NIT Rourkela UG, PG, Doctorate Courses 2025

No specific data is available for NIT Rourkela BSc placements 2024 but As per the media reports, the overall NIT Rourkela average package offered in 2024 stood at INR 12.89 LPA.

Earlier, NIT Rourkela concluded the placements for the batch passed out in 2023. As per the report, the participating recruiters presented 1,326 job offers to the Class of 2023. The the highest and average package offered during NIT Rourkela placements in 2023 was INR 83.60 LPA and INR 13.89 LPA,  respectively.

NIT Rourkela will release 6-8 rounds of JEE Main cutoffs for admission to BTech in Civil Engineering. The cutoffs are released on a rolling basis, and seats are filled on a first-come, first-served basis. Factors that are considered for cutoff are JEE Main score, category, and number of seats. Candidates can visit the official website of entrance exam to read clear instructions on how to proceed with the counselling process, once the round is released.

NIT Rourkela BTech +M.Tech in Mining Engineering cut off trend has been increasing in the recent years. In 2021, the closing rank for BTech under General category for all India quota was 35458. In 2022, it increased to 53000. The cut off ranks have changed from 54879 to 68996 for OBC, 7721 to 6365 for SC, and 6415 to 193470 for ST. Similar cut off trend can be seen for female candidates under all categories however the ranks are slightly different.

The NIT Rourkela has an excellent record of placements since its inception 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 application fees for JEE Main is written below

• INR 1,000 for Male unreserved, OBC, EWS category candidates
• INR 800 for Female unreserved/OBC/EWS category candidates
• INR 500 for SC/ST/PwD/Transgender category candidates

The NIT Rourkela total tuition fee for an MBA is INR 4 lakh. The hostel charges are INR 20,000 and INR 17,500 has to be paid as a one-time fee. NITR one time fee includes admission fee, caution money, and institute emergency fund. This information is taken from official website/ sanctioning body and is subject to change. Students are requested to visit the official website to know more details around NIT Rourkela MBA fees.

Admission to NIT Rourkela is conducted through GATE CCMT scores. Based on the scores, the NIT Rourkela cutoff 2024 is released for the candidates. As per the cutoff released, getting a percentile of 35 is crucial to get an admission. Candidates must score the minimum score to qualify for the MHTCET exam and get eligible for admission.

The minimum marks to get eligible for the NIT Rourkela is 351 (M.Tech. in Thermal Science and Energy Engineering) for the General All India category candidates. Anybody who scores less than the minimum cutoff score of 351 will not be able to get admission to NIT Rourkela. For more information, click here:

Candidates with a bachelor’s or an equivalent degree in an appropriate branch of Engineering of a minimum four-year duration are eligible to apply. Eligible students further need to take the GATE exam. Candidates are shortlisted based on their GATE score following which they are called for CCMT Counselling. Further, the seat allotment is done on the basis of merit in the national-level exam, counselling, and cutoff for NIT Rourkela.

The students of NIT Rourkela can apply for scholarships offered by the National or State Government. PhD scholarship/ fellowship is also offered to students by the institute. Below mentioned are the details of some of the NIT Rourkela Scholarships:

1. Post-Matric Scholarship (PMS): SC/ ST students are eligible for Post-Matric Scholarship (PMS) of the respective State Governments if they satisfy the norms set by the State Government.
2. Top Class Scholarship: Among the admitted students in the first year top 12 SC students and top 5 ST students are eligible for the scholarship by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, GOI and the Ministry of Tribal Affairs, GOI provided their parental annual income is below INR 4.5 lakh.
3. GATE Scholarship: Students who have taken admission through GATE are eligible for a scholarship of INR 8,000 per month.
4. PhD scholarship: A PhD student with MTech/ MPharm degree and within the age limit is eligible for an Institute research fellowship for four years. The students will get INR 31,000 per month for the first two years and INR 35,000 per month for the next two years on satisfactory performance.

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

NIT Rourkela total tuition fee for MTech is INR 1.4 lakh and for BTech + MTech is INR 6.30 lakh. This fee is calculated as per the data collected from the official website/ sanctioning body and is subject to change. Aspirants can visit the official website for more details around NIT Rourkela MTech fee.

During filling the NIT Rourkela application form for MBA course, candidates must submit the photocopy of a set of documents. The following are the required documents to attach with the application form:

• Aadhaar Card
• Entrance exam scorecard
• Class 10 mark sheet and pass certificate
• Class 12 mark sheet
• UG mark sheets and pass certificate
• PG mark sheets and pass certificate (if applicable)
• No Objection Certificate from current employer (for a sponsored category)
• Proof of payment of application fee
• Category certificate (if applicable)
• Proof of income (in case of EWS candidates)

NIT Rourkela M.Tech cutoff is based on GATE cutoff followed by GATE CCMT Counselling. For NIT Rourkela cutoff 2023, GATE CCMT was concluded with the release of Round 6. Candidates seeking NIT Rourkela admission 2024 can check out the closing ranks for previous year cutoff in the table below for top M.Tech specialisations for general category students:

Out of NIT Rourkela, NIT Patna and NIT Warangal, NIT Rourkela offers more Integrated BSc + MSc courses because they offer Integrated BSc + MSc for Life Science which is not offered by the other two colleges.

NIT Patna and NIT Warangal both offer three Integrated BSc+MSc courses in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics. Therefore, if a candidate is looking to apply for a joint BSc and MSc in Life Science they should apply for NIT Rourkela.

The overall NIT Rourkela average package offered during the 2024 placement drive stood at INR 13.43 LPA. The course-wise NIT Rourkela average packages offered in 2023-2024 are presented below:

Additionally, the overall NIT Rourkela average package has improved during NIT Rourkela placements between 2022 and 2024 years. The NIT Rourkela average package trends witnessed during NIT Rourkela placements between 2022 and 2024 are presented below:

For the General AI category, the NIT Rourkela JEE Main cutoff 2025 varied from 369 to 85536. The institute accepts the JEE Main entrance examination results, followed by the JoSAA counselling process. Students can refer to the table below to know the round 1 and last round cutoff for the General AI category. 

Please remember that other categories and quotas will have different cutoffs accordingly.

For the OBC AI category, the lowest rank was 1986 in the last round. This was for the BArch course. On the other hand, for the OBC HS quota, the lowest rank to get into NIT Rourkela was 1585. Please note that other categories and quotas will have different cutoffs accordingly. 

Admission to National Institute of Technology is conducted through GATE CCMT scores. Based on the scores, the NIT Rourkela cutoff 2024 is released for the candidates. Considering the NIT Rourkela GATE CCMT Cutoff 2024, candidates can easily get admission to NIT Rourkela with a percentile of 70.

This is because, the range of cutoff for NIT Rourkela is between 351 and 610. The minimum marks to get eligible for the NIT Rourkela is 351, which is around 35% for the General All India category candidates. 

For last year, the closing rank for Integrated BSc + MSc in Chemistry was 54745 which is very close to this range. This was for General category under All India quota. Unless the candidate belongs to some other category or domicile, one cannot afford to score less than this. With this rank, there is a probability of getting admission. However, the cut offs keep changing year on year, it's advisable to try to score better ranks to increase your chances of getting admission to various courses at NIT Rourkela - National Institute of Technology.

 It is one of the prestigious institutes for BTech courses in the country. The institute provides great opportunities to students. In 2022 placements, 325 recruiters took part in its placements drive. Additionally, the highest and average package offered to students was INR 46.08 LPA and INR 19.04 LPA, respectively.

Check below for more reasons to join NIT Rourkela for BTech: