Placements at NIT Rourkela 2026

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. CSE, EE, ECE and AI-ML branches command the highest medians (₹22-32 LPA) with branch-wise highs above ₹1 crore from product companies and quant funds. Mechanical, Mining, Chemical, Civil, Architecture, Industrial Design, Metallurgical and Ceramic branches see medians in the ₹11-16 LPA range. Top recruiters include Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, JP Morgan, Adobe, Walmart Global Tech, Salesforce, Oracle, Flipkart, Cisco, Intel, Texas Instruments and Qualcomm. Core engineering hiring is led by ISRO, DRDO, Bharat Electronics, Tata Steel, Tata Motors, Coal India, BHEL, NTPC, Reliance, L&T and several PSUs. The Rourkela location places the institute close to Tata Steel, Vedanta and several Eastern India industrial clusters supporting strong core-engineering and metallurgical placements.

Placements & Career Outcomes — NIT Rourkela