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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
List of the Shortlisted Candidates and Interview Schedule
(for Ph.D. Admission- Autumn Semester 2025-26)
Syllabus for the Ph.D. Interview
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UPCOMING EVENTS
27
Mar.
Expert Lecture
Expert Talk by Professor Ian Holman & Dr. Andrea Momblanch on 27th March 2025.
27
Mar.
Expert Lecture
Brainstorming session on Bridging flood forecasting and healthcare preparedness.
05-10
Oct.
IAHS 2025
XIIth Scientific Assembly of the International Association of Hydrological Sciences
HIGHLIGHTS
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Expert Talk
"Brainstorming session on Bridging flood forecasting and healthcare preparedness" on 27 March, 2025.
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Expert Talk
Expert Talk by Professor Ian Holman & Dr. Andrea Momblanch on 27 March 2025.
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Indo-German School
Indo-German School on "The Second Law in Earth System Science" from 3rd to 7th March 2025 at hydrology IITR.
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IAHS 2025
XIIth Scientific Assembly of the International Association of Hydrological Sciences, 5th-10th October 2025.
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International Workshop
Fostering Deep Membrane Science Research for Desalination, Brine Reclamation, and Resource Extraction MemSci-Brine 2024.
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German Research Day: Faculty-Student Interaction
German Research Day: Faculty-Student Interaction at IIT Roorkee on Monday, October 7, 2024: 15.00 onwards jointly organized by the International Relations office and Department of Hydrology under the framework of the Co-prepare project.
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Expert Lecture
“TU Dresden and ABCD-Centre, study and research opportunities” by Dr. Firas Aljanabi, August 09, 2024, 12 pm
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Natural Hazard Symposium for the Indian Himalayas 2024
Department of Hydrology, IIT Roorkee and the University of Potsdam, Germany under the Co-PREPARE project (sponsored by UGC and DAAD) shall jointly organize the closing conference “Natural Hazard Symposium for the Indian Himalayas 2024 (NSIH 2024)” from 08 -10 October 2024 at the Department of Hydrol
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UDAN Lecture
UDAN Lecture by Prof. Ajanta Goswami on "Joshimath Town Sinking: Field-based Analysis" 📅 Aug 2, 2024 🕑 2:30 PM.
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TWO DAYS WORKSHOP
GROUNDWATER RESOURCE ASSESSMENT USING GEOPHYSICAL TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES WORKSHOP APRIL 25-26, 2024
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Workkshop on (STAMBH)
STAtistical tools for Modelling Big data in Hydroclimatology, 17th – 24th March, 2024
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International Workshop
on "Membrane Technologies for Desalination, Energy, and Water Sustainability (MemDEW)" on October 18–20, 2023, IIT Roorkee, India.
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EARLY CAREER RESEARCHERS DAY 2023
1-DAY WORKSHOP EARLY CAREER RESEARCHERS DAY 2023 "EMERGING HYDRO- CLIMATIC EXTREMES AND APPROACHES" 27 September 2023.
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One day workshop
Himalayan Freshwaters: Assessing the Services and Vulnerability of Freshwater Ecosystems in Himalayas,June 6, 2023.
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e-ITEC Sponsored Training Program on Ecohydrology
Hydrology, IITR is organizing a short-term (online) training program on ecohydrology on March 27th-31st 2023, sponsored by TECnetwork.
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Workshop on 20-26 August 2023.
ADVANCED DATA-DRIVEN AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TOOLS IN WATER RESOURCES (AI4WATER), Funded by: Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), Department of Science and Technology, Government of India.
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Expert Talk
"Modelling fluid flow through porous media using MATLAB" on April 15, 2023 during 11:00-1:00 PM at DOH.
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NATURAL-HAZARD SYMPOSIUM FOR THE INDIAN HIMALAYAS 2022 (NSIH 2022)
On October 12–13, 2022 at the Department of Hydrology, IITR, sponsored by UGC India and DAAD Germany.
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Co-PREPARE lecture by Prof. Ed McBean
Glacier depletion and Arctic ice cover loss and potential linkages to the Himalayas, 09 June, 2023.
