Which is the top Engineering college in Rourkela as per NIRF 2025?
NIT Rourkela leads the city list at rank #13.
NIRF 2025 · City ranking
Top Engineering Colleges in Rourkela@elseTop Engineering colleges in Rourkela: NIRF ranking 2025
1 Rourkela institution appears in the NIRF 2025 Engineering list, with national ranks, scores and cities. Use the list to explore college profiles and compare options.
NIT Rourkela leads the Rourkela entries in 2025 at national rank 13 with a score of 66.62.
Rourkela colleges featured across NIRF Engineering editions
These institutions appeared in the available Rourkela lists from 2016 to 2025. Ownership uses our current classification; each entry shows its latest listed year and national rank.
Top Government Engineering colleges in Rourkela
- National Institute of Technology Rourkela 2025 · National rank 13 · Listed this year
- National Institute Of Technology, Rourkela-Rourkela 2016 · National rank 19 · Historical entry
This page covers published NIRF entries, not every good institution in Rourkela offering programmes in this category. An institution's absence does not mean it is a poor choice. Ranks are national Engineering ranks, not positions within Rourkela.
Rourkela Engineering ranking history
Explore Rourkela institutions in the published NIRF Engineering lists by year. Every rank below is a national category rank, not a position within Rourkela. A lower rank number is better.
Comparisons use the preceding available Engineering edition and the state and city recorded in each year's list. Newly listed means absent from the previous Rourkela list, not necessarily a first NIRF appearance. Absence does not establish why an institution is missing, and movement alone does not explain changes in quality.
Highlights and changes in 2025
1 Rourkela institution appear in the 2025 published Engineering list. National Institute of Technology Rourkela is the highest-ranked Rourkela entry at national rank 13 with a score of 66.62.
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Major changes from 2024 to 2025
National Institute of Technology Rourkela recorded the largest rise, moving from national rank 19 to 13, an improvement of 6 places. The table shows up to three biggest rises and three biggest falls. Equal movements are ordered by current rank.
Biggest Rourkela ranking changes from 2024
1| 2025 rank | Institution | 2024 rank | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | National Institute of Technology Rourkela | 19 | ↑ 6 places |
Changes to the published list — 0 newly listed and 0 no longer listed
Newly present Rourkela institutions in 2025
0No newly listed Rourkela institutions in this comparison.
Rourkela institutions not present in 2025
0Every Rourkela entry in the earlier list remains present.
Rourkela NIRF Engineering rankings 2024
1 Rourkela institution appear in the 2024 published Engineering list. National Institute of Technology Rourkela is the highest-ranked Rourkela entry at national rank 19 with a score of 63.38.
Rourkela institutions in NIRF Engineering 2024
1| 2024 rank | Institution | 2023 rank | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | National Institute of Technology Rourkela | 16 | 63.38 |
Major changes from 2023 to 2024
National Institute of Technology Rourkela recorded the largest fall, moving from national rank 16 to 19. The table shows up to three biggest rises and three biggest falls. Equal movements are ordered by current rank.
Biggest Rourkela ranking changes from 2023
1| 2024 rank | Institution | 2023 rank | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | National Institute of Technology Rourkela | 16 | ↓ 3 places |
Changes to the published list — 0 newly listed and 0 no longer listed
Newly present Rourkela institutions in 2024
0No newly listed Rourkela institutions in this comparison.
Rourkela institutions not present in 2024
0Every Rourkela entry in the earlier list remains present.
Rourkela NIRF Engineering rankings 2023
1 Rourkela institution appear in the 2023 published Engineering list. National Institute of Technology Rourkela is the highest-ranked Rourkela entry at national rank 16 with a score of 62.79.
Rourkela institutions in NIRF Engineering 2023
1| 2023 rank | Institution | 2022 rank | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | National Institute of Technology Rourkela | 15 | 62.79 |
Major changes from 2022 to 2023
National Institute of Technology Rourkela recorded the largest fall, moving from national rank 15 to 16. The table shows up to three biggest rises and three biggest falls. Equal movements are ordered by current rank.
Biggest Rourkela ranking changes from 2022
1| 2023 rank | Institution | 2022 rank | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | National Institute of Technology Rourkela | 15 | ↓ 1 place |
Changes to the published list — 0 newly listed and 0 no longer listed
Newly present Rourkela institutions in 2023
0No newly listed Rourkela institutions in this comparison.
Rourkela institutions not present in 2023
0Every Rourkela entry in the earlier list remains present.
Rourkela NIRF Engineering rankings 2022
1 Rourkela institution appear in the 2022 published Engineering list. National Institute of Technology Rourkela is the highest-ranked Rourkela entry at national rank 15 with a score of 62.36.
Rourkela institutions in NIRF Engineering 2022
1| 2022 rank | Institution | 2021 rank | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | National Institute of Technology Rourkela | 20 | 62.36 |
Major changes from 2021 to 2022
National Institute of Technology Rourkela recorded the largest rise, moving from national rank 20 to 15, an improvement of 5 places. The table shows up to three biggest rises and three biggest falls. Equal movements are ordered by current rank.
Biggest Rourkela ranking changes from 2021
1| 2022 rank | Institution | 2021 rank | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | National Institute of Technology Rourkela | 20 | ↑ 5 places |
Changes to the published list — 0 newly listed and 0 no longer listed
Newly present Rourkela institutions in 2022
0No newly listed Rourkela institutions in this comparison.
Rourkela institutions not present in 2022
0Every Rourkela entry in the earlier list remains present.
Rourkela NIRF Engineering rankings 2021
1 Rourkela institution appear in the 2021 published Engineering list. National Institute of Technology Rourkela is the highest-ranked Rourkela entry at national rank 20 with a score of 58.02.
Rourkela institutions in NIRF Engineering 2021
1| 2021 rank | Institution | 2020 rank | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | National Institute of Technology Rourkela | 16 | 58.02 |
Major changes from 2020 to 2021
National Institute of Technology Rourkela recorded the largest fall, moving from national rank 16 to 20. The table shows up to three biggest rises and three biggest falls. Equal movements are ordered by current rank.
Biggest Rourkela ranking changes from 2020
1| 2021 rank | Institution | 2020 rank | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | National Institute of Technology Rourkela | 16 | ↓ 4 places |
Changes to the published list — 0 newly listed and 0 no longer listed
Newly present Rourkela institutions in 2021
0No newly listed Rourkela institutions in this comparison.
Rourkela institutions not present in 2021
0Every Rourkela entry in the earlier list remains present.
Rourkela NIRF Engineering rankings 2020
1 Rourkela institution appear in the 2020 published Engineering list. National Institute of Technology Rourkela is the highest-ranked Rourkela entry at national rank 16 with a score of 59.29.
Rourkela institutions in NIRF Engineering 2020
1| 2020 rank | Institution | 2019 rank | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | National Institute of Technology Rourkela | 16 | 59.29 |
Major changes from 2019 to 2020
No rank movements were found among institutions present in both Rourkela lists.
Biggest Rourkela ranking changes from 2019
0No comparable rank movements in this edition.
Changes to the published list — 0 newly listed and 0 no longer listed
Newly present Rourkela institutions in 2020
0No newly listed Rourkela institutions in this comparison.
Rourkela institutions not present in 2020
0Every Rourkela entry in the earlier list remains present.
Rourkela NIRF Engineering rankings 2019
1 Rourkela institution appear in the 2019 published Engineering list. National Institute of Technology Rourkela is the highest-ranked Rourkela entry at national rank 16 with a score of 57.75.
Rourkela institutions in NIRF Engineering 2019
1| 2019 rank | Institution | 2018 rank | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | National Institute of Technology Rourkela | 15 | 57.75 |
Major changes from 2018 to 2019
National Institute of Technology Rourkela recorded the largest fall, moving from national rank 15 to 16. The table shows up to three biggest rises and three biggest falls. Equal movements are ordered by current rank.
Biggest Rourkela ranking changes from 2018
1| 2019 rank | Institution | 2018 rank | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | National Institute of Technology Rourkela | 15 | ↓ 1 place |
Changes to the published list — 0 newly listed and 0 no longer listed
Newly present Rourkela institutions in 2019
0No newly listed Rourkela institutions in this comparison.
Rourkela institutions not present in 2019
0Every Rourkela entry in the earlier list remains present.
Rourkela NIRF Engineering rankings 2018
1 Rourkela institution appear in the 2018 published Engineering list. National Institute of Technology Rourkela is the highest-ranked Rourkela entry at national rank 15 with a score of 57.05.
Rourkela institutions in NIRF Engineering 2018
1| 2018 rank | Institution | 2017 rank | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | National Institute of Technology Rourkela | 12 | 57.05 |
Major changes from 2017 to 2018
National Institute of Technology Rourkela recorded the largest fall, moving from national rank 12 to 15. The table shows up to three biggest rises and three biggest falls. Equal movements are ordered by current rank.
Biggest Rourkela ranking changes from 2017
1| 2018 rank | Institution | 2017 rank | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | National Institute of Technology Rourkela | 12 | ↓ 3 places |
Changes to the published list — 0 newly listed and 0 no longer listed
Newly present Rourkela institutions in 2018
0No newly listed Rourkela institutions in this comparison.
Rourkela institutions not present in 2018
0Every Rourkela entry in the earlier list remains present.
Rourkela NIRF Engineering rankings 2017
1 Rourkela institution appear in the 2017 published Engineering list. National Institute of Technology Rourkela is the highest-ranked Rourkela entry at national rank 12 with a score of 58.78.
Rourkela institutions in NIRF Engineering 2017
1| 2017 rank | Institution | 2016 rank | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | National Institute of Technology Rourkela | — | 58.78 |
Major changes from 2016 to 2017
No rank movements were found among institutions present in both Rourkela lists.
Biggest Rourkela ranking changes from 2016
0No comparable rank movements in this edition.
Changes to the published list — 1 newly listed and 1 no longer listed
Newly present Rourkela institutions in 2017
1| 2017 rank | Institution | Score | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | National Institute of Technology Rourkela | 58.78 | Newly present |
Rourkela institutions not present in 2017
1| 2016 rank | Institution | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | National Institute Of Technology, Rourkela-Rourkela | Not present in 2017 |
Rourkela NIRF Engineering rankings 2016
1 Rourkela institution appear in the 2016 published Engineering list. National Institute Of Technology, Rourkela-Rourkela is the highest-ranked Rourkela entry at national rank 19 with a score of 70.80.
Rourkela institutions in NIRF Engineering 2016
1| 2016 rank | Institution | Previous rank | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | National Institute Of Technology, Rourkela-Rourkela | — | 70.80 |
This is the earliest available Engineering edition; an earlier-year comparison is unavailable.
Rourkela Engineering ranking list
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NIRF Rank Trend (Engineering)
- 2021: rank 20
- 2022: rank 15
- 2023: rank 16
- 2024: rank 19
- 2025: rank 13
Lower rank is better.
Highlights
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Improved by 7 places from #20 in 2021 to #13 in 2025.
Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.
Data source: NIRF, Ministry of Education, Government of India. This page filters the official 2025 ranking by published city and state.
Rourkela ranking questions
How many ranked colleges are shown for Rourkela?
1 colleges from Rourkela appear in the official 2025 list.
Can I compare these colleges?
Yes. Open any expanded row and use the comparison action to review ranks, scores and historical performance.
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The page uses the city published for each institution in the selected NIRF ranking edition.