NIT Rourkela offers several scholarships to Meritorious and various undergraduate and postgraduate students. Some of the scholarships offered by the National Institute of Technology, Rourkela are mentioned in the table given below:

NIT Rourkela Scholarships

NTS (National Talent Scholarship) (GoI)

Indian Oil Scholarships

TCS scholarship for CSE students

ONGC scholarship

PMS (Post-Matric Scholarships) (for SC-ST students) given by Orissa Government

Balmerlawrie and Co. ltd.

TCS (Top Class Scholarships) (All students) given by Tata Consultancy Services

OP Jindal Engineering and Management Scholarship (OPJEMS)

Merit Scholarships (Govt. of Odisha) ( All students) -

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4.3

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4.2
Infrastructure
4.4
Faculty & Course Curriculum
4.1
Crowd & Campus Life
4.6
Value for Money
4.3
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Kartik | B.Tech. in Civil Engineering - Batch of 2029
Reviewed on 21 Jan 2026
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5.0
Placements 5 Infrastructure 5 Faculty & Course Curriculum 5 Crowd & Campus Life 5 Value for Money 5
College infrastructure is nice, faculty is very supportive, and placements are good.

Placements: My course is civil engineering, and the placement rate in civil engineering is good, and the internship rate is also good in this college. This year, the highest package in civil engineering is 62.44 LPA and the lowest package is 3 LPA. Every year, 85-90 percent of students got placed.

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Venkata Mani Raja ... | B.Tech. in Electronics and Communication Engineering - Batch of 2019
Reviewed on 15 Jan 2026
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5.0
Placements 5 Infrastructure 5 Faculty & Course Curriculum 5 Crowd & Campus Life 5 Value for Money 5
Review of National Institute of Technology, Rourkela.

Placements: 95 percent of students got placed from my course in my college. The highest package is 80 LPA offered in my course, the average package is 30 LPA offered in my course, and the lowest package is 10 LPA offered in my course. 90 percent of students got an internship from my course in my college.

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Devireddy Sriniva ... | B.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering - Batch of 2028
Reviewed on 13 Jan 2026
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4.8
Placements 5 Infrastructure 4 Faculty & Course Curriculum 5 Crowd & Campus Life 5 Value for Money 5
It is a really good college, and academics are improving year by year.

Placements: A maximum of all students get placed at the end of last year in my course, and in other courses, placements are really good. Oracle is the top recruiting company in my course. Upto 90 percent of students get internships. It offers developer jobs in my course through placements.

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Venkata Mani Raja ... | M.Tech. in Electronic Systems and Communication - Batch of 2019
Reviewed on 7 Jan 2026
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5.0
Placements 5 Infrastructure 5 Faculty & Course Curriculum 5 Crowd & Campus Life 5 Value for Money 5
NIT Rourkela is an awesome college.

Placements: Now let's talk about placements. This college’s placements are nice. Around 74% to 82% of students get placed in our course. The highest salary package in our college is 64 LPA, the average salary package is 18 LPA, and the lowest salary package is 9 LPA. Companies like Aditya Birla, Tata, Cipla, and PhonePe recruit students from our course.

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Manas Mahodadhi P ... | B.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering - Batch of 2027
Reviewed on 18 Dec 2025
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4.0
Placements 4 Infrastructure 4 Faculty & Course Curriculum 4 Crowd & Campus Life 5 Value for Money 3
It's a good college as it's one of the top most colleges in India. The college life is good.

Placements: Almost 80 to 90 percent of students got placed. The highest package is around 80 lakh. Last year it was 1.2 crore. The lowest is around 5 lakh, and the average is around 12 to 15 lakhs. Top recruiting companies are Wells Fargo, Visa, JSW, Accenture, and many more. Around 60 to 70 percent of students got internships, and companies include Visa, Accenture, and many more. The role offered is SWE.

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Anonymous | B.Tech. in Ceramic Engineering - Batch of 2024
Reviewed on 8 Dec 2025
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4.0
Placements 4 Infrastructure 4 Faculty & Course Curriculum 4 Crowd & Campus Life 4 Value for Money 4
Good college, the best NIT in India.

Placements: Placement season starts from the end of the 6th semester and continues till the end of the 8th semester. Many of the students who get an on-campus internship offer get the pre-placement offer after their internships. Companies like Google, Texas Instruments, Oracle, Tata, Accenture, Fractal, PWC, ZS, etc. Come to our campus. The highest package is about 98 LPA, while the average is 12 LPA- 14 LPA across all the branches. More than 90 percent of the students sitting for the placements get placed.

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NIT Rourkela Scholarships FAQs

The below-mentioned table reflects on the NIT Rourkela scholarships faqs:

Q:   Does NIT Rourkela offer equal opportunities to students to apply for scholarships?
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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. 

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Answered 2 years ago

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 e

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Bhumika Khandelwal

Contributor-Level 10

Answered a month ago

selection based on  JEE main rank  through jossa counselling need basic boared criteria  like  75  percent 

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Chaitany Kondiram Deshman

Beginner-Level 1

Answered 5 months ago

NIT Rourkela offers admission to MSc specialisations on the basis of IIT JAM exam results, followed by CCMN counselling. NIT Rourkela CCMN cutoff has been released for round 5. The cutoff was released category-wise for the All India category candidates. Among the General AI category, the closing ran

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Neha Arora

Contributor-Level 10

Answered 6 months ago

Choose NISER Bhubaneswar if you're research oriented, aiming for top PhD programs or R&D positions, and prefer a stipend-supported campus with strong scientific mentorship.

Choose NIT Rourkela if you want a blend of academic education and industry-ready placements, with flexibility to pursue engineer

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Alisha Alam

Contributor-Level 6

Answered 6 months ago

The closing rank for general category in M.Sc Chemistry was around 787.

You rank is actually very close to the cutoff.

You may receive a seat in 2nd round or 3rd round as it might change across the rounds when seats freed.

Congratulations on your excellent rank and all the best.

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Shruthi Gangatkar

Contributor-Level 6