NIT Rourkela Average Package 2025

NIT Rourkela average package 2025 was INR 13.29 LPA overall. In the 2025 placement drive, a total of 373 recruiters visited the campus generating over 1250 offers. The placement rate in 2025 was over 95%, with several roles in the software and IT, consulting, finance, mining, and mechanical domains..

• NIT Rourkela placement recorded the highest package of INR 120 LPA in 2025.
• NIT Rourkela fees range from INR 592,500 to INR 919,500, staying on par with the median package of INR 6.57 LPA.
• The Computer Science and Engineering across courses recorded the best average package.

Check out the following table to learn about the average package of the popular courses of NIT Rourkela.

NIT Rourkela offers 9 courses in technology, management, science and humanities. BTech secured the best placement rate hovering over 82%, while the NIT Rourkela PhD placement rate was 50%. The average packages secured by all the undergraduate and postgraduate courses are quite impressive, with the average stipend ranging from INR 4.97 LPA to INR 14.24 LPA. 

• NIT Rourkela BSc+MSc secured roles in the research domain.
• PhD holders secured an impressibbe average package of INR 12.49 LPA.
• The BTech+MTech average package was INR 7.50 LPA with 80% placement rate.
• The average pacaages of BArch, MBA, MSc, and BSc+MSc hovered in the range of INR 5.5-6.6 LPA.

NIT Rourkela BTech Average Package 2025

NIT Rourkela BTech average package 2025 was INR 14.10 LPA. While this Institute of National Importance (INI) secured placement in both emerging and core specialisations, the core branches like Computer Science and Engineering, and electronics and communication engineering secured the highest average packages. Amongst the emerging branches, BTech Biotechnology and Medical Engineering secured the highest average package. Although ceramic engineering secured the lowest average package, the range hovered from INR 9.19 LPA to INR 23.20 LPA.

• NIT Rourkela BTech Biotechnology and Medical Engineering secured an average package of INR 14.05 LPA.
• BTech Computer Science and Engineering secured the highest average package of INR 23.20 LPA, while requiring NIT Rourkela cutoff below AIR 7371 in the JEE Main 2025.
• 783 BTech graduates secured 875 job offers in the placement drive in 2025.
• BTech Industrial Design secured an average package of INR 9.46 LPA.
• NIT Rourkela BTech top recruiters include Google, Microsoft, Apple, Wells Fargo, Adani Group, Oracle, Nestlé, etc.

NIT Rourkela MTech Average Package 2025

NIT Rourkela MTech average package 2025 was INR 13.48 LPA. The MTech Electronics and Communication Engineering secured the highest average package, with the CSE, ECE and industrial design securing average packages over INR 20 LPA. While both emerging and core branches are available, the average placement secured by the core specialisations is more impressive than the other. MTech mining engineering secured the lowest average package at INR 6 LPA.

• Under the NIT Rourkela courses, the MTech mechanical engineering, biotechnology and Atmospheric Sciences, delivered impressive performance with the average packages ranging from INR 8.46 LPA to INR 9.52 LPA.
• The MTech placement rate stood at 75%.
• NIT Rourkela MTech top recruiters include Deloitte, Qualcomm, BPCL Group, GAIL, Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL), Jindal Steel & Power, etc.

NIT Rourkela average package trend in the last 5 years increased by around 35% across courses. NIT Rourkela placement in 2021 secured an average package of INR 9.82 LPA, while in 2025, the average stipend rose to 13.29 LPA. The growth is largely stimulated by technology-based programmes like BTech, MTech, and BTech+MTech. In-demand branches like computer science, electronics and communication, electrical, mechanical and biomedical engineering, from 2021 to 2025, secured the best average packages.

• The average package of the National Institute of Technology Roukela experienced sharp cumulative rise across most courses from 2021 to 2023.
• The 2023 placement drive secured highest average package so far at INR 14.04 LPA.
• Although the 2024 and 2025 placement drive saw a slight dip of around 6% from 2023, the average package stayed in the band of 13 LPA.

NIT Rourkela placement drive in 2025 witnessed strong participation from leading global and Indian recruiters across software, core engineering, BFSI, and energy sectors. A total of 373 companies visited the campus, with major technology firms such as Google, Amazon, and Microsoft playing a key role, alongside core and semiconductor recruiters. While technical domain ruled the placement drive in 2025, sectors like oil and gas, BFSI, automobile also hired in significant volume.

• NIT Rourkela top recruiters from BFSI and oil & gas includes Wells Fargo, Barclays, ExxonMobil and BPCL.
• Automotive recruiters in the NIT Rourkela placement were Bajaj Auto and Mercedes-Benz.
• Since 2021, the overall offers increased by 37.8%.
• The 2023 and 2024 placement drives saw the highest number of offers.

NIT Rourkela Repeat Recruiters

Repeat recruiters of the NIT Rourkela placement drive in the last 5 years included Google, Amazon, Microsoft, Deloitte, and BPCL.

NIT Rourkela average package of INR 13.29 LPA in 2025 appeared to be quite competitive among peer institutions in the eastern and nearby regions. While NIT Jamshedpur secured the highest average package, it remains close to other similar institutions. Overall, NIT Rourkela sits firmly in the upper mid-band of average packages among similar NITs and regional IITs.

• NIT Jamshedpur placement, in terms of average package, stands about 17.8% higher than NIT Rourkela.
• NIT Durgapur average package of INR 12.61 LPA was approximately 5.1% lower than the National Institute of Technology Rourkela.
• The average package secured in the IIT Bhubaneswar placement was roughly 12.7% higher than the NIT Rourkela.