NIT Rourkela - National Institute of Technology Answered Questions

Out of NIT Rourkela, NIT Patna and NIT Warangal, NIT Rourkela has the most affordable tuition fees of INR 75,000 which is to be paid over 10 semesters. The total tuition fee of NIT Patna and NIT Warangal is INR 6.25 Lacs and INR 1 lakh, respectively.However, this is not the only fee one has to pay throughout a semester. Extra costs like medical fees, student activity fee, hall establishment fee, etc. are also added in each semester.

If we compare the MBA seats offered by NIT Hamirpur, NIT Rourkela and NIT Kurukshetra we will find that NIT Hamirpur offers the least amount of seats in the MBA programme out of the three institutes. NIT Hamirpur offers 40 seats while NIT Kurukshetra and NIT Rourkela offer 53 and 75 seats, respectively.It is important to note that, although NIT Rourkela offers the most amount of MBA seats, the institute has a higher tuition fee than the other two colleges.

If we compare the tuition fees of NIT Hamirpur, NIT Kurukshetra and NIT Rourkela we will see that NIT Hamirpur and NIT Kurukshetra are the most affordable. They have similar total tuition fees of INR 1.4 Lacs for an MBA. Whereas, NIT Rourkela total tuition fee is INR 4 lakh.Having said that, NIT Rourkela offers the most amount of MBA seats out of the three NITs, as it offers 75 seats compared to 40 and 53 seats for NIT Hamirpur and NIT Kurukshetra, respectively.

The total tuition fee of NIT Rourkela BSc programme is INR 75,000 which is to be paid over 10 semesters. Each semester a student has to pay INR 7,500 as tuition fee. However, this is not the only fee one has to pay throughout a semester. Extra costs like medical fees, student activity fee, hall establishment fee, etc. are also added in each semester.Thus the total fees to be paid by a student is close to INR 5.93 lakh, if one adds all the costs in each semester, the average cost each semester for five years is INR 56,500 in which the first and last semester have admission fee and graduation fee, respectively.

NIT Rourkela BSc admissions are take place on the basis of JEE Main score. Hence, the competition to get a good rank is extremely high. If candidates have a decent rank and want to apply for the course they have to register for the JoSAA Counselling process. The final seat allotment is done through the JoSAA Counselling process and usually happens over five rounds. Further, if seats remain unfilled, then the vacant seats are filled with CSAB Counselling. This happens over two rounds. So, if candidates secure a decent rank in JEE Main, admissions in NIT Rourkela BSc will not be tough for them.

No, you cannot take direct admission to NIT Rourkela BSc as the program's admissions occur through the JEE Main score. Generally, the exam happens twice a year. JEE Main 2025 exam will be conducted in two sessions, JEE Main 2025 session 1 in January and session 2 in April 2025 (Tentative). Students can fill out the JEE Main 2025 application form for either of the JEE Main 2025 sessions or both sessions.

NIT Rourkela BSc admissions are entirely based on JEE Main score. Candidates have to first register on the official website of the respective entrance exam to participate in the selection process. Candidates can apply on the National Testing Agency (NTA) official website. Mentioned below are the steps to be followed for application form filling and submission:Step 1: Visit the NTA official website (nta.ac.in).Step 2: Fill out the registration form.Step 3: Login and start filling out the application form.Step 4: Upload the scanned images and documents.Step 5: Payment of the application fees.After the results of the JEE Main exam results are announced, candidates have to register for JoSAA Counselling process. The final seat allotment is done through the JoSAA Counselling process. Further, if seats remain unfilled, then the vacant seats are filled with CSAB Counselling.

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.

According to cutoffs 2024, it was much easier to get into the BSc Life Science programme compared to other courses as Integrated BSc + MSc in Life Science secured the lowest cutoff. In 2024, the cutoff rank for Life Science was 73,338. Whereas the cutoff rank for Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics was 50,002, 48,117 and 32,711, respectively.Therefore, it can be inferred that admission into Integrated BSc + MSc programme in Life Science is less competitive compared to other courses.

NIT Rourkela rankings have been depreciating for the past two years. In the QS World University Ranking 2024, NIT Rourkela was ranked #291 in the ‘Asia’ which was 10 ranks below the ranking of #281 in 2023.In the same ranking, NIT Rourkela achieved a ranking of #67 in the ‘South Asia’ category. This has also depreciated from last year as in 2023 the institute was ranked eight ranks above at #59.