3 NIT Rourkela students get Rs 45 lakh job offer, highest so far

Despite the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the National Institute of Technology (NIT), Rourkela, received 841 full-time job offers during the online placement drive for the 2020-21 academic year.  

Three students of NIT Rourkela have been offered an annual pay package of Rs 45 lakh, the highest so far, while nine were offered Rs 43 lakh per annum.  

Prof Umesh C Pati, Head of Training and Placement Centre, NIT Rourkela, said, “This year, taking up the placement drive was a rigorous task. But keeping up with the new normal of virtual placement drive, the Training and Placement Centre worked very hard to adapt quickly and enable the students to be at their best for the process. We witnessed 101 new companies which have participated in this placement season. Some of them are Amazon Web Services (AWS), Barclays, Citi Bank, Siemens Gamesa, etc.”  

Congratulating the placement committee and students, Prof Animesh Biswas, Director of the institute, said, “This year’s placement season has witnessed remarkable success despite the current Covid-19 pandemic, which is a testament to the education imparted at NIT Rourkela and the hard work put in by our students. I am very proud of our students for their dedication which has led to such coveted employment offers.”  

NIT Rourkela Placement Statistics (2021 and 2020)

Particulars	Salary (2020)	Salary (2021)
Number of job offers	909	841
Highest CTC	Rs 42 LPA	Rs 43 LPA
Average CTC	Rs 9.36 LPA	8.75 LPA

Chemical engineering department records 100% placements 

The computer science and engineering departments bagged 187 job offers, the maximum among all other departments. The chemical engineering department attained 100 per cent placements, followed by computer science and electronics and communication engineering departments, which achieved 98 per cent. Among others, the electronics & instrumentation engineering and electrical engineering attained 92 per cent and 88 per cent placements, respectively. 

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