IIT Roorkee has ranked 4 th among IITs in the 2018 Times Higher Education (THE) Emerging Economies which is one of the world’s influential university rankings
IIT, Stands for Indian Institute of Technology. IIT conducts their own entrance examination ever year and it is one of the toughest in the world. By cracking this exam, you are considered to the bright students of India . IIT give engineering degree to only 9000 students in the whole country. There are 17 IIT’s at present and many more are coming up.
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee which was established in 1847 and formerly known as university of roorkee located in roorkee, uttarakhand, India.IITR is one of the oldest Engineering Institute of Asia as it was established in British India times by lieutenant governor, Sir James Thomason.It is also considered of one of the most spellbinding campuses in the country.
IIT Roorkee- Rising at pace
IITR has ranked 4 th among IITs in the 2018 Times Higher Education (THE) Emerging Economies. In national university/institutes it has ranked 5th. It comes next to Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru, IIT Bombay, IIT Kharagpur and IIT Kanpur. Universally, it has improved its position from 62nd from to 56th. It has taken number one position in ‘Citations’ category, which shows that the research carried out at IIT Roorkee is widely recognized. Moreover, In Indian Institutions of ‘Overall Category,’ IIT Roorkee occupies 4th position in the revenue generated from Industry, which shows the extent of Industry- Academia Collaboration.
Theprofessorsat IITR are just like at any other IITs-mediocre at best. They are likely happy to see that their colleagues and students is getting globally recognized.Apart from studies this college also provides with the best of sports facilities and best of coaches. The campus of IIT Roorkee is the most beautiful campus among all IIT as it is nearby Massoorie, Dhanolti, Rishikesh, Shimla, Delhi, Nainital, Jim Corbet, Devaprayag, Lansdowne which are popularly known as weekend destinations.
Recently, this institute was engaged in 219 research projects and 570 industrial cooperations many of which are of national interest. IITR has upgraded itself with many changes in its academics making the IITR life more flexible for students and faculty.
