IIT Roorkee
About IIT Roorkee
According to Wikipedia, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee is a technical university located in Roorkee, Uttarakhand, India. It is the oldest engineering institution in India, and was founded as the College of Civil Engineering in British India in 1847 by the Lieutenant-Governor of the North-Western Provinces, James Thomason, in order to train officers and surveyors employed in the construction of the Ganges Canal. In 1854, after the completion of the canal and Thomason's death, it was renamed the Thomason College of Civil Engineering by Proby Cautley, the designer and projector of the canal. It was renamed University of Roorkee in 1949, and again renamed IIT Roorkee in 2001. The institution has 22 academic departments covering Engineering, Applied Sciences, Humanities & Social Sciences and Management programs with an emphasis on scientific and technological education and research.
IIT Roorkee's Online Degrees
What Is IIT Roorkee Known For?
IIT Roorkee is known for it's academic work in the following disciplines:
- Engineering
- Computer Science
- Business
- Education
- Political Science
- Mathematics
- Chemistry
- Communications
- Religious Studies
- History
- Philosophy
- Medical
- Earth Sciences
- Physics
- Biology
- Literature
- Law
- Social Work
- Psychology
- Economics
- Criminal Justice
IIT Roorkee's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered
Who Are IIT Roorkee's Most Influential Alumni?
IIT Roorkee's most influential alumni include professors and professionals in the fields of Computer Science, Engineering, and Chemistry. Here are some of IIT Roorkee's most famous alumni:
- Amit Singhal
- An American computer engineer.
- Kartik Chandran
- An American environmental engineer.
- Harsh Gupta
- An Indian earth scientist and seismologist .
- Hari Singh Nalwa
- A Researcher.
- Satyandra K. Gupta
- An Aerospace and Mechanical Engineer.
- Vijay Kumar Sharma
- A Researcher ORCID 0000-0002-2028-5715.
- Brajesh Kumar Kaushik
- A Researcher.
