Rourkelapronunciation (help·info) is a planned city located in the northern part of Odisha, India. It is the third-largest Urban Agglomeration in Odisha. It is situated about 328 kilometres (204 mi) north of state capital Bhubaneswar and is surrounded by a range of hills and encircled by rivers - Koel, Sankha, and Brahmani. The city is also popularly known as Ispat Nagar and also as the Steel City of Odisha. It has one of the largest steel plants of the Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) known as Rourkela Steel Plant. It also has one of the National Institutes of Technology (NIT Rourkela) of the country. The city has been selected as smart city in the third phase of the smart city list on 20 September 2016. Among all the 27 city list Rourkela ranked 12th position on merit basis. Every year, on 3 March Rourkela Day is celebrated. Rourkela has been declared India's Fastest Moving City. Raurkela is third largest city of Odisha state and is categorised as a Tier-2 city.
National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, formerly Regional Engineering College, Rourkela is a publicly funded premier institute of higher learning for engineering, science and technology located in the steel city of Rourkela, Odisha, India. It is one of the 31 National Institutes of Technology in India and has been recognized as an Institute of National Importance by the National Institutes of Technology Act, 2007. It is ranked 16 in the NIRF Rankings 2020 of Indian engineering universities.
Ispat English Medium School is an English medium school in Sector 20 of the Rourkela Steel Township in Rourkela, Odisha, India. The school follows the syllabus prescribed by the CISCE.
Saint Paul's School, Rourkela is an Indian educational institution located in Rourkela, Odisha, that offers courses from the Kindergarten to the Senior-Secondary level.
The Biju Patnaik University of Technology with its head-quarters in Rourkela, Odisha came into being in November 2002 through an act of the Government of Odisha. The main objective of instituting the University was to ensure a high quality of students coming out of the technical, management and pharmacy colleges through a common curriculum and uniform evaluation.
Kansbahal is a modern industrial town situated in the state of Odisha India. It lies on the State Highway #10 about 25 km from Rourkela main city; and on the main railway route between Howrah (Kolkata) and CST/Kurla (Mumbai). Kansbahal comes under the jurisdiction of Rourkela Municipal Corporation.
Rourkela Airport is a domestic airport located near Chhend Colony, 6 kilometres west of the steel city of Rourkela in the state of Odisha. The airport is mostly used by dignitaries visiting Rourkela, especially officials of Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) and other VIPs. The airport's terminal is being upgraded to handle scheduled operations. Under UDAN scheme scheduled flights were to start but this has not materialized. License for commercial usage of the airport was issued in January 2019.
Rourkela is the educational, technical and medical research hub of Western Odisha. It houses many English medium schools which provide Central Board of Secondary Education and Indian Certificate of Secondary Education certificates to their students.
Kendriya Vidyalaya Rourkela is a system of central government schools under the Ministry of Human Resource Development (India). It is in the steel city of Rourkela, Sector 06. The system came into being in 1982 under the name "Central Schools" and has been affiliated with CBSE.
Delhi Public School, Rourkela, is an Indian school in the district of Sundergarh, Odisha, Sector-14, Rourkela, Odisha. The school is affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), New Delhi. The school is run by the Delhi Public School Society. Mr. Rahman Khan is the Chairman of this school.
Mt. Carmel Convent School, Rourkela is a school for girls from the Pre-Primary level to the Higher Secondary level in Rourkela, India. It is located in Hamirpur, behind the Ispat General Hospital. The school is administered by the Apostolic Carmel Education Society of Odisha in the Roman Catholic Church.
MGM English Medium School, Rourkela is also known as Mar Greegorious Memorial English School is a co-ed school for girls & boys from the Pre-Primary level to the Higher Senior-Secondary level in Rourkela, India. The school is administrated by the Kolkata Diocese of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church. The School is affiliated to Indian Certificate of Secondary Education and Indian School Certificate, New Delhi.
Uditnagar Government High School is a state-run coeducational primary and middle school located in the Uditnagar section of Rourkela, Odisha, India. Founded in 1954 as a private school, it is one of the oldest schools in Rourkela. In 1955 it was granted grade 'B' class government institution status. The school is affiliated to the Board of Secondary Education, Odisha, recognized under the State Government of Odisha Education. Bansidhara Barik is the principal.
Chhend Colony is a mixed income group commercial-cum-residential area in the Western Region of Rourkela, in Sundergarh district. Chhend Colony of Rourkela is situated in Trans Urban area of Rourkela. It is one of the largest colony of India in terms of area. It is most known for the Management college of Rourkela Institute of Management Studies & Biju Patnaik University of Technology, Rourkela.
Kalunga is an Industrial Estate, which is situated at outskirts from the steel city Rourkela in Sundargarh district in Odisha state. It can be reached by both Road & Rail. Situated in the State Highway (SH-10), Rourkela to Sambalpur road.
Saraswati Vidya Mandir is an Indian co-aid kindergarten, primary and middle school located at Birsa Dahar in Rourkela, Odisha.
Rourkela Junction railway station is a railway junction located in the north-western part of the Indian state of Odisha and serves Rourkela in Sundergarh district. Rourkela is the third-largest urban agglomeration in Odisha. Mumbai CSTM – Howrah Gitanjali Express passes through Rourkela.
St. Joseph's Convent School is an Indian girls' convent pre-primary to higher-secondary English-medium school, located in Hamirpur, Rourkela, Sundergarh district, Odisha. The school is affiliated under the Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE) and the Indian School Certificate (ISC).
Kesramal Boys' High School, established in 1966, is one of the oldest school in the Sundergarh district of Odisha, India.
