IIT Bhubaneswar Campus: Photos, Virtual Tour

The college infrastructure is great, It is in fact the largest IIT campus. The college approximately encloses 970 acres of area. Every department has a block dedicated to it. The campus has an Administrative Block, two Learning Halls, Auditorium, Lab Complexes, and Central Workshop etc. The department blocks are called Schools such as SECS (School of Electrical and Computer Sciences), SBS (School of Basic Sciences), SMS (School of Mechanical Sciences), SEOCS (School of Earth, Ocean and Climate Sciences), SMMS (School of Minerals and Metallurgical Sciences), SHSSM (School of Humanities, Social Sciences and Management), SIF (School of Infrastructure). There are two learning halls LHL (Lalitgiri Hall of Learning-Active Learning Classroom), RHL (Ratnagiri Hall of Learning), both consist of 60 Seat and 120 seat capacity classrooms. All the classrooms have AC with attached speakers.There are Washrooms and Drinking Water facilities and they are maintained well enough. There is vast Library equipped with tons of books with well-known authors, they also contain novels and libraries provide free internet access. We have 1500 seating capacity Auditorium which is enough to provide theatrical experience. There are various canteens and restaurants across the campus, there is Nescafe, Rolling Crunchies etc. The college has great Indoor and Outdoor sports facilities. There is a Basketball Court, Football Courts Table Tennis Court, Badminton Court etc. We also have a hospital inside the campus which has really good facilities, and each day of the week we have specialized people visiting us. We can travel inside the campus using bus, we can also own cycles. We also have E-Auto wherever you go in the campus it only costs 10 rupees. I love the greenery in the campus it provides fresh and healthy atmosphere to thrive. We have well established security allotted at each corner of the campus. The whole infrastructure complements a work cum study environment equipping us with lovely atmosphere.

Overall Campus Life so far has been great. The college crowd is mixed and we have all sorts of people. There are really amazing people too who are stupendous with the amount of knowledge and experience they have. We get good friend or peer group which is lovely and we have many events and activities where we get to interact with the people who share same mindset and ideology. There a number of Socio-Cultural and Tech Clubs where we have wide range of Events organized. Most of the clubs belong to Gymkhana, and there a few which are not part of it. I am part of Panacea (English Literature Club), FEBS (Technical Club), and Sah-Astitva (Animal Welfare Society not part of Gymkhana). There are Institute Seminars, talks by Scientists, DJ nights etc organized by the institute. There are 4 fests; Tech Fest, Wiessinaire, E-Summit, Cultural Fest, Alma Fiesta, Sports Fest, and Ashwamedha. There is also IIT BBS MUN that also happens at very large scale around 2000-3000 participants across the country. We get to have a lot of fun during these fests. I travel around have a good set of people to talk and enjoy. This place gives your own space too, and is very free to talk about anything and everything. I consider myself fortunate to be a part of this institution. I am awaiting a delightful and successful journey ahead.Read Full Review

IIT Bhubaneswar’s Motto is accepting differences so all the buildings and lecture halls follow that. There is a main Building consisting of 5 floors. Every floor has their specific purpose. One floor for reading rooms, one for central library and others for academics and registration processes. There are two lecture halls, both are medium sized and one is being made which is large sized. All hostels are well maintained and good. There is a student’s activity center that includes Indoor games i.e., badminton, table tennis, gym, etc. inside SAC there are rooms available for multiple purposes like meetings and discussions. There are shopping complex and shops available inside the campus. There are respective schools for different branches which include labs and research. As a second generation IIT constructions are still going on and buildings are being made.

Overall campus is very large having an area of 965 acre. Population is not that much according to the campus size but strength is increasing for each program annually. Total campus strength is about 3000 which seems to be less for a 965 acre campus but campus peoples are good and there is peace in campus. We have 3 fests in a year but now that is converted to a single fest comprising of three different motives one for cultural, one for technology and one for annual functions. Clubs in the institute are also good having capable representatives at the head positions. Seniors help to improve and teach new skills. There are many clubs including sports, tech and cultural like singing, dancing, drama, literature (both Hindi and English), spiritual, Robotics, Finance, business, etc. Other engagement activities include DJ nights, Diwali productions, Jamming with bonfire, Open mic events, celebration of various festivals, and more. Every student has to select one option among NCC, NSS (Social Work) and NSO (Sports) in their first year and Yoga is mandatory for all.Read Full Review

Coming to infrastructure and campus life. You will love the hostel to stay. But at the same time, you will dislike the community centre present here. Although auditorium is under construction and would be ready by next year, I guess. The institute has enough infra to just to manage to be called as college. Many more things are under construction. Once the construction will be over, I guess it would be one of the most beautiful campuses.

Now comes the topic of non-academics. I would say the non-academics scenario is not quite good but it's improving. Yes, the institute has various numbers of clubs and societies, but I would say it needs to better. This area would not excite you much. The campus is quite green. You would love the greenery over here. There are 3 fests conducted every year.Read Full Review