College of Engineering Roorkee

What College of Engineering Roorkee does

College of Engineering Roorkee (COER) is a private engineering institution located on NH-58 between Roorkee and Haridwar in Uttarakhand, India. Established in 1999 under the Seth RoshanLal Jain Trust and formally constituted under Uttarakhand Act Number 24 of 2016, the college is affiliated with Uttarakhand Technical University, Dehradun, and approved by AICTE. It operates 251–500 employees and is led by Chairman Shri (Er.) J.C. Jain (also MD of Texplas), with Director Dr. B. M Singh overseeing academic and operational matters. The institution holds ISO 9001:2015 certification (renewed through 2022) and has secured consecutive NIRF (2020–2022) and ARIIA (2019–2021) rankings from India's Ministry of Education.

The college's core product is engineering education delivered through B.Tech programs in seven disciplines (Computer Science & Engineering, Information Technology, Mechanical, Civil, Electrical & Electronics, Electronics & Telecommunication, and Plastic & Polymer Engineering) totaling approximately 510 seats per cycle, two-year M.Tech programs in CSE and Mechanical Engineering (18 seats), and three-year diploma programs in Electrical, Mechanical, and Civil Engineering (180 seats). Beyond degree delivery, COER operates 15+ Centers of Excellence, a Do It Yourself (DIY) Lab, and the COER Innovation and Incubation Centre (CIIC), which provides up to Rs. 10 Lac in seed funding to qualifying student startups and is recognized as an incubator by the Uttarakhand Start-up Council. The institution also publishes Anwesh, a Scopus-indexed peer-reviewed journal, and maintains 10+ registered patents and 15,000+ alumni.

Revenue is generated primarily through tuition and academic fees approved by the State Fee Committee, supplemented by one-time admission fees and recurring hostel/boarding charges. Students are recruited via All India Engineering Entrance Examination (AIEEE) counseling, state CET processes, and a management quota channel, with international admissions supported by an MoU with Kuban State Agrarian University (Russia) signed in May 2019. Corporate tie-ups with recruiters including Infosys, Microsoft, Qualcomm, Maruti Suzuki, Symantec, Yes Bank, and Indeed support the placement function, though they are not revenue customers. Distribution is anchored by the official website (coer.ac.in), an online registration portal, education fairs, alumni referrals, and a presence on Facebook.

Name

College of Engineering Roorkee

Legal name

College of Engineering Roorkee

Website

https://coer.ac.in

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

College of Engineering Roorkee is a private engineering institution in Uttarakhand, India, offering B.Tech, M.Tech, and diploma programs across seven engineering disciplines to students admitted through national and state entrance examinations.

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Product category

Higher Education / Engineering Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

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Technical Universities with Specialized Engineering Domains (EDAHAEAI)

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Engineering & Technology Institutes (Comprehensive) (EDAHAEAA), Engineering & Technical Professions (PE, Engineering CPD) (EDAAALAF), College-Level Core Subject Tutoring (Gen Ed: Math, Writing, Sciences, Humanities) (EDANAAAJ)

Keywords

• Engineering education services
• Undergraduate engineering programs
• Postgraduate engineering programs
• Technical diploma programs
• Engineering research and innovation

Headquarters

HQ city

Hardwar

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Tuition and Academic Fees: Revenue generated from student tuition fees for B.Tech, M.Tech, and Diploma programs. Fee details are approved by State Fee Committee and available on the college website.
2. Admission Fees: One-time admission fees collected from students at the time of enrollment.
3. Hostel and Boarding Fees: Revenue from hostel accommodation and dining facilities for residential students.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

College of Engineering Roorkee (COER) is a private engineering institution offering four-year B.Tech programs across seven disciplines (Computer Science, IT, Mechanical, Civil, Electrical & Electronics, Electronics & Telecommunication, and Plastic & Polymer Engineering), two-year M.Tech programs in Computer Science and Mechanical Engineering, and three-year diploma programs in Electrical, Mechanical, and Civil Engineering. The institution supplements classroom instruction with 15+ Centers of Excellence, a Do It Yourself (DIY) Lab, the COER Innovation and Incubation Centre (CIIC) providing seed funding up to Rs. 10 Lac, and the Anwesh International Journal of Management and Information Technology.

