NIT Rourkela - National Institute of Technology Answered Questions

Yes, NIT Rourkela is ranked by various ranking organisations. A few of the important National Institute of Technology, Rourkela rankings are mentioned below:Ranking BodyRanksNIRF 2023 under the Architecture category8NIRF 2023 under the Engineering category16NIRF 2023 under the Research category29NIRF 2023 under the Overall category37QS Southern Asia University Rankings 202359NIRF 2022 for Engineering15NIRF 2022 under the Research category24NIRF 2022 under the Overall category39

The application for MBA at NIT Rourkela is conducted in an online mode. Candidates have to apply on the official website of the institute to apply for the course. After the declaration of CAT results, candidates have to register for MBA on NIT Rourkela's official website.  Below-mentioned is the step-wise application process for NIT Rourkela MBA course admissions:Step 1: Visit the official website, (eapplication.nitrkl.ac.in/).Step 2: Register by filling in all the important details and submitting them.Step 3: Login with the credentials entered during the registration and start filling out the application form.Step 4: Upload the documents.Step 5: Pay the application fee of INR 500 in online mode at the SB Collect portal of SBI.Step 6: Submit and print the application form. 

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.

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.

To be eligible to get admission to MBA course at NIT Rourkela, students are required to fulfil minimum eligibility criteria for the course. Candidates with a bachelor’s degree of three-year duration from a recognised institute/ university with a minimum of 50% aggregate or equivalent CGPA (45% for SC/ ST/ PwD candidates) are eligible to apply for the course. The students appearing for the final year of their bachelor's degree/ equivalent qualification or awaiting results are also eligible to apply.

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.

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 list below showcases NIT Rourkela placements 2023 statistics as compared to other NITs:NIT NameHighest Package (2023)Average Package (2023)NIT RourkelaINR 83.60 LPAINR 13.89 LPANIT CalicutINR 50 LPAINR 13.77 LPANIT WarangalINR 88 LPAINR 17.29 LPAVNIT NagpurNAINR 10.17 LPA

NIT (National Institute of Technology), Rourkela, formerly known as Regional Engineering college, Rourkela is a completely government funded institute of higher education for engineering, Science and technology. The Central Government has recognised the institute as one of the premier institutions, elevating it to a deemed university and developing it as a centre of excellence. NIT has bagged some of the good NIRF rankings such as: 16th in NIRF Engineering, 8th in NIRF Architecture, 29th in NIRF Research and 37th in NIRF overall 2023. Besides this, the college has also managed to score rankings in many of the national and international ranking lists.