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IIIT Bhubaneswar plans to offer B.Tech from next year: Sambada

December 26th, 2008

Layout drawings of IIIT Bhubaneswar

Site Plan

Administration Building:

Hostel:

Next phase:

October 9th, 2008

Orissa government issues tenders for IIIT, Parala Maharaj Engineering College and Construction Academy

In recent months the Orissa government has issued tenders for two state funded and one PPP based institute:

IIIT Bhubaneswar: The tender is for construction of administrative and academic building, hostel and external services to be completed in 9 months and at an estimated value of work of Rs 15 crores.
Parala Maharaj Engineering College in Berhampur: The tender is for construction of the College Building at Berhampur (Sitalapalli), Ground Floor and First Floor, to be completed in 15 months, and at an estimated value of work of Rs 7 crores.
Construction Academy in Gopalpur, Cuttack: The tender is for construction of Administrative Block (Stilt, Ground & First Floor), to be completed in 18 months, and at an estimated value of work of Rs 5.6 crores.

The tender documents are currently available via http://tendersorissa.gov.in/.

2 comments October 9th, 2008

List of Engineering Colleges in the Bhubaneswar-Cuttack-Puri-Dhenkanal area

Ajay Binay Institute of Technology Cuttack (ABT) Pvt.
Apex Institute of Technology & Management, Pahal Bhubaneshwar (APT) Pvt.
Bhubaneswar Engineering College Khurda (BEC) Pvt.
BRM International Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar (BII) Pvt.
C. V. Raman College of Engineering Bhubaneswar (CVR) Pvt.
Central Institute of Plastics Engineering And Technology Bhubaneswar (CPT) Govt.
Centurian Institute of Technology Khurda (CIK) Pvt.
College of Engineering & Technology Bhubaneswar (CET) Govt.
College of Engineering Bhubaneswar Bhubaneshwar (CEB) Pvt.
Dhaneswar Rath Institute of Engineering and Management Studies Tangi, Cuttack (DRM) Pvt.
Eastern Academy of Science & Technology Phulnakhara, Khurda (EAS) Pvt.
Gandhi Engineering College Bhubaneswar (GEC) Pvt.
Gandhi Institute for Technology Bhubaneswar (GIF) Pvt.
Gandhi Institute of Technological Advancement Badaraghunathpur, Bhubaneswar (GIB) Pvt.
Gandhi Institute of Technology & Management Khurda (GIK) Pvt.
Ghanashyama Hemalata Institute of Technology & Management Chhaitana Puri (GHT) Pvt.
Gurukul Institute of Technology,Janla Bhubaneswar (GKT) Pvt.
Hi-Tech Institute of Technology Khurda (HIT) Pvt.
Indic Institute of Design & Research Khurda (IID) Pvt.
Indus College of Engg. Bhubaneswar (IDU) Pvt.
Jagannath Institute of Engineering & Technology Cuttack (JIC) Pvt.
Konark Institute of Science & Technology Jatni,Bhubaneswar (KIS) Pvt.
Koustav Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar (KIT) Pvt.
Koustuva Institute of Self Domain (for Women) Bhubaneswar (KID) Pvt.
Krupajala Engineering College Pubasasan, Bhubaneswar (KEC) Pvt.
Maharaja Institute of Technology,Bhubaneswar Bhubaneswar (MIK) Pvt.
Mahavir Institute of Engineering and Technology Paniora, Bhubaneswar (MIB) Pvt.
Modern Institute of Technology & Management Khurda (MIM) Pvt.
Nalanda Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar (NIT) Pvt.
NM Institute of Engineering & Technology Sijua, Bhubaneswar (NMI) Pvt.
Orissa Engineering College Nijigarhkurki, Bhubaneswar (OEC) Pvt.
Rajdhani Engineering College Bhubaneswar (REC) Pvt.
Silicon Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar (SIT) Pvt.
Subas Institute of Technology Gyana Vihar, Barang, Bhubaneswar 754 005 Orissa
Synergy Institute of Engineering and Technology Dhenkanal (SYN) Pvt.
TempleCity Institute of Technology & Engineering Khurda (TCT) Pvt.
The Techno School Bhubaneswar (TTS) Pvt.
Trident Academy of Technology Bhubaneswar (TAT) Pvt.
Agricultural Engineering at OUAT, Bhubaneswar
KIIT Bhubaneswar
ITER Bhubaneswar
IIIT Bhubaneswar
IIT Bhubaneswar

Following are some that are in the pipeline and most likely to start in 2009.

School of Engineering at the proposed World Class Central University
HI – Tech College of Engineering, Rasulgarh, Pandara, Bhubaneswar, Orissa
International Institute of Engineering & Technology (IIET) 290 Bhatkhuri, Gangapada, Bhubaneswar 752 054 Orissa
SRM College of Engineering At Giringaput, P.O. Mendhasala, Orissa
PJ College of Management & Technology At Kesora, P.O. Bankual, Bhubaneswar 751 002 Orissa
KMBB College of Engineering & Technology At Mahatpalla, Tahasil Khurda Orissa
Pan Institute of Technology, Knowledge City Unit – 7, Bhubaneswar 751 003 Orissa
Vivekananda Institute of Technology At Chhatabar, P.O. Dandi, Chhatabar P.S. Chandaka, Bhubaneswar Orissa
Bhubaneswar Institute of Technology (BIT) At Harapur, P. O. Janla District : Khurda, Pin 752 054 Orissa
Pioneer Institute of Technology Village : Ambilijhari Mouza : Machhapangi, PS Choudwar, District : Cuttack Orissa
MITS College of Engineering Mouza: Alkar At P.O. Janla, Bhubaneswar 751016 Orissa

52 comments August 3rd, 2008

Universities and university like institutes in and around Bhubaneswar: a map

Update: The IIT site has been changed. So the new map is as follows:

Old map:

1 comment June 20th, 2008

NASSCOM list of locations and recommendations for the 20 IIITs

Following is an excerpt from a report in Hindu. (NASSCOM’s press release is here.)

The National Association of Software and Service Companies (Nasscom) on Thursday suggested the 20 cities for setting up new Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT).

Delhi, Chennai, Thiruvananthapuram, Bangalore and Jammu are among the cities suggested.

… In its model detailed project report (DPR) presented to the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Nasscom, the trade body representing the Indian information technology and business process outsourcing (IT-BPO) industry, has also included the names of Chandigarh, Dehradun, Lucknow, Patna, Shillong, Kolkata, Ahmedabad, Indore, Nagpur, Bhubaneshwar, Pune, Visakhapatanam, Mysore, Mangalore and Coimbatore for establishing new IIITs. PPP model

In its model DPR that will serve as a template for the preparation of the DPR for each individual IIIT, Nasscom has proposed that the new IIITs be set up as a fully autonomous institutions, through a public-private partnership (PPP) model. The partners in setting up the IIITs should be the Ministry, the respective State governments and industry members.

National importance

According to Nasscom president Som Mittal, each IIIT has been envisioned to become a world-class academic institute and evolve into technology and functional ‘Centres of Excellence’ through a strong focus on research in frontier technology areas.

To achieve this, it is imperative to attract best-in-class faculty, and students; develop sustainable linkages with industry; and provide an environment conducive for research excellence.

To justify the large investments being made in the IIITs, it is important that they provide a sufficient scale at undergraduate, post-graduate and doctoral research levels, he added. …

Autonomy

“The model for the new IIITs proposed in the DPR focuses on both academic and research excellence through innovative governance and operational approaches and a strong and sustained participation from the IT industry.

“However, achieving this will not be easy and it is important that each institute is supported, especially in the initial years, and is also allowed complete autonomy to define its roadmap and implement it,” Mr. Mittal added.

Following are some excerpts from a report in Business Standard.

While required investment into the IIITs could vary depending on the city, close to Rs 100 crore has been estimated for each IIIT. …

The locations of IIITs have been arrived at on the basis of how well connected they are in terms of transport and facilities and their prominence to industrial hubs. Considering the dire faculty crunch in the country, Nasscom has made it clear that faculty members must be be given salaries prevalent in the market.

It has been suggested that each IIIT must have the autonomy to decide its own salary structure to compete with private educational institutes. Collaborating private organisations would be requested to send their experienced employees as visiting faculty members. A higher number of visiting faculty and faculty-exchange programmes with universities in India and abroad have been suggested.

…

The report says all programmes in an IIIT should be given equal importance, having noted that generally it is the undergraduate programme in institutes that receives most of the attention. It has been suggested that other post-graduate programmes, especially the PhD programmes, should not be compromised with.

The development of the PhD programme, according to one of the suggestions, is vital to the growth of IIITs as these doctoral students could be groomed for teaching positions in IIITs, creating a strong pool of candidates for top academic positions.

It has been recommended that the undergraduate programme of IIITs could be scaled up to 600 students, the post-graduate programme could take about 400 students and the PhD programme could have an intake of 100 students.

A faculty-student ratio of 1:14 has been suggested. The report has suggested an integrated campus model and a hub-and-spoke campus model, depending on the IIIT.

