IIT Ropar insists on electing student representatives as members of various councils. The institute has always been trying for all round development of students and always stresses on the following areas-
- Enhancing the students’ confidence
- Leadership qualities
- Attitude
- Management
- Communicative and creative skills
In keeping with the tradition of IITs, IIT Ropar provides the student community with an opportunity to exercise their autonomy in a responsible manner.
To effect this, the Founding Charter of the institute recognizes the following secretaries who are elected by the student community: a secretary each for cultural, maintenance, sports, and mess-related activities and a general secretary to lead various activities initiated by students and coordinate . Each of these secretaries works in coordination with a group of students to initiate and manage activities in that specific domain. IIT Ropar also allocates adequate funds for supporting activities that are initiated by the student secretaries. The students of the institute in order to pursue their interests in a variety of domains, have formed several societies:
- Society for Publication and Communication Skills Development
- Dance Society
- Society for Literary Activities
- Music Society
- Dramatics Society
- Computer Games Society
