STUDENTS

Getting through to IITs is not a cakewalk. The admission test to the IITs; IIT-JEE, GATE, JAM, JMET are recognized as the toughest and the most stringent of all admission tests worldwide. As such the pool of talent at IIT Roorkee contains “the best among the best” young minds from across the nation. The selected candidates are therefore gifted with hard working ability, dedicated to learning and competent in solving grueling problems.

IIT Roorkee provides every opportunity for multi-dimensional growth so every student is a leader not only on the academic front but also in other diverse fields. The students staying at IIT Roorkee come from diverse backgrounds ,so as such they learn to adjust to various cultures and develop a long sense of enduring team spirit which helps them to adjust everywhere around the globe. So IITians are trained in an atmosphere coherent with any working atmosphere in the world and promise to deliver under all circumstances.

Admission Procedure

The selection procedure for the various programmes at IITs ensures that only the very best of the students make it to their campuses.

JEE

The Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) is a highly competitive examination taken by about 4,80,000 students across the country out of which only 2% are admitted into IITs. Students in the following programmes are admitted through JEE:

GATE

The Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) is another highly competitive examination that strives to identify, at the national level, meritorious and motivated students for admission to post graduate programmes in Engineering, Technology, Architecture, Science and Pharmacy in several colleges across the country including the IITs. GATE is conducted in 22 different disciplines taken by about 6,80,000 students and some of the disciplines see upto 1,75,000 test-takers.

JAM

The Joint Admission to M.Sc. (JAM) test is yet another highly competitive All India Entrance Examination held in 8 different disciplines for admission into the Master of Science programmes offered by the IITs. On an average, only 4% of the aspirants are offered a seat in one of these programmes. The JAM test has become a benchmark for normalizing the undergraduate level science education in the country.

Ph.D. ENTRANCE

Admissions to the Ph.D programme are based on an interviewt and an entrance examination conducted by each department.

CAT

The Common Admission Test (CAT) is a computer based test that scores a person on the bases of quantitative ability, data interpretation, verbal ability and logical reasoning. The Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) started this exam and use the test for selecting students for their business administration programs. The test is conducted every year by one of the IIM's based on a policy of rotation. CAT is normally conducted every year during a 21 day testing window (estimate but may vary) in the months of October and November.