How would you sum up your experience at IIT Roorkee?

IIT Roorkee offers the right blend of infrastructure, campus life, excellent peer groups, and great campus culture. Its rich infrastructure can be seen through the Heart of IIT Roorkee, the James Thomson Building, also known as the white house of IITR. 

Your journey begins with your registration which is a long tedious process. Once your registration is completed, you are escorted to the hostel that has been pre-assigned to you. Next, you have to attend the orientation session which might be a bit boring due to the technicalities discussed. The various campus groups introduced themselves and told the students about their work and achievements.

Various events like DJ and cultural nights are organized especially for first-year students to make them feel at home. There is great harmony between the juniors and seniors and you can seek help from them related to any matter.

Academics: The academics at IIT Roorkee is excellent with every branch having similar courses in the first semester. The B.Tech program is divided into program core, institute core, elective courses, and also extracurricular activities. So overall, IIT Roorkee provides ample opportunities for students to explore their interests.

Campus groups: There are many campus groups that help in the smooth functioning of the institute. Some of them include 

• Information Management Group (IMG): This group develops web apps to make the student community’s life easy and also manages the official institute website. Overall, they enhance the technical culture of IIT Roorkee.
• Programming and Algorithms Group (PAG): This group provides assistance to the students in developing their algorithms and coding skills. 
• Mobile Development Group (MDG): This group helps students to learn and develop mobile applications.

There are many other groups that together enhance the coding culture of the Institute.

Cultural groups: There are many cultural groups like Dramatics, Music, Cinematic, and Audio responsible for promoting extracurricular activities at IIT Roorkee.

Fest: The mast and the most important part are the cultural and tech fest, Thomso and Cognizance, respectively. These 3-day events will give you the best memories for life.

Overall, your life at IIT Roorkee will be a rollercoaster ride giving you ample time to explore yourself as well as other opportunities.