Last updated on September 2nd, 2020 at 06:26 pm

Inaugurated in the late 2000s, Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar (IIT Bhubaneswar) was started as one of the eight new IITs. The institute was established by the Indian Government as a result of the certain changes in the Institutes of Technology (Amendment) Act, 2011.

• As per the NIRF rankings, IIT Bhubaneswar has obtained 17th position among the Top Engineering colleges in India.
• The list of courses offered here includes more than 20 engineering courses in the UG, PG, and PhD level.
• Since its establishment in 2008, IIT Bhubaneswar has witnessed increased applications each year for UG and PG courses.
• Presently, 1363 students including 172 female students across all the UG and PG postgraduate courses are studying here.
• The institute appoints highly qualified faculty with each holding a Ph. D degree.
• IIT Bhubaneswar placements in the 2019-2020 academic year registered more than 90% placements.

IIT Bhubaneswar – Highlights

Official Website	www.iitbbs.ac.in/cdc/index.php
Established	2008
Placement rate: 2019-20	90%
Type of Programs	B.E. / B.Tech , M.E./M.Tech
Admission Criteria	JEE Main, JEE Advanced
Application Mode	Online, Offline
Mode of education	Regular, part-time
Number of courses offered	36 courses across 2 streams

IIT Bhubaneswar: B.Tech Admissions Through JEE Advanced

The selection of the students for several B. Tech programs offered at IIT Bhubaneswar will be given as per the marks secured in JEE Advanced. Post taking the test, the counseling process will start, which will be taken and regulated by the Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA).

The candidates need to register for counseling by visiting the official JoSAA website, for seat filing, allocation, document verification, seat allocation status and to get the final admission letter. The applicants are allowed to fill-in their choice of branches as per their choice at IIT Bhubaneswar.

• Total seat available for B.Tech here 311, for Dual-degree it is 106, M. tech (225 seats), M.Sc (95) and almost 58 seats in Ph.D course.
• The last date to apply for JEE Advanced is April, for GATE and IIT-JAM is October.
• Admissions for UG courses are granted as per the candidates’ performance in JEE Advanced.

IIT Bhubaneswar Admission 2020 – How to Apply?

Applying for any of the courses at IIT Bhubaneswar is quite easy, students can apply online by following the below-listed steps:

• Visit the official website of IIT Bhubaneswar and start registration for the course you are planning to pursue here.
• Post completing the registration process, your login credentials will be mailed to you.
• Visit the portal, and start filling the mentioned details and submit the duly completed form.

Only the shortlisted candidates will be asked to attend the Counselling round conducted at IIT Bhubaneswar.

Documents needed while applying at IIT Bhubaneswar

• Scanned photocopies of all the academic records.
• Scanned passport size photograph of the applicant. The photograph must be in the JPG/JPEG format.
• Scanned clear signature of the candidates.
• Scanned copies of certificate, if belonging to SC/ST/PwD category.
• A valid e-mail address

IIT Bhubaneswar Admission through JEE Advanced

• The candidate having at least 75 percent aggregate (SC/ST candidates get 10% relaxation) in Class 12 from a recognized board of education can apply.
• Candidates whose names are in the top 20 percentile in Class 12 are qualified to appear for the test.
• Candidates must have qualified JEE Main, with the all India rank of 2, 25,000 as well as JEE Advanced.
• Candidates’ performance in JEE Main will also be considered, admissions across all the IITs are given according to the performance and score in JEE Advanced after which a Counselling session will be organized.

Admissions at IIT Bhubaneswar is a two-round process; the students first have to prove their efficiency by scoring good marks in the JEE Main and after that, their scores in JEE Advanced exam will be noted.

Final selection will be according to the scores in JEE Advanced and through JoSAA Counselling.

Specializations offered in IIT Bhubaneswar UG programs are mentioned below:

• Computer Science And Engineering
• Metallurgical And Materials Engineering
• Electronics & Communication Engineering
• Electrical Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Civil Engineering

B.Tech + M.Tech Courses

• B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering & M. Tech. in Thermal Science & Engineering
• B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering & M. Tech. in Manufacturing Engineering
• B.Tech in Civil Engineering & M. Tech. in Structural Engineering
• B.Tech in Civil Engineering & M. Tech. in Transportation Engineering
• B.Tech in Civil Engineering & M. Tech. in Environmental Engineering
• B.Tech in Electrical Engineering & M. Tech. in Power Electronics and Drives
• B.Tech in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering & M. Tech. in Materials Science and Engineering
• B.Tech in Computer Science Engineering & M. Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering

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JEE Advanced Cut Off For Top B.Tech Courses at IIT Bhubaneswar

The JEE Advanced cut off ranks for any IIT including IIT Bhubaneswar means the closing ranks for each branch of the IIT.

