Type of the institute: Indian Institute of Technology
Complete Mailing Address: Nangal Road, Rupnagar, Punjab 140001
Contact Person For Admission: Mr. C.S. Shamsundar
Designation: Deputy Registrar (Academics)
Email: aracademics@iitrpr.ac.in
Alternate Email: sham@iitrpr.ac.in
Phone Nos: 91-1881-242186
Fax No: 91-1881-223393
Mobile No.: 9478664119
About the Institute:
The Indian Institute of Technology Ropar started functioning from the academic year 2008-09 from the campus of IIT Delhi, the mentor institute. The Institute currently operates from its Transit Campuses, one from Government Polytechnic College for Women and the second from NIELIT, in Ropar. The foundation stone laying ceremony was held on 24 February 2009. The Indian Institute of Technology Ropar was registered under the Societies' Registration Act 1860 on 29 July 2009. The transit campus of IIT Ropar was inaugurated on 19 August 2009. The Institute will be relocated to its own campus, which is spread over 500 acres on the banks of the river Satluj, in July 2018.

The Indian Institute of Technology Ropar is ranked 22nd in the engineering category in NIRF 2018 (National Institutional Ranking Framework). IIT Ropar is committed to providing state-of-the-art technical education in a variety of fields. The Institute is facilitating transmission of knowledge in keeping with the latest developments in pedagogy. At present, the Institute offers the degree of Bachelor of Technology in Computer Science & Engineering; Electrical Engineering; Mechanical Engineering; Civil Engineering; Chemical Engineering; and Metallurgical & Materials Engineering. It offers the MSc degree in Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics. The Institute also offers the MS degree in Computer Science & Engineering, and Electrical Engineering. It offers the degree of Master of Technology in Computer Science and Engineering; Electrical Engineering; Mechanical Engineering; and Biomedical Engineering (the centre for biomedical engineering is an interdisciplinary centre). All the departments of the Institute offer a doctoral degree. The Institute has held six convocations so far. The 2014 entry batch of UG students will receive their degrees in the seventh convocation to be held this year. IIT Ropar has also awarded several PhD degrees. Presently the Institute has 641 UG students, 162 PG students and 332 PhD students.

The overall academic system of IIT Ropar is designed to provide science-based engineering education that will produce quality engineers and scientists. IIT Ropar has implemented a new curriculum from 2017. The curriculum provides broad based knowledge and simultaneously builds a temper for lifelong learning and exploration. A set of science and general engineering courses forms part of the syllabus of the first year undergraduate students. These courses provide a foundation for further discipline specific topics. 

The Training & Placement Cell, which has now been renamed as Career Development and Corporate Relations Centre, is actively involved in organizing practical training for the undergraduate students and has been playing a catalytic role in finding placements for its final year students. IIT Ropar has undertaken the task of redefining its vision and mission and of putting a strategic plan to achieve them into action. It is also working on overhauling its UG programs and has introduced new PG streams. IIT Ropar aims to promote research in interdisciplinary areas.

The Institute also undertakes a number of research and consultancy projects that are sponsored by various funding agencies, including the Government and Industry. The Institute has taken major research activities in the fields of national importance such   as non-conventional energy, sensors, drug delivery, materials synthesis and their modification, image processing, cloud  networks, robotics, pattern recognition, renewable energy systems, microelectronics and nano-devices, mathematical biology, fluid dynamics, pure mathematics, quantum optics and quantum matter physics, ion beam physics, renewable energy, nanophotonics and metamaterials, surface patterning, sustainable energy, biomechanics, nanofluids,  complex  fluids,  nanocomposites, Neuro-cognition, financial mathematics and markets, phonetics, etc. The Institute provides ample funds to the departments and faculty members for the upgradation of laboratories and creation of research facilities. This has enabled   our faculty members to take up research projects in frontier and emerging areas of science and technology.

Institute has a counseling cell to monitor the mental well being of the students. Its mission is to promote well-being, aiding to develop better understanding of the self, to grow both intellectually and emotionally, to be more satisfied and productive and improve the depth and quality of your life. To hike sound mental health, we provide help in dealing with emotional and behavioural problems like guilt, anxiety, stress, lack of confidence, low self esteem, depression and internet addiction of any sort, dependency, personal problems in relationship like codependency, rejection, separation homesickness etc. Counseling Cell does fostering and inculcating life skills to make better adjustments and enriching healthy relationships.
The temporary campuses of IIT Ropar are well-equipped with all required facilities. Classrooms fitted with multimedia, faculty offices and administrative wing are all in place. There are separate hostels for boys and girls. These hostels are equipped with modern mess units. The construction of the new campus is moving at a fast pace. Campus construction is expected to be completed by 2018. Some departments of the Institute will start functioning from the Main campus from July 2018. Faculty recruitment, setting up of laboratories and other support facilities are also in full swing. 

IIT Ropar community has undertaken an important exercise of developing the Mission, Vision and Strategic Plan for the coming years. The exercise was carried out in active consultation with Indian Institute of Management Calcutta who have got technical expertise in this area. A participative bottom up approach was followed in formulating the Mission, Vision and Strategic Plan. Inputs from the entire IIT Ropar fraternity, MHRD, Board of Governors, Alumni and Industries were considered in the process. Finally we have arrived at the following Motto, Mission and Vision statements for our institute.
Motto: धियो यो नः प्रचोदयात्   (Deploy our intellect on the right path)

Mission: To foster a transformative learning environment and a culture of excellence enabling creation of knowledge and development of socially responsible, enterprising leaders contributing significantly to national progress and humanity.

Vision: To be a trendsetter among the technology universities born in this millennium.
Fee Structure:
INSTITUTE FEES:

i) Tuition Fee *: Rs. 100000
ii) Examination Fee: Rs. 350
iii) Registration/Enrolment Fee: Rs. 250
iv) Gymkhana Fee: Rs. 500
v) Medical Fee: Rs. 50
vi) Laboratory & other facilities: Rs. 1500
vii) Library: Rs. 500
viii) Hostel & Mess Establishment, Amenities charges: Rs. 1000


HOSTEL FEES+ :

i) Hostel Seat Rent: Rs. 1000
ii) Fan, Electricity and water charges: Rs. 1000

TOTAL (Semester Fees to be paid): Rs. 106150

ONE TIME PAYMENTS (Non-refundable)

To be paid at the time of admission

i) Admission Fees: Rs. 200
ii) Thesis Fees: Rs. 0
iii) Grade card: Rs. 200
iv) Provisional certificate: Rs. 200
v) Student welfare fund: Rs. 300
vi) Modernization fees: Rs. 400
vii) Identity card : Rs. 100
viii) Benevolent fund: Rs. 100
ix) Alumni fees : Rs. 1000
x)Training & Placement: Rs. 500

Total (one time payment at the time of admission): Rs. 3000

Deposits (Refundable):

i) Institute security deposit: Rs. 2000
ii) Library security deposit: Rs. 2000

OTHER PAYMENTS

Insurance Scheme (To be paid every year in 1st semester): Rs. 500

GRAND TOTAL : Rs. 113650 

The fee payable at IIT Ropar is subject to change as per the Institute rules.

Note: * All SC and ST students will get 100% tuition fee exemption. The most economically backward students, whose family income is less than Rs. 1 lakh per annum, shall get full remission of the tuition fee. The other economically backward students, whose family income is between Rs. 1 lakh to Rs. 5 lakh per annum, shall get remission of 2/3rd of the tuition fee.

+ Mess charges will be notified separately.
Academic Structure:
At present, the institute offers a 4 year program leading to the Bachelor of Technology (B. Tech.) degree in six disciplines, viz., Computer Science and Engineering (60 intake), Electrical Engineering (60 intake), Mechanical Engineering (70 intake), Civil Engineering (35 intake), Chemical Engineering (25 intake), Civil Engineering (intake 35) and Metallurgical & Materials Engg. (intake 20)  and a 5 year program leading to the dual degree (B. Tech. + M. Tech.) in Mechanical Engg. (intake 10).
 
The curriculum followed at IIT Ropar provides a comprehensive education, with a view to producing quality engineer- scientists. It facilitates broad-based knowledge acquisition and, simultaneously, nurtures a temper of life long learning and exploration. Broad objectives of the new curriculum:
(a) It has focus on producing 21st century engineers and entrepreneurs,
(b) It offers more flexibility to students,
(c) It has novel and unique features to attract the brightest of students,
(d) It has better utilization of manpower and resources,
(e) It encourages industry-academia interaction,
(f) It makes students more practical in approach,
(g) It imparts soft/managerial skills in addition to science and engineering fundamentals,
(h) Develops social responsibilities in students, and
(i) Prepares them for innovation.
 
Credit System: The Institute follows a credit system. Each course has a certain number of credits assigned to it depending on  its lecture, tutorial and laboratory contact hours in a week. This is coordinated by a member of the faculty called the course coordinator. He/she has the full responsibility for coordinating the course, coordinating the work of other members of the faculty in course, holding tests and awarding grades. In case of any difficulty, students are expected to approach the course coordinator and / or faculty advisor of his batch, for advice and clarification. Further on joining every study with a mentor (senior student carefully selected by the Institute) who will guide the student in academic, hostel and other related activities.
 
The student’s performance in a course is continuously evaluated throughout the semester and culminates in the award of Grade on a 10 point scale. Performance in a semester is evaluating the weighted average of grade points secured in all the courses registered in that semester, which is known as Semester Grade Point Average (SGPA). A Cumulative Grade Point Average (weighted average of the grade points obtained in all the courses registered by the student since they entered the Institute.The teaching programs are characterized by their flexibility and informality. The strong faculty–student interaction on the residential campus provides opportunity to students to work publication and projects sponsored by the industry and national agencies.

Scope and Descriptions of the courses offered:

Admission to the following UG programmes offered by IIT Ropar, is through JEE (Advanced).

 i. Bachelor of Technology in Chemical Engineering

The Department of Chemical Engineering has been introduced by IIT Ropar from the academic year 2017-18. The newly established department is presently offering UG (B. Tech) and PG (Ph. D) programs. The department has dedicated faculty members in all the major areas of chemical engineering such as Fluid Mechanics, Transport Phenomena, Thermodynamics, Catalysis, and Chemical Reaction Engineering. The department is actively engaged in cutting- edge research in emerging areas like Complex Fluid Mechanics, Transport Phenomena, Thermodynamics, Scientific Computing, Dynamics of Granular Materials, Catalysis, Reaction Kinetics and Modelling, Biomass Conversion Processes, Renewable Energy, and Biophysics. In addition to the conventional core courses, the department will offer state-of-the-art courses such as Computational Fluid Dynamics, Engineering Application of Rheology, Heterogeneous Catalysis and Chemical Reactor Design etc. The upcoming Ph.D programme will thrust on the traditional chemical engineering aspects. However,  the major focus areas of  the department are going to be in Bio/Micro/Nano technologies of: a) Agro and Food Technologies, b) Energy and Environment Engineering, and c) Soil Restoration Methods.

ii. Bachelor of Technology in Civil Engineering

Department of Civil Engineering at IIT Ropar will be admitting students for B Tech programme in the academic year 2017–18. The B.Tech. Programme covering the fundamental courses shall imbibe all traditional aspects of civil engineering including materials, structures, water resources, environment, soil mechanics/foundation and geomatics in a holistic mode avoiding unnecessary compartmentalization. Larger emphasis shall be placed upon the engineering sciences with an objective of producing “thinking” engineers capable of tackling unorthodox engineering challenges. In addition, focus shall be on related modern developments like new materials, wireless-sensors, modeling and simulation and the climate change.

iii. Bachelor of Technology in Computer Science and Engineering

The Department of Computer Science and Engineering at IIT Ropar offers  a highly competitive four year program leading to a B.Tech degree. The curriculum builds strong foundations in all areas of Computer Science and Engineering. In addition, the choice of electives offers the freedom for one to specialize in one or more areas of Computer Science and Engineering. The quality curriculum promotes independent thinking and learning at an  individual’s pace. There is great emphasis on hands-on training and design as part of course projects. The department strives to provide state of art infrastructure and facilities to our undergraduate students where they bring their project and research ideas to fruition. The department has taken up the challenge to attract world class faculty in all areas of Computer Science and Engineering. Since the first batch, the industry has always welcomed our graduating students with open arms. Our students   have been recruited by top organizations in India and abroad. We hope to continue building on the initial momentum and attract the best students and faculty over the coming years.

iv. Bachelor of Technology in Electrical Engineering

The B. Tech.  program in Electrical Engineering attempts to provide the students with   a balanced exposure in the four major areas of the discipline:Electronics engineering & computer technology, Analog & digital communication engineering, Control & instrumentation, Electrical machines & power engineering.The core curriculum of the undergraduate program includes at least two core theory courses and two core laboratory courses in each area. This is subsequently augmented with suitable elective courses in third and fourth year. Currently popular electives include VLSI, embedded systems, digital signal processing, medical electronics, digital communication and optical communication.

