NIT Rourkela Ranking 2025

Rourkela, OdishaAutonomous UniversityEstd 1961
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National Institute of Technology Rourkela (NITR) is one of the 31 National Institutes of Technology in India that has been recognized as an Institute of National Importance by the National Institutes of Technology Act, 2007. The institute was ranked 15 amongst Top Engineering Colleges by NIRF in 2022 and 39th under the overall category. It also made an appearance in the Outlook I-CARE India's Top Govt. Engineering Colleges Rankings in 2021 as 12th best Institute. 

NIT Rourkela is one of India’s premier technical colleges whose academic departments comprise engineering, sciences, mathematics and architecture. Students at the university have a wide spectrum of courses to choose from, and can also delve into specialist technical fields such as ceramic engineering, metallurgy and mining etc.

Apart from this, the NIT Rourkela has maintained its global reputation of successfully imparting quality education.The QS Asia University Rankings 2022 has placed NIT Rourkela at the 271-280 rankband position. Also under Times Higher Education Asia University Rankings 2022, NIT Rourkela has secured the 251– 300 rankband. As per THE Rankings 2021, NIT Rourkela is No.1 in the overall category amongst all the NITs in the country. 

NIT Rourkela Ranking Highlights

Ranking Agency  Year Rank
NIRF Overall Rankings 2022 39
NIRF Engineering Rankings 2022 15
QS Asia University Rankings 2022 271-280 
THE World University Rankings 2022 801–1000
2021 801–1000
THE Asia University Rankings 2021 201–250
Outlook India's Top Govt. Engineering Colleges 2021 12
India Today Top Govt. Engineering Colleges 2021 21
NIRF (Engineering) 2021 20
NIRF (Overall) 2021 41

NIT Rourkela NIRF Ranking 2022

Parameters  Score out of 100
Teaching Learning and Resources 73.39
Research and Professional Practice 59.44
Graduation Outcomes 71.80
Outreach and Inclusivity  57.08
Perception  24.43

NIT Rourkela NIRF Ranking

NIT Rourkela Parameter Scores (Engineering Category)

Parameters  Components  Score Total
TLR SS 18.50 20.00
FSR 24.68 30.00
FQE 16.90 20.00
FRU 13.31 30.00
RP PU 26.08 35.00
QP 28.84 40.00
IPR 3.00 15.00
FPPP 1.53 10.00

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GPH 30.85 40.00
GUE 15.00 15.00
MS 14.19 25.00
GPHD 11.76 20.00
OI RD 15.66 30.00
WD 14.96 30.00
ESCS 6.46 20.00
PCS 20.00 20.00
PR PR 24.43 100.00

NIT Rourkela has secured the 39th place under top 50 Colleges/ Universities in the NIRF Overall Category Rankings 2022. The parameter scores for the same are mentioned below.

NIT Rourkela NIRF Ranking Scores

NIT Rourkela NIRF Ranking

NIT Rourkela Parameter Scores (Overall Category)

Parameters  Components  Score Total
TLR SS 15.90 20.00
FSR 18.29 25.00
FQE 14.97 20.00
FRU 7.69 20.00
OE 2.50 15.00
RP PU 23.00 35.00
QP 23.54 35.00
IPR 1.50 15.00
FPPP 1.05 15.00
GO GUE 52.74 60.00
GPHD 15.96 40.00
OI RD 15.95 30.00
WD 14.50 30.00
ESCS 6.46 20.00
PCS 20.00 20.00
PR PR 18.08 100.00

Considering the other Top 10 NIRF ranked Institutes in 2022, IIT Madras has maintained its 1st position following the IISc Bangalore at the 2nd position in the list. Following are the rankings of the top 10 Colleges under the Overall Category in NIRF 2022.

