IIT Bhubaneswar - Indian Institute of Technology

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bhubaneswar was established in the year 2008 with IIT Kharagpur as its mentor Institute. It is located in the city of Bhubaneswar which is the capital of the Indian state of Odisha and spreads across an area of 936 acres with 30000 sq.m dedicated for academic purposes and 12500 sq.m area for residential and other uses. IIT Bhubaneswar currently has 7 school departments of study which offer programmes at the bachelor, master and doctoral levels of study including Bachelor of Technology, Master of technology, Dual degree (B.Tech+M.Tech) programme, Master of Science and Ph.D programmes. IIT Bhubaneswar is well-reputed as an “Institute of National Importance” with a student strength of 2112 supported by an esteemed faculty strength of 144. 

As a government-funded public institution, IIT Bhubaneswar is set up as a co-educational institution of study and works with the vision to be recognised for producing exemplary graduates and new knowledge. IIT Bhubaneswar has the mission to serve the learning community as well as facilitate research across several disciplines. The institution believes in promoting entrepreneurship through design, innovation and invention with a dynamic, holistic and flexible design-based curriculum to facilitate it. IIT Bhubaneswar strives to provide an external partnership between the industry, its networks with the departments of study to globally compete with world-class, scholarly and empowered professionals thereby helping to promote a healthy society that is strong, economic and sustainable with social responsibility. IIT Bhubaneswar currently ranks as the 30th public institution in India. The institute has been ranked 28th according to the NIRF Ranking in the Engineering category, 43rd in the research category and 58th in the overall category for the year 2021.

What is the full form of IIT Bhubaneswar?

The full form of IIT Bhubaneswar is the Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar. It is located in Bhubaneswar, Odisha.

IIT Bhubaneswar Location

IIT Bhubaneswar is located in the neighborhood of Argul near Jatni in the Khorda district near the city of Bhubaneswar in the Indian state of Odisha. The nearest airport to the university is the Biju Patnaik International Airport located at a distance of 35 kilometres and the nearest railway station is Khurda Road Junction station is located at a distance of 8 kilometres. The closest bus stop is the Patrapada bus stop located at a distance of 22.5 km. The campus is well accessible with help or a taxi or cab. From the city of Bhubaneswar, one can drive through the main Highway 16 and divert towards east on Highway 13.

IIT Bhubaneswar News and Updates

• IIT Bhubaneswar conducted its 13th Foundation Day on campus with Dr G Satheesh Reddy, Chairman of the DRDO as a chief guest in a hybrid platform and the event was facilitated by the director of IIT Bhubaneswar Prof. Dr. R.V Raja Kumar. 

• IIT Bhubaneswar proposed software development for the detection of overspeeding vehicles in the city for motor safety. 

• IIT Bhubaneswar conducted a pulse polio drive for the children on campus under the age of 5 as a part of the national polio immunsation programme with the help of the State Government and NGOs dedicated to the mission of polio eradication. 

• IIT Bhubaneswar conducted a webinar on electric vehicles, their global trend and India’s imperative and it was instructed by Padma Shri, Prof. Ashok Jhunjhunwala head of IIT Madras incubation cell 

• IIT Bhubaneswar as a part of Fit India's mission organises the “Fit India Cyclothon” with enthusiastic participation from 80 members consisting of officers, staff, faculty and students.

IIT Bhubaneswar Awards, Recognitions Accreditations and Collaborations

Awards

• Dr. Tarakanta Nayak, Assistant Professor (SBS),  has been awarded the Ramanujan Prize, 2018.

• Dr. Vasudeva Rao Allu, Associate Professor (SBS), has been elected as a member of the London Mathematical Society.

• Prof. U.C. Mohanty, Visiting Professor (SEOCS), has received the Odisha Citizen's Award (2018) in the field of Education.

• Prof. U.C. Mohanty, Visiting Professor (SEOCS), received the Biju Patnaik Award for Lifetime Achievement in Scientific Excellence.

• Dr. Prasant Kumar Sahu, Associate Professor (SES), has been selected as the Fellow of The Institute of Engineers, India.

• Dr. Srikanta Patra (SBS) has been selected as a Fellow of the National Academy of Sciences, India.

• Prof. R. K. Panda, Professor of School of Infrastructure chosen as Fellow Award by the Indian Society of Agricultural Engineers new.

• Dr. Shyamal Chatterjee, SBS, was selected for the prestigious Bhaskara Advanced Solar Energy (BASE) fellowship programme for the year 2018.

• Prof. Matjaz Kovse has been made the New Editorial Board Member of AKCE IJGC Journal (Elsevier).

Accreditations

• The institute is accredited by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC).

Ranking

• NIRF 2021 Engineering category- 28th
• NIRF 2021 overall category- 58th
• NIRF 2021 Research Ranking- 43rd

MOUs

• NALCO

• Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU), China

• BHEL for R&D Collaboration

• Integrated Test Range, DRDO, Chandipur

• Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China

• University of Edinburgh, UK 

• University of Western Ontario, Canada

• University of Texas, North Denton, Texas USA

• Warwick Manufacturing Group, U.K

• Odisha Power Transmission Corporation Limited

IIT Bhubaneswar Notable Alumni

IIT Bhubaneswar Clubs, Committees and Societies

• Neuromancer's - The programming society of IIT Bhubaneswar aims to spread knowledge of programming and programming languages through competitions, events and workshops for learning web development, machine learning and android app development.

