IIT Bhubaneswar Placement Cell: A Gateway to Global Career Opportunities

It is a great college to be part of, the obvious reason being it is an IIT, the opportunities you get, the people you get to meet and the experience you get to learn and thrive is the country's best. I chose this college because the branch I was interested in that is Engineering Physics has better teachers and is one of the country's best I could have chosen. It is indeed true the teachers in Physics department are great and are equipped with great knowledge and their research has been significantly fruitful and amazing. Apart from academics the college has plethora number of Clubs and Societies to be part of, Depending on one's interest and desires students get inducted. The campus encloses 970 acres boundary, It is a huge area to commute. It has good number of facilities and the greenery in the campus makes it and the scenic beauty of Barunei Hills adds up to its beauty. In this campus you get to learn, achieve and thrive well. The faculty and Staff are co-operative and develop very comfortable atmosphere around. There is a well - established sports area too consisting of various courts like Basket-Ball, Foot-Ball, Cricket Grounds, Lawn Tennis etc, it consists of Indoor Games like Table Tennis, Badminton, Squash etc. It is a healthy and a clean and green campus to be a part of. There are beautiful spots in and around the Campus and in Bhubaneswar to visit relax and revive and rejuvenate, So mostly you wouldn't get bored to be here. The weather here is quite humid, mostly hot it could go to extremes during Summers, It’s quite uncomfortable to survive there during summer months. It is indeed a good college to be part of and you will get to learn and explore a lot being part of IIT BBS family.

I have opted Engineering Physics at IIT Bhubaneswar, this is the first time the college is starting this course, I chose this because Physics department at IIT Bhubaneswar is quite reputable. The reason I chose Physics was because I genuinely loved Physics, it was for Physics I chose JEE over NEET. Also, I needed a core subject which is challenging and offers whole world of knowledge which is not that easy to master. The entry requirements is that you have to qualify for JEE Advanced, and have a decent scores, to qualify for JEE Advanced, your rank must be below 2,50,000 CRL, that would be top 16-17% and in the JEE Advanced, it is safe to have a rank below 10,000 to 15,000 to enroll for this course. Once you register yourself at NTA, you will be submitting necessary and required documents to serve as a proof for your date of birth, category etc. Once your college is allotted you will be provided with quite a number of annexure to fill and you have to take your originals on the registration day for verification, If you take all the necessary documents the process is quite hassle - free. The college conducts Mid-Semester and End-Semester exams. The Academic Semester is of 4 month duration. the grading is Cumulative and continue assessment is done throughout the semester, so it is indeed necessary to keep up to date with assignments, records and should be performing well in tests. The academics are really important for placements and higher studies. Balancing between academics and club activities is indeed one thing which everyone has to master and build up leadership and multitasking skills. Whatsoever, is taught in Academics are all necessary to be qualified as an Engineer, it is quite necessary to pay attention to academics and do well. There are various subjects in 1st year that are taught which indeed gives a good scope to build proficiency in your career.

The Tuition Fee is Rs.1,00,000/- per semester and Rs.18,000/- as Mess Advance for each semester. You will have to pay Rs.35,000/- to confirm your seat to NTA . All the necessary charges will be included in these fees itself. Waiver will be provided based on Category and Income of the family. SC and ST students have full tuition fee waiver, OBC and EWS (Economically Weaker Sections) will have 2/3rd Waiver if their income is below 5 lakhs and full waiver if income is below 1 lakh. To avail that you must provide necessary income certificates to prove them. Scholarship programs are available for female students up to Rs.1,50,000/- for that there will be rounds of scrutiny. There are many scholarship offers available for students which provides them good amount to pay fees.

The faculty in Physics department is really knowledgeable. They ensure that you understand the concepts and provide adequate knowledge to research and excel well in the field. We have quite a lot of teachers teaching the particular course and all of them are quite competent and well equipped with enormous knowledge. Most of the faculties are IIT graduates and all of them are Ph.D degree holders. Faculties here are from across India and they are very friendly and supportive and continuously work towards betterment of students, guide them well to excel in their careers. The method of teaching is varied, a few of the teachers use blackboard, which I find very approachable, few of the teachers use white or digital boards which may cause some eye strain at times. A few teachers also use PPT's to communicate their ideas and objectives. The faculties pick up the method depending on the concept and the demography of class. The faculties encourage doubts, they will be happy to clear doubts and the TA (Teaching Assistants) are highly instrumental solving our problems and very open to questions. The teacher-student ratio is quite satisfactory and ensures to meet all demands of students in terms teaching and subject matter. The teacher ensures he is available to solve and assist all queries of students and suffice them with good content matter. The faculty members are really humble and supportive, they encourage doubts and solve them efficiently. If there are any interested and studious students they ensure that they convey their point and are really willing to help and teach well. Most of the teachers I have met so far are indeed approachable and humble.

Yes, There is a placement Cell in our campus called Career Development Cell (CDC). They work to get many companies on board, and open up many internship opportunities. The cell has been established to provide placement opportunities for the students of this esteemed institute. Since its inception the cell has grown from strength to strength and has been catering to the aspirations of the students by securing jobs and training positions for them in best organizations of the world. They are instrumental in contacting various companies across the country and facilitating the students to get their desired job and excel in their career. The student cell ensures to keep an alumni contact and obtain their guidance and work accordingly to function smoothly. The student placement cell conducts many workshops, interactive session, surveys, and talks by alumni who have achieved heights in their careers. Those sessions are highly helpful to plan our career and it gives a lot of ideas and exposes us to different career options available to us . The alumni contact helps us to get clarity about life.

Yes, the college offers Residential Facilities and girls hostel has been established, since it is a second gen IIT. This year the total intake is 489 students and the college ensures to provide residential facilities for all the students. In first year, Girls have double occupancy with private washrooms and from second year we have single occupancy with common washrooms. For Boys, It is single occupancy with common washrooms. We have 6 hostels in all and all of them are named after rivers. Boys Hostels are RHR (Rushikulya Hall of Residence), BHR (Brahmaputra Hall of Residence), MHR (Mahanadi Hall of Residence) and for Girls it is GHR (Ganga Hall of Residence), SHR (Subarnarekha Hall of Residence) and Sangam Hall of Residence. There is a T.V. room, Common Study Room and Activity Room in every hostel. Yes the hostels are separate for boys and girls. Mess food is comparatively hygienic. The mess provides food 4 times in a day i.e., Breakfast, Lunch, Snacks and Dinner. The hostel rules are not very strict, there are no restriction to move in and out of the campus or hostel. There must be an entry made if we are travelling inside the campus after 10 stating the purpose and the time we enter and if we have to go out of the campus, we will have to make entries at the gate. I love staying in the hostel as there is every facility available like room cleaning, laundry services etc. It is difficult to adjust when it comes to food as I am South Indian and we demand spices but there is absence of it in their appetite, rest else everything here is fine and quite comfortable live a fine life.

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.