Information Science and Engineering
₹2LAnnual · /yr
Verified 26 Apr 2026Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IIT Roorkee), Roorkee — Fees, Placements & Admission 2026
The Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IIT Roorkee), originally founded in 1847 as the Roorkee College of Civil Engineering, is among the oldest engineering institutions in Asia and one of…
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₹2L
ISE · Annual tuition
Facts
CollegeAndFees fact summary
- College
- Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IIT Roorkee), Roorkee
- Short name
- IIT Roorkee
- City
- Roorkee
- Page type
- College profile
- Admission year
- 2026-27
- Main routes
- KCET, JEE Main, JEE Advanced
- Primary fee shown
- Published fee rows
- Fee label
- See fee table
- Seat status
- Verify through the official route
- Last reviewed
- 26 Apr 2026
- Source status
- Counsellor verification required
- Canonical URL
- /colleges/iit-roorkee
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Fees · 2026-27
IIT Roorkee fees
Jee · fee by branch
| Branch | Fee |
|---|---|
| Computer Science and Engineering (Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning) (CSE AIML) Annual fee · 4-yr ₹8,00,000 | ₹2,00,000 /yr |
| Computer Science and Engineering (Data Science) (CSE DS) Annual fee · 4-yr ₹8,00,000 | ₹2,00,000 /yr |
| Information Science and Engineering (ISE) Annual fee · 4-yr ₹8,00,000 | ₹2,00,000 /yr |
Placements · 2023-24
IIT Roorkee placements
₹20LAvg CTC
205 LPAHighest CTC
IIT Roorkee — among the oldest engineering institutions in Asia (founded as Thomason College in 1847, now an IIT) — posts strong placement outcomes across its broad engineering portfolio.
Programmes · intake
Programmes & intake
Computer Science and Engineering (Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning)
₹2LAnnual · /yr
Computer Science and Engineering (Data Science)
₹2LAnnual · /yr
Cutoffs
IIT Roorkee JEE Advanced cutoffs
JEE Advanced2,024
BranchCategoryRoundOpeningClosing
CSEGMRound 6350525
ECEGMRound 61,7002,670
Admissions · 2026-27
IIT Roorkee admissions
KEA (KCET)JEE Main
Hostel · campus
Hostel
IIT Roorkee runs 12+ on-campus hostels (Bhawans) on its 365-acre campus including Cautley, Ganga, Govind, Jawahar, Kasturba, Radhakrishnan, Rajendra, Ravindra, Vigyan Kunj and several others. First-year B.Tech students typically get double-occupancy rooms with single rooms from the second year by seniority. Annual hostel and mess fees for 2025-26 are heavily subsidised — typically ₹40,000-65,000 per academic year inclusive of mess. Each Bhawan is largely self-governing with elected presidents and mess secretaries. Mess service includes vegetarian, non-vegetarian and Jain options.
Scholarships
Scholarships
IIT Roorkee runs comprehensive financial aid. SC/ST students receive full tuition waivers plus Central Government Post-matric Scholarship covering hostel and mess. Students from families with annual income below ₹1 lakh receive 100% tuition remission; those between ₹1-5 lakh receive 67% remission. Defence wards qualify for PM Scholarship Scheme. Merit-cum-Means scholarship covers ₹1,000 per month plus tuition for top 25% of low-income students. AICTE Pragati for girl students and AICTE Saksham for differently-abled students are accepted. KVPY and INSPIRE fellows continue receiving fellowships.
Infrastructure
Infrastructure
IIT Roorkee's 365-acre campus in Roorkee, Uttarakhand combines heritage British-era buildings dating to 1847 with modern academic and residential blocks.
365 ac
Campus area
Campus facilities
Boys HostelGirls HostelWiFi CampusLibrarySports ComplexCafeteriaMedical CentreLabsPlacement CellGym
Research
Research
IIT Roorkee consistently ranks among the top 8 in NIRF Engineering. Research spans every major engineering and applied science discipline. The institute hosts the Centre for Excellence in Disaster Mitigation and Management (uniquely strong given India's earthquake and flood research priorities), Centre of Excellence in Disaster Management, Centre for Transportation Systems, Centre for Hydrological Studies, Centre for Renewable Energy and Smart Grids, Centre for Nanotechnology and many discipline-specific centres.
