Oriental Institute of Science and Technology

Oriental Institute of Science & Technology (OIST) is a private engineering college located in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, owned by the private group "Oriental Group of Institutes". It is affiliated with the Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya (RGPV), Bhopal, while the group's Indore campus institutes are affiliated to Oriental University, Indore. The group's institutes are located only in Bhopal, Indore, and Jabalpur. OIST admits students through JEE/PET/AIEEE/MAT/Pre-MCA and counseling conducted by State Universities and MHRD. It offers courses in Computer Science and Engineering, Information Technology, Electronics and Communication, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Automotive Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, and MCA. In 2020, two new branches were added: BTech in Computer Science and Business System (CSBS) and BTech in Artificial Intelligence and Data Science. Undergraduate admission is through JEE-Mains or a qualifying exam (XII), while postgraduate admission is through GATE for MTech, NIMCET for MCA, or an institute-conducted entrance test. The institute began campus placements with its first batch in 1998, with recruiters including TCS, Cognizant, Infosys, Tech Mahindra, and Wipro. Films such as Rajneeti, Jai Lava Kusa, Aarakshan, Dhadak 2, and Homebound were shot on its campus.