NIT Rourkela M.Tech admission 2024 will be based on the GATE scores followed by CCMT counseling. The GATE results 2024 will be declared on March 16 and the candidates can download the score card on March 23. Along with this, the CCMT counselling online registration, fee payment, and online choice filling date is June 05, 2024.

NIT Rourkela offers a 2 year duration MTech program in 31 different specialisations. The institute grants admission to its MTech course based on the marks secured in the GATE exam and CCMT counselling method. NIT Rourkela cutoff in overall for the year 2023 ranges between 351-622 for the general category.

For NIT Rourkela MTech admission 2024, it is mandatory for the candidates to hold BTech degree with a minimum 7.0 CGPA or 65% marks in aggregate and have to take the GATE exam. The GATE qualified students have to register for the CCMT counselling via its official website for the seat allocation process. Candidates must pay a seat acceptance fee to reserve their seats at the institute. 

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NIT Rourkela MTech Eligibility Criteria

  • Candidates must have cleared B.E/B.Tech or equivalent in relevant discipline with 7.0 CGPA or 65% marks in aggregate from a recognized institute.
  • Candidates must have appeared for the GATE exam for the relevant years.
  • Candidates who have studied Bachelor’s program in correspondence mode should belong to IGNOU institute.
  • Candidates will be selected on the basis of GATE score.
  • On the basis of GATE Score, a merit list will be prepared and the shortlisted candidates need to register for the CCMT Counselling.
  • In this stage, candidates will be allotted seats on the availability of seats in the institute and their rank.

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NIT Rourkela M.Tech Counselling Process 2024

GATE CCMT Counselling process consists of five stages. These include: 

Stage 1: Online CCMT Registration, Choice Filling, and Locking

Stage 2: Online CCMT Seat Allotment & Seat Acceptance Fee Deposit

Stage 3: Online CCMT Document Uploading and Submit Willingness

Candidates are required to exercise one of the following willingness when they report to the RC:

  • Floating: if they wish to be considered in the next round for all of their higher preferred choices.
  • Sliding: if they wish to be considered in the next round for their higher preferred choices only within the Institute allotted to them.
  • Freezing: if they are satisfied with the currently allotted seat and not interested in their higher preferred choices in the subsequent round.

Stage 4: Online CCMT Document Verification

  • Document verification will be done by the verifying officer of the respective allotted institute only in the online mode.
  • After successful verification of documents, an ODVC (Online Document Verification Certificate) will be generated.

Stage 5: Online Admission in the Finally Allotted Institute- After successful online document verification by the finally allotted institute, the candidates will have to pay the balance admission fee to the respective Institute in the online mode.

NIT Rourkela MTech Cutoff 

NIT Rourkela MTech cutoff 2023 rounds 1-4 have been released. Tabulated below is the NIT Rourkela MTech round 1 closing cutoffs for the past 3 years:

Courses Cutoff 2023 Cutoff 2022 Cutoff 2021
MTech Water Resources Engineering 375 439 499
MTech Chemical Engineering 357 398 448
MTech Cryogenics and Vacuum Technology 357 478 525
MTech Mining Engineering 356 406 445
MTech Metallurgical & Materials Engineering 351 449 508

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NIT Rourkela M.Tech Course Details

  • This course requires a submission of original research in the form of a thesis.
  • The course is divided into 4 semesters where compulsory subjects and elective subjects are included in the curriculum.
  • Laboratory courses
  • Project work
  • Industrial/ practical training during the Programme.

NIT Rourkela M.Tech Courses

Computer Science And Engineering Biotechnology Electrical Engineering
Thermal Engineering Electronics And Communication Engineering Food Process Engineering
Atmospheric-Oceanic Science and Technology Machine Design Software Engineering
Water Resources Engineering Energy & Environmental Engineering Structural Engineering
Industrial Design Biomedical Engineering Transportation Engineering
Chemical Engineering Mining Engineering Production Engineering
Electronics And Instrumentation Engineering Metallurgical & Materials Engineering Information Security
Cryogenics and Vacuum Technology Ceramic Engineering Geotechnical Engineering

NIT Rourkela MTech Seat Matrix

Given below is the NIT Rourkela MTech seat matrix as per the specialisations offered by the institute:

Courses Seats Offered
MTech Computer Science Engineering 25
MTech Biotechnology 25
MTech VLSI Designs & Embedded Systems 25
MTech Software Engineering 25
MTech Food Process Engineering 15
MTech Electronics Systems & Communications 25
MTech Machine Design & Analysis  25
MTech Power Electronics and Drives 25
MTech Information Security 25
MTech Biomedical Engineering 15
MTech Signal and Image Processing 25
MTech Industrial Design 15
MTech Energy and Environmental Engineering 25
MTech Chemical Engineering 15
MTech Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering 25
MTech Mining Engineering 15
MTech Microwave and Radar Engineering 15
MTech Structural Engineering 25
MTech Atmosphere and Ocean Science 15
MTech Transportation and Engineering 25
MTech Communication and Netwroks 25
MTech Cyrogenic and Vaccum Technology 15
MTech Control and Automation  25
MTech Thermal Engineering 25
MTech Production Engineering 25
MTech Metallurgical & Materials Engineering 15
MTech Water Resources Engineering 25
MTech Geotechnical Engineering 25
MTech Power Systems Engineering 25
MTech Industrial Ceramics 15

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NIT Rourkela M.Tech Placements 

NIT Rourkela Placements 2023 has been concluded. The below table represents the NIT Rourkela Placements 2023 branch-wise:

Courses Job Offers Minimum CTC (in LPA) Maximum CTC (in LPA) Average CTC (in LPA) Median CTC (in LPA)
Biotechnology and Medical Engineering 11 INR 4.00 INR 13.58 INR 7.21 INR 7.20
Civil Engineering 52 INR 3.36 INR 13.58 INR 6.81 INR 6.50
Chemical Engineering 12 INR 2.64 INR 15.00 INR 7.75 INR 7.25
Ceramic Engineering 1 INR 6.13 INR 6.13 INR 6.13 INR 6.13
Computer Science and Engineering 60 INR 5.50 INR 52.89 INR 21.36 INR 19.00
Electronics and Communication Engineering 74 INR 3.60 INR 37.49 INR 18.40 INR 17.75
Electrical Engineering 50 INR 4.00 INR 24.00 INR 11.50 INR 10.00
Earth and Atmospheric Sciences 3 INR 4.50 INR 6.00 INR 5.17 INR 5.00
Food Process Engineering 2 INR 6.00 INR 8.10 INR 7.05 INR 7.05
Industrial Design 18 INR 3.60 INR 20.00 INR 8.02 INR 7.50
Mechanical Engineering 60 INR 3.60 INR 16.65 INR 8.92 INR 9.05
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering 4 INR 6.50 INR 8.20 INR 7.68 INR 8.00
Mining Engineering 1 INR 5.50 INR 5.50 INR 5.50 INR 5.50

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NIT Rourkela M.Tech FAQs

Ques. Are NIT Rourkela M.Tech scholarships provided to a Non-GATE student?

Ans. Yes, a Non-GATE student taking admission to NIT Rourkela M.Tech programme and belonging to SC/ST categories are eligible for Post Matric Scholarship (PMS) of the respective State Governments if they satisfy the norms set by the State Govt. For that they need to apply in appropriate time to their State Govts.

Ques. Does NIT Rourkela offer M.Tech scholarships to all students having a valid GATE score?

Ans. Yes, they will get a GATE Scholarship of INR 8000 per month paid every month subject to satisfying attendance requirement of the Institute.

Ques. What are the NIT Rourkela M.Tech Admission schemes for foreign candidates?

Ans. At NIT Rourkela a foreign student can take admission under DASA, ICCR and MEA schemes.

Ques. Can I apply to many NITs during GATE CCMT Counselling?

Ans. A student is free to apply for as many institutes through CCMT Counselling. It can be NITs, IIITs, and other self-funded institutions. All eligible candidates should register themselves at the CCMT website by paying the requisite registration fee

Ques. Can a part-time or sponsored candidate appear for CCMT Counselling 2024?

Ans. No, there is no provision for part time or sponsored candidates to apply for CCMT counselling. Only full-time degree candidates can apply for M.Tech admissions. For M.Tech admissions, a valid GATE scorecard of 2022/2023/2024 is required.