Gallery
Gallery
Alumni
Alumni
IIT Roorkee alumni include senior leaders at Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, Mc Kinsey, BCG, Tata Group, L&T, Reliance Industries, ISRO, DRDO and many Indian and global PSUs. The institute's 175+ year heritage means it has produced civil engineers who have built dams, irrigation systems, railways, bridges and infrastructure across India for nearly two centuries. Notable alumni include Bhaskar Pramanik (former Microsoft India Chairman), Sujay Bose (Norwest Venture Partners), Rajeev Suri (former Nokia CEO), and many founders of Indian and global startups.
FAQ
IIT Roorkee FAQs
When was IIT Roorkee established and what is its institutional history?
IIT Roorkee was founded in 1847 as the College of Civil Engineering during East India Company rule by James Thomason, Lieutenant-Governor of the North-Western Provinces, to train engineers for the Upper Ganges Canal project — making it Asia's oldest technical institution. It was renamed the Thomason College of Civil Engineering, elevated to the University of Roorkee in 1949 and finally converted to the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee in 2001 as the seventh IIT.
Where is the IIT Roorkee campus located and how large is it?
The IIT Roorkee main campus is located at Roorkee 247667 in the Haridwar district of Uttarakhand on a 365-acre heritage campus with cantonment-era architecture at the foothills of the Shivaliks. A separate 25-acre specialised campus at Saharanpur in Uttar Pradesh houses the Department of Paper Technology, Polymer and Process Engineering, Packaging Technology and Applied Mathematics and Scientific Computing.
Who is the current Director of IIT Roorkee?
The current Director of IIT Roorkee is Prof. Kamal Kishore Pant (K. K. Pant), a chemical engineer and energy-materials researcher who was previously Institute Chair Professor at IIT Delhi. He took over as Director of IIT Roorkee on 12 October 2022 and continues to lead the institute through its transition to NEP 2020 programmes, international research partnerships and expanded deep-tech entrepreneurship.
What are the NIRF and QS rankings of IIT Roorkee?
In the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) 2025, IIT Roorkee holds Rank 7 Overall, Rank 6 in Engineering, Rank 22 in Management, Rank 8 in Research Institutions and Rank 8 in Innovation. In the QS World University Rankings 2026, IIT Roorkee is placed at Rank 339 globally and Rank 114 in Asia, maintaining its position among the top Indian universities for research and graduate employability.
Why is the Department of Earthquake Engineering at IIT Roorkee nationally important?
The Department of Earthquake Engineering at IIT Roorkee is one of the oldest and most specialised of its kind in the world, and operates India's largest shake-table facility for structural earthquake research. It serves as a national reference centre for seismic safety codes, post-earthquake damage studies and training of engineers across India in earthquake-resistant design and retrofitting.
How does one get admitted to the B.Tech and B.Arch programmes at IIT Roorkee?
B.Tech and five-year Dual Degree (Integrated M.Tech) admissions at IIT Roorkee are done through the Joint Entrance Examination (Advanced). Candidates first qualify JEE Main conducted by NTA and then write JEE Advanced. The B.Arch programme at the Department of Architecture and Planning additionally requires the Architecture Aptitude Test (AAT) after JEE Advanced. Seat allotment is done by the Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA) on the basis of All India Rank.
What postgraduate and management programmes are offered at IIT Roorkee?
IIT Roorkee offers M.Tech, M.Arch, M.U.R.P., M.Sc., M.B.A. (Department of Management Studies), M.Des., Executive M.Tech and Ph.D. programmes across twenty-three departments, one school and nine academic centres. Admission is through GATE (M.Tech / M.Arch / M.U.R.P.), JAM (M.Sc.), CAT (MBA), CEED (M.Des.) and GATE / UGC-NET / CSIR-NET / institute tests for Ph.D. with a departmental interview.
What were the IIT Roorkee placements in 2024-25?
The IIT Roorkee Placement Season 2024-25 recorded a highest international package of Rs 2.05 crore per annum offered by Databricks, a highest domestic package of Rs 1.5 crore per annum and an overall average package of Rs 20 LPA across programmes. Recurring top recruiters include Microsoft, Google, Oracle, Qualcomm, Texas Instruments, Samsung, Black Rock, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, Amazon, Cisco and Bajaj Auto.
Sources
Verification & sources
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