Biju Patnaik University of Technology

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Biju Patnaik University of Technology

Motto	Yoga Karmasu Kaushālam (Sanskrit)
Type	Public
Established	21 November 2002
Chancellor	Governor of Odisha[1]
Vice-Chancellor	Prof. C. R. Tripathy[2]
Location	, Rourkela , Odisha , India
Campus	Urban
Affiliations	All India Council Of Technical Education (AICTE)
Website	bput.ac.in

The Biju Patnaik University of Technology ( BPUT ) is a state university with its head-quarters in Rourkela, Odisha came into being in November 2002 through an act of the Government of Odisha. Its foundation stone was laid by late Dr.A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, the hon’ble President of India.^[3][4]

The main objective of instituting the University was to ensure a high quality of students coming out of the technical, management and pharmacy colleges through a common curriculum and uniform evaluation.^[5]

Today, the University has 137 colleges, both constituent and affiliated, with around 100,000 students. The disciplines include engineering and architecture, business management, computer studies and pharmacy. Several of these offer both undergraduate and post graduate studies.^[6]

Location[]

The university is functioning in its new campus at Chhend Colony, Rourkela, about 7 km from Rourkela railway station, Odisha, India. Rourkela is well connected by road and railway with Bhubaneswar, Sambalpur, Kolkata, Mumbai and other cities of India. The nearest airports are Rourkela and Jharsuguda. The easiest way to get there is by taking a train to Rourkela and then hiring a cab or an auto to BPUT office. The local cab and auto drivers know where is the office.^[7]

Affiliated Colleges[]

When Biju Patnaik University of Technology was established, only five colleges were in Odisha (Indira Gandhi Institute of Technology, Sarang founded in 1982; Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology, Burla founded in 1956; College of Engineering and Technology, Bhubaneswar founded in 1981; Odisha School of Mining Engineering (renamed as Government College of Engineering), Keonjhar founded in 1956;and Central Institute of Plastic Engineering and Technology, Bhubaneswar founded in 1968). A few other private engineering and management institutes which were under Sambalpur University, in Odisha.

Later two Management colleges were added Institute of Management and Information Technology, Cuttack in 1962 and College of IT and Management Education, Bhubaneswar in 2000.

BPUT Campus

In 2009 three new government Engineering colleges were added Parala Maharaja Engineering College, Berhampur, International Institute of Information Technology, Bhubaneswar and Government College of Engineering, Kalahandi.

The university has more than 110 colleges, both constituent and affiliated, with around 58,000 students.^[8] The disciplines include engineering and architecture, business management and hotel management, computer studies and pharmacy. Several of these offer undergraduate and post graduate studies.^[9]

Campus[]

Biju Patnaik University of Technology main officially campus is in Chhend with almost all administrative building, Foundation Day celebration and convocations are done in Rourkela.

BPUT Administrative Building

Center for Advanced Post Graduate Studies[]

Biju Patnaik University of Technology has a post graduation institute of its own – Center for Advanced Post Graduate Studies. It is in the southern part of its Chhend campus. It has 17 disciplines:^[10]

BPUT Hostel

• Department of Electrical Engineering
  1. Power System Engineering
  2. Power Electronics and Drives
• Electronics and Communication Engineering
  1. VLSI and Embedded System
  2. Communication Engineering
• Civil Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Computer Science Engineering

See also[]

• List of colleges affiliated to Biju Patnaik University of Technology

References[]

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