Roorkee Institute of Technology (RIT) founded in 2005, is a self financed engineering and management institute managed and run by the Himalayan Charitable Trust, Roorkee. Roorkee town has the genesis of engineering education right from the British period and has the honour of having the first engineering college of Asia, the Thomson College of Engineering, which ultimately became University of Roorkee and now IIT-R. In the present, Roorkee city hosts the marvels of Indian Engineering Excellence. Indian Institute of Technology (IIT-R), Central Building Research Institute(CBRI), Irrigation Research Institute (IRI), Irrigation Design Circle, Bengal Engineers Group & Centre - a proud unit of the army for military engineering are the few example despite hundreds of production and fabrication units supporting development of Uttarakhand and the country. These engineering marvels vibrating in the environment of Roorkee motivated us for furthering the cause of engineering education in the city. We are grateful to the Almighty for inducing such holistic thoughts in our minds and manifested the RIT, now running in full swing.
Roorkee Institute of technology has demonstrated perennial evidence of merit & quality performance during last seven years and achieved a respectable position among all the private and Govt. Institutions of Uttarakhand Technical University, Dehradun. It is a place where talent meets guidance and aspirations are nurtured with experience. At RIT the future is crafted with all round development of its students. Institute endeavors to treat every student as an individual in recognizing his potential and equip him with the skill needs of an industry to face the professional world with confidence and commitment. A disciplined, serene and a pleasant environment with green landscaping and elegance, blends the campus beautifully for vibrant pursuit of knowledge for earning B Tech, M Tech, MBA and MCA degrees. Since its inception, the institute has seen stupendous growth and with almost 100% employment through campus and off campus placement records. It has become a desirable education & training destination for many young aspirants.