Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IIT Roorkee) is the oldest institute of India located in Roorkee, Uttarakhand in an area of 365 acres with lush green. It was the first institution established as an engineering college in 1847 in the British Empire. In 2001, the Government of India passed a law at Parliament to declare this institution as an Indian Institute of Technology.
In this article, we are going to analyse IIT Roorkee students’ stats, faculty, courses offered, graduation & placement, median salary & top recruiters, infrastructures and fees structures. All details are authentic because we got these details from the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) where Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee gave its reports.
Students Intake at IIT Roorkee
Students Intake
IIT Roorkee is the biggest IIT in India offering many programmes. Its approved students’ intake in 2021 is 959 students at UG, 707 students at PG and 145 students at integrated PG. In 2020, the approved students’ intake was 879 at UG, 669 at PG and 134 at integrated PG. In 2019, the approved students’ intake was 815 at UG and 130 at integrated PG.
Faculty
IIT Roorkee has 523 distinguished professors in its faculty, of whom 99.43% are Ph.D. holders. The faculty-to-student ratio at IIT Roorkee is 1:10, that is, one professor is available for every 10 students.
IIT Roorkee Annual Expenditures
Capital Expenditure
IIT Roorkee spent over Rs. 114 crores as capital expenditure in 2021. It spent 16.88% of its funds on libraries to purchase books, journals and e-resources, 59.57% on laboratories to buy new equipment and software, 0.95% on engineering workshops, and 22.6% on capital asset creations like the construction of new buildings. In the years 2020 and 2019, the spending as capital expenditures were Rs. 155 and Rs. 111 crores, respectively.
Operational Expenditure
IIT Roorkee has spent over Rs. 364 crores as an operational expenditure in the year 2021, of which it spent more than half of funds on paying salaries to professors and supporting staff that comes around 78.52%, and it spent 19.86% on maintaining academic infrastructures and 1.62% on conducting seminars, conferences and workshops. In the years 2020 and 2019, it spent as operational expenditures were Rs. 276 and Rs. 258 crores, respectively. So, spending as an operational expenditure was increased in 2021 when compared with the last two years.
IIT Roorkee Research Details
Patents
IIT Roorkee filed 23 patents in 2021, of which it was granted 5; filed 22 patents in 2020 and it was granted 3; and filed 6 patents in 2019 and it was awarded 2. This shows that IIT Roorkee is actively involved in research in engineering science & technology in India.
Sponsored Projects
As IIT Roorkee is good at research and development, many companies sponsored it for conducting research. It has undertaken 163 projects from 37 sponsored companies and has received Rs. 83 crores in the year 2021. In the years 2020 and 2019, it undertook 159 and 183 projects from 106 and 117 sponsored companies and received Rs. 55 and Rs. 47 crores, respectively.
Consultancy Projects
783 consultancy projects have been bagged by IIT Roorkee from 625 companies and have earned Rs. 63 crores in the year 2021. In the years 2020 and 2019, it bagged 858 and 1051 projects from 687 and 838 companies and earned Rs. 58 and Rs. 40 crores, respectively.
IIT Roorkee Graduation & Placements
UG Graduation & Placements
IIT Roorkee admitted 844 students to UG courses, of whom 94.07% were awarded their graduations and all of them got placement at reputed concerns and the remaining 131 were selected for higher studies in the year 2021. 93.75% of students were awarded graduations and all of them got placements and the remaining 99 were selected for higher studies in 2020, and in 2019, 91.46% of students were awarded graduations of whom 99.83% got placements and 172 were selected for higher studies.
Integrated PG Graduations & Placements
At integrated PG graduations, 96.51% students were awarded graduations and all of them got placements and 4 students were selected for higher studies in 2021; and 73.77 and 96.55% students were awarded graduations and all of them got placements and 21 and 33 students were selected for higher studies in 2020 and 2019, respectively.
PG Graduations & Placements
At PG graduations, 75.44% students were awarded graduations, of whom 66.99% got placements and 250 students were selected for higher studies in 2021; and 92.92 and 86.93% students were awarded graduations, of whom 38.17% and 64.26% got placements and 122 and 301 students were selected for higher studies in 2020 and 2019, respectively.
PhD Research Programmes
IIT Roorkee admitted 2114 students to research studies and 249 of them were awarded Ph.D. degrees in the year 2021, 290 students in 2020, and 275 students in 2019.
Median Salary & Top Recruiters
Median Salary of UG Graduates from IIT Roorkee: Rs. 17.54 lakhs per annum at all top companies in 2021, Rs. 14.5 lakhs in 2020 and Rs. 13.2 lakhs in 2019.
Median Salary of PG Graduates: Rs. 10 LPA in 2021, Rs. 10 LPA in 2020, and Rs. 9.9 LPA in 2019.
