IIT Bhubaneswar was established in 2008 with a mission to bridge the gap between education, research and industries. It offers Programmes like BTech, MTech, MSc and PhD in various disciplines. The Schools at IIT Bhubaneswar are equipped with state-of-the-art equipment / facilities / laboratories and its faculty members are involved in a broad range of research areas and industrial consultancy. The Institute has collaborations with many reputed Universities, Research Organizations and Industries.
The Institute promotes a border-less interdisciplinary academic environment to encourage the academic staff and students to work together through the concept of Schools. Currently, the Institute has School of Basic Sciences; School of Earth, Ocean and Climate Sciences; School of Electrical Sciences; School of Humanities, Social Sciences and Management; School of Infrastructure; School of Mechanical Sciences and School of Mineral, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering.
IIT Bhubaneswar, fully operating from its permanent campus at Argul, Jatni, provides the right ambience for personal and professional growth of the students. It brings out academic brilliance by providing holistic education through various activities. Accommodation with mess and other facilities are available for both girls and boys in the hostels provided by the Institute, in its permanent campus at Argul, Jatni, Khurda. The hostels have 24×7 internet facility, gymnasium, common room, and other recreational facilities. Medical facility is provided round the clock with emergency care to the students both in the campus and in the hostels. The students requiring tertiary health care are referred to the hospitals at Bhubaneswar city. A counseling cell with a psychologist-cum-counselor and student guides also assist the students.
IIT Bhubaneswar’s Counselling Service Team (CST) is marching ahead in its mission to facilitate the personal, academic, professional and social growth of the students, and to equip them with the skills to meet up with the variety of challenges in life. The team creates a safe-space for students to discuss their issues & challenges in a secure, confidential and private environment. Since members of the team are students themselves, they understand the difficulties faced by the newbie. This mentoring by senior students of the CST headed by faculty members creates a culture that strengthens the inter-personal bonds between the students.
IITBBS provides various opportunities for students to get involved in co-curricular and extra-curricular activities such as robotics, idea pool, code marathon, athletics, sports, film making, photography, yoga, and odissi dance etc. Some of these are part of the Extra Academic Activity (EAA) which is a part of the B. Tech. curriculum. The Institute has also developed a well-equipped gymnasium, volleyball court, cricket pitch, basketball court, badminton court and football ground at the permanent campus. Every year, our students take part in the inter-IIT sports. Moreover, the Students’ Gymkhana is a student body, fostering all student activities at IIT Bhubaneswar. There are three major events i.e. Wissenaire, Alma Fiesta and E-summit. Wissenaire, the annual tech fest of the Institute is one of the finest techno-management festivals in this part of the country instilling the students with a spirit of innovation, entrepreneurship and a thirst for discovery. With attendance from all over the nation, its workshops, events, competitions and performances are a big success. Alma Fiesta, the annual socio-cultural festival of the Institute, is one of the biggest student events of the state. It creates a space for social awareness, promotion of culture & tradition and channelizes the youth energy and enthusiasm in a positive and constructive direction. Alma Fiesta plays host to an array of events, competitions, performances and workshops and is widely attended by students from across the nation. E-summit, as a culture of IIT Bhubaneswar, has proved its worth in depleting the Chasm that exists between Entrepreneurship and management. It is the stage for future Industry leaders and Entrepreneurs to exercise their skills, putting forward the Theme, “Fostering a passel of innovators “. IIT Bhubaneswar made a remarkable attempt to take students into the Entrepreneurial world and encourage them to be Entrepreneurs.
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