Usually, people who have completed their bachelor's from Non-IIT colleges join IIT for the MTech program. IIT Roorkee has a very less workload in comparison to other IITs. The M.tech in Computer Science and Engineering can be summarized semester-wise in the following manner

1st Semester 

• There are 4 subjects in all
• There are two labs namely, Programming Lab and Project Lab
• Each subject has 3-4 classes while every lab has 1 period weekly.
• You will be allowed to sit for interviews for internships at top companies like Amazon, Google, Microsoft, Flipkart, IBM, Qualcomm, CISCO, and many more.
• Thomso, the much-awaited cultural fest held during October is a very intriguing and exciting event
• There are no TA duties
• The exams are relatively easy and your semester is over once you are done with your exams

2nd Semester

• The second semester has 4 subjects with no labs at all
• You are required to conduct a Literature Review of your semester work and you will be assigned a guide from you department under whom you will be working at least 2 of the courses will have projects as well
• Instead of the cultural fest, you will enjoy a tech fest this year
• No TAs duties are assigned
• The exams are not very competitive and one can easily pass with enough preparation.

3rd Semester

• The 3 semester is the life-changing and shaping semester as you will have to start preparing for summer internships. 
• Although the companies visit during Oct-Nov-Dec, the preparation starts well before summer.
• The workload is less as students are allowed to focus more on placements 
• The first week of December witnessed 100% placements while some even got PPOs.

4th Semester

• This is the most exciting and thrilling semester as you get to explore new things. 
• You are required to complete your thesis