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About The Organizer
National Institute of Technology (NIT) Rourkela is a centrally funded premier institute of higher learning for engineering, science and technology located in the steel city of Rourkela, Odisha. It is one of the 31 NITs in India and has been recognized as an Institute of National Importance by the National Institutes of Technology Act, 2007. As per Times Higher Education (THE) ranking of the
World's best Universities 2017, NIT Rourkela is listed in top 800 institutes of the world, and it is the only NIT to feature in the list. According to the NIRF ranking, NIT Rourkela stands at 12th position among all the National Technical Institutes. The Institute spreads over 262 hectares of the lush green picturesque landscape.
Founded on 15 of August 1961, as Regional Engineering College, the National Institute of Technology (NIT), Rourkela is having 21 academic departments producing undergraduates, postgraduates and PhDs degrees in Engineering, Science, Planning and Architecture, Management, and Humanities. NIT Rourkela is one of the prestigious institutes in the country. NIT Rourkela is presently ranked the 2nd best NIT and 12th nationwide (including IITs) by the MHRD. The well maintained green campus of the Institute provides 100 percent accommodation to students, faculties and staff. The campus has all the amenities for developing personal, social and academic skills of young people.
About The Department
The School of Management (SM), NIT Rourkela was founded in the year 2010 as a public business school, located in the campus of NIT Rourkela. The department emerged with the academic programme of Masters in Business Administration (MBA). Later in the year 2011 PhD programme was started in accordance with Ministry of Human Resource Development (India). In addition to its main academic programmes, is also engaged in research, consultancy, seminars, academic conferences and research publications. The department attracts highly qualified faculties and bright students from the entire nation. The diversified expertise of the faculties has provided the department with a global acceptance. The graduates from the department are well-placed in esteemed industries and institutions.
About The City
The city of Rourkela came into prominence in 1955 with the decision of Government of India to set up ‘Rourkela Steel Plant’. It is a well-developed steel city, surrounded by a range of hills and rivers. It is located in north-western Orissa having the richest deposit of mineral wealth. It is one of the beautiful cities of the state of Odisha. The city is connected with all parts of the country by railways and roads. The domestic air services are available from Ranchi, Kolkata, Bhubaneswar and Raipur. The population of the city is about 6 lakhs. The city experiences beautiful winter with a minimum temperature of 12 °C accompanied with bright sunshine. The major tourist destinations in Rourkela are Hanuman Vatika, Vaishnodevi Temple, Rani Sati Temple, Vedvyas, Pitamahal Dam, Kansbahal Dam, Mandira Dam, I. G.Park, Nehru Park, Khandadhar Falls and Darjeeng.