The announcement for setting IIT Bhubaneswar was made by Arjun Singh, the then minister of human resources, in a press conference in 2008. IIT Kharagpur played the mentoring role for its Bhubaneswar counterpart.
IIT Bhubaneswar is a public engineering institution established in 2008 and located in Odisha, India. It is one of the eight new Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) established by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India under The Institutes of Technology (Amendment) Act, 2011. Popularly known as IIT-BBS, it is currently headed by Prof. R.V. Rajakumar, the Director of the Institute.
In this article, we’ll take a close look at the institute and help make your search for information easier online.
Mode of Admission
Admission Process for MTech & PhD
The candidates will be selected on the basis of their performance on GATE scorecard.
Educational qualification:
- PhD programme in engineering: The candidates should have acquired a Master’s degree in Technology (MTech) or Master’s in Engineering (ME) from a recognised university or institute.
- PhD programme in basic sciences: The candidates must have a Bachelor’s of Science (BSc) degree from a recognised university or institute.
- MTech programmes: The candidates should have obtained a Bachelor’s degree in technology or engineering from a recognised university or institute.
Admission Process for B.Tech
IIT Bhubaneswar B.Tech Admission is a two-step process:-
1.) JEE Advanced
2.) Candidates who wish to appear in JEE (Advanced), must write Paper-1 of JEE (Main). Candidates may visit the website http://www.jeemain.nic.in for information about JEE (Main).
The interested candidates of any program can apply through the official website: iitbbs.ac.in.
B.Tech Admission Eligibility Criteria:
- Must have secured at least 75% aggregate marks in class XII (or equivalent) Board examination. The aggregate marks for SC, ST and PwD candidates should be at least 70%.
OR
- Must be within the category-wise top 20 percentile of successful candidates in their respective Class XII (or equivalent) board examination.
- Candidates should be among the top 2,00,000 (including all categories) by scoring positive marks in Paper-1 of JEE (Main) 2016.
- Candidates should have been born on or after October 1, 1991. Five years relaxation is given to SC, ST and PwD candidates, i.e., these candidates should have been born on or after October 1, 1986.
IIT Bhubaneswar Cutoff
OPENING AND CLOSING RANKS (Round 1) FOR VARIOUS COURSES: JEE (Advanced) – 2017
General
| Branch name | Open | Close |
| 4-year B.Tech. Course | ||
| Civil Engineering | 5802 | 6470 |
| Computer Science and Engineering | 1764 | 2531 |
| Electrical Engineering | 3284 | 4315 |
| Electronics and Communication Engineering | 2697 | 3701 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 3806 | 5073 |
| Metallurgical and Materials Engineering | 6440 | 7000 |
| 5-year B.Tech. + M.Tech. Dual Degree Course | ||
| Civil Engineering and M. Tech. in Structural Engineering | 5624 | 6844 |
| Civil Engineering and M.Tech in Transportation Engineering | 7081 | 7177 |
| Mechanical Engineering and M. Tech. in Mechanical System Design | 5163 | 5522 |
| Mechanical Engineering and M. Tech. in Thermal Science & Engineering | 5719 | 5854 |
OBC
| Branch name | Open | Close |
| 4-year B.Tech. Course | ||
| Civil Engineering | 1709 | 2406 |
| Computer Science and Engineering | 578 | 959 |
| Electrical Engineering | 1222 | 1719 |
| Electronics and Communication Engineering | 775 | 1501 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 1331 | 1834 |
| Metallurgical and Materials Engineering | 2075 | 2752 |
| 5-year B.Tech. + M.Tech. Dual Degree Course | ||
| Civil Engineering and M. Tech. in Structural Engineering | 2498 | 2531 |
| Civil Engineering and M.Tech in Transportation Engineering | 2384 | 2525 |
| Civil Engineering and M.Tech. in Environmental Engineering | 2566 | 2611 |
| Computer Science and Engineering | 1083 | 1256 |
| Electrical Engineering and M.Tech Power Electronics and Drives | 1943 | 2015 |
| Mechanical Engineering and M. Tech. in Mechanical System Design | 1858 | 2269 |
| Mechanical Engineering and M. Tech. in Thermal Science & Engineering | 1928 | 2298 |
| Mechanical Engineering with M.Tech. in Manufacturing Engineering | 1850 | 2184 |
| Metallurgical and Materials Engineering and M.Tech. in Materials Science and Engineering | 2972 | 3014 |
SC
| Branch name | Open | Close |
| 4-year B.Tech. Course | ||
| Civil Engineering | 1030 | 1161 |
| Computer Science and Engineering | 388 | 558 |
| Electrical Engineering | 905 | 979 |
| Electronics and Communication Engineering | 535 | 761 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 787 | 854 |
| Metallurgical and Materials Engineering | 1488 | 1613 |
| 5-year B.Tech. + M.Tech. Dual Degree Course | ||
| Civil Engineering and M. Tech. in Structural Engineering | 1148 | 1148 |
| Civil Engineering and M.Tech in Transportation Engineering | 1306 | 1314 |
| Civil Engineering and M.Tech. in Environmental Engineering | 1375 | 1396 |
| Computer Science and Engineering | 648 | 692 |
| Electrical Engineering and M.Tech Power Electronics and Drives | 1216 | 1324 |
| Mechanical Engineering and M. Tech. in Mechanical System Design | 1069 | 1069 |
| Mechanical Engineering and M. Tech. in Thermal Science & Engineering | 1189 | 1192 |
| Mechanical Engineering with M.Tech. in Manufacturing Engineering | 1302 | 1302 |
| Metallurgical and Materials Engineering and M.Tech. in Materials Science and Engineering | 1693 | 1710 |
ST
| Branch name | Open | Close |
| 4-year B.Tech. Course | ||
| Civil Engineering | 448 | 472 |
| Computer Science and Engineering | 186 | 248 |
| Electrical Engineering | 394 | 426 |
| Electronics and Communication Engineering | 303 | 382 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 331 | 499 |
| Metallurgical and Materials Engineering | 561 | 837 |
| 5-year B.Tech. + M.Tech. Dual Degree Course | ||
| Civil Engineering and M. Tech. in Structural Engineering | 503 | 503 |
| Civil Engineering and M.Tech in Transportation Engineering | — | — |
| Civil Engineering and M.Tech. in Environmental Engineering | 521 | 521 |
| Computer Science and Engineering | 439 | 439 |
| Electrical Engineering and M.Tech Power Electronics and Drives | 464 | 464 |
| Mechanical Engineering and M. Tech. in Mechanical System Design | 612 | 612 |
| Mechanical Engineering and M. Tech. in Thermal Science & Engineering | 642 | 642 |
| Mechanical Engineering with M.Tech. in Manufacturing Engineering | 641 | 641 |
| Metallurgical and Materials Engineering and M.Tech. in Materials Science and Engineering | — | — |
General -PwD
| Branch name | Open | Close |
| 4-year B.Tech. Course | ||
| Civil Engineering | — | — |
| Computer Science and Engineering | — | — |
| Electrical Engineering | 95 | 95 |
| Electronics and Communication Engineering | — | — |
| Mechanical Engineering | 166 | 166 |
| Metallurgical and Materials Engineering | 225 | 225 |
| 5-year B.Tech. + M.Tech. Dual Degree Course | ||
| Civil Engineering and M. Tech. in Structural Engineering | — | — |
| Civil Engineering and M.Tech in Transportation Engineering | — | — |
| Civil Engineering and M.Tech. in Environmental Engineering | — | — |
| Computer Science and Engineering | — | — |
| Electrical Engineering and M.Tech Power Electronics and Drives | — | — |
| Mechanical Engineering and M. Tech. in Mechanical System Design | — | — |
| Mechanical Engineering and M. Tech. in Thermal Science & Engineering | 177 | 177 |
| Mechanical Engineering with M.Tech. in Manufacturing Engineering | — | — |
| Metallurgical and Materials Engineering and M.Tech. in Materials Science and Engineering | — | — |
How to Reach IIT Bhubaneswar
Nearest airport: Biju Patnaik Airport, Bhubaneswar
Distance from Airport: 35km
Nearest Railway Station: Khurda Road Junction Railway Station
Distance from Railway Station: 8km
Fee Structure
Institute Fee
| Particulars | Amount | |
| Caution Money (One Time, Refundable) | ₹5,000 | |
| One Time Fees | ₹3,900 | |
| Tuition Fee (per Semester) | ₹1,00,000 | |
| Other fees (per Semester) | ₹3,000 | |
| Annual Fees | ₹1,300 | |
| Total | ₹1,13,200 | |
| Hostel Fee
Particulars |
Amount | |
| Hostel Caution Money (One Time, Refundable) | ₹4,000 | |
| Mess Caution Money (One Time, Refundable) | ₹3,000 | |
| Hostel Admission Fee (One Time) | ₹2,000 | |
| Hostel Seat Rent (per Semester) | ₹500 | |
| Electricity & Water charges (per Semester) | ₹1,500 | |
| Hostel Mess Advance (Six Monthly) | ₹12,000 | |
| Hostel Overhead Charges (Six Monthly) | ₹7,300 | |
| Total | ₹30,300 | |
FEE WAIVERS
- There is a 100% Tuition Fee waiver specially for SC/ST/PH students.
