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ABOUT THE INSTITUTE AND THE DEPARTMENT

The Department of Hydrology is one of the 23 academic departments of the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee. The Department came into existence with the inception of the International Post Graduate Course in Hydrology in 1972, being the first such a program in a developing country. The courses, offered by the Department are presently sponsored by the Government of India and UNESCO. The Department has ten dedicated full-time faculty members having specializations in surface water hydrology (Floods, Droughts), water resources systems, watershed management, Geo-hydrology, groundwater geophysics, stochastic hydrology, hydro-informatics, environmental hydrology, atmospheric physics, climate change, etc.

NOTICEBOARD

Time Table Hydrology Autumn 2026-27

List of Candidates Provisionally Selected for Admission to Ph.D. Programme Autumn Semester 2026-27

UPCOMING EVENTS

7-9

Dec.

International Workshop on Smart Membrane Technology

International Workshop on Smart Membrane Technology: Artificial Intelligence, Computational Fluid Dynamics, and Circular Resource Recovery for Environmental Sustainability (MemTechAI 2026)

20-22

Jan.

Winter School with VU Amsterdam and Himalayan Field School

Winter school in collaboration with VU Amsterdam followed by Himalayan Field School in January 20-22, 2027.

HIGHLIGHTS

International Workshop on Smart Membrane Technology

International Workshop on Smart Membrane Technology: Artificial Intelligence, Computational Fluid Dynamics, and Circular Resource Recovery for Environmental Sustainability (MemTechAI 2026), 7–9 December 2026

Winter School with VU Amsterdam and Himalayan Field School

Winter School in Collaboration with VU Amsterdam, Followed by the Himalayan Field School (January 20–22, 2027)

IAHS 2025

XIIth Scientific Assembly of the International Association of Hydrological Sciences, 5th-10th October 2025.

Training Programme on Springshed Management

Coordinators: Prof. Sumit Sen & Prof. Sandeep Bhatt

MOUs

IIT Roorkee & BMC sign an MoU for a stormwater management plan, using drone mapping, simulations, & real-time monitoring to enhance flood resilience. Prof. K K Pant & Shri Rajesh Prabhakar Patil, IAS, emphasize its role in sustainable urban planning.

MOU

IIT Roorkee led by Department of Hydrology signed an MOU with the Uttarakhand Climate Responsive Rainfed Farming Project, Watershed Management Directorate, Dehradun to serve as the Scientific Consortia to support in project implementation, by providing technical knowledge in achieving inclusive climate-resilient productivity and mitigation in agriculture, in selected micro-watersheds of Uttarakhand state for the World Bank Funded “Uttarakhand Climate Responsive Rain-fed Farming Project.

MOU Signing ceremony with TIIAME National Research University,Uzbekistan.

Prof. K.K. Pant, the head of IIT Roorkee, and his colleagues met with Prof. Bakhadir Mirzaev, the head of TIIAME National Research University, to discuss ways to work together on academic projects and research.

IIT Roorkee delegation to Samarkand State University, Uzbekistan.

IIT Roorkee has significantly strengthened its global collaborations by signing two landmark agreements with Samarkand State University. These include a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for academic and research collaborations, and a intent to start Joint Master’s Degree Program in Hydrology. These MoUs aim to foster cooperation in water, environmental science, renewable energy and sustainable development. This partnership will promote academic excellence, cutting-edge research, and cultural exchange between India and Uzbekistan.

IIT Roorkee delegation to Indian Embassy in Uzbekistan.

Director IIT Roorkee Prof. K.K.Pant & faculties met H.E. Smita Pant Ambassador to Uzbekistan to discuss deepening ties. This follows landmark partnership of iitroorkee with Uzbekistan universities, fostering academic cooperation and research innovation.

Prof. Ankit Agarwal

has been awarded the Young Engineer Award 2025 and inducted as Young Associate by the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE) in December 2025

EGU Early Career Scientist Travel Grant 2026

We are thrilled to announce that 06 of our research scholars have been awarded the highly prestigious EGU Early Career Scientist Travel Grant for the EGU General Assembly 2026! Congratulations to: • Shravani Yadav • Sanjay Kumar • Jaswant Singh • Shruti Singh • Deepak P • Gopeshwar Sahu

Prof. Ankit Agarwal

Member of the Global Young Academy (2026–2030) at the GYA Annual General Meeting in Bremen, Germany — recognising scientific excellence, societal engagement, and global academic leadership.

Prof. Ankit Agarwal

selected as an Associate of the Indian Academy of Sciences, Bengaluru

Recent Awards & Recognitions

Prof. Ankit Agarwal

Member of the Global Young Academy (2026–2030) at the GYA Annual General Meeting in Bremen, Germany — recognising scientific excellence, societal engagement, and global academic leadership.

Prof. Ashutosh Sharma

appointed as Member of State Committee on Dam Safety (SCDS), Government of Uttarakhand.

Prof. Ashutosh Sharma

was appointed as Co-coordinator, Institute Level Committee for TMI-102: Tinkering and Mentoring.

Deepak Pandidurai

PhD Scholar, was Awarded Roland Schlich travel support to attend EGU General Assembly 2026 in Vienna, Austria.

Sanjay Kumar