NIT Rourkela Reviews on Placements, Faculty and Facilities

Rourkela, OdishaAutonomous UniversityEstd 1961NAAC Grade

4.1

(723 Reviews)

What Students Say

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It offers a great placement after the course completion, companies like microsoft, amazon google, flipkart and other companies like goldman sachs come to recruit new freshers in their companies and even offer internships as well.
The fests conducted in our college are worth enjoying and marvelous talent is encouraged.
No fees hike policy.cost to study is a bit high for a government organisation but it's worth it.scholarship opportunities financial assistance and job opportunities are very satisfactory over here.

Dislikes

The scholarship availability should not be below 5 lakh.. it should be a larger number beacuse 5 lakh income is lower income than a lower middle class family.
The faculty advisor is a very rude and strict person who doesn't understand the student's problems.
Placements for lower branches are not that good and being a remote area more companies are not coming to college

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Academic

4.0

Faculty

4.0

Infrastructure

4.3

Accommodation

3.9

Social Life

4.5

Placement

4.1

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Soham Parsai

4.5

B.Tech, Biotechnology

Reviewed on May 15, 2025(Enrolled 2024)

Inside scoop: life and learning at NIT ROURKELA

Likes

The campus is very large and clean and ample amount of emphasis is given on sports activities which includes badminton courts, football grounds, cricket ground, kho kho ground, hockey, swimming pool and many more.
Good amount of fests are organised which includes technical fests, sports fests, cultural fests and many more.
The peer group is good as people come after clearing JEE hence there is a positive enviroment about studying/coding/technical acivites.

Dislikes

The connectivity of rourkela is very less it does not even house a proper airport and the train routes are usually very long for north and south indian students. The trains are delayed too
The girl boys ration though improving still remains low .
hostels though are well maintained but the rooms are too small for two students to share it

Course Curriculum Overview:

The course is relevant enough to teach you all the basics you would require in engineering though some of the courses can be changed and in place of those new courses can be addded for example for non physics student teaching them quantum mechanincs and that too the old quantum mechanics doesent seem to make sense . The exams are not so frequent and the papers can be rated as moderate

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Priyanshu Mallik

4.0

B.Tech, Mechanical Engineering

Reviewed on May 13, 2025(Enrolled 2023)

Heaven on earth

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The club culture of Nit Rourkela is the best for sure.
The professors are supportive and good place to learn new things.
Placements statistics are increasing every year

Dislikes

The mess food is not as good as expected during admission
Campus is super huge so u need to have cycle for sure.
There is not much to explore around campus

Course Curriculum Overview:

Course curriculum have changed after my admission .The Nep course structure is being applied by which so many irrelevant subjects are out of course.And new course is being introduced.Like AI Ml is taught to all branches.

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Satyam Mohanty

4.4Helpful

B.Tech, Chemical Engineering

Reviewed on Apr 1, 2025(Enrolled 2024)

NIT Rourkela - The Hidden Beauty

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The college campus is quite large and full of greenery. There are many beautiful places inside the campus.
Ease of accessibility of many items as the shops are nearby only. Sports facilities are also good including swimming pool, volleyball,basketball, badminton courts, cricket ground,etc.
Faculty members, seniors, batchmates all are helpful and kind. There is no ragging over here. Some faculties teach very nicely.

Dislikes

Few faculties will make your life hell, but they are just a few in no. and present in every college.
Curriculum is relevant but vast as well and can become tiresomee.The gender ratio is bad in core branches like mechanical, chemical, civil,etc.
Mess food is sometimes bad and in hostel, there is water issue sometimes.

Student Snaps:

Placement Experience:

students in the fourth year become eligible for campus placements. Many companies like NVidia, JSL, JSW, 09 Solutions, Deloitte, Pine Labs, and IBM. came here and offered great packages. Last year, 1147 offers were made. The maximum package was 1.2 Cr per annum fromthe ECE branch by a company and the average package was 14.57 lpa. Approx 90-95% of students were placed during the placement drive.

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Rakshat Tiwari

2.8Helpful

B.Tech, Chemical Engineering

Reviewed on Mar 22, 2025(Enrolled 2024)

NITR Review

Likes

The Campus is huge. You can walk around many places.
The academic buildings are big and can accommodate many students at a time.
The placements and internships offered by companies are good.

Dislikes

The food given by the mess is just worst and disgusting.
The hostel rooms are very small and the bathrooms are not clean.
The teachers don't care if you are understanding anything or not.

Course Curriculum Overview:

They are introducing new subjects that may work well in near future. These subjects are good to be learned about. They should completely remove the subjects that are not beneficial to students as they are irrelevant to course or a waste of time due to non-usage in their future work.

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Hrishikesh Ashok Suvarna

5.0Helpful

B.Tech, Chemical Engineering

Reviewed on Mar 17, 2025(Enrolled 2024)

"Exploring Excellence : A detailed review of NIT Rourkela"

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Highly qualified profs with strong research backgrounds ,focus on both theorotical and practical learning through labs ,projects .Active and effective placement cell with top companies like Microsoft ,Google Tata and infosyscampus,Avg Pakage 10-12lpa
clubs and societies are active .There are technical,cultural,and sports clubs .Annual fests like Innovision and Nitrutsav are nationwide ,Girls to boys ratio is approx 1:5 which is improving as more female students enroll.

Dislikes

Some hostels and classrooms require maintenence and upgrades,curriculum can be more industry oriented ,core branches like civil,chemical sometimes fewer opportunities compared to CS/IT,Gneder ratio needs to be improved

Course Curriculum Overview:

The course curriculem is highly relevant and comprehensive designed to provide a strong foundatiom in core engineering subjects ,It alligns well with industry standards ,However there is a room for improvement ,such as offering more electives in emerging fields like AI,Iot and data science and updating course content to reflect the latest technological advancements .The exam system has one midsem and one endsem per semester ,i think the difficulty level is moderate because 90% of the class gets passes in the exams

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College Ninja

4.3Helpful

B.Sc + M.Sc, Life Sciences

Reviewed on Mar 16, 2025(Enrolled 2024)

THE COLLEGE OF NATIONAL IMPORTANCE - NIT ROURKELA

Likes

Absolute beauty campus, buildings, hostels
Good faculties and understanding seniors
Good services in all fields be it sports,necessities,fests,etc.

Dislikes

Food (not so bad, but in general rourkela food doesnt suit my taste), also mess fees and quality doesnt match
Absolute grading system, is very rigorous

Placement Experience:

From pre final year of every course, students are eligible for on campus internships and from final year, we are eligible for campus placements The overall average placement of nit rourkela in 2023-24 was 1340000 And, life science hasnt seen much of placement since most go for higher research opportunities or they get placed in coaching institutes for min 3 lpa and max. 6 to 7 lpa Overally college had 90%+ placement but life science had only 3 offers last year which obviously is teacher at big neet coaching institute such as aakash,narayana,etc.

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Rudra Pratap Rout

3.7Helpful

B.Tech + M.Tech, Industrial Ceramics & Ceramic Engineering

Reviewed on Mar 14, 2025(Enrolled 2024)

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The lush green campus is too soothing to live in. Hostels are very huge and the mess food is far better than any college in Odisha . For pure vegetarians there is a whole separate mess without onion and garlic.only two student live in a single room.
Academics is good and manageable . Weekly classes are of very short duration and less classes on a day to have a lot of extra time . Teachers are not that strict or difficult to deal . Academic pressure is low compared to IITs and IITs.
There's a board called SAC(Student Activity Centre) for all kind of sports and extra curriculars. There are every type of club according to your interest. From art to business, from robotics to craft , from cricket kho kho . One fest each month 🎉

Dislikes

The badminton courts in every hostel is made outdoor . The room is a little short for two people (but quite adjustable) . The hostel mess quality degrades as you move to another sem. For 1st yr boarders rules are strict. No electric appliances allowe
NIT Rourkela sem exams are too stressful to deal with Very strict and very difficult to make youmself able to escape a back .
There is a shortage of cricket field and football fields and also no mat for kabaddi . In most of the clubs they don't teach you much they just expect you to learn yourself and work in the club. The snacks and drinks items are expensive inside campus

Placement Experience:

I am a first year so don't know much about placements an internships. Avegmrage package is - 10-12 lakhs Median package - 8-9 lakhs Highest domestic package - 52 lakhs Highest international package - 1.2 crore The average placement percentage of all branches are more than 90 always. Even some branches like mining and ceramic have 100% placements. After the 6th semester students are eligible for campus placements and after 4th sem students are eligible for internships. I have just gave the fivestar but I am a first year student remember.

