National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Updated 9 may 2026
Country
India
Founded
1961
Type
Education
ROR
011gmn932
FWUR Rank#1631 globally (of 4980)#72 in India
FWUR rank

Where the rankings agree — and where they don't

Methodology in active development · v0.1
Consensus 29,8/ 100Trimmed Mean v0.13 of 6 agenciesDivergent agency signal

But the 3 rankings disagree about this institution.

Range: rank 601–5848 (5247 positions apart).

Headline composite trimmed: dropped THE (#601, most generous score) and SCImago (#5848, harshest score).

THE
601[src]of 2119
CWUR
1355[src]of 1929
SCImago
5848[src]of 4699
FWUR
1631of 4980

Distance from FWUR composite

Diagnostic only

Per-agency absolute distance from the trimmed-mean composite, in score space (0–100). Display only — does not feed back into the composite or any agency-quality measure. Lower means the agency reads this institution closer to the consensus.

  • THE41,9
  • CWUR0
  • SCImago29,8

Why the divergence?

Research-oriented agencies
0SCImago

Research output, citations, and bibliometric coverage.

Reputation-sensitive agencies
71,7THE

Academic and employer reputation surveys.

Hybrid agencies
29,8CWUR

Mixed pillars including outcome and balance metrics.

Cycle alignment: agencies' latest publications mix years (2025/2026). Treat year-over-year deltas with care.

FWUR is a transparent synthesis of six published rankings — not a direct measurement of educational or research quality.

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Research33%
Research output and citations · ARWU + SCImago
0
Reputation33%
Academic and employer surveys · QS + THE
71.7
Outcome33%
Employability and balanced pillars · CWUR + RUR
29.8
Default (Trimmed Mean) · 29.8 / 100

Source observations · inputs to FWUR rank

QS
ARWU
CWUR2025
#1355
cwur.org
RUR
SCImago2025
#5848
scimagoir.com

Ranking trajectory · 2005–2024

SCImago fell #3186 → #4570 (2009–2024)

2024
#1#100#200#300#400#50020052009201420192024YEAR 2024FWUR▼52#1670QSNo dataTHE▲400#601ARWUNo dataCWUR▲18#1387RURNo dataSCImago▲598#4570
Show as table (accessible fallback)
YearQSTHEARWUCWURRURSCImago
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009#3186
2010#3196
2011#3078
2012#3022
2013#3270
2014#3220
2015#3070
2016#3128
2017#601#2515
2018#601#2754
2019#601#1472#1748
2020#801#1414#4117
2021#801#1382#4614
2022#801#1438#5114
2023#1001#1405#5168
2024#601#1387#4570

Peer comparison cohort

Same country

#InstitutionStudentsAvg rank
1Chaudhary Charan Singh University1628.0
2Indian Institute of Technology, BHU1626.0

Global peers

#InstitutionCountryStudentsAvg rank
1Harvard UniversityEstados Unidos1.0
2University of OxfordReino Unido5.0
3Tsinghua UniversityChina17.0

Where these numbers come from

Licensing: Each ranking agency licenses its full data and methodology under terms specific to that agency. FWUR exposes per-cycle headline ranks under fair-use citation; for sub-indicator scores or commercial use, refer to each agency's licensing page. ADR-040 §결정 4 forbids constructing per-pillar "FWUR Teaching/Research/Reputation Score" naming until ≥4 of 6 agencies grant sub-indicator licensing.

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