The Orissa government has to figure out a way to have this IIIT in Berhampur and if not then convince the central govt. to establish one of the proposed 10 NITs in Berhampur.

1 comment May 23rd, 2008

IIIT Bhubaneswar next batch class to start in August 2008: entrance exam on June 22nd 2008

Following is from http://iiit-bh.in/website/admissions.htm.

Apply On Line for Admission 2008

Down Load Admission Bulletin 2008

Admission Process Dates

Advertisement for Admission to M.Tech programme : 6th May 2008
On Line application : Begins on 6th May
Last date Receipt of DD : 16th June 2008
Entrance Examination: 22nd June 2008
Interview: To be announced
Publication of Results: To be announced
Academic Session Begins : To be announced

May 10th, 2008

IIIT-Bh Announces Admission Results

IIIT Bhubneswar has announced the admission results for its M. Tech. program. Twenty five candidates have been selected for admission and five have been wait-listed. The list of the successful candidates can be found here.

January 31st, 2008

IIIT-Bh admission process is online

From IIIT’s website:

Admission Process:

Advertisement for Admission to M.Tech programme: 27th Dec 2007
On Line application: Begins on 27th Dec
Last date Receipt of DD: 12th Jan
Entrance Examination: 13th Jan
Interview:
Publication of Results:
Academic Session Begins: Last Week of Jan 2008

The candidates can submit their applications online. Apply ON-LINE to M.Tech(CSE) Programme

The admission bulletin contains more information about the admission process. Following are some excerpts from the bulletin.

Eligibility:

Candidates should possess either or more of the following qualifications:

B.Tech/B.E from any recognized universities in any discipline
M.C.A from any recognized university
M.Sc.(Computer Science)/ M.Sc.(Electronics)/ M.Sc.(Mathematics)/
M.Sc (Statistics)/ M.Sc. (Physics)
Any Equivalence of the above ( Recognized by Govt. of India/ Govt. of Orissa )

Entrance test:

The entrance test shall be conducted in two places: Bhubaneswar and Kolkata.

Interview:

Based on the performance in the entrance test, shortlisted candidates will be called for interview at Bhubaneswar.

Final Selection:

The final selection shall be based on the candidates’ performance in the following:

Performance in the Entrance Test.
Performance in the interview.
Career Marks.

December 30th, 2007

IIIT Bhubaneswar hires three more regular faculty and continues looking

As per its web page, IIIT Bhubaneswar has recently hired three new regular faculty. They are:

Dr. Somnath Tripathy, Ph.D. (IIT, Guwahati)
Dr. Rakesh Balwantray, Ph. D. (Utkal)
Prof. Anjali Mohapatra, Continuing Ph. D at Utkal.

With that the regular faculty strength of IIIT Bhubaneswar goes up to 5 with 3 of them having Ph.Ds and the other two pursuing Ph.Ds.

2 comments December 26th, 2007

IIIT construction to be completed in two years

Following is an excerpt from a report in The Statesman.

IIIT, Bhubaneswar, a state initiative project, similar to ones which have been established in other states since long is expected to meet the growing need for appropriate human resource, one of the crucial factors of IT and ITeS sector. The institute aims to be a world-class institute with an objective to impart higher education and undertake advanced research in the field of Information and Communication Technology.

A completely autonomous institute with full academic autonomy and sustained support from industry, IIIT (Bhubaneswar) shall offer M Tech and Doctoral programme in Computer Science.

The state government has already allotted 23.24 acre at Gothapatna, on the outskirts of the capital city. It has also committed a financial grant of Rs 10 crore towards start up capital expenses and a recurring annual grant of Rs 2 crore for the first three years. It may here be mentioned that the departmentally-related Standing Committee-IV of state assembly has also recommended a provision of further Rs 40 crore for the institute to create full-fledged infrastructure including hostel, residential facilities.

Infosys Technologies Limited has also paid Rs 1 crore for instituting a chair professor. State IT minister Surya Narayan Patro today presided over a review meeting of the progress of the institute. He said construction for the institute will commence soon and will be completed in two years time. It will cost around Rs 48 crore, he said. Mr Patro informed that till such time the institute will function at the Orissa Computer Application Center ( OCAC) building.

The selection process of M Tech programme shall be based on an entrance test, followed by interview. Students of BE/B Tech (any stream), MCA and MSc
(Computer Science/ Electronics /Mathematics/ Physics) are eligible to pursue the course. The students will pay approximately Rs 1 lakh annually besides accommodation and other expenses. Few scholarships to eligible students will be given in the second year of the course.

