The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee’s team of researchers led by Professor Dharmendra Singh has won the National “Gold” Award for e-governance for outstanding research on citizen-centric services by academic or research Institutions. The team has won this award for the development of e-waste-based microwave absorbing material for electromagnetic shielding and stealth applications.

Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee has been ranked #5 in the Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements (ARIIA) by the Ministry of Education, Government of India. IIT Roorkee has improved four places from its last year’s rank.
Dr. Subhas Sarkar, Hon’ble Minister of State for Education, Government of India, announced the results today (29th December 2021). As many as 1,438 Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) (including all IITs, NITs, and IISc, among others) participated in the Third Edition of ARIIA Rankings as compared to 674 HEIs during last year.

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT Roorkee) has been awarded the top position under the most innovative research institutions category by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII). The institute was selected for the award for the following innovations- Visco-elastic Energy Dissipating Link Elements for Earthquake resistant housing construction, Nitrogen-Doped Reduced Graphene Oxide (N-rGO) for High-Performance Supercapacitor, Nitrogen-Doped Reduced Graphene Oxide (N-rGO) for High-Performance Supercapacitor.

IIT-Roorkee inked an MoU with Inland Waterway Authority India (IWAI) carry out a project on Stabilisation of Navigational Channel at 17 locations along a stretch of the Ganga river from Varanasi to Sahibganj.

Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee (IIT-R) has emergedontop of all other IITs this year, with a student of the institute bagging the highest-ever annual cost-to-company offer of Rs 2.15 crore on the first day of the placement drive.

Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee began its journey in 1847 as the First Engineering College in the British Empire and has since progressed rapidly with many firsts and pioneering initiatives in engineering education, Research and Development (R&D), societal impact, and international collaborations. The Institute started the 175th Year celebration today, on 25th November 2021, in the esteemed presence of Hon’ble Minister of Education, Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Shri Dharmendra Pradhan as the Chief Guest.

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee won the Smart Move Innovative Urban Mobility Challenge held on November 8 by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) in collaboration with Smart Cities Mission, National Institute of Urban Affairs and GIZ India. The team from IIT Roorkee developed an interactive passenger information system to predict the crowding levels in the public transit system.

Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee has secured Rank 1st in the National Institute Ranking Framework, (NIRF) India Rankings 2021 for the Architecture category. The Department of Architecture and Planning at IIT Roorkee currently offers Bachelor in Architecture, Masters in Architecture, and Masters in Urban and Rural Planning. Besides, the Department is actively involved in cutting edge research in the planning and architecture domain with more than 100 research scholars enrolled in the PhD programme at present. With State-of-the-art research facilities and we'll equipped teaching and learning infrastructure, the Department is growing and glowing in national and international platforms.

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee, celebrated its women professors, who have contributed phenomenally with their research in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) subjects. Their active participation in the field has proven exemplary in promoting and transforming women's role in STEM subjects. It is a matter of great pride for the institution that four of its professors have been featured in the compendium by the Confederation of Indian Industry -CII on women achievers from India in STEM.

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A professor from IIT Roorkee, Prof. Shailesh Ganpule, has received the ‘NSG Counter-IED & Counter-Terrorism Innovator Award 2021' for his design of a blast-resistant helmet. The award was conferred to the professor of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Department (MIED) in a ceremony held at NSG Campus, Manesar, Haryana.

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee Professor Sudipta Sarkar and Log9 Materials, a startup incubated at the institute, have won the “Dare to Dream 2.0” innovation contest organised by the Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO).

With an aim to promote the concept of green buildings, GRIHA Council had organised the GRIHA trophy during the 62nd edition of National Association of Students of Architecture Convention in Bengaluru. With the support of Airports Authority of India (AAI), the trophy was awarded to students from Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee at a virtual felicitation ceremony. The Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee was awarded prize money of 75,000 rupees in Bengaluru.