IIT Roorkee | India

Indian Institute of Technology – Roorkee (IIT) is among the foremost of institutes of national importance in higher technological education and in 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". IIT Roorkee 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 a 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. IIT Roorkee offers a wide range of academic programs. It runs eleven undergraduate, five Integrated Dual Degree, three Integrated M.Tech., three integrated M.Sc., sixty one postgraduate and several Doctoral Programs. Around 2220 under graduate students are studying in different programs in the session 2007-2008. IIT Roorkee is one of the biggest technical institutions in the country having the largest number of academic units. It has 18 academic departments covering engineering, applied sciences, humanities & social sciences and management programs, 1 academic center, 4 supporting service centers and a large number of research centers.