Uttarakhand is an ideal destination for students seeking higher professional education. Admissions to undergraduate engineering courses available at various engineering colleges will be conducted by the Uttarakhand Technical University, which is the only affiliating university of the state managing private as well as government institutions. There are 4 constituent and 118 affiliated colleges with 50,000 students in pursuing various courses.

Uttarakhand is also home to other institutes of repute like the Indian Military Academy, IIT (Roorkee), NIT Uttarakhand (NITUK) and IIM (Kashipur).

This year, admission to engineering colleges in Uttarakhand is based on JEE(Main) 2016 scores. The JEE (Main) 2016 paper and pen mode exam has been scheduled on 03/04/2016 whereas the online objective paper will be held on 09/04/2016 and 10/04/ 2016. This 3-hour paper will assess students’ knowledge in Chemistry, Physics and Mathematics. The paper will have 90 questions worth 360 marks. Every correct answer will earn you 4 marks, while 1 mark will be deducted for every wrong answer.

In this new series of articles, we take a look at the engineering college in Uttarakhand that admit students on the basis of their performance in the JEE (Main) exam.

In this particular article, let us take a look at the Roorkee Institute of Technology, Roorkee.

The Roorkee Institute of Technology is based in Roorkee and is affiliated to the Uttarakhand Technical University. The institute was established in 2005 and is approved by AICTE, New Delhi. The institute is managed by Himalayan Charitable Trust.

The institute is spread over a 20 acre campus and has all the necessary infrastructure like a labs, library, workshops and transport facility. The college conducts cultural fests and has several committees like cultural, technical, linguistic committees. RIT Roorkee Alumni Association is a very active part of the institute and regularly contributes in the fields of Academic Research, entrepreneurship and service to the Society.

The college has a training and placement cell to guide students during internships and final placements. It also conducts various pre-placement activities and industrial visits for the students.

The institute offers undergraduate programs in Civil engineering, Computer Science & Engineering, Electrical engineering, Electrical & Electronics Engineering, Electronics & Communication engineering, Information Technology and Mechanical engineering. The student intake for various branches is –

Civil engineering                                           120

Computer Science & Engineering               120

Electrical engineering                                    60

Electrical & Electronics Engineering             60

Electronics & Communication engineering  60

Information Technology                                 60

Mechanical engineering                               120

To know more about the college, visit:

http://www.ritroorkee.com/

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