The students of these schools represent their schools in various national level and international competitions including IMO, IChO and NASA.[1][2][3] Rourkela also houses one of the premier institutes of the country, NIT Rourkela.[4]
There are overall 15 colleges for arts, science and commerce streams under the Sambalpur university.[5] There are also private engineering colleges Padmanava (PCE), Rourkela Institute of Management Studies (RIMS), DAMITS, RIT. This colleges come under the jurisdiction of Biju Pattnaik University of Technology (BPUT) and the head office is located in Rourkela.[6]