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NIT Rourkela MA (Development Studies) 2024: Fees, Eligibility, Placement, Application Process, Dates

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Master of Arts [MA] (Development Studies)

Course Fees

Course Duration

2 Years

Tuition Fees

7.5 K

1 Year Fees

97.5 K

Total Fees

1.81 Lakhs

Detailed Fees

general

semester	Tuition Fees	Admission Fees	Other Fees	Total Fees
semester 1	₹ 7500	₹ 2500	₹ 47500	₹ 57.5 K
semester 2	₹ 7500	-	₹ 32500	₹ 40 K
semester 3	₹ 7500	-	₹ 35500	₹ 43 K
semester 4	₹ 7500	-	₹ 32500	₹ 40 K

Course Information

Eligibility Criteria

To be eligible for admission to the 2 year MA programme of NIT, Rourkela, a student must have passed B.Tech, B.A., B.Sc., B.Com. with 50% marks or 5.50 CGPA. Applicants with Honours will be given preference.

Course Details

NIT Rourkela MA (Development Studies) admissions 2024 are expected to start in JUne 2024. NIT Rourkela MBA Admissions are based on marks secure in the qualifying examination. A merit list will be released on the official website of the institute soon after the application process is over. Selected candidates may then proceed to the next step of the admission process.

MA in Development Studies at NIT Rourkela is a 2-year postgraduate program. The course is offered under the Department of Humanities and Social Science as a full-time regular course.

Table of Content

NIT Rourkela MA (Development Studies) Admission Dates
NIT Rourkela MA (Development Studies) Eligibility Criteria
NIT Rourkela MA (Development Studies) Admission Guidelines
NIT Rourkela MA (Development Studies) Course Details
NIT Rourkela MA (Development Studies) Seats
NIT Rourkela MA (Development Studies) FAQs

NIT Rourkela MA (Development Studies) Fees 2024

NIT Rourkela charges an average amount of around INR 45,125 per semester, including hostel rent and mess fees. The tuition fee charged per semester is around INR 7,500. However, students belonging to SC and ST category are exempted from paying tuition fee every semester. A summary of entire fee structure is given in the table below:

NIT Rourkela MA Fees 2024 [Approx.]
Particulars	Amount
Admission fee (One Time)	INR 2,500
Tuition fee (exempted for SC/ST students)	INR 7,500
Other fees (Exam, Library Electricity, etc)	INR 3,000
Student Activity fee	INR 2,000
Medical fees	INR 2,000
Hostel seat Rent	INR 5,000
Caution Money (One TIme Refundable)	INR 10,000
Institute Emergency Fund	INR 5,000
Hall Establishment Fee	INR 5,000
Mess Advance	INR 15,500
Total	INR 57,500

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NIT Rourkela MA (Development Studies) Eligibility Criteria

Candidates interested in the MA course of NIT Rourkela must satisfy the below mentioned eligibility criteria:

Candidates should have passed B.Tech, BA, B.Sc, B.Com with at least 50% aggregate marks or 5.5 CGPA.
Candidates with an Honors degree will be given preference.
Candidates appearing or yet to appear in the qualifying degree final examinations can also apply.

NIT Rourkela MA (Development Studies) Admission 2024

NIT Rourkela provides admissions to MA Development Studies on the basis of academic merit in the university examinations already completed. Candidates who fulfill the above-mentioned eligibility criteria will only be eligible for further admission process.

There is no relaxation provided in academic merit for any category/ caste of candidates.
Candidates in the final year of their qualifying degree have to produce their final result by the given date, or else their admission will be canceled.
Candidates for the selection process will be informed two weeks prior to the same.
If a candidate fails to join the institute within a week of starting classes, he/ she will be deemed to have abandoned the program.

NIT Rourkela MA (Development Studies) Application Process

Candidates can apply by following the below-mentioned steps:

Visit the official website of the institute.
Navigate to the link provided for ‘Online Application’.
Click on the link and fill the application form with academic and personal details correctly.
Proceed to pay the required application fee online via Credit Card/ Debit Card or Net Banking.
Submit the application form and keep a printout of the same for future reference.

Documents Required

Proof of Age (Birth/ Board Certificate)
Pass Certificates and Grade Cards (or mark sheets) from HSC onwards
College Leaving Certificate/ Transfer Certificate
University Migration certificate
Reservation Category Certificate (if applicable)
3 Recent Passport Size Coloured Photographs
Application for Enrolment in Form AC/201

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NIT Rourkela MA (Development Studies) Course Details

NIT Rourkela offers MA course in Development Studies as its postgraduate course. The course involves the learning about a wide range of aspects related to social and behavioural science where students get to know about prevailing socio-economic problems.

Course Duration: The duration of the course is 2 academic years which is spread over a span of four semesters. However, the course is also offered as a slow pace program for working individuals and is spread for a duration of 4 academic years. Each academic session is divided into two semesters, i.e, Autumn/ Odd semester (July – November) and Spring/ Even semester (January – May) each of approximately 17 weeks duration.

Course Curriculum: MA coursework is categorized into:

Core Courses
Professional Electives
Open Electives

NIT Rourkela MA (Development Studies) Seats 2024

There are a total of 39 seats available for the course. Among these 39 seats, 14 seats are available for General category students, 10 for OBC category, 6 for SC category, 3 for ST, 2 for PH and 4 for EWS category candidates. The same has been represented in the table below:

NIT Rourkela MA Seats 2024
Category	Seats
General	14
OBC	10
SC	6
ST	3
PH	2
EWS	4
Total	39

Each semester, excluding holidays and days when classes are suspended, shall have at least 80 working days (including examination dates). All subjects will have Lectures, Tutorials and Laboratory/ Design components (L–T–P).

Credits: Theory courses will comprise 3-4 credits whereas design or laboratory courses will comprise 2-3 credits. The total number of credits in the coursework and seminars in 1st and 2nd semesters together will range between 46 and 50 credits. Hence the entire 2 year programme will comprise 98-102 credits.

SIRE: MA programme will include a programme of “Short term Industrial or Research Experience (SIRE)” of 8 weeks duration after the 2nd semester for which the experience may be obtained in any reputed industry, research laboratory, IIT, NIT and any other equivalent organization. SIRE weighs 3 credits in 3rd semester and candidates will thus be required to submit a report for the same to the department. Summer work contributes 75% to the total marks and industrial tours contribute 25% to the same.

Project: MA students are required to carry out a major project in the final year under the guidance supervisors which weighs 4 credits each in pre final and final semesters. In addition, a 2 credits course on “Research Practice” in the 2nd semester is also carried out.

Assessment of Performance: Performance of students in each semester is assessed through Teacher’s Assessment which weighs 20%, mid term examinations weighing 30% and end semester examinations weighing 50% of the total. Class tests, assignments, tutorials, viva-voce, laboratory assignments, etc are the constituent components of continuous assessment process.

Registration for next semester: First semester candidates need to secure a SGPA of 5.00 in order to be eligible for registration next semester. For 2nd year registrations, candidates are required to earn a minimum of 32 credits and CGPA of 6.00.

Subjects: Below tabulated are the subjects offered in each semester along with their credit weightage:

NIT Rourkela MA Course details
Semester	Subject Code	Subject	Credits
I	HS 5001	Research Methodology in Social Sciences	3
	HS 5201	Psychological Perspectives on Development	3
	HS 5301	Social Institutions and Development	3
	HS 5401	Economics for Development Studies	3
	HS 5171	Advanced Language Laboratory	2
	HS 5471	Statistical Laboratory - I	2
	-	Professional Elective	-
II	HS 5412	Development Theories and Practices	3
	HS 5312	Ecology and Sustainable Development	3
	HS 5322	Social Exclusion and Inclusive Development	3
	HS 5112	Business Communication	3
	-	Professional Elective – II	3
	HS 5472	Statistical Laboratory - II	2
	HS 5372	Rural Engagement Lab	2
	HS 5880	Research Practice	2
III	HS 5313	Gender and Development	3
	HS 5323	Rural Development	3
	HS 5413	Financial System and Development	3
	HS 5423	Contemporary Policy Issues and Development	3
	-	Professional Elective – III	-
	HS 5993	Research Project – I	4
	HS 5881	Seminar & Technical Writing – I	2
IV	HS 5324	Urban Governance and Development	3
	HS 5414	Environmental Economics	3
	HS 5424	Poverty, Inequality and Human Development	3
	-	Professional Elective – IV	-
	HS 5994	Research Project – II	4
	HS 5882	Seminar & Technical Writing – II	2
	HS 5992	Comprehensive Viva -Voce	2
	HS 5991	Short Term Industrial Research Experience	0

NIT Rourkela MA (Development Studies) FAQs

Ques What facilities are available at NIT Rourkela for MA students?

Ans. NIT Rourkela provides its students with many infrastructural and academic facilities such as:

Central Library
Accomodation facility with a total of 11 hostels including separate hostels for both boys and girls
Sports and Fitness centre with facilities for Table Tennis, Carom and Chess
Gymnasium
Swimming Pool
Canteen
Shopping centr
Health Centre
Post Office

Ques. Can I de-register from my MA Development Studies course at NIT Rourkela?

Ans. Yes, you can deregister one or more courses of your choice if you feel that total credit load is too high or your performance in the class as well as mid-semester examination is not satisfactory. This de-registration of course can be done till two weeks prior to the start of the end semester examination or any other date fixed by the Senate. The grade in a deregistered course shall be UR.

Ques. What is the program fee of MA Development Studies offered by NIT Rourkela?

Ans. Below tabulated are the fee details:

Particular	Details
Admission Fee including Hostel Fee	INR 1,500
Tuition Fee (per annum)	INR 15,000
Other Fees	INR 6,000
Institute Development Contribution	INR 5,000
Student Activity Fee (per annum)	INR 4,000
Medical Fee	INR 2,000
Other Miscellaneous Fees	INR 9,900

Ques. What is the ‘Slow Pace Programme’ offered by NIT Rourkela for MA Development Studies candidates?

Ans. NIT Rourkela offers ‘Slow Pace Programme’ for students who are employed in Government or private institutions and cannot join full time programmes. Under the slow pace programme a student will be registered for half the courses in a semester and will take 4 semesters to complete the course work, and upto 4 years to complete the full programme. In case a student completes 8 semesters with a few F grades or has a course CGPA less than 6.00, he must leave the Institute without obtaining a degree.

Ques. What are the career options one can pursue after completing MA Development Studies course at NIT Rourkela?

Ans. One may become a project manager, public policy consultant, researcher, administrator/manager etc. after completing MA Development Studies course at NIT Rourkela.

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Average Placement	₹ 13.9 Lakhs
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National Institute of Technology - [NIT]: 60 answered questions

How would you rank the IIITs? Should I prefer IIIT Allahabad or NIT Rourkela?

Tathagata Mukherjee

30 Aug 22

Below is the rank of top IIITs in the country.

Name of the IIITs	IIIT NIRF ranking 2022
IIIT Hyderabad	62
ABV IIIT Gwalior	78
IIIT Bangalore	81
PDSM IIITDM Jabalpur	82
IIIT Allahabad	93
IIITDM Kanchipuram	184
IIIT Guwahati	-
IIIT Bhubaneswar	-

IIIT Allahabad is a better option compared to NIT Rourkela. An IT degree from IIITA offers better career prospects. According to the 2022 placement highlights of the institute, students received an average CTC of around INR 30.63 LPA. More than 80 companies took part in the placement drive, this year. EY, KPMG, Planet Spark, Vedantu, etc. were among the major recruiters in the placement drive.

Which college should I choose among SGSITS (Indore), NIT Raipur and NIT Rourkela for a B.tech?

Aditya Mishra

26 Aug 22

You should choose NIT Rourkela for a B.Tech. It is a reputed NIT with a great placement record. NIT Rourkela placements 2022 had witnessed the average CTC of INR 20.88 LPA. The highest CTC offered this year was INR 46.08 LPA. Reputed companies such as VISA, Google, Apple, etc. took part in the placement drive.

If you are getting CSE/EE/ECE, you should definitely choose NIT Rourkela.

Which one is better for computer science and engineering and why: VNIT Nagpur, NIT Calicut, or NIT Rourkela?

Arpit Chowdhury

20 Aug 22

Among these, NIT Calicut is the best option for Computer Science and Engineering. On an overall scale, it is better compared to VNIT Nagpur and NIT Rourkela. NIT Calicut placements are around 100% for CSE. Reputed companies such as Amazon, Infosys, Cisco, and Microsoft recruit CSE students through the campus placements. The average CTC for the branch is around INR 17 LPA.

Is NIT Rourkela good, like NIT Trichy?

Sudeeksha Verma

07 Sept 21

NIT Trichy is among the top 10 in NIRF Ranking while NIT Rourkela is still behind in the list. The infrastructure of both the colleges is decent.

The alumni collaboration is widespread for both institutes. However, NIT Trichy has a well-experienced faculty. In terms of management of various societies, clubs in the campus, extra co-curricular, and cleanliness are all exceptionally approved of by the students. If anything, it is top-notch at NIT Trichy.

NIT Rourkela cannot be compared with NIT Trichy when it comes to placements. The opportunities provided in NITT are tremendous and are far ahead of NIT Rourkela.

It is suggested to not go for NIT Rourkela unless you are opting for a core branch. NIT Trichy should be your priority in any situation.

Which is better, NIT Calicut or NIT Rourkela?

Atul Ghose

26 Aug 21

I have a friend from NIT Calicut and he was able to provide some information regarding their M.Tech in Offshore Structure.

Offshore structures are currently one of the most promising fields in the future along with transportation engineering.
It requires thorough knowledge in subjects such as FEM, Mathematics, and mechanics to be a successful offshore engineer. Additionally, the offshore industry pays more than a normal Structural consultancy as the structures are highly compounded.
A beginner Structural engineer may not get very good pay as they are in large numbers and currently supply is more than demand.

As for NIT Calicut, it boasts of an outstanding Civil Department. However, the placement offered by the institute may not be that good. But you can manage to get jobs through off-campus placements. You can earn a lot in the field as you gain experience.

How is NIT Rourkela?

Yash Sharma

15 Jan 22

One of my friends studied at NIT Rourkela. According to him, the campus was really good and had many features that made it stand out among others.

Here are some facts about it:

They have a huge campus, the second largest in the country. The environment is clean and green, with all the necessary facilities found nearby the campus area.
The food here is comparatively costly than any other college at its level. It will take a bit of time to ease up on the food if you are an outstation student.
The academic pressure is not much. They only strictly monitor attendance.
The students are required to maintain a 75% attendance to be able to sit for the exams.
The faculty is average, they prefer students mug up theories than actually learn the content.
Labs are tough and have regular evaluation.
Here you will get a lot of exposure to extra curricular activities.
Many clubs are present like dance, drama, music, photography, social service, varieties of coding, robotics, aerospace club, vehicle designing club and many more.
These clubs teach you time management and enhance your skills.

The main rourkela city is about 7 kms from the railway station which has constant auto services. Rourkela has many restaurants, pubs and other hangout zones. They also have Vaishnodevi temple which students visit as the trip includes trekking and great viewpoints.

Which one is better: EEE in NIT Trichy or CS in NIT Rourkela?

Aditi Ghosal

07 Jul 22

EEE in NIT Trichy is better than CS in NIT Rourkela. NIT Trichy is among the best NITs in the country and offers excellent academics and placements. Around 100% of students get placed from EEE every year. According to the recent highlights of NIT Trichy placements, students of EEE usually receive salaries in the range of INR 4-20 LPA. Microsoft, Uber, and HLS Asia are some of the major recruiters for the branch.

Which is better: an IT at the IIIT Allahabad, CSE at NIT Rourkela or CSE at MANIT Bhopal?

Ritesh Agarwal

11 Mar 21

One of my friends told me that these three institutes must be in this order like; IIIT A>>> NIT Bhopal>= NIT Rourkela. Although he was a student of NIT Rourkela.

He stated that between these three, Rourkela and Bhopal are more or less equal. However, both of these institutes consist of some advantages and disadvantages as well.

If NIT Bhopal is considered and compared with NIT Rourkela, then it must be said that NIT Bhopal's strength is a large batch size; IT+CSE. But the main advantage of NIT Bhopal is the location and nearby airport transport facilities that conceal all the advantages of this institute. For this reason, NIT Bhopal experiences big recruiters every year, and NIT Rourkela misses this entirely. This is the reason why NIT Bhopal is one step ahead of NIT Rourkela.

Categories	IT at IIIT Allahabad	CSE at NIT Rourkela	CSE at NIT Bhopal
Course Fee	5.41 lakh	6.40 lakh	5.59 lakh
Placement Percentage	100%	80%	90%
Highest CTC	12-15 LPA	20 LPA	27 LPA
Average CTC	4-5 LPA	8-10 LPA	6.5 LPA
Recruiting Companies	Google, Amazon, Flipkart, Goldman, Nutanix, etc.	Microsoft, Dell, PwC, Goldman Sachs, SAP Labs, Analog Devices, Myntra, Amazon, etc.	Amazon, Microsoft, Samsung, Capgemini, Deutsche Bank, Barclays, TCS, L&T, C-Dot etc.

However, at NIT Rourkela, M.Tech in Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) is almost similar to doing M.Tech in IITs. But in the case of Bhopal, the students can sit for placements for all the big companies in the campus recruitment process along with B.Tech companies. It will be better to avoid IIIT Allahabad for doing M.Tech in CSE, as placement opportunities in this institute are not good. This thing is that IIIT Allahabad does not allow M.Tech students to attend for placement in the on-campus recruitment process.

Thus, it can be stated that for the B.Tech course, IIIT Allahabad>> NIT Bhopal> NIT Rourkela.

How is CSE at NIT Rourkela?

Mohit Bansal

15 Jan 22

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.

Categories	CSE at NIT Rourkela
Course Fee	INR 6.40 lakh
Placement Percentage	80%
Highest CTC	15 LPA
Average CTC	6 LPA
Recruiting Companies	Amazon, Qualcomm, Goldman Sachs, SAP Labs, etc.

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.

Which college should I prefer NIT rkl or BITS Goa or Hyderabad even?

Ribhu Arya

20 Aug 21

When it comes down to making a choice between institutes it is better to think point-wise before coming to a decision. Everyone wants a good institute to study in which has great academics and also has great placements along with extracurricular activities.

BITS Goa would be the better option here only if there’s no financial problem. NIT Rourkela is also one of the best NITs, but when it comes to CSE department BITS will take the lead here. BITS Pilani or the Goa campus would be more preferable over NIT Rourkela.

Categories	NIT Rourkela	BITS Goa	BITS Hyderabad
Course Fee	6.4 lakh	19.19 lakh	19.19 lakh
Highest CTC	20 LPA	24 LPA	25 LPA
Average CTC	12-13 LPA	11 LPA	12 LPA
Recruiting Companies	Amazon, Goldman Sachs, Infosys, SAP Labs, etc.	Google, nVidia, DE Shaw, Arcesium, etc.	Qualcomm, Cisco, Oracle, Texas Instruments, etc.

As of the current situation BITS, institutes have a high ranking place in our society with excellent academic records as well as placement stats. BITS Pilani is considered as an epitome of CSE engineering by most of the aspirants these days. Only the top 3 leading IIT’s are in comparison with BITS Pilani.