IIT Roorkee - Indian Institute of Technology

IIT was established as the first engineering college in British India in 1847 as the Roorkee College. Later it was renamed as the Thomason College in 1854 and following the independence of India in 1947, it was given the status of university in 1948 by the Province of Uttar Pradesh owing to its potential and performance as a technical institute in post-independent India. Initially planned as a college for producing civil engineers, it then went onto offer many programmes of learning. The then Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru elevated the college status to the level of the university.  Since its establishment, IIT Roorkee has been playing a vital role in technical education and pursuing methods of research. Currently, it is ranked as one of the best technical institutions in the world for its contribution in many sectors and it has also been a trendsetter in the area of education and research and completed its sesquicentennial anniversary  (150th  year) of 1996. 

In 2001 the Parliament of India declared IIT Roorkee as an “Institute of national importance” adding one more jewel to the crown of the University. The university offers bachelors and postgraduate programs in engineering, science, architecture and applied science and has a facility for doctoral work research in its research centres. In total, IIT Roorkee offers more than 65 programmes for students in various disciplines.

IIT Roorkee Highlights

IIT Roorkee Location

IIT Roorkee is well connected by road and rail. The nearest railway station is in Haridwar, which is 30 Km from the campus. The Roorkee Bus Depot also has several buses running from various cities in North India. It is at walking distance from the campus. The Jolly Grant Airport is approximately 70km from IIT Roorkee campus.

IIT Roorkee Latest News and Updates:

• IIT Roorkee launches E summit for school students - To help students bridge the gap between academic life and real world, IIT-R has partnered with Callido Learning to launch entrepreneurship competition for school going students and 85% of of Indian teenagers expressed their interest in pursuing entrepreneurship and the purpose of the competition was to give them training and exposure to some of the best minds of the startup ecosystem.

• IIT Roorkee virtual convocation 2020 - IIT organised its annual convocation 2020 in virtual mode, taking the requirements and government regulations for Covid-19 seriously and it was graced by IIT Roorkee alumnus Mr. Ashok Soota, Executive Chairman, Happiest Minds Technologies Limited, Mr. BVR Mohan reddy, Executive Chairman, Cyient.

• IIT Roorkee students secure top position at hardware security hackathon - Students of IIT Roorkee have one embedded security challenge organised by IIT Kanpur with the cash prize of Rs. 50000 and this competition was organised to disseminate awareness about the significance of cyber security.
  
  

IIT Roorkee Awards, Recognitions Accreditations and Collaborations:

Accreditations: 

NBA, NAAC

International Research Collaborations

• McGill University, Canada 

• Royal Institute of Science and Technology, Sweden

• University of Leoben, Austria 

• York University, Toronto, Canada 

• Department of Physics, California State University, Fullerton, USA 

• University of Nice, France 

• City University, London

International Network Collaborations

• DST Africa initiative 

• Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute 

• IMPACTS 

• Heritage Network 

• SATU President's forum of Southeast Asia and Taiwan universities
  
  

Awards & Honours

• Emeritus Professor Award for Renu Rastogi, 2018. 

• Emeritus Professor Award for Pashupati Jha, 2018.

• Visiting fellowship at London School of Economics for Rachita Gulati, 2018.

• Outstanding Teachers Award of IIT Roorkee for Nagendra Kumar, 2015.

• Civil engineering HOD AK Jain published paper in INSDAG yearbook 2009
  
  

Memorandum of Understanding

• University of Parma, Italy 

• Liverpool Hope University, UK 

• VSB Technical University of Ostrava, Czech Republic 

• Cranfield University, United Kingdom 

• Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand

IIT Roorkee Notable Alumni

• Harshil Mathur, CEO and Co-founder of RazorPay.

• Naveen Jain, Founder and CEO of Viome, Inc.

• R Mukundhan, CEO and Managing Director of Tata Chemicals Limited.

• Aarti Gill, Co-founder of Oziva.

• Rahul Sharma, Co-founder of Zetwerk.

