IIT Roorkee - Indian Institute of Technology

No, you cannot apply for B.Des programme at IIT Roorkee even if you have cleared the UCEED Entrance Exam because Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics are compulsory subjects in 10+2. But you can apply for B.Des programme at IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IIT Hyderabad and IIT Indore.

IIT Roorkee doesn't offer PhD in Design course through CEED. It only offers a MDes in Industrial Design. Admission to the M.Des programme will be based on CEED 2026 merit rank. The candidate will have to apply directly to the participating college once results are declared.

For admission to IIT Roorkee courses, students must pay various fee components included in the IIT Roorkee fee structure. Some of these components are to be paid once, such as a one-time fee, and some are to be paid semester-wise, such as tuition fees. The total tuition fee to be paid for the MBA course ranges from INR 20,000 to INR 8 lakh. Other than this, students opting for accommodation are required to pay INR 36,000–INR 1.39 lakh as hostel fees.

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 as a crucial academic and administrative leader for the institute. 

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 has displayed a fluctuating trend in the 'Asia' category as compared to the ranking of preceding years. In 2026, IIT Roorkee fell 6 ranks to #114 rank in the 'Asia' category by the QS World University Rankings.

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 Computerized Design Studios equipped with state of art equipment and software, Art Lab & Fabrication Lab. A prestigious lab on Net Zero Emissions set up under the INDO UK programme is the latest addition in the department.