The Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IITR), IIT Roorkee is a public engineering and technology university located in Roorkee, Uttarakhand, India which was formerly named as the University of Roorkee (1948–2001) and the Thomason College of
Civil Engineering (1853–1948). In 2001 the Government of India declared it as the nations seventh Indian Institute of Technology.
Established in 1847 in British India by using the then lieutenant governor, Sir James Thomason, it became given university repute in 1949 and changed into transformed into an Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in 2001, consequently becoming the seventh IIT to be declared. IIT Roorkee has 21 academic departments overlaying Engineering, Applied Sciences,
Humanities & Social Sciences and
Management programs with a strong emphasis on clinical and technological schooling and research. IIT Roorkee has a robust entrepreneurial culture, with many alumni who have moved on to found technological and social ventures in India and overseas, and have played an crucial position inside the improvement of India. IIT Roorkee gives instructional programmes in Engineering, Technology, Applied Sciences, and Management. It runs 11 undergraduate (UG), one included twin diploma, 61 postgraduate (PG) and numerous doctoral programmes.
IIT Roorkee is one of the biggest technical institutions in the country having the largest number of academic units covering 21 academic departments of engineering, applied sciences,
humanities & social sciences, and
management programmes.
Last Updated on: Nov 28, 2024