National Institute of Technology Rourkela

Rourkela, Odisha

#13 NIRF Engineering 2025

81% Placed

15.25 LPA Median Engineering

5711 Students

408 Faculty

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Overview

Rourkela's engineering institute sits at #13 in the NIRF Engineering 2025 rankings, with a score of 66.62 out of 100, and at #34 in the NIRF Overall 2025 list with a score of 58.55. With 5,711 students and 408 teaching staff, National Institute of Technology Rourkela is one of the larger NITs by enrolment.

Placement numbers have moved up over the last three years. In the 2023-24 cycle, 821 of 1,011 engineering undergraduates (the 4-year programme) were placed, at a median salary of Rs 15.25 LPA, up from Rs 12.5 LPA in 2022-23 (795 of 910 placed) and Rs 10 LPA in 2021-22 (640 of 712 placed). The engineering PG 2-year programme saw 33 of 39 graduates placed in 2023-24 at a median salary of Rs 10 LPA, compared to Rs 7.5 LPA in 2022-23 and Rs 6.97 LPA in 2021-22.

The Overall UG 5-year programme is a much smaller cohort: 14 of 19 graduates placed in 2023-24 at a median salary of Rs 6.5 LPA, against 12 of 15 in 2022-23 at Rs 4 LPA and 10 of 15 in 2021-22 at Rs 6 LPA. Anyone comparing programmes should weigh these small numbers against the much larger and steadily better-paid engineering UG track.

Placements

Reported by the institute in its NIRF data submission. Median salary is the figure NIRF asks for — half of the placed students were paid more, half less.

Engineering

Year	Programme	Graduated	Placed	Median salary
2023-24	UG 4-year	1,011	821	15.25 LPA
2023-24	PG 2-year	39	33	10 LPA
2022-23	UG 4-year	910	795	12.5 LPA
2022-23	PG 2-year	34	29	7.5 LPA
2021-22	UG 4-year	712	640	10 LPA
2021-22	PG 2-year	36	29	6.97 LPA

Overall

Year	Programme	Graduated	Placed	Median salary
2023-24	UG 5-year	19	14	6.5 LPA
2022-23	UG 5-year	15	12	4 LPA
2021-22	UG 5-year	15	10	6 LPA

Rankings

Published by the National Institutional Ranking Framework, Ministry of Education. The score is out of 100 and is what the rank was decided on.

Year	Category	Rank	Score
2025	Engineering	#13	66.62
2025	Overall	#34	58.55

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