IIT Ropar: Admission 2024, Cutoff, Courses, Fees, Placement, Ranking

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• Location- Ropar is just an hour’s drive from Chandigarh. It is well-connected to major cities like Jalandhar, Shimla, Delhi, and Chandigarh. The Tricity area is

quite developed and Mohali has its international airport. Ropar itself is a very calm and peaceful city. The campus is located at the foothills of Shivalik on the banks of the Sutlej River.

• Academics- The academics at IIT Ropar is at par with the old IITs, but it has been designed by experts to lay greater emphasis on practical learning and labs than the old IITs. One of the major highlights of the IIT Ropar curriculum is the provision of allowing Minors, Honors or Concentration alongside the main B.Tech degree. This provision is not present in the old IITs. An example is that you can do a B.Tech in Mechanical with a Minor in CS.

• Faculty- The faculty at IIT Ropar is well qualified and the selection procedure is at par with the old IITs. The professors are alums of IITs and other institutions in the US. The teacher-student ratio is 1:10, which is quite good. IIT Ropar organizes workshops, guest lectures by experienced professors from prestigious institutions.

In terms of research citations, IIT Ropar ranks higher than most IITs, including the old ones.

• Placements- For 2023 B.Tech placements, the highest package stood at INR 55 LPA for CSE, 55 LPA for Electrical, and 42 LPA for Mechanical. Core companies visit less for placements in comparison to non core companies. Google, Amazon and Ericsson were the top recruiters for the 2023 B.Tech placements.

• Campus and Student Life- IIT Ropar now has its own permanent campus with state-of-the-art infrastructure. The Lecture Halls, Hostels (both boys and girls), Dining Hall, Utility Block, and Sports fields are all newly built. The campus is beautiful and spread across 500 acres. Student life is eventful and there are numerous clubs and societies through which you can enhance your personality. 

I chose IIT Ropar Electrical branch over mediocre branches at old IITs and CSE at newer ones. I am quite happy with my decision and do not regret it in the least. 

The former Director of IIT Ropar, Mr. SK Das is very visionary. Sir had hired during his time, very qualified faculty for IIT Ropar. In this institution, the student-teacher ratio 9:1 is appropriate for a healthy teaching environment and ample class interaction. Also, the research facilities and focus on research is truly unbeatable. 

IIT Ropar has signed numerous MoUs with foreign universities for faculty, research collaboration, and student exchange. It has a state-of-the-art infrastructure. 

The older IITs have a strong alumni network, however, that is not taken into consideration for rankings.

There are numerous rankings and each uses different parameters to rank institutions. One should be accepted if a newer institution ranks higher than an old established one. 

The older IITs are mentors to the newer ones and thus, the success of IIT Ropar should be celebrated as an achievement for all.

IIT Ropar started in the year 2008 and since then it has shown tremendous growth. Among its contemporaries, IIT Ropar lags behind only IIT Indore and IIT Hyderabad. Here are the different aspects on which it is performing extremely well:

• Faculty- The professors are a little strict, but they are very learned at the same time. They teach really well. Make sure to be attentive during the lectures. 

• Curriculum and Labs- The curriculum and labs are both up to date and are improving further with time. The labs are well equipped and the lab staff is very supportive.

• Seniors- The seniors are very helpful and put in a lot of effort for cultural and academic activities.

• Placements- The placement scenario is quite promising. For the B.Tech students during 2023 placements, the highest salary stood at INR 55 LPA ( for CSE and EE branches). The average salary stood at INR 22.49 LPA and the median salary stood at INR 16.62 LPA. 80.85% of students were placed in the B.Tech courses during placements.

• Major/Minor- At IIT Ropar, you will get the choice of selecting a minor alongside your major. If for example, you are studying Electrical Engineering, you can choose CSE as your minor to also study CSE courses alongside.

• Students- You will find some of India’s best brains in every field over here. The competitive spirit and coding culture are great in this institution.

• NIRF Rankings- IIT Ropar (Rupnagar) stands at the 22nd spot in the NIRF India Rankings 2023 for Engineering colleges category. It stands at the 33rd spot in the NIRF 2023 Rankings for the overall category.

Thus, IIT Ropar is doing quite well as an IIT and is showing continuous and rapid growth.