Biju Patnaik University of Technology (BPUT) is a public state university located in

Rourkela Rourkela is a planned city located in the northern district Sundargarh of Odisha, India. It is the third-largest Urban Agglomeration in Odisha after Bhubaneswar and Cuttack. It is situated about west of state capital Bhubaneswar and is surro ...

Odisha Odisha (English: , ), formerly Orissa ( the official name until 2011), is an Indian state located in Eastern India. It is the 8th largest state by area, and the 11th largest by population. The state has the third largest population of Sc ...

, India. It was established on 21 November 2002 and was named after

Biju Patnaik Bijayananda Patnaik (5 March 1916 – 17 April 1997) was an Indian politician, aviator and businessman. As politician, he served twice as the Chief Minister of the State of Odisha. Early life His parents lived in Bellaguntha, Ganjam distr ...

, the former

Chief Minister of Odisha The chief minister of Odisha, an Indian state, is the head of the Government of Odisha. As per the Constitution of India, the governor is the state's ''de jure'' head, but ''de facto'' executive authority rests with the chief minister. Followin ...

History

It came into being on 21 November 2002 through the Biju Patnaik University of Technology (BPUT) Act of Government of Odisha. Its foundation stone was laid by Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, then Hon’ble President of India in 2003. The main objective of instituting the university was to ensure a common curriculum and uniform evaluation for Engineering, Management, Pharmacy and Architecture colleges. It started functioning in its campus at

Chhend Colony Chhend Colony is a mixed income group commercial-cum-residential area in the Western Region of Rourkela city, in Sundergarh district. Chhend Colony of Rourkela is situated in Trans Urban area of Rourkela. It is one of the largest colony of India ...

in 2013. Construction of The Centre for Advance PG Studies and Student Complex was completed in 2014.

Campus

The campus of Biju Patnaik University of Technology is located at

in Odisha with an area of 125 acres. It is about 7 km from Rourkela railway station, Odisha. BPUT Hostel

Center for Advanced Post Graduate Studies

Center for Advanced PG Studies at BPUT facilitate postgraduate courses in engineering. It is located in the southern part of the campus. It has 5 disciplines: Administrative Building with CGAS

* Electrical Engineering * Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering * Civil Engineering * Mechanical Engineering * Computer Science Engineering

Organisation and administration

Governance

The day-to-day functioning of the university is headed by Vice Chancellor. Prof. Chitaranjan Tripathy is the current vice-chancellor of Biju Patnaik University of Technology.

Academics

The university and its affiliated colleges and institutions offer undergraduate and postgraduate courses and PhD in different fields like Engineering, Management, Pharmacy, Architecture, Computer Application and Science. Admission to these courses is done through

Odisha Joint Entrance Examination Odisha Joint Entrance Examination (OJEE) is a state-government controlled centralised test for admission to many private and governmental medical, engineering & management institutions in Odisha. The test is taken after the 12th grade, diploma, gr ...

Affiliated Colleges

The university has 137 colleges, both constituent and affiliated. Notable constituent and affiliated colleges include: *

Indira Gandhi Institute of Technology, Sarang Indira Gandhi Institute of Indira Gandhi Institute of Technology (IGIT), Sarang was established in the year of 1982 and was managed directly by the Government of Odisha, Govt. of Odisha in the name of Odisha College of Engineering (OCE). Prior ...

* Parala Maharaja Engineering College, Berhampur *

Government College of Engineering, Keonjhar The Government College of Engineering, Keonjhar (abbreviated GCE Keonjhar or GCEKJR), is a public higher education institute located in Keonjhar, Odisha, India, focusing on education and research in various fields of Engineering. The institut ...

* Government College of Engineering, Kalahandi *

Central Institute of Plastic Engineering and Technology, Bhubaneswar The Central Institute of Petrochemicals Engineering and Technology formerly Central Institute of Plastics and Technology (or CIPET) is an autonomous institution under the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers (India). Overview CIPET was establ ...

* College of IT and Management Education, Bhubaneswar * Institute of Management and Information Technology, Cuttack

References

External links

Official website
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