Odisha University of Technology and Research (OUTR) is a state technical university in Bhubaneswar, Odisha. It began in 1981 as the College of Engineering and Technology (CET), a constituent engineering college of Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT), and later became affiliated with Biju Patnaik University of Technology (BPUT). The Odisha government converted the college into an independent state university through the Odisha University of Technology and Research Act, 2021, and the university started functioning on 8 October 2021, retaining the same campus and much of the same faculty.
The 100-acre residential campus sits at Ghatikia, Kalinga Nagar, on the western edge of Bhubaneswar. The university is organized into eight schools covering engineering, architecture and planning, basic sciences, biotechnology and textile engineering, and offers B.Tech, M.Tech, B.Arch, B.Plan, M.Arch, M.Plan, MCA, MBA, integrated M.Sc. and PhD programmes. Admission to B.Tech runs through JEE Main scores routed via Odisha's state counselling body OJEE.
| Field | Detail |
|---|---|
| Established | 1981 (as College of Engineering and Technology); university status since 8 October 2021 |
| Type | State technical university (Government of Odisha) |
| Campus | 100 acres, Ghatikia, Kalinga Nagar, Bhubaneswar |
| Address | Ghatikia, Kalinga Nagar, Bhubaneswar, Odisha 751003 |
| Vice-Chancellor | Prof. Bibhuti Bhusan Biswal |
| NBA | 4 UG programmes Tier-I accredited (Civil, Electrical, Mechanical, Electronics and Instrumentation), valid through 2028 |
| Admission (B.Tech) | JEE Main score, via OJEE (Odisha state counselling) |
| Official website | outr.ac.in |
B.Tech across 9 branches and M.Tech/PG programmes across 22 specializations, alongside B.Arch, M.Arch, B.Plan, M.Plan, MCA, MBA, integrated M.Sc., and PhD.
OUTR placed in NIRF's Engineering rank-band 201-300 for both 2024 and 2025. It participated in the 2023 cycle but did not appear in any published rank band checked. NIRF publishes an exact rank and score only for institutions in the top 100-150; band-ranked institutions like OUTR have no individual rank or score disclosed.
The campus has 24x7 Wi-Fi coverage across the entire premises, including hostels. Separate hostel blocks exist for men and women, though a detailed public breakdown of hostel capacity or fees was not available on the official site.
Converted from a 40-year-old engineering college (CET Bhubaneswar, est. 1981) into a full university by state legislation in 2021.
Civil, Electrical, Mechanical, and Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering carry Tier-I NBA accreditation, renewed June 2025 through 2028.
University-submitted NIRF data shows patents granted climbing from 2 (2022) to 25 (2024) and sponsored research funding of roughly Rs 1-2.6 crore a year across 2022-25.
Runs B.Arch, B.Plan, M.Arch, M.Plan, MCA, and MBA programmes alongside core engineering across eight schools.
UG placement data self-reported to NIRF shows median salary rising from Rs 6 lakh (2022-23 batch) to Rs 7 lakh (2024-25 batch).
34 courses offered. Fees in INR lakhs.
