NIT Rourkela

Rourkela, Odisha

NIRF Rank: #34 Public Est. 1961

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About NIT Rourkela

National Institute of Technology Rourkela is a publicly funded institute of higher learning in engineering, science, and technology. The institute aims to be internationally recognised and to produce competent engineers and scientists. NIT Rourkela courses include M.Tech, B.Arch, M.Arch, and M.Plan. Students are required to qualify for the GATE exam for admission to the M.Tech/M.Arch/M/Plan courses.NIT Rourkela has been ranked 1001–1200 in the Times Higher Education (THE) ranking 2024. National Institute of Technology Rourkela has been ranked 10th, 16th, 37th, and 29th in the NIRF 2024 rankings for Architecture and Planning, Engineering, Overall, and Research Institutions, respectively. National Institute of Technology Rourkela or NIT Rourkela was formerly known as the Regional Engineering College (REC) Rourkela. It was established on August 15, 1961, and is an institute of national importance and operates independently under the Department of Human Resource Development, thus becoming one of the National Institutes of Technologies in India.

Summary

NIT Rourkela admissions are ongoing for the academic year 2025. The GATE 2025 exam for MTech courses is scheduled between conducted on February 1, 2, 15, and 16, 2025. The institute offers various courses in science, management, arts, and technology like BSc, BTech, MSc, MTech, MA, PhD, etc. NIT Rourkela fees range from Rs 11,000 to Rs 6,25,000 per year.

Courses and Fees

NIT Rourkela fees range from Rs 11000 to Rs 625000 per year, depending on the degree level, duration and specialization of the course. The college offers 87 courses at Ph.D, PG and UG programmes. Furthermore, NIT Rourkela offers 26 courses in B.Tech, 5 courses in B.Tech+M.Tech at the UG level. At the PG level, the students can choose a wide range of specializations - 35 courses in M.Tech, 5 course in MBA. Admission to NIT Rourkela courses are open for the academic year 2024-25. For admission the college conducts CCMT. In addition to this, scores of JEE Advanced, GATE, XAT, IIT JAM, CCMN, DASA UG, UGC NET, JEE Main, MAT are accepted by NIT Rourkela.

Course	Fees	Entrance Exams	Specialization
B.Arch	₹0	JEE Main, JEE Advanced	General
BSc+MSc	₹0	JEE Main	General
B.Tech	₹11,000	JEE Main, JEE Advanced, DASA UG	Computer Science
M.Tech	₹11,000	GATE, CCMT	Aerospace Engineering
B.Tech+M.Tech	₹12,000	JEE Main, JEE Advanced	Electrical Engineering
MSc	₹15,000	JEE Main, JEE Advanced, IIT JAM, CCMN	Physics
MA	₹30,000	GATE, CCMT	Development Studies
PhD	₹129,000	UGC NET	General
MBA	₹241,500	XAT, MAT	General Management

Rankings

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Placement Statistics

Branch/Department	Package
Branch	2023 Statistics
Highest Package Offered for BTech	Rs 83.60 LPA
Highest Package Offered for BTech	Rs 48.84 LPA
Highest Package Offered for MTech	Rs 52.89 LPA
Highest Package Offered for MTech	Rs 46.08 LPA