December 26th, 2007

IIIT Bhubaneswar to begin classes in January

Following is a report from Tathya.in.

The International Institute of Information Technology, Bhubaneswar (IIIT-Bh) is all set to begin classes from January, 2008.

With the AICTE approval in place the world class institution in making will invite applications from the students from the next week, said sources from IIIT-Bh.

AICTE has allotted 25 seats in M.Tech Computer Science and Engineering for the institution.

Normally the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) allows 18 seats in one discipline, where as in case of IIIT-Bh it has been liberal, looking at the list of faculty roped in for the purpose of higher learning.

While Dr.Gopal Krishna Nayak and Professor Ajit Kumar Das have joined as regular faculty, top professors of various international universities have been roped in as Adjunct and Visiting faculty of the IIIT-Bh.

Among the Adjunct and Visiting faculty, Professor Chitta Baral of Arizona State University, Professor Jaydev Mishra of University of Texas, Austin, Professor L N Bhuyan of University of California, Riverside, Professor Sarajua P Mohanty of University of North Texas, Professor Durga Mishra of New Jersey Institute of Technology, Professor Prashant Mohapatra of University of California, Davis, Professor Gautam Das of University of Texas, Arlington and Professor Rabi Mohapatra of University of Texas A & M have joined in IIIT-Bh.

The Adjunct and Visiting faculty will visit the institute regularly and teach the students

These are individuals who love teaching and do it extremely well, said an expert in higher education.

They make themselves available for after-class discussion and devote long hours as advisors and guides to student teams.

The cost will be around Rs.2 lakh for a two year M.Tech degree in IIIT-Bh.

Classes will start in the OCAC Building for the time being till the institution will have its own campus at Gothapatana in the outskirts of Bhubaneswar.

A 23 acre plot has been allotted to IIIT-Bh and at least Rs.50 crore will be spend in developing the campus, said sources.

From next educational year M.Tech in Information Technology (IT) will be opened, revealed an insider.

1 comment December 23rd, 2007

IIIT Bhubaneswar gets AICTE approval for 25 seats

I heard from some sources that IIIT Bhubaneswar has now received AICTE approval to start M.Tech courses. Their ad for admission will come out in a couple of days. They are also in the process of hiring 4 faculty, two of which have Ph.D.

6 comments December 18th, 2007

Infosys gives 1 crore for one chair professorship at IIIT Bhubaneswar; other updates on IIIT Bhubaneswar

Following are excerpts from a report in Tathya.in.

Infosys has donated Rs.1 crore to IIIT-Bhubaneswar.

… It is worthwhile to mention that the State Government decided to set up the “International Institute of Information Technology” (IIIT) at Bhubaneswar.

It has been established as a state initiative project, similar to the ones at Bangalore and Hyderabad.

IIIT-Bh, primarily has been set up to meet the urgent need for appropriate Human Resource, which is the most critical input for the sustained growth of IT and ITES industries.

IIIT-Bh aims to be a World Class institute with an objective to impart higher education and undertake advanced research in the field of Information and Communication Technology.

The State Government has allotted Ac 23.24 of prime land at Gothapatna, Bhubaneswar, free of cost.

The government has committed a financial grant of Rs.10 crore towards start up capital expenses and a recurring annual grant of Rs.2 crores for the first three years.

During the period the institute will have to develop enough strength to stand on its own.

This would be a completely autonomous institute with sustained support from industries.

IIIT shall function at OCAC building for the initial two years till the construction of its own permanent infrastructure at Gothapatna is completed.

The institute shall offer M.Tech and Doctoral Programme in Computer Science.

AICTE has already issued Letter of Intent and shall visit IIIT Bhubaneswar on 22 November for inspection of the necessary academic infrastructure.

It is planned to enroll students during January 2008 after getting the final approval of AICTE.

Other software majors like TCS, Wipro, MindTree etc. have also shown interest in instituting Chair Professors in IIIT-Bh.

November 22nd, 2007

IIIT Bhubaneswar plans to start class in November; hopes to get final AICTE approval by then

Earlier, based on a tathya.in report, we mentioned IIIT Bhubaneswar getting AICTE approval to start M.Tech classes. As per a New Indian Express report today, IIIT is hoping to start classes in November after getting the final AICTE approval. The FAQ section in the IIIT Bhubaneswar website also supports that.

2 comments September 3rd, 2007

IIIT Bhubaneswar has a web page with ad for hiring and RFP from architects

The web page of IIIT Bhubaneswar is http://iiit-bh.in. It has a detailed advertisement for jobs and an RFP from architects.

1 comment August 29th, 2007

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