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 the 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.
DRIEMS University formerly, Dhaneswar Rath Institute of Engineering and Management Studies (DRIEMS) is a state private university and group of technical and professional institution located in Tangi, Cuttack district of Odisha, India.
Previously a neglected aspect of the Indian Central government, Education in Odisha is witnessing a rapid transformation. Its capital city, Bhubaneswar along with Cuttack, are 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.
Bhadrak Institute of Engineering & Technology formerly Barapada School of Engnineering and Technology (BSET) 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.
College of Engineering Bhubaneswar (COEB) is a private institute located in Patia, Bhubaneswar, Odisha. The college was established in the year 1999 under the aegis of the Nabadigant Educational Trust and is a part of the Koustuv Group of Institutions. CEB is approved by the All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE) New Delhi, Govt. of India and affiliated to Biju Patnaik University of Technology (BPUT), Rourkela, Government of Odisha. College of Engineering Bhubaneswar is accredited by the National Board of Accreditation (NBA) New Delhi, Govt. of India.
Mahavir Institute of Engineering and Technology (MIET) was established in 2001. It is spread over a 102-acre campus. It is located beside the NH-5 and about 8 km. from Bhubaneswar bus-stand towards Khordha. The college is approved by AICTE and affiliated by Biju Patnaik University of Technology. An ISO 9001:2000 Certified college.
Purushottam School of Engineering and Technology (PSET) is a private co-aid diploma engineering college affiliated to SCTE & VT, which is located in semi rural place of Mandiakudar. Its infrastructure is half shared with degree college campus of PIET.
State Council for Technical Education & Vocational Training is located in the city of Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India. The board is managing the Diploma & ITI education in Orissa, which is affiliated to AICTE, New Delhi, recognized by Government of Odisha. According to SCTE & VT, there are almost 124 private and 35 state government diploma colleges in the Odisha state which include polytechnic, Diploma institutes & 637 ITI institutes, prevailing under this board, which produces skilled laborers & techno-entrepreneurial workforces for State SMEs industry.
Directorate of Technical Education and Training (DTET) is an education and training body in the Indian state of Odisha. It is an autonomous institution of the state Government of Odisha. It is affiliated with the Directorate General of Employment and Training (DGET), All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), and State Council for Technical Education & Vocational Training.
The Government College of Engineering, Keonjhar, is a public higher education institute located in Keonjhar, Odisha, India, focusing on education and research in various fields of Engineering. The institute was established in 1995 as the Orissa School of Mining Engineering, Degree Stream and was renamed to GCE Keonjhar in 2012.
Kalunga is an Industrial Estate, which is situated at outskirts from the steel city Rourkela in Sundargarh district in Odisha state. It can be reached by both Road & Rail. Situated in the State Highway (SH-10), Rourkela to Sambalpur road.
Kanak Manjari Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, also known as KMIPS, is a well-known pharmaceutical sciences institute in the Indian State of Odisha. It was established in 1982 in Chhend Colony, Rourkela to teach Pharmaceutical Sciences and to award diplomas as well as undergraduate and postgraduate degrees to students around the state.
The Orissa (Odisha) School of Engineering is a state government run higher education institute started in 1956 for focusing on the education and research of mining engineering. Subsequently, the institute introduced engineering diploma in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, drilling engineering and metallurgical engineering. Also it introduced a degree engineering course in 1995. But in 2012, the program was separated and renamed as Government College of Engineering, Keonjhar.
S.K.D.A.V. Government Polytechnic is a state-run co-education engineering college located in the 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.
The Government Polytechnic, Balasore is a State Government run diploma engineering school. It is established in 2013 by the Directorate of Technical Education & Vocational Training(DTET), Orissa. It started with all the new Government Polytechnics in Orissa at a time.
The Jharsuguda Engineering School(JES), Jharsuguda is a public diploma engineering school established in 1955 by Government of Odisha. Currently the institution is affiliated to SCTE & VT & DTET of Orissa. It gives three year diploma courses in variety of branches of engineering. It also obeys the norms of AICTE.
The Barrister Ranjit Mohanty Group of Institution (BRM) was established in 2000 as BRM Trust to provide computer science education for school students for the Government of Odisha. It later expanded its offerings to include engineering, management, and vocational courses. All courses, except diploma engineering courses, are affiliated with Biju Patnaik University of Technology. The diploma engineering courses are affiliated with SCTE & VT of Odisha.
The Jhadeswar Institute of Engineering & Technology(JIET), Balasore is a private run diploma engineering school established in 2009 by Jhadeswar Educational Trust. Jhadeswar Educational Trust has also have established an ITC in 2007. It is now affiliated to SCTE & VT, Odisha and also approved by AICTE.
The Institute of Textile Technology, Choudwar, Cuttack is the only institute in Orissa offering engineering course in Textile Technology. It is a Government run diploma engineering or polytechnic established in 1983 for developing the textile manpower of Orissa for the satisfying the huge demand of manpower in textile industries and for increasing textile technical knowledge of new youth for those growing industries.
Uma Charan Pattnaik Engineering School (UCPES) previously known as Berhampur Engineering School, named after the great freedom fighter and eminent parliamentarian Late Uma Charan Patnaik, was established in the year 1956. It is located in the Silk-city, at a distance of five km from the Railway Station and three km from the Bus-stand. The Industries Department, Government of Odisha, took over this institution for better management from private committee on 12 November 1958. This institution is affiliated to the State Council for Technical Education and Vocation Training (SCTE&VT) Orissa, Bhubaneswar and is under the administrative control of Director of Technical Education and training Orissa, Cuttack which comes under the Industries Department, Government of Odisha. Statue of Late Uma Charan Patnaik The institution has a sprawling 49.785 acres area in Kalapuri Mouza in Khata No.16 & 27 in the name of Industries Department.
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