IIT Roorkee is one of the top autonomous research universities in the country. The College has been entitled with Asia’s oldest technical college. IIT Roorkee has been recognised both nationally and globally for its academic calibre. In the list of of QS World University Rankings 2023, IIT Roorkee has been ranked at 369 globally. Apart from this, the institute is also ranked at 7 in the Overall and 6 in the Engineering category by the NIRF 2022 rankings.

IIT Roorkee is also ranked in the Best Colleges category released by India Today 2021 rankings. The institute has been ranked at 1 for Architecture under the Department of Architecture and Planning. IIT Roorkee falls in the parameters of top 10 engineering institutions in the other ranking list of Outlook-ICARE India, India Today and The Week. 

IIT Roorkee Ranking Highlights 2023

Ranking Agency Year Ranked at
QS World University Ranking by subject (Engineering and Technology) 2023 175
QS World University Ranking 2023 369
ARIIA 2021 5
QS World University Rankings 2022 400
India Today (Best College for Architecture) 2021 1
NIRF (Overall) 2022 7
NIRF (Engineering) 2022 6
NIRF (Management) 2022 19
NIRF (Architecture) 2022 1
NIRF (Research) 2021 7
NIRF (Overall) 2021 7
NIRF (Engineering) 2021 6
NIRF (Management) 2021 14
NIRF (Architecture) 2021 1
QS World University Rankings 2021 383

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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 -