IIT Roorkee launches 7 new academic programmes, check details below

The courses include MTech in artificial intelligence, MTech in data science, MDes in industrial design, masters in innovation management, MTech in microelectronics and VLSI, MS in economics, and MTech in dam safety and rehabilitation. 

These programmes will facilitate quality education in select areas of engineering, architecture, economics, and management along with in the specialised areas like data science and artificial intelligence. The courses were specifically designed to address the rising demand for new-age technologies, governed by rapid digitalisation and advanced technology.  

IIT Roorkee launched the courses in a virtual mode. Interested students are advised to visit the official website of the institute for more details. The institution launched the courses in line with the National Education Policy, 2020. The aim is to widen the scope of its offering, making it accessible to more people, including working professionals. 

BVR Mohan Reddy, Chairman, Board of Governors, IIT Roorkee, presided over the event. The chief guest for the event was Prof Ashutosh Sharma, Secretary, Department of Science and Technology, Government of India.  

Prof Ashutosh Sharma said, “I am so delighted to see the launch of these seven new academic programmes and to hear about their outlines and philosophy. New Initiatives of this kind separate the leaders from followers. I wish everybody all the very best in going forward with it.” 

IIT Roorkee was established in 1897. It imparts higher education in engineering, social science, management, humanities, architecture and planning.

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