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Roorkee is a small township in Uttaranchal, India. Despite its size, it has produced engineers of fine quality from the erstwhile University of Roorkee, now known as Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee.

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Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

IIT Roorkee is among the foremost of institutes of national importance in higher technological education and in basic and applied research. Since its establishment, the institute has played a vital role in research and providing technical manpower and know-how to the country. The Institute ranks among the best technological institutions in the world and has contributed to all sectors of technological development. It is considered a trendsetter in education and research in the field of science, technology, and engineering.

The institute celebrated its 150th anniversary in October 1996. On September 21, 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".

Roorkee offers Bachelor's degree courses in 10 disciplines of Engineering and Architecture and postgraduate degrees in 55 disciplines of Engineering, Applied Science, Architecture and Planning. IIT Roorkee also started Dual Degree Programs (B.Tech+M.Tech) in 2003. Presently these programs are offered in three Engineering disciplines. The Institute has facility for doctoral work in all departments and research centers.

Prior to being converted into an IIT, the University selected students through a highly rigorous entrance exam, REE (Roorkee Entrance Exam) conducted on an All-India level. The Institute continues the legacy by admitting students to B.Tech. and B.Arch. courses through the IIT-Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) conducted at various centers all over India. The Institute is a member of LAOTSE, an international network of leading universities in Europe and Asia exchanging students and senior scholars.

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Heritage

Image:Main Building IIT Roorkee.jpg The Roorkee College was established in 1847 AD as the First Engineering College in the British Empire. The College was renamed as The Thomason College of Civil Engineering in 1854. It was given the status of University by Act No. IX of 1948 of the United Province (Uttar Pradesh) in recognition of its performance, potential and keeping in view the needs of post-independent India. Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of India, presented the Charter in November 1949 elevating the erstwhile college to the First Engineering University of Independent India.

Since its establishment, the university has played a vital role in providing the technical manpower, know-how and pursuit of research to the country. It ranks among the best technological institutions in the world and has contributed to all sectors of technological development. It has also been considered a trendsetter in the area of education, research, and the field of science, technology, and engineering.

On 21st September 2001, the University was declared an "Institute of National Importance", by a bill passed in the Indian Parliament, changing its status from University of Roorkee to Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee. Thus, another jewel was added to the already glittering crown in the history of this institute.

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Academics

  • Degrees offered: The Institute offers Bachelor's degree courses in 10 disciplines of Engineering and Architecture and Postgraduate degrees in 55 disciplines of Engineering, Applied Sciences, Architecture and Planning. The Institute has facility for doctoral work in all Departments and Research Centres. Around 375 faculty of international repute belonging to various science and engineering disciplines are engaged in teaching, research and consultancy activities here. With effect from 2003, integrated dual degrees are also offered, which means that students get both B.Tech and M.Tech degrees in 5 years rather than the customary 4+2 years.
  • JEE (Joint Entrance Examination): The entrance examination for undergraduate courses conducted jointly by the 7 IITs and two other institutes namely IT-BHU(Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University) and ISM Dhanbad (Indian School of Mining). It is amongst the toughest entrance examinations in the world. About 4,000 students are chosen from about 225,000 candidates.
  • Credit system: As in other IITs, IIT Roorkee follows a credit system for evaluating academic performance. The GPA is on a scale of 0 to 10.
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Research

The Institute has several departments and advanced research centres in various disciplines of engineering and the pure sciences. Reputed faculty, a vibrant student community, excellent technical and support staff and an effective administration aided by good infrastructure have all contributed to what Roorkee is today.

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Academic Collaboration

The Institute has Academic Collaboration with the following Universities:


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Campus

Image:Mainlawns.jpg Roorkee is one of the best located campuses among all IITs if one likes mountain ranges and natural features around. The campus is about 360 acres (1.5 km²) in size and is lush and green. Roorkee is located at the foot hills of the Himalayan ranges and is surrounding by places of tourist interest like Mussorie, Rishikesh and Haridwar.

  • Campus Surroundings
    • Ganga Canal
    • Central Building Research Institute
    • Garhwal Ranges
  • Inside IIT
    • Nescafe
    • UG Club
    • Lipton zone
    • Alpahar
    • Institute Canteen
    • PNB & SBI banks and ATMs
    • Guest Houses
    • Post Office
    • Raliway Reservation Counter
    • General Stores
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Student life

The technical fest of IIT Roorkee is called "Cognizance" and the cultural fest is called "Thomso". There are two campus magazines brought out by the students of IITR namely "Kshitij" and "Watch Out".The Information Management Group IMG, a Part of Information SuperHighway Centre, is fully managed by the students and hold responsibility for the Institute Website, Intranet Site, and other web-services.This is completely managed by undergraduate students at Roorkee. To know more about Life@IITR go to this link, http://www.iitr.ernet.in/living/life/index.htm


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Cognizance

Template:Main The annual technical extravagenza of IIT Roorkee, Cognizance is galore of intellectually stimulating events held over 3 days which include Robotics, Innovation of the Year, Industrial Challenges, Design competitions, Gaming contests, Workshops, Guest Lectures et al. It subscribes to the basic idea of innovating for the future and serves as a perfect platform for participants to exploit their talents and skills to the best. What sets it apart from the hoard of technical festivals, is the fact that it brings people from various academic, social and regional backgrounds in one arena to foster an atmosphere of learning, unlearning and relearning through an application-oriented approach, sets COGNIZANCE apart.

Over the years, the participation in Cognizance has seen exponential growth. In 2005, in addition to more than 4000 of in house participation, it witnessed a participation of close to 1500 guest students from 300 colleges, including IITs and IIMs, which is double the number that participated in 2004 and more than three times the number in 2003.

Traditionally, the fest has been fully managed by the students of IIT Roorkee. It started with Mr. Amit Pal in 2003 who took up the cudgels and gave the new institute its first integrated tech fest. It was up to Mr. Amit Aggarwal who in 2004 made the fest truly a national one. Under the leadership of Mr. Saurabh Kumar in 2005, Cognizance broke all records and set a trail that will surely lead to Cogniznace becoming THE techfest of the country. Cognizance 2006 saw a participation of 1200 outside participants, 13000 online participants and 5000 inhouse participants. During the three days from 31st March 2006 to 2nd April 2006, a total of 125 events were hosted by 13 engineering departments, 4 science departments besides the 10 centrestage events.

Cognizance 2006 saw a participation of 1200 outside participants, 13000 online participants and 5000 inhouse participants. During the three days from 31st March 2006 to 2nd April 2006, a total of 125 events were hosted by 13 engineering departments, 4 science departments besides the 10 centrestage events.

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Hostels

Most students at IIT Roorkee live in the hostels, where a large number of extracurricular activities complement the hectic academic routine. The campus has 8 hostels, of which one (Sarojini) is exclusively occupied by girls and one (Rajendra) is exclusively occupied by freshers. Hostels in IIT Roorkee may accommodate undergraduate and graduate students. Students are assigned to hostels by the Institute Administration after their fresher year, and the student changes his hostel every year. The hostels are named after eminent personalities of India and Britain during the Indian Freedom Struggle. The hostels are:

Several new hostels are being constructed to accommodate an increasing intake of students.


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IMG

IMG, an acronym for Information Management Group is a students’ group in IIT Roorkee. It provides technical solutions, tools, resources and knowledge in the enhancement of web applications and information resources, and other technical fields such as networking and security.

The Information Management Group, (IMG), is called so, because by concept, it works on various programs related to the intellectual and managerial application in diversified disciplines. The group currently is responsible for the development and promotion of Information Resources and for the promotion of the electronic culture in, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee.

The team strongly believes in innovation, technology and networking. Strong linkages with academia, workplace professionalism, and in-house training and learning has helped IMG lay the foundation for growing into an organization that contributes to the Institute. As our intellectual horizons enlarged to better fit and address the opportunities of the IT era, we grew in several directions.

Our work has spanned a range of activities, from strategy consulting and system integration services to offshore development centers for some of the most sophisticated software development in the world.

Mission " To e enable IIT Roorkee and to set up a robust and effective information base in IIT Roorkee" At IMG, the students strive to lead in the invention, development and maintenance of advanced information technologies, including computer systems, software, database systems. We translate these advanced technologies into value for IIT Roorkee, through our professional solutions, services and consulting businesses worldwide.”

The link to IMG is http://www.iitr.ernet.in/IMG/index.htm

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Students Clubs

Students Clubs is a family of three clubs viz. ALKANADA CLUB, Postgraduates CLUB and Undergraduates Club. The club which was previously known as the UGES (UNDER GRADUATES ENGINEERING STUDENTS CLUB) , is abode for sports junkies and has stood its ground for about 50 years now deserves a special mention. The students clubs houses all the indoor sports facilities including seven Billiards & Snooker Tables, Carrom, Chess & TT. The clubs also have a reading room with plethora of newspapers and magazines. Each of the clubs have a TV room with a seating capacity of 100 odd provides great atmosphere for watching interesting matches and not so interesting soap operas. This body provides the students wholesome entertainment and a chance to revitalize themselves. The link to Students Clubs@IITR is http://www.iitr.ernet.in/living/life/clubs.htm

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Cultural Society

"The Cul-Soc", as it is popularly referred to as, is a student body which is responsible for all the cultural events in the Institute round the year. It comprises of seven sections which take care of the varied fields of cultural events. There are three performing on stage sections and four off stage sections as listed below:

AUDIO SECTION: It is the section which makes the voice of the cultural society audible, be it a Choreo program or a Music section presentation.