Undergraduate projects included as part of the final year curriculum emphasize experimental work and exposure to hardware in all four areas.

v. Bachelor of Technology in Mechanical Engineering & B.Tech. - M.Tech. Dual Degree in Mechanical Engineering

The Department of Mechanical Engineering offers B.Tech., B.Tech.-M.Tech. (Dual Degree), M.Tech. and Ph. D programs. The department has faculty in all the major areas of mechanical engineering such as, design and analysis, fluids and thermal engineering, materials and manufacturing. In addition to the conventional core courses department offers state-of-the-art courses such as product design and realization, sustainability for engineers, continuum mechanics, medical devices and equipments, biomechanics, noise and vibration, finite element analysis, energy science and technology, robotics and mechatronics, micromanufacturing and tribology. The laboratories have been set up with modern strengthening teaching and research.

 vi. Bachelor of Technology in Metallurgical & Materials Engineering

The Department of Metallurgical & Materials Engineering offers B.Tech. and PhD program from the Academic Year 2018-19.  The Department has faculty in all the major areas of Metallurgical & Materials Engg. _The focus areas of the department are Physical Metallurgy, Extractive Metallurgy, Mechanical Metallurgy, Energy Materials, Transport Materials and related areas_.
Rules For Change Branch:
Institute has a liberal policy for change of branch at the end of first year. Following are some general criterions that are followed for the same.

A)  A student is eligible to apply for change of branch at the end of the first year only, provided he/she satisfies the following criteria:

1.   CGPA for GEN/OBC category students >7.50
2.   CGPA for SC/ST/PD category students >6.50
3.   Earned credits at the end of first academic session are 36 credits or more.

B)  Change of the branch will be permitted strictly in the order of merit, in each category, as determined by CGPA at the end of the first year, subject to the limitation that the actual number of students in the third semester in the branch to which transfer is to be made should not exceed its sanctioned strength by more than 10% and the strength of the branch from which the transfer is being sought does not fall below 85% of its sanctioned strength.
 
C)  The conditions mentioned in items 1-3 above will not be insisted upon for change to a branch in which a vacancy exists with reference to the sanctioned strength, and the concerned student was eligible as per JEE Rank for admission to that branch at   the time of entry to IIT Ropar.  However, these conditions will continue to apply in case of students seeking change to a branch to which the concerned student was not eligible for admission at the time of entry to IIT Ropar.
Faculty:

Faculty members of the Institute are selected through a rigorous selection process. The approximate mean age of a faculty member at IIT Ropar is 35 years. The faculty members who have been selected from the best institutes from India and abroad embody the spirit of enthusiasm that comes with youth. Faculty members lay as much emphasis on the development of their technical know-how as on ethical and moral development; so when the student graduates she/he makes not just a good engineer but also a good human being. IIT Ropar takes the best raw material (JEE qualified students) and the faculty carves them out into engineers and entrepreneurs of tomorrow.
Facilities:

The institute is actively involved in collaboration programs with international organizations and universities. The institute has the following facilities other than the basic academic facilities.

Virtual Classrooms (NKN) Two virtual classrooms have been set up at IIT Ropar. NKN interconnect the institutions engaged in research, higher education and scientific development in the country.

Library The Central Library functions as the primary information resource centre and repository of printed and electronic resources for teaching and research activities at the institute. Apart from textbooks and recommended reading materials prescribed for each course offered at the institute, the library houses a growing collection of research monographs, reports, multi-volume reference works, dictionaries, encyclopedias, handbooks, and so on. The library facilitates access to electronic journals through its participation in consortia, such as E-Shodh Sindhu. The library also subscribes to several e-journals directly from publishers as well as through reputed subscription agencies. At present, users can consult more than 17000 books (available on shelves) and thousands of electronic books, journals. Online access is also provided to economic and political databases, scientometric databases such as Scopus, MathSciNet, and Web of Science.

The library operations are automated using LIBSYS 7 (EJB Version) software. The Online Public Access Catalogue (OPAC) which is on public domain enables users to search documents in possession of the library. The library is using the Radio Frequency Identification Technology (RFID), a state-of-the-art auto identification technique which helps in self-servicing and enhanced security. A separate e-resources section is provided in the library to browse CDs and DVDs of books, theses, and dissertations. The library has developed institutional digital repository (IDR) using open source software (DSpace) to archive and provide online access to the intellectual output of the institute. IDR is available publicly. These steps will greatly enhance the library’s efficiency in making the resources available to the academic community at large and also enable the institute to participate in various inter-library initiatives at national and international levels.

