NIT Rourkela placement 2023 has been successfully concluded for all programs. During 2023 placements, the institute recorded some of the best statistics in the institute's history. The NIT Rourkela highest package in 2023 reached an all-time high of INR 83.60 LPA was offered to students of the B.Tech program. Students from all programs recorded a total of 1326 offers in 2023.
330 companies participated in the National Institute of Technology Rourkela placement 2023. Reputed companies like Microsoft, Cognizant, Google, Microsoft, Pepsico, Deloitte, etc. are some of the NIT Rourkela top recruiters.
With a high rate of placement records, NIT Rourkela offers its students a wide range of career opportunities across various fields of industry. Find out more about the placement opportunities available at the institute here- GetMyUni Verdict.
NIT Rourkela incorporates a strong relationship with various top organisations across India and abroad to help students land attractive job opportunities during the final recruitment procedure. More than 95% of the students participating in 2023 placements secure job offers with an NIT Rourkela average package of INR 13.89 LPA. The minimum package in 2023 was recorded as INR 1.00 LPA.
Some of the key highlights for NIT Rourkela placements 2023 are tabulated below.
| Particulars | Highlights |
| Placement Percentage | 95%+ |
| NIT Rourkela Highest Package | INR 83.60 LPA |
| NIT Rourkela Average Package | INR 13.89 LPA |
| NIT Rourkela Lowest Package | INR 1.00 LPA |
| Total Number of Recruiters | 330 |
| Total Number of Offers | 1326 |
NIT Rourkela placements 2023 saw 330 companies visit the campus and offer employment opportunities to students. Some of NIT Rourkela top recruiters during 2023 placements are given below.
| Apple | KPMG | |
| Amazon | Deloitte | Oracle |
| Microsoft | Wipro | Pepsico |
NIT Rourkela placement statistics of the B.Tech course in 2023 have improved tremendously compared to 2022. Statistics like salary packages offered, number of job offers made, etc., during the NITR placements 2023 are shown in the tables below.
NITR is known for its four-year B.Tech program. The NIT-RKL placements 2023 saw 100% placements in some of the B.Tech specialisations. The following table has the details of the NIT Rourkela B.Tech placements 2023.
| Particulars | Highlights |
| Highest Salary Package Offered | INR 83.6 LPA |
| Average Salary Package Offered | INR 15.74 LPA |
| Median Salary Package Offered | INR 12.59 LPA |
| Lowest Salary Package Offered | INR 3.00 LPA |
| Total Number of Offers | 787 |
The NIT RKL highest package in 2023, INR 83.60 LPA, was offered to students of the B.Tech in Computer Science and Engineering course. Tabulated below are various salary packages offered to different B.Tech branches during NITR placement drive of 2023.
| B.Tech Specialisation | Highest Salary Package Offered | Average Salary Package Offered | Median Salary Package Offered | Lowest Salary Package Offered |
| Biotechnology and Medical Engineering | INR 23.00 LPA | INR 10.55 LPA | INR 10.29 LPA | INR 3.60 LPA |
| Civil Engineering | INR 19.00 LPA | INR 9.82 LPA | INR 9.00 LPA | INR 3.00 LPA |
| Chemical Engineering | INR 51.03 LPA | INR 12.78 LPA | INR 11.41 LPA | INR 3.60 LPA |
| Ceramic Engineering | INR 35.85 LPA | INR 12.14 LPA | INR 11.44 LPA | INR 6.13 LPA |
| Computer Science and Engineering | INR 83.60 LPA | INR 24.07 LPA | INR 20.63 LPA | INR 6.00 LPA |
| Electronics and Communication Engineering | INR 52.89 LPA | INR 19.89 LPA | INR 16.10 LPA | INR 5.50 LPA |
| Electrical Engineering | INR 52.89 LPA | INR 18.19 LPA | INR 14.00 LPA | INR 6.20 LPA |
| Food Process Engineering | INR 16.10 LPA | INR 10.91 LPA | INR 10.50 LPA | INR 3.60 LPA |
| Industrial Design | INR 32.57 LPA | INR 14.00 LPA | INR 11.40 LPA | INR 6.00 LPA |
| Mechanical Engineering | INR 38.00 LPA | INR 11.07 LPA | INR 10.90 LPA | INR 3.60 LPA |
| Metallurgical and Materials Engineering | INR 19.00 LPA | INR 11.61 LPA | INR 11.00 LPA | INR 3.60 LPA |
| Mining Engineering | INR 32.00 LPA | INR 12.62 LPA | INR 11.88 LPA | INR 4.50 LPA |
Among all B.Tech specialisations, the B.Tech in Computer Science and Engineering specialisation recorded the most number of job offers, 133, during NIT Rourkela placements 2023. Elucidated below are the number of job offers recorded by various B.Tech branches during the National Institute of Technology Rourkela placement 2023.