IIT Roorkee Student Clubs, Groups and Societies:

IIT Roorkee is the best place for students to relax and recharge in an academic and competitive environment with on campus co-curricular and extra-curricular activities. There are several clubs acting as units with sections devoted for pursuits such as stargazing, robotics, sports, chess, carrom, billiards, snooker and much more collection of activities. Each club has facilities with seating capacity for dozens of people with great atmosphere and facilities.

• Hobbies Club – Exploring activities such as Photography, Electronics, Gardening, Fine Arts, Philately etc.

• U.G. Club

• PG Club

• Alaknanda Club

Groups and Societies

The student groups are enthusiastic in distinguishing themselves from other institutes where they like to gather like-minded people towards achieving a certain goal be it social work, academic workshops, events, concerts etc. The main purpose is to provide a feeling of togetherness and belonging for students and adding a good amount of spice to student life. IIT Roorkee commits itself to schemes, associations, and clubs associated with cultural needs.

• Cognizance

• Geek Gazette

• NCC

• NSS

• SAC

• Sanskrit Club

• Cultural Council – Council comprises a section of people dedicated to Dramatics, Choreography, Audio, Light, Music and Literary works.

• Technical Societies – EDC, CEC, IEEE, SAE, ASME, ACM etc.

IIT Roorkee Facilities and Infrastructure

IIT Roorkee is a top-ranking institute and has been up to date in its infrastructure. Some of the important facilities at IIT Roorkee are:

• Mahatma Gandhi Central Library: The library merges both classic and modern type with 80000 sq. ft state of the art infrastructure with 2 lakh books, more than 50000 journals and access to 2 million theses from worldwide online sources.

• Sports Club: Sports clubs in IIT Roorkee play an important role in several sports areas such as badminton, tennis, swimming, basketball, kho kho, table tennis, hockey etc. Since 2007, IIT has been implemented in the National Sports Organisation (NSO) scheme. 

• Hostels: Hostels also known as bhawanas, create an environment of home away from home. There are 10 boys hostels and 3 girls hostels with special considerations for married students. Each hostel has amenities for sports and other activities.

• Guest Houses: IIT Roorkee has three guesthouses and a visitor hostel to accommodate guests and delegates who visit the campus regularly.

• Other Services: IIT campus also provides essential services such as hospital, bank, community centre, post office, security etc. for serving the needs and safety of students, faculty and staff as needed.

• Spiritual Service: The campus houses the temple, mosque and church within the campus for promoting spiritual wellbeing of students.

• Alumni Relations Cell: It is a central committee which connects alumni with the institution for their active involvement, and financial support towards institution development.

• Wellness Center: Also known as the Counselling Cell earlier, helps to deal and engage students to address their social, academic and personal problems for their mental wellness. 

IIT Roorkee Courses and Fee

IIT Roorkee offers more than 65 programmes of study at the undergraduate and graduate level. The programmes of study are primarily in engineering, technology, sciences, architecture and management. 

The types of programmes offered are

• B.Tech 

• M.Tech 

• PhD 

• Dual Degree (B.Tech+M.Tech, M.Tech+Ph.D)

• M.Sc. 

• B.Arch 

• M.Arch

• MBA 

The several departments available at IIT Roorkee offering courses are

• Architecture and Planning

• Applied Science and Engineering

• Biotechnology

• Chemical Engineering

• Chemistry

• Civil Engineering 

• Computer Science and Engineering

• Earthquake Engineering

• Earth Sciences

• Electrical Engineering

• Electronics and Communication Engineering

• Humanities and Social Sciences

• Hydrology

• Hydro and Renewable Energy

• Management Studies

• Mathematics

• Mechanical and Industrial Engineering

• Metallurgical and Materials Engineering

• Paper Technology

• Polymer and Process Engineering

• Physics

• Water Resources Development and Management

The course fee structure is set as

IIT Roorkee Admissions

IIT Roorkee Scholarships

IIT Roorkee as the oldest institution in India provides its types of scholarships from institute,  government, industry and alumni sources. The scholarships are classified as follows:

• Non-convocation awards/scholarship

• Convocation awards/scholarship

• Merit-cum-means scholarship

• Non-convocation awards/scholarship

Non-convocation awards/scholarships are offered to students currently enrolled in degree programs of IIT Roorkee are eligible for the scholarships and the eligibility criteria for the scholarships are decided by the donors. 

