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NIT Rourkela Rankings 2026
National Institute of Technology Rourkela (NIT Rourkela), ranked 19th in the Collegedunia 2026 B.Tech rankings with a score of 956.3, is one of the premier National Institutes of Technology in India and holds NAAC accreditation. In the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) 2025 Engineering category, NIT Rourkela ranked 13th with a score of 66.62, rising from 19th in 2024, and ranked 34th in the NIRF 2025 Overall category with a score of 58.55.
- Collegedunia 2026: ranked 12th in Architecture nationally
- NIRF Architecture 2025: ranked 7th nationally with a score of 65.72
- NIRF Research 2025: ranked 30th nationally with a score of 52.69
- India Today 2025: ranked 13th in B.Tech nationally
- Times of India 2025: ranked 8th in Engineering nationally
NIT Rourkela Ranking in India
NIT Rourkela holds confirmed national ranks from multiple bodies across Engineering, Architecture, and Research categories. The table below shows the consolidated multi-year picture across the major ranking agencies.
| Agency | Category | 2026 Rank | 2025 Rank | 2024 Rank | 2023 Rank | 2022 Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collegedunia | B.Tech | 19 | - | - | - | - |
| Collegedunia | Architecture | 12 | - | - | - | - |
| NIRF | Engineering | - | 13 | 19 | 16 | 15 |
| NIRF | Overall | - | 34 | 34 | 37 | - |
| NIRF | Architecture | - | 7 | 9 | 8 | - |
| NIRF | Research | - | 30 | 30 | 29 | - |
| India Today | B.Tech | - | 13 | - | - | - |
| IIRF | B.Tech | 42 | - | - | - | - |
NIT Rourkela’s most notable movement in 2025 is in the NIRF Engineering category, where it rose from 19th in 2024 to 13th in 2025. Its Architecture rank of 7th in 2025 is the strongest single-category rank the institute holds nationally.
NIT Rourkela Collegedunia Ranking
NIT Rourkela appears in two streams in the Collegedunia 2026 rankings: B.Tech and Architecture. Collegedunia ranks institutes on a composite index covering academic quality, placement outcomes, and peer reputation. The B.Tech score of 956.3 places NIT Rourkela 19th nationally among engineering institutes.
| Stream | National Rank (2026) | Collegedunia Score |
|---|---|---|
| B.Tech | 19 | 956.3 |
| Architecture | 12 | 668.5 |
In the Collegedunia B.Tech rankings, NIT Rourkela sits among the top 20 engineering institutions in India. The Architecture rank of 12th reflects the institute’s School of Architecture and Planning, which is separately ranked by NIRF at 7th in the Architecture and Planning category.
NIT Rourkela NIRF Ranking
NIT Rourkela participates in the Ministry of Education’s National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) in four categories: Engineering, Overall, Architecture and Planning, and Research. NIRF evaluates institutions on five parameters: Teaching, Learning and Resources (TLR), Research and Professional Practice (RPC), Graduation Outcomes (GO), Outreach and Inclusivity (OI), and Perception (PR).
NIT Rourkela NIRF Engineering Ranking 2025
NIT Rourkela ranked 13th in NIRF 2025 Engineering with a score of 66.62, its best Engineering rank in at least four years. This is a gain of six positions from 19th in 2024, making the 2025 movement one of the largest single-year rank jumps among top-20 engineering institutes.
| Year | NIRF Engineering Rank | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 | 66.62 |
| 2024 | 19 | 63.38 |
| 2023 | 16 | 62.79 |
| 2022 | 15 | 62.36 |
NIT Rourkela’s Engineering score has risen from 62.36 in 2022 to 66.62 in 2025, a net improvement of 4.26 points over four years. The rank fluctuated between 13th and 19th over the same period, reflecting both absolute performance gains and year-to-year variation in the broader cohort.
NIT Rourkela NIRF Overall Ranking 2025
NIT Rourkela ranked 34th in the NIRF 2025 Overall category with a score of 58.55. The Overall category pools all institution types, so an NIT competes with IITs, central universities, IIMs, and medical institutes in the same list.
| Year | NIRF Overall Rank | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 34 | 58.55 |
| 2024 | 34 | 57.04 |
| 2023 | 37 | 55.52 |
NIT Rourkela held the same Overall rank of 34th in both 2024 and 2025, while its score rose from 57.04 to 58.55. The institute moved from 37th in 2023 to 34th in 2024 and held that position in 2025.