Our Library is providing extensive research support services such as citation analysis, usage of reference management tools, copyright and plagiarism support etc. We are using a Turnitin, a leading academic plagiarism tool to improve the quality of research publications. Library is constantly striving to identify and adopt the emerging academic and research support tools and helping the institute in achieving its vision and mission.

Hostel Accommodation The Institute campus houses seven hostels with latest and modern facilities:- Jupiter, Mercury (Wing A, Wing B and Wing C), Neptune Hostels for boys, H1 and H2 for Boys and Venus, qtrs and Guest house for girls. The Institute can accommodate 1360 boys and 274 girls students in its various campus hostels i.e Trasit Campus-I, Transit campus-II and Permanent Campus. Out of these, three are new hostels (two for boys and one for girls) accommodating 600 students in the Permanent campus. All hostels are provided with excellent drinking water facilities. Each hostel has common facilities indoor, recreation and games. The hostel complex also includes a few shops that cater to the basic needs of the residents. IIT Ropar also provides gymnasium facility within its campus for its students.  Lush green IIT campus add enormous fuel in the daily life of the students. We have lively and enchanting campus life wherein the students are provided with all the amenities for the recreational activities. Here at IIT Ropar students rejuvenate their hidden talent and relive their hobbies. State of the art classroom with Audio visual aids and state of the art laboratories with latest research facilities enhance the teaching-learning process while Hightech library with tremendous books, journals, periodicals etc helps them to connect with the entire word of information and knowledge. From this year we have also introduced drastic changes to the Mess Menu with detailed options given to students w.r.t the food items they would like to have in the Mess by fixing the base menu and providing extra items in the menu which they student can opt for at an extra cost. At IIT Ropar, Students relish research and extracurricular activities to grow as an aspiring engineer with moral and ethical integrity.

Health Care The Institute Medical Centre is located in a separate building adjoining the hostel complex. Several doctors, pharmacist, and staff nurse have been appointed to attend to campus residents in case of medical emergency. We have a state  of the art ambulance for medical emergencies. In addition, the Institute relies on the friendly support of a few super-specialty hospitals in the city of Ropar, Mohali and Chandigarh for providing state-of-the-art medical care to its members.

Student Activities The Institute has a Society for Publication and Communication Skills Development. In addition, there are Music, Dance, Dramatics, Arturo, Fine Arts, Literary, Music clubs and also Science & Technology, Robotic Societies, Monochrome, Computer Integrated Manufacturing, Astronomy, Quiz, Coding clubs where the students can participate and develop a well– rounded personality.

 General Facilities The Institute has a branch of SBI as well as a Post office to cater to the needs of the faculty members, staff and students.
Student Life at Institute:

At present, the transit campuses have excellent facilities for several sports, including a cricket field, three lawn tennis courts, a football field, a hockey field, a gymnasium, a basketball court, badminton courts, an athletics track, table tennis room and also facilities for several athletic events. The institute encourages its students to participate in inter-IIT sport events and other competitions. Space for recreational and creative activities is also available.
Financial Assistance:
Scholarship for B.Tech Students:

The Institute offers the following scholarships to Undergraduate students:
  1. Institute Merit-cum-Means (MCM) Scholarships.
  2. Institute Merit Prizes and Certificates.
  3. Institute Free Studentship.
  4. Scholarship provision for Students of SC/ST Category.
  5. Post-matric Scholarship.
  6. Top Class  Scholarship for student of SC/ST Category.
  7. Other Scholarships – by NGO’s and some external agencies.
Training & Placement:

The Training and Placement Cell at IIT Ropar facilitates the participation of graduating students in the campus placement   process in the fourth year and provide assistance to students in finding internships opportunities at the end of third year. Every year IIT Ropar students receive overwhelming response from industry for campus recruitment. For the year 2017-18 _with average salary of 11.70 lakh/annum, the placement process resulted in 90.24% of our students getting placed. More than 95% of Computer Science students, and 81.82% of Electrical Engineering & Mechanical Engineering with 92% students were offered positions in core-technical, consultancy and IT companies. An average package of 11.7 lakh per annum was offered to students in year 2017-18. Some of the premier companies where our 2018 passing out batch students got placed are:

