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NIT Rourkela Cutoff 2025
National Institute of Technology, Rourkela · Rourkela, Odisha · Established 1961 · Official site ↗
Branches tracked
23
Years of data
2022–2025
Top branch 2025
CSE
Closing rank 2025
3,431
Category: OPEN·Gender: Gender-Neutral·Quota: OS
Closing rank — 5-year trend
JoSAA final-round closing ranks for OPEN · Gender-Neutral. Toggle branches to compare. Rising cutoffs are normal for newer branches; a sharp fall usually signals growing demand (e.g. CSE everywhere post-2020).
Closing rank by yearLower rank = more competitive
Y-axis inverted so rank 1 sits at the top. A line sloping upward means the closing rank is falling — the branch is becoming harder to get into.
All branches at NIT Rourkela
Every branch with JoSAA final-round data, sorted by how competitive it is. YoY change compares the latest year to the previous year — negative means cutoff dropped (tougher).
| Branch | Quota | Opening 2025 | Closing 2025 | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
CSE Computer Science and Engineering | OS | 2,442 | 3,431 | +17% |
AI Artificial Intelligence | OS | 2,962 | 4,448 | +12% |
ECE Electronics and Communication Engineering | OS | 4,632 | 5,785 | +1% |
EIE Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering | OS | 7,389 | 9,555 | -11% |
EE Electrical Engineering | OS | 8,111 | 10,623 | +2% |
ME Mechanical Engineering | OS | 10,775 | 15,035 | 0% |
CHE Chemical Engineering | OS | 13,111 | 18,034 | -5% |
CHE [5Y] Chemical Engineering | OS | 20,828 | 20,944 | -5% |
Physics Physics | OS | 13,664 | 23,219 | +6% |
Industrial Design Industrial Design | OS | 19,260 | 24,030 | -19% |
Mathematics Mathematics | OS | 19,397 | 24,786 | -14% |
CE Civil Engineering | OS | 12,225 | 25,282 | -2% |
MME Metallurgical and Materials Engineering | OS | 28,687 | 30,135 | +5% |
Bio Technology Bio Technology | OS | 12,088 | 32,227 | +9% |
CER Ceramic Engineering | OS | 24,246 | 34,022 | -5% |
Bio Medical Bio Medical Engineering | OS | 31,793 | 34,766 | -8% |
MME [5Y] Metallurgical and Materials Engineering | OS | 33,247 | 35,129 | -2% |
MIN Mining Engineering | OS | 31,642 | 35,731 | +12% |
Food Process Food Process Engineering | OS | 36,462 | 40,010 | -4% |
MIN [5Y] Mining Engineering | OS | 37,934 | 41,212 | +27% |
Chemistry Chemistry | OS | 38,235 | 43,806 | -9% |
Ceramic and M.Tech Industrial Ceramic [5Y] Ceramic Engineering and M.Tech Industrial Ceramic | OS | 42,128 | 45,200 | +15% |
Life Science Life Science | OS | 37,534 | 51,669 | +14% |
Colour on YoY column: green = cutoff rose (easier), rose = cutoff fell (tougher).
Architecture & Planning at NIT Rourkela
Different rank pool. B.Arch and B.Plan admissions use JEE Main Paper 2 ranks, which come from a separate exam and a much smaller candidate pool (~40k) than Paper 1 (~14 lakh). Do not compare these closing ranks to the B.E./B.Tech numbers above — a B.Arch closing rank of 289 is within the Paper 2 list only.
| Branch | Quota | Opening 2025 | Closing 2025 | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B.Arch Architecture · JEE Main Paper 2 | OS | 323 | 550 | -23% |
Round-by-round: CSE in 2025
JoSAA runs up to 6 rounds of counselling. The closing rank climbs each round as students upgrade or withdraw. If you're banking on R1 data, you're under-estimating your chances.
| Round | Opening rank | Closing rank | Δ vs R1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | 2,192 | 3,122 | baseline |
| R2 | 2,273 | 3,156 | +34 ranks |
| R3 | 2,336 | 3,160 | +38 ranks |
| R4 | 2,336 | 3,167 | +45 ranks |
| R5 | 2,336 | 3,369 | +247 ranks |
| R6 | 2,442 | 3,431 | +309 ranks |
Home-state advantage: CSE
NITs reserve 50% of their seats for Home State (HS) candidates. Here's how the 2025 final-round closing ranks compare. If you're from Odisha, the HS number is what matters for you.
Home State (Odisha)
Opening rank
4,273
Closing rank
7,853
Other State
Opening rank
2,442
Closing rank
3,431
NIT Rourkela — frequently asked questions
What was the closing rank for CSE at NIT Rourkela in 2025?+
The JoSAA final-round closing rank for Computer Science and Engineering at NIT Rourkela in 2025 was 3,431 for the OPEN Gender-Neutral OS quota. This is the cutoff the predictor uses by default.
Which are the toughest branches to get into at NIT Rourkela?+
Based on 2025 JoSAA final-round closing ranks (OPEN, Gender-Neutral), the most competitive branches at NIT Rourkela are: CSE (3,431), AI (4,448), ECE (5,785). The number in brackets is the last rank that got in.
How much does the closing rank drift between rounds at NIT Rourkela?+
For CSE in 2025, Round 1 closed at rank 3,122 while the final round (R6) closed at 3,431. Students further from the cutoff still get in if they hold out through later rounds, so R1 data alone underestimates the real admit line.
How much is the Home State advantage at NIT Rourkela?+
For CSE in 2025, the Home State (Odisha) closing rank was 7,853 versus 3,431 for Other State candidates. NITs reserve 50% of their seats for HS, so if you're from Odisha, your effective cutoff is the HS number.
Is NIT Rourkela admission based on JEE Main or JEE Advanced?+
NIT Rourkela admits through JoSAA counselling using JEE Main scores. JEE Advanced is only used for IITs. You need to register on the JoSAA portal after JEE Main results, fill a choice list, and the allocation runs across multiple rounds.
Where does this cutoff data come from?+
Closing ranks shown here are from the official JoSAA Opening-Closing Rank (OR-CR) reports, consolidated across all rounds from 2022 through 2025. NIT Rourkela has 4 years of data in our database. The predictor uses the final round of each year to avoid over-optimistic Round 1 projections.