Name: Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
Status: Engineering College
Affiliation: IIT
Website: http://www.iitr.ac.in
Address:
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
Roorkee, Uttarakhand
India - 247667


Phone: +91-1332-285311
EMail: regis@iitr.ernet.in

Total Seats: 4500
Departments / Branches:
  • Architecture and Planning
  • Bio-Technology
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Civil Engineering
  • Earthquake Engineering
  • Earth Sciences
  • Electrical Sciences
  • Electronics and Communication Engineering
  • Computer Engineering
  • Sciences and Humanities
  • Hydrology
  • Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
  • Metallurgical and Material Engineering
  • Paper Technology
  • Water Resources Development and Management
  • Physics
  • Chemistry
  • Mathematics
  • Business Administration (BBA/MBA)
Placement:
AbsolutData Research and Analytics


Accenture Services Pvt. Ltd.


Adobe


Airvana


Alstom


Aricent (Flextronics)


Atrenta


Bajaj Auto


Balmer Lawrie


BayPackets Technologies Pvt. Ltd.


Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd.


Byte Consulting



About the institute:
Indian Institute of Technology - Roorkee is among the foremost of institutes of national importance in higher technological education and in engineering, basic and applied research. Since its establishment, the Institute has played a vital role in providing the technical manpower and know-how to the country and in pursuit of research. The Institute ranks amongst the best technological institutions in the world and has contributed to all sectors of technological development. It has also been considered a trend-setter in the area of education and research in the field of science, technology, and engineering.


The Institute has completed 150th year of its existence in October 1996. On September 21, 2001, an Ordinance issued by the Government of India declared it as the nation's seventh Indian Institute of Technology. The Ordinance is now converted into an Act by the Parliament to make IIT, Roorkee as an "Institution of National Importance".


The Institute offers Bachelor's Degree courses in 10 disciplines of Engineering and Architecture and Postgraduate's Degree in 55 disciplines of Engineering, Applied Science, Architecture and planning. The Institute has facility for doctoral work in all Departments and Research Centres.


The Institute admits students to B.Tech. and B.Arch. courses through the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) conducted at various centres all over India.


Infrastructure:
  • Hangout Places
  • Banks
  • Post Offices
  • Child care Center
  • Railway Reservation Counter
  • Institute Hospital
  • Places of Worship
  • Hindi Kaksh
  • Security
  • Institute Dairy
Academic Activities: Not Available
Non-Academic Activities: Not Available
How to apply:
Students are admitted to undergraduate courses through an All-India competition known as Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) conducted by all the seven IIT's along with IT-BHU and ISM-Dhanbad, at various centres across the country in which more than 1,50,000 candidates compete for around 4,500 seats.



Fees and other expenses: Not Available
Sources of Information: http://www.iitr.ac.in
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Institute_of_Technology_Roorkee