Goldman Sachs, Amazon, Arista Networks, Deloitte, Direct I, ISRO, Samsung, Saavn, Mahindra & Mahindra, Maruti Suzuki, Mathworks, Oracle, OYO Rooms, Finisar, Go Products Engineering, RoundGlass, Reliance Jio, TATA Motors, TESCO, True Chip, Timetooth Technologies and many more. This year, the number of pre-placement offers (PPOs) has also increased from 4 last year (2016-17) to 10 this year (2017-18). A total of 5 start-ups made 9 offers. The first time-recruiters included Goldman Sachs, Mathworks, Maruti Suzuki, OYO Rooms, Finisar, Go Products Engineering, Oracle, RoundGlass, Bharat Seats, Truechip and Reliance Jio.

A good number of internship opportunities were also offered to the students this year by national as well as international organizations. Some of the premier companies/institutes that have offered summer internships to our students (2018 passing out batch) are:

Amazon Development Center India Pvt. Ltd.,Microsoft, Goldman Sachs, Directi, Singapore University of Technology and Design (Singapore), ORSO (Japan), National Chiao-Tung University (Taiwan), National Chun Cheng University (Taiwan), TonichiInstatsu (Japan), GoJekEngeering Products, University of Bremen (Germany), Indus Valley Partners, Expedia, MAQ Software, BHEL R&D Hyderabad, Chulalongkorn University (Thailand), National Taiwan University (Taiwan), National Taiwan University of Science and Technology (Taiwan), Gemini Solutions, Wipro, Endress Hauser, Instituto de Microelectrónica de Sevilla (IMSE-CNM) Spain, KatholiekeUniversiteit Leuven, Belgium, Tokyo Gas (Japan), KU Leuven (Belgium),Tata Aeronautics Limited,National Cheng Kung University (Taiwan), JCB, Aalto Science Institute-International summer internship program 2018 (Finland), King Mongkut’s University of Technolgy (Thailand), IISc Bangalore, Indian Oil Corporation, Max Super Specialty Films, National Institute of Material Science (Japan), CSIR Chandigarh Etc.

 
Industry And Alumni Relations:

Industry relations: The Industrial Consultancy, Sponsored Research and Industry Interaction (ICSR-II) office works in the direction to strengthen the relations with industry and reputed international research institutes in order to develop strong research and academic collaborations. The institute is well-connected to Industry and is a member of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII). Industry-Institute Conclaves are conducted in the Institute to develop Industrial Associates of the institute. The Conclaves are focused on bringing together industry leaders and academia together on the same platform to discuss and brainstorm topics related to industrial expectations from institutions, curriculum structure and discuss issues and opportunities related to industrial projects & consultancy. Experts from the industries are invited regularly to deliver lectures under Industrial Lecture Series. Centre for Innovation and Business Incubation (CIBI) of the institute is already hosting six start-ups, which is a part of Technology Business Incubator (TBI).

Alumni relations: Our Institute has been actively working to sustain the bonding and to ensure greater participation of its Alumni in its academic and extra activities through various initiatives in association with the IIT Ropar Alumni Association (founded in Feb. 2013). Some of the initiatives are as follows:

  1. Alumni Student Mentorship Program (ASMP) - It’s a platform for tapping in the multitude of experience and knowledge of the Alumni for the benefit of the students and Alumni alike. As distinguished IIT Ropar graduates, Alumni hold a wealth of information and knowledge that current students can benefit from. Their expertise and advice are more valuable to students wanting to sail a similar kind of boat ranging from MBA (India, Abroad), MS, various kinds of jobs, civil services, entrepreneurship, etc.
  2. Hangout with Alumni – Conducting regular Alumni-Student interaction session to bridge the gap. In this, we have Alumni speak about various topics based on students’ responses and needs.
  3. Graduate School Application Review - It is for those IIT Ropar students and alumni who are applying for graduate programs in universities abroad. Choosing the right university, the right courses, fund arrangements, etc. all need careful deliberation. The where, when, why and what, all seem to be very important. IIT Ropar graduates experiences and guidance is facilitated to interested ones.
  4. Alumni Book Donation Program - It is not easy to deny that an institute's success is also based on the strong foundation of its vibrant library. Alumni members can easily donate their books using this program.

