Mission: To foster a transformative learning environment and a culture of excellence enabling creation of knowledge and development of socially responsible, enterprising leaders contributing significantly to national progress and humanity.
IIT Ropar was established by MHRD in 2008. The classes for academic session 2008–2009 were held at IIT Delhi. The Institute started functioning from its transit campus in Rupnagar in August 2009. Indian Institute of Technology, Ropar is one of the eight new IITs set up by the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India, to expand the reach and enhance the quality of technical education in the country. This institute is committed to providing state-of-the-art technical education in a variety of fields and also for facilitating transmission of knowledge in keeping with latest developments in pedagogy. These two areas of focus will enable students to gain exposure to recent trends in their chosen domains of study and gain practical experience through a wide variety of activities the institute facilitates in its own campus and arranges for in collaboration with industry and other institutes. At present, the institute offers Bachelor of Technology (B. Tech.) programme in the following disciplines: Chemical Engineering,Civil Engineering,Computer Science and Engineering, Electrical Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering. Highlights 1. IIT Ropar has been ranked 11 by India Today and 22 by the National Institutional Ranking Framework in engineering colleges for 2018. 2. The institute has been featured in the QS World University Rankings for the first time in 2018, and was ranked 107 in BRICS and 219 in Asia. 3.Zeitgeist is the annual cultural festival of Indian Institute of Technology Ropar and is held annually as a three-day festival in late Feb - early March.
1. IIT Ropar has been ranked 11 by India Today and 22 by the National Institutional Ranking Framework in engineering colleges for 2018. 2. The institute has been featured in the QS World University Rankings for the first time in 2018, and was ranked 107 in BRICS and 219 in Asia. 3.Zeitgeist is the annual cultural festival of Indian Institute of Technology Ropar and is held annually as a three-day festival in late Feb - early March.