National Institute of Technology, Rourkela (NIT-RKL)

Yes, it is possible. It was not earlier, but it will start this year.

If you have home state quota, you will get a seat in Mechanical branch. Otherwise, it is highly unlikely that you will get a seat in mechanical in the preliminary rounds of counselling. However, after the preliminary rounds, there is option for internal sliding and there is also an option of branch change at the end of first year if you have a CGPA of 8.5 and above. Do go through this link: http://mondaymorning.nitrkl.ac.in/2017/06/19/1239-a-plethora-of-changes-bog-meeting-2017/
For any other queries about life at NITR you can visit: http://mondaymorning.nitrkl.ac.in/

Yes, you can try for several branches like biomedical, biotechnology, integrated M.Sc; you can opt for internal sliding to move to other courses after central counseling. This year NIT-Rourkela is introducing the branch change option after first year. If you are particularly interested in one branch and can maintain a CGPA of 8.5 and above, you will stand a good chance of getting upgraded to a branch of your choice.

Divya, check the link below to know what you will get
https://www.shiksha.com/b-tech/resources/jee-mains-college-predictor
In case you fail to get your desired college try for admission in good private universities like Lovely, Chitkara, Mullana, etc.
If I tell you about LPU, it is one of the best private universities that is having best placements in North India.
They offer academically conducive environment for the personality development of their students.
They have made it easy for all to have good education by offering good scholarships on various criteria.
Check their website for details.
Best wishes.

Hello Santanu Kumar Jena,
Enter your rank in the link given below and get the list of the best colleges, if NIT-Rourkela is in the list, you can be sure of admission:
https://www.shiksha.com/b-tech/resources/jee-mains-branch-predictor
Hope this helps! All the best for your admission!

Hey there,
NIT, Calicut and NIT, Rourkela are the top two NITs among the top 5 NITs.
So, there is no comparison among both the NITs.
However, if you like physics then engineering physics branch is made for guys like you.

Hello Shashwat,
Go through the link below and check the placement details like average package offered, etc.
https://www.shiksha.com/b-tech/course/b-tech-in-electronics-and-instrumentation-engineering-national-institute-of-technology-rourkela-189153