All information about IIT- Roorkee

Posted Date: 11-May-2011	Category: College Admissions	Rating:
Author: Narender Sharma	Member Level: Gold	Points: 10 (Rs 4)

This article will help you to find every information about one of the highly ranked Engineering Institute in India i.e. IIT Roorkee which is situated in Uttarakhand state of India. This article includes details like- academic programs in IIT Roorkee, history of IIT Roorkee, all the contact details of IIT Roorkee and many more.

IIT Roorkee

IIT Roorkee is the biggest destination for all who want to become Engineer. This Educational institute is situated in Uttarakhand state of India. It is was established in year 1847. It was the First Engineering College in the British Empire. The name of this college was changed in year 1854 to The Thomason College of Civil Engineering. Since the establishment of IIT roorkee it has given many professionals which are serving in differents parts of world. This university was declared as an institute of national importance on 21st September 2001.

Academic programs in IIT Roorkee

IIT Roorkee provides degrees in various disciplines of Engineering and applied science.
Bachelor's Degree courses- 10 disciplines in Engineering and Architecture (55 seats).

Postgraduate Degree courses- Engineering, Applied
Science and Architecture and
planning.
Admission procedure in IIT Roorkee- a test is conducted every year (all India level) and the students who scored good ranks and marks are eligible to take admission in IIT Roorkee. One can choose any discipline depending upon the rank one gets in the entrance test.

Contact detail of IIT Roorkee

website of IIT Roorkee- http://www.iitr.ac.in
Phone number of IIT Roorkee- +91-1332-272349, 274860 Fax number of IIT Roorkee- +91-1332-273560.

How to reach IIT Roorkee

Roorkee is very easily accessible from all the parts of India and Uttarakhand.
By road- Roorkee is situated on NH-58 which is connected to all the parts of Uttarakhand by means of regular buses and taxis. Roorkee is situated at a distance of about 30 km from Haridwar .
By Air- Jolly Grant Airport situated in Dehradun district of Uttarakhand is the nearest airport to IIT Roorkee. This airport is connected to all the parts of India by regular flights. From airport one can reach Roorkee by means of various regular buses and taxis.
By Rail- due to high speed trains like Shatabdi and Jan Shatabti rails are the most followed roots to reach Roorkee. Roorkee is connected to all Uttarakhand by regular trains.

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