Parala Maharaja Engineering College, Berhampur

Parala Maharaja Engineering College (PMEC), located in Brahmapur, Odisha, is a government engineering college in Southern Odisha, India, established in 2009. It was inaugurated by Naveen Patnaik, then chief minister of Odisha, and is named after King Krushna Chandra Gajapati, regarded as the architect of an independent united Odisha State. The college was approved by the All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE) and was affiliated to Biju Patnaik University of Technology (BPUT), Rourkela, though it became an autonomous college from 21 January 2021. It is also accredited by the National Board of Accreditation (NBA), New Delhi. PMEC offers four-year Bachelor of Technology degrees in nine engineering disciplines, including civil, computer science, automobile, production, chemical, metallurgy and material, electronics and telecommunication, mechanical, and electrical engineering, as well as a three-year B.Tech program for diploma holders. Since 2015, it has also offered M.Tech degrees in five disciplines. Admissions to B.Tech courses are through OJEE and JEE, while M.Tech admissions are through GATE. Students have been placed in organizations such as IOCL, BPCL, ONGC, NTPC, HPCL, and BARC.