Both the colleges are good at their place.

According to the rankings of NIRF 2019, the position of NIT Rourkela is at 16 with an overall score of 57.75 whereas NIT Calicut is at 28th position and has an overall score of 52.69.

The overall score is given on the basis of the following parameters and the comparative scores are given below.

Teaching, learning and resources -

NIT Rourkela : 59.99, NIT Calicut : 63.47

Research productivity, impact and IPR  -

NIT Rourkela : 56.05, NIT Calicut : 28.22

Graduation outcome -

NIT Rourkela : 75.71, NIT Calicut : 77.01

Outreach and inclusivity  -

NIT Rourkela : 46.34, NIT Calicut : 61.09

Perception -

NIT Rourkela : 31.6, NIT Calicut : 36.71

If you are interested in pursuing MBA or want to go for a startup then opt for NIT Calicut because it has a higher score in Teaching Learning and Resources, Graduation Outcome, Outreach and Inclusivity, and Perception.

But if you want to do post graduation or PhD then go for NIT Rourkela since it has better score in research productivity and impact.