| B.Tech Specialisation | Number of Job Offers |
| Biotechnology and Medical Engineering | 40 |
| Civil Engineering | 59 |
| Chemical Engineering | 48 |
| Ceramic Engineering | 36 |
| Computer Science and Engineering | 133 |
| Electronics and Communication Engineering | 113 |
| Electrical Engineering | 109 |
| Food Process Engineering | 23 |
| Industrial Design | 24 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 113 |
| Metallurgical and Materials Engineering | 55 |
| Mining Engineering | 31 |
Around 539 offers were made for students from other programs (excluding B.Tech) during 2023 placements. The tables given below show placement statistics of other programs during the National Institute of Technology Rourkela placements in 2023.
The National Institute of Technology Rourkela highest package offered for the M.Tech course in 2023 is INR 52.89 LPA. The program-wise salary packages offered during the NIT Rourkela placement 2023 are tabulated below.
| Programs | Highest Salary Package Offered | Average Salary Package Offered | Median Salary Package Offered | Lowest Salary Package Offered |
| MBA | INR 12.00 LPA | INR 5.83 LPA | INR 5.00 LPA | INR 3.00 LPA |
| M.Tech | INR 52.89 LPA | INR 12.92 LPA | INR 10.00 LPA | INR 2.64 LPA |
| B.Tech + M.Tech (Dual Degree) | INR 20.00 LPA | INR 9.72 LPA | INR 7.50 LPA | INR 3.60 LPA |
| M.Sc | INR 14.45 LPA | INR 9.04 LPA | INR 8.00 LPA | INR 1.00 LPA |
| Integrated M.Sc | INR 16.00 LPA | INR 9.00 LPA | INR 8.10 LPA | INR 4.00 LPA |
| B.Arch | INR 6.00 LPA | INR 4.00 LPA | INR 4.00 LPA | INR 2.40 LPA |
| MA | INR 8.10 LPA | INR 5.68 LPA | INR 5.40 LPA | INR 3.36 LPA |
| PhD | INR 18.00 LPA | INR 11.45 LPA | INR 10.20 LPA | INR 7.50 LPA |
Around 348 offers were made for students of the M.Tech course during 2023 placements. The number of job offers made for different programs during NIT Rourkela placements in 2023 is shown in the table below.
| Programs | Number of Job Offers |
| MBA | 35 |
| M.Tech | 348 |
| B.Tech + M.Tech (Dual Degree) | 29 |
| M.Sc | 36 |
| Integrated M.Sc | 28 |
| B.Arch | 12 |
| MA | 15 |
| PhD | 09 |
The National Institute of Technology Rourkela placement statistics have constantly been rising yearly, with higher salaries being offered and more recruiters joining the recruitment drive. Placement statistics, such as salary trend, sector-wise, sector-wise placements etc., during NIT Rourkela placements are given below.
The NIT Rourkela highest and average packages reached all-time highs in the institute's history during 2023 placements. The highest package increased by INR 34.76 LPA and reached INR 83.60 LPA. The table below shows the NIT Rourkela salary trend during final placements for the last five years (2019 to 2023).
| Year | Highest Salary Package Offered | Average Salary Package Offered | Lowest Salary Package Offered |
| 2023 | INR 83.60 LPA | INR 13.89 LPA | INR 1.00 LPA |
| 2022 | INR 48.84 LPA | INR 11.15 LPA | INR 2.60 LPA |
| 2021 | INR 45.00 LPA | INR 9.13 LPA | INR 2.40 LPA |
| 2020 | INR 42.00 LPA | INR 8.75 LPA | INR 2.40 LPA |
| 2019 | INR 40.63 LPA | INR 7.42 LPA | INR 1.80 LPA |
The graph below shows the trend of the highest, average, and lowest packages offered during NIT Rourkela placements from 2019 to 2023.
Students of NIT Rourkela received around 1326 offers during 2023 placements. The following table shows the year-wise number of offers made during the National Institute of Technology Rourkela placement drive from 2019 to 2023.
| Year | Number of Offers Made |
| 2023 | 1326 |
| 2022 | 1316 |
| 2021 | 925 |
| 2020 | 909 |
| 2019 | 988 |
Shown below is the graph explaining the year-wise number of offers made during NIT Rourkela placements for the last five years (2019 to 2023).
Companies from more than 40 sectors have participated in the National Institute of Technology Rourkela placements of 2023. The table below shows salary packages offered by companies from various sectors during the NIT Rourkela placement 2023.
| Sectors | Highest Package Offered | Average Package Offered | Median Package Offered | Lowest Package Offered |
| Software IT | INR 83.60 LPA | INR 20.54 LPA | INR 16.00 LPA | INR 3.60 LPA |
| Analytics | INR 8 LPA | INR 8 LPA | INR 8 LPA | INR 8 LPA |
| Architectural Services | INR 4.00 LPA | INR 3.53 LPA | INR 3.60 LPA | INR 2.40 LPA |
| Architecture and Photography | INR 4.20 LPA | INR 4.20 LPA | INR 4.20 LPA | INR 4.20 LPA |
| Contractual | INR 5 LPA | INR 5 LPA | INR 5 LPA | INR 5 LPA |
| Data Analyst | INR 1 LPA | INR 1 LPA | INR 1 LPA | INR 1 LPA |
| Design | INR 7 LPA | INR 7 LPA | INR 7 LPA | INR 7 LPA |
| Energy | INR 3.6 LPA | INR 3.6 LPA | INR 3.6 LPA | INR 3.6 LPA |
| Government | INR 15 LPA | INR 15 LPA | INR 15 LPA | INR 15 LPA |
| IT Solution | INR 4 LPA | INR 4 LPA | INR 4 LPA | INR 4 LPA |
| Management Trainee | INR 6 LPA | INR 6 LPA | INR 6 LPA | INR 6 LPA |
| Other Sectors, such as Control and Automation, Fire and Life Safety, ELV and Security Systems | INR 11.42 LPA | INR 11.42 LPA | INR 11.42 LPA | INR 11.42 LPA |
| IP Research and Analytics | INR 2.64 LPA | INR 2.64 LPA | INR 2.64 LPA | INR 2.64 LPA |
| PGET (Thermal Engineering) | INR 7 LPA | INR 7 LPA | INR 7 LPA | INR 7 LPA |
| Private | INR 7.5 LPA | INR 7.5 LPA | INR 7.5 LPA | INR 7.5 LPA |
| Service | INR 4.8 LPA | INR 4.8 LPA | INR 4.8 LPA | INR 4.8 LPA |
| Shipping | INR 32 LPA | INR 32 LPA | INR 32 LPA | INR 32 LPA |
| Silicon Verification Engineering | INR 22 LPA | INR 22 LPA | INR 22 LPA | INR 22 LPA |
| Start-Ups | INR 10 LPA | INR 10 LPA | INR 10 LPA | INR 10 LPA |
| Technical Lead | INR 4 LPA | INR 4 LPA | INR 4 LPA | INR 4 LPA |
| Technical Services | INR 6 LPA | INR 6 LPA | INR 6 LPA | INR 6 LPA |
| VLSI Industry | INR 10 LPA | INR 10 LPA | INR 10 LPA | INR 10 LPA |
| Electronics Core | INR 22 LPA | INR 17 LPA | INR 17 LPA | INR 12 LPA |
| Engineering | INR 8 LPA | INR 8 LPA | INR 8 LPA | INR 8 LPA |
| Healthcare | INR 6 LPA | INR 6 LPA | INR 6 LPA | INR 6 LPA |
| VLSI | INR 6 LPA | INR 5.67 LPA | INR 6 LPA | INR 5.00 LPA |
| Mining | INR 13.85 LPA | INR 13.35 LPA | INR 13.85 LPA | INR 12.34 LPA |
| NPO | INR 19 LPA | INR 19 LPA | INR 19 LPA | INR 19 LPA |
| IT | INR 16.5 LPA | INR 7.5 LPA | INR 5.25 LPA | INR 3.00 LPA |
| Power and Heavy | INR 13.00 LPA | INR 10.33 LPA | INR 12.00 LPA | INR 6.5 LPA |
| Engineering, Consultancy | INR 6.5 LPA | INR 6.5 LPA | INR 6.5 LPA | INR 6.5 LPA |
