2. LOCATION:
IIT Roorkee is situated at the foothill of the Himalayas, in Hardwar district, within the state of
Uttarakhand. Roorkee is a quiet town of moderate size in the district of Haridwar (Uttarakhand), is
located on the banks of the upper Ganga Canal, which takes off at Haridwar, 30km away.
It is the gateway to the pilgrim centres of Hardwar, Rishikesh, Badrinath and Kedarnath, and tourist
attractions of Dehradun and Mussoorie.
The Thomason College of Engineering was founded in
1845 to help train engineers for the construction of the
Ganges Canal. The Canal Engineer's Bungalow lies
With in the campus of IIT Roorkee
HISTORY:
The institution has its origins in a class started in 1845 to train local youth in engineering to assist in
public works then beginning. In 1847 it was officially established. It was renamed as the Thomason
College of Civil Engineering in 1854 in honour of its founder, Sir James Thomason, lieutenant governor
1843–53. The first Indian to graduate from the Roorkee college was Rai Bahadur Kanhaiya Lal in 1852.
On 21 September 2001, an ordinance issued by the Government of India declared it as the nation's
seventh Indian Institute of Technology, renaming it to the current name, Indian Institute of Technology
Roorkee. The ordinance was converted into an act by the Parliament to make IIT Roorkee an "Institution of
National Importance".
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3. The Department of Civil Engineering was established in 1847 and is the oldest engineering department in
India. The Electrical Engineering department of the Thomson College was established in the year 1897, and was
one of the earliest such specializations in the world. The Architecture department is first in India in instituting a
master's degree course in Architecture
(M. Arch.) in the year 1969–70.
In 1978 Institute of Paper Technology, Saharanpur was merged with the then University of Roorkee. The Institute
of Paper Technology was established as School of Paper Technology by the
Government of India in 1964, with an aid from the Royal Swedish Government. The school was renamed as the
Institute of Paper Technology in July 1968 and subsequently Department of Paper Technology in July 1992
ABOUT IIT ROORKEE:
IIT Roorkee is one of the biggest technical
institutions in the country having the largest
number of academic units. It has 21 academic
departments covering engineering, applied
sciences, humanities & social sciences, and
management programmes, 1 academic centre,
3 centres of excellence, 5 academic service
centres and 3 supporting units.
The Institute has two campuses. The main campus is at Roorkee in Uttarakhand and the other one is 50 km away
at Saharanpur in Uttar Pradesh. The campus at Roorkee is spread over 356 acres of landscaped lush greenery.
Nestled within this are several heritage buildings, modern academic departments, twelve hostels, messes,
hospital, school, banks, community centres, indoor and outdoor sports facilities which include three sports
stadiums, a modern swimming pool, yoga bhawan, dairy, students’ clubs and several activity centres and
other buildings. The Department of Paper Technology is located in a 25 acre campus at Saharanpur. A 10 acre
campus is being developed as an extension centre at Greater Noida
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4. STUDENTS – 8,036
ACADEMIC STAFF - 400
ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF – 1000
UNDERGRADUATES - 4472
POSTGRADUATES – 2093
DOCTORAL STUDENTS – 1471
Students to academic staff ratio as 2:6:1 & that of UG/PG students was 1:4:1
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The climate here is extreme during winters as well as summers. During winters, the temperature
falls down to as low as 1–20 C. In summers the temperature goes up to as high as 41–43 C. The rainfall
is average and the downpour is heavy in the months of July and August.
CLIMATE
Another point of interest for any person visiting Roorkee would be the weather conditions in this
part of the country. Roorkee has a typical climate as in the plains of Northern India with a touch of the winter
chill-a clear effect of the proximity to the hills. Summer months are between March and mid-June when the
temperature goes up into the high 30s (deg C) and it is quite dry and sunny. This is followed by a spell of
the famous Indian monsoon till the end of July. Beyond this time, till late October, the weather remains
generally bright and sunny with temperatures in the pleasant 15-25 deg C range with rain and storm when
the temperature and humidity rise. Winters start around October and reach a peak in December-January
when the chill can go up to 1 deg C. The cycle continues.
13. Business
Management Studies
Humanities
Humanities and Social Sciences
DEPARTMENTS
Engineering and Applied Sciences
Architecture and Planning
Applied Science and Engineering
Biotechnology
Chemical Engineering
Chemistry
Civil Engineering
Computer Science and Engineering
Earthquake Engineering
Earth Sciences
Electrical Engineering
Electronics and Communication Engineering
Humanities and Social Sciences
Hydrology
Management Studies
Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
Packaging Technology
Paper Technology
Polymer and Process Engineering
Physics
Water Resources Development and Management
Sciences
Chemistry
Mathematics
Department of Architecture & Planning
20. DEPARTMENTS
Dept. of Electrical Engineering
(Front View)
Dept. of Civil Engineering
Dept. of Water Resource
Development & Mgmt
Dept. of Metallurgy &
Materials Engineering
Dept. of Pulp & Paper Technology
Placement Complex
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21. Dept. of Earthquake
Engineering
Dept. of Earth Sciences
Dept. of Mechanical &
Industrial Engineering
Dept. Chemical Engineering
Dept. of Hydrology
DEPARTMENTS
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22. CENTERS
Academic Centres
Alternate Hydro Energy Centre
Centre of Excellence
Centre of Nanotechnology
Centre for Transportation Systems (CTRANS)
Centre of Excellence in Disaster Mitigation &
Management (Co EDMM)
Academic Service centers
Mahatma Gandhi Central Library
Center for Integrated Sciences
Center for Research & Innovation
Centre of Nanotechnology
Centre for Transportation Systems
Centre of Excellence in Disaster Mitigation &
Management
Continuing Education Centre
Information Super Highway Centre
Institute Computer Centre
Institute Instrumentation Centre
Intellectual Property Rights Cell
Quality Improvement Programme
TIFAC Core
Supporting Service Centres
Educational Technology Cell
Institute Hospital
Centre of Nanotechnology
Mahatma Gandhi Central LibraryInstitute Hospital
Alternate Hydro Energy
Centre
Information Superhighway
Centre
23. CENTERS
Continuing Education Centre & QIP Center
Computer Centre
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Hangar (Front View)
Sun Clock
24. HOSTELS
A year-wise hostel system, which once existed on the campus, has recently given way to a mixed
hostel system where students of all years and branches of study reside together in perfect harmony.
We have ten Boys' Hostels,
Azad Bhawan
Cautley Bhawan
Ganga Bhawan
Govind Bhawan
Jawahar Bhawan
Radhakrishnan Bhawan
Rajendra Bhawan
Rajiv Bhawan
Ravindra Bhawan
Malviya Bhawan
and three girls' hostels
Sarojini Bhawan
Kasturba Bhawan
Indira Bhawan
6 married hostels
G.P.Hostel
M.R.Chopra
Azad Wingh
D.S.Barrack
A.N.Khosla House
K.I.H.
GUEST HOUSES
IIT Roorkee strongly believes in the old Indian adage "Athithi Devo Bhava". We give our visitors the best
facilities be it in terms of service, ambience or food. The campus has three guest houses to
accommodate the guests and delegates who visit the campus.
Khosla International House (KIH)
N.C. Nigam Visitors' Hostel
Faculty Home
Jai Krishna House
Khosla International House (KIH)
Prof N.C. Nigam Guest House
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29. HOSTELS
RAVINDRA BHAWAN
Bhawan comprises one new wing having 66 rooms (Single seated).
AZAD BHAWAN
Now a new building (72 double seated room) is under construction, making a total strength of
Cautley Bhawan around 657 seats.
CAUTLEY BHAWAN
It comprises of 2 new wings having a total of 114 rooms.
Construction of a whole new wing having 84 single seated
rooms has been completed, which is soon to be inaugurated,
and construction of 2 new wings having a total of 45 rooms is
under process.
GOVIND BHAWAN
The whole Bhawan is divided into Three wings, the new wing (all rooms single seated), “A” block
(all rooms double seated) and “B” Block (all rooms double seated).
RAJENDRA BHAWAN
At present total 218 double seated and 165 single seated rooms are available in the Bhawan and 32 new
single seated rooms are under construction.
The capacity of the Bhawan has been increased by 72 rooms by adding 03 new wings in August, 2007
Govind Bhawan
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30. Rajiv Bhawan boasts of 675 rooms distributed between 6 floors, dining mess , canteen and 8 guest rooms. The
bhawan also has a state of art cyber cafe with 20 high end desktop computers, a party room and a common room
with HD television , 2 table tennis tables , 2 foosball tables ,2 caroms and 6 chess boards. It also has a washing
room with 6 front loading fully automatic washing machines. The bhawan provides ease of accessibility with 6
lifts. Bhawan inmates also enjoy high speed internet through wired LAN. Rajiv Bhawan also boasts of an eco
friendly design with solar powered water heater and lighting.
RAJIV BHAWAN
This unit, located near Mechanical and Civil Engineering Departments, has 9 AC Suite, 40 AC Rooms and 11 non-AC
rooms. In each of them, two furnished beds are provided. Each of them has an attached toilet with hot and cold
water facility. All rooms are serviced by an emergency generator set.
KHOSLA INTERNATIONAL HOUSE
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Rajiv Bhawan
N.C. NIGAM VISITORS' HOSTEL
There are 16 rooms and 12 suits in the visitors house and all are air conditioned and well furnished.
FACULTY HOME
It has 4 suits which are conceived more as apartments. two on ground floor two on first floor. a small kitchen is available
in each of them with a refrigerator
31. CLUBS
The competitive academic environment and co-curricular activities on campus keep the students on their toes.
But everyone needs some time off, to relax and recharge . Clubs at IIT-R are the best place for this. The
students' clubs: the Hobbies club, the U.G. club, the P.G. club, the Alaknanda
club and the Jawahar club house the indoor sports facilities including seven Billiards & Snooker
Tables, Carrom boards, Chess boards, Table Tennis facilities and a Foosball table. The hobbies club
also has sections devoted to pursuits like star-gazing, philately and numismatics, and robotics. The clubs
also have reading rooms with a plethora of newspapers and light magazines. Each of the clubs have a
TV room with a seating capacity of a hundred-odd people providing a great atmosphere for watching the
winning sixer or the not-so-interesting soap operas.
Hobbies Club
Photography
Electronics
Fine Arts
Gardening
Model Section
Philately
Star Gazing
Software Development Section
FACILITIES
These places form a very essential part of our lives at IIT Roorkee.
Hangout Places
Banks
Post Office
Institute Child care Centre
Railway Reservation Counter
Places of Worship
Banks
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33. Physical recreation through games and sports has been an important part of the Institute since its
inception. Games like football, cricket and hockey were introduced around 1870 followed closely by
squash and boating. The practice of holding an Annual Athletic Meet was started in 1873. Rowing in the
Ganga Canal has remained one of the most popular sports since 1901, and the Annual Boat Regatta is a
popular and keenly awaited event every year. The Lion Trophy, the most prestigious and coveted prize in
sports was instituted in 1912. Today, the Institute has some of the best facilities in a number of games and
sports and awards proficiencies in 14 games. The tradition continues, as students of the institute keep
making use of the marvellous sports facilities to excel in sports and games. In order to motivate the
students and to get them interested in sports, a special scheme of NSO (National Sports Organisation)
has been started from the session 2007-08.
SPORTS
•Badminton
•Athletics
•Rowing
•Tennis
•Swimming
•Hockey
•Cricket
•Squash
•Gymnastic
•Football
•Basketball
•Yogic Exercise
•Volleyball
•Kho Kho
•Table Tennis
•Weight Lifting
Table tennis
Swimming pool
Cricket fieldSports complex
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35. item space in sq.m
Visitors room 15
Staff rooms for ladies & gents 50
Document reproduction room 40
Seminar room (40 persons) 80
Accommodation of staff 240
Reading room additional seats 600 1867
Toilets, 4 nos. 80
Journal 40,000 vols 400 @100 vol/sq.m.
Books 90,000 600
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ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT OF SPACES
Total covered area 85,000 sq.ft in four floors
It can accommodate more than 500 readers at any point of time.
It also contains 80 seater open reading room.
The library building is wifi enabled and contained a total 75 user terminals for dedicated readers.
Staff- 33
Number of members - 4873
36. GREEN CAMPUS INITIATIVES
IIT Roorkee always had sustainable initiatives at the core of all activities, despite the relatively small campus
covering only 365 acres with over 8000 students, 450+ faculty and 1000+ staff at various levels. IIT Roorkee
campus has significant greenery covering all parts of the campus, something that is appreciated by all
visitors on campus.
Faculty and students led initiatives to save significant electricity by conducting an energy audit and
developed policy for reducing electricity consumption and energy conservation. Using Solar PV for electricity
generation as well as Solar Thermal for cooking and water heating covering entire campus is an iconic
initiative undertaken by the faculty and students for maximum utilization of energy at the Institute. All the
systems have sensors installed to check optimal performance of installations and generate data for further
research in these areas.
The institute as a policy decided that, henceforth all new building proposals shall be vetted by the
Institute Green Committee before their final approval. The Green Committee must look into the various
environmental and energy aspects for a green technology and environment.
More Green Initiatives are being planned for wastewater treatment as well as recycling and rainwater
harvesting in a decentralized manner. Out of the total solid waste generated in the campus separating
organic and inorganic waste is being planned and reviewing the available technology that can co-generate
biomass energy from our organic waste.
National Social Service Scheme (NSS) volunteers of the institute, primarily the under graduate and post
graduate students are also going to propagate these ideas amongst the neighbourhood villages.
37. Solarification of campus
Initiatives undertaken post energy audit
Use of green materials for construction
Electric transport system within campus
Measures taken up at construction stage
GREEN CAMPUS INITIATIVES
LOCATION WISE ENERGY CONSUMPTION
41. STREET LIGHTS
Picture taken from azad circle
Street lights adequate on one
side of the road all along , no
street light on the other side of
the road.
42. SIGN BOARDS
Lots of sign boards all
along the road but un
organised, and some at
such a low height to
make the pedestrians
uncomfortable
