About Indian Institute of Technology – IIT Roorkee:

IIT Roorkee is a public engineering institute in India, established in 1847 as Thomason College of Civil Engineering. It was later renamed as University of Roorkee in 1949 and in 2001, it was declared as the seventh Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) by the government of India. The institute has two campuses, one in Roorkee, Uttarakhand and another in Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh. It offers a wide range of academic programs including 11 Undergraduate, 5 Integrated Dual Degree, 3 Integrated M.Tech, 3 Integrated M.Sc, 61 Postgraduate, MBA and Ph.D. programs. Admissions are through JMET, a centralized entrance exam for MBA programs at various IITs. The main campus in Roorkee is spread over 356 acres with several heritage buildings, modern academic departments, hostels, messes, hospital, school, banks, sports facilities, and activity centers. The Department of Paper Technology is located in Saharanpur, and an extension center is being developed in Greater Noida.

Location  – IIT Roorkee is situated at the foothill of the Himalayas, in Hardwar district, within the state of Uttarakhand. It is situated on National Highways 58 and 73 and is on Amritsar-Howrah main rail route.  Location Map

Transportation – Roorkee is well connected to Delhi by rail and road.

1. By Roadways – Travelling from Delhi, Roorkee is located towards north approximately 170 kilometres. Take the highway NH58, and it passes through Roorkee. The city of Haridwar is located further on the same highway about 29 kilometres from Roorkee. The main bus depot of Roorkee is located on NH58. Several buses run from various cities in North India.
2. By Airways – Nearest airport to Roorkee is Dehradun’s Jolly Grant airport which has Air Deccan services from New Delhi. But most preferable airport nearest from Roorkee is the New Delhi International Airport which is about 180 kilometres away.
3. By Railways – Easiest way to get to Roorkee is by train. There are several trains serving Roorkee daily from various cities around. The high speed trains Shatabdi and Jan Shatabdi also stop at Roorkee on their route Delhi – Dehradun. By train, it takes less than 3 hours and 30 minutes to reach Roorkee from Delhi, so it is the fastest and most economical way of travel.

Departments

• Architecture and Planning.
• Biotechnology.
• Chemical Engineering.
• Chemistry.
• Civil Engineering.
• Earthquake Engineering.
• Earth Sciences.
• Electrical Engineering.
• Electronics and Computer Engineering.
• Humanities and Social Sciences.
• Hydrology.
• Management Studies.
• Mathematics.
• Mechanical and Industrial Engineering.
• Metallurgical and Materials Engineering.
• Paper Technology.
• Physics.
• Water Resources Development and Management.

Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IIT Roorkee) is a well-equipped academic institute in India. It has several centers and facilities, including Alternate Hydro Energy Centre (AHEC), Continuing Education Centre (CEC), Information Super Highway Centre (ISC), Institute Computer Centre (ICC), Institute Instrumentation Centre (IIC), Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Cell, Quality Improvement Programme (QIP) Centre, Centre for Transportation Systems, Centre of Excellence in Disaster Mitigation & Management, Centre of Nanotechnology, Educational Technology Cell, and TIFAC Core. The Institute also has a central library with over 3,20,000 documents, hostels, research facilities, a hospital, and several students’ clubs.

Courses offered by Indian Institute of Technology – IIT Roorkee:

Arts Courses

• Post Graduate Diploma in Water Resource Management

  1 Years

Engineering Courses

• B.Tech. (Biotechnology)

  4 Years

• B.Tech. (Chemical Engineering)

  4 Years

• B.Tech. (Computer Science and Engineering)

  4 Years

• B.Tech. (Electrical Engineering)

  4 Years

• B.Tech. (Electronics & Communication Engineering)

  4 Years

• B.Tech. (Industrial & Production Engineering)

  4 Years

• B.Tech. (Mechanical Engineering)

  4 Years

• B.Tech. (Metallurgical Engineering)

  4 Years

• B.Tech. (Polymer Science & Chemical Technology)

   

• B.Tech. + M.Tech. (Computer Science and Engineering)

  5 Years

• B.Tech. (Chemical Engineering) + M.Tech. (Computer Aided Process Plant Design)

