IIT Roorkee NIRF ranking 2026
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IIT Roorkee) is a government institution in Roorkee, Uttarakhand. Its NIRF institution ID is U-0560.
This 2026 profile uses NIRF 2025 as the latest published ranking edition. The strongest listed 2025 result is Architecture #1 with a score of 83.95. The latest edition contains 5 published categories: Architecture, Engineering, Overall, Research and Management.
The yearly tables run from newest to oldest. A smaller rank number represents a better position, and scores are out of 100; compare scores within the same category rather than across different NIRF categories.
Only categories in which IIT Roorkee has a published NIRF rank for the respective year are listed below. An omitted category means no ranking row is available on this profile for that year.
IIT Roorkee NIRF 2025 rankings
The smallest listed rank number in 2025 is Architecture #1 with a score of 83.95. Compared with 2024, 2 improved, 1 moved to weaker positions and 2 stayed unchanged. Rank and score can move in different directions because the final position also depends on other institutions in the category.
| Category | Rank | Score | Change from 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | 1 | 83.95 | No rank change |
| Engineering | 6 | 75.44 | No rank change |
| Overall | 7 | 71.73 | Improved by 1 place |
| Research | 8 | 67.27 | Improved by 1 place |
| Management | 22 | 61.77 | Declined by 4 places |
IIT Roorkee NIRF 2024 rankings
The smallest listed rank number in 2024 is Architecture #1 with a score of 84.92. Compared with 2023, 2 moved to weaker positions and 3 stayed unchanged. Rank and score can move in different directions because the final position also depends on other institutions in the category.
| Category | Rank | Score | Change from 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | 1 | 84.92 | No rank change |
| Engineering | 6 | 76.00 | Declined by 1 place |
| Overall | 8 | 71.52 | No rank change |
| Research | 9 | 66.78 | Declined by 2 places |
| Management | 18 | 61.21 | No rank change |
IIT Roorkee NIRF 2023 rankings
The smallest listed rank number in 2023 is Architecture #1 with a score of 83.21. Compared with 2022, 3 improved, 1 moved to weaker positions and 1 stayed unchanged. Rank and score can move in different directions because the final position also depends on other institutions in the category.
| Category | Rank | Score | Change from 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | 1 | 83.21 | No rank change |
| Engineering | 5 | 75.64 | Improved by 1 place |
| Research | 7 | 66.52 | Improved by 1 place |
| Overall | 8 | 71.66 | Declined by 1 place |
| Management | 18 | 62.14 | Improved by 1 place |
IIT Roorkee NIRF 2022 rankings
The smallest listed rank number in 2022 is Architecture #1 with a score of 83.46. Compared with 2021, 2 moved to weaker positions and 3 stayed unchanged. Rank and score can move in different directions because the final position also depends on other institutions in the category.
| Category | Rank | Score | Change from 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | 1 | 83.46 | No rank change |
| Engineering | 6 | 76.70 | No rank change |
| Overall | 7 | 71.48 | No rank change |
| Research | 8 | 66.29 | Declined by 1 place |
| Management | 19 | 61.76 | Declined by 5 places |
IIT Roorkee NIRF 2021 rankings
The smallest listed rank number in 2021 is Architecture #1 with a score of 82.65. Compared with 2020, 2 improved, 1 moved to weaker positions, 1 stayed unchanged and 1 has no adjacent-edition comparison. Rank and score can move in different directions because the final position also depends on other institutions in the category.
| Category | Rank | Score | Change from 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | 1 | 82.65 | Improved by 1 place |
| Engineering | 6 | 78.08 | No rank change |
| Overall | 7 | 71.40 | Improved by 2 places |
| Research | 7 | 66.50 | First published row on this profile |
| Management | 14 | 63.79 | Declined by 2 places |
IIT Roorkee NIRF 2020 rankings
The smallest listed rank number in 2020 is Architecture #2 with a score of 79.75. Compared with 2019, 2 moved to weaker positions and 2 stayed unchanged. Rank and score can move in different directions because the final position also depends on other institutions in the category.
| Category | Rank | Score | Change from 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | 2 | 79.75 | No rank change |
| Engineering | 6 | 76.29 | No rank change |
| Overall | 9 | 68.48 | Declined by 1 place |
| Management | 12 | 62.87 | Declined by 1 place |
IIT Roorkee NIRF 2019 rankings
The smallest listed rank number in 2019 is Architecture #2 with a score of 78.33. Compared with 2018, 1 moved to weaker positions and 3 stayed unchanged. Rank and score can move in different directions because the final position also depends on other institutions in the category.
