Last updated on August 20th, 2020 at 12:00 pm

National Institute of Technology Rourkela (NITR) or popularly called NIT Rourkela is situated in, as the name suggests, in Rourkela which is the third-largest city in Odisha, India. Over the years, National Institutes of Technology (NITs) with their mission of achieving excellence in the field of science and technology have accomplished the status of Institute of National Importance (INI) by the National Institutes of Technology, Science Education and Research Act, 2007. NIT Rourkela offers more than 25 Bachelor and Masters Courses to students through JEE Main exam.

• NIT Rourkela is considered one of the top engineering institutes in India with NIRF (National Institutional Ranking Framework) ranking it on 16th position in the list of Engineering Institutes 2020.
• It always arrives among the creamy layer of the NITs and even surpassing the status of many tier-2 IITs (Indian Institutes of Technology).
• Going by its campus area, it is one of the largest campuses in India as it’s built on humongous 650 acres land with lush gardens, scenic beauty of union of Rourkela hills and gigantic swimming pool which becomes NIT Rourkela’s one of the biggest attractions for the students.

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NIT Rourkela: Highlights

Particulars	Details
Admission Process	JoSAA Counselling
Type of Programs Offered	UG, PG, Research (PhD), Part-time
Admission Criteria	JEE Main Exam + 12th Marks
Application Mode	Online Only (JoSAA Counselling)
Official Website	www.nitrkl.ac.in

NIT Rourkela: Admissions via JEE Main

1. All the 31 NITs take admissions on the basis of JEE Main NTA Scores of candidates.
2. Usually, the JEE Main Cut Off for NITs go as high as 30,000. But NIT Rourkela is a top-tier college with the best faculty, campus and placement.
3. A student with a rank of 4,000 in JEE Main would have to bear great aggregates in 10th boards and 12th boards to even the competition for getting a seat in NIT Rourkela.

The JEE Main Cut Off for NIT Rourkela are given below in this article. The high cut-offs mean that the candidates need to be prepared with all of JEE Main Syllabus. NTA has also launched an application for practising JEE Main Mock Tests, which can help with the preparation for JEE Main.

NIT Rourkela: B.Tech Courses Offered

Given below is the list of B.Tech Courses offered at NIT Rourkela via JEE Main Scores-

1. Single Degree Courses (4-year)-
   • B.Tech Biomedical Engineering
   • B.Tech Biotechnology Engineering
   • B.Tech Ceramic Engineering
   • B.Tech Chemical Engineering
   • B.Tech Civil Engineering
   • B.Tech Computer Science and Engineering
   • B.Tech Electrical Engineering
   • B.Tech Electronics and Communication Engineering
   • B.Tech Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering
   • B.Tech Food Processing Engineering
   • B.Tech Industrial Design
   • B.Tech Mechanical Engineering
   • B.Tech Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
   • B.Tech Mining Engineering
2. Dual Degree Courses (5-year)-
   • B.Sc + M.Sc Physics
   • B.Sc + M.Sc Mathematics
   • B.Tech + M.Tech Chemical Engineering
   • B.Tech + M.Tech Mining Engineering
   • B.Tech + M.Tech Metallurgical & Materials Science
   • B.Sc + M.Sc Chemistry
   • B.Sc + M.Sc Life Sciences
   • B.Tech + M.Tech Industrial Ceramics & Ceramic Engineering

NIT Rourkela: Steps for B.Tech Admissions via JEE Main (JoSAA Counselling)

• Registration – NIT Rourkela mandates a valid score in JEE Main for admission. After the JEE Main Results, candidates need to register themselves on JoSAA official portal to take part in counselling for NIT Rourkela seats.
• Choice filling – Students have to fill their choices regarding the colleges and branches they are interested in, according to their order of preferences.
• Seat Allotment and Announcement of the Rank List – JoSAA then displays Mock Allotment results so that students can re-order or alter their choices and preferences after which they will be locked. Then a series of actual Seat Allotment rounds are conducted where students are called upon for the verification and validation processes on the merit basis with respect to their JEE Main Rank.
• Admission Process – After a series of verification of documents procedure and payment of the fees, the student has to report at the institute where the admission will be confirmed.

NIT Rourkela Cut Off For B.Tech Courses

The admission procedure is based on the performance of the student in Joint Entrance Examination – JEE Main. Thus, the cut-off list released by NIT-R after every round will show the minimum JEE Main AIR required by the candidate to get admission into the Institute. There are a total of 7 JoSAA Counselling rounds during which the final admission lists will display the opening and the closing ranks of candidates who have been offered admission from NIT Rourkela.

NIT Rourkela Cut Off For Top Courses – 2019 vs 2018

The following table shows the JEE Main cut off (closing ranks) after the final round of JoSAA Counselling in 2019 and 2018, which can help in assessing the approximate ranks that can get admission into NIT Rourkela in 2020.

Course Name	2019 Closing Rank	2018 Closing Rank
B.Tech in Computer Science and Engineering	4115	3576
B.Tech Electrical Engineering	9875	9001
B.Tech Electronics and Communication Engineering	5674	5494
B.Tech Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering	12339	11996
B.Tech Mechanical Engineering	11825	9094
B.Sc + M.Sc Physics	16651	–
B.Sc + M.Sc Mathematics	24013	–
B.Tech + M.Tech Chemical Engineering	18067	–

Check JEE Main Cut Off for Top NITsAs NIT Rourkela is one of the most renowned NITs with its excellence in academics and well- developed infrastructure, the competition and demand for this institute is of great value. Thus, the JEE Main cut-offs for NIT Rourkela is very high and only the cream layer of the brightest of the students are able to secure a seat in this prestigious institute. In fact, many times almost all the seats get filled immediately after the first cut off is displayed which highlights the cut-throat competition among the aspirants.

JEE Main Cut off lists vary for the categories. A further reservation that divides the candidates into two halves is their place of residence – Home State Quota (residence in the same state as that of the Institute) and Other State Quota.

Comparison of 2019 and 2018 Cut Offs

Do not get confused, the one with lower numbers is the better and most wanted course in NIT Rourkela. As visible, CSE and Electronics is much more competitive than other courses. With a rank of 3,000 to 4,000, a candidate is much more likely to get into an IIT as well!

As visible above, B.Tech courses least opted in NIT Rourkela has a cut off as high as 34000. This means out of 10 lac candidates, you have to be in top 30,000 to get the least opted courses of NIT Rourkela!

There’s no doubt that a dual degree course is much more beneficial in terms of the right exposure to respective industry. The learning is improved and students take up internships in their core learning field. The cut off for most courses have decreased (higher closing rank) in 2019. This means the competition for Dual Degree B.Tech Courses in NIT Rourkela is much less now.

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NIT Rourkela: Academics Amid COVID-19

The education sector has been affected very hard due to the COVID-19. However, NIT Rourkela has managed to begin their academic calendar for students of previous batches on time. NITR has also been conducting online exams for final year B.Tech students.

• NIT Rourkela has developed and provided free hand sanitizers in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic. The college staff and faculty has worked on these social initiative to curb the spread of coronavirus.
• College Authorities have also organised various webinars on COVID-19. Students have taken part in these webinars to improve the awareness of the COVID-19 and how the future in COVID era could be for education.
• The Biotechnology & Engineering Department conducted a webinar on COVID-19 showing a biotechnologist’s perspective on the whole chaos due to COVID-19.
• Lectures are being conducted for students through video conferencing portals such as Zoom, Google Meet, Cisco WebEx etc. The central library portal is also updated with latest e-books. Students are being urged to utilise NPTEL Portal handled by IIT Chennai for free online lectures on engineering and other courses.

NIT Rourkela Cut Off 2019: Course-Wise B.Tech Cut Offs

Given below are tables showing cut off of 2019 and 2018 of the popular NIT Rourkela courses according to rank allotted to different reserved and unreserved categories of the last round cut-offs.

Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering

Category	NIT 2019 Cut Off	2018 Cut Off
General	12339	11996
OBC	4277	4485
SC	2712	2858
ST	1161	1571
EWS	1580	11996
PWD	492	646

Chemical Engineering

Category	2019 Cut Off	2018 Cut Off
General	18067	16143
OBC	6181	5736
SC	3729	2875
ST	1505	985
EWS	2650	16143
PWD	–	313

Computer Science & Engineering

Category	2019 Cut Off	2018 Cut Off
General	4115	3576
OBC	1181	1173
SC	512	306
ST	286	118
EWS	482	3576
PWD	56	–

Electrical Engineering

Category	2019 Cut Off	2018 Cut Off
General	9875	9001
OBC	3459	2821
SC	1489	1285
ST	611	596
EWS	1147	9001
PWD	285	233

Electronics and Communication Engineering

Category	2019 Cut Off	2018 Cut Off
General	5674	5494
OBC	1788	1682
SC	1019	776
ST	538	–
EWS	618	5494
PWD	–	27

Mechanical Engineering

Category	2019 Cut Off	2018 Cut Off
General	11825	9094
OBC	3591	2866
SC	1655	1230
ST	596	282
EWS	1425	9094
PWD	389	213

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NIT Rourkela: Details on other courses

Given below are a few details on Dual degree courses, integrated course and architecture course of NIT Rourkela. These seats in these courses are also allotted by JoSAA based on a candidate’s JEE Main Score/Rank.

