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IIT Roorkee MSc Eligibility & Highlights 2026
At the PG level, IIT Roorkee also offers a full-time MSc programme across eight specialisations. The programme is offered for a duration of two years, spread in a semester pattern. Candidates, willing to seek admission, need to appear for an all-India-level online entrance exam, namely IIT JAM. Further, the shortlisted candidates are allotted seats based on three rounds and two special rounds of CCMN Counselling. The table below enlists more details around IIT Roorkee MSc admission 2026:
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MSc Specialisations and Eligibility Criteria |
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Eligibility criteria: Possess a bachelorβs degree with at least 55% aggregate (50% for SC/ ST/ PwD category candidates) or equivalent CGPA. - Candidates, who have appeared or will appear for their graduation exams in 2022, are also eligible to apply |
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Biotechnology |
Chemistry |
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Applied Geology |
Applied Mathematics |
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Industrial Mathematics |
Informatics Mathematics |
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Physics |
Economics |
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Commonly asked questions On Highlights
A total of 742 offers were made and 163 companies visited the campus during IIT Roorkee placements 2025 (Phase 1). Earlier, the key highlights of IIT Roorkee placements 2024 are presented below:
Particulars | Placement Statistics (2024) |
|---|---|
Highest domestic package | INR 150 LPA |
Highest international package | INR 205 LPA |
Average package | INR 20 LPA (approx.) |
Total offers | 938 |
Total PPOs | 213 |
Total companies visited | 261 |
According to the latest reports, the branch-wise average package and median package offered along-with the offers made during IIT Roorkee placements 2025 (phase 1) are mentioned below:
Branch | Average Package (2025) | Median Package (2025) | Offers Made (2025) |
|---|---|---|---|
iMSc Chemistry | INR 11 LPA | INR 11 LPA | 1 |
iMSc Physics | INR 16.3 LPA | INR 15.75 LPA | 1 |
iMSc Applied Mathematics | INR 35.83 LPA | INR 40 LPA | 15 |
Biotech | INR 15.06 LPA | INR 14.07 LPA | 1 |
Civil | INR 16.62 LPA | INR 16.62 LPA | 2 |
GT | INR 18.86 LPA | INR 16.38 LPA | 3 |
Chemical | INR 19.35 LPA | INR 17.73 LPA | 12 |
Mechanical | INR 20.4 LPA | INR 19 LPA | 20 |
Metallurgical | INR 21.39 LPA | INR 19 LPA | NA |
PnI | INR 21.71 LPA | INR 17.73 LPA | 10 |
GPT | INR 21.76 LPA | INR 16.8 LPA | 4 |
Engineering Physics | INR 22.45 LPA | INR 20.8 LPA | NA |
Electrical | INR 28.36 LPA | INR 25.75 LPA | 50 |
ECE | INR 30.81 LPA | INR 27.51 LPA | 40 |
CSE | INR 34.05 LPA | INR 30.5 LPA | 63 |
BArch | INR 22.11 LPA | INR 18.6 LPA | NA |
According to media reports, the highest package offered during IIT Roorkee placements 2024 as compared with 2023 and 2022 are presented below:
Particulars | Placement Statistics (2022) | Placement Statistics (2023) | Placement Statistics (2024) |
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Highest domestic package | INR 2.15 crore per annum | INR 1.30 crore per annum | NA |
Highest international package | INR 2.15 crore per annum | INR 1.06 crore per annum | INR 2.05 Crore per Annum |
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.
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Yes, IIT Roorkee offers an MBA programme under the department of Management. The eligibility criteria to get admission to IIT Roorkee MBA course are mentioned below:
Eligibility Criteria: Passed a graduation degree/ professional qualification in any stream from a UGC-recognised university with a minimum of 60% aggregate (55% for SC/ ST/ PwD candidates). Final year students* are also eligible to apply.