| Category | Rank | Score | Change from 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | 2 | 78.33 | No rank change |
| Engineering | 6 | 74.57 | No rank change |
| Overall | 8 | 67.68 | No rank change |
| Management | 11 | 62.11 | Declined by 2 places |
IIT Roorkee NIRF 2018 rankings
The smallest listed rank number in 2018 is Architecture #2 with a score of 74.24. Compared with 2017, 1 improved, 1 moved to weaker positions, 1 stayed unchanged and 1 has no adjacent-edition comparison. Rank and score can move in different directions because the final position also depends on other institutions in the category.
| Category | Rank | Score | Change from 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | 2 | 74.24 | First published row on this profile |
| Engineering | 6 | 72.57 | No rank change |
| Overall | 8 | 64.93 | Improved by 1 place |
| Management | 9 | 62.95 | Declined by 1 place |
IIT Roorkee NIRF 2017 rankings
The smallest listed rank number in 2017 is Engineering #6 with a score of 73.10. Compared with 2016, 1 stayed unchanged and 2 have no adjacent-edition comparison. Rank and score can move in different directions because the final position also depends on other institutions in the category.
| Category | Rank | Score | Change from 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering | 6 | 73.10 | No rank change |
| Management | 8 | 62.46 | First published row on this profile |
| Overall | 9 | 59.84 | First published row on this profile |
IIT Roorkee NIRF 2016 rankings
The smallest listed rank number in 2016 is Engineering #6 with a score of 78.68. This is the first published ranking year available on this profile.
| Category | Rank | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Engineering | 6 | 78.68 |
IIT Roorkee NIRF Ranking Trends (2016–2025)
The table compares the first and latest published row for each recurring category. “Latest” means the newest year in which that category appears, which may be earlier than the latest overall edition.
| Category | First listed result | Latest listed result | Net rank movement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | #2 · 2018 · 74.24 | #1 · 2025 · 83.95 | Improved by 1 place |
| Engineering | #6 · 2016 · 78.68 | #6 · 2025 · 75.44 | No rank change |
| Overall | #9 · 2017 · 59.84 | #7 · 2025 · 71.73 | Improved by 2 places |
| Research | #7 · 2021 · 66.50 | #8 · 2025 · 67.27 | Declined by 1 place |
| Management | #8 · 2017 · 62.46 | #22 · 2025 · 61.77 | Declined by 14 places |
IIT Roorkee Placement record reported in the official submissions
These institution-reported placement figures come from the official NIRF 2025 Engineering submission. Placement rate is placed students divided by graduating students; higher-studies counts are shown separately.
| Graduating batch | Programme | Graduates | Placed | Placement rate | Median salary | Higher studies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | PG, 2 years | 648 | 247 | 38.1% | ₹11.00 lakh | 401 |
| 2023-24 | UG, 4 years | 1,102 | 769 | 69.8% | ₹17.00 lakh | 333 |
Median salary is the middle reported salary among placed graduates; it is not the highest salary. These submitted outcomes are not an independent audit by NIRFRank.
IIT Roorkee Student profile in the 2025 submission
The 2025 submission reports 6,857 students across the programme groups below, including 1,404 women, 6,522 students from outside the home state, 156 international students and 3,285 receiving institution scholarship or fee-reimbursement support.
| Programme group | Total | Women | Outside state | International | Institution support |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UG [4 Years Program(s)] | 4,462 | 899 | 4,361 | 5 | 1,992 |
| PG [2 Year Program(s)] | 1,536 | 336 | 1,328 | 151 | 902 |
| PG-Integrated | 859 | 169 | 833 | 0 | 391 |
IIT Roorkee PhD and Sponsored Research Data
The table keeps PhD scholars, awarded doctorates and sponsored-project counts separate. A project count records reported activity; it is not a measure of project value or research impact.
| Academic year | Full-time PhD scholars | Part-time PhD scholars | PhDs awarded | Sponsored projects |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 2,806 | 18 | 145 | 266 |
| 2022-23 | — | — | 148 | 174 |
| 2021-22 | — | — | 169 | 192 |
IIT Roorkee NIRF Architecture Ranking Score Breakdown
These five NIRF component scores are out of 100 and explain different parts of the published category score. They describe the selected editions and do not predict a future rank.
| Pillar | 2018 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| TLR — Teaching, Learning and Resources | 71.11 | 80.06 |
| RPC — Research and Professional Practice | 77.53 | 95.65 |
| GO — Graduation Outcomes | 79.42 | 89.28 |
| OI — Outreach and Inclusivity | 65.20 | 75.20 |
| PR — Perception | 72.46 | 74.22 |
How to interpret a missing category-year
“No published row on this profile” means only that this page's imported ranking data has no rank and score for that category and year. It does not prove that IIT Roorkee was ineligible, did not participate or was excluded. Compare ranks within the same NIRF category and between published editions.