- For the Tuition Fee for General & OBC students whose family income is less than Rs.1 lakh per annum, full remission of the fees is granted.
- A remission of around 2/3rd of the Tuition Fee is given to General & OBC students whose family income is between Rs.1 lakh to Rs.5 lakh per annum.
Ranking
According to the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) ranking, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bhubaneswar has been ranked ‘18’ among all the engineering institutes of the country. The parameters broadly cover “Teaching, Learning and Resources,” “Research and Professional Practices,” “Graduation Outcomes,” “Outreach and Inclusivity,” and “Perception”.
Campus
IIT Bhubaneswar has two campuses: Permanent Campus & Marine campus.
The Institute has started operating from the permanent campus at Argul from academic session 2015-16. The academic session begins in July each year, and the site is near Jatni Railway Station on the East Coast Railway. It is around 25 km from Biju Patnaik Airport, Bhubaneswar. The land is picturesque with Barunai Hill on one side and a reserve forest nearby. A total of 936 acres (3.79 km) of land has been allocated for this Institute. The campus also has a science park to support industry-oriented research activities. The classrooms and the laboratory facilities of the 1st and 2nd-year students are fully functional on the new campus. However, the laboratory facilities of the 3rd and 4th-year students will be active by the end of December 2016.
IIT Bhubaneswar is the first one to set up a separate marine campus in 2011 for conducting research in rising sea levels, ecology, disaster management, marine ecosystems, fishery development, and other areas. This campus, which will be a part of the School of Earth, Ocean, and Environment Sciences, will be set up near Chilka lake. It will have educational facilities for undergraduate and postgraduate students.
Several other universities and research institutions are either present or being established in the vicinity, including AIIMS Bhubaneswar, NISER, IIIT, XIMB and the Institute of Physics.
Students Gymkhana, IIT Bhubaneswar
Green Field Campus
The horticulture activity was started in 2015 to create the IIT Bhubaneswar campus with full of greenery and more vibrant, including exotic and indigenous deciduous and coniferous trees and plants (long-life tall trees, flower and medicinal trees, fruit trees, palm and pine trees). The members of the board of governors inaugurated the first phase of plantation project at our new campus by planting the first saplings (mahogany and gulmohar plants) around sports ground area on 10 July 2015. For the next-five plan, the main focus of the centre for horticulture is to create native landscaping in newly constructed areas and near buildings with lush green gardens adorned with ornamental and medicinal plants that maintain the clean and healthy environment for the students and residents of the campus. IIT Bhubaneswar believes that nurturing nature is the best way to promote creativity and increasing the amount of landscaping and greenery in the campus can provide a positive effect on mental and physical health. The plants and trees will be chosen such that to create the healthy echo-system for attracting the exotic and migratory birds. In order to achieve sustainability, the centre primarily focus on the building up rooftop rainwater harvesting and surface rainwater harvesting infrastructure and setting up a waste management system and wastewater recycling plant, in the five year plan 2015-2020. Autonomous water irrigation system will be set up in the campus to saving both water and expenditures. The campus is strict about using only organic fertilizers. The centre also focuses on setting up a nursery gardens and green parks in our campus and also providing the tree name tags including the botanical name, English, Hindi, and Odia name.
Infrastructure Overview
The Institute has two hostels (started in July 2015) at its permanent campus: Mahanadi Hall of residence (MHR) with a capacity of 800 for boys and Subarnarekha Hall of Residence (SHR) for girls with a capacity of 200. It also provides housing facilities to 40 faculty members and other staff at SBI colony, Kesura. In addition, the hostel facilities to students have been provided with a 200 capacity Dr. A. N. Khosla Hall of Residence of IIT Kharagpur near its Extension Center.
