NIT Rourkela Infrastructure: Library, Hostel, Labs, Gym, Auditorium & Other Facilities

Pallavi Pradeep Purbey

NIT Rourkela has a wide radius of campus spread over 647.4 acres. It takes every measure to provide means of education, accommodation of students, and look after the requirements. More details regarding the NIT Rourkela campus are given below.

• Library
• Hostel
• Sports
• Swimming Pool
• Canteen
• Shopping Centre
• Health Centre
• Post Office
• Banks and ATMs
• Place of Worship
• Security

Library: The library serves as the institute's principal learning resource centre, with extensive collections of both print and electronic resources. Faculty, students, and research researchers can use the central library to support their teaching and research activities. The NIT Rourkela library has over 1400 journals, 60,000 volumes, 700 CDs, periodicals and video cassettes.

Sports: NIT Rourkela provides world-class sporting facilities to students. It also has a gym with the latest equipment. Two instructors assist the students in the gymnasium. There are also two tennis courts and a basketball court with distinct times for male and female students. Each hall of residence has a badminton court and a volleyball court for its borders. It also has table tennis, carrom, and chess facilities. Some of the hostels also have a contemporary gym with the latest equipment.

Swimming Pool: Separate swimming pools are available for men and women at NIT Rourkela. It also hosts special events such as inter NIT, Inter Hall, and other swimming competitions.

Hostel: The university maintains an extensive, exclusively student-occupied NIT Rourkela hostel. Residents are housed in study rooms, either alone or with another student. There are 11 hostels at the institute, with 7 boys hostels, 2 girls hostels, and 2 married hostels (only for research scholars).

Canteen: There are two canteens on campus located between the audio-visual hall and the CSE department. On all working days, including Saturdays, the campus cafe is open from 8 am to 2 pm. Meals are available at subsidised rates during lunchtime.

Shopping Centre: Two shopping centres on campus cater to the needs of students and locals. 

• Book Store
• Mini-Departmental
• Xerox Shop
• Stationery Shop
• Amul Parlor
• Dairy Parlor
• Grocery Shop
• Vegetable Shop
• Hair Cutting Saloons
• Travel Agency

Health Centre: The Apollo Pharmacy store is attached to it and is open 24x7 to serve the campus's medical needs. Dr Champak Bhattacharyya is the director of the health centre, which has three permanent doctors. Any emergency will be attended to by an ambulance. During the week, doctors such as medicine, gynaecology, cardiology, and paediatrics visit the health facility. The health centre is open from 9 am to 12 pm and from 4:30 am to 7 pm.

Post Office: The National Institute of Technology Rourkela infrastructure has a post office. It is located near the new substation and is open from 7 am to 5 pm on weekdays and 9 am to 2 pm on Saturdays.

Banks and ATMs: State Bank of India is located on campus. The bank operates as a conventional branch on campus and is housed in separate buildings near faculty housing. The State Bank of India operates two ATMs, one at the main gate and near the hostel. There is one Axis bank ATM as well in the academic area.

Place of Worship: The Hanuman temple, Shiva Temple, Sri Rama Temple near the institute substation, and Mangala temple near the South block guest house are the three temples on campus.

Security: The security wing has established a set of rules and regulations that all residents and visitors on campus must follow. The chief security officer leads the security wing, including a 24-hour duty room to prevent any security breaches.