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NIT Rourkela is ranked 16 by NIRF whereas NIT Durgapur is ranked 47 by NIRF, both the colleges have government ownership, both colleges have facilities of girls hostel, boys hostel, wifi, gym, cafeteria etc, there are a total of 14 courses offered by NIT Rourkela in BTech whereas 8 courses offered by Nit Durgapur in BTech, the median salary of NIT Rourkela for btech is 6.50 lacs whereas 6 lacs in NIT Durgapur.


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Hello Student,

The NITs are institutions that allot admissions based on the JEE Mains exam. This exam is ranked based on the 12th boards and JEE Mains exam. Here, the 12th maths exam is also taken into consideration. NIT Rourkela is also one of the NITs that has to follow the same university. Hence unfortunately, no. It is important to have taken maths in 12th standard to get into NIT Rourkela

IIIT Hyderabad is one of the best in India next to top 5 IITs when it comes to placements. Certains companies like Google, Facebook and Apple which visit only the top IITs are regular visitors at IIIT Hyderabad. Not only placements, IIIT Hyderabad is an even good institution when it comes to Research in fields of Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence. Having a huge locational advantage and being  located in IT hub of Hyderabad and Cyberabad further adds to a sea of opportunities.

The average package of CSE and ECE at IIIT Hyderabad is somewhere between 18-22LPA and the institute claims almost 100% Placements each year.

NIT Rourkela is expertises in Core Engineering Branches and has one of the best Mechanical, Metallurgical and Electrical Departments of India with substantial Placements. As far as CSE and ECE are concerned, IIIT Hyderabad definitely has an advantage over NIT Rourkela.

For more information and rank prediction do follow the link below

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Hi there,

According to the latest NIRF ranking,

NIT rourkela has better score and rank than Nit Calicut. As NIRF ranking is based on various factors like placements, academics, infrastructure.So you can get idea from it. But it does not mean that Nit Calicut is lower,NIRF ranking changes every year and according to me both are at the same place in terms of better college.Now it's totally depends on you that which college attracts you in terms of your preference like distance from your home,campus, placement etc.

Both are the one of best Nits in India and you are lucky that you are getting seat in any of the above Nits. Both are equally good you can choose any of them according to your preference.

Good Luck!!

Hey there!

There's no doubt NIT Rourkela is one of the prestigious colleges in the country, with great infrastructure, faculty and placements. Although the industrial design branch is fairly new the placements are decent. Based on the data available, last year about 85% students were placed with the highest salary of 14 LPA and lowest being 4 LPA. Some great companies like Byju's design and Think design were part of the recruitment. So yes, NIT Rourkela for Industrial design is definitely a good option.

Hello, it also depends on your interest for branch. But I would recommend you to go with production engineering as it is a part of mechanical engineering and it's placement are good.
There is a need of production Engineers in industry.

This branch deals with manufacturing things with knowledge of management skills.
So, if you are interested in this you should go for it.

All the best.
Hope this will help you.

Hello Student,

There are multiple companies that come to NIT Rourkela for placements including IT and Software companies like TCS, Infosys and Wipro. Also, yes you can upgrade your branch at the end of first year but this is based on your gpa and this criteria has to be fulfilled and the vacancies should be available on your department of choice. On the other hand, It at IIIT sonipat is a very good course to take and it is a reputed university. I would advise you to take It at IIIt Sonipat. Here are some factors that can consider before making a choice:

Infrastructure and college life:

IIIT Sonipat has a good infrastructure with well equipped labs and classrooms. Hostels are pretty decent and nice environment is always maintained. You can see that the campus life is going to be really well. College life is good with the right kind of atmosphere given to the students who come from different places.

Fa culty and quality of education:

All the faculties are qualified and experienced over here. And education, curriculum is made in such a way that students are made to acquire more hands on knowledge than just the theory. It is not just the books and classes. Focuses more on practical knowledge than the theoretical one. Education quality and the way guidance is given is really good.

Placements:

Placements are  good as good companies visit this college. students gets placed and opportunities of internship is provided to the students from companies.

According to our website, It is a very good rated one.

You can check the colleges here:

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Dear aspirant,

B.tech in Mining engineering  NIT Rourkela has greater JEE cut off as compared to that of B.tech Mining in NIT Surathkal. NIT Rourkela has a vast campus which is the 2nd largest campus in India after IIT Kharagpur. Vikram Sarabhai hall of residence in NIT Rourkela is the 2nd largest hostel in Asia .

Also, NIT Surathkal is ranked higher as compared to the above mentioned NITs.

NIT Rourkela for b tech in mining  has the highest fees as compare to the other mentioned NITs.

  • Fees

B.tech Mining

  1. NIT Rourkela INR 5.34 LACS
  2. NIT Surathkal INR 5.40 lacs
  3. NIT Raipur  INR 6.27 lacs
  4. NIT Rourkela INR 6.40 lacs
  • Placements
  1. NIT Rourkela- The median package is 7 LPA. Companies from the analytics field visit our college with an average salary package ranges from 9-10 LPA. Top companies like Fractal, Tredence, Axella, L&T and Jindal Steel were major 2020 recruiters.
  2. NIT Surathkal- The highest salary package offered was 16 LPA, while the lowest salary package offered was 6 LPA and the average salary package offered was 9 LPA. Top recruiters are Fidelity, Vedanta and JSW.
  3. NIT Raipur- 101 recruiters from various sectors of the industry who provided over 582 job offers. The average CTC provided to the 2019-2020 batch was INR. 9.5 LPA.

For further assistance, visit the detailed comparison on- https://www.careers360.com/compare-colleges?college=142-141-140-course=7662-7585-7482

Thank you.




Hello Student,

There are multiple companies that come to NIT Rourkela for placements including IT and Software companies like TCS, Infosys and Wipro. They offer jobs through their placements irrespective of the branch you belong to. Hence you will be eligible for software jobs provided you clear their tests and interviews and satisfy their criteria. Also, yes you can upgrade your branch at the end of first year but this is based on your gpa and this criteria has to be fulfilled and the vacancies should be available on your department of choice.

You can check further about NIT Rourkela in our website link given below:

https://www.careers360.com/university/national-institute-of-technology-rourkela

Hello student. Both the branches are totally different. integrated mathematics and biotechnology are two of different branches. So, choose the branch which you are intrested in. When it comes to colleges. NIT rourkela has higher ranking than NIT durgapur. S, I suggest you that college.

Here are the few factors to consider that college:

Infrastructure and college life:

NIT rourkela has a good infrastructure with well equipped labs and classrooms. Hostels are pretty decent and nice environment is always maintained. You can see that the campus life is going to be really well. College life is good with the right kind of atmosphere given to the students who come from different places.

Fa culty and quality of education:

All the faculties are qualified and experienced over here. And education, curriculum is made in such a way that students are made to acquire more hands on knowledge than just the theory. It is not just the books and classes. Focuses more on practical knowledge than the theoretical one. Education quality and the way guidance is given is really good.

Placements:

Placements are  good as good companies visit this college. students gets placed and opportunities of internship is provided to the students from companie



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