IIT Roorkee (IITR) - Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

IIT Roorkee ranks 7th in NIRF 2025 Overall, but its official NIRF data gives only a median package for the B.Tech. It lists no average or highest figure there. That is the main tension for a student or parent. IIT Roorkee is a central government institute at Roorkee in Uttarakhand. It says it started as Roorkee College in 1847, the first engineering college in Asia. It became the University of Roorkee in 1949. The film below is the official legacy video from the IIT Roorkee channel, uploaded in March 2024.

Kamal Kishore Pant is the Director, as the institute's website names him.

What Is IIT Roorkee Famous for?

IIT Roorkee is known for its long engineering history and for architecture. It is ranked 1st in Architecture and Planning in NIRF 2025. It also organized JEE Advanced 2026, the exam for all IITs. The institute runs 12 B.Tech programmes and 58 full-time PG programmes.

Who Should Choose IIT Roorkee, and Who Should Check Twice?

IIT Roorkee suits you if you want an IIT degree with a rank range of about 600 to 12,000 across B.Tech programmes. It also suits families who need a tuition waiver, because income below Rs 5 lakh gets one. PG students with a GATE score can join the M.Tech.

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IIT Roorkee highlights: started in 1847, 23 departments, 10 boys' hostels and 7th place in NIRF 2025 Overall. The table lists the main IIT Roorkee highlights with the year of each figure. Check the year before you compare IIT Roorkee with another institute. IIT Roorkee details such as seats, fees and ranks change every year.

How Many Students Study at IIT Roorkee?

IIT Roorkee has more than 10,300 students, as per the institute's own count. JoSAA 2026 offered 1,353 seats across 19 UG programmes. Each document counts students in its own way, so use the figures as a guide.

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IIT Roorkee courses cover engineering, architecture, sciences, management and design. UG courses are the B.Tech, B.Arch., Integrated M.Tech., BS-MS and B.Des. PG courses are the M.Tech., M.Arch., M.U.R.P., M.Sc., M.Des, MBA and Ph.D. The IIT Roorkee courses list, seats and duration are on the courses page. The courses in IIT Roorkee do not count the short certificates of its E&ICT Academy. The IIT Roorkee fees structure for 2026 depends on your course, category and family income. The IIT Roorkee fees details for each degree are on the official page below.

What Is the IIT Roorkee B.Tech Fee?

The IIT Roorkee B.Tech fee is Rs 1,00,000 in tuition a semester. SC, ST and PwD students pay no tuition. Family income below Rs 1 lakh also gets the full tuition waived. Income of Rs 1 lakh to Rs 5 lakh gets two thirds waived. Four years cost about Rs 11.38 lakh for a General hosteller. The IIT Roorkee fees 2027 for each course, with hostel charges, are on the fees page.

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IIT Roorkee admission 2026 for the B.Tech was through JEE Advanced and five JoSAA rounds. PG admission uses GATE, JAM, CEED or CAT, and the B.Des uses UCEED. The IIT Roorkee admission details, including the process, dates and documents, are on the admission page. The IIT Roorkee admission process for the B.Tech has two steps: a JEE Advanced rank and a JoSAA seat. The IIT Roorkee admission criteria differ for each degree, so the tabs give the route by course group. Classes for the 2026 UG batch began on 27 July 2026.

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IIT Roorkee placement for the four-year B.Tech batch of 2024-25 gave a median package of Rs 18,00,000. In that batch, 711 of 1,067 graduating students were placed, and 356 chose higher studies. These IIT Roorkee placement details come from the institute's NIRF 2026 data. The MBA report for the 2023-25 batch gives the only official average, highest and recruiter details.

The only IIT Roorkee average package in the official data is the MBA figure above. The IIT Roorkee highest placement package in that data is Rs 24.00 lakh a year, also for the MBA. The B.Tech has a median and no average, which is a safer guide because a few large offers pull an average up. The MBA report names Accenture, Adani, Deloitte, EY, Infosys, Reliance Retail, Wipro and others. No B.Tech recruiter list is in the sources used here, so ask the placement cell for the current list. The placement page gives the IIT Roorkee placement statistics for each programme group.

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You check the IIT Roorkee cutoff 2026 on the JoSAA opening and closing rank page. The IIT Roorkee cutoff is a rank and not marks, because JoSAA allots B.Tech seats on JEE Advanced ranks. It changes by programme, category and gender pool. The Round 5 ranks of 2026 are the final ones for the year.

What Is the IIT Roorkee Cutoff Range?

In 2026, the IIT Roorkee cutoff for Open gender-neutral seats ran from rank 587 in CSE to 12,132 in BS-MS Chemical Sciences. The opening rank for CSE was 363. Architecture uses the AAT merit list. The cutoff page lists all 19 programmes with category ranks.

There is no official IIT Roorkee expected cutoff for the next cycle. The IIT Roorkee cutoff 2027 will depend on the JEE Advanced 2027 ranks and the seat count. In earlier years the CSE closing rank was 592 in 2025 and 481 in 2024, as the IIT Roorkee previous year cutoff shows. IIT Roorkee cutoff marks do not exist for the B.Tech, since seats follow ranks.

