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National Institute of Technology
Rourkela
NIT Rourkela Logo
TypeDeemed University
Established1961
Undergraduates1,500
Postgraduates800
Location
Rourkela
,
Orissa
,
India
CampusUrban, Spread over 2.62 km² beyond Sector-1, Rourkela Steel City
AcronymNITR, NITRKL
Websitewww.nitrkl.ac.in

Introduction

National Institute of Technology, Rourkela (NIT) (Hindi: राष्ट्रीय प्रौद्योगिकी संस्थान, रौरकेला), formerly known as the Regional Engineering College, (REC) is one of the top premier national level institutions for technical education in India. NIT is a joint undertaking of Government of India and Government of Orissa. NIT Rourkela was established in 1961 under the able vision of the then Prime Minister of India Jawaharlal Nehru. In recent NASSCOM survey, NIT Rourkela was ranked 17th among premier institutions in India.

Today, nearly fifty years later, NIT Rourkela continues to contribute significantly in the growth of the techno-economic strength of the country in a number of ways. It has produced high quality engineers and scientists, and continues to do so. Today, alumni of NIT Rourkela are doing well in various capacities as entrepreneurs, managers, technocrats, administrators, consultants, advisers and as faculty and researchers, both in India and abroad. At home, they are contributing to the growth of the techno-economic strength of India and also as entrepreneurs, thereby generating employment. Abroad, the alumni have enhanced the prestige of the Institute and the country by their excellent performance in their chosen fields. The amount of quality research undertaken at the institute is also phenomenal.

The institute is managed by the Board of Governors of National Institute of Technology (Rourkela) Society and vested with significant degree of administrative and financial autonomy. Government of India have recognised the institute as a premier institution of repute and have developed it as a center of excellence under plan funding. The institute has been modernised by two foreign collaborative funding agencies i.e. the Material theme in the Materials and Metallurgical Engineering department under Indo-UK. REC project and the Computer Science and Electronics streams under World Bank cum Swiss Development Corporation IMPACT project.

Admissions

Students are admitted to the undergraduate technology programs at the institute based on their performance in highly competitive exam AIEEE conducted by the CBSE, New Delhi. Admissions to the graduate and research programs are done through GATE conducted by the IIT.

Campus

The campus of the institute consisting of the institute buildings, halls of residence and staff colony is situated at the eastern end of Rourkela steel city, beyond Sector-1 over an area of 2.62 km² of land provided by the Government of Orissa. It is a residential campus offering accommodation to faculty, staff and students. The campus has all the amenities for developing personal, social and academic skills of the student community.

There are eight halls of residence within the campus as the courses are mostly residential on full-time basis. Major attractions among the male students of the institute includes legendary Backpost, which serves purpose of refreshment and chillout zone. Backpost has been the cultural epicentre for the students since decades now. The residential campus is equipped with a vast stadium which has been host for several national level university tournaments. There are several other courts within the hostels and residential campus of the Institute. The campus also houses Student Activity Centre (SAC), Auditorium (AV Hall), Canteens (Hex, Nescafe and Canteen), Dispensary, Co-Operative Store, Post Office, SBI Bank, Computer Centre, Workshop, Research Centres and Temples.

The Main Building of the Institute is surrounded by the department buildings. Electrical Engineering, Metallurgical and Material Sciences Engineering and Civil Engineering departments are housed mostly in the Main Building. The Main Building also houses the Central Library, Administrative and Academic sections.

The overall environment is intellectually stimulating for the students of the full-time residential programs.

Talent pool

Today NIT, Rourkela nurtures the best talent in India and abroad. At the end of Spring Semester, each year scores of companies including several fortune 500 companies like PricewaterhouseCoopers, Deloitte & Touche, KPMG, Intel, IBM, Microsoft, Oracle Corporation,Lucent Technologies, Amdocs, Cisco Systems, Motorola, Samsung,Cognizant,HCL Technologies, Texas Instruments, Accenture, General Electric, Schneider Electric, Google, DRDO, SASKEN, AD,PEPSICO, FIITJEE, TIME, Huawei Technologies, Tata Motors, CSC, Saint Gobain, IndianOil,Praxair, Satyam, Infosys, Wipro, TCS, L&T, Hindalco and many more visit the campus to recruit some of the best minds for the evergrowing industrial and scientific requirements of India.

Location

The city of Rourkela came into prominence in the year 1954-55, with the decision of the Government of India to set up the first Public Sector Steel Plant in this locality in collaboration with the then West Germany. The city is a huge metropolis connected with all parts of the country by railway and road. The population of the city is about 6 lakhs. Places like Radhika, Madhuban, Checkpost, Pahadi etc are popular hangouts among the students.

Departments

Department Phone No E-mail
Ceramic Engineering 0661 - 2462200 hod-cr
Chemical Engineering 0661 - 2462250 hod-ch
Civil Engineering 0661 -2462300 hod-ce
Computer Science & Engineering 0661 - 2462350 hod-cs
Electrical Engineering 0661 - 2462400 hod-ee
Electronics & Communication Engineering 0661 - 2462450 hod-ei
Mechanical Engineering 0661 - 2462500 hod-me
Metallurgical & Materials Engineering 0661 - 2462550 hod-mm
Mining Engineering 0661 - 2462600 hod-mn
Chemistry 0661 - 2462650 hod-cy
Applied Mathematics 0661 - 2462700 hod-ma
Physics 0661 - 2462720 hod-ph
Humanities & Social Sciences 0661 - 2462692 hod-hs

Other Departments 

Computer Center

0661 - 2462670 hod-cc 

Central Workshop                               0661 - 2462740  
Training & Placement
          • Electronics With Communications and Instrumentation Engg (got A++ by AICTE for 2006-2010)

Prominent Alumni

  • Mr P.K.Mahapatra (1972-Chemical Enggineering), President & CEO (Technology Business Sector), RPG Enterprises
  • Prof. Barada Mishra (1981-Metallurgical Engineering), Director, Regional Research Laboratory, Bhubaneswar
  • Mr Zia Saquib ( 1985- Electrical Engineering), Executive Director, Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC)
  • Mr Vineet Vohra ( 1985- Mechanical Engineering), Regional Director, Citibank Singapore
  • Sri L. N. Maharana (Chemical Enggineering), alumnus of 1968 batch, is Head of Rare Earths Division, Indian Rare Earth Limited, Udyogmandal, Kerala.
  • Sri J.K.Sasmal (Chemical Enggineering), alumnus of 1970 batch, is Vice President (MIS), Reliance Industries Ltd. at Hazira.
  • Sri S. S. Mohanty (Chemical Enggineering), alumnus of 1972, is now Executive Director (Personnel and Administration) in Rourkela Steel Plant.
  • Mr S.K.Nandi ( 1972- Electrical Engineering), Deputy General Manager, Bokaro Steel Plant.
  • Sri Bijoy Kumar Padhee (Chemical Enggineering), alumnus of 1976, is VP, Vedanta Alumina Ltd. at Lanjigarh.
  • Sri Debashis Roy (Chemical Enggineering), alumnus of 1981 is President of Utkal Alumina, Rayagada, Orissa.
  • Sri V.Suresh ( Chemical Engineering ) , an alumnus of 1988 is a successful businessman dealing with Fortune 500 companies. He has settled down in Baroda


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