NIT Rourkela NIRF Architecture Ranking 2025
NIT Rourkela ranked 7th in NIRF 2025 Architecture and Planning with a score of 65.72. This is the institute’s strongest single NIRF category rank and reflects the sustained performance of its School of Architecture and Planning.
| Year | NIRF Architecture Rank | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | 65.72 |
| 2024 | 9 | 64.88 |
| 2023 | 8 | 63.76 |
NIT Rourkela’s Architecture rank has stayed in the top 10 in all three available years. The score improved from 63.76 in 2023 to 65.72 in 2025, moving the rank from 8th to 7th over the same period.
NIT Rourkela NIRF Research Ranking 2025
NIT Rourkela ranked 30th in NIRF 2025 Research with a score of 52.69. The Research category emphasises research output, citations, and industry collaboration, making it a separate measure from the Engineering or Overall rankings.
| Year | NIRF Research Rank | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 30 | 52.69 |
| 2024 | 30 | 51.16 |
| 2023 | 29 | 51.32 |
NIT Rourkela’s Research rank has been stable at 29th to 30th over three years. The score improved from 51.16 in 2024 to 52.69 in 2025, though the rank remained at 30th due to similar gains among nearby-ranked institutions.
NIT Rourkela World Ranking
NIT Rourkela appears in international rankings published by Times Higher Education (THE) and Quacquarelli Symonds (QS). Among National Institutes of Technology, NIT Rourkela is one of the few to appear in both THE World and QS Asia rankings.
| Ranking Body | Category | Rank or Band | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Times Higher Education (THE) | World University Rankings | 601-800 | 2026 |
| Times Higher Education (THE) | Asia University Rankings | 186 | 2026 |
| QS World University Rankings by Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) | Asia | 396 | 2026 |
| QS | Sustainability | 652 | 2026 |
NIT Rourkela does not appear in the main QS World University Rankings beyond the regional and thematic lists above. The THE and QS methodologies weight research citations heavily, which explains the difference in absolute position between these rankings and NIRF, which weights teaching and governance more equally.
NIT Rourkela Ranking FAQs
Ques. What is NIT Rourkela’s NIRF rank in 2025?
Ans. NIT Rourkela ranked 13th in NIRF 2025 Engineering (score 66.62), 34th in NIRF 2025 Overall (score 58.55), 7th in NIRF 2025 Architecture and Planning (score 65.72), and 30th in NIRF 2025 Research (score 52.69). The Engineering rank of 13th is the most significant, as it represents a rise of six positions from 19th in NIRF 2024 Engineering.
Ques. Why did NIT Rourkela’s NIRF Engineering rank improve so sharply from 2024 to 2025?
Ans. NIT Rourkela’s NIRF Engineering score rose from 63.38 in 2024 to 66.62 in 2025, a gain of 3.24 points. The six-position rank improvement from 19th to 13th reflects both this score gain and the relative performance of other institutions in the 2025 Engineering cohort. The NIRF portal’s parameter-wise breakdown for 2025 provides the specific scores for TLR, RPC, GO, OI, and PR that together produced the 66.62 composite score.
Ques. How does NIT Rourkela rank globally?
Ans. NIT Rourkela ranked 186th in THE Asia University Rankings 2026, placing it among the top 200 universities in Asia and one of the few NITs to achieve this. In THE World University Rankings 2026, it falls in the 601 to 800 band. In QS Asia 2026, NIT Rourkela ranked 396th. It does not appear in the main QS World University Rankings beyond regional lists.
Ques. What is NIT Rourkela’s rank in Architecture compared to Engineering?
Ans. NIT Rourkela’s strongest NIRF category rank is Architecture and Planning, where it ranked 7th nationally in 2025 with a score of 65.72. In Engineering, it ranked 13th with a score of 66.62 in 2025. The Architecture rank of 7th places it above its Engineering rank in the respective category tables, though the Engineering category has a larger pool of participating institutions.
Ques. How does NIT Rourkela compare with other NITs in NIRF 2025 Engineering?
Ans. In NIRF 2025 Engineering, NIT Rourkela ranked 13th nationally. The top 12 positions in NIRF Engineering 2025 include both IITs and other leading technical institutes. NIT Rourkela’s 13th rank places it among the highest-ranked NITs in the NIRF 2025 Engineering list. The complete ranking table, including the ranks of all participating NITs, is available on the NIRF portal at nirfindia.org.
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NIT Rourkela has got various decent rankings among Engineering Institutes (mainly for B.Tech.) in India. Mentioned below are the name of some:
NIRF has recognised NIT Rourkela at 16th position in 2023 in terms of Engineering courses. It was 15th rank in 2022. India today has ranked NIT Rourkela B.Tech. at 21st position out of 30 in India in 2021. It has also been ranked at 2nd position in Odisha. The Week has announce its ranking at 14th out of 191 Engineering colleges in 2020.