National Institute of Science and Technology

National Institute of Science and Technology of Palur Hills, Odisha, India
National Institute of Science and Technology
Motto	Brighten Up Your Career
Established	1996
Type	Private, education and research institution
Endowment	48.8 million (US$770,000)
Chancellor	Shri Surendra Mudali
Director	Prof. Sangram Mudali
Academic staff	404 (2010)
Students	2,900 (2012)
Undergraduates	1,603 (2010)
Postgraduates	190 (2010)
Location	Berhmpur, Odisha, India 19°11′57″N 84°44′41″E / 19.199167°N 84.744722°E / 19.199167; 84.744722Coordinates: 19°11′57″N 84°44′41″E / 19.199167°N 84.744722°E / 19.199167; 84.744722
Campus	Suburban
Affiliations	All India Council of Technical Education, NBA, BPUT
Website	www.nist.edu

The National Institute of Science and Technology (NIST) is an engineering college located in Palur Hills, Odisha, India. It was started in 1996 by a few NRIs, some of whom were native to Odisha. NIST was set up and is operated by the SM Charitable Educational Trust with the aim of promoting higher technical education. The college was the first its kind under Berhampur University, which is now affiliated to BPUT.

Infrastructure and location

NIST is located in Palur Hills, about 7.4 miles (12 km) from Berhampur, in southern Odisha, India. It is well connected by roads and railways to all major cities including Bhubaneswar, capital city of Odisha.

Its campus has five main buildings: the "Lecture Hall Complex (LHC)" which houses classrooms and laboratories; the "Octagon", which houses a modern Computer Centre, an Internet room, Student Activities Centre, a computerized library and cafeteria; the business