NIT Rourkela M.Tech admission 2024 will be based on the GATE scores followed by CCMT counseling. For NIT Rourkela MTech Admission 2024, GATE Registrations have started from August 30. The closing date of regular registration is October 12, 2023. Along with that, the deadline for extended online registration or application process (with late fee) is 20th October, 2023. Furthermore, GATE 2024 exam dates have been announced. GATE 2024 entrance exam will be held in the month of February. The exam dates for GATE 2024 is on February 3,4,10 & 11. 

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 Admission Dates 2024

Event Date
GATE Online Application Process Opens  August 30, 2023
GATE Closing Date of REGULAR online registration/ application process (Without Late Fee) October 12, 2023
GATE Closing Date of EXTENDED online registration/ application process (With Late Fee) October 20, 2023
Modifications in GATE 2024 Application November 07 - November 11, 2023
Availability of GATE Admit cards for download January 03, 2024
GATE 2024 Examinations February 03, 04 ,10 and 11, 2024
Candidate's response available in Application portal February 16, 2024
Answer keys available on Application portal February 21, 2024
Submission of challenges by candidates on Answer Keys February 22 to February 25, 2024
Announcement of Results for GATE 2024 March 16, 2024
Availability of Score Card for download by candidates March 23, 2024

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.

NIT Rourkela MTech Admission 2023-24

  • 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 2023-24

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 2023-24

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

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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

NIT Rourkela MTech Fees 2023-24

NIT Rourkela fees for a two year MTech program is INR 3.06 Lacs. The institute charges INR 70,000 per semester (approx) from every student. NIT Rourkela MTech fee structure was last revised in 2021 and the details of the same are given below:

NIT Rourkela MTech Fees 2023-24
Particulars Semester 1 Semester 2
Admission fee (one time) INR 2500 0
Tuition fee (exempted for SC/ST students) INR 35000 INR 35000
Other fees (Exam, Library, Electricity, etc.) INR 3000 INR 3000
Student activity fee INR 2000 INR 2000
Medical fee INR 2000 INR 2000
Hostel seat rent INR 5000 INR 5000
Caution money (one time refundable) INR 10000 0
Institute Emergency Fund (onetime fee- to be directly deposited into corpus fund at the time of admission) INR 5000 0
Hall establishment fee INR 5000 INR 5000
Mess advance (approx.) INR 19500 INR 19500
Total INR 89000 INR 71500
Particulars Semester 3 Semester 4
Tuition fee (exempted for SC/ST students) INR 35000 INR 35000
Other fees (Exam, Library, Electricity etc.) INR 3000 INR 3000
Student activity fee INR 2000 INR 2000
Medical fee INR 2000 INR 2000
Hostel seat rent INR 5000 INR 5000
Souvenir fee INR 500 0
Hall establishment fee INR 5000 INR 5000
Mess advance (approx.) INR 19500 INR 19500
Convocation fee INR 2500 0
Total INR 74500 INR 71500

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NIT Rourkela M.Tech Placements 

NIT Rourkela Placements 2023 has been concluded. NIT Rourkela M.Tech course-specific data is not available yet. The below table represents the overall highlights of NIT Rourkela Placements 2023:

Particulars Placements Statistics 2023
Number of Recruiters 330
Total Job Offers 1534
Highest Package INR 52,98 LPA
Average Package INR 12.95 LPA

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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 2023?

Ans. A student is free to apply for as many institutes through CCMT Counselling 2022. 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 2022?

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 2020/2021/2022 is required.