Median Salary of Integrated PG graduates: Rs. 19.5 lakhs per annum in 2021, Rs. 15 lakhs in 2020, and Rs 11.9 lakhs in 2019.
Median Salary of PG Graduates: Rs. 10 LPA in 2021, Rs. 10 LPA in 2020, and Rs. 9.9 LPA in 2019.
Median Salary of Integrated PG graduates: Rs. 19.5 lakhs per annum in 2021, Rs. 15 lakhs in 2020, and Rs 11.9 lakhs in 2019.
There are hundreds of top companies in the world as well as India such as Amazon, L&T, Google, Texas Instruments, L&T, Tata, Ashok Leyland, ISRO, IOC, etc., are looking for graduates at IIT Roorkee for their companies.
Students Diversity at IIT Roorkee
IIT Roorkee has a blend of students who come from all sections and all parts of India and the world. 5307 students are pursuing their studies, of whom 86.30% are boys and 13.70% are girls. There are 205 students from within the state, 4953 from outside of the state, and a considerable number of, that is, 149 students from foreign countries.
Facilities on IIT Roorkee Campus
IIT Roorkee has a lot of facilities for students. It has a Hospital, Banks, Post Office, Library, Aarohi Child Care Centre and Playgroup, Railway Reservation Counter, Places of Worship, Security, Lifts/ramps, etc.
Campus Festivals at IIT Roorkee
Many functions are celebrated on the IIT Roorkee campus, Formal is one of these at which first-year students at UG and PG are being introduced to their seniors, and Metes is the Metallurgical and Material Engineering Club that organizes inter-year cricket tournament conducted on its campus. THOMSO is the annual cultural festival of IIT Roorkee where 5000 to 6000 colleges are participating. This is the biggest festival for youths in India at which singing, dancing, drama, painting and other competitions are taking place. Besides these, COGNIZANCE is the tech fest where the brightest minds of India conjugate in that events and showcase their technical prowess, and this fest gives them a platform to learn new things in the current trending technologies that are invented around the world.
Accessibility
IIT Roorkee is on National Highways 58 and 73, and Roorkee railway station is at a 3.3 km distance away from IIT Roorkee where all trains from Delhi to Dehradun or Haridwar will stop there. Haridwar Junction Railway Station is the nearest major railway station, which is 30 km away from the institution. The nearest airport is Dehradun Jolly Grant Airport, however, it is advisable to take Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi, which is at a distance of 190 km.
How to Get Admission at IIT Roorkee
Studying science and technology is the dream of most students, however, to make that dream real, we need a good institution. When we think about a good institution, IITs come first. So, here are the procedures to get admission at IIT Roorkee:
For UG courses at IIT Roorkee: Students who passed or appeared for the +2 exam can take Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) and should pass the minimum cut-off mark set by JEE in JEE advanced exam.
For PG courses: Students who passed a bachelor’s degree or appeared for the final exam can take the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) and should pass GATE to get admission to IIT Roorkee.
For UG courses at IIT Roorkee: Students who passed or appeared for the +2 exam can take Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) and should pass the minimum cut-off mark set by JEE in JEE advanced exam.
For PG courses: Students who passed a bachelor’s degree or appeared for the final exam can take the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) and should pass GATE to get admission to IIT Roorkee.
Fee Structure at IIT Roorkee
Students need to pay around Rs. 8.65 lakhs as fees, but the burden of paying fees will be eased by getting an impressive salary of Rs. 17.54 LPA at top companies, so within a year, they can get back this amount.
IIT Roorkee Scores by NIRF
Teaching, Learning and Resources: IIT Roorkee has a good faculty and better infrastructures for quality research, and its research capability in the fields of engineering science & technology is also good. Therefore, it scored 79.28%, which accounts to 30% of overall NIRF scores.
Research and Professional Practice: IIT Roorkee has many distinguished professors and research scholars who invented new technologies, so it scored 78.13% in this section, which accounts to 30% of overall NIRF scores.
Graduate Outcome: As IIT Roorkee has a conducive atmosphere for study, many students graduated at the minimum stipulated time, so for this outstanding performance it scored 90.74%, which accounts to 20% of overall NIRF scores.
Outreach and Inclusivity: IIT Roorkee has a blend of students from every section and every part of India as well as the world, so it scored 63.36%, which accounts to 10% of overall NIRF scores.
Perception: IIT Roorkee has a good faculty, better infrastructures and a conducive atmosphere, and its graduation outcome and placements at top companies are excellent, so it scored 63.59% in NIRF grading, which accounts to 10% of overall NIRF scores.
Perception: IIT Roorkee has a good faculty, better infrastructures and a conducive atmosphere, and its graduation outcome and placements at top companies are excellent, so it scored 63.59% in NIRF grading, which accounts to 10% of overall NIRF scores.