IIT Roorkee gives a tuition waiver for family income below Rs 5 lakh. The Senate Committee for Scholarships and Prizes runs every scheme. Income below Rs 1 lakh gets the full tuition waived. The IIT Roorkee scholarship information below is from the committee's 2026-27 notices.

🎓UGTuition Fee WaiverFull waiver for family income below Rs 1 lakh. Two thirds for Rs 1 lakh to Rs 5 lakh.🏅UGMerit Cum Means (MCM)At least Rs 1,000 a month for 10 months, plus a refund of the rest of the tuition for UG students.🍽️SC and STFree MessingFree basic mess and no hostel rent for SC and ST students with income up to Rs 5 lakh.🤝OtherPrivate and Offline AwardsDonor and company awards, plus 41 offline scholarships from outside bodies.

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The IIT Roorkee ranking in India is 7th in NIRF 2025 Overall, 6th in Engineering and 1st in Architecture and Planning. There is no IIT Roorkee NIRF ranking 2026 yet, so NIRF 2025 is the latest list. The IIT Roorkee ranking 2026 in QS World University Rankings 2027 is tied at 335th. It was 339th in the 2026 edition. The IIT Roorkee ranking 2027 in QS is therefore a rise of four places.

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IIT Roorkee accepts JEE Advanced for the B.Tech, B.Arch., BS-MS and Integrated M.Tech., and UCEED for the B.Des. It takes GATE for the M.Tech., JAM for the M.Sc., CEED for the M.Des and CAT for the MBA. JEE Advanced 2026 was held on 17 May 2026, and IIT Roorkee organised it.

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The IIT Roorkee campus is residential, with ten boys' hostels, girls' hostels, married hostels and one co-ed hostel. The institute calls its hostels Bhawans. The boys' Bhawans include Azad, Cautley, Ganga, Govind, Jawahar, Rajendra and Rajiv. The girls' Bhawans named on the hostels page are Himalaya, Indira, Kasturba and Sarojini.

What Facilities Does the IIT Roorkee Campus Have?

The IIT Roorkee campus has cafes, two bank branches, a post office and a railway reservation counter. The list gives the main facilities the institute names.

• The Multi Activity Centre has a cafe, an Amul parlour and a discussion room.
• Punjab National Bank and State Bank of India have branches on campus.
• A post office serves students and staff.
• A computerised railway reservation counter sits opposite the Institute Hospital.
• A temple, a church and a mosque serve the campus.
• The IIT Roorkee security office handles complaints.

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IIT Roorkee is at Roorkee in Uttarakhand, about 2.5 km from Roorkee Railway Station by road. Jolly Grant Airport at Dehradun is about 68 km away, and the Delhi bus terminals are about 167 to 185 km by road. These figures are from Google Maps for 7 October 2026. The IIT Roorkee location suits both rail and road travel, and the IIT Roorkee how to reach guide has every route.

Which Town and State Is IIT Roorkee In?

IIT Roorkee is in the town of Roorkee in Uttarakhand, with Roorkee Railway Station nearby. The how to reach page gives the drive times from the airports and bus terminals.

IIT Roorkee reviews on Google average 4.7 out of 5 from about 4,786 reviews, as seen on Google Maps on 8 October 2026. These IIT Roorkee student reviews also draw on Reddit thread snippets and a student media article, read in October 2026.

What Do Students Say About IIT Roorkee?

IIT Roorkee students most often praise the campus culture and Bhawan life, and they flag placement percentages that look low and a narrow branch change. The institute publishes no student survey, so read this IIT Roorkee college review as opinion, next to the official numbers. The IIT Roorkee student experience also varies by branch and hostel.

Pros and Cons Students Mention

These IIT Roorkee student feedback points rest on the Google rating, Reddit thread snippets and a student media article, read in October 2026.

What Students Like

🌳ProCampus Culture and Co-CurricularsA Reddit post on choosing between IITs says the writer picked Roorkee for its diverse environment, tech culture and co-curriculars. Another thread says academics here leave time for other activities. What it means for you: join clubs early, and keep a study plan so activities do not eat your grades.🏠ProBhawan LifeA Reddit post on a hostel room says a full desktop PC is allowed. The institute's hostel page says students of all years and branches now live together. What it means for you: expect a mixed, lively hostel, and ask about room rules before you pack.

What Students Flag

⚠️Check TwicePlacement Percentages Look LowSeveral Reddit threads on placement stats debate the percentage placed in each branch. What it means for you: official data for 2024-25 shows 711 of 1,067 placed and 356 in higher studies. Ask your department for its own figure.⚠️Check TwiceBranch Change Is NarrowA r/IITR thread says the open house told families that a five-year course cannot switch to a four-year one. A student media article of 29 August 2026 says change is allowed on SGPA alone. What it means for you: the 2018 Senate guideline ties changes to vacancies or 10% of branch strength. Check the current rule.

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