Mahanadi Hall of Residence
- Boys Hostel with capacity of 800 students
- Mess Facilities
- Modern and well equipped kitchens
- Gym and Physical Fitness
- Basketball and Volleyball Courts
- Ball Badminton Court and Table Tennis
- Media Entertainment Room
- Solar Light Systems
- 24 Hours high alert security system
- Gigabit Ethernet to individual hostel rooms
- ATM facilities
Subarnarekha Hall of Residence
- Girls Hostel with capacity of 200 students
- One independent mess facilities
- Modern and well equipped kitchens
- Basketball and Volleyball Courts
- Solar light systems
- 24 hours high alert security system
- Gigabit Ethernet to individual hostel rooms
Other Buildings
- Library
The central library, which started functioning in January 2010, is a 300 square feet (28 m) room with a collection of 23,000 textbooks. Also, the mentor institute, IIT Kharagpur, provides IIT Bhubaneswar an access to its online resources such as e-databases, e-journals, and abstract indexing services. - Hospital
A well-equipped healthcare facility for faculty and students is under construction.
Academics
Courses Offered in IIT Bhubaneshwar
Under Graduate Courses
- Bachelor of Technology in Civil Engineering
- Bachelor of Technology in Mechanical Engineering
- Bachelor of Technology in Electrical Engineering
Integrated Post Graduate- Ph. D Courses
- Master of Technology in Materials Science and Engineering
- Master of Technology in Applied Geosciences
- Master of Technology in Climate Science & Technology
- Master of Technology in Civil Engineering
- Master of Technology in Electronics & Communication Engineering
- Master of Technology in Mechanical Engineering
- Master of Technology in Minerals, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
- Master of Technology in Information Technology
- Master of Technology in Computer Science & Engineering
Ph. D Courses
The institute conducts Ph.D programmes in the following disciplines.
- School of Mechanical Sciences
- School of Electrical Sciences
- Department of Civil Engineering
- School of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
- School of Humanities and Social Sciences
- School of Materials and Mineral Engineering
- School of Infrastructure
- School of Ocean and Environmental Sciences
- School of Basic Science
Placement Scenario
The average placement is good at IIT Bhubaneswar. Many multinational and national companies like Cognizant and Bank of India keep on visiting the college and recruit the most sought students in this college. Some prominent recruiters include:
| Company | No. of Offers | CTC(lpa) |
| Aakash | 2 | 6.5 |
| Affine | 6 | 6 |
| Arketechno Infra | 1 | 3.5 |
| Avanti Learning | 1 | 4 |
| BPCL | 1 | 11.5 |
| Capgemini | 3 | 4.5 |
| CEWIT | 1 | 6.5 |
| Coal India | 11 | 9 |
| CTS | 11 | 6.5 |
| Grofers | 1 | 16 |
| GRSE | 1 | 6.5 |
| HPCL | 4 | 11.5 |
| IB Group | 2 | 9 |
| IGIT | 1 | 3.6 |
| iNautix | 2 | 8 |
| IOCL | 1 | 7.5 |
| L & T | 9 | 5.2 |
| Mahindra | 1 | 5.5 |
| Marvel | 3 | 5 |
| Nykaa | 2 | 6.5 |
| RITES | 8 | 10.34 |
| Signion Systems | 1 | 3 |
| SOA | 12 | 6 |
| Socrotonics | 1 | 3 |
| Tata Motors | 8 | 5.5 |
| Tata Steel | 4 | 8.3 |
| TCS IT | 5 | 3.5 |
| TCS R & D | 6 | 8 |
| UHG | 1 | 11 |
| Vedanta | 6 | 7.2 |
College Festivals
Alma Fiesta: Alma Fiesta is the annual socio-cultural festival of IIT Bhubaneswar and is usually launched during mid-January. It presents a plethora of events that range from cultural performances like Odissi, Gotipua to clay modelling workshops, Euphony (War of rock bands), Face Off (Stage play competition) and much more. The events organized also include modern dance forms like hip-hop, vocals, duets, karaoke, single minute extempore, spelling bee, pencil sketching as well as a youth marathon. Alma Fiesta also strives to spread awareness in our society under its social drive Prayatna. With its motto of Redefining Festivity, Alma Fiesta is truly living up to its name and doing more than expected.
Wissenaire: This annual techno-management festival is held on the permanent campus located in Argul, Orissa. It is a three-day event, which is usually conducted in the month of January every year. The word ‘Wissenaire’ is derived from the German word ‘Wissen’ meaning knowledge and ‘aire’ meaning free. The festival encompasses various sectors of technology, science and management. These include quizzing, coding, designing, robotics, planning and testing the creativity and innovative spirit of the young, intelligent minds.
So, if you are curious to explore the untrodden path and ready for a brand new journey full of memorable moments, then IIT Bhubaneswar is the way to go. You never know, you just might discover the secret to happiness and success there.
If you are still confused about which IIT to zero in on, check out the Ranking of New IITs to make a wise decision.
