Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee
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2016, rankings
National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF): ranked No. 6
The Times of India, April 14, 2016
The rankings under the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) have been carried out in four categories: Engineering, management, pharmacy and university.
There were five key parameters on which an academic institutes were assessed, these include: Teaching, learning and resources; Research, consulting and collaborative performance; Graduation outcome; Outreach and inclusivity; and Perception.
Over 3,500 institutes participated in inaugural edition of these rankings, the process for which started in December 2015.
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee ranks at No. 6 on the list with a weightage of 78.68. IIT Roorkee was established in the year 2001.
=Mahatma Gandhi Central Library ==
Status, as in 2019
From: IIT Roorkee claims 1623 edition of Bard’s First Folio in its library, February 5, 2019: The Times of India
A priceless 1623 edition of William Shakespeare’s “First Folio” has been found among thousands of historic manuscripts and unseen photographs at IIT Roorkee’s Mahatma Gandhi Central Library. The collected edition of the Bard’s dramatic works, published seven years after his death, includes all but two of his plays.
IIT Roorkee’s dilapidated copy of “Mr William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies” is stacked inside a cardboard box in the librarian’s office, its pages individually separated with tracing paper. A handwritten “1623” on the half-torn cover page indicates the date of publication.
It is believed that around 750 copies of the “First Folio” were printed. In 2001, a copy was sold at Christie’s in New York for $6.16 million.
The librarian at MGCL, Dr C Jayakumar, says they have many other rare works. One of them is a document bearing Nehru’s signature in Hindi, English and Urdu, along with the date “November 25, 1949”.
However, the treasures may soon be lost as Jayakumar’s proposal to IIT to build a small museum within the library to protect the works is still pending.
