M.A. in Development Studies 

at NIT Rourkela, Rourkela

The NIT Rourkela MA average package stood at INR 7.16 LPA in 2024. It was INR 5.68 LPA for the 2023 passing batch. Candidates get good placements support at this institute. 

The highest package for MA offered at NIT Rourkela stood at INR 4.8 LPA in 2024. Check out the table given below:

The MA course at NIT Rourkela gets good placement packages. Check out the table for reference:

NIT Rourkela MA median package stood at INR 6.8 LPA in 2024. It was INR 5.4 LPA in the 2023 placements drive.

Yes, NIT Rourkela offers equal opportunity to students to apply for the scholarships. Some of the scholarships provided by the university are PMS (Post-Matric Scholarships) (for SC-ST students) given by Orissa Government, Indian Oil Scholarships, and others. NIT is a government university hence the fee is not very high. Even if the students does not find the fee a little high, they can apply for the scholarships provided by the university. 

The course-wise NIT Rourkela median packages offered in 2023 and 2024 are presented below:

After JEE session 2 is completed, only those candidates who are aiming for IITs need to start preparing for JEE Advanced after clearing JEE Main. Those who are above the 98th percentile should start preparing for JEE Advanced as soon as possible. Those below this, between the 95th and 98th percentile, should focus on attempting more mock tests and previous year question papers so that they have a better chance of clearing JEE Advanced

The placements are good at NIT Rourkela.The institute has a good record of placements for its BTech, MTech, BArch and MBA courses. As per the 2024 placement reports, the NIT Rourkela the highest package offered during the placement drive stood at INR 120 LPA. The key highlights of NIT Rourkela placements for the Class of 2022-2024 are tabulated below:

The NIT Rourkela CSE average package offered during the 2024 placement drive was INR 21.6 LPA. The NIT Rourkela CSE average package offered between 2023 and 2024 is tabulated below: 

 For admission to an MSc course, aspirants must have taken the IIT JAM entrance test. Based on the NIT Rourkela cutoff, candidates are shortlisted on the basis of merit in IIT JAM and are called for CCMN Counselling. Furthermore, the final seat allotment is carried out based on the cumulative score in the entrance test and based on the counselling round.