• Clix - The photography club in IIT Bhubaneswar with its team of skilled photographers works for providing audiovisual data of the institute, documenting and advertising several events in the form of photographs and videos

• RISC - The RISC club of IIT Bhubaneswar helps students learn innovative technology in the area of robotics and focuses on advanced Innovation and applied research in areas of automation and robotics. 

• Website and Design Society - This club builds and manages the websites of IIT Bhubaneswar with students with the help of workshops and competitions at both beginner and advanced levels.

• Nakshatra - The Nakshatra club in IIT Bhubaneswar elucidates several facts in the world of astronomy and cosmology to students and visitors through stargazing, workshops and newsletters.

• Panacea - The literary society in IIT Bhubaneswar hones the literary skills of students with numerous opportunities to voice the underlying opinions and nurture their skills to establish a reading club-cum-library with a repository of academic and non-academic reading materials. 

• Music Society - This society in IIT Bhubaneswar helps towards helping with developing the musical talents of people and in various genres from classical music to hard rock cafes.

• Dance Society - This society in IIT Bhubaneswar nurtures different dance forms from several cultures for dance enthusiasts and provides a platform for occasions and competitions.

• Cinewave - It is the Cinematics society of IIT Bhubaneswar that there making short films and have their own YouTube channel without cash their short movies for or better outreach 

IIT Bhubaneswar Facilities  

There are 3 hostels for boys and 1 hostel for girls with a total student capacity of 2000 in IIT Bhubaneswar and the cafeteria provides diversely nutritious food. The shopping complex provides daily needs along with a bakery, general store, stationary and ATM. The student counselling centre in IIT Bhubaneswar helps with academic life as well as other aspects of students' life and the medical facility has a dedicated team of doctors and health professionals who provide 24/7 emergency care on campus. They also help with urgent medical care with transport assistance. The indoor, as well as outdoor sports facilities, are available on campus from cricket, volleyball, football, chess, badminton and table tennis and athletic events such as long jump, high jump and triple jump are also conducted. 

The IIT Bhubaneswar gymkhana is done with student effort to co-ordinate and help with technical, extracurricular and co-curricular activities as well as serve as a bridge between students and the management. The IIT Bhubaneswar library is set with 14000 volumes of books and journals of the magazines and online databases for dissemination for knowledge and the central computing facility has 60 computer systems, high-speed internet and IT infrastructure providing specialised tools and software accessories for research and learning. The IIT Bhubaneswar auditorium hosts workshops, events, lectures and conferences and the alumni association serves as an ambassador club for the management as a part of branding and fundraising. The IIT Bhubaneswar guest rooms can help with facilitating the temporary stay of faculty and parents with all modern amenities and the women welfare committee helps with changing gender sensitization and promotion of general neutrality in the workplace.

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IIT Bhubaneswar Admissions

IIT Bhubaneswar Admissions B.Tech and B.Tech+M.Tech dual degree programmes

• The candidates appear for the JEE exam and appear for JoSAA counselling. 

• The candidates will then select the college during counselling and complete the process of admission provisionally with fee payment and document verification. 

IIT Bhubaneswar Admissions M.Tech programmes

• The candidates appear for the GATE examination and register for the COAP counselling. The candidate will be assessed 70% for the GATE score and 30% for the interview for selection. 

• The candidate will then be awarded admission with document verification and fee payment. 

IIT Bhubaneswar Admissions M.Sc programmes

• The candidates appeared for the JAM entrance examination and appeared for the JOAPS process.

• Based on the profile and rank obtained, the candidate will be shortlisted for one of the three admission lists. 

• Based on available seats, the candidates will be offered admission which will require document confirmation and payment of fees. 

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IIT Bhubaneswar Scholarships 

IIT Bhubaneswar offers scholarships in the form of tuition fees which group tuition fee waivers and others such as maintenance fees, book allowances and hostel accommodation. These IIT Bhubaneswar scholarships have allowances that are provided keeping in mind the condition of students belonging to several sections of the society and having needs for financial aid. The scholarship need also arises out of parental income and socio-economic factors. The government ministry of minority affairs, social justice, women empowerment and tribal affairs offers dedicated scholarships in the form of merit-cum-means basis to address that issue. Students hailing from certain parts of the country such as the North East or Jammu and Kashmir are offered IIT Bhubaneswar scholarships with a platform for better opportunities. For higher levels of education at the postgraduate level, certain scholarships come in the form of fellowship which offers assistantships requiring the student to take part in teaching for the entire duration of study from a minimum of two years to a maximum of 7 years. 

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Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar Placements

IIT Bhubaneswar placement cell provides a dynamic recruitment process for students from several companies through career development initiatives and the team of faculty members placement officers as a student coordinator help the recruiters to use the university infrastructure such as auditorium and placement office rooms for conducting pre-placement talks, group discussions, personal reviews and video conferencing. IIT Bhubaneswar placement cell invites companies with a job notification form illustrating details of hiring positions upon completing which the pre-placement talk is held and followingly, the students can apply for their positions in the job notification form. The recruitment is done on a convenient date and the recruiters complete the interview process as per their policy. At last, a final list of selected students are provided to the IIT Bhubaneswar placement cell with details of joining at a future date.

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