Rourkela is the educational, technical and medical research hub of Western Odisha and even students from all parts of Odisha and some parts of neighbouring states like Jharkhand and West Bengal come here to pursue higher education. Schools in Raurkela Rourkela houses many English medium schools which provide CBSE and ICSE certificates to their students. Notably, mostly there are ICSE-ISC board schools like St.Gregorios Higher Secondary School, ISPAT EM School, St. Paul's School, Mount Carmel School, Pragati Public School, Sectorn 22, St. Joseph's School, Indo English School, Chinmaya Vidyalaya(E.M.), Desouza's School, MGM English Medium School. Most of them are missionary based organizations run by licensee trustees. The CBSE board schools are Deepika English Medium School, Delhi Public School, Dayanand Anglo-Vedic (DAV) School, etc. The Central government has its own Kendriya Vidyalaya in Sector 6 and Bondamunda. It also has notable Odiya medium schools like Chinmaya Vidyalaya and Govt High school Uditnagar. National Institute of Technology in Raurkela National Institute of Technology Rourkela is an institute of national importance situated in Rourkela. The National Institute of Technology, Rourkela (NIT-R) ranks 5th in terms of education and placement quality in India. The students of various schools in Rourkela represent their schools in various national level and international competitions including IMO, IChO and NASA. Mediecal Colleges in Raurkela Rourkela has a high tech private medical college and hospital and is the only city in Odisha to have a private medical college outside Bhubaneshwar. The local leaders have demanded a government medical college in Rourkela. Colleges in Raurkela There are over 15 colleges for arts, science and commerce streams under the Sambalpur University. Some of the famous ones are Government Autonomous College, Rourkela Municipal College, ISPAT College, SG Women's College. Private Engineering Colleges in Raurkela There are also private engineering and management colleges like Raurkela Institute of Management Studies (RIMS), DAMITS, Rourkela Institute of Technology (RIT), Padmanava College of Engineering (PCE). These colleges come under the jurisdiction of Biju Patnaik University of Technology (BPUT) and the head office is located in Chennd, Rourkela. Related Articles Raurkela Ranji Trophy Iron and Steel Industry in India Odisha, Indian state Cities of Orissa |