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IITR team will visit Gandhinagar for the 175 years celebrations
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As part of the 175 years celebrations of IIT Roorkee, physical get-togethers of alumni have been planned by IIT Roorkee in various cities of India. The first such get-together will be held on March 27, 2022, at Gandhinagar.
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ARIIA 2021: IIT Roorkee secures fifth rank
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IIT Roorkee has been ranked fifth in the Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements (ARIIA) by the Ministry of Education, Government of India.
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IIT Roorkee campus has 304 plant species: says Biodiversity report
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Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee has 304 different plant species, according to a biodiversity report released by the Wildlife Institute of India (WII).
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IIT Roorkee reaches a global audience with its new online data science program
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IIT Roorkee became the first Indian public technical university to offer postgraduate certificate programs on Coursera, and the institute is already reaching students around the world.
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IITR Alumnus pledged to donate Rs. Two Crore
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Dr. Surendra K Goel (1958 graduate) and his better half, Mrs. Kusum Goel, have pledged a donation of Rs. 2.00 Crore for meeting the full tuition fee (Rs. 2.00 Lacs per annum) expenses of 4 needy UG students. This is the first time that we will have a corpus to take care of the full tuition fee of needy students.
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IITR alumnus has pledged a donation of Rs. three Crore
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Dr. Sushil Sharma (1969 graduate) and Mr. Mohinder L. Nayyar (1966 graduate) have pledged a donation of Rs. 3.05 Crore for a "Virtual Energy Research Conclave". This donation is meant to support various activities to promote research and industrial collaboration in the area of energy.
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Harshil Mathur, Shashank Kumar: Gateway to wealth
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An initiative of IIT Roorkee alumni, Harshil Mathur (2013 graduate) and Shashank Kumar (2012 graduate) reached India’s second most-valuable fintech start-up initiative.
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Professor Sudhir Jain is the new BHU vice-chancellor
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Professor Sudhir Jain (1979 graduate), former Director of IIT Gandhinagar and a Distinguished Alumnus of IIT Roorkee, has been appointed as the new vice-chancellor of the Banaras Hindu University (BHU).
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Professor Amit Prashant takes over as officiating Director of IIT Gandhinagar
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IIT Roorkee Alumni Professor Amit Prashant (1997 graduate) has been appointed as the new officiating Director of IIT Gandhinagar.
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Vinay Kumar Tripathi has been appointed as the new Chairman & CEO of the Railway Board
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IIT Roorkee Alumni, Vinay Kumar Tripathi (1983 graduate) has been appointed as the new Chairman & CEO of the Railway Board.
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Amit Pal Singh appointed as Chief Technology Officer at Mercer Mettl
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Mercer Mettl, the global leader in talent acquisition and management, has appointed Amit Pal Singh (2000 graduate) as CTO to lead its technology and engineering functions.
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DealShare, a Jaipur based startup turns unicorn
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DealShare, co-founded by Rajat Shikhar (2001 graduate) has joined the coveted Unicorn list and has become the 5th Unicorn of 2022. In recent times, after the success of Razorpay, this is the second Unicorn from an IIT Roorkee alumnus.
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Notice from Alumni
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Mr. Abhay Ambati (2004 graduate in BArch) is proposing to educate students on climate change mitigation. He is looking for collaborators for an interdisciplinary working group that could do seminars, in-depth discussions, etc with current Roorkee students. If anyone is interested may contact the DORA Office.
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Obituaries
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Dr. Maheshwar P. Varshney B.E.(Electrical Engg.),1949 Batch passed away on January 19, 2022.
Prof. Satish Chandra Mathur was Professor in the Department of HSS, passed away on January 22, 2022.
Prof. S.C. Gupta was Professor in the Department of Mathematics, passed away on January 31, 2022.
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