CSE at NIT Rourkela isn’t a very good option given that its curriculum is outdated and the pedagogy adopted to deliver modern concepts is very obsolete. Most of the foundation courses are taught like Maths which only cover the theoretical aspect of CSE. For the practical perspective involving implementing and developing new things, you will have to resort to self-study.

The faculty is very cooperative and assists you with innovative ideas and guides you in their respective fields. One of my friends and his batchmates set up a cluster to share large computations over a network and received enough guidance from the professors. However, as for the implantation details, they had to go the extra mile and figure out that stuff themselves.

In general, students who are keen to transform their rhetorical knowledge of computers into practical ones have to resort to self-study. So, the opportunities offered at NIT Rourkela CS are plenty if you make the right use of them.

One of my friends is a CSE student at NIT Rourkela. According to him the department is very decent.

• The classes were held regularly, sometimes having 5 tests a day including viva sessions.
• The faculty is highly experienced and cooperative.
• The campus is really beautiful, and one of the best in the country.
• The student crowd is diverse. They are also very competitive, which actually makes the educational environment engaging and better.
• Placements here are a bit mediocre overall, but the CSE department has always shown promising results.

Lastly, keep in mind that here you have to study and learn on your own. Most of the teachers approve of mugging up theories rather than actually learning them in depth. So if you prefer to hustle to succeed in life, NIT Rourkela is the perfect place for you.