At a Glance — Admission Route & Fee Comparison 2026-27
NIT Rourkela
Rourkela · Estd. 1961 · NAAC A · NIRF #13
Route: Official route only · Official admission route
Management quota: Not applicable · No separate management quota published.
Official fee rows are not available on this comparison page — use the official admission route and the college profile for route details.
NIT Calicut
Kozhikode · Estd. 1961 · NAAC A+ · NIRF #21
Route: Official route only · Official admission route
Management quota: Not applicable · No separate management quota published.
Official fee rows are not available on this comparison page — use the official admission route and the college profile for route details.
Overview
NIT Rourkela (founded 1961, NIRF #22) and NIT Calicut (founded 1961, NIRF #25) are top-tier NITs with similar founding years and overlapping cutoff bands. Both are Institutes of National Importance with MoE-standardised fees.
Academics
**NIT Rourkela** offers B.Tech in CSE, ECE, EE, ME, Civil, Chemical, Mining, Metallurgical, Bio-Tech, Industrial Design, Food Tech. **NIT Calicut** offers B.Tech in CSE, ECE, EE, ME, Civil, Chemical, Architecture, Production. Rourkela has unique Industrial Design and Food Tech; Calicut has the only NIT Architecture programme.
Campus Life
**NIT Rourkela** sits on a 648-acre campus in Rourkela steel-city, Odisha. **NIT Calicut** sits on a 300-acre campus in Calicut, Kerala — coastal climate, monsoon season.
Verdict
**Pick NIT Rourkela** if: you want unique branches (Industrial Design, Food Tech), prefer larger campus, JoSAA rank 3,000-6,000.
**Pick NIT Calicut** if: you want NIT Architecture, slightly higher CSE placements, prefer coastal Kerala location.
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