IIT Roorkee is Asia’s oldest technical institute and one of the most prestigious autonomous research universities. The institute has been recognised at both national and international level for its academic excellence. As per the NIRF rankings 2023, IIT Roorkee has expertly achieved the 8th position in the Overall category with an audit score of 74.66. Also, the institute stood at the 5th position in the Enginnering and Innovation segment.

IIT Roorkee has also achieved glorious rankings from the global ranking agencies. In the list of QS World University Rankings 2024, IIT Roorkee has been ranked at 369th position. Further, the institute has secured 175th rank by the QS World University Rankings 2023 in the Engineering & Technology category. Given below is the detailed ranks of IIT Roorkee by the different national and international ranking agencies:

IIT Roorkee Ranking Highlights 2023

International Ranking
QS World University Ranking 2024 369
QS World University Rankings 2023 369 
QS World University Rankings - Engineering & Technology 2023 175 
QS Asia University Rankings 2023 114
National Ranking
NIRF Overall Rankings 2023 8
NIRF Engineering Rankings 2023 5
NIRF Architecture Rankings 2023 1
NIRF Research Rankings 2023 7
IIRF Ranking 2023 (Govt Engineering College) 07
India Today Ranking 2023 (Top Public Colleges in India) 05
India Today (Architecture) 2023 01

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IIT Roorkee NIRF Ranking 2023

Category Rank
Overall 8th
Engineering 5th
Management 18th
Research  7th
Innovation  5th

The Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IIT Roorkee), in the Indian state of Uttarakhand is Asia's oldest technical institute and one of the country's most prestigious institutes of higher technological and engineering education. On September 21, 2001, the Government of India designated the Institute as the seventh IIT. In the India Rankings 2023, the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IIT Roorkee) is ranked eighth in the Overall Category. From 2017 to 2022, IIT Roorkee was ranked between seventh and ninth in the Overall category of India Rankings.

IIT Roorkee NIRF Ranking Parameter Wise

The details of the IIT Roorkee Parameter Wise NIRF Ranking are listed below-

Parameters  Score out of 100
Teaching Learning and Resources (TLR) 77.69
Research and Professional Practices (RP) 68.00
Graduation Outcomes (GO) 83.15
Outreach and Inclusivity (0I) 62.80
Perception  50.36

IIT Roorkee 5-Year NIRF Ranking Comparison

The 5-Year NIRF Ranking Comparison of IIT Roorkee is listed below-

Year  Rank  Score out of 100
2023 8th 71.66
2022 7th 71.48
2021 7th 71.40
2020 9th 68.48
2019 8th 67.68

IIT Roorkee QS World Ranking by Subject 2023:

According to the QS Global University Rankings by Subject for 2023, IIT Roorkee is rated 175th overall in Engineering and Technology, with a total score of 71.4 out of 100. Compared to the rankings from 2022, the university has moved up 47 ranks in the standings.

The IIT Roorkee ratings based on the QS ranking components are listed below:

Parameters Scores
Overall score 29.9
Academic Reputation 16
Employer Reputation 23.9
Faculty student ratio 9.6
Citations per faculty 94.5
International Faculty ratio 1.1
International Students ratio 2.5
International Research Network 35.6
Employment Outcomes 18.4

QS 2023 Ranking Table

Rank University Score
47 IIT Bombay 80.4
48 IIT Delhi 80.1
68 IIT Madras 77.8
82 IIT Kharagpur 76.7
85 IIT Kanpur 76.4
106 Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 74.9
175 IIT Roorkee 71.4
222 IIT Guwahati 69.1
240 VIT Vellore 68.2
289 Anna University, Chennai 66
342 Chandigarh University 64.2
344 BITS Pilani 64.1
401- 450 Delhi University -
451- 500 SRM Institute of Science and Technology -

IIT Roorkee QS World University Ranking 2023

IIT Roorkee is ranked at 369 position in the QS World Ranking 2023. IIT Roorkee ranking in the QS list has improved by 31 places as compared to 2022. The university has secured seventh position in India in the QS rankings 2023. IIT Roorkee alos received a ‘Bronze’ in Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Below given are the scores given to IIT Roorkee considering the QS ranking factors:

Parameters  Scores
Overall Score 29.9
Academic Reputation  16
Employer Reputation  23.9
Citations per Faculty 94.5
Faculty Student Ratio 9.6
International Students Ratio 2.5
International Faculty Ratio 1.1
International Research Network 35.6
Employment Outcomes 18.4

IIT Roorkee Ranking NIRF Ranking 2022

The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) was approved by the MHRD and launched by the Honourable Minister of Human Resource Development in 2015. This framework outlines a methodology to rank institutions across the country.   

IIT Roorkee has securely ranked at the 6th position under the Engineering Category in the NIRF 2022 Rankings which is same as that of the previous year for the Engineering Category. The score of the institution under this category is 76.70. NIRF ranks institutions on following parameters showcased below in the table:

Parameters (Engineering Category) Score out of 100
Teaching Learning and Resources 75.98
Research and Professional Practice 78.10
Graduation Outcomes 90.12
Outreach and Inclusivity  63.09
Perception  61.36

IIT Roorkee NIRF Parameter Scores (Engineering Category)

Parameters  Components  Score Total
TLR SS 18.23 20.00
FSR 23.74 30.00
FQE 15.34 20.00
FRU 18.67 30.00
RP PU 30.82 35.00
QP 35.44 40.00
IPR 07.00 15.00
FPPP 4.85 10.00

GO		 GPH 37.30 40.00
GUE 15.00 15.00
GS 21.57 25.00
GPHD 16.26 20.00
OI RD 24.44 30.00
WD 11.95 30.00
ESCS 06.70 20.00
PCS 20.00 20.00
PR PR 61.36 100.00

Under the Overall category, NIRF 2022 Rankings has placed IIT Roorkee at the 7th position with an overall score of 71.48. The institute has successfully increased its NIRF ranking from 9th position in the year 2020. The tabulation below shows the parameters and their scores for the overall category.

