Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

The oldest technical institute of Asia.1847:College of Civil Engineering,1853:Thomason College of Civil Engineering,1947:University of Roorkee,2001: IIT

The oldest technical institute of Asia.1847:College of Civil Engineering,1853:Thomason College of Civil Engineering,1947:University of Roorkee,2001: IIT

This institute has a number of first in its pocket e.g. : The first train engine of India was used from Roorkee to Piran Kaliyar (Uttarakhand) for pulling logs for building the first aqueduct of India, the first software company of India - Patni

IIT students to coach students in Maoist hit villages

21/01/2013

http://www.deccanherald.com/content/306793/iit-students-coach-students-maoist.html

IIT students to coach students in Maoist hit villages Bihar Police have roped in IIT students to provide free coaching to students in Maoist-affected villages to wean them away from rebels, a police official said Monday."A group of IITians will coach students for free in Maoists affected villages to prepare them for engineering and medical examinations...

21/01/2013

http://www.coolage.in/2013/01/20/results-of-48th-inter-iit-sports-meet/

CoolAge - College Life On The Go CoolAge is for Indian Colleges and Universities, an online college magazine created by college students. AOL India provides this platform free of charge to all colleges whose online editorial team report about campus happenings, college festivals, college sports, college theatre, bands, music, gigs,...

31/12/2012

Wishing all my family and friends a VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR!

12/11/2012

Wish you all a very happy Diwali !

27/10/2012

IIT Roorkee Alumni webportal:

http://alumni.iitr.ernet.in/

SAMPARK > Home The alumni are the strengthening pillars of an institute. IIT Roorkee/ erstwhile University of Roorkee has a very strong alumni base with 20,000 as our registered members. The indomitable support of our alumni has brought laurels to their Alma Mater in addition to carving a niche for themselves in t...

24/10/2012

Kanwar Sen - Civil Engineering, 1927
Credited with the idea of Indira Gandhi Canal in Rajsthan and Punjab
Padma Bhushan 1956

Reference:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanwar_Sen

Kanwar Sen - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Kanwar Sen, also spelt as Kanwar Sain, was an eminent civil engineer fromRajasthanstate inIndia. He was the Chief Engineer in theBikanerstate who came up with idea ofRajasthan Canal.He successfully implementedGang canalproject too. He was considered a doyen of irrigation engineering of his time. He ...

20/10/2012

Story of a Roorkee graduate

http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/sci-tech/others/want-social-network-your-flat-try-commonfloorcom-064

Want social network for your flat? Try Commonfloor.com | Deccan Chronicle Theirs is a story that reads like a plot from the movies. Lalit Mangal filed a patent within a year of joining Oracle

IIT KGP, Roorkee join Bombay in global ranking - Hindustan Times

19/10/2012

http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/IIT-KGP-Roorkee-join-Bombay-in-global-ranking/Article1-939995.aspx

IIT KGP, Roorkee join Bombay in global ranking - Hindustan Times First the good news — jumping from one last year, three Indian Institutes of Technology(IITs) have found a place in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2012-13, the latest league table of the world's top 400 universities.

13/10/2012

Prof. G. D. Agrawal - Civil Engineering 1953 , U. of Roorkee

Now a sanyasi named "Swami Gyanswaroop Sanand"

First Member Secretary - Central Pollution Control Board

"Known for Stopping construction of dams on the Bhagirathi River in 2009" - wikipedia.org

Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G._D._Agrawal

G. D. Agrawal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Dr.G. D. Agrawal(born 20th July,1932) is thedoyenofenvironmental engineersinIndia[citation needed]. After a long career, he continues to teach and inspire students as an Honorary Professor ofEnvironmental Sciencesat the Mahatma Gandhi Chitrakoot Gramodaya Vishwavidyalaya, inChitrakoot,Madhya Pradesh...