The Department of Life Science at NIT Rourkela is envisioned to be a state-of-the-art department which emphasizes on the understanding of mechanisms of life processes at molecular and cellular levels in all living systems. The life sciences dept. is much much better than it used to be earlier. Faculties are quite helpful and understanding. The dept. has well equipped laboratory facilities to allow cutting edged research go in full flow. Research in NITR is as such really good, and so is in the Life Sciences department. If you want to go for pure life sciences research,NIT RKL is not at all a bad option.