  5 Years

• B.Tech. (Chemical Engineering) + M.Tech. (Industrial Pollution Abatement)

  5 Years

• B.Tech. (Civil Engineering) + M.Tech. (Structural Engineering)

  5 Years

• B.Tech. (Electrical Engineering) + M.Tech. (Instrumentation & Control)

  5 Years

• B.Tech. (Electrical Engineering) and M.Tech. (Power Electronics)

  5 Years

• B.Tech. (Electronics and Communication Engineering) + M.Tech. (Communication Systems)

  5 Years

• B.Tech. (Electronics and Communication Engineering) + M.Tech. (Microelectronics and VLSI)

  5 Years

• B.Tech. (Electronics and Communication Engineering) and M.Tech. (RF and Microwave Engineering)

  5 Years

• B.Tech. (Mechanical Engineering) + M.Tech. (CAD, CAM and Robotics)

  5 Years

• B.Tech. (Mechanical Engineering) + M.Tech. (Thermal Engineering)

  5 Years

• B.Tech. (Metallurgical and Materials Engineering) + M.Tech. (Industrial Engineering)

  5 Years

• B.Tech. (Process Engineering) + M.B.A.

  5 Years

• B.Tech. (Production and Industrial Engineering) + M.Tech. (CAD, CAM and Robotics)

  5 Years

• B.Tech. (Production and Industrial Engineering) + M.Tech. (Thermal Engineering)

  5 Years

• B.Tech. (Civil Engineering)

  4 Years

• B.Tech. (Engineering Physics)

  4 Years

• M.Tech. (CAD/ CAM)

  2 Years

• M.Tech. (Chemical Technology)

  2 Years

• M.Tech. (Civil Engineering)

  2 Years

• M.Tech. (Computer Aided Design)

  2 Years

• M.Tech. (Computer Science and Engineering)

  2 Years

• M.Tech. (Electrical Engineering)

  2 Years

• M.Tech. (Electronics and Communication Engineering)

  2 Years

• M.Tech. (Electronics Engineering)

  2 Years

• M.Tech. (Environmental Engineering)

  2 Years

• M.Tech. (Environmental Management)

  2 Years

• M.Tech. (Hydraulics)

  2 Years

• M.Tech. (Machine Design)

  2 Years

• M.Tech. (Solid State Technology)

  2 Years

• M.Tech. (Thermal Engineering)

  2 Years

• M.Tech. (Disaster Mitigation and Management)

  2 Years

• M.Tech. (Geological Technology)

  2 Years

• M.Tech. (Geophysical Technology)

  2 Years

• M.Tech. (Metallurgical & Materials Engineering)

  2 Years

• M.Tech. (Production & Industrial Engineering)

  2 Years

• M.Tech. (VLSI Technology)

  2 Years

• M.Tech. (Applied Geophysics)

  2 Years

• M.Tech. (Chemical Engineering)

  2 Years

• M.Tech. (Geotechnical Engineering)

  2 Years

• M.Tech. (Geomatics)

  2 Years

• M.Tech. (Industrial Engineering)

  2 Years

• M.Tech. (Polymer Science)

  2 Years

• M.Tech. (Structural Engineering)

  2 Years

• M.Tech. (Transportation Engineering)

  2 Years

• M.Tech. (Water Resources Development & Management.)

  2 Years

Science Courses

• M.Sc. (Economics)

  2 Years

• M.Sc. (Industrial Mathematics)

  2 Years

• M.Sc. (Applied Geology)

  2 Years

• M.Sc. (Applied Mathematics)

  2 Years

• M.Sc. (Biotechnology)

  2 Years

• M.Sc. (Chemistry)

  2 Years

• M.Sc. (Physics)

  2 Years

• Ph.D.

  2 Years

Management Courses

• M.B.A.

  2 Years

Agriculture Science and Technology Courses

• M.Tech. (Soil and Water Engineering)

  2 Years

• M.Tech. (Soil Water Conservation Engineering)

  2 Years

Information Technology Courses

• M.C.A.

  3 Years

Architecture Courses

• B.Arch.

  5 Years

• M.Arch. (Architectural Design)

  2 Years