The department offers four years Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) programme (comprising eight semesters). B.Tech. in Chemical Engineering at IIT Roorkee is one of the best-rated undergraduate engineering programmes in the country. The student’s intake to this programme is through Joint Entrance Examination (JEE). The B.Tech. program in Chemical Engineering begins with a foundation in mathematics, chemistry, and physics. These fundamentals are used to develop the analytical tools of chemical engineering - fluid mechanics, chemical thermodynamics, and chemical kinetics and the units of chemical processes and engineering such as chemical reactors, bio-reactors, distillation columns, and heat exchangers are analyzed with the above tools. The students are trained to design chemical processes by integrating process units with regard to economics, safety, and environmental impact. This program aims at preparing professionals for practice in traditional areas of chemical engineering, chemicals, polymers, petroleum, utilities, pharmaceuticals, computers, and information technology as well as emerging areas of biotechnology and electronic materials.

The department has vibrant postgraduate programmes with a strong focus on research and development. The programme is offered to students through GATE (Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering). It comprises a full-time Postgraduate (Master of Technology) programme in Chemical engineering. Earlier the department used to offer two different specializations (Computer Aided Plant Design and Industrial Pollution abatement) in its Master’s programme. However, these courses were continued after 2017 and a new programme Master of Technology in Chemical Engineering was started in July 2018 for a duration of 2 years. This program offers a variety of specialized subjects which help students tackle and enhance their ability to solve some of today’s industrially relevant problems. The programme starts on the foundation of basic Chemical Engineering concepts and then proceeds to the advanced level with the introduction of some new concepts and subjects. The department fosters a dynamic, vibrant, and diverse research culture which encourages students to explore their areas of interest. A stand-out facility of the department is the High Computational Research Lab (HCRL) which houses supercomputers equipped with simulation packages like COMSOL, Aspen Plus, Openfoam, Gaussian, MATLAB, ANSYS, etc.

The doctor of philosophy (Ph.D.) programme is a flagship programme of the department's research. All Ph.D. scholars contribute in a significant way to the research activities of the department. Students after graduating with a Ph.D. degree from the department are expected to play leadership roles in research and development in various disciplines of chemical engineering either in industry or in academic institutes. The ph.D. programme comprises of course work for prescribed credits with a minimum prescribed performance and a research dissertation reflecting original and independently performed research contributions in the respective area. In the department of chemical engineering, all admitted students are required to successfully complete the Ph.D. qualifier examination after completing the prescribed course work. Ph.D. candidacy is confirmed only after the student has been declared successful in the qualifier examination. A ph.D. thesis is expected to result in high-quality publications in peer-reviewed international journals and conferences with a minimum of one journal and one conference article publication before the thesis can be submitted for review.