National Institute of Technology Rourkela (Hindi: राष्‍ट्रीय प्रौद्योगिकी संस्थान, राउरकेला) (Odia: ଜାତୀୟ ପ୍ରଯୁକ୍ତି ପ୍ରତିଷ୍ଠାନ, ରାଉରକେଲା),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.