The Alumni have shown a lot of enthusiasm in participating in these initiatives and to keep working towards building a brand for our young institute - IIT Ropar.
Recreational/Extra Curricular activities:
In order to take care of various students activities we have a Student Affairs Section with the following functional units:

  1. Board of Hostel Affairs (BOHA)
  2. Board of Cultural Activities (BOCA)
  3. Board of Science & Technology (BOST)
  4. Board of Sports Activities (BOSA)
  5. Board of Literary Activities (BOLA)

The following are some of the activities conducted by the respective Boards under the ages of Student Affairs:

BOCA organized/celebrated the following events:

  1. Lohri & Makar Sankranti is celebrated by organizing kite flying competition, bonfire and distributing sweets.
  2. Literary Club organized Online Blog competition to filter the top creative writing talents of the Institute.
  3. Celebrated Rashtriya Ekta Saptah by organizing series of events like, Drama, Dance, English Essay Competition, Hindi Essay Competition, Slogan Competition.
  4. Celebrated Diwali with great zeal by organizing competition like Mythology Quiz, Dance, English Play, etc.
  5. Dandiya Night
  6. Gandhi Jayant by organizing Fine Arts Competition, Dance event, Debate Competition etc.
  7. Independence Day 
  8. Every month Samagam is celebrated among the boarders
  9. Gudi Padwa by organizing special south Indian Lunch for students and Dinner for all boarders. 
  10. Eid is celebrated by organizing various cultural events and by organizing Special Dinner for all Boarders
  11. Festival of Colour ‘Holi’  is celebrated by organizing, bonfire, traditional live music (Dhol) and special Lunch for boarders.

Under the ages of BOCA Movie Club IIT Ropar host movies every week for the entertainment of the campus community. BOCA also celebrated Annual poetic festival Rashmi at IIT Ropar with the aim to let the budding poets and connoisseurs of poetry come on stage and showcase their talent. BOCA also conducted the following SPIC MACAY events under its ages.

BOARD OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Science and Technology Clubs are set up to kindle and nurture the love for technology, each club with its own specialization and guest lectures by prominent personalities in the world of technology and science.

A student spends his/her time constructively by engaging in the activities of these clubs. The students can thus represent IIT Ropar at various national and international competitions and events, bringing laurels to the institute and allows students to showcase their creativity without bounds, through any of these clubs. Over the semester, fortnightly meetings of the clubs will be held, apart from the time invested by members in their club projects. The institute has also started Innovation Club under the ages of BOST wherein the students are encouraged to participate and evolve innovative ideas for implementation.

QUINTESSENCE 2017

Quintessence (Intra Institute Technical Fest, IIT Ropar) was organised by the Board of Science and Technology on the dates of Nov 4-6, 2016. On the day of Nov 4, Poster design(Online Event) was organised wherein students competed for the best brochure cover page for Advitiya 2017 . The major Attractions of the Event were the Technical Walk-Through,  Talk by Mr. Ram Subramanian and Various other competitions organised by technical clubs under BOST.

We organised this event with the objective to motivate nearby school students towards a scientific culture. It was a great opportunity for them to come & experience cutting edge technologies, some of which are only present in few places of our country.

During the Technical Walkthrough, many Labs of our Institute were open to visitors.

ADVITIYA 2017

IIT Ropar, the institute that took the technical world by storm ever since its establishment in 2008 has climbed its way up the ladder and has been marching steadily towards making a global presence with its cutting edge research facilities and one of a kind UG program. To follow on the institute’s value statement we organized its very first edition of the annual Techno-Management Festival “Advitiya” spanned more than 60 hours of intense competitions and fun events.  

Advitiya kicked off on 22nd March with inauguration whose attendees constituted stalwarts in the field of technology like Mr. Tapan Misra – Director/Distinguished Scientist of ISRO applications center and entrepreneurs like Varun Agarwal, Co-founder – Alma Mater.

Advitiya witnessed a wide range of scientific and technical activities and novel events from upcoming fields like Coding, Robotics, Finance, Design and Entrepreneurship with prizes worth as high as 4 lakh Rupees.

The fest was not only a platform for intoxicating mix of talent from colleges, but from schools and companies also by organizing a Technical Exhibition and Open Day where in, all the state-of-art labs and cutting edge research infrastructure was open to display for all the students and companies visited us. As an icing on the cherry, the fest was concluded with a comedy night starring Sahil Shah of EIC Comedy and Rahul Subramanian.

BAJA SAE INDIA-2018-IIT Ropar

IIT Ropar organised BAJA SAE INDIA-2018 for the first time in North India in March 2018. It was highly successful and had participation from all over the country.

Board of Sports Activities (BOSA)

We have a Board of Sports Activities (BOSA) which supports on annual basis, inter hostel sports activities. In this activity the students are encouraged to participate in local/inter college sports activities to boost their performance in inter IIT Sports meet. Professional guides/coaches are taking care of training the students for training the students for these inter IIT Sports meet. In July 2016 BOSA also organized a Sports Camp for the students of IIT. Board of Sports Activities (BOSA) is supporting inter year, inter hostel sports activities. Further, the students were encouraged to participate in local/inter college sports activities to boost their performance in inter IIT Sports meet. Professional guides/coaches are taking care of training the students in individual sports. The sports facilities including gymnasium are being upgraded to enhance the quality of facilities at the institute. BOSA encourages the students to participate in various sports activities. From the year 2016 IIT Ropar has started celebrating Sports Day “AAROHAN” on annual basis. Various other institutes of the states like IISER, Chandigarh University and Youth Welfare Club Ropar (Mianpur) were invited to participate in the Sports activities.

Location and Accessibility:

The Institute is located at Ropar, the headquarters of Rupnagar district, Punjab. This institute, with its establishment, joins a string of premier educational institutions in Punjab. The town of Ropar, the district headquarters, is 42 kms from Chandigarh, the capital of Punjab. Rupnagar is well connected by both road (National highway NH-21) and railways (the Delhi-Ambala-Una railway line passes through Rupnagar).

By Air:

The nearest international Airport is in Chandigarh, about 50kms from Rupnagar. Any visitor wishing to come to Rupnagar/Ropar could take a flight from his/her respective place to Chandigarh, if available, or a flight from Delhi to Chandigarh and then take a taxi from the airport to reach the campus of Indian Institute of Technology Ropar (IIT Ropar) which is approximately one and a half hour journey.

By Train:

There are regular trains running between Delhi and Rupnagar. The Delhi-Ambala-Una railway line passes through Rupnagar. The duration of the journey is around six hours from Delhi. Anyone wishing to visit the campus may also take a train from his/her place to Ambala or Chandigarh and then a taxi ride to the IIT Ropar campus just takes around one and a half hours.

By Road:

Rupnagar is well connected by road through National highway NH-21. It is about 290 km from Delhi through highway. For reaching Rupnagar initially can follow NH-1 from Delhi to Ambala city via Panipat, Karnal and Kurukshetra then reach Chandigarh and finally go along NH-21 to reach Rupnagar via Kharar, Kurali.
Academic Programwise Seats breakup:
Institute CodeProgram CodeAcademic Program NameState/All India SeatsSeat PoolOPENOPEN-PwDSCSC-PwDSTST-PwDOBC-NCLOBC-NCL-PwDTotal(includes Female Supernumerary)
Program-Total
Seat Capacity Female Supernumerary
115 4107 Chemical Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) All India Gender-Neutral 10 0 3 0 2 0 4 1 20
25 0
Female-only (including Supernumerary) 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 5
(including "0" Supernumerary)
115 4109 Civil Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) All India Gender-Neutral 16 0 4 1 2 0 8 0 31
35 2
Female-only (including Supernumerary) 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 6
(including "2" Supernumerary)
115 4110 Computer Science and Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) All India Gender-Neutral 28 1 8 0 4 0 15 0 56
60 6
Female-only (including Supernumerary) 4 0 2 0 1 0 3 0 10
(including "6" Supernumerary)
115 4111 Electrical Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) All India Gender-Neutral 30 0 9 0 4 0 15 1 59
60 9
Female-only (including Supernumerary) 3 1 2 0 1 0 3 0 10
(including "9" Supernumerary)
115 4125 Mechanical Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) All India Gender-Neutral 35 0 9 1 4 1 18 0 68
70 10
Female-only (including Supernumerary) 6 0 2 0 1 0 3 0 12
(including "10" Supernumerary)
115 4127 Metallurgical and Materials Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) All India Gender-Neutral 6 1 3 0 2 0 5 0 17
20 0
Female-only (including Supernumerary) 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3
(including "0" Supernumerary)
115 5233 Mechanical Engineering (5 Years, Bachelor and Master of Technology (Dual Degree)) All India Gender-Neutral 4 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 10
10 2
Female-only (including Supernumerary) 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
(including "2" Supernumerary)
     Total Seats 150 3 46 3 23 1 81 2 309
280 29