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NIT Rourkela Ph.D: Fees 2025, Course Duration, Dates, Eligibility

Rourkela, OdishaAutonomous UniversityEstd 1961NAAC Grade

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Content Curator | Updated on - Oct 31, 2025

Ph.D at NIT Rourkela is a 3-year Full Time Doctorate Degree. The course is offered in 20 specializations. The most popular specializations include Life Science, Management Studies, Biotechnology.

The total Ph.D Fees at NIT Rourkela for 2025 - 2026 academic year is ₹ 87,500 - 1.3 Lakhs. This includes a total tuition fee of ₹ 45,000.

To be eligible for the NIT Rourkela Ph.D program, candidates must have passed Post Graduation+UGC NET (or equivalent).

Read the section below for further details on NIT Rourkela Ph.D admission 2025, fees, hostel fees, cutoff, placement, rankings and more.

Ph.D

Total Fees:₹1.3 Lakhs

5.0(1 Review)20 Courses3 Years Full Time

(Based on 2.5K views last year)

233 Students have shown interest in the last 30 days

Eligibility:

Post Graduation+UGC NET

Application Date:

17 Nov 2025

Life Science

₹1.3 Lakhs

(Based on 173 views last year)

Management Studies

₹1.3 Lakhs

(Based on 121 views last year)

NIT Rourkela Ph.D Fees

NIT Rourkela Ph.D Fees 2025 - 2026 is ₹ 87,500 - 1.3 Lakhs for the entire course duration. This is an decrease of -67.79% (~₹272) from the previous year fee. Students must pay approximately ₹ 29,167 - 43,167 per year.

The total Ph.D fees covers-

Total tuition fee of ₹ 45,000
A Refundable Caution fee of ₹ 10,000
Total other fee of ₹ 32,500 - 74,500

The hostel fees for NIT Rourkela is 1.05 Lakhs.

Based on 6 reviews and 2.3 K views collected by Collegedunia last year, the most popular Ph.D specialisation is Life Science, Management Studies, Biotechnology.

Ph.D Life Science total fees is ₹ 87,500
Ph.D Management Studies total fees is ₹ 1.3 Lakhs
Ph.D Biotechnology total fees is ₹ 87,500

Quota:

Fee Type	Total Amount (INR)
tuition fees	₹ 45,000
caution fees*	₹ 10,000
other fees	₹ 74,500
total academic fees	₹ 1.3 Lakhs
hostel fees	₹1.05 Lakhs
total fees	₹ 2.35 Lakhs

* Fees is refundable

NIT Rourkela Latest Updates and News

30 Oct, 2025 NIT Rourkela is inviting applications for PhD Admission (Spring) 2026 till Nov 17, 2025. Further, the entrance test and interview are scheduled to be held on Dec 1, 2025. Click here for more.

30 Oct, 2025 NIT Rourkela Ph.D Fee Structure 2026 has been released. The total academic fee is ₹ 1.3 Lakhs.

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NIT Rourkela Ph.D Admission 2025

Students must have Post Graduation+UGC NET to be eligible for Ph.D admission at NIT Rourkela.

NIT Rourkela Ph.D Admission Dates 2025

The application deadline for admission to NIT Rourkela Ph.D program is November 17.

Important Events

Events	Dates
Date of Test and Interview for Admission 2025 [Ph.D] (Engineering)	Dec 01, 2025 Upcoming
Publication of Result of Interview for Admission 2025 [Ph.D] (Engineering)	Dec 08, 2025 Upcoming
Date of Admission for Session 2025 [Ph.D] (Engineering)	Dec 15, 2025 Tentative
Commencement of Classes for Admission 2025 [Ph.D] (Engineering)	Jan 01, 2026 Tentative

Expired Events

Events	Dates
Publication of Result of Scrutiny for Admission 2025 [Ph.D] (Engineering)	Nov 21, 2025
Last Date of Online Form Submission for Admission 2025 [Ph.D] (Engineering)	Nov 17, 2025
Date of Admission through VISVESVARAYA SCHEME PHASE - II	Aug 01, 2025

NIT Rourkela Ph.D Placement

According to the latest available NIT Rourkela placement reports of 2025, the highest package for Ph.D is INR 16 Lakhs. The median package is INR 12 Lakhs. The average package is INR 14.57 Lakhs.

The Average package for Electrical Engineering is 8.33 Lakhs
The Average package for Computer Science And Engineering is 14.57 Lakhs

As per NIRF Report 2025 released, about % Ph.D students at NIT Rourkela were placed during the placement drive. The median package reported is ₹ .

Specialisation	Package	2025
Computer Science And Engineering	Highest Package	₹16.00 Lakhs
	Median Package	₹12.00 Lakhs
	Average Package	₹14.57 Lakhs
Electrical Engineering	Highest Package	₹9.00 Lakhs
	Median Package	₹9.00 Lakhs
	Average Package	₹8.33 Lakhs

NIT Rourkela Ph.D Ranking

According to Collegedunia Ranking 2025, NIT Rourkela ranks #28 out of 500 colleges in India. According to 6 Reviews collected by Collegedunia, the Ph.D program at NIT Rourkela is rated 3.5/5. The college has an overall Collegedunia score of 1188/2000, calculated based on NAAC grade, exam cutoff, rankings, placements and student reviews.

NIT Rourkela is ranked by several ranking agencies such as NIRF, IIRF, The Times Of India. Some of these rankings are as follows-

#13 out of 300 under NIRF Ranking 2025.
#43 out of 160 under IIRF Ranking 2025.
#8 out of 175 under The Times Of India Ranking 2025.

Ranking Agency	Latest	Previous
	#28 out of 500 (2025) #1st Odisha	-
	#13 out of 300 (2025) #1st Odisha	#19 out of 300 (2024) #1st Odisha
	#43 out of 160 (2025) #3rd Odisha	#41 out of 170 (2023)
	#8 out of 175 (2025) #2nd Odisha	#5 out of 175 (2024) #2nd Odisha
	#21 out of 30 (2021)	#20 out of 30 (2020) #2nd Odisha
	#12 out of 30 (2021)	#11 out of 30 (2020)
	#14 out of 191 (2020) #1st Odisha	#13 out of 130 (2019) #1st Odisha
	#601-800 out of 800 (2020)	#501-600 out of 800 (2019)

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Siddharth Shankar Pradhan

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Ph.D, Civil Engineering

Reviewed on Jun 12, 2024(Enrolled 2022)

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The mess fees seems to be very much as compared to other government college.

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Abhishek Kumar

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Ph.D, Chemical Engineering

Reviewed on Mar 29, 2024(Enrolled 2019)

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Fees and Financial Aid:

The tuition fee for my programme is 56842 per semester. The university has a policy of increasing the tuition fee by some years gap. The university has offered several scholarships that cover all the tuition fees. I am a PhD Student; my stipend is 42000/- per month.

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Abhishek bhatt

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Ph.D, Civil Engineering

Reviewed on Jan 19, 2022(Enrolled 2021)

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Fees structure is average, nearly 26000 college fees and 23000 mess and hostel fees per semester. They provide 31000 stipend for PhD student per month. For PhD student there are no campus selection after completing the course.

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SONJOY DATTA

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Ph.D, Civil Engineering

Reviewed on Aug 21, 2020

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They offered iccr and study in india scholarship for foreign students. They offers many scholarship for those students who are not unable to handle ther expenses.

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Gopi Krishna

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Reviewed on Dec 30, 2015

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As per the new notification from MHRD for first 2 years 25000/- and next 3 years 28000/-, TEQIP also gives scholars for non gate students etc.

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Lov Kumar

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Reviewed on Nov 15, 2015

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I have no idea about this but college bank provide the loan facility to student in college capus SBI brach is there and also ATM facilities of different bank.

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Comments

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himanshu yadav

Mar 21, 2024 10:33

What is the process for fee payment and registration for courses at NIT Rourkela?

Sweta Kumari

Mar 28, 2024 13:03

The registration process varies as per the courses. First of all, you need to ensure you meet NIT Rourkela’s course-specific eligibility requirements. You can visit the official website of the NIT Rourkela and then Complete the online application, including educational qualifications and entrance exam scores. And then Pay the application fee online or offline.

ankita banerjee

Mar 20, 2024 10:55

What is the MTech fees at NIT Rourkela, including tuition fees and other charges?

Ashish Ramtari

Mar 21, 2024 07:35

The updated fee structure of NIT Rourkela M.Tech. (according to the 2024 session) has not yet been released. According to the previous fee structure, the details are mentioned below: