National Institute of Technology Rourkela, or NIT Rourkela for short, is a technological university that has been providing undergraduate and postgraduate programs since its establishment, in engineering, sciences and humanities specializations. Major branches of study in the institute include Civil Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronics and Communication Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering , Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Biotechnology, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Humanities and Social Science. The entry requirements are differed based on the discipline and the level of the program but normally 60-75% mark aggregate in 10+2 examination is compulsory. The admission requirements and accepted qualifying exams for all programs include JEE Mains, JEE Advanced for engineering programs, GATE for postgraduate programs, CAT, XAT, MAT, CMAT, ATMA for MBA programs and others.
The online and offline application process for admission seek in National Institute of Technology Rourkela is through the website of the institution found at www.nitrrkl.ac.in. The process of admission to BTech undergraduate programs recognizes the ranks of JEE Main while the MTech and MSc postgraduate programs admit students according to their performance in GATE/NET.
The online application is available for UG courses and it is available from May of the year and students are expected to register with details such as JEE Main Roll number, marks obtained, category, etc Online application is only accepted and there is no provision of accepting offline application. For PG admissions, the application forms are available in the month of march and need to be filled with information such as gate score, marks obtained etc along with research area of interest and scanned copies of documents. The last of the process of selection is Writing Ability Test (WAT) and Personal Interview (PI) conducted by NIT Rourkela.
The documents required at the time of application and counseling are as follows:
The National Institute of Technology (NIT) Rourkela has a wide variety of Under Graduate programs in engineering science, Management and humanities. Some of the popular UG courses offered include B.Tech programmes in Computer Science, Electrical, Electronics, Mechanical, Civil and Chemical engineering among others. The qualifications for admission into B.Tech entails passing the class 12th examination, scoring not less than average of 75% (65% in case of SC/ST category) from a recognized board, and meeting JEE Main score qualification. Other undergraduate programs available are BSc (Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics), B.Des, BBA. The categories of examination that are qualified for these courses include JEE Main, JEE Advanced, and class 12th examination.