Parameters (Overall Category) Score out of 100
Teaching Learning and Resources 77.22
Research and Professional Practice 67.03
Graduation Outcomes 84.42
Outreach and Inclusivity  64.36
Perception  48.84

IIT Roorkee NIRF Parameter Scores (Overall Category)  

Parameters  Components  Score Total
TLR SS 16.64 20.00
FSR 19.98 25.00
PQE 15.43 20.00
FRU 12.17 20.00
OE 13.00 15.00
RP PU 28.10 35.00
QP 29.34 35.00
IPR 04.00 15.00
FPPP 05.59 15.00
GO GUE 60.00 60.00
GPHD 24.42 40.00
OI RD 24.91 30.00
WD 12.80 30.00
ESCS 06.65 20.00
PCS 20.00 20.00
PR PR 48.84 100.00

Considering the other Top 10 Institutes, IIT Madras has maintained its 1st position following the IISc Bangalore at the 2nd position in the list. Following are the rankings of the top 10 Colleges under Overall Category in NIRF 2021.  

Rank Name of the College  NIRF Score
1 IIT Madras 87.59
2 IISc Bangalore 83.57
3 IIT Bombay 82.35
4 IIT Delhi 82.22
5 IIT Kanpur 77.83
6 IIT Kharagpur 75.94
7 IIT Roorkee  71.48
8 IIT Guwahati  69.75
9 AIIMS Delhi 69.57
10 JNU Delhi 67.25

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IIT Roorkee NIRF Previous Year Rankings

IIT Roorkee NIRF ranking trend over the past years is tabulated below:

Year Engineering Management Overall Architecture Research
2021 6 14 7 1 7
2020 6 12 9 2 NA
2019 6 11 8 2 NA
2018 6 9 8 2 NA
2017 6 8 9 NA NA

IIT Roorkee Parameter Scores (Overall Category)  

IIT Roorkee has achieved 19th ranking among the MBA schools in the NIRF rankings 2022 . Graph below is the detailed account of parameter-wise scores of IIT Roorkee in NIRF Management Ranking 2022: 

Last 3 year rankings of IIT Roorkee NIRF (Overall Category)

Year Rank Total score out of 100
2021 7 71.40
2020 9 68.48
2019 8 67.68

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IIT Roorkee has witnessed a significant drop in QS World University Ranking to 400th position in the year 2022 from 383rd position in 2021. The overall score of IIT Roorkee under this category is 28. The ranking forum considers its own parameters which are Academic Reputation (40%), Faculty/Student Ratio (20%), Employer Reputation (10%), International Faculty Ratio (5%), Citations per faculty (20%), International Student Ratio (5%)  QS World University Rankings 2022 has ranked a total of 35 Indian institutes among which there were 5 new entrants this year. The following table shows the ranking of some of the top Indian Institutes:

Ranking Name of the College Overall Score (Out of 100)
= 177 IIT Bombay 46.4
185 IIT Delhi 45.9
=186 IISc Bangalore 45.7
= 255 IIT Madras 38.1
= 277 IIT Kanpur 36.4
280 IIT Kharagpur 36.3
= 395 IIT Guwahati 28.3
= 400 IIT Roorkee 28
501-510 University of Delhi -
561-570 Jawahar Lal University, Delhi -

IIT Roorkee Ranking FAQs

Ques.What is the IIT Roorkee 2023 Ranking by Subject?

Ans.According to the QS Global University Rankings by Subject for 2023, IIT Roorkee is rated 175th overall in Engineering and Technology, with a total score of 71.4 out of 100. Compared to the rankings from 2022, the university has moved up 47 ranks in the standings.

Ques.What is the Current Position of IIT Roorkee in QS University World Rankings?

Ans.IIT Roorkee has ranked 369 positions in the QS World Ranking 2023. IIT Roorkee ranking in the QS list has improved by 31 places as compared to 2022. The university has secured seventh position in India in the QS rankings for 2023.

Ques.Does IIT Roorkee had Received any Honour in Sustainable Development Goals?

Ans.yes, IIT Roorkee has received a ‘Bronze’ Honour in Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Ques.What is the IIT Roorkee NIRF Ranking of 2022?

Ans.IIT Roorkee has securely ranked at the 6th position under the Engineering Category in the NIRF 2022 Rankings which is the same as that of the previous year for the Engineering Category. The score of the institution under this category is 76.70.

Ques.What are the Various Parameters scores of IIT Roorkee?

Ans.NIRF ranks institutions on the following parameters showcased below in the table:

Parameters (Engineering Category) Score out of 100
Teaching Learning and Resources 75.98
Research and Professional Practice 78.10
Graduation Outcomes 90.12
Outreach and Inclusivity  63.09
Perception  61.36