| Real Estate | INR 12 LPA | INR 8.67 LPA | INR 10 LPA | INR 5.50 LPA |
| Construction | INR 6.50 LPA | INR 5.77 LPA | INR 6.00 LPA | INR 3.00 LPA |
| FMCG | INR 17.4 LPA | INR 10.78 LPA | INR 9.5 LPA | INR 4.50 LPA |
| Aerospace | INR 11.64 | INR 9.20 | INR 7.00 | INR 7.00 LPA |
| Telecommunication | INR 12.5 LPA | INR 11.09 LPA | INR 10.05 LPA | INR 9.50 LPA |
| Pharmaceutical | INR 21 LPA | INR 11.35 LPA | INR 11 LPA | INR 7.08 LPA |
| NGO | INR 8.1 LPA | INR 5.84 LPA | INR 5.4 LPA | INR 3.36 LPA |
| Automobile | INR 15 LPA | INR 11.81 LPA | INR 11.74 LPA | INR 6.20 LPA |
| Education | INR 23 LPA | INR 8.51 LPA | INR 6.5 LPA | INR 3.60 LPA |
| Electrical/Electronics | INR 37.49 LPA | INR 25.37 LPA | INR 27.43 LPA | INR 3.60 LPA |
| BFSI | INR 39.04 LPA | INR 17.35 LPA | INR 14.96 LPA | INR 6.00 LPA |
| Oil and Gas | INR 18.95 LPA | INR 15.23 LPA | INR 16.10 LPA | INR 7.50 LPA |
| Analytics and Consulting | INR 19 LPA | INR 9.11 LPA | INR 9 LPA | INR 5 LPA |
| Manufacturing | INR 16.45 LPA | INR 9.32 LPA | INR 7.5 LPA | INR 4.02 LPA |
Companies from the Software IT sector offered a total of 267 job offers during the NIT Rourkela placements 2023. The Software IT sector is followed by the Manufacturing (213 offers) and Analytics and Consulting (154 offers) sectors. Tabulated below are statistics of the sector-wise number of offers made during NIT RKL placements 2023.
| Sectors | Number of Job Offers |
| Software IT | 267 |
| Automobile | 63 |
| Education | 95 |
| Electrical/Electronics | 99 |
| BFSI | 99 |
| Oil and Gas | 122 |
| Analytics and Consulting | 154 |
| Manufacturing | 213 |
| Power and Heavy | 20 |
| Engineering, Consultancy | 6 |
| Real Estate | 9 |
| Construction | 16 |
| FMCG | 17 |
| Aerospace | 19 |
| Telecommunication | 22 |
| Pharmaceutical | 26 |
| NGO | 27 |
| Analytics | 1 |
| Architectural Services | 6 |
| Architecture and Photography | 1 |
| Contractual | 1 |
| Data Analyst | 1 |
| Design | 1 |
| Energy | 1 |
| Government | 1 |
| IT Solution | 1 |
| Management Trainee | 1 |
| Other Sectors, such as Control and Automation, Fire and Life Safety, ELV and Security Systems | 1 |
| IP Research and Analytics | 1 |
| PGET (Thermal Engineering) | 1 |
| Private | 1 |
| Service | 1 |
| Shipping | 1 |
| Silicon Verification Engineering | 1 |
| Start-Ups | 1 |
| Technical Lead | 1 |
| Technical Services | 1 |
| VLSI Industry | 1 |
| Electronics Core | 2 |
| Engineering | 2 |
| Healthcare | 2 |
| VLSI | 3 |
| Mining | 3 |
| NPO | 3 |
| IT | 4 |
NIT Rourkela is known for its flagship B.Tech course. Over the years, the institute has witnessed several students placed in various reputed organisations. The placement trends for the alumni of NIT Rourkela are elucidated in the table below.
| Company Name | Number of Alumni |
| Tech Mahindra | 02 |
| TATA Steel | 02 |
| Aditya Birla Group | 02 |
| TCS | 02 |
| Wipro | 02 |
| Unacademy | 02 |
| Cognizant | 03 |
| Chegg | 03 |
Companies from multiple sectors and domains ranging from startups to government organisations participate in NIT Rourkela placements. Refer to the table below for other top recruiters participating in National Institute of Technology Rourkela placements.