Dual Degree Programmes at NIT Rourkela

• Duration of the course – 5 years
• Fees – INR 1.58 Lakhs/year
• Mandatory Exam – JEE Main, with counselling done by JoSAA.
• Eligibility Criteria – 10+2 or equivalent qualifying exam with 75% + JEE Main
• Course Type – Full time, Regular

1	B.Tech + M.Tech in Chemical Engineering
2	B.Tech + M.Tech in Industrial Ceramic
3	B.Tech + M.Tech in Metallurgical and Material Engineering
4	B.Tech + M.Tech in Mining Engineering

5-years Integrated Programmes at NIT Rourkela

• Duration of the course– 5 years
• Mandatory Exam – JEE Main or similar National Level test
• Total Fees/ Year– ₹ 1.58 Lakhs
• Course Type– Full time Regular

1	Integrated B.Sc + M.Sc in Chemistry
2	Integrated B.Sc + M.Sc in Life Sciences
3	Integrated B.Sc + M.Sc in Mathematics
4	Integrated B.Sc + M.Sc in Physics

Architecture Course at NIT Rourkela

• B. Arch – Bachelor in Architecture
• Duration – 5 years
• Mandatory Exam – NATA (National Aptitude Test in Architecture); JEE Main Paper 2, JEE Advanced, Architecture Aptitude Test (AAT)

Various Facilities at NIT Rourkela

The NITR campus has various facilities for students, staff and faculty members. Due to its large campus of 650 acres, it has abundant facilities to improve the campus life and leisure activities. Given below are some of the important facilities of NIT Rourkela-

• Central Library – This library is called Biju Patnaik Central Library (BPCL) which is functioning since 1965. The library is functional online as well and provides a large collection of books. It has been automated with RFID technology to make it easy for students to issue, return and renew books.
• Halls of Residence – The institute has 11 hostels, which includes 7 boys hostels, 2 girls hostels and 2 hostels to married students (research scholars). The hostels are smartly designed to provide apt natural lighting for studies and have abundance of flora around.
• Sports Stadiums – The college houses a football-hockey stadium named Dilip Tirckey Stadium. Other sports facilities include a cricket stadium, two tennis courts, a basketball court, gymnasium, and indoor courts for badminton, table tennis etc. Instructors for sports activities are also available to support and guide students.
• Swimming Pool – Although this should count in sports activities, but the swimming pool at NIT Rourkela is fully upgraded to host event on international level. This swimming pool has eight lanes with a size of 50m x 25m. Women’s swimming pool is also available at women’s hostel with a size of 25m x 12m. Both the swimming pools are floodlit to provide ample lighting.
• Other facilities – There are tons of other facilities within the large campus. College has fully equipped canteens, shopping centre, health centre, post office, bank branches and ATMs, guest houses and security facilities.

Faculty at NIT Rourkela

NIT Rourkela has a total of 338 faculty members. This includes both regular and contractual faculty members. Almost 95% of the faculty members at NIT Rourkela are PhDs in their respective fields. Due to a large number of courses provided by NIT Rourkela, faculty members and PhD scholars of the institute receive grants and funding for their research on various projects.

• 4 faculty members of NIT Rourkela have won highly reputed awards from international organisations.
• The faculty-to-student ratio of the college has been 1:12. This shows that NIT Rourkela has enough teaching faculty to focus individually on each student.
• The high quality education and standard at NIT Rourkela has engaged bright students as well as faculty members. This has contributed to a regular growth of the college as per industry standard.

NIT Rourkela Fees Structure

Given below is the fee structure for B.Tech, B.Arch and Dual Degree B.Tech course at NIT Rourkela for the academic year 2019-2020. Students can find the complete fee structure on the official website as well.

Type	1st semester (INR)	2nd to 8th semester (INR)
Admission fee(one time)	2500	0
Tuition fee**	62500	62500
Other fees (Exam. Library Electricity .etc)	5000	5000
Student Activity fee	2000	2000
Medical fees	2000	2000
Hostel Seat Rent	5000	5000
Caution money (one time Refundable)	10000	0
Institute Emergency Fund (one time fee)	12500	0
Hall Establishment Fee	5000	5000
Mess Dues (approx.)	17500	17500
Total	1,24,000	99,000

Notes-

• Tuition Fees for SC/ST/PwD students and those students whose annual family income is less than INR 1 lac is completely exempt.
• Tuition Fees for students whose annual family income is between 1 lac to 5 lac is INR 20,833 i.e 2/3rd reimbursed.
• For hostel and mess facility, relevant scholarships and financial assistance can be availed by students from weak financial backgrounds.
• Tuition Fee for Integrated M.Sc students is INR 7500. All other heads are same as B.Tech.
• First year fee is adjusted from the JoSAA Seat Booking Charges category-wise.

NIT Rourkela Scholarships

NIT Rourkela provides financial assistance to the students of higher learning from a lower economic status and also to the brightest students of various programmes. The commendable undergraduate students have the option of availing for a couple of scholarships which are offered by different entities:

1. Post-Matric Scholarships (PMS) given by Odisha Government (only for SC/ST students)
2. Merit Scholarships are given by Odisha Government (for all students)
3. Top Class Scholarships (TCS) given by Tata Consultancy Service (for all the students)
4. National Talent Scholarship (NTS) given by Government of India
5. TCS scholarship for Computer Science and Engineering students
6. Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) Scholarship
7. Indian Oil Scholarship
8. Balmer Lawrie & Co. Ltd. (BL) Scholarship
9. OP Jindal Engineering and Management Scholarship (OPJEMS)

NIT Rourkela Placements

NIT Rourkela has a well-funded and full-fledged placement committee called ‘The Training and Placement Department’. It works efficiently with the student body from all the departments.

• The department keeps track of the immediate needs and requirements of the students including interviews, group discussions, internships, research opportunities etc.
• This cell helps the graduating students in preparing thoroughly for the placement drives and making them trained as per the current market demands ensuring that the students have a great career ahead.
• The graduates from NIT Rourkela are recruited by not just Indian Companies but also Foreign Institutions and they perform exceptionally well everywhere.
• Some companies even make Pre-Placement Offers (PPO) to the interning students according to their performance.
• The placement rate of NIT Rourkela is as high as 80-90% (sometimes even 100%) and the average package is about INR 8 LPA, with over 200 companies recruiting directly from the institute.
• The median salary for students placed from NIT Rourkela is close to INR 6 LPA. The highest packages are bagged by the students from the Computer Science and Engineering branch.
• Highest CTCs-
  • 2018 – INR 22 LPA
  • 2019 – INR 40 LPA
  • 2020 – INR 42 LPA

Top Recruiters at NIT Rourkela Placements

Amazon	TATA
BHEL (Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited)	Microsoft
Dell	Ford
Texas	Larsen & Toubro Limited
M&M	Texas Instruments
Bajaj	Honda
ABB (ASEA Brown Boveri)	Axis Bank
Wipro	Deloitte
Coca-Cola	Hero
Fiat	Indian Oil
Essar	Infosys
Intel	IBM (International Business Machines)
Airtel	Bharat Petroleum
Mahindra	Nokia
Jio	PepsiCo
Reliance Industries Limited	Suzuki

The students of NITR have got placements in the following major sectors and industries-

• Research and Development (R&D) Organizations
• Banking and Finance Sector
• Information Technology (IT) Services
• Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG)
• Consulting and Analytics Firms
• Business and Administration
• Trading, Sales and Marketing, and many more

International Students at NIT Rourkela

Every year hundreds of students from other countries like Singapore, Malaysia, Maldives, Saudi Arabia etc., flock towards the prestigious NIT Rourkela to experience the quality education provided by the institute. This even adds the diversity of the campus with students from different cultures and languages coming together in this melting point of NIT-R. The students from foreign countries can apply for the courses through various programmes organized by student and governmental bodies like:

1. DASA (Direct Admission of Students from Abroad)
2. MEA (Ministry of External Affairs)
3. ICCR (Indian Council for Cultural Relations)

This data given here will help you understand the level of competition to get admission into a good NIT Rourkela Bachelor Course through JEE Main. It is obviously up to you which field you want to get into and what branch you’d like to opt for. The highest closing rank in JEE Main for NIT Rourkela was in the Chemical Engineering Branch which goes as high as 18,000 for the general category. To get this rank, the students must utilise the tips and tricks for JEE Main wisely. There are some android apps for JEE Main which aspirants can use to excel their score in JEE Main. All the best!