1. Type A1 for academic performance and 

2. Type A2 for other achievements

• Convocation awards/scholarship

Convocation awards / scholarships are awarded during convocation for the graduating students and the criteria for such scholarships is as follows 

1. Type A1 for academic performance and 

2. Type A2 for academic performance and other requirements

• Merit-cum-means scholarship

Merit-cum-means scholarship is given to students who have financial constraints and have meritorious academic achievements. MCM beneficiaries students at UG or offered tuition fee waiver and allowance of Rs.1000 a month for 10 month period. For tuition fee waiver in the general / OBC category the students must fulfil the following conditions.

1. Family parental income should be less than Rs.5 lakhs per annum.

2. Good academic standing CGPA more than 7 

3. Good conduct standing.

4. Only 25% of students are offered.

Fee Waiver: Fee waiver for economically weak students as per the Ministry of Human Resource Department Regulations of the Government of India on the basis of family income and undergraduate students are eligible for tuition fee waiver. The types of fee waiver are:

1. Full Tuition Waiver:  Full tuition fee waiver is offered to most economically backward students with less than 1 lakh per annum family income.

2. 2/3 Tuition Waiver: The fee waiver is offered to students from economically backward family conditions and the income must be in between 1 lakh and 5 lakhs

IIT Roorkee Cutoff  

IIT Roorkee nominates a rank and appropriate cut-off mark to shortlist students for admission. Admissions tests such as JEE Advanced, GATE, CAT etc. have their own cut-off declared by their respective committees. Candidates desirous of the admission in the respective courses have to meet the IIT Roorkee cut off to be eligible for admissions. Candidates securing a cut off score/marks/percentile/ranks lower than what is determined by IIT Roorkee won’t be considered for admissions. 

IIT Roorkee Placements 

(As per the placement brochure of IIT Roorkee)

IIT Roorkee is India's top institution for technical education with an impeccable track record in the past 150 years. The values of the university help students to develop their personality and make them excel at a global level. The alumnus of IIT Roorkee is a testimony to that. The placement and internship cell is the first place for companies to recruit students from IIT Roorkee and there are three phases in recruiting students from IIT.
First phase: In the first phase, the companies are invited through email or post with documents such as annexure and JAF. The company returns these documents after furnishing them with all details related to the job profile. The full job details are made available to the students and pre placement talk sessions are planned. After the proper discussion with the company, the placement cell decides that date. The company visits for the talk and also conducts sessions for possible summer internships
Second Phase: For the second phase, the placement cell shortlists companies in accordance with students’ academic achievements and rankings. Also based on the company's job profile and requirements, package offered, past recruitment and student feedback, the dates are announced. The company will confirm proper interview dates with the placement cell. Interested students register for the process interview. The resumes of students are made available for shortlisting and the shortlisted students are made all the required details for the interview.
Third Phase: In the third phase, the companies visit the campus and conduct written tests related to technical area, aptitude, group discussion and personal interview. Companies who are not able to visit the campus are facilitated by video conferencing. The company finally furnishes the details of selected students and completes the process of recruitment. The selected students were given offers of employment.

Some of the top recruiters at IIT Roorkee are 

• Centurylink India 

• CARE ratings 

• Eicher Motors 

• Cypress semiconductor 

• Continental Engines 

• Ericsson India Global services 

• Exxon Mobil 

• Genpact 

• Google 

• GMR group 

• ICF International 

• ICICI Bank

• Yamaha Motors 

• Infosys 

• Cognizant 

• JP Morgan Chase 

• JK Tyres 

• Life technologies 

• LinkedIn India 

• Marvell 

• Microsoft India Development centre 

• Murugappa Group 

• Nokia 

• PRACTO 

• Razorpay 

• RAMCO systems 

• Reliance 

• Snapdeal 

• Siemens 

• TCS 

• Texas Instruments 

• Unitedhealth group 

• VISA Inc 

• Wipro Technologies 

• Videocon 

• Tech Mahindra