Based on NIRF rankings, both NIT Rourkela and MNNIT Allahabad are among the top 5 NITs. Apart from a massive campus, NIT Rourkela has nothing else to boast of in terms of academics or job opportunities. That being said, the Electrical Engineering department at MNNIT Allahabad is great both in terms of quality of education as well as placements. It's hard to find good faculties in any of the NITs these days but MNNIT Allahabad seems to have better than most NITs. Their excellence is reflected in the performances of the students in GATE.
Additionally, MNNIT Allahabad gives equal importance to extracurricular activities, fests, and sports to ensure the overall grooming of the students. Another perk of joining MNNIT Allahabad is its excellent connectivity owing to the variety of trains running to and fro.
Like any other institute the food served is average and students might feel difficult to adapt to college life initially but once you have spent a few weeks, you will get adapted to the culture soon
Students usually think that NIT Rourkela is better than MNNIT Allahabad in rankings. But if we look at past rankings then NIT Trichy comes first, following Warangal, Surathkal, Calicut, Allahabad.
Compared to NIT Rourkela, Allahabad branches are better than Rourkela. MNNIT Allahabad’s brand value is also greater than NIT Rourkela.
In the following table, you will get the basic information about electrical engineering at MNNIT Allahabad and NIT Rourkela.
Category |
NIT Rourkela |
MNNIT Allahabad |
Fees |
INR 6.40 Lakh |
INR 6.55 Lakh |
Recruiters |
Amazon, Microsoft, Nokia, Samsung, Tata, IOCL, HP, GAIL, Goldman Sachs, Adobe |
Alstom, Hero Motocorp, Bajaj Auto, Tata Power, Reliance Industries, Microsoft, Adobe, Uber |
Highest CTC |
INR 15.6 LPA |
INR 49 LPA |
Average CTC |
INR 7.5 LPA |
INR 8 LPA |
Therefore, both the colleges have their own advantages. If you want to explore new culture and state then MNIT Allahabad will be a good option for you. But if you want to stay closer to your house then you can join NIT Rourkela.