IIT ROORKEE

HistoryIndian Institute of Technology Roorkee (commonly known as IIT Roorkee or IITR), formerly the University of Roorkee (1948-2001) and the Thomason College of Civil Engineering (1853-1948), is a public university located in Roorkee, Uttarakhand, India. Established in 1847 in British India by the then lieutenant governor, Sir James Thomason, it was given university status in 1949 and was converted into an Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in 2001, thus becoming the seventh IIT to be declared.

RankingInternationally, IIT Roorkee was ranked 401–410 in general category and 194 in Engineering and Technology in the QS World University Rankings of 2011 and 65 in the QS Asian University Rankings of 2012. In India, among engineering colleges, it ranked 4 by India Today in 2014 and 6 by Outlook India in 2011. In the Mint government colleges survey of 2009 it ranked 5. Recently in the top universities list produced by Times Higher Education, IIT Roorkee has fallen in the category of top 351-400.

Departments & CentersIIT Roorkee is one of the biggest technical institutions in the country having the largest number of academic units. It has 21 academic departments covering engineering, applied sciences, humanities & social sciences, and management programmes, 1 academic center, 3 centers of excellence, 5 academic service centers and 3 supporting units.

LibraryMahatma Gandhi Central Library finds a unique place in the academic spectrum of the Institute. Started in 1848 with a few hundred donated books, its collection has grown to more than 3,50,000 documents in all media. Providing information through e-resources is the main focus of the Library. It has around 90,000 sq ft of fully air conditioned space. It can accommodate more than 500 readers at any point of time. The library building is Wi-Fi enabled and contains a total 75 user terminals for dedicated readers. It also contains an 80-seater open reading room.

CognizanceCognizance is the annual technical festival (tech-fest) of the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IIT-R). Established in 2003, it has celebrated its 12th edition in 2014. It is one of the largest technical festivals in Asia. The 12th edition consisted of an over 180 events and hosted 2,500 guest students, in addition to about 8,000 students from the hosting institution.

2009: Think Energy, Go Green2010: Technovating India2011: For a better tomorrow2012: Ideate. Initiate. Innovate2013: Aim Inclusion2014: Imagineering Change2015: Photonizing I

Academic collaborationSome of the major universities which have a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with IIT Roorkee are National University of Singapore (NUS), Singapore; Royal Institute of Technology(KTH), Stockholm; Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Lausanne, Switzerland (EPFL); Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich, Switzerland (ETH); Technische Universität München (TUM), Germany; Institut National des Télécommunications, Every, France; University of Texas at Dallas, USA; New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) at Newark, USA; University of Waterloo, Canada; University of Western Ontario, Canada.

Facilities & InfrastructureLocated on a lush 350-acre campus about 170 Kms. from Delhi, the Institute has adequate infrastructural facilities. Roorkee’s proximity to Delhi enables the Department to draw expert visiting faculty from the metropolis. On visiting the campus, one is impressed by the elegance of the main building in the Renaissance style of architecture, spacious lawns and sports grounds.  The campus environment is congenial for academics and offers excellent opportunities for extra curricular activities. The campus is aesthetically designed and consists of modern auditoriums, a well-stocked library, a 24-hour computer center, dinning halls and mess, canteens, banks, post- office and a railway reservation center.

IT Infrastructure• Over 50 networked nodes through TCP/IP based high speed LAN.• 45 Mbps leased line, 5.2 VSAT line with internet connectivity in a distributed environment.• All nodes connected through 10/100 Ethernet LAN SCO UNIX open server, which includes licenses for software (SCO Xvision 97, Sun JAVA, JDK, Netscape Enterprise Server etc.)• Application Development Software (Visual Basic 6.0, Power Builder 6.0, Visual C++ 5.0, Designer/Developer 2000 and Visual J++).• All Hostels are Wi-Fi enabled for internet and intranet connectivity. In addition Cyber Cafe equipped with 20 computers are functional in all hostels.• Library & Information Centre, E-Notice Board, online registration and online placement portals.

Sporting Lookout• Trekking• Rafting• Billiards• Table Tennis• Squash• Basket Ball• Lawn Tennis• Gymnasium• Himalayan Explorers Club• Hobbies Club• Boat Club• Swimming Pool• Sports Stadium

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