Dear student,

If you're passionate about design and have a decent JEE Main rank, the choice between ISDI Mumbai (Product Design) and NIT Rourkela (B.Tech in Industrial Design) comes down to your goals.

ISDI Mumbai is a pure design institute focused on creativity, innovation, and hands-on learning. The program emphasizes real-world projects, portfolio building, and exposure to Mumbai’s design industry. It’s best for those who want a career in creative design , user experience, or product innovation. Admission is based on the ISDI Challenge , not JEE.

NIT Rourkela , on the other hand, offers a design-oriented B.Tech that blends engineering and product design. It’s a good fit if you're looking for a technical degree with a design element . The course includes CAD, UX, manufacturing, and product development. Admission is through JEE Main and JoSAA , with strong placements and a top-tier campus.

Your decision should align with whether you see yourself as a designer first or an engineer with design skills .

Take your time

Hello

Based on your SC category rank of 28,133, it is unlikely that you will secure a seat in NIT Rourkela under the Home State quota for most branches. You can download a brochure by visiting Career360.

According to the JoSAA Round 3 cutoff data for 2023, the closing ranks for the SC category in various branches at NIT Rourkela were as follows:

Computer Science and Engineering: Closing rank 1,515

Electronics and Communication Engineering: Closing rank 2,114

Electrical Engineering: Closing rank 3,476

Civil Engineering: Closing rank 5,394

Mechanical Engineering: Closing rank 5,250

Biotechnology: Closing rank 10,822

BioMedical Engineering: Closing rank 13,483

Ceramic Engineering: Closing rank 11,602

Chemical Engineering (4 Years, B.Tech): Closing rank 9,023

Chemical Engineering (5 Years, Dual Degree): Closing rank 6,955

Electrical Engineering (5 Years, Integrated M.Tech): Closing rank 5,529

Civil Engineering (5 Years, Integrated M.Sc.): Closing rank 7,677

Mining Engineering (5 Years, Integrated M.Tech): Closing rank 10,423

Metallurgical and Materials Engineering: Closing rank 9,908

Mining Engineering: Closing rank 9,204

Physics (5 Years, Integrated M.Sc.): Closing rank 15,68

Hello aspirant,

NIT Rourkela Admission 2025 for B. Tech and B. Arch programs is determined by the JEE Main test. To be admitted to NIT Rourkela, interested and qualified individuals must receive 75% on their class 12 board exam and take the JEE Main exam.

For more information, you can visit our site through following link:

https://www.careers360.com/university/national-institute-of-technology-rourkela/admission

Thank you

Hello there,

With 89 percentile in JEE Mains 2025, as a female candidate with home state quota for NIT Rourkela, your chances for core branches like CSE, ECE, and IT are low, but you may get lower branches like Civil, Metallurgy, or Chemical Engineering. Admission depends on cutoff trends, seat availability, and category. Keep backup options ready.

I would recommend you to use JEE Mains College Predictor Tool by Careers360 to get the list of possible colleges you can get with your rank or percentile.

I hope this answer helps you. If you have more queries then feel free to share your questions with us we will be happy to assist you.

Thank you and wishing you all the best for your bright future.

Hey folk,

Hope you are fine.

Getting the cutoff marks for the mechanical engineering for the csab round of the nit rourkela will be too early to get. You can check the previous year cutoffs and the opening and closing ranks of the various courses and the programs by visiting the official website of the csab and then checking the required details.

The cutoff generally depend on a variety of factors like the difficulty level of the examination and the number of students appeared for the examination.

Also, you can take help of our official college predictor which can help you in finding the best matched colleges according to your rank and score secured in the jee exam. You can take the help of that link and know about the colleges from there.

The link of the predictor is mentioned below:

https://engineering.careers360.com/jee-main-college-predictor?utm_source=qna&utm_medium=jee_cp

Hope this resolves your query.

There are low chances of getting a seat in nit rourkela with josaa couselling but u can go for csab couselling .

Beside nit rourkela  u can also consider other nits and iiits