Naveen K. Jain is a prominent Indian American serial entrepreneur & philanthropist graduating with an engineering degree from IIT Roorkee in 1979. After working at Microsoft he founded InfoSpace, Moon Express, Viome & many other companies. He is known for solving global challenges through innovation

Utpal Borpujari is a National Award winning filmmaker, film critic &alumnus of IIT Roorkee. He is known for his work in Assamese cinema he directed critically acclaimed film Ishu which won 65th National Award for Best Assamese Film. He was also former journalist.

Ajudhia Nath Khosla was a pioneering Indian civil engineer, Padma Vibhushan recipient & former Vice Chancellor of the University of Roorkee now IIT Roorkee. A 1916 alumnus of the same institution which was named as Thomason College of Civil Engineering, he modernised hydraulic engineering & served a

Below are the notable alumni of IIT Roorkee:

 In the 'Top Global Universities' category, the institute's ranks have displayed instability in comparison with last year's ranking. In 2026, IIT Roorkee fell 4 ranks to #339 rank in the 'Top Global Universities' category by the QS World University Rankings.

It has been observed that the institute ha

Below are some of the names of the IIT Roorkee departments:

Department of Applied Mathematics and Scientific Computing, Department of Architecture and Planning, Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, Department of Chemistry, Department of Civil Engineering,

To get a seat in IIT Roorkee student must qualify for national level entrance exam based on specific course like JEE Advanced for B.Tech which typically need a rank within top 5,000-10,000. GATE for M.Tech, IIT JAM for M.Sc, or CAT for MBA. Admission involves clearing these exams followed by counsel

IIT Roorkee is a government owned public technical university recognised as an Institute of National Importance under the Government of India. It was founded originally in 1847 & later converted into IIT in 2001 it is fully funded & governed by the central government which acts as seventh establishe

IIT Roorkee is not considered very expensive relative to private institutions, but it is costly. The course fees of numerous programs fluctuate from INR 1,000 - 10,70,500, depending on the selected course.  But it offers great placement opportunities to its students.