NIT Rourkela - National Institute of Technology Answered Questions

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: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.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.GATE Scholarship: Students who have taken admission through GATE are eligible for a scholarship of INR 8,000 per month.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.

No, admission to the M.Tech courses is only through GATE in NITs. There is no other provision for admission. Furthermore, after GATE, it is also crucial that the candidates with scores equal to or more than the cutoff take part in CCMT counselling. The final selection is based on merit in both selection rounds.

For courses like BTech, MTech, or MSc, students will have to apply on the respective accepted exam portal such as NTA, GOAPS, and IIT JAM, respectively. Below-mentioned is the application process for PG and PhD courses:Visit the official website, nitrkl.ac.in/ or on the respective entrance exam portal, such as NTA (nta.ac.in) for JEE.Fill out the application form.Upload the documents.Pay the application fee.Submit and print the application form.

 Yes, the institute offers five-year BTech-MTech (Dual Degree) courses in four specialisations. The specialisations include Chemical Engineering, Ceramic Engineering, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering and Mining Engineering. Admission to all the integrated courses is based on merit in the JEE Main exam.

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:GATE Last Round score (General-All India)Course2023M.Tech. in Computer Science543M.Tech. in Information Security486M.Tech. in VLSI Design and Embedded Systems549M.Tech. in Machine Design and Analysis543  

The total tuition fee for MTech at NIT Rourkela is INR 1.4 Lacs and for BTech + M.Tech courses, it is INR 6.30 lakh. Additionally, the total course fee will be higher as it will include other fee components as well. 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.

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.

Candidates who have passed Class 12 with a minimum of 75% aggregate in PCM are eligible to take admission to BTech courses. Further, it is also necessary that the applicant qualify for JEE Main and JoSAA counselling. Candidates shall have academic certificates as well for verification purposes to prove their eligibility.

Candidates must first check the minimum eligibility and selection criteria for the course they want to pursue. If a student meets the minimum eligibility, then he/she can go ahead by completing the application process. NIT Rourkela further grants admissions based on merit in the last qualifying or entrance examinations and performance in the respective counselling round. For popular courses such as BTech, MTech, and MSc, admission is based on merit in national-level exams JEE Main,  GATE, and IIT JAM.