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NIT Rourkela to confer 2,033 degrees; women make up only 25% of recipients

September 11, 2026 10:18 am

The institute will also honour students for their academic and co-curricular achievements through medals and various awards. This year, a total of 86 medals and awards will be conferred on students during the convocation.

NIT Rourkela received 1,340 offers in 2025 - 26 Placement Drive

NIT Rourkela students receive 1,340 job offers, highest package at Rs 1.31 crore

August 28, 2026 11:02 am

NIT Rourkela said its pre-final-year students secured an all-time high of 258 summer internship offers during the placement season. The highest internship stipend stood at Rs 1.50 lakh per month. More than 83 students also secured annual packages exceeding Rs 30 lakh.

NIT Rourkela introduces engineering programmes in Physics, Math Computing, & Semiconductor Technology

May 13, 2026 3:16 pm

These programmes, according to the Institute, will equip students with future-ready skills and address emerging industry demands in diverse national priority areas such as digital transformation, semiconductor ecosystem development, artificial intelligence, advanced manufacturing, and scientific innovation.

NIT Rourkela | 1948 degrees awarded during the 23rd Convocation

September 08, 2025 10:02 am

The Institute awarded 9 gold medals, 7 endowment gold medals, and 9 endowment awards to branch toppers of the graduating batch of the year 2025.

This year’s placement drive witnessed participation from 373 recruiters of which 48.36% were first time recruiters

NIT Rourkela Placement 2024-25: 1,274 offers received, highest CTC at Rs 62.44 LPA

August 30, 2025 9:46 am

For flagship programmes, the average CTC stood at Rs 14.10 LPA for BTech and Rs 13.48 LPA for MTech. The highest internship offer was Rs 1.26 lakh per month (LPM). Notably, over 85 students bagged packages above Rs 30 LPA.

Mechanical Engineering, with its wide scope in design, energy, robotics, thermal sciences, and manufacturing, continues to be a top choice at IITs and other leading institutes as reflected in recent NIRF rankings.

10 non-IIT engineering colleges in India & their ME branch: Rankings & placements

August 31, 2025 4:51 pm

Mechanical Engineering, because of its broad scope in areas like core engineering, design, energy systems, robotics, thermal sciences, and manufacturing, remains a preferred stream at not just IITs but also many prestigious non-IIT institutes recognised by recent NIRF rankings.

JEE Main 2026: NTA announces session 1 & 2 schedule; check at jeemain.nta.nic.in

DASA, CSAB Special Round Counselling 2025: NIT Rourkela calls for applications starting today

July 31, 2025 12:18 am

The link for the same is: csab.nic.in. Eligible students will be able to log in to the portal using their JEE (Main/ Advanced/ JoSAA 2025) credentials.

NIT Rourkela Vs IIIT Kalyani: Which institute is better for Electronics and Communication Engineering?

NIT Rourkela Vs IIIT Kalyani for Electronics & Communication Engineering: Which one will you choose?

July 05, 2025 10:05 am

NIT Rourkela Vs IIIT Kalyani for ECE: We analyse location, NIRF and global rankings, and placement report of the ECE of two top engineering colleges.

As many as 2,065 students – 457 female and 1608 male – graduated from the institute this year.

NIT Rourkela 22nd convocation held; over 2,000 degrees awarded

June 21, 2025 7:31 pm

At the 22nd Convocation of NIT Rourkela, four alumni were honoured with Distinguished Alumnus Awards for their achievements in academia and research, industry and management, entrepreneurship and public life, and contributions made to the growth of the institute.

check out, past five year NIT Roukela nirf ranking and global ranking.

NIT Rourkela: Improvement in domestic rankings, poor show in international

June 26, 2024 9:39 am

The institution received 8th position in Architecture category for 2023 by securing 61.21 in teaching, learning, and resources,68.15 in research and professional practice, 75.70 in graduation outcomes (GO), 67.08 in outreach and inclusivity, and 37.90 in perception, all out of 100.