Hey aspirant,

NIT Rourkela is one of the premier engineering institutes in India and the Department of Mathematics is an independent department in the institute. The Department of Mathematics at NIT Rourkela is specialized in creating human resources in the area of Algebraic topology, Functional analysis, Artificial intelligence, Boundary value problems, Category theory, Complex analysis, Differential equations, Differentiable manifolds, Fluid dynamics, Fuzzy set and topology, Fractional calculus, Generic algorithm, Lee algebra, Magneto-hydro dynamics and much more. It offers 2 years M.Sc. degree, 5 years integrated M.Sc programme, PhD etc.

When it comes to placements, coaching institutes like Aakash, Empower, Books, Avanti, Concept Educations and some software companies also hire Mathematics students. The average salary offered is about Rs 5 lakhs per annum in coaching centres and the average package offered by tech companies is around 6 LPA. Job opportunities for M.Sc students is mostly better in academia that is teaching profession. An M.Sc. degree from an NIT will surely fetch you good offers at private engineering institutes as a professor in Mathematics. You can also opt for further studies, i.e, obtaining a PhD degree which will increase your job prospects and you can expect much higher payscale as a professor in universities than those you may get at software companies.

Hope it helps. All the best!