National Institute of Science and Technology, [NIST] Odisha

National Institute of Science and Technology, [NIST] Odisha was established in the year 1996. It is one of the top-ranked colleges in India. The campus has a sprawling lush green 60 acres of land with state of art infrastructure facilities. It is accredited by National Assessment and Accreditation Council [NAAC] as 'A' Grade with a rating of 3.22 on a scale of 4 and National Institutional Research Framework [NIRF].

It offers undergraduate, postgraduate and PGDM courses with a quality education in the field of Engineering, Management and Computer Application. The NIST Odisha Admission is performed well selectively and ha a decent number of student intake.

NIST motivates students to carry out hands-on training along with regular classroom coaching. The faculty of this institute are educated and trained in top universities of India and abroad. In eastern India, this institute is considered as a benchmark research institution.

National Institute of Science and Technology, [NIST] Odisha Quick Links:

• Highlights
• Ranking
• MoUs
• Infrastructure Facilities
• Courses
• Placements
• Scholarships
• Clubs
• Employment Oriented Summer Course
• Eligibility Criteria
• Admissions
• Hostel details

National Institute of Science and Technology, [NIST] Odisha Highlights: 

National Institute of Science and Technology, [NIST] Odisha Rankings and Awards:

• This institute was awarded the prestigious eINDIA 2013 Award under the category of "Best Teaching Learning Institute".
• National Institute of Science and Technology was ranked 28th in India by DataQuest-CMRSurvey Report 2013-2014.
• Berhampur University had ranked this institute as No.1 Engineering Institute among 100+ engineering institutes of Odisha through public voting.
• It has been ranked 69th at all India level and 1st Private Engineering College of Odisha based on NIRF rankings.
• NIST had bagged the "Best Technical Institute in R & D Activities" in the State of Odisha.

National Institute of Science and Technology, [NIST] Odisha MoUs:

• Cadence
• IBM
• SAP Asia Pacific
• National Instruments
• Texas Instruments
• ARM
• Wipro
• IIT, Kharagpur 

National Institute of Science and Technology, [NIST] Odisha Infrastructure Facilities:

Lecture Hall Complex [LHC]:

• It is a five-floored building which has over 60,000 square feet furnished with all modern amenities.
• It houses various classrooms and electronics, machines and computer science laboratories.
• The LHC also houses the administrative section and the server room.

Galleria:

• This is a four-storied architectural building with over 100,000 square feet. 
• Galleria is a state of art building with a 250-seat auditorium and 12 lecture halls.
• The High-performance computing lab facility and the IBM Centre for Excellence are functioning from this building.
• The NIST Technology Consultancy Services [NTCS] is the one stop shop for all the technology-related issues.

Octagon:

• The Octagon is a multi-storeyed and multipurpose building.
• The building houses a modern Computer Center, a computerized Library, an Internet Room, 2 faculty rooms, 5 classrooms.
• It also has a cafeteria that has a seating capacity of over 150 people at a time.

Atrium:

• The Atrium is the new addition to NIST infrastructure.
• The building houses the maximum number of classrooms on the campus which counts to 25.
• It also has 11 laboratories including the Engineering drawing, Chemistry, Physics, C-lab, Language lab, and 13 faculty rooms.
• The Student Activities Center is also located in Atrium.
• The NIST Business School which has a well-equipped library is also nestled in this building.

Tifac:

• This is the center of Excellence for the 3G/ 4G communication technologies that is sponsored by the Indian Government department of Science and Technology.
• It has specialized labs with state of the art facilities and equipment, there are 2 seminar halls, 4 classrooms, a JRF room, a conference and trainers' room.
• The building has labs like VLSI, Embedded Systems, Nano-Technology, and many others.

Core:

• This is a new five-story building with the best equipment and research labs.
• Each room in this building has data and power ports and most labs have individual workstations.

Hostel Facility:

• The NIST college provides separate hostel facilities for boys and girls.
• The NIST Berhampur hostel capacity for boys is 600 on campus and 500 off campus.

Transport Facility:

• The NIST college provides full-fledged transport service for the students and staff.
• The college has 18 buses which provide transport facility from Berhampur, Gopalpur, and hostels with 48 staff members working here.

Sports Facility:

• The NIST college encourages sports and provides modern sports facilities for the students.
• It provides both indoor and outdoor games facilities.
• It has a basketball court, a swimming pool, a volleyball court, lawn tennis court, gym and more.

Other Facilities:

• Workshop
• Advanced Research Center
• Entrepreneurship Development Center
• Gymnasium
• Yoga Center
• Stationary centre
• ATM
• Photocopy centre 

National Institute of Science and Technology, [NIST] Odisha Courses:

National Institute of Science and Technology, [NIST] Odisha Placements:

• The placement opportunity for students is provided by Training and Placement Cell [T&P Cell] which was started in the year 1998.
• This Institute has tied up with external training centres to train students in soft skills, business communication, aptitude, group discussions, technical and HR interviews.
• The placement cell also provides industrial visits in core companies like Tata, Vedanta, DRDO, ISRO, NALCO, ITI, SAIL, HAL, NTPC and more.
• It provides internships for the students in companies and research-based projects in IIT's, NIT's, ISI, IIIT etc.
• The Institute's T&P cell conducts Industry-Campus partnership academic programmes like the Campus Connect Programmes of Infosys to bridge the gap between the academics and the Industry.
• Many IT and Core companies visit the college campus every year for the recruitment process and offer a good salary package to the students.
• More than 280 companies have visited the campus for placements with 8200+ students placed successfully in various MNCs.
• 20 Lacs was the highest package which was offered Dropbox.
• Some of the top recruiters that visit the college are SAP Labs India, Infosys, Capgemini, L&T Technolgy Services, Wipro, Tech Mahindra, Genpact, Mindtree, TVS Motors, and more. 

National Institute of Science and Technology, [NIST] Odisha Scholarships:

• National Institute of Science and Technology offers Scholarships for eligible students through the State Government, Central Government, and the Institute.
• Candidates who belong to SC/ ST/ OBC/ Physically disabled, Minorities, Socio-economic backward classes are awarded scholarships every year.
• The college offers various scholarships like:

National Institute of Science and Technology, [NIST] Odisha Clubs:

• Robotics Club
• Renewable Energy Club
• Astronomy Club
• Electronics Club
• Club Innova
• Programming Club
• Club Excel
• Electronics Hobby Club
• Eureka Club
• Art and Dramatic Club
• Multimedia club
• NIST Musical Society
• Sports and Adventure Club
• Yoga and Fitness Club
• Swimming Club

National Institute of Science and Technology, [NIST] Odisha Employment Oriented Summer Course:

• Introduction to Oracle 11g: SQL
• Electronics Design Automation Software Tools for VLSI/ASIC Design
• Cadence VLSI Certification Course
• Advanced Industrial Automation Technology
• Mobile Application Development using Android
• Data Analytics
• CISCO Certified Network Associate
• Renewable Energy Systems Design & Analysis
• Graphical System Design using LabView 
• Computer Aided Simulation for Electrical Engineering
• High-Performance Computing & Algorithmic Simulations
• Ansys
• NDT Certification Course
• Nano Electronics
• ArcGIS
• Internet of Things
• Python Programming Language
• Japanese Language
• Spoken English
• General Management
• AutoCAD
• STAAD.Pro
• CNC Manufacturing
• CAD-CAM Using Pro-E
• Embedded Systems
• Robotics
• Movie Making and Game Design
• C++ Associate and Professional Programming with STL