Government College of Engineering, Keonjhar

Government College Of Engineering, Keonjhar
Motto Gyanam Anantam
Established 1956
Type Public
Principal

Prof. S. Behera (Degree College)]

Kalpataru Tirthabasi Parida (Diploma College)
Academic staff
87
Students 1020
Undergraduates 480
Location Keonjhar, Odisha, India
21°38′14″N 85°37′16″E / 21.637265°N 85.621219°ECoordinates: 21°38′14″N 85°37′16″E / 21.637265°N 85.621219°E
Affiliations BPUT
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The Government College of Engineering, Keonjhar is a higher education institute located in Keonjhar, Orissa, India, focusing on education and research in the field of mining engineering. It was established in 1956 as a diploma institute and subsequently degree streams are added in 1995. It was originally called the Orissa School of Mining Engineering, and in 2012 was renamed to its present name. It is of the constituent colleges of the Biju Patnaik University of Technology (BPUT).

OSME Campus

History

Orissa School of Mining Engineering was established in the year 1956 as a government institution of national repute offering Diploma Education in Mining Engineering in the state of Orissa.

The Institution in the year of 1986 diversified its diploma education by adding Drilling, Mechanical and Electrical Engineering to its courses. But subsequently in the year of 1992 the college added the branch of Metallurgical Engineering to its courses, which was funded by World Bank Assisted Project.[1]

In the year of 1995, OSME started imparting undergraduate program in degree engineering under Utkal University in the branches of Mining,Mechanical & Electrical Engineering.

Subsequently in the year of 1998, with formation of West Orissa University, Baripada the undergraduate programme then affiliated to North Orissa University, Baripada and in the year 2002 it was affiliated to Biju Patnaik University of Technology Orissa, Rourkela. The orissa state government declared OSME (Degree College) as a Constituent college of BPUT. Presently the college is offering both Diploma & Degree Engineering courses in two different campuses.

Courses offered

The Institute also offer's 4 year's of undergraduate Degree program in the B.Tech in the Engineering Branches of:[2]

Admission procedure

Degree

The students are admitted through OJEE/AIEEE National level entrance test. There is also provision of Lateral Entry of 10% of sanctioned intake for Diploma holders directly to the 3 rd Semester in their respective branch of study as per the BPUT guidelines. All students admitted to the Institute shall have to abide by the rules and regulations of the Institute.

References

  1. "About OSME". OSME, Keonjhar.
  2. "OSME Degree Courses". OSME.

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