduate, postgraduate and PhD courses.
Alternate Hydro Energy Centre
- Master of Technology
- Alternate Hydro Energy Systems
- Environmental Management of Rivers and Lakes
- Doctor of Philosophy
Architecture
- Bachelor of Architecture
- Master of Architecture
- Master of Urban & Rural Planning
- Doctor of Philosophy
Biotechnology
- Bachelor of Technology
- Master of Science
- Doctor of Philosophy
Chemical Engineering
- Bachelor of Technology
- Integrated Dual Degree CH/HC
- Master of Technology
- Computer Aided Process Plant Design
- Industrial Pollution Abatement
- Industrial Safety and Hazards Management
- Doctor of Philosophy
Chemistry
- Integrated M.Sc. (Chemistry)
- M.Tech. Advanced Chemical Analysis
- Master of Science
- Doctor of Philosophy
Civil Engineering
- Bachelor of Technology
- Master of Technology
- Building Science and Technology
- Computer Aided Design
- Environmental Engineering
- Geotechnical Engineering
- Hydraulic Engineering
- Geomatics Engineering
- Structural Engineering
- Transportation Engineering
- Doctor of Philosophy
Earthquake Engineering
- Master of Technology
- Soil Dynamics
- Structural Dynamics
- Doctor of Philosophy
Earth Sciences
- Undergraduate
- Integrated M.Tech Geological Technology
- Integrated M.Tech Geophysical Technology
- Postgraduate:
- M.Sc Applied Geology
- M.Tech Geological Technology IMT
- M.Tech Geophysical Technology IMT
- Doctor of Philosophy
Electrical Engineering
- Bachelor of Technology
- Integrated Dual DegreeElectrical Engineering / Power Electronics
- Master of Technology
- Measurement and Instrumentation
- Electrical Drives and Power Electronics
- Power System Engineering
- System Engineering and Operations Research
- Doctor of Philosophy
Electronics and Computer Engineering
- Bachelor of Technology
- Computer Science and Engineering
- Electronics and Communication Engineering
- Integrated Dual Degree E&C/WC
- Integrated Dual Degree CSE/IT
- Master of Technology
- Communication Systems
- Control and Guidance
- R.F. & Microwave Engineering
- Semiconductor Devices & VLSI Technology
- Computer Science and Engineering
- Information Technology
- Doctor of Philosophy
Humanities and Social Sciences
- Doctor of Philosophy
Hydrology
- Postgraduate Diploma
- Master of Technology
- Doctor of Philosophy
Management Studies
- Master in Business Administration
- Doctor of Philosophy
Mathematics
- Master of Science
- Applied Mathematics
- Industrial Mathematics and Informatics
- Five Year Integrated M.Sc. in Applied Mathematics
- Master of Computer Applications
- Doctor of Philosophy
Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
- Bachelor of Technology
- Mechanical Engineering
- Production & Industrial Engineering
- Master of Technology
- Machine Design Engineering
- Production and Industrial System Engineering
- Thermal Engineering
- Welding Engineering
- Doctor of Philosophy
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
- Bachelor of Technology
- Master of Technology
- Industrial Metallurgy
- Physical Metallurgy
- Corrosion Engineering
- Doctor of Philosophy
Department of Paper Technology
- Bachelor of Technology
- Pulp and Paper Engineering
- Master of Technology
- Pulp and Paper Engineering
- Five Year Integrated M.Tech in Polymer Science and Technology
- Five Year Integrated Dual Degree in Process Engineering and M.B.A.
- Doctor of Philosophy
Physics
- Integrated M.Sc. (Physics)
- Master of Science
- M.Tech.
- Solid State Electronic Materials
- Master of Philosophy
- Instrumentation
- Doctor of Philosophy
Water Resources Development & Management
- Master of Technology
- Water Resources Development
- Irrigation Water Management
- Doctor of Philosophy
Centre of Excellence in Disaster Mitigation & Management
- Master of Technology
- Disaster Mitigation & Management
- Doctor of Philosophy
Mode of IIT Roorkee Admission and Selection
Admissions to all undergraduate courses are done through JEE and admission to all post graduate courses are done through GATE and JAM. For pursuing PhD program at IIT roorkee a valid score of GPAT, GATE or NET maybe required for some courses.
Joint Entrance Examination (JEE)
Candidates who clear JEE Main exam are eligible to sit for JEE Advanced exam. Candidates who seek admission in IITs have to qualify both the papers. The exam is conducted for admission in various engineering courses in NITs, CFITs and IITs. It is a computer based test conducted for 2 papers. Paper 1 is for admission in B.Tech and B.E courses and Paper 2 is for B.Arch and B.Planning courses.
Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE)
It is a computer based test conducted by IISc and 7 IITs jointly on behalf of Ministry of Human Resource Department (MHRD) and Government of India. The scores are used for admission in postgraduate engineering courses and for some recruitment purpose also. The GATE scores are valid for 3 years from the date of declaration of result.
Joint Admission Test for M.S.c (JAM)
The exam is conducted every year for admission in Master of Science (M.Sc) courses at IITs, IISc (Bangalore), Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISERs) and National Institute of Technology (NITs). There is no age limit to appear for the exam. It is a computer based exam of 3 hours.
Graduate Pharmacy Aptitude Test (GPAT)
It is a National level exam conducted for admissions M.Pharm programs. It is a computer based examination of 3 hours. GPAT is conducted by National Testing Agency (NTA). Only Indian citizens can appear for this exam. The scores of the exam are accepted by AICTE approved institutions, universities and affiliated colleges.
Tuition Fee and Scholarship of IIT Roorkee
Fee structure for new entrants for UG programme
Fee structure for new entrants for PG and PhD programme
Scholarship
- James Thomason Scholarship for top JEE Advanced rankers at IIT Roorkee
- Fee waiver scholarships IITR
- MCM scholarship IITR
- EIL scholarship IITR
Placements at IIT Roorkee
Placement and summer internship facilities are provided at IIT Roorkee. The institute has its department wise placement cells that help students to polish their soft skills and be prepared for the interview. Some of the main recruiters form IIT roorkee are Amazon, Google, Microsoft, Royal Bank of Scotland, Jabong.com, Foodpanda, Finvista, Mother Dairy, L&T infotech, Pepsico holdings.
About IIT Roorkee
The institute is ranked among the best technological institutions in the world. It Its motto is “Nothing can be achieved without Hard Work”. The institute has a central library which has around 3,50,000 documents in all media. Students are provided with the best sports facilities Olympic size swimming pool, Gym yoga hall, Indoor and outdoor sports facility. Campus facilities such as 24*7 LAN facility, IIT hospital on campus, Student activity centre and late night canteens are also provided for students.
IIT Roorkee Rankings
IIT Roorkee rankings according to NIRF and QS Asia rankings
| Ranking By | Rank in 2019 |
| National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) (Engineering) | 6th |
| QS Asia rankings | 86 |
Notable Alumni of IIT Roorkee
Check below some of the notable alumni of IIT Roorkee
Government
- Manu Maharaj – IPS officer, DIG of Munger
- Pradip Baijal – IAS and former chairman of the Telecom regulatory Authority of India
- Mangu Singh – Managing Director of DMRC
- Ghananand Pande – Chairman of Indian Railways
Business
- Ajit Gupta – Founder, president, CEO of Aryaka
- Naveen Jain – Founder of MoonExpress, InfoSpace
- Sumit Jain – CEO of Commonfloor.com
Contact
Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee – 247667
Uttarakhand, India
Telephone – 01332285490
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