IIT Roorkee

IIT Roorkee, is the oldest Technical Institution of Asia, and is devoted to the advancement of knowledge and education of students in an environment of science and technology


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

Basic Sciences

* Chemistry
* Earth Sciences
* Humanities
* Mathematics
* Physics

Engineering

* Architecture
* Biotechnology
* Chemical
* Civil
* Earthquake
* Electrical
* Electronics & Computers
* Mechanical & Industrial
* metallurgical
* Paper Technology

Specialized Courses

* Hydrology
* Management Studies
* Water Resources

Admissions, Results At IIT Roorkee

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- http://www.iitr.ac.in/)

The Institute offers eleven undergraduate programmes leading to B . Arch . and B.Tech. degrees, which are of 5 and 4 years duration, respectively. These programmes are in the following disciplines:
Undergraduate Programmes
Sl. No Academic Department: Programmes:
1 Architecture & Planning
Architecture

2 Biotechnology
Biotechnology

3 Chemical Engineering
Chemical Engineering

4 Civil Engineering
Civil Engineering

5 Electrical Engineering
Electrical Engineering

6 Electronics & Computer Engineering
Electronics & Communication Engineering
Computer Science & Engineering

7 Mechanical & Industrial Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Production & Industrial Engineering

8 Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Metallurgical & Materials Engineering

9 Paper Technology
Pulp &Paper Engineering

During the session 2007-2008, 619 (including IDD and Integrated M.Tech.) students were admitted to different UG programmes and a total of 2220 were registered in different years of UG programmes. All the IITs offer admission to these programmes on the basis of the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) results.