| Amazon | Microsoft | Aditya Birla Group |
| Texas Instruments | Wells Fargo | SAP |
| Barclays | Apple | Oracle |
| Jindal Steel and Power | Qualcomm | |
| Larsen and Toubro | Tata Industries | Ford |
| Flipkart | Bajaj | Saint Gobain |
| Myntra | Accenture | Intel |
| Math Works | Micron | Udaan |
| Exon Mobil | Lowe's | TVS |
| Samsung | PharmEasy | ZS Associates |
| AMD | GE Industries | Capgemini |
| GEP | Ernst and Young | Analog Devices |
| Fractal | Adani | Pidilite |
| Vedanta | Mercedes Benz | Ola |
| Mediatek | Deloitte | 3SC |
| Grofers | Goldman Sachs | Yodlee |
| Innoplexus | Aakash | ACT Digital TV |
| Ffine | Airvana | Amdocs |
| Anglo-Eastern | Ashok Leyland | Aurion Pro |
| Avanti Learning Centres | Biological E. Limited | Book My Show |
| Clader YS | Capital Via | Cartesian |
| C-DOT | Cerner | Chola MS |
| Coal India | Concept Educations | Murugappa Carborundum Universal Limited |
| DE Shaw and Co. | Development Alternatives | Drishti |
| EKO | Electrosteel Steels Limited | The Elitists |
| ERA | Eveready Industries India Ltd. | EXL |
| Factset | Fiat Chrysler Automobiles | Tata Consultancy Services |
| The First American Corporation | Future Group | Futures First |
| The GATE Academy | GE Aviation | GM |
| Haldia Petrochemicals Ltd. | Hero Motocorp | Aditya Birla Hindalco |
| Wipro | Coupon Dunia | Directi |
| HP Industries | Housing.com | Mindtree |
| Novell | Oracle | Paytm |
| Samsung | SAP | Snapdeal |
| Teradata | Works Applications | Honda |
| Hindustan Petroleum | H and R Johnson | HSBC |
| IBM | Incture Technologies | Infosys |
| Intel | ITC Limited | Ittiam |
| JK Paper Ltd. | JSW | Just Dial |
| Kalkitech | KEC International Limited | Lafarge Holcim |
| LAVA Mobiles | Linde | EXL |
| Tata Technologies | Code Nation | Man |
| Manglam Electronics | MAQ Software | Maruti Suzuki |
| Meritor | Mjunction | Mu Sigma |
| Naukri.com | National Council For Cement and Building Materials | NCR |
| NEC Technologies | Newgen | OCL India Limited |
| Oracle Applications | Paharpur Cooling Towers Limited | Path Panter |
| Pepsico | Perceptive Analytics | Phillips Carbon Black Limited |
| Practo | Pradan | Paradeep Phosphates Limited |
| PWC | Ramco | Reliance Jio |
| Resonance | Sankalp Semiconductor | Sapient Nitro |
| State Bank of India | Schneider Electric | Sigmoid Pharma |
| SKF | SMS Siemag | Somany |
| S and P Capital IQ | Samsung Lab | Sterlite |
| Syber Place | Talent Corner | Tata BlueScope Steel |
| Tata Steel | Tata Motors | Tejas Networks |
| Thermax | Texas Instruments | Tinplate |
| Torrecid Group | Tres Vista Financial Services | United Health Group |
| Teradata | Vedanta | Verizon |
| Virtusa | ZF | Zomato |
The NIT Rourkela placement cell, popularly known as the Career Development Centre, is responsible for various placement-related activities such as training sessions, logical reasoning, soft skills, and verbal ability tests, which help the students in their final placements. The team maintains good corporate relations across companies to help students land jobs with attractive offers during the final placements.
In addition to the above-written activities, the NITR placement cell also organises various programs like guest lectures, live projects, and summer internships to enhance students' skills and prepare them for upcoming challenges in the professional world.
The Career Development Centre organises the annual placement drive of the institute. The step-by-step process for conducting the annual NIT Rourkela recruitment drive is listed below.
Internships are an integral part of NIT Rourkela placements. Students are encouraged to take up internships to gain real-world industry experience. Several students also land a PPO offer during their internship tenure. NIT Rourkela placements see several recruiters partake in the internship process, giving attractive opportunities to the selected students.
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