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
Roorkee, Uttarakhand · NIRF ID IR-A-U-0560
At a glance
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee is a government institution in Roorkee, Uttarakhand. Its best current NIRF result is #1 in Architecture (2025). Its official submission reports a UG placement rate of 69.8% and a ₹17L median annual salary for the 2023-24 graduating batch. The latest student-strength disclosure covers 6,857 students.
2023-24
769 / 1,102
NIRF 2025
full + part-time
NIRF Architecture journey & 2025 category scoreboard
Rank in every category published for this edition. Open any category to understand its result and movement.
ArchitectureNIRF 2025 Rank#1 Score83.95
NIRF Architecture journey
Rank #2 → #1 since 2018; score 74.24 → 83.95.
The rank line is IIT Roorkee's all-India position in NIRF Architecture: #2 in 2018 to #1 in 2025. Lower is better.
Architecture 2025 summary
- Current rank
- #1
- Score (out of 100)
- 83.95
- Last year rank
- #1
- Movement vs previous
- 0
- Best rank
- #1
- Ranking trend
- Stable
EngineeringNIRF 2025 Rank#6 Score75.44
OverallNIRF 2025 Rank#7 Score71.73
ResearchNIRF 2025 Rank#8 Score67.27
ManagementNIRF 2025 Rank#22 Score61.77
Placements — official numbers
UG placement rate 77.6% → 69.8%; latest median salary ₹17L. These are NIRF submission values, not marketing claims.
- 769 placed — 69.8% of the batch
- 333 chose higher studies
- 0 reported another outcome
Half of the 769 placed graduates earned above this and half earned below.
- Seven-year high
- ₹17L
- Placement rate
- 69.8%
Salary and placement rate, year by year
What this means: These are graduate outcomes, not staff pay. Median salary means half of placed graduates earned more and half earned less, so one unusually large offer cannot distort it like an average. The placement rate fell from 77.6% to 69.8%. The reported median salary moved from ₹13.2L in 2017-18 to ₹17L in 2023-24.
PG (two-year) placements
Latest three graduating batches.
Who studies here
Student strength from the NIRF 2025 submission.
Research & PhD
Research capacity behind the RPC pillar.
Where the institution spends its money
Faculty and staff salary expenditure ₹193.54 Cr → ₹411.5 Cr.
Year by year, 2017-18–2023-24
Keep these charts separate: This chart is what the institution spends, while the placement chart is what graduates earn. The salary line is the faculty and staff pay bill: ₹193.54 Cr in 2017-18 to ₹411.5 Cr in 2023-24. Latest reported library spending is ₹86.23 Cr and new lab-equipment spending is ₹135.06 Cr.
Official sources
Every deep-profile fact links back to an official NIRF submission.
The five NIRF pillars
Research (RPC) improved most: 77.5 → 95.7. Perception (PR) is the lowest latest pillar.
What the lines mean: Each line is a score out of 100: TLR covers teaching and resources, RPC research, GO graduation outcomes, OI outreach and inclusion, and PR peer perception. IIT Roorkee improved most in Research (RPC) (77.5 → 95.7). Its latest strongest pillar is Research (RPC) at 95.7, while Perception (PR) is lowest at 74.2.
Questions about IIT Roorkee
Ranking searches on the left, wider student questions on the right — every answer is based on the same official submissions.
IIT Roorkee ranking questions
What is IIT Roorkee NIRF ranking 2025?
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee's best listed NIRF 2025 result on NIRFRank is Architecture rank #1 with a score of 83.95.
Which NIRF categories include IIT Roorkee in 2025?
IIT Roorkee appears in the NIRF 2025 Architecture, Engineering, Overall, Research and Management ranking categories on this profile.
Is Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee private or government?
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee is marked as a government institution in the NIRFRank institution registry.
Where is Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee located?
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee is listed in Roorkee, Uttarakhand.
Students also ask
What is the median placement salary of IIT Roorkee graduates?
The official submission reports a ₹17L median annual salary for placed UG four-year graduates in 2023-24, with 769 of 1,102 graduates placed (69.8%). The latest PG two-year median is ₹11L.
What is IIT Roorkee's best NIRF category?
Architecture is its best current result at #1 in NIRF 2025, with a score of 83.95.
How many students does IIT Roorkee have?
The latest official student-strength disclosure reports 6,857 students, including 6,522 from outside the state and 156 international students.
Is IIT Roorkee improving in research?
Its NIRF RPC pillar moved from 77.5 in 2018 to 95.7 in 2025. The latest disclosure also reports 2,824 PhD scholars.
How much does IIT Roorkee spend on faculty, labs and its library?
Latest reported expenditure includes ₹411.5 Cr for faculty and staff salaries, ₹135.06 Cr for new lab equipment, and ₹86.23 Cr for the library. These are institution expenses, not graduate placement salaries.
Data source: NIRF, Ministry of Education, Government of India. Ranking cards and deep-profile facts are limited to official data published through the selected 2025 edition.