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Lokesh

3.9Helpful

B.Tech, Electronics & Communication Engineering

Reviewed on Mar 9, 2025(Enrolled 2023)

A Transformative Journey at NIT Rourkela

Likes

NIT rourkela has best placements, this is the reason I joined this college
NIT rourkela has best infrastructure, Best nature
NIT Rourkela has best teaching method which follows NEP rules and regulation

Dislikes

Strict behaviour of some faculties in college
food facilities at some hall of residencies
Climate situation like extremely hot in summer

Placement Experience:

NIT Rourkela has consistently demonstrated strong placement records, reflecting its commitment to student employability and industry relevance.Students are eligible for campus placements from their seventh semester

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Aman Tiwari

4.6Helpful

B.Tech, Civil Engineering

Reviewed on Mar 7, 2025(Enrolled 2024)

NIT Rourkela

Likes

Campus is extremely beautiful which is full of greenery and infrastructure is very good
Competition and events are organised by our institute.
Financial support is provided to the students based on their family condition

Dislikes

Attendance is required for giving examination.
Getting leave for various purposes is a tough task
There fifty percent reservation home state students

Placement Experience:

At the end of the fourth year of the graduation students become eligible for the campus placements various companies visit to a campus like Microsoft Google Netflix meta etc. The highest campus placement goes in crores and average is also satisfactoryit is all between 25 to 30 lacs per year. In civil engineering department the highest placement was around 50 lacs and the lowest placement was around 8 - 9 lacs and average placement was around 14 lakhs per year. Almost 80 to 90% of the students are getting placed in civil department each year and almost 80% of the camp presidents are in getting placed every year in their final year. After completing my BTech civil engineering I wish to become a good civil engineering and wanted to work in Indian engineering service

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Shashank Bajpai

4.3Helpful

B.Tech, Electrical Engineering

Reviewed on Feb 25, 2025(Enrolled 2024)

Nit Rourkela-stage for success

Likes

The faculty is a quite good and their also very approachable we can go to their rooms whenever we need we have a doubt we can also connect online
The placement salary very active and student also go for foreign internship
The infrastructure is also very good we have a very big campus size of 1200 acres and out of it 650 is used

Dislikes

Do it is one of the best college in India but still it doesn't have a very good Sports Complex it is being constructed now
The girls to boy the ratio is quietless it is only 23%
Hostels are big but the management could be better and the mess food can also be better

Placement Experience:

Our college often more than 90% Placement in all fields is no campus placement happen to me then I will study for civil service exam to give some government exam so that I can get government job.

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Akriti Banerjeelives in New Delhi

A friend at NIT Rourkela gave me a detailed review of her college the last time she visited me. Here are some highlights from her descriptive experience

NIT Rourkela has a huge, serene, and well-secured campus.
The institute has diverse clubs that promote extracurricular activities and their performance is better than most clubs of other engineering colleges.
Decent Internet speed is offered and the Dc++ is well maintained.
The hostels are well-maintained and decked with all the basic amenities one could ask for.
Students are actively involved in sports such as gymming and swimming.
The faculties are a mixed bag. Some are underqualified and lethargic while some motivate you to become a better person.
The institute boasts of an extensive entrepreneurship culture.
The institute needs to work on increasing its alumni base and the level of fests it organizes given the huge income the institute generates.
The placement scenario varies from branch to branch. It's decent for branches like CS while pathetic for others.
Rourkela does not have any places to explore and also lacks flight connectivity.
The city of Rourkela is one of the cleanest places so hygiene is not an issue here.