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PRAVAAHA 2023
Celebrating World Water Day 2023 and Research Scholar’s Day,22 March 2023.
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International e-ITEC training course during 28th to 30th November 2022.
"Emerging technologies for water/wastewater treatment" Supported by Indian Technical & Economic Cooperation Programme, Ministry of External Affairs, Govt. of India.
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Expert Lecture
"Water-Climate Nexus and Interactions" by Prof Atul Jain on 05 January 2024.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
Recent Awards & Recognitions
Dr. Divya Sardana
received the ANRF international travel grant (formerly SERB) to participate in EGU General Assembly 2025 to be held in Vienna, Austria, from 27 April to 2 May 2025.
Nagashree G. E.
received the Future Environmental Leader Scholarship from the Global Water and Climate Adaptation Centre, funded by the ABCD center, to continue my research at the United Nations University - Institute for Integrated Management of Material Fluxes and of Resources (UNU-FLORES), Dresden, Germany (March 2025 - Nov 2025).
Bhavya Swami
received the Goldschmidt Geochemistry International Conference Early Career Grant 2025 for the EAG General Assembly, which will be held in Prague, Czech Republic, from July 6-11, 2025.
Pankaj Patidar
received the Goldschmidt Geochemistry International Conference Early Career Grant 2025 for the EAG General Assembly, which will be held in Prague, Czech Republic, from July 6-11, 2025.
Akanskha Faujdar
received the Goldschmidt Geochemistry International Conference Early Career Grant 2025 for the EAG General Assembly, which will be held in Prague, Czech Republic, from July 6-11, 2025.
Saurabh Kumar
received the Goldschmidt Geochemistry International Conference Early Career Grant 2025 for the EAG General Assembly, which will be held in Prague, Czech Republic, from July 6-11, 2025.
Diksha
received the Goldschmidt Geochemistry International Conference Early Career Grant 2025 for the EAG General Assembly, which will be held in Prague, Czech Republic, from July 6-11, 2025.
Spandan Naskar
received the Goldschmidt Geochemistry International Conference Early Career Grant 2025 for the EAG General Assembly, which will be held in Prague, Czech Republic, from July 6-11, 2025.
Newsletter
Recent Publications
Lo, J.S.C. Chen, X. Chen, S. Daoud, W. A. Tso, C. Y. Firdous, I. Deka, B. J. Lin, C. S. K.*,
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Fabrication of multilayer superhydrophobic and biodegradable filters through electrospinning and electrospraying of PHA-SiO2 biopolymer composites,
Chemical Engineering Journal, 512, 162466, 2025 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2025.162466 (Q1, Impact factor: 13.4)
Kreibich, H., Sivapalan, M., AghaKouchak, A., Addor, N., Aksoy, H., Arheimer, B., … Blöschl, G. (2025).
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Panta Rhei: a decade of progress in research on change in hydrology and society. Hydrological Sciences Journal, 1–27.
https://doi.org/10.1080/02626667.2025.2469762 (Q1, Impact factor:2.8 )
Deepak Pandidurai, Raju Attada, Rohit Chakraborty, Amita Kumari, and Prashant Kumar. (2025)
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Widespread monsoon extreme rainfall events over central Indian region: influence of dynamics and thermodynamics.
Climate Dynamics 63, no. 3: 1-19.
Sardana D., Kulkarni S., Agarwal A. (2025)
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Evaluation and projection of Arctic sea ice concentration under various emission scenarios using CMIP6 models.
Climate Dynamics.
Ali P. Yunus et al., (2025)
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Chronicle of destruction: the Wayanad landslide of July 30, 2024.
Landslides,
Chetan, S*., Manikanta, V, Jain, M.K. and Gupta, V. (2025).
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Deciphering the Intra Annual Dynamics of Evolving Compound Flood-Drought Interaction in Indian Hydrology: Insights from a Copula-Based Approach.
Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 156:199, 2025 (Q1).
Malla, M. K., & Arya, D. S. (2025).
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Effects of Climate Change on the Hydrological Regime of a Mountainous Catchment: A Case Study from the Hindu Kush Himalayan Region.
Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, 30(3), 05025008.
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