The University of Roorkee, now the Indian Institute of Technology, had a modest beginning as the Thomason College of Engineering in 1847. It was converted into the First Technical University of India in 1949 and into an IIT in 2001.
IIT Roorkee is among the foremost 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. It ranks amongst the best technological institutions in the world and has contributed to all sectors of technological development. It is also a trend-setter in the area of education and research in the field of science, technology, and engineering.
The institute offers Bachelor's Degree in 10 disciplines of Engineering and Architecture and Postgraduate Degree in 55 disciplines of Engineering, Applied Science, Architecture and Planning. It has facility for doctoral work in all Departments and Research Centres.
Some of IIT Roorkee’s recent achievements include – 1st rank among the IITs in the ‘Citations per Faculty’ parameter and 9th rank in India, in QS World University Rankings, 2021. Further, the institute ranked 9th overall and 6th among engineering colleges in National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) 2020.
The University of Roorkee, now the Indian Institute of Technology, had a modest begining as the Thomason College of Engineering in 1847. It was converted into the First Technical University of India in 1949 and into an IIT in 2001.
IIT Roorkee is among the foremost 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. It ranks amongst the best technological institutions in the world and has contributed to all sectors of technological development. It is also a trend-setter in the area of education and research in the field of science, technology, and engineering.
The institute offers Bachelor’s Degree in 10 disciplines of Engineering and Architecture and Postgraduate Degree in 55 disciplines of Engineering, Applied Science, Architecture and Planning. It has facility for doctoral work in all Departments and Research Centres.
Some of IIT Roorkee’s recent achievements include – 1st rank among the IITs in the ‘Citations per Faculty’ parameter and 9th rank in India, in QS World University Rankings, 2021. Further, the institute ranked 9th overall and 6th among engineering colleges in National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) 2020.