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NIT Rourkela Admission 2025: Courses, Eligibility, Application Form, Last Date
NIT Rourkela offers admissions to a wide range of UG, PG, and doctoral programmess across Engineering, Science, Architecture, Management, and Humanities. The admission process is primarily entrance-based and merit in the qualifying examination. For admission to BTech and BArch, candidates need to obtain a valid score in JEE Main, followed by JoSAA counselling. Admission for MTech is through GATE, followed by CCMT counselling and for MSc, admission is based on IIT JAM scores and CCMN counselling. Candidates can scroll Below to get a detailed overview of the NIT Rourkela admission process, eligibility, selection criteria, important dates, and application steps for 2025.
NIT Rourkela Eligibility and Selection Process
For admission to the MBA programme at NIT Rourkela, candidates must hold a BBA degree or an equivalent bachelor’s qualification with at least 50% marks in aggregate. The selection process is based on performance in national-level management entrance exams such as CAT, XAT, or MAT. For the MA programme, applicants are required to have a bachelor’s degree in any discipline from a recognised university, with a minimum aggregate of 55% marks. Selection for the MA course involves qualifying through exams like GATE and participating in the centralised CCMT counselling process. Candidates can get an insight for the detailed eligibility criteria for NIT Rourkela courses before applying for admission. The course-wise eligibility and selection criteria are given in the table below:
| Course Name | Eligibility Criteria | Selection Criteria |
| BTech | Candidates must have passed 12th with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics with 55% | JEE Main Paper 1 |
| BArch | Candidates must have passed 12th with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics with 55% | JEE Main Paper 2 |
| MBA | For MBA admissions, BBA or equivalent with 50% is required | CAT/ XAT/ MAT |
| MA | Bachelor's degree in any discipline from a recognized university with a minimum of 55% marks in aggregate. | GATE, CCMT |
| MSc | Candidates must have a BSc or equivalent with 50% | IIT JAM |
| MTech | BTech or equivalent with 50% is required for admission | GATE |
| PhD | Master's degree in the relevant field from a recognized university or institute with a minimum CGPA of 6.5 or 60% marks | UGC NET |
| BTech + MTech | Candidates must have passed 12th with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics with 55% | JEE Main |
| Applicants should have successfully completed their higher secondary education (10+2) with a science stream from a recognized board. | JEE Main |
NIT Rourkela Admission Dates 2025-26
NIT Rourkela accepts various entrance exams for admission to its different courses. For MBA admissions, the college accepts CAT/ MAT/ XAT scores. Aspirants can check below the important dates related to NIT Rourkela admission.
| Events | Dates |
| JEE Main seat allotment round 4 | July 6 to 9, 2025 |
| JEE Main seat allotment round 5 | July 11 to 14, 2025 |
| JEE Main seat allotment round 6 | July 16 to 20, 2025 |
| CAT 2025 Registration Date | August to September 2025 |
| CAT 2025 Exam Date | Nov 30, 2025 |
| XAT Registration Date | July to December 2025 |
| XAT exam date | January 4, 2026 |
NIT Rourkela Application Process 2025
Candidates can fill out the NIT Rourkela application form in online or offline modes. The admission form can be downloaded from the university website. The application fee for NIT Rourkela is Rs 1,500 for General/ OBC/ EWS candidates, which needs to be paid along with the admission form.
Step-by-step Application Process:
- It is necessary to submit the NIT Rourkela application form in online mode.
- The candidates are advised to carefully fill out and complete the online application form, as changes cannot be made once it has been submitted.
- The NIT Rourkela application fee can only be paid online.
- One online application form will be provided free of charge with the receipt of a Community Certificate (SC/ST).
- A working mobile number and email address are required while submitting the application form to receive OTP and other information.
- The completed online application and verified copies of the required documents should be sent to the principal of the university.
