ODISHA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH

Odisha University of Technology and Research (OUTR), formerly College of Engineering and Technology, Bhubaneswar (CETB), is a public unitary technical university located in Bhubaneswar, the capital of Odisha, India. Established in 1981 by the Government of Orissa as a constituent college of Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology, it was later granted unitary university status through the Odisha University of Technology and Research Bill, 2021, passed by the Odisha Assembly. Students are admitted via the Joint Entrance Examination (main) merit list of the Government of India. The institution has 18 academic departments with an annual intake of 1400 students and is accredited by the National Board of Accreditation, having received an 'A' grade from the National Assessment and Accreditation Council in January 2017. It offers B.Tech. degrees in 11 engineering disciplines, a Bachelor of Architecture, M.Tech. in 20 specializations, MCA, MBA, M.Sc. and Integrated M.Sc. programs in Applied Physics, Applied Chemistry, and Mathematics and Computing, and Ph.D. programs across eight departments. OUTR participates in the TEQIP-II project funded by the World Bank. In 2022, the state government allocated Rs 1500 crore for renovation to elevate the institution to standards comparable with the IITs. Notable alumni include Sona Mohapatra and Saraju Mohanty.