IIT Roorkee

INTRODUCTION

The Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee is located in Roorkee, a small town in the state of Uttranchal in India. The British established the college as Thomason College of Civil Engineering in 1847. The college was renamed the University of Roorkee in 1949. Over the years, the institution has attained the fame of a leading educational institution for its fine quality academia, and also for its brilliant engineers.
The Government of India, through an ordinance issued on September 21, 2001, declared the institution as the country’s seventh Indian Institute of Technology.

The Institution is a frontrunner in higher technological education and provides excellent opportunities in basic and applied research. The institution, since its inception, has been a leading institution in research and in providing technical manpower and know-how to the country. The institution offers Bachelor’s degree courses in ten different disciplines of engineering, and postgraduate degrees in fifty-five different disciplines of Engineering and Architecture. The institute has a number of departments and research centers catering to different disciplines of engineering and pure sciences.

The Institute is a member of the LAOTSE, the international network of leading universities in Europe and Asia, which facilitates exchange of students and senior scholars.

A bill passed by the Indian Parliament 21 September 2001 declared the institute as an Institute of National Importance.
Courses at IIT Roorkee


IIT Roorkee has courses in Basic Sciences, Engineering, and some specialized courses.

Basic Sciences Courses at IIT Roorkee
• Chemistry
• Earth Sciences
• Humanities
• Mathematics
• Physics
Engineering Courses at IIT Roorkee
• Architecture
• Biotechnology
• Chemical
• Civil
• Earthquake
• Electrical
• Electronics & Computers
• Mechanical & Industrial
• metallurgical
• Paper Technology
Specialized Courses at IIT Roorkee
• Hydrology
• Management Studies
• Water Resources
IIT Roorkee Admissions


Admission to undergraduate courses is through an All-India entrance test called Joint Entrance Examination, conducted by all the seven IITs in the country. IIT Roorkee has eleven courses under its B.Tech programme. The institute also offers five-year dual degree programmes wherein both B.Tech and M.Tech degrees are awarded. The Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) is conducted at the all India level. Candidates willing to join the postgraduate programmes in Engineering, Technology, Architecture, and pharmacy have to pass this test. The Joint Management Entrance Test (JMET) is conducted for admission to the management programmes of all IITs and IISc. However, the application has to be made separately for admission to each institute. The Joint Admission Test for MSc is a common entrance exam for admission to the various postgraduate programmes and 3-year post B.Sc programmes.

Academic Collaborations
• University of Texas at Dallas
• National University of Singapore
• University of Waterloo
• Royal Institute of Technology(KTH),Stockholm
Official Website of IIT Roorkee


(Official website- http://www.iitr.ac.in/)