IIT Roorkee - Indian Institute of Technology Answered Questions

For 2023, cut off was 2037 for General category candidates in All India quota for BTech in Electrical Engineering in IIT Roorkee - Indian Institute of Technology. For female candidates in general category under All India quota, 5040 was the closing rank. BTech cut off varies depending on the category and domicile/quota of the applicant.

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 yearThe 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.

The library was established in 1848. The library is spread across an 85,000 sq. ft. area. It is a four-storeyed building. IIT Roorkee library has a rich collection of more than 3,20,000 documents, CD-ROMs, Online databases, audio-video material, standards, specifications, theses, reports etc. It also has access to more than 8000 electronic journals.

The Institute has over three campuses namely a 365-acre campus at Roorkee, a 25-acre campus at Saharanpur, and a 10-acre campus of Greater Noida Extension Centre at Greater Noida. IIT Roorkee has 8,000+ students, hostels, clubs, sports facilities, guest houses, 10 boys' hostels, three girls' hostels, one coed hostel, and six married couples' hostels. The institute has UG, PG, Alaknanda clubs, and various other facilities for the students. IIT Roorkee's library has a collection of more than 3.20 Lakh documents, Online databases, CD-ROMs, standards, audio-video material, specifications, theses, reports, etc.

The faculty members at IIT Roorkee are highly knowledgeable and also have high teaching skills. All the faculty members are PhD holders and have vast experience. IIT Roorkee faculty has been rated 4.1 out of 5 stars by 494 Shiksha verified users. According to students in the review section, the faculty members are among the best in their respective fields with some of them being ranked within the top 2% in the world by Harvard.

Under the Free Messing scheme, a student can avail of a free messing (only basic menu) facility and a pocket allowance of INR 250 per month. Such students are also exempted from payment of hostel room rent. In case a student does not seek free messing, he/she gets a pocket allowance of INR 1,000 per month. To avail Free Messing scheme, a student is expected to fulfil the following conditions:Applicant belongs to SC or ST category.The applicant is a student of BTech, BArch, Integrated Dual Degree (IDD), Integrated Master of Technology (IMT), Integrated Master of Science (IMS), and BS-MS programmes admitted through JEE (Advanced) or MSc programmes admitted through JAM.The Gross Income of parents (Father and Mother or Guardian) during the previous financial year is not more than INR 5 LPA.

IIT Roorkee is one of the most prominent technological institutes in India. IIT Roorkee has been ranked by various prestigious international and national ranking bodies. The QS World University Ranking 2024 has awarded IIT Roorkee with a rank of 369. Tabulated below is the list of ranks awarded to IIT Roorkee:Ranking BodyCategoryRankingQS World Ranking 2024University369NIRF 2024Architecture1NIRF 2024Engineering6NIRF 2024Overall8

IIT Roorkee under its Department of Management Studies (DOMS) offers a two-year MBA programme across five specialisations. It is a full-time residential programme which is divided into eight terms. MBA admission at IIT Roorkee is offered based on CAT score, followed by the performance of candidates in the PI round. However,  JEE Advanced-qualified IIT Graduates with CGPA 7 or above on a 10-point scale are exempted from the initial shortlisting process and are directly called for the PI round. The selection criteria is divided into two caregories:Category-1  (Graduates applying on the basis of CAT score) - CAT score: 60%, PI: 30%, Work experience: 10%Category-2  (IIT graduates admitted through JEE Advanced) - PI: 100%Based on the above distribution the candidates are selected for MBA programme.

Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Mohali is an autonomous public institution. IISER Mohali was established in 2007 and is well known for its Postgraduate and Doctoral courses. IISER Mohali has been ranked 50 by NIRF 2023 among the top Research Institutes in India. The Institute offers Integrated PhD, PhD and BS-MS Dual Degree programmes. The flagship programme of IISER Mohali is BS-MS Dual Degree. The placement report for the 2023 drive is not released as of now. However, the NIRF report 2023 is out. According to the report, 3 BSc students were placed during IISER Mohali placements 2022. Further, the median package offered to BSc students was INR 8 LPA.IIT Roorkee is accredited by NAAC and is approved by AICTE and UGC. Established in 1847, IIT Roorkee is the seventh IIT recognised as an Institution of National Importance. It is a public-technical research university located in Uttarakhand. It is the oldest technical institution in Asia that was given university status in 1949. The university offers 14 undergraduate (UG), 24 postgraduate (PG), and various other PhD courses to the students through its school, and 23 departments across the fields of Engineering, Science, Architecture, Management, and Social Sciences. As per the placement report, the institute has achieved a 100% placement rate during the MBA placement drive of 2023. The highest package offered stood at INR 27.94 LPA.From the above-mentioned information, candidates can choose between IISER Mohali and IIT Roorkee.