NIT Rourkela - National Institute of Technology Answered Questions

NIT Rourkela admission process to the courses offered at the institute is conducted on the basis of entrance exams. The modes of National Institute of Technology Rourkela course admissions are online and offline. Candidates must secure a valid score in accepted entrance exams such as OJEE, GATE, JEE Main or equivalent for the final NIT Rourkela admission process. 

NIT Rourkela is a government institute and is funded by the Government of India. It is also known as National Institute of Technology Rourkela and is registered through the Societies Act. It has a residential campus and offers accommodation to the faculty, staff, and several students through the NIT Rourkela guest house.

NIT Rourkela offers BTech course to students at the UG level. It is offered for 4 years in several specialisations. To be eligible for BTech at NIT Rourkela Odisha, candidates must fulfil the eligibility criteria set by the college. Candidates must be Class 12 passed with 75% aggregate. 

To get admission at NIT Rourkela, General AI category students need to attain a rank of 85536 or below to be eligible, according to the last round NIT Rourkela JEE Main cutoff 2025. For the students who belong to the General HS category, the required rank needed for admission was at least 127358 or below. Please note that other categories, quotas, etc., will have different cutoffs accordingly. For more information, click here.

The BTech CSE last round rank for the General AI category in 2025 was 4245. In 2024 and 2023, the cutoff in the last round was 3365 and 4218, respectively. This difference in the ranks suggests the cutoff trend has been fluctuating over the years. Please note that other categories will have different cutoff trends. 

NIT Rourkela JEE Mains cutoff 2025 concluded with the release of the final round cutoff. For the General AI category, the BTech CSE overall cutoff ranged from 3122 to 4245. On the other hand, for the General HS category, the overall cutoff varied between 7371 and 7853. Students should know that the cutoff range will vary for each different category. 

IIT Bhubaneswar tuition fee for two-year M.Tech is INR 20,000. While the tuition fee amount is INR 1.4 lakh at NIT Rourkela. Considering this, studying at IIT Bhubaneswar is economical. However, students can consider other factors as well during college selection. The mentioned fee is as per official website or the sanctioning body. It is still subject to revision and hence, is indicative.

NIT Rourkela offers admission to MSc specialisations on the basis of IIT JAM exam results, followed by CCMN counselling. NIT Rourkela CCMN cutoff has been released for round 5. The cutoff was released category-wise for the All India category candidates. Among the General AI category, the closing ranks varied between 192 and 1020. The most competitive specialisation among the General AI category candidates turned out to be M.Sc. in Life Science.