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 plant 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.
Sundergarh is a town in Sundergarh district of the Indian state of Odisha. As of 2011 census, the municipality had a population of 45,036. Sundargarh is recognized as an industrial district in Odisha. Steel, fertilizer, cement, ferrovanadium, machine-building, glass, china-clay plants and factories, and spinning mills are some of the major industries of this district. Sundargarh occupies a prominent position in the mineral map of Odisha and is rich in iron ore, limestone, and manganese.
Sambalpur University is a public research university located in Burla town, of district Sambalpur, India, in the state of Odisha. Popularly known as Jyoti Vihar, it offers courses at the undergraduate and post-graduate levels. The governor of Odisha is the chancellor of the university. The campus is located 15 km away from Sambalpur.
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.
Veer Surendra Sai Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (VSSIMSAR), formerly Burla Medical College (BMC) and Veer Surendra Sai Medical College and Hospital (VSSMCH), popularly known as VIMSAR, is a government-run Medical Institute and hospital in the Indian state of Odisha. Established in 1959, it imparts medical education at both the undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
Dr. Vaishampayan Memorial Government Medical College, is a medical college located in Solapur, Maharashtra. The college was named after its founder, Dr. Vishnu Ganesh Vaishampayan (1893-1964). The college is run by the State Government of Maharashtra, India and regulated by the Directorate of Medical Education and Research, Mumbai.
Chongqing Medical University, previously referred to as the Chongqing University of Medical Sciences (CQUMS), was established in 1956 in Chongqing, China. It was originally a branch of the Shanghai First Medical College.
The Western Odisha Development Council sponsors upcoming medical colleges in Balangir, Kalahandi and Sundergarh district of Western Odisha. These medical colleges are partly sponsored by the Western Odisha Development Council in India.
Rourkela is the educational, technical and medical research hub of Western Odisha. It houses many English medium schools which provide Central Board of Secondary Education and Indian Certificate of Secondary Education certificates to their students.
Municipal College Rourkela is one of the oldest institution imparting +2, undergraduate degree to students in western Odisha and around. The college laid its foundation in 1978 under Rourkela Education Development Society (REDS) which was due to patronage of the founding member A.J Alex and NAC(CT) Pitambar Mohanty OAS(I).
Rourkela Institute of Management Studies (RIMS) is a business school established in 1984. It is led by a governing body, consisting of distinguished industrialists, businessmen, academicians, and professionals.
Bonaigarh, also locally known as Bonai, is a subdivision of Sundergarh district of the Indian state of Odisha. It is 162 km east of the district headquarters in Sundargarh. It is a sub-divisional headquarter. The town is surrounded by the River Brahmani and the Khandadhar and Singardei Hills. Notable places of interest include a temple to the Lord Shiva and a Royal Palace.
Asian Workers Development Institute, Rourkela (AWDI) is a management institute located in sector 06 of city Rourkela. It was established in the year 1981 under Bastia Memorial Trust. The Institute is affiliated to AICTE and Sambalpur University. In the year 2013 Business Today ranked AWDI at 183 as India's business school of east region of Odisha.
Ispat Autonomous College is a co-ed educational institute in Rourkela, in the north-west part of Odisha. The courses of the college at the higher secondary level are affiliated to CHSE, Odisha, and under-graduate and post-graduate level courses are offered in affiliation with Sambalpur University, Odisha. It is a private autonomous college recognised by the UGC and Department of Higher Education, Odisha.
Dr. Ambedkar Memorial Institute of Information Technology and Management Science or (DAMITS) is a business school located in Jagda of city Rourkela. DAMITS was established in the year 2001 under Dr. Ambedkar Memorial Social, Welfare & Educational Trust. The Institute is affiliated to AICTE, Sambalpur University and Biju Patnaik University of Technology. The Institute offers three years regular course on undergraduate degree of BBA and BCA with two years regular course on postgraduate degree of MBA and MCA.
Rourkela Law College is a privately aided co-aid law school located in Nayabazar of sector 21 in the city of Rourkela. Rourkela Law school was established in the year 1974 which is affiliated to Sambalpur University and Bar Council of India (BCI). The school offers law students three years regular course for undergraduate degree of LLB.
Sushilavati Government Women's College is a state run undergraduate women's college located in sector two of city Rourkela. S. G. Women's College was established in the year 1967 by Mrs. Sushilavati Khosla who was wife of ex- governor of Odisha Dr. Ajudhiya Nath Khosla. She donated an amount of Rs one lakh for starting this college in collaboration with D.A.V Trust. In the year 1989 the administration and funding of college was taken by Government of Odisha to run its education curriculum. The college got its accreditation by NACC with grade B certification in the year 2005. The college is affiliated to Sambalpur University to offer students three years of regular undergraduate courses of Arts (B.A) and Science (B.Sc.).
S.K.D.A.V. Government Polytechnic is a state-run co-education engineering college located in Basanti Colony of Rourkela. The Institute was originally named S.K.D.A.V Government Polytechnic for Women. It was established in the year 1967 by Sushilavati Khosla with the help of D.A.V Trust.
Government Medical College and Hospital, Sundargarh, established in 2022, is a full-fledged tertiary government medical college and hospital. The Government medical college and hospital Sundargarh is located at is built in the hilly terrains of a quaint, picturesque village of Sankara that covers 21 acres campus. Sundargarh is a mineral rich district in famous for its natural scenic beauty, hills, mountains, dense forest, natural waterfalls and mineral resources. This mineral rich district is enriched with iron, coal etc. and is a part of the industrial backbone of India.