Product overview

College of Engineering Roorkee (COER) is an engineering education institution offering a comprehensive portfolio of undergraduate (B.Tech - 7 disciplines), postgraduate (M.Tech - 2 disciplines), and diploma (3 disciplines) programs. The institution provides a layered support ecosystem including the Center of Excellence (COE) for specialized research, the Do It Yourself (DIY) Lab for experiential learning, and the COER Innovation and Incubation Centre (CIIC) for entrepreneurship support with seed funding up to Rs. 10 Lac. Additionally, COER publishes the Anwesh International Journal of Management and Information Technology for academic research dissemination.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• B.Tech Programs Four-year undergraduate engineering degrees across seven disciplines for students who have completed secondary education, admitted primarily through AIEEE and state CET counseling or management quota.
• M.Tech Programs Two-year postgraduate engineering degrees in Computer Science & Engineering and Mechanical Engineering for graduates seeking advanced specialization and research.
• Diploma Programs Three-year diploma programs in Electrical, Mechanical, and Civil Engineering providing practical, employment-ready technical education.
• Center of Excellence (COE) Specialized research and training centers offering advanced facilities and industry-aligned skills development across emerging technology areas for COER students and faculty.
• COER Innovation and Incubation Centre (CIIC) Startup incubation ecosystem offering classroom training, personalized mentoring, co-working space, and seed funding up to Rs. 10 Lac for student and faculty entrepreneurs; recognized by the Uttarakhand Start-up Council.
• Do It Yourself (DIY) Lab Practical learning laboratory that enables students to develop hands-on skills and work on innovative projects outside of traditional coursework.
• Anwesh - International Journal of Management and Information Technology Half-yearly double-blind peer-reviewed journal published by COER covering management and information technology research, indexed in Scopus, Index Copernicus, and EBSCO Database.

Quantifiable outcome

• 15+ student startups incubated through Innovation & Incubation Centre
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Kuban State Agrarian University (Russia)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2019International academic partnership with Kuban State Agrarian University, Krasnodar, Russia. MoU signed in May 2019 for faculty exchange, student exchange, academic collaboration, and value addition programs. Dr. Asutosh Kaushik serves as coordinator for the partnership.
• Spoken Tutorials (IIT Bombay)coreTechnology or IntegrationAssociated with Super Resource Center, IIT Bombay for the Spoken Tutorial Project under National Mission on Education through ICT. Provides Free Open Source Software (FOSS) courses including C, C++, Java, Python, MySQL, PHP, Linux, Netbeans, Libre Office, SciLab, GIMP, and Oscad.
• Global Institute for IT Management (GIIM)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership offering 32+ certified courses for IT and Management including Master's Degrees. Courses taught by international team of 300+ academicians and executives combining academic rigor with practical relevance.
• NPTEL (National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning)coreTechnology or IntegrationAccess to 940+ web and video courses from IITs and IISc Bangalore. Free enrollment for course viewing and downloading. Certification exams available for full semester (40 hrs/12 weeks) and MOOC-style courses (20 hrs/8 weeks, 10 hrs/4 weeks).
• Uttarakhand Start-up CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIIC COER recognized as an incubator by Uttarakhand Start-up Council, Government of Uttarakhand. Provides funding, mentoring, and regulatory support for student startups.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• SRM Institute of Science and Technology: Large private deemed university with multi-campus engineering programs and a recognized incubation ecosystem. Relevant peer for COER's incubation-and-startup positioning and for benchmarking discipline breadth and recruiter depth.
• Amity University: Large private university group operating across India with extensive B.Tech and M.Tech programs in the same disciplines as COER. Competes for pan-India students, including those from Uttarakhand seeking private engineering education, and operates similarly trust-owned governance.
• Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT): Large private deemed university with a broad B.Tech/M.Tech portfolio similar to COER's discipline coverage, plus an active incubation ecosystem. Competes pan-India for engineering students and corporate recruiter attention; relevant benchmark for COER's incubation and innovation narrative.
• BITS Pilani: One of India's leading private engineering institutions offering undergraduate and postgraduate engineering programs across similar disciplines. Competes for high-merit students nationally and serves as the benchmark for placement outcomes COER's recruiter base is benchmarked against.
• Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee: Premier national engineering institution located in Roorkee, Uttarakhand, less than 10 km from COER. Both compete for the same regional student pool in Uttarakhand, but IIT Roorkee operates at a far larger scale with significantly higher NIRF rankings, research output, and recruiter pull.

Direct peers

• Quantum University: Private university in Roorkee, Uttarakhand, offering B.Tech and M.Tech programs in engineering disciplines overlapping with COER. Closest geographic direct peer, competing for the same local student pool, faculty, and Uttarakhand recruiters.
• Graphic Era University: Private deemed university in Dehradun, Uttarakhand, offering B.Tech, M.Tech, and diploma-level engineering programs in overlapping disciplines. Directly competes with COER for the same Uttarakhand-based student segment and recruiter attention.
• University of Petroleum and Energy Studies (UPES): Private university in Dehradun offering specialized B.Tech programs in petroleum, energy, computer science, and engineering disciplines. Competes with COER for Uttarakhand and pan-North India engineering students seeking specialized tracks.
• DIT University: Private engineering university in Dehradun, Uttarakhand, with B.Tech, M.Tech, and doctoral programs across multiple engineering disciplines. Directly competes for Uttarakhand students, faculty, and corporate recruiters in the same regional catchment.

Regional players

• National Institute of Technology Uttarakhand: Public NIT located in Uttarakhand offering undergraduate and postgraduate engineering programs in overlapping disciplines. Directly competes with COER in the same Uttarakhand catchment, but as a government institution enjoys stronger NIRF positioning and lower tuition.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Coerofficially
• Xx.com/COER_CSIT
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/college-of-engineering-roorkee-coer-

Compliance3 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

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