NIT Rourkela Admission Process 2025
NIT Rourkela admission goes through various processes starting from the application process to seat allotment. The step-by-step process of admission for NIT Rourkela is given below:
- Apply for admission by filling up the form at the official website or the respective exam website.
- Appear for the relevant entrance exam (if applicable) for the chosen course.
- Obtain the minimum cutoff/qualifying marks in the exam.
- Participate in the counselling process for seat allocation (if required).
- Submit required documents for verification.
- Pay the admission/course fee to confirm the seat.
- Complete registration and attend orientation as per the university schedule.
NIT Rourkela Admission Latest Update
JoSAA 2025 Round 5 Seat Allotment has been released on josaa.nic.in. The last date for fee payment and Online reporting: document upload/response for candidates allotted a seat in round 5 is July 14, 2025.
XAT 2026 registration has begun today, July 10, 2025. The last date to fill out the application form online is December 5, 2025. The exam is scheduled to be held on January 4, 2026. The exam pattern and syllabus remain unchanged from last year. Both new applicants and previously registered users can log in to complete the application process.
XAT 2026 registration starts on July 10, 2025, with the registration deadline set for December 5, 2025. Aspirants who apply on the first day will get special benefits to help them prepare for the exam.
CCMN 2025 Special Round Counselling (Phase 2) registrations for admission to M.Sc./ M.Sc.(Tech.) Courses will be done from July 11 to July 15, 2025. The list of vacant seats for CCMN Special Round Counselling 2025 will be released on July 11, 2025. Candidates who were not allotted a seat in the phase 1 can register for Special Round counselling on the CCMN official portal at ccmt.admissions.nic.in. The last date for filling and locking the choices is July 17, 2025. CCMN 2025 Special Round-1 seat allotment will be released on July 19, 2025.
JoSAA 2025 Round 4 Seat Allotment has been released on josaa.nic.in. The last date for fee payment and Online reporting: fee payment/ document upload/response for candidates allotted a seat in round 4 is July 9, 2025.
CCMT 2025 Special Round Counselling (Phase 2) registrations for admission to M.Tech/M.Arch/M.Plan courses will be done from July 11 to July 15, 2025. The list of vacant seats for CCMT Special Round Counselling 2025 will be released on July 11, 2025. Candidates who were not allotted a seat in the phase 1 can register for Special Round counselling on the CCMT official portal at ccmt.admissions.nic.in. The last date for filling and locking the choices is July 17, 2025. CCMT 2025 Special Round-1 seat allotment will be released on July 19, 2025.
JoSAA 2025 Round 3 Seat Allotment has been released on josaa.nic.in. The last date for fee payment and Online reporting: fee payment/ document upload/response for candidates allotted a seat in round 3 is July 4, 2025. The round 4 allotment will be released on July 6, 2025.
JoSAA 2025 Round 3 Seat Allotment has been released on josaa.nic.in. The last date for fee payment and Online reporting: fee payment/ document upload/response for candidates allotted a seat in round 3 is July 4, 2025. The round 4 allotment will be released on July 6, 2025.
JoSAA 2025 Round 3 seat allotment results will be released on July 2 at josaa.nic.in. Candidates can log in to check their allotment status. Seat allocation is determined based on their JEE Main or Advanced rank and the choices filled during counselling.
The last date to complete the online payment of the seat booking fee for the IIT JAM 2025 Fourth Admission List is July 3, 2025 (Thursday). If necessary, an additional admission list will be published on July 4, 2025 (Friday), with the final date for seat booking fee payment being July 7, 2025 (Monday). Offer letters will be available for download from July 9, 2025 (Wednesday) via the candidate portal.
JoSAA 2025 Round 2 Seat Allotment result has been released. Online reporting: fee payment/ document upload/response for candidates allotted a seat in round 2 will be done by June 25, and the last date for fee payment will be June 29, 2025. JoSAA 2025 Round 3 Seat Allotment result will be released on July 02, 2025.
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