National Institute of Technology

NIT Rourkela is a self-governing technical university that was founded in 1961. It includes 20 departments, around 7700 students, 390+ academic members, and 350+ staff members. Located on 648 acres, it is an independent technological university recognized by the NBA. This organization, which receives funding from the Indian government, is acknowledged as an Institute of National Importance. With 17 departments providing UG, PG, and Ph.D. degrees, it provides a broad range of academic programs. BTech, Integrated BTech+MTech (Dual Degree), MBA, MSc, MCA, and other programs in Engineering, Science, Architecture, Management, and Humanities are all offered by university. 

The most popular degree at university is the B.Tech programme, to which admission is determined by the JEE Main exam and JoSAA counselling. The JEE Main cutoff for home-state students falls between rank 7435 and 7686 for the most popular B.Tech CSE streams. In 2023, the general category JEE mains cutoff for the B.Tech program ranged from 4218 to 83330 rank. The M.Tech program is based on GATE scores, and in 2023, the last round of cutoffs for the program varied from 350 to 549. The most competitive specialization was M.Tech VLSI Design and Embedded Systems, with a score of 549. Furthermore, NIMCET scores are used to determine admission to M.Sc programs. For 2023, the overall cutoff for IIT JAM was 96-1138 rank.

University received an average package of INR 13.89 LPA and the highest package of INR 83.60 LPA, with a 95% placement percentage and 1326 job offers given. The median package for university MBA, M.Tech, and B.Tech programs in 2023 was INR 5 LPA, INR 10 LPA, and INR 12.5 LPA, respectively. 24 students received a package of more over INR 50 LPA. The branches of Electrical Engineering, Electronics & Instrumentation Engineering, and Ceramic Engineering all experienced 100% placement rates. KPMG, Myntra, Oyo, Samsung, Linde, ABB, IBM, Infosys, Maruti Suzuki, Microsoft, Nokia, Hyundai, Oracle, PepsiCo, PWD, Qualcomm, and more companies are on the list of top recruiters. 

Highlights of University

In June 2024, a new short-term course on natural language processing and exploring deep learning—its applications and practical implementations—was also introduced.
In an effort to boost the number of female students enrolled at university, Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan launched 6 schemes.
At the 21st convocation, 1,988 degrees are awarded by university.
With a 16% increase in average CTC from INR 11.15 LPA in 2021–2022 to INR 12.95 LPA in 2022–2023—university records the most campus placements in 2022–2023.

Admissions 2024 for B.Tech at University

The main course offered by university is a 4-year B.Tech program. The B.Tech program, which provides 14 specializations, admits students based on their JEE Mains result and JoSAA counseling. The program has an admission capacity of 354 seats and total fees of INR 8.22 lakhs. University has been ranked 16th in 2023 and 15th in 2022 by the NIRF Engineering Ranking. On the basis of the results of the LEET exam, the institute also grants admissions for lateral entrance into the B.Tech program. The B.Tech program has received the most offers overall, as well as the largest package. A total of 787 employment offers were made to graduates of the B.Tech program; the highest pay package was INR 83.60 LPA on average.

Cutoff 2024 for B.Tech

The first round of the university JEE Main cutoff is 2024. Based on JEE Main (Round 1) merit, the table below displays the starting and ending ranks for a variety of courses offered at university:

Cutoff for B.Tech

University cutoff ranks vary depending on the admission category of the candidate and the general category cutoffs are higher than other categories. The B.Tech program’s most competitive specialization is the Computer Science and Engineering program with the highest cutoff in the General category and lowest in the General PwD category.

University B.Tech General Category Cutoff:

The General category cutoff for the BTech program for the various years are given below:

University B.Tech OBC-NCL Category Cutoff:

The last round OBC-NCL category cutoff for the B.Tech program at university is given below:

SC Category Cutoff for B.Tech at University

The B.Tech program category for the SC Category last round is given below:

ST Category Cutoff for B.Tech 

University SC category last round cutoff for the top 5 courses is given in the table below:

PWD Category for B.Tech at University

The last round of the PWD category for the University B.Tech program is tabulated below:

EWS Category Cutoff for B.Tech

Tabulated below is the EWS category last round cutoff for the various programs: