NIT Rourkela - National Institute of Technology

NIT Rourkela offers admission based on Joint Entrance Examination (JEE Main) and JoSAA counselling process. Since the official cutoff is not out yet, here is the tentative cutoff for the year 2024 : 

• Computer Science and Engineering Opening Rank - 4494-4499

   Closing Rank - 8282-8287

•  Electrical Engineering 

    Opening Rank - 9943-9948

    Closing Rank - 16085-16090 

• Chemical Engineering 

    Opening Rank - 23595-23600

    Closing Rank - 28064-28069 

• Mechanical Engineering

    Opening Rank - 16232-16237

     Closing Rank - 22267-22272

These cutoff scores are just expected once, the original cut-off scores may vary. 

To know more about the institute, candidates can refer to the official website or Shiksha.

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A strong percentile in the target university and specialism is required for admission to NITs. In order to be considered for NIT seats, candidates typically need to have a percentile between 85 and 95. A strong percentile in the target university and specialism is required for admission to NITs. In order to be considered for NIT seats, candidates typically need to have a percentile between 85 and 95. JoSAA published the NIT Rourkela cutoff for the BTech and Integrated M.Tech programs. Other courses, such as MTech, require admission through the GATE cut-off. The results of the relevant entrance exam will be released along with the BTech and M.Tech cut-offs.

To get admission in BTech at NIT Rourkela, Candidate must have passed the 10+2 (or equivalent) exam from a recognised board with a minimum of 75% aggregate marks in Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics (PCM) subjects for the general category. Reserved category candidates might have a slightly lower minimum percentage. Admission is based on your JEE (Main) score. 

Process:

Apply for JEE Main and Appear for the exam: Take the JEE Main exam when scheduled. The exam consists of two papers - Paper 1 (Mathematics and Science) and Paper 2 (optional for B.Arch and B.Planning).After the exam, the NTA will declare the JEE Main results. These will include your percentile score and rank.

JoSAA Counselling: Candidates need to participate in the Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA) counselling process where you'll fill out your preferred choices for colleges and BTech programs (including NIT Rourkela) based on your JEE Main rank. Seat allotment will be based on your rank, programme preferences, and seat availability.

Once a seat is allotted to you at NIT Rourkela, you'll need to accept the offer, pay the required fees, and complete the admission formalities as specified by the institute.

National Institute of Technology (NIT) Rourkela offers various undergraduate, postgraduate, Doctoral, Executive PhD and other courses to students. It has 20 departments under which these courses are offered. Moreover, BTech is the flagship course of NIT Rourkela. Some other popular courses offered by the university are MTech, M.A. and others.  Admission to the offered programmes at NIT Rourkela is either through entrance examinations (for example, JEE Mains/ GATE/ IIT JAM) or based on merit. Candidates must timely fill out the NIT Rourkela JEE Main application form. To predict the chances of admission through JEE Main, click here.