National Institute of Technology, Rourkela (NIT-RKL)

NIT Rourkela MBA admissions will open soon for 2026. The application process is conducted on the institute's official website. 

NIT Rourkela MBA course is spread over four semesters. Students have to study the six core subjects in first and second semster of the course. Check the subject lists below:

NIT Rourkela offers MBA course in a full-time mode. The course is taught by the School of Management at the institute. The total seat intake for MBA is 75. As per the selection criteria for this course, the seats are filled based on scores of national-level entrance exam such as CAT, MAT, XAT and CMAT. Further, the top ranked students are shortlisted for the next selection rounds. 

Yes, NIT Rourkela is ranked by various ranking organisations. A few of the important National Institute of Technology, Rourkela rankings are mentioned below:

Yes, aspirants can apply for MBA at NIT Rourkela can apply with a valid score of CMAT. The other accepted entrance exams are CAT/XAT/MAT. Candidates shall have the CMAT scorecard with them at the time of form filling and admission process. There is 40% weightage given to the entrance scores in the total selection process. Interested candidates can check out the CMAT 2024 registration process here.

It provides great career opportunities to students. In the 2022 placements, as per media reports, 1,274 offers were made. The highest and average package offered stood at INR 46.08 LPA and INR 19.04 LPA, respectively. Moreover, NIRF also ranked NIT Rourkela 15 under the Engineering category in the 2022 rankings. Thus, it is a good college for M.Tech aspirants.

Aspirants have to apply for the GATE exam to pursue M.Tech from NITs. Hence, the applicant must take the GATE exam followed by CCMT counselling. Candidates who fulfil the eligibility criteria can visit GATE 2023 website (gate.iitk.ac.in) to apply. Further, admission will be granted based on scores in the national-level exam, counselling, and cutoff for NIT Rourkela.

According to unofficial sources, a large share of NIT Rourkela alumni is placed in the Engineering sector, with a 27% share. The other top sectors that involve the majority of alumni are Education and Operations with 12% and 11% shares, respectively. See the below pie chart illustrating the sector-wise distribution of alumni:

NOTE: The ‘Others’ category illustrates the combined data of diverse domains such as Consulting, Program and Project Management, Sales, Arts and Design, Media and Communication, Product Management, Finance, Marketing, HR sectors

The top recruiters who participated during NIT Rourkela placements in 2024 are presented in the table below:

The list below showcases NIT Rourkela placements 2023 statistics as compared to other NITs: