Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

The institute describes residential hostels, an institute hospital, banks, a post office, community facilities, a central library, and extensive indoor and outdoor sports infrastructure. Its official facilities page also describes campus services and student amenities. The 2025 Climate Action Report lists boys’ and girls’ hostels, married-student accommodation, a co-ed hostel, sports grounds, courts and an Olympic-size swimming pool.

Admission rules depend on the programme. The institute states that B.Tech. and B.Arch. admissions use JEE, while postgraduate and doctoral programmes have their own qualifying requirements and selection routes. Consult the current official programme-specific admission notice for eligibility, examination, dates, seats and required documents.

The institution originated as Roorkee College in 1847 and was renamed Thomason College of Civil Engineering in 1854. It became the University of Roorkee on 25 November 1949 and was converted into the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee on 21 September 2001, becoming the nation’s seventh IIT at that time.

Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IIT Roorkee) is an Institute of National Importance focused on higher technological education, engineering, basic and applied research. Its institutional history begins with Roorkee College in 1847; it became the University of Roorkee in 1949 and was converted into an IIT on 21 September 2001. The institute’s official academic directory lists 23 departments across engineering, architecture and planning, sciences, humanities and social sciences, and management, alongside a school and research centres. Its programme portfolio includes undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral study; admission routes vary by degree and programme, so applicants should consult the relevant official admissions notice.