National Institute of Technology (NIT), Rourkela

At a glance

Established

1961

Institution type

Government

Location

Rourkela, Odisha

Affiliation

Autonomous - Institute of National Importance

Approvals

AICTE, UGC, NAAC, NBA

NIRF 2025

#13 Engineering, #34 Overall, #7 Architecture

Programmes

24 in Engineering, Architecture, Science

UG fees

₹1.5L a year

Median salary

₹15.25 LPA (4-year UG programmes, 2023–24)

Placement rate

81.2% (4-year UG programmes, 2023–24)

Students enrolled

6,356 (2023–24)

Website

nitrkl.ac.in

Placement and student figures: data submitted by the institution to NIRF 2025. Fees: first-year tuition as listed for each programme.

About National Institute of Technology (NIT), Rourkela

The National Institutional Ranking Framework (Ministry of Education) ranks institutions in separate lists. It lists this college as National Institute of Technology Rourkela.

Source: NIRF India Rankings 2025, Ministry of Education. Data submitted by the institution (PDF)

Placements

821 of the 1,011 students who graduated from National Institute of Technology (NIT), Rourkela's 4-year UG programmes in 2023–24 were placed (81.2%), at a median salary of ₹15.25 LPA. 128 went on to higher studies.

Source: data submitted by the institution to NIRF 2025.

Admission 2027

Scholarships and Fee Reimbursement

In 2023–24, 3,896 of 6,356 students at National Institute of Technology (NIT), Rourkela (61.3%) had their full tuition fee reimbursed by government schemes, the institution or private bodies (NIRF 2025 data).