Course	Gender Neutral		Female Only
	Opening Rank	Closing Rank	Opening Rank	Closing Rank
Civil Engineering	6546	7720	11238	13803
Computer Science and Engineering	1246	1931	2951	4068
Electrical Engineering	2276	4334	6517	7542
Electronics and Communication Engineering	1991	3456	5311	5690
Mechanical Engineering	4003	5499	9671	12065
Metallurgical and Materials engineering	7745	8432	14418	14452

Study At IIT Bhubaneswar During COVID-19

IIT Bhubaneswar like others started taking live video streaming of theory classes to maintain social distancing and lower the spread of COVID – 19 pandemic further. According to Prof Raja Kumar, Director of IIT-BBS, the institute has decided to conduct online classes so that studies don’t get affected.

• All the faculty members at IIT Bhubaneswar offer online classes to the students so they can continue with their studies.
• All the classes will be video streamed live for the students. The faculty members will work from home and provide live video lectures to students so that they can understand the course and different concepts.
• The students of IIT Bhubaneswar staying anywhere in the world can get access to video lectures.

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Why Choose IIT Bhubaneswar?

Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar is a recently established institute. The campus is located at a peaceful and calm place, and is spread on huge acres of land offering the best facilities to the students. The campus is located at the foot of Barunei Hill, which is popular for its rich history and vast culture.

Key highlights

• NIRF Ranking (2019) – 17
• The permanent campus of IIT Bhubaneswar is spared on 936 acres of land.
• The campus is constructed at the foot of Barunei Hill, a famous place for its rich and vast history.
• The placement rate for the last academic year, 2019-20 was more than 90%. Some of the renowned companies that participated in the placement round here include Amazon, Accenture, Bharat Seats Ltd., Capgemini, Deloitte, Edubrisk Solutions, etc.
• 3rd year students get several internships offered in reputed industries, also a few out of them get engaged in Internships in R & D organizations and foreign universities.
• IIT Bhubaneswar offers several streams in B. Tech and M. Tech course.
• Numerous need and merit-based scholarships are offered to the deserving students.
• IIT Bhubaneswar campus offers a unique serene and pollution free academic environment. An Academic area, Residential area and area for Training centers and Research Park are located here.

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IIT Bhubaneswar: JEE Advanced Cut Off For B.Tech Specializations

IIT Bhubaneswar offers six B. Tech courses along with offering a dual course (B.Tech + M. Tech) as well. The complete admissions procedure is taken care of by JoSAA (Joint Seat Allocation Authority). IIT Bhubaneswar 2019 cut off for some of the popular courses are mentioned below:

Civil Engineering

Category	Gender Neutral	Female Only
OBC	3095	6205
EWS	965	1847
General	9269	14844
SC	1655	2680
ST	486	–

Computer Science and Engineering

Category	Gender Neutral	Female Only
OBC	776	1766
EWS	137	462
General	2088	4509
SC	402	859
ST	272	459

Electrical Engineering

Category	Gender Neutral	Female Only
OBC	1829	4111
EWS	539	1109
General	4915	8787
SC	1203	1630
ST	495	–

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Electronics and Communication Engineering

Category	Gender Neutral	Female Only
OBC	1291	2168
EWS	343	–
General	3691	6844
SC	877	1127
ST	503	622

Mechanical Engineering

Category	Gender Neutral	Female Only
OBC	2233	5447
EWS	618	–
General	6183	12699
SC	1354	2233
ST	522	–

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Metallurgical and Materials Engineering

Category	Gender Neutral	Female Only
OBC	3759	–
EWS	1172	–
General	10659	15576
SC	2131	3738
ST	838	–

The authorities will announce different JEE Advanced cut off for each course and category. Numerous factors will be taken into consideration while preparing the cutoff of JEE Advanced 2020 for IIT Bhubaneswar. The scores of a subject in JEE Advanced Paper-1 and Paper-2 will be combined to obtain the subject marks.

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IIT Bhubaneswar: Reservation Through JEE Advanced Counselling (JoSAA)

IIT Bhubaneswar offers admission to various B. Tech programs. The reservation for the seats, for each branch, is mentioned below:

• 10% of the seats are reserved for the candidates belonging to the economically weaker section.
• 15% will be reserved for the Scheduled Caste, while 7.5% for ST category candidates
• 27% of the seats are secured for other Backward Classes that belong to the “ Non-Creamy layer”.
• While 5% seats are reserved for Persons with Disabilities in each category.

The candidates need to produce required documents to show their eligibility to get the reservation at IIT Bhubaneswar.

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Faculty at IIT Bhubaneswar

IIT Bhubaneswar recruits well educated and highly experienced teachers and professors, most of the faculty members hold a PHd degree.

• As per the student reviews, the faculty has created a very friendly environment.
• Each individual is focused upon and is given equal attention.
• Teachers try to inculcate efficiency and goal-oriented attitude among the students.
• Guest professors continuously visit college.
• For the undergraduate students, the curriculum set by the faculty is just perfect.

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Various Facilities Provided at IIT Bhubaneswar Campus

IIT Bhubaneswar offers the latest infrastructure and world-class facilities to the students who are pursuing studies there.

• The classrooms of IIT Bhubaneswar are well equipped with world-class equipment and give a wonderful experience to all the students. Top quality and well-structured labs give the required exposure to the learners.
• There are numerous labs for various interdisciplinary courses and the students are encouraged to take part in workshops. Wi-Fi facility is available in all the hostel rooms and all the academic buildings.
• The food offered to the students is quite affordable, with lots of options to eat.
• There is a dispensary for medical needs, an ambulance is provided in case there is an emergency. Gym facilities are made available to the students living in hostels.

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IIT Bhubaneswar Placements Report

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bhubaneswar offers good placement opportunities to the graduates, students post completing their studies from here get a chance to work with national and international firms. For the last academic year, 2019-2020, the institute helped more than 120 UG students to get placements.

In addition to the renowned private companies, many PSUs such as ISRO, IOCL, NCCBM, etc. also took part in the campus placements.

IIT Bhubaneswar Placements 2019 – Highlights

IIT Bhubaneswar offers placement and internship opportunities to the majority of the UG and PG students, CSE stream achieved a record of 100 percent placements current year.

• During the recruitment drive 2020 (phase 1), 90% of the UG students got placements in top-renowned companies
• CSE has made the highest placements.
• The highest and the maximum salary package offered to the graduates was INR 39 Lakh
• The average salary offered to the students was INR 11.44 LPA.
• Several leading recruiters include Adobe, Amazon, Accenture, HCL, etc.

IIT Bhubaneswar – Course-wise Placement Rate

Branch	Placement Rate
Civil Engineering	89
Computer Science & Engineering	100
Electrical Engineering	86
Mechanical Engineering	83
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering	90

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Tuition Fees For Courses Offered at IIT Bhubaneswar

IIT Bhubaneswar B. Tech fee structure (per semester) is mentioned below:

Particulars	Amount in INR
Deposit Money (Refundable)	12,000
One time Fee	5,900
Semester Fee	1,06,500
Medical Insurance Fees	1,168
Hostel Charges	22,500
Total	1,48,068

Note: The fees for foreign nationals is 6 LPA

Fee Waiver

Category	Fee Waiver
Economically Backward with income less than 1 LPA	100%
Economically Backward with income between 1 LPA and 5 LPA	2/3rd of the tuition fee
SC/ST/PwD	100 %

Scholarships Offered by IIT Bhubaneswar

IIT Bhubaneswar helps deserving students who need additional funding to support their education. Several scholarships, loans, awards are offered to the B. Tech students, and many PG students as well. Some other scholarships offered at this institute include:

• A scholarship is offered to those students of first-year who have obtained a weighted score of 50 per cent or higher in the JEE exam
• Central Sector Scholarship Scheme: This main agenda to offer this scholarship is to monetary support to ST(scheduled tribe) students whose family annual income is lesser than INR lakh
• North Eastern Council (NEC) Scholarship: The States of Northeast India offer financial and monetary support to the students belonging from North-Eastern India and want to do higher studies from a renowned institute.

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