Teaching Process

There is a great emphasis on core fundamentals in the classroom and examinations are designed to test the applicability of these fundamentals in real life situations. Course work is augmented by seminars, presenta­tions and course projects to test the depth of understanding of subject.

Teaching Assistantship

Meritorious post graduate students are offered teaching assistantship which involves assisting instructors in relation to conducting the course. Students assist instructors in preparing lectures, organizing laboratory sessions and tutorials, course planning and even setting of examination questions.

Department and Institute Electives

In order to boost interest in other faculties of engineering, the institute allows students to take electives and/or audit courses from departments other than their core area of specialization. Students can also take courses from Humanities and Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary Programmes and Management School to broaden their perspective.

Industrial Exposure

Students are regularly exposed to the latest industrial practices through several industrial visits during their stay. The academic curriculum also requires a student to undergo industrial training for eight weeks at the end of the 6th semester of B.Tech and Dual Degree programmes. The training provides students with an understanding of the problems encountered in the working of an industry. The milieu of post graduate students at IIT Roorkee is created by a vibrant of fresh graduates and students with long years of industrial experience.

Institute Programs

To facilitate the interaction of the faculty and students with acclaimed national and international personalities, IIT Roorkee organizes seminars and lectures. Through these, students get an opportunity to interact with eminent personalities from the academia and the corporate world.