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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.

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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

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Below are the notable alumni of IIT Roorkee:

Alumni Name

Alumni Description

Ajudhia Nath Khosla
Ajudhia Nath Khosla was an Indian politician and engineer. He was the Chairman of the Central Waterways Irrigation and Navigation Commission of India.
Utpal Borpujari
Utpal Borpujari is a double National Film Award winner; one, as a film critic, and the other, as a filmmaker.
Naveen K Jain
Naveen K Jain is an Indian-American business executive, entrepreneur, and the founder and former CEO of InfoSpace.
Ajit Gupta
Ajit Gupta is the founder of Aryaka, AAyuja, JantaKhoj, and Speedera Networks.
Dinesh C Paliwal
Dinesh C Paliwal was the president and chief executive officer of Harman International.

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 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.

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Department of Architecture and Planning imparts high-quality education in the professional fields of Architecture and Planning and offers Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch.), Master of Architecture (M.Arch.) and mant other degrees. Department has facilities like Climatology Lab, Computer Lab, and Com

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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,

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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

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IIT Roorkee is one of the biggest technical institutions in India having the largest number of academic units. It has 23 academic departments covering engineering, architecture and planning, humanities & social sciences & management programmes, 1 school, 9 academic centres, 7 centers of excellenc

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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

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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.

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