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IIT Roorkee MSc Admission Dates 2026
Find below the important dates regarding admission:
| Dates | Upcoming Events |
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3 Jun '26 - 3 Jul '26 | Opening and Closing of Withdrawal Option |
9 Jul '26 | Donwload offer letter |
| Dates | Past Events |
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27 Mar '26 - 6 May '26 | Last date to freeze choice |
27 Mar '26 - 15 Apr '26 | Registration |
Commonly asked questions On Admissions
IIT Roorkee accepts IIT JAM scores for admission to the MSc course. Analysing the IIT JAM cutoff, MSc in Economics was turned out to be the most competitive specialisations when compared it with the other four specialisations. For Mathematics, the Round 1 and the Last Round closing ranks were 247 and 272, respectively for the Economically Weaker Section category candidates for the All India Quota. So, considering the 2023 cutoff ranks, yes a candidate can get into IIT Roorkee with 200 rank in IIT JAM for MSc in Mathematics.
IIT Roorkee admission to its flagship courses BArch and BTech is based on JEE Main and JEE Advanced Counselling. For admission, students are required to apply for both JEE Main and JEE Advanced for admission to IIT Roorkee BTech. The aspirants must fill out the application form for JEE (Main) through the official website of the National Testing Agency (NTA) (nta.ac.in).
Followed by JEE Main, students are required to register for JEE Advanced. Next, candidates have to fill in the registration form, upload scanned certificates, and pay the application fee. The photo and signature in the online JEE Advanced application form will already be populated from the JEE Main application form.
In the Tuition Fee Waiver Scheme, a student gets his/her tuition fee waived as per the following criteria.
Full Tuition Fee Waiverβ 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 Waiverβ 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).
IIT Roorkee MSc Cutoff 2025
IIT Roorkee accepts IIT JAM scores for admission to its MSc courses. IIT JAM cutoff 2024 for Round 5 is out. The cutoff marks vary for each of the course specialisations. In the fifth round, the closing rank ranged between 52 and 232. The most competitive cutoff was for M.Sc. in Applied Geology with a closing rank of 52. Candidates can check out the following table for IIT Roorkee MSc cutoff trend:
Commonly asked questions On Cutoff
For last year, the closing rank for B.Tech. in Chemical Engineering was 5075 which is very close to this range. This was for general category under All India quota. Unless the candidate belongs to some other category or domicile, one cannot afford to score less than this. With this rank, there is a probability of getting admission however since, the cut offs keep changing year on year, it is advisable to try to score better ranks to increase your chances of getting admission in IIT Roorkee.
IIT Roorkee M.Sc.Curriculum
IIT Roorkee M.Sc.Seats
IIT Roorkee MSc Placements 2025
IIT Roorkee MSc placement 2025 has not been released. Earlier, the IIT Roorkee placements average package offered during MSc Physics and MSc Economics placements in 2024 stood at INR 13.64 LPA and INR 14 LPA, respectively. Moreover, the average package offered during IMSc Applied Mathematics placements in 2024 was INR 36 LPA. The branch-wise average and median package offered during IIT Roorkee MSc placements 2024 are outlined below:
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Course / Branch |
Average Package (2024) |
Median Package (2024) |
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Integrated MSc Physics |
INR 5.06 LPA |
INR 4.8 LPA |
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MSc Chemistry |
INR 12.25 LPA |
INR 10 LPA |
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IMSc Applied Mathematics |
INR 36 LPA |
INR 34.62 LPA |
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MSc Physics |
INR 13.64 LPA |
INR 12 LPA |
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MSc Economics |
INR 14 LPA |
INR 14 LPA |
Further, the branch-wise PPOs made during IIT Roorkee MSc placements 2024 are presented below:
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Branch |
Total PPOs (2024) |
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IMSc Applied Mathematics |
11 |
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IMSc Chemistry |
1 |
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IMSc Physics |
1 |
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Commonly asked questions On Placements
As per unofficial sources, IIT Roorkee alumni are working in leading national and multinational companies such as Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Oracle, TCS, Infosys, HCL, Adobe, etc. They are majorly involved in the Research sector. The sector-wise distribution of IIT Roorkee alumni is presented in the below pie-chart:
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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 do
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No, it is not easy to get admission in IIT Roorkee. Students have to get high scores in accepted tests. The competition is also very high for all programmes, but especially for BTech. With IIT Roorkee being one of the top Engineering institutes of the country, the cutoff is high too. To get admissio
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To get admission in IIT Roorkee MSc, students have to appear for the IIT JAM exam. Students have to then particpate in centralised counselling through which seats are allocated. Selected students have to report for verification of documents and pay the admission fees to complete the process.
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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 a
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