CHOREOGRAPHY SECTION: It organizes the dance & choreography programs happens to be the most vibrant section of the society.

DRAMATICS SECTION: It is the section which has been staging plays of unbeatable standard since its inception and is known for its discipline and order.

LIGHT SECTION: This section illuminates all the stage shows done by the society. All the performing sections are in dark without the Light section.

LITERARY SECTION: It keeps ticking the score board of cultural performance throughout the year with its brain storming and witty events.

MUSIC SECTION: The section which has been bringing the range of melodies from Indian classical to Western hard rock.

PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT SECTION: This most nascent section of the society was conceived to take care of all the offstage tasks before and after any event. It has emerged as a backbone of the cultural society tying up all the sections together. The link to Cultural Society@IITR is http://www.iitr.ernet.in/living/societies/culsoc.htm

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Himalayan Explorer's Club

The Mountaineering & Trekking Club founded in 1971 was the forerunner of the Himalayan Explorers' Club (HEC). Between 1971 & 1974 the Institute Sports Association nurtured the Mountaineering & Trekking Club which fostered all mountaineering, trekking and outward bound activities amongst science, engineering and professional student community of the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee. In July 1975 the first major high altitude expedition in the Himalayas was organized successfully in joint collaboration with the Nainital Mountaineering Club, Nainital. With effect from the academic session of 1975-76 , the Mountaineering and Trekking Club was rechristened as the Himalayan Explorers' Club (HEC). Between July 1976 and August 1977 , the HEC organized a series of three major expeditions in the Garhwal Himalayas (to Mt. Rudragaigra (19500 ft) in July 1976, to Mt. Thelu (20,000 ft) in October 1976 and to Mt. Kedar Dome (23,000 ft) in June 1977) in which as many as 35 students of the University of Roorkee participated.

With effect from the academic session of 1978-79 , the Himalayan Explorers' Club was accorded the status of a separate functional body . As an independent body, HEC, was restructured and to start with had three different sections:

1.The High Adventure Center 2.The Region Development Center and 3.The Conditioning And Training Center

In its enlarged form as of today, HEC encompasses three more sections. They are:

1. The Unarmed Combat Training Section 2. The Rovering Section 3. The Rangering Section

In addition to organizing mountaineering and high altitude trekking expeditions, rock and ice craft training camps, HEC has during the last ten years pioneered in the field of organizing a new generation of Himalayan expeditions which seek to combine high adventure feats with a whole range of specialized creative endeavors in the Himalayas. The link to HEC@IITR is http://www.iitr.ernet.in/living/hec/index.htm

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Watch Out News Magazine

Watch Out is the official students' news magazine of Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee. It has its origin dating back to the year 1993 when Harpreet Singh Khanduja and a few friends of his came up with a novel idea of a newsletter in order to complain against a snake which happened to sneak into the rooms of Govind Bhawan.

Ten years down,Watch Out is now a part of the IIT-R ethos with every event on campus, however insignificant, finding a place in its pages.

In order to achieve these unparalleled results over the last decade,WONA (Watch out News Agency) clubs itself into 5 sections: Web Cell, The Editorial Board, The News Bureau, The Finance Section and The Design Board.

With years ticking by, students at Watch Out have a vision, a vision for IIT Roorkee. They hope to broaden their horizon and take themselves and thereby the institute to a different plane. The link to WONA@IITR is http://www.iitr.ernet.in/living/societies/litsoc/watchout.htm

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Kshitij

IITR is all about innovative ideas and interesting concepts. The library is no exception. The library has a wall magazine to tickle the literary tastes of all the myriad people who visit the library and want to take a break from the hard and taxing work of research.

Kshitij was born on 14th Sep.1992 and is packed with poems and articles by the students of IITR. It is entirely managed and edited by the students. The magazine has added more colour to the library and is eagerly awaited by the students. The link to Kshitij is http://www.iitr.ernet.in/living/societies/litsoc/kshitij.htm

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LION: The Annual Magzine of IIT Roorkee

The Institute magazine expresses the opinions of the students on wide spectrum of issues and is an ideal medium for the student community to put forth its ideas on various issues.

The annual issue is packed with poems, stories and anecdotes which make for great reading.

History The Institute has a rich history and the magazine is no exception.It was started in June 1931, and was entirely edited and managed by the students.Ever since its inception, it has been a popular medium for their literary and journalistic efforts.Now, the student editorial board is assisted by some faculty members. The link to LION@IITR is http://www.iitr.ernet.in/living/societies/litsoc/lion.htm

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External links

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