Maulana Azad National Urdu University Polytechnic Cuttack was established in 2018 as a UGC-sanctioned expansion of MANUU's polytechnic network, its foundation stone laid by then Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on 5 December 2018. It currently operates from a rented three-storey building at CDA Sector-11, Cuttack, while a permanent 5-acre campus at CDA Sector-13, Brajabiharipur, remains under construction per the institute's own official page. Diplomas here are awarded by MANUU itself as a Central University, so the institute sits entirely outside Odisha's state technical-education system rather than being missing from it, confirmed by its correct absence from the state Directorate of Technical Education and Training's own diploma-institute register.
| Field | Detail |
|---|---|
| Parent institution | Maulana Azad National Urdu University (central university) |
| Institute type | Constituent AICTE-approved polytechnic, established 2018 |
| Location | CDA Sector-11, Cuttack, Odisha (permanent campus at CDA Sector-13 under construction) |
| Diploma intake | 240 (Civil, Mechanical, Electrical and Electronics, Automobile; 60 each) |
| NAAC | None independently; parent university A+ (CGPA 3.36, 3rd cycle, Dec 2022) |
| NIRF | Not applicable; polytechnics are outside NIRF's scope |
| Admission | MANUU's own annual Entrance Test, not Odisha state counselling |
| Total programme fee | Approx Rs 14,300 for the full 3-year diploma |
| Official website | manuu.edu.in/University/SCSIT/Polytechnic-Cuttak |
The institute offers four 3-year diploma programmes with 60 seats each, for a combined sanctioned intake of 240: Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, and Automobile Engineering, the last added to its AICTE approval in 2022-23 after running under UGC sanction from the institute's own first batches. Lateral entry into the second year is available at 10 percent of sanctioned intake per branch (8 percent with EWS).
Admission runs through MANUU's own annual Entrance Test rather than Odisha's state polytechnic counselling system. Eligibility requires Urdu as a subject or medium of instruction at the 10th or 12th level, or an equivalent Madrasa qualification approved by MANUU, alongside a 10th-class pass with science and mathematics. Lateral-entry candidates need Urdu at the 10th level plus either a 10+2 with Physics and Mathematics, or a 10th-class pass followed by a relevant 2-year ITI course. Reservation follows MANUU's standard central-university norms: SC 15 percent, ST 7.5 percent, OBC-NCL 27 percent, EWS 10 percent, with 33 percent horizontal reservation for women and 5 percent for persons with disabilities.
Per MANUU's own Prospectus 2026-27, the standard fee is Rs 2,350 per semester, with Rs 2,550 payable at first-semester admission including a one-time caution deposit; the full three-year programme totals approximately Rs 14,300. Fees are waived to Rs 750 per semester for students with disabilities.
The institute holds no NAAC accreditation or NIRF rank of its own; it operates under the parent Maulana Azad National Urdu University, which holds NAAC A+ with a CGPA of 3.36, assessed in its third cycle in December 2022.
The institute offers four 3-year diploma programmes with 60 seats each, for a combined sanctioned intake of 240, awarded by MANUU itself as a Central University, so it sits entirely outside Odisha's state technical-education system and outside NAAC's scope; the parent university holds NAAC A+ with a CGPA of 3.36, assessed in its third cycle in December 2022.
Admission runs through MANUU's own annual Entrance Test rather than Odisha's state polytechnic counselling system. Eligibility requires Urdu as a subject or medium of instruction at the 10th or 12th level, or an equivalent Madrasa qualification approved by MANUU, alongside a 10th-class pass with science and mathematics.
Urdu at the 10th or 12th level, or an equivalent MANUU-approved Madrasa qualification, is a hard eligibility requirement, making this the only central-university polytechnic in Odisha and the only diploma-engineering institute in the state serving students who enter through an Urdu-medium qualification route.
The full three-year diploma costs approximately Rs 14,300 in total fees, well below typical private Odisha polytechnic pricing.
The institute's Training and Placement Cell reports 34 students placed from its 2018-21 batch and 25 from its 2019-22 batch, with recruiters including Krishna Maruti, TRL Krosaki Refractories and firms working on Mumbai's Metro construction.
Five active industry MoUs and registration under the National Apprenticeship Training Scheme give students a structured route into sixth-semester industrial training.
Honest caveat: no placement data has been published for any batch after 2019-22, and whether the permanent CDA Sector-13 campus is now complete or still under construction could not be confirmed from any current official source, so a prospective student should verify current campus status directly with the institute before applying.
| Framework | Category | Year | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| NIRF | Law | 2024 | #26 |
5 courses offered. Fees in INR lakhs.
| Course | Specialization | Duration | Total seats | Total fee | Avg package |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B.Tech (Bachelor of Technology) | — | — | — | — | — |
| B.Tech (Bachelor of Technology) | Electrical and Electronics Engineering | — | 60 | — | — |
| B.Tech (Bachelor of Technology) | Automobile Engineering | — | 60 | — | — |
| B.Tech (Bachelor of Technology) | Civil Engineering | — | 60 | — | — |
| Diploma in Engineering | Mechanical Engineering | — | 60 | — | — |
