IIT Roorkee Admission 2026: Cutoff, Fees, Eligibility & Selection

To get admission in IIT Roorkee, students have to check the eligibility first. Eligible students can then apply online. The institute selects students on an entrance basis. Students have to submit scores of JEE/ IIT JAM/ GATE, etc. and go through counselling process. Selected students have to pay the admission fees to complete the process.

Yes IIT Roorkee good for M.E./MTech. The institute offers 41 MTech specialisations along for Engineering graduates. All these MTech specialisations are offered for a duration of two years and is divided into a semester pattern. IIT Roorkee admission to MTech programme is based on a valid GATE score obtained by eligible candidates. The seat allotment process is then carried out through COAP Counselling. 

Yes, students can get admission in IIT Roorkee without JEE scores. But, this is possible for non-BTech courses, such as MSc, MBA, M.Arch, BArch, etc. If students are seeking BTech admission, then JEE scores are mandatory.

The IIT Roorkee cutoff 2024 has been released for Round 5 for BTech, Integrated BTech and BArch courses in the form of opening and closing ranks. As per cutoffs 2024, JEE Advanced rank is 19885 for the IIT Roorkee BArch course for General AI category. For female candidates in the general category under the All India quota, 19354 was the closing rank. 

For 2022 and 2023, the Round 5 closing cutoff was 17464 and 20728, respectively for the General category students. So, comparing the 2024 Round 5 cutoff with the previous years, IIT Roorkee witnessed a fluctuating trend for BArch. 

If a student wants to join the IIT Roorkee BTech or BSc programme, then appearing for JEE Advanced is mandatory. Students have to clear the JEE Advanced cutoff and participate in counselling to get a seat. However, for any non-BTech/ BSc programme, JEE Advanced is not required. Students may submit alternate exams instead.

IIT Roorkee accepts several national-level exams. These exams are the main selection criteria. The accepted exams are as below for popular courses:

• IIT Roorkee BTech exams = JEE Main + JEE Advanced
• IIT Roorkee M.Tech exams = GATE
• IIT Roorkee MSc exams = IIT JAM/ GATE
• IIT Roorkee MBA exam = CAT

IIT Roorkee eligibility is different for each course. Students have to meet the basic eligibility to get admission in the institute. The general eligibility is as below:

• IIT Roorkee UG eligibility – Class 12 from a recognised board
• IIT Roorkee PG eligibility – Graduation in relevant field from a recognised university

The last year 2022 cutoff ranks for Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch.) at IIT Roorkee other than General category are - 5783 for OBC, 3162 for SC, 1382 for ST, 2804 for EWS. While the admissions are based on the scores/rank obtained in JEE exam, the last cut offs also change a lot depending on All India quota or Home State. It also varies if the applicant is a female.

No, students do not have to apply separately at IIT Roorkee website after JoSAA counselling. This is because the institute follows a common admission process for its BTech course just like the other IITs. Shortlisted students who get a seat through the JoSAA counselling, simply need to report for document verification and pay the acceptance fees. All the details of the students will be forwarded to IIT Roorkee by JoSAA directly. Information about the orientation, fee payment, and hostel allocation will be mailed online.

Students have to submit some documents during IIT Roorkee admissions and applications. Some of the important documents are as below:

• Class 12 marksheet & Certificate
• Class 10 marksheet/ Certificate
• UG degree marksheet & Certificate
• the latest passport-size photograph
• First and last pages of Aadhaar Card/ Voter ID Card/ Passport
• PAN Card
• Admission Offer letter
• Entrance exam scorecard

IIT Roorkee application process begin through online window. The application fee is mentioned below: 

CAT exam usually takes place in the month of November. The registration has starts from August and the last date of application is auntil September.

In the Tuition Fee Waiver Scheme, a student gets his/her tuition fee waived as per the following criteria.

Full Tuition Fee Waiver– Offered to the most economically backward students having a family income of less than INR 1 LPA during the previous financial year or current assessment year.

2/3 Tuition Fee Waiver– Offered to economically backward students having a family income in the range of INR 1 LPA to INR 5 LPA during the previous financial year or current assessment year

The Tuition Fee Waiver Scheme is available only for the normal duration of the programme. For dual degree programmes, it is available only up to the 4th year.

Presently, IIT Roorkee offers more than 65 UG, PG and doctoral degree courses.  It awards the degree of BTech, MTech, MSc, BArch, MBA, MSc, PhD along with a couple of integrated and dual degree courses in the fields of Engineering, Science, Architecture, Management and Social Sciences. IIT Roorkee has recently introduced two new postgraduate programmes (PGP), namely- Masters in Design (Industrial Design) and Masters in Innovation Management (MIM). 

The tuition fee waiver / concession in IITs and NITs are as follows:

For GEN and OBC students having annual family income less than Rs. 1 Lacs and all SC, ST & PwD students: 100% tuition fee waiver. Only fee in other heads like exam fee, hostel and mess fee, gymkhana fee, etc., need to be paid.

For GEN and OBC students having annual family income between Rs. 1 Lacs and Rs. 5 lakh: 2/3rd waiver in tuition fee. Only 33.33% of tuition fee need to be paid.

For GEN and OBC students having annual family income above Rs. 5 Lacs or those students who are not desirous of obtaining fee waiver or have not submitted income certificate: Full tuition fee need to be paid.