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RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS

IIT Roorkee Bags Questel IP Excellence Award 2022

IIT Roorkee received the Questel IP Excellence Award 2022 in a function held at Mumbai. In the third edition of the awards, organized by Questel, which is a leading IP company, award was given to IIT Roorkee on the basis of patent filing and publication during the time frame of 1st January 2021 to 31st October 2022.

DRDO's 'Dare to Dream 3.0' innovation contest

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee-based startup, Indienergy was incubated in the Technology Incubation and Entrepreneurship Development Society (TIEDS) at the Institute's campus. Indienergy won DRDO's "Dare to Dream 3.0" contest in the startup category.

IIT Roorkee tops NIRF India Rankings 2022 for Architecture

National Institute Ranking Framework, NIRF Rankings 2022 Architecture have been released online today, on July 15, 2022. This time again, Indian Institute of Technology, IIT Roorkee has come at the top spot, Rank 1 as the Top Architecture College of the country. This is followed by National Institute of Technology, NIT Calicut at spot 2. Check complete list here and on nirfindia.org.

Union govt to issue Rs 175 coin to mark IIT-Roorkee's establishment

To mark 175 years of the establishment of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Roorkee, the central government will issue a Rs 175 coin, according to a gazette notification by the Union finance ministry which happened late last month. While the notification didn't specify any date, it is expected that the coin will be released on November 25, when the institute celebrates its Foundation Day.

IIT Roorkee wins National Gold Award for e-governance for outstanding research

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.

IIT Roorkee moves up four places in Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation

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.

IIT-Roorkee Bags First Position In "Most Innovative Institutions" Category

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 inks MoU with Inland Waterway Authority of India

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.

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Uttarakhand: Now, heavy-lift drones to carry injured, relief aid

Uttarakhand's Information Technology Development Agency (ITDA) is working with IIT-Roorkee to develop heavy-lift drones with lifting capacity of up to 120kg, to airlift patients and injured persons from remote hill areas in times of disaster or an emergency.

IIT Roorkee students brought laurles to India on world stage: Birla

Roorkee (Uttarakhand), Nov 25 (UNI) Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Friday, while addressing the 175th Foundation Day of IIT Roorkee, expressed happiness that its students have brought laurels to India on the world stage.

IIT Roorkee celebrates its 175th Foundation Day

Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee celebrated its 175th Foundation Day on 25th November 2022 in the auspicious presence of Shri Om Birla, Hon’ble Speaker of Lok Sabha, as the Chief Guest.

IIT Roorkee @175: transformation from an engineering college to an institute

“We are today in the top six technical institutes in India. The rest of them do not have a history of over 70 years,” said BVR Mohan Reddy, Chairman, Board of Governors of IIT Roorkee.

Prof. O.P. Malik Receives Distinguished Alumnus Award 2021

Prof. O. P. Malik was awarded the Distinguished Alumnus Award 2021 in the category Research Excellence. The award ceremony was held on 11 November at Bose Auditorium, Dept. of Physics, IIT Roorkee.

IIT Roorkee wins 2022 IEEE Smart Cities Jury Award

The Indian Institute of Te chnology, Roorkee (IIT Roorkee), has bagged the 'Jury Award of the 2022 IEEE Smart Cities Award' for its D-SIDES project. Prof NP Padhy, Department of Electrical Engineering, IIT Roorkee, leading the D-SIDES project, funded by Department of Science and Technology

The newly appointed Director of IITR,Prof. K.K.Pant, aligns with NEP Vision 2030

Prof Kamal Kishore Pant, former dean faculty and professor for the department of chemical engineering at IIT Delhi has been appointed as the director of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee.

IIT Roorkee Inaugurates 9th International Groundwater Conference 2022

IIT Roorkee Inaugurates 9th International Groundwater Conference 2022 On Subsurface Water Management

Researchers discover antiviral molecules to treat COVID-19 infections

Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee, have identified antiviral molecules that can help treat COVID-19 infections. The researchers identified three antiviral molecules through drug repurposing, computational and antiviral experimental studies.

