Information Science and Engineering
₹1.25LAnnual · /yr
Verified 26 Apr 2026NIT Rourkela — Fees, Placements & Admission 2026
National Institute of Technology Rourkela (NIT Rourkela / NIT-RKL) is one of India's leading centrally-funded technical institutions, originally established in 1961 as the Regional Engineering…
NAAC ANIRF 13
₹1.25L
ISE · Annual tuition
92%
Placement · 2023-24
Facts
CollegeAndFees fact summary
- College
- NIT Rourkela
- Short name
- NIT Rourkela
- City
- Rourkela
- Page type
- College profile
- Admission year
- 2026-27
- Main routes
- KCET, JEE Main
- Primary fee shown
- Published fee rows
- Fee label
- See fee table
- Seat status
- Verify through the official route
- Last reviewed
- 26 Apr 2026
- Source status
- Counsellor verification required
- Canonical URL
- /colleges/nit-rourkela
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Amrit Ashu
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Fees · 2026-27
NIT Rourkela fees
Jee · fee by branch
| Branch | Fee |
|---|---|
| Computer Science and Engineering (Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning) (CSE AIML) Annual fee · 4-yr ₹5,00,000 | ₹1,25,000 /yr |
| Computer Science and Engineering (Data Science) (CSE DS) Annual fee · 4-yr ₹5,00,000 | ₹1,25,000 /yr |
| Information Science and Engineering (ISE) Annual fee · 4-yr ₹5,00,000 | ₹1,25,000 /yr |
Placements · 2023-24
NIT Rourkela placements
92%
₹17.5LAvg CTC
83 LPAHighest CTC
NIT Rourkela posts strong placement outcomes consistently among the top 5 NITs. The 2024 batch saw the highest international offer above USD 150,000 and the highest domestic offer around ₹1.1 crore, with average packages around ₹17-20 LPA across branches.
Programmes · intake
Programmes & intake
Computer Science and Engineering (Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning)
₹1.25LAnnual · /yr
Computer Science and Engineering (Data Science)
₹1.25LAnnual · /yr
Cutoffs
NIT Rourkela JEE Main cutoffs
JEE Main2,024
BranchCategoryRoundOpeningClosing
CSEGMRound 61,7002,700
CSEHSRound 62,4004,500
Admissions · 2026-27
NIT Rourkela admissions
KEA (KCET)JEE Main
Hostel · campus
Hostel
NIT Rourkela runs an extensive on-campus hostel system on its 600-acre campus. 17+ hostels — including Mahanadi, Brahmaputra, Tapti, Kaveri, Krishna, Tunga and others — house students by gender and academic year. First-year B.Tech students typically get triple-occupancy rooms with double rooms from the second year and single rooms from the third year by seniority. Annual hostel and mess fees for 2025-26 are heavily subsidised — typically ₹35,000-55,000 per academic year inclusive of mess.
Scholarships
Scholarships
NIT Rourkela runs comprehensive financial aid. SC/ST students receive full tuition waivers plus Central Government Post-matric Scholarship covering hostel and mess. Students from families with annual income below ₹1 lakh receive 100% tuition remission; those between ₹1-5 lakh receive 67% remission. Defence wards qualify for PM Scholarship Scheme. Merit-cum-Means scholarship covers ₹1,000 per month plus tuition for top 25% of low-income students. AICTE Pragati for girl students and AICTE Saksham for differently-abled students are accepted.
Infrastructure
Infrastructure
NIT Rourkela's 600-acre campus in Rourkela, Odisha is among India's most well-equipped engineering campuses. Branch-specific facilities span Computer Science and Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronics and Communication Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Civil…
648 ac
Campus area
Campus facilities
Boys HostelGirls HostelWiFi CampusLibrarySports ComplexCafeteriaMedical CentreLabsPlacement CellGym
Research
Research
NIT Rourkela ranks #13 in NIRF Engineering 2024. Research spans every major engineering and applied science discipline with particular strengths in Metallurgy, Mining, Materials Science and Mechanical Engineering — uniquely strong programmes leveraging Rourkela's industrial location. The institute hosts the Centre for Advanced Computational Studies, Centre for Excellence in Sustainable Mining, Innovation and Incubation Centre and many discipline-specific centres. The institute files 50+ patents annually with publications in IEEE Transactions, ACM, Springer, Elsevier and ACS venues.
Gallery
Gallery
Alumni
Alumni
NIT Rourkela alumni include senior leaders at Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, Mc Kinsey, Tata Steel, Tata Motors, Reliance, L&T, Coal India and many Indian and global corporations. Notable alumni include Manas Pal (former Tata Steel senior leadership), Sukanta Kumar Panda (mathematician at IIT KGP) and many founders of Indian and global startups across SaaS, fintech, deep-tech and metallurgy verticals. The institute's heritage as Regional Engineering College Rourkela (1961) gives it 60+ years of alumni — among the deepest engineering alumni networks in Eastern India.
FAQ
NIT Rourkela FAQs
What is the B.Tech fee at NIT Rourkela for 2026-27?
B.Tech tuition and institute fees at NIT Rourkela are typically in the range of Rs 1.6-1.8 lakh per academic year for general-category Indian students, in line with the standard centrally-funded NIT fee structure. The exact 2026-27 fee schedule is published on the official NIT Rourkela website and the JoSAA Information Brochure each admission cycle.
Are scholarships and fee waivers available at NIT Rourkela?
Yes. NIT Rourkela offers MCM (Merit-cum-Means) scholarships, SC/ST/OBC-NCL/PwD/EWS fee remissions in line with Government of India norms, and supports central scholarships such as the National Scholarship Portal schemes and the Prime Minister's Special Scholarship Scheme. Additional institute-level and donor-funded scholarships are notified each year.
What does the NIT Rourkela B.Tech total cost cover including hostel and mess?
The total annual cost typically includes tuition and institute fees, one-time admission and caution deposits, hostel accommodation charges and mess advance, examination and convocation fees, and a small students activity fee. Together with hostel, mess and incidentals, the typical first-year all-in cost works out to roughly Rs 2-2.5 lakh, depending on category and hostel block.
How do I get admission to B.Tech at NIT Rourkela?
B.Tech admissions at NIT Rourkela are conducted through the all-India JEE Main, with seat allocation via the Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA) centralised counselling. Candidates must qualify JEE Main, register on the JoSAA portal, fill choices, and accept allotted seats subject to the standard NIT 50%/50% home-state/other-state quota framework.
Is JEE Main mandatory for B.Tech admission to NIT Rourkela?
Yes. As a centrally-funded NIT and Institute of National Importance, NIT Rourkela admits B.Tech students exclusively through JEE Main and JoSAA counselling. There is no separate institute-level entrance test for B.Tech admissions.
When was NIT Rourkela established and what is its current status?
NIT Rourkela was originally established in 1961 as the Regional Engineering College (REC), Rourkela, one of the original 17 RECs. It was conferred NIT status in 2002 and was formally accorded Institute of National Importance status under the National Institutes of Technology Act, 2007.
Where is NIT Rourkela located and how big is the campus?
NIT Rourkela is located at Sector-1, Rourkela, Sundergarh, Odisha 769008, on a sprawling fully-residential campus of approximately 648 acres in the steel city of Rourkela, with academic blocks for every department, a central library, comprehensive engineering and research labs, hostel blocks for boys and girls, faculty residences and an active sports infrastructure.
Which B.Tech specialisations does NIT Rourkela offer?
NIT Rourkela offers B.Tech in CSE, ECE, EE, ME, Civil, Chemical, Biotechnology, Biomedical, Metallurgical and Materials, Mining, Ceramic, Industrial Design and Food Process Engineering, alongside Dual Degree (B.Tech-M.Tech) programmes and a deep PG portfolio across departments.
Sources
Verification & sources
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