Indian Institute of Technology - IIT Roorkee

You would find complete detail on Indian Institute of Technology - IIT Roorkee. Indian Institute of Technology - IIT Roorkee is situated at (located) in Roorkee, Uttarakhand. The address of the university is Roorkee- Haridwar Highway
Roorkee, Uttarakhand 247667 , India. The contact detail (contact phone number / numbers) of Indian Institute of Technology - IIT Roorkee - is/are (01332) 285311, 284289, 285200, 285875, 284010. The website address of the Indian Institute of Technology - IIT Roorkee is http://www.iitr.ac.in.You may find the Indian Institute of Technology - IIT Roorkee admission detail, fees detail, Exam schedule detail and result date information online at Time2study.in website

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University Name:	Indian Institute of Technology - IIT Roorkee
Address:	Roorkee- Haridwar Highway Roorkee, Uttarakhand 247667 , India
City:	Roorkee
State:	Uttarakhand
Phone:	(01332) 285311, 284289, 285200, 285875, 284010
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About Indian Institute Of Technology - Iit Roorkee
The establishment of an Engineering college at Roorkee was suggested to the Honourable James Thomason, Lieutenant-Governor of the North-West Provinces, about 1846, by Colonel Cautley of the Royal Artillery, who had been Superintendent-General of Canals since 1836 and was busily engaged in the scheme, first contemplated by Colonel Colvin of the Bengal Engineers, for the employment of the waters of the Ganges for irrigation. Instituted as Thomason College of Civil Engineering in year 1847 by the British, it was rechristened as University of Roorkee in year 1949. Prior to independence, it awarded the degrees of the University of Calcutta and the Allahabad University, to which it was successively affiliated, followed by its own diplomas. It was restructured in 1948 as the University of Roorkee, as the first engineering university of modern India. On 21 September 2001, an ordinance issued by the Government of India declared it as the nation's seventh Indian Institute of Technology. The ordinance was converted into an act by the Parliament to make IIT Roorkee an "Institution of National Importance". IIT Roorkee offers a wide range of academic programmes. It runs eleven Under Graduate, five Integrated Dual Degree, three Integrated M.Tech., three integrated M.Sc., sixty one Post Graduate and several Doctoral Programmes. Along with the engineering courses, IIT Roorkee also offers a 2 year residential MBA program. The Department of Management Studies also offers Ph.D. in various disciplines. Admission for these courses are through JMET, a centralized entrance examination for the MBA programs at various IITs. IIT Roorkee is also running an MCA programme. Typically, the MCA is a 3 year full time degree course consisting of six semesters. The Institute has two campuses. The main campus is at Roorkee in Uttarakhand and the other one is 50 km away at Saharanpur in Uttar Pradesh. The campus at Roorkee is spread over 356 acres of landscaped lush greenery. Nestled within this are several heritage buildings, modern academic departments, twelve hostels, messes, hospital, school, banks, community centres, indoor and outdoor sports facilities which include three sports stadiums, a modern swimming pool, yoga bhawan, dairy, students’ clubs and several activity centres and other buildings. The Department of Paper Technology is located in a 25 acre campus at Saharanpur. A 10 acre campus is being developed as an extension centre at Greater Noida. Location - IIT Roorkee is situated at the foothill of the Himalayas, in Hardwar district, within the state of Uttarakhand. It is situated on National Highways 58 and 73 and is on Amritsar-Howrah main rail route. Location Map Transportation - Roorkee is well connected to Delhi by rail and road.

About Indian Institute Of Technology - Iit Roorkee

The establishment of an Engineering college at Roorkee was suggested to the Honourable James Thomason, Lieutenant-Governor of the North-West Provinces, about 1846, by Colonel Cautley of the Royal Artillery, who had been Superintendent-General of Canals since 1836 and was busily engaged in the scheme, first contemplated by Colonel Colvin of the Bengal Engineers, for the employment of the waters of the Ganges for irrigation. Instituted as Thomason College of Civil Engineering in year 1847 by the British, it was rechristened as University of Roorkee in year 1949. Prior to independence, it awarded the degrees of the University of Calcutta and the Allahabad University, to which it was successively affiliated, followed by its own diplomas. It was restructured in 1948 as the University of Roorkee, as the first engineering university of modern India. On 21 September 2001, an ordinance issued by the Government of India declared it as the nation's seventh Indian Institute of Technology. The ordinance was converted into an act by the Parliament to make IIT Roorkee an "Institution of National Importance".

IIT Roorkee offers a wide range of academic programmes. It runs eleven Under Graduate, five Integrated Dual Degree, three Integrated M.Tech., three integrated M.Sc., sixty one Post Graduate and several Doctoral Programmes. Along with the engineering courses, IIT Roorkee also offers a 2 year residential MBA program. The Department of Management Studies also offers Ph.D. in various disciplines. Admission for these courses are through JMET, a centralized entrance examination for the MBA programs at various IITs. IIT Roorkee is also running an MCA programme. Typically, the MCA is a 3 year full time degree course consisting of six semesters. The Institute has two campuses. The main campus is at Roorkee in Uttarakhand and the other one is 50 km away at Saharanpur in Uttar Pradesh. The campus at Roorkee is spread over 356 acres of landscaped lush greenery. Nestled within this are several heritage buildings, modern academic departments, twelve hostels, messes, hospital, school, banks, community centres, indoor and outdoor sports facilities which include three sports stadiums, a modern swimming pool, yoga bhawan, dairy, students’ clubs and several activity centres and other buildings. The Department of Paper Technology is located in a 25 acre campus at Saharanpur. A 10 acre campus is being developed as an extension centre at Greater Noida.

Location - IIT Roorkee is situated at the foothill of the Himalayas, in Hardwar district, within the state of Uttarakhand. It is situated on National Highways 58 and 73 and is on Amritsar-Howrah main rail route. Location Map

Transportation - Roorkee is well connected to Delhi by rail and road.

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