IIT Roorkee - Indian Institute of Technology

IIT Roorkee - Indian Institute of Technology

Academic Affairs Office, James Thomason Building, Roorkee, Uttarakhand
  • Established: 1847
  • Fees: ₹1.00K - ₹11.43L

About IIT Roorkee Admission Process

The admission procedure for IIT Roorkee begins with an eligibility assessment, followed by various steps such as application submission, cutoff announcements, selection rounds, and confirmation of admission. Eligible candidates can follow the IIT Roorkee admission procedure outlined below:

IITR Application Process

The application process for IIT Roorkee is conducted online. An application is considered complete only after the payment of the necessary application fee. Candidates must ensure that all information provided in the application is accurate. Below are some popular courses along with their respective application procedures:

  • For BTech and B.Arch, candidates must fill out the application form for JEE (Main) via the official website of the National Testing Agency (NTA) (nta.ac.in), followed by registration for JEE Advanced. Refer to the application fee for JEE Main below:
CategoryApplication fee
GeneralINR 1000 for Male candidates and INR 800 for Female candidates
Gen-EWS/OBC-NCLINR 900 for Male candidates and INR 800 for Female candidates
SC/ST/PwD/PwBDINR 500

Read More: JEE Advanced application

  • For admission to the MBA program, candidates need to complete the application form for CAT through the official CAT website (iimcat.ac.in).
  • MTech applicants are required to register for GATE via the official GATE Online Application Processing System (GOAPS) (appsgate.iitr.ac.in). Refer to the GATE application fees below:
CategoryRegular PeriodDuring the Extended Period
Female/SC/ST/PwD candidates (per test paper)10001500
All other candidates including foreign nationals (per test paper)20002500
  • For MSc, candidates must fill out the IIT JAM Application Form.
  • For other courses, candidates should apply through IIT Roorkee's official website at iitr.ac.in. The application form must be submitted along with the required documents and application fees before the deadline.

IIT Roorkee Selection Rounds & Counselling

Upon completion of the application process, students are required to take the course-specific entrance exam followed by additional selection rounds (if applicable). Subsequently, counselling rounds are conducted for certain courses as part of the seat allotment process. Below are the entrance exams required:

  • For BTech, the accepted exams are JEE Main and JEE Advanced.
  • For MSc, the selection criteria are based on the IIT JAM exam along with CCMN Counselling.
  • To gain admission in MArch, students must have a graduation degree in the relevant field with a minimum of 60% aggregate and valid GATE entrance exam scores.
  • For MBA, students must complete the CAT exam and GDPI round.

Admission Confirmation

Candidates who are selected after all selection rounds can confirm their admission/seat by paying the required IIT Roorkee fee. Students must report to IIT Roorkee for document verification. They should bring several documents, including marksheets, a passport-sized photo, entrance exam scorecard/counselling letter, and fee receipt.

IIT Roorkee Fee Refund Criteria

IIT Roorkee provides fee refunds under specific conditions, primarily before formal registration or the start of the program. Below are the fee refund criteria for the MBA course at IIT Roorkee:

  • Only candidates who deposit the waitlisting security amount of INR 50,000 within the specified time will be considered for the waitlist preparation. No requests will be entertained after the deadline for any reason.
  • If a candidate rejects the admission offer or withdraws admission (before document verification), an amount of INR 5,000 will be deducted from the deposited amount as processing charges, and the remaining amount will be refunded to the candidate, as per institute rules, tentatively in the second week of August.
  • If a student completes the admission registration for the program and then withdraws, only the refundable amount and applicable food charges will be refunded tentatively at the end of the semester.
  • If admission is not granted, the full waitlisting security amount of INR 50,000 will be refunded to the candidate as per institute rules, tentatively in the second week of August.

For BTech admissions at IIT Roorkee, fee refunds for seat withdrawal before registration are governed by JoSAA rules. Below are the fee refund criteria for BTech at IIT Roorkee:

Reasons

Amount of fee to be Refunded

If a candidate is allocated a seat by JoSAA but does not join the Programme/Institute.

No Refund

If the candidate joins the programme after paying the remaining fee and leaves the Institute on or before the date of registration, and applies for a refund. Or if the candidate is allocated a seat in the last round of JoSAA and pays the fee (including the seat acceptance fee) directly at the Institute and withdraws on or before the date of registration, and applies for a refund.

The whole amount of fees deposited by the candidate at the Institute will be refunded (other than JoSAA seat acceptance fee) after deducting INR 10,000 as processing charges.

If the candidate leaves the Institute after the date of registration and applies for a refund.

Only Caution/Security deposits will be refunded (after adjusting dues, if any).

IIT Roorkee Seat Reservation Criteria

IIT Roorkee adheres to the Government of India's mandatory reservation percentages for its BTech seats. Below are the seat reservation percentages for BTech at IIT Roorkee:

  • Open (Unreserved): 40.5% of the total available seats for all candidates.
  • OBC-NCL: 27% of seats reserved for Other Backward Classes (Non-Creamy Layer).
  • SC: 15% of seats reserved for Scheduled Castes.
  • ST: 7.5% of seats reserved for Scheduled Tribes.
  • GEN-EWS: 10% of seats reserved for Economically Weaker Sections.

Additional Quotas

  • PwD: 5% horizontal reservation is allocated within each main category (Open, OBC, SC, ST, EWS) for individuals with benchmark disabilities.
  • Female Supernumerary: Additional seats are created specifically for female candidates to achieve gender-balance targets without reducing the availability of general/reserved seats.

Frequently asked questions bannerFrequently Asked Questions

Can I get admission BTech at IIT Roorkee with 80% marks in Class 12 Boards?

Students may get admission in IIT Roorkee with 80% in Class 12 as the minimum aggregate ranges between 50% to 75% in Class 12 boards. However, admissions to the programmes at IIT Roorkee are done on entrance basis. Hence, Class 12 marks are not enough. Students also need to have valid entrance test scores.

How can I get a seat at IIT Roorkee for B.Des?

Is it easy to get admission in IIT Roorkee BTech?

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