National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

National Institute of Technology Rourkela Hindi: राष्‍ट्रीय प्रौद्योगिकी संस्थान, राउरकेला),formerly Regional Engineering College Rourkela (REC Rourkela), is a publicly funded institute of higher learning for engineering and technology located in the steel city of Rourkela, Odisha, India. It is one of the 30 National Institutes of Technology in India and has been recognized as an Institute of National Importance by the National Institutes of Technology Act, 2007.