VSSUT Sambalpur: Admission, Courses, Fees, Placements

VSSUT is a state government university that is recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC), New Delhi. It was formerly known as the University College of Engineering, Burla. Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology was founded as University College of Engineering (UCE), Burla, under the direction of the Government of Odisha, as the first engineering college of the state, in 1956.  

Most of the B.Tech students at VSSUT Burla get placed in campus placements. So the VSSUT placements are pretty decent. Most of the MNCs visit VSSUT campus including TCS, Infosys Wipro, Cognizant, IBM, Deloitte, PwC, Aditya Birla, Tata steel, Tata power and others. In the year 2023 the highest package offered was Rs.47.38 Lakhs per annum in B.Tech ETC by Amazon SDE. All these factors make VSSUT Burla one of the best institutes for B.Tech.

There have been cases of ragging earlier in VSSUT Burla. However, strict disciplinary actions were taken. The university has now imposed anti-ragging regulations on its website. 

VSSUT offers many courses at the UG, PG and doctoral levels to students with specializations such as Science, Engineering, Architecture & Planning, IT & Software, among many others. Many courses are offered in full-time mode only. Engineering and Architecture, Computer Application and IT, Animation and Design, Sciences, Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, etc are the streams in which VSSUT Sambalpur courses are offered.

Yes VSSUT offers hostel facilities. Students have to apply for a hostel at the time of admission to the college. Mostly everyone who applies gets the hostel accommodation easily. The campus provides a well clean and air-conditioned hostel and is separate for boys and girls with many facilities. Get more information on VSSUT Sambalpur facilities here.

Yes there are dual courses in VSSUT. Some of these courses include B.Tech+M.Tech and more. The dual degree programme is a five year integrated B.Tech (4 years) and M.Tech (1 year) programme. The UG component of the above programme is identical to that of the 4-year B.Tech. This is followed with specialized elective courses in the 7th, 8th and 9th Semesters and an intensive Masters Thesis in the 9th and 10th Semester. At end of 10th Semester on successful completion of the programme, the student shall be issued a B.Tech degree in the concerned core branch and a M.Tech degree with specialisations.

VSSUT is Tier-2 college whereas KIIT is a Tier-3 college. Both the colleges have their own brand name and qualities. As per the students, the only thing that KIIT edges over it is the infrastructure and the lab/ hostel/ mess facilities for students along with the location. But academic and placement's wise VSSUT is superior to KIIT.

Most of the students get placed in campus placements. So the VSSUT placements are pretty decent. Most of the MNCs visit VSSUT campus including TCS, Infosys Wipro, Cognizant, IBM, Deloitte, PwC, Aditya Birla, Tata steel, Tata power etc. Last year the highest package offered in B.Tech CSE was Rs 16 lakh per annum. So yes it is good for B.tech.

There have been cases of ragging earlier in VSSUT Burla. However the strict disciplinary action was taken. The university has now imposed anti-ragging regulations on its website. For more infrmation visit the official VSSUT website, www.vssut.ac.in/anti-ragging.php.

Yes VSSUT comes under Biju Patnaik University of Technology (BPUT). In 1956, University College of Engineering (UCE) started with 20 students enrolling into 3 branches, namely the Civil Engineering, the Electrical Engineering and the Mechanical Engineering. Subsequently, UCE got transferred to the administrative control of Sambalpur University in January 1967 and later on to Biju Patnaik University of Technology (BPUT) by BPUT Act-2002 in July, 2002.