During placements in the academic year 2022-23, the National Institute of Technology (NIT), Rourkela received a total of 1534 job offers from 330 companies. According to NIT, over 95% of the students who were placed were from the flagship BTech programme.

Electrical engineering, electronics and instrumentation engineering, ceramic engineering, and a dual degree in mining engineering and ceramic engineering all had 100% placement.

A total of 24 students received packages worth more than Rs 50 lakh per year, with eight receiving the highest package, worth Rs 52.89 lakh per year. The average (overall) CTC was Rs 12.95 lakh per annum, up from Rs 11.15 lakh per annum the previous year. This year's average BTech CTC is Rs 14.22 lakh per year.

The average annual salary for Computer Science Engineering is Rs 21.87 lakh. The average CTC for Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering is Rs 18.12 lakh per year, Rs 17.97 lakh per year for Electronics and Communication Engineering, and Rs 14.55 lakh per year for Electrical Engineering.