Is NIT Rourkela the best NIT in the country?

NIT Rourkela is not the best NIT in the country but is one of the best. It enjoys good rankings and hence despite average on-campus placements, it has plentiful opportunities in off-campus placements. 

NIT Rourkela is one of the 31 NITs in India that enjoys the status of being the Institute of National Importance under the National Institutes of Technology Act, 2007. The institute was ranked 16 amongst Top Engineering Colleges by NIRF in 2023 and 37th under the overall category.

Here is the list of other NIT Rourkela Rankings

NIT Rourkela has the largest campus spread across 750 acres among all the NITs. It’s the second largest campus after IIT KGP in India. So, yes it’s definitely one of the best NITs in the country.