Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
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The Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee is one of India’s premier engineering and technology institutions, renowned for its rigorous academic programs and significant contributions to research and innovation.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee canonical | 7 |
| IIT Roorkee | 3 |
| College of Engineering Roorkee | 1 |
| Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee campus in Greater Noida | 1 |
| University of Roorkee | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9142281 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee Context triple: [Manik Talwani, educatedAt, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee]
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A.
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur is a premier public technical and research university in India, renowned for its engineering, science, and technology education and cutting-edge research.
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B.
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
The Indian Institute of Technology Delhi is a premier public engineering and research university in New Delhi, India, renowned for its rigorous academics and significant contributions to science and technology.
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C.
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur is a premier Indian public technical and research university renowned for its engineering, science, and management programs and its status as one of the oldest and most prestigious IITs in the country.
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D.
Indian Institute of Technology Indore
Indian Institute of Technology Indore is a premier public technical and research university in India, known for its rigorous engineering and science programs and strong emphasis on innovation and interdisciplinary research.
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E.
University of Kanpur
The University of Kanpur is a higher education institution in Kanpur, India, known for educating future professionals and public figures, including former President of India Ram Nath Kovind.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee Target entity description: The Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee is one of India’s premier engineering and technology institutions, renowned for its rigorous academic programs and significant contributions to research and innovation.
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A.
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur is a premier public technical and research university in India, renowned for its engineering, science, and technology education and cutting-edge research.
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B.
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
The Indian Institute of Technology Delhi is a premier public engineering and research university in New Delhi, India, renowned for its rigorous academics and significant contributions to science and technology.
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C.
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur is a premier Indian public technical and research university renowned for its engineering, science, and management programs and its status as one of the oldest and most prestigious IITs in the country.
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D.
Indian Institute of Technology Indore
Indian Institute of Technology Indore is a premier public technical and research university in India, known for its rigorous engineering and science programs and strong emphasis on innovation and interdisciplinary research.
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E.
University of Kanpur
The University of Kanpur is a higher education institution in Kanpur, India, known for educating future professionals and public figures, including former President of India Ram Nath Kovind.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indian Institute of Technology
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Institute of National Importance ⓘ public technical university ⓘ |
| affiliation |
Institute of National Importance (India)
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linked to:
Institute of National Importance
|
| campusType |
residential
ⓘ
urban ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| established | 1847 ⓘ |
| establishedAs | Thomason College of Civil Engineering ⓘ |
| focusesOn | research and development ⓘ |
| formerName |
Thomason College of Civil Engineering
ⓘ
University of Roorkee ⓘ
linked to:
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
|
| governedBy | Ministry of Education, Government of India ⓘ |
| hasCampus |
Greater Noida extension centre
ⓘ
linked to:
Greater Noida
Roorkee main campus ⓘ
linked to:
Roorkee
Saharanpur campus ⓘ |
| hasFaculty |
applied sciences
ⓘ
architecture and planning ⓘ engineering ⓘ management studies ⓘ |
| hasNotableAlumniIn |
academia
ⓘ
engineering ⓘ industry ⓘ public service ⓘ |
| hasResidentialFacilitiesFor |
faculty
ⓘ
staff ⓘ students ⓘ |
| knownFor |
engineering education
ⓘ
innovation ⓘ scientific research ⓘ technology education ⓘ |
| languageOfInstruction | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
India
ⓘ
Roorkee ⓘ Uttarakhand ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Indian Institutes of Technology system
ⓘ
linked to:
Indian Institutes of Technology
|
| motto | Shreshthta kaam se ⓘ |
| mottoInEnglish | Excellence in action is Yoga ⓘ |
| offersProgram |
doctoral programs
ⓘ
postgraduate programs ⓘ undergraduate programs ⓘ |
| participatesIn |
international research collaborations
ⓘ
national research projects ⓘ |
| specializesIn |
chemical engineering
ⓘ
civil engineering ⓘ computer science and engineering ⓘ electrical engineering ⓘ electronics and communication engineering ⓘ mechanical engineering ⓘ |
| type | public ⓘ |
| upgradedToIIT | 2001 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee Description of subject: The Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee is one of India’s premier engineering and technology institutions, renowned for its rigorous academic programs and significant contributions to research and innovation.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
linked to: Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
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hasUniversity
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Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee campus in Greater Noida
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linked to: Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
linked to: Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
linked to: Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
linked to: Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee