Scholarships
The scholarships at NIT Rourkela provides vital support to students by addressing financial challenges and promoting academic excellence. Funded by alumni, scholarships currently supports several students enrolled in various programmes of NIT Rourkela. In addition, several other scholarships have been established to ensure that deserving students, regardless of their financial background, can focus on their education and achieve their goals. These initiatives reflect the unwavering commitment of alumni in supporting the next generation of scholars at NIT Rourkela.
The following Alumni-Endowed Scholarships are currently being offered:
- 1972 Batch Alumni Endowment Scholarship
- P Anasuya Memorial Scholarship
- P Vijayalakshmi Memorial Scholarships
- R. K. Paramguru Scholarship
- Shashikala Deo Memorial Scholarship
- Sqn. Ldr. Rudra Pratap Deo Memorial Scholarship
- Narsingh Deo Memorial Scholarship
- Prof. G. K. Roy Memorial Scholarship
- NITROAA Endowment Scholarship
- NITROAA/Bhubanananda Rath Memorial Scholarship
- NITROAA/Kanchan Misra Memorial Scholarship
- NITROAA/Kolli Balakrishna Murthy & Lakshmi Kantamma Memorial Scholarship
- NITROAA/Shrimati Nirmala Gupta Memorial Scholarship
- NITROAA/Banchhanidhi Das and Srimati Devi Memorial Scholarship
- NITROAA/Hari Arjun (1972) and Late Vishnu Vardhani Patro Scholarship
- NITROAA/Debendra Kumar Das and Katherine Cross Das Scholarship
The last date for submission of applications for the AY 2025-26 is Friday, 31st October 2025, and the mode of submission is strictly online, which can be accessed at
NITRIS -> Academic -> Scholarships.
For any queries or assistance regarding the application process, students may contact the Center for AIIR, located in the TIIR Building.