Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur is a public institute of technology and research university an autonomous institute,established by the Government of India in Kharagpur,West Bengal. Established in 1951,the institute is the first of the IITs to be established and is recognised as an Institute of National Importance. In 2019 it was awarded the status of Institute of Eminence by the Government of India. IIT Kharagpur is ranked among the most prestigious academic institutions in India.
The National Institutes of Technology (NITs) are centrally funded technical institutes under the ownership of the Ministry of Education,Government of India. They are governed by the National Institutes of Technology,Science Education,and Research Act,2007,which declared them institutions of national importance and laid down their powers,duties,and framework for governance. The act lists 31 NITs. Each NIT is autonomous and linked to the others through a common council known as the Council of NITSER,which oversees their administration. All NITs are funded by the Government of India.
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 328 kilometres (204 mi) west of state capital Bhubaneswar and is surrounded by a range of hills and encircled by the rivers Koel,Sankha,&Brahmani. The city is also popularly known as Ispat Nagar and Steel City of Odisha as well. One of the largest integrated steel plants set up with German collaboration Known as Rourkela Steel Plant,of Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL). It also has one of the premier national level technical institute known as National Institutes of Technology (NIT Rourkela). Every year,on 3 March Rourkela Day has been celebrated.
Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology,formerly known as the University College of Engineering,Burla,is a state university located in Burla,Sambalpur,Odisha,India. Established in 1956,it is the oldest engineering college in Odisha. UCE Burla,its former name,was officially changed to its current name on 10 June 2009,as a result of a resolution by the Government of Odisha to accord it with the status of a unitary university.
National Institute of Technology Rourkela,formerly Regional Engineering College Rourkela is a publicly funded institute of higher learning for engineering,science and technology located in the steel city of Rourkela,Odisha,India. It is one of the 31 National Institutes of Technology in India and has been recognized as an Institute of National Importance by the National Institutes of Technology Act,2007. It is ranked 16th in the NIRF Rankings 2023 of Indian engineering universities.
Harish Hande is an Indian social entrepreneur,who co-founded SELCO India in 1995.
Previously a neglected aspect of the Indian Central government,Education in Odisha is witnessing a rapid transformation. Its capital city,Bhubaneswar,is emerging as a knowledge hub in India with several new public and private universities,including the establishment of an Indian Institute of Technology after five decades of demand.
Biju Patnaik University of Technology (BPUT) is a public state university located in Rourkela,Odisha,India. It was established on 21 November 2002 and was named after Biju Patnaik,the former Chief Minister of Odisha.
Ravenshaw University, formerly known as Ravenshaw College,is a co-educational state university situated in Cuttack,Odisha on the eastern coast of India. Founded as Ravenshaw College in 1868,the institution became a university in 2006. The university has nine schools,thirty three academic departments and a student enrolment of nearly 8,000. It is one of the oldest educational institutes in the country and its history is synonymous with the history of modern Odisha.
Bhadrak Institute of Engineering &Technology formerly Barapada Engineering School (BES) was founded in 1957. Harekrushna Mahatab,former Chief Minister of Odisha,India conceived the idea with the objective of developing it in due course to a rural university.
Ravi Kant is the former vice chairman and a former managing director of Tata Motors.
Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar is a public technical university established by the government of India in 2008,located at Bhubaneswar,Odisha,India.
Shekhar Chaudhuri is an Indian academic and management professor. He is a former director of the Indian Institute of Management Calcutta.
Rajendra Mishra (1919–1977) was an Indian Professor and education pioneer known for being one of the founders of the first of the Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) at IIT Kharagpur,in 1951. He helped establish the institute's infrastructure,pioneered the engineering disciplines of mechanical,production,and industrial engineering,and launched the study of management science in India. His contributions were unprecedented when he forged a relationship between industry and academia through collaborative programmes. He brought his industrial experience to the educational system of IIT Kharagpur and embraced the best engineering and management practices from the US and Europe to build the foundation for a world-class engineering university over a time span of 27 years in India.
Parala Maharaja Engineering College (PMEC),Brahmapur,Odisha is Government engineeringcollege(Autonomous) in southern Odisha,India. Established in 2009,the college was inaugurated by Naveen Patnaik,the then chief minister of Odisha. This college is named after the King Krushna Chandra Gajapati honorably known as Maharaja Sir Krushna Chandra Gajapati Narayana Dev KCIE,was a key personality and regarded as the architect of an Independent united Odisha State. The Parala Maharaja engineering College was approved by the All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE) New Delhi,Govt. of India and was affiliated to Biju Patnaik University of Technology (BPUT),Rourkela,Government of Odisha but now,it is an autonomous college from 21st January,2021. This college is also accredited as "B+" by the National Board of Accreditation (NBA) New Delhi,Govt. of India.
Sir Jnan Chandra Ghosh or Jnanendra Chandra Ghosh was an Indian chemist best known for his contribution to the development of scientific research,industrial development and technology education in India. He served as the director of the newly formed Eastern Higher Technical Institute in 1950,which was renamed as IIT Kharagpur in 1951. He was also the director of the Indian Institute of Science Bangalore and Vice Chancellor of the University of Calcutta.
Ratnam V. Raja Kumar is an Indian academic who served as the director of the Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar. He has served as the first vice-chancellor of Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technologies.
Odisha Bigyan Academy is a non-profit organisation in the Indian state of Odisha. It was established by professors and academics in science and technology to popularize scientific ideas and technological innovations among students and general public along with encouraging scientific research activities in the State under one umbrella. It encourages students to pursue science as a career and academics to excel in the field of science and engineering research.
Baidyanath Misra was an Indian economist,educator,author,and administrator from the state of Odisha. He served as the Vice-Chancellor of the Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology,Deputy-Chairman of Odisha State Planning Board,Chairman of Odisha's First State Finance Commission,Secretary of Odisha State Welfare Board,founder Secretary and President of Orissa Economics Association,and the founder Director and Chairman of Nabakrushna Choudhury Centre for Development Studies. He wrote 16 books in English and 20 in Odia. He was also a columnist in several leading Odia journals and newspapers. He organised several camps across Odisha,for helping the cause of the poor and downtrodden.
C.S. Jha was an Indian engineer,professor,and academic administrator. He served as the 18th Vice-Chancellor of Banaras Hindu University from 1991 to 1993.
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