Rank Name of the College  NIRF Score
1 IIT Madras 87.59
2 IISc Bangalore 83.57
3 IIT Bombay 82.35
4 IIT Delhi 82.22
5 IIT Kanpur 77.83
6 IIT Kharagpur 75.94
7 IIT Roorkee  71.48
8 IIT Guwahati  69.75
9 AIIMS Delhi 69.57
10 JNU Delhi 67.25

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Given below is how NIT Rourkela has performed in the NIRF rankings over the last 3 years:

Year NIRF Rank (Engineering Category) NIRF Score (Out of 100)
2022 15th 62.36
2021 20th 58.02
2020 16th 59.29
2019 16th 57.75

NIT Rourkela Outlook ICARE Ranking

Outlook-ICARE has placed the NIT Rourkela at the 12th position among the Oulook India's Top Govt. Engineering Colleges Rankings 2021 which is consistent as that of the previous year. The ranking forum considers its own parameters which are Academic & Research Excellence (250), Industry Interfere & Placement (250), Infrastructure & Facilities (200), Governance & Administration (150), Diversity & Outreach (150), Overall Score (1000).    Final scores that decide the ranking are based on the augmented scores of each parameter. 

Parameters  NIT Rourkela Score
Academic & Research Excellence 201.57
Industry Interfere & Placement 143.42
Infrastructure & Facilities 148.35
Governance & Administration 88.4
Diversity & Outreach 42.21

Ranking of some top colleges is given below.

Rank Name of the College  Overall Score (1000)
1 IIT Madras 897.04
2 IIT Delhi 884.5
3 IIT Bombay 841.13
4 IIT Kharagpur 819.21
5 IIT Kanpur 812.45
6 IIT Roorkee  759.87
7 IIT Guwahati  747.7
8 NIT Karnataka Surathkal  675.58
9 NIT Trichy  664.75
10 ANNA University Chennai 631.96

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NIT Rourkela QS World University Rankings

QS World Universities Ranking is an annual publication of university rankings by Quacquarelli Symonds Limited. It released its first list in 2004, in partnership with THE, and became independent in 2010. It also launched a separate ranking list for Asian Universities and for BRICS nations.   NIT Rourkela has been ranked at the 250th position by the QS Asian University Rankings 2021. However, the ranking criteria for the Asian University Ranking is mentioned below along with their scores.

NIT Rourkela QS World University Ranking 2021

NIT Rourkela Times Higher Education Rankings 2021

Times Higher Education has placed NITR among the major 801-1000 universities for the year 2022. However, the institution has maintained the same ranking as that of the previous 2 years. Also, NITR has been ranked in the band of 401–600th by THE Impact Rankings 2021.The ranking agency considers a few parameters in order to prepare the rank list which comprises Teaching, Citations, Industry Income, International Outlook, and Research. Some of the key statistics of NIT Rourkela based on the data collected for THE World University Rankings 2022 are mentioned below.

Parameters Parameter scores
Teaching 24.1
Research 15.3
Citations 44.9
Industry income 36.3
International Outlook 18.4

NIT Rourkela India Today Rankings 2021

NIT Rourkela has seen a fall in its India Today Rankings 2021 by 1 as compared to the rankings of India Today 2020. NIT Rourkela has been placed at the 21st position by the India Today India Today Top Govt. Engineering Colleges Rankings 2021. However, the table below shows the rankings of various other institutions in the year 2021.

Name Rank
IIT Delhi 1
IIT Bombay 2
IIT Kanpur 3
IIT Kharagpur  4
IIT Roorkee  5
IIT Guwahati 6
DTU 7

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Indiatoday Ranking

NIT Rourkela B.Tech ranking by India Today is 21 out of 30 colleges in India in 2021 and it was 26 out of 254 colleges in India in 2020.

India Today
Stream / Category2021 Ranking2020 Ranking
B.Tech
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#21  out of 30 in  India 2021
#26  out of 254 in  India 2020
#2nd in Odisha
MBA
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#28  out of 37 in  India 2021
#3rd in Odisha
#81  out of 292 in  India 2020
#4th in Odisha

The Week Ranking

NIT Rourkela B.Tech ranking by The Week is 14 out of 191 colleges in India in 2020 and it was 13 out of 130 colleges in India in 2019.

The Week
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#14  out of 191 in  India 2020
#1st in Odisha
#13  out of 130 in  India 2019
#1st in Odisha

NIRF Ranking

NIT Rourkela Overall ranking by NIRF is 37 out of 200 colleges in India in 2023 and it was 39 out of 200 colleges in India in 2022. NIT Rourkela Architecture ranking by NIRF is 8 out of 30 colleges in India in 2023.

NIRF
Stream / Category2023 Ranking2022 Ranking2021 Ranking
Architecture
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#8  out of 30 in  India 2023
#1st in Odisha
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B.Tech
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#16  out of 200 in  India 2023
#1st in Odisha
#15  out of 300 in  India 2022
#1st in Odisha
#20  out of 300 in  India 2021
#1st in Odisha
Overall
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#37  out of 200 in  India 2023
#3rd in Odisha
#39  out of 200 in  India 2022
#3rd in Odisha
#41  out of 200 in  India 2021
#3rd in Odisha

Outlook Ranking

NIT Rourkela Overall ranking by Outlook is 50 out of 100 colleges in India in 2019. NIT Rourkela B.Tech ranking by Outlook is 12 out of 30 colleges in India in 2021 and it was 11 out of 30 colleges in India in 2020.

Outlook
Stream / Category2021 Ranking2020 Ranking2019 Ranking
B.Tech
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#12  out of 30 in  India 2021
#11  out of 30 in  India 2020
#19  out of 150 in  India 2019
#1st in Odisha
Overall
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#50  out of 100 in  India 2019
#3rd in Odisha

IIRF Ranking

NIT Rourkela B.Tech ranking by IIRF is 41 out of 170 colleges in India in 2023 and it was 30 out of 192 colleges in India in 2022.

IIRF
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#41  out of 170 in  India 2023
#30  out of 192 in  India 2022

TOI Ranking

NIT Rourkela B.Tech ranking by The Times Of India is 5 out of 175 colleges in India in 2024 and it was 36 out of 170 colleges in India in 2023.

The Times Of India
Stream / Category2024 Ranking2023 Ranking
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#5  out of 175 in  India 2024
#2nd in Odisha
#36  out of 170 in  India 2023
#3rd in Odisha

NIRF Innovation Ranking

NIT Rourkela Overall ranking by National Institutional Ranking Framework Innovation is 151 out of 312 colleges in India in 2023.

National Institutional Ranking Framework Innovation
Stream / Category2023 Ranking
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#151  out of 312 in  India 2023
#3rd in Odisha

THE Ranking

NIT Rourkela Overall ranking by Times Higher Education is 601 out of 1501 colleges in International in 2024 and it was 1001 out of 1799 colleges in International in 2023. NIT Rourkela B.Tech ranking by Times Higher Education is 601-800 out of 800 colleges in International in 2020 and it was 501-600 out of 800 colleges in International in 2019.

Times Higher Education
Stream / Category2024 Ranking2023 Ranking2022 Ranking
Overall
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#601  out of 1501 in  International 2024
#1001  out of 1799 in  International 2023
#801-1000  out of 1201 in  India 2022

QS Ranking

NIT Rourkela Overall ranking by QS World University is 29 out of 100 colleges in India in 2020 and it was 27 out of 72 colleges in India in 2019.

QS World University
Stream / Category2020 Ranking2019 Ranking
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#29  out of 100 in  India 2020
#2nd in Odisha
#27  out of 72 in  India 2019
#2nd in Odisha

US News Ranking

NIT Rourkela Overall ranking by US News is 1327 out of 2000 colleges in International in 2022 and it was 1234 out of 1467 colleges in International in 2021.

US News
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#1327  out of 2000 in  International 2022
#1234  out of 1467 in  International 2021

Collegedunia Ranking

NIT Rourkela B.Tech ranking by Collegedunia.com is 17 out of 394 colleges in India in 2023.

Collegedunia.com
Stream / Category2024 Ranking2023 Ranking
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#17  out of 394 in  India 2023
#2nd in Odisha
MBA
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#203  out of 608 in  India 2024
#7th in Odisha
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CWUR Ranking

NIT Rourkela Overall ranking by Center for World University Rankings is 1438 out of 2000 colleges in International in 2022.

Center for World University Rankings
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#1438  out of 2000 in  International 2022

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