IITR to get a new research centre for futuristic defence technology requirements

The ministry of defence has approved a new research centre at Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IIT Roorkee) in line with India’s mission for technological upgradation and self-reliance.

BV Academia Series: PPP critical to develop indigenous vaccines

Prof. Soma Rohatgi, Department of Biological sciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee shares her views on the factors behind the success of vaccine sector in India.

IIT Roorkee Hosts 9th International Symposium on Hydraulic Structures

(IIT Roorkee) is hosting the Ninth International Symposium on Hydraulic Structures from 24th to 27th October 2022 in partnership with the International Association for Hydro-Environmental Engineering and Research (IAHR).

IITR develops 'cancer detector' and transfers its technology to Tata Steel

A team of researchers at IIT-Roorkee have developed an easy-to-use breath-based cancer detector (BLO). Used for early detection of cancer, it will work on the principles of colorimetry.

IIT Roorkee team scales Friendship Peak in Pir Panjal

Four men, including three students and a staff member from IIT-Roorkee, succeeded in reaching 5,289m Friendship Peak (FP) summit of the Himalayan range.

IIT Roorkee showcases affordable & point-of-use technology

The Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IIT Roorkee) has developed a simple and affordable point-of-use technology that can successfully remove arsenic in a real arsenic-contaminated water environment.

IIT Roorkee conducts Thematic Workshop-cum-IIT Registrars Conclave-2022

The conclave, which was conducted for institutional transformation through technology, was inaugurated on October 13 and culminated with a campus tour organised for external participants on October 14.

Symposium for Indian Himalayas 2022

The Department of Hydrology, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee is organising the Natural-hazard Symposium for the Indian Himalayas (NSIH 2022) under Co-PREPARE.

IIT Roorkee establishes state-of-the-art'Rock and Fluid Multi-Physics Laborator'

The Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee in its pursuit to develop cutting-edge technology solutions on Monday opened up a state-of-the-art laboraratory named 'Rock and Fluid Multiphysics Laborartory'.

Salivary proteins can help diagnose triple-negative breast cancer: IITR Study

Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee have identified and validated three proteins found in saliva that can predict metastatic triple negative breast cancer (TNBC). They developed a process by which biomarkers for TNBC can be identified in saliva.

IIT Roorkee Organizes A Two-Day National Seminar On ISLMSDA 2022

The Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Department ofIndian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IITRoorkee) organized a National Seminar on Inflatable Structures and Lightweight Materials: A new era of Space and Defence Applications (ISLMSDA 2022) at the Department Auditorium.

IIT Roorkee Bags Eat Right Campus Award 2022

Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) conducted a third-party audit of all twelve messes of the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee Campus from 21st to 23rd August 2022 under Eat Right Campus.

IITR organises Internal Conf. on Teaching and Rehabilitation Strategies

The Anushruti Academy for the Deaf (AAD), a social initiative of the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IITRoorkee) organises Internal Conference on Teaching and Rehabilitation Strategies for the Deaf (TRSD 2022) at the Biotech Auditorium, IIT Roorkee.

IIT Roorkee researchers develop Sanskrit text sentiment analysis method

Sanskrit is one of the world’s most ancient languages; however, natural language processing tasks such as machine translation and sentiment analysis have not been explored for it to the full potential because of the unavailability of sufficient labeled data.

IIT Roorkee researcher develops technology to make biodegradable polybags

The firm will commercially utilise the present technology for manufacturing biodegradable polybags in large quantities.Such technology can prove to be of great use in a country considering a ban on polybags.

Proud moment-IITian scouted landing sites on moon for NASA’s Artemis

For IIT-Roorkee research scholar Prateek Tripathi, it was a proud moment when his internship research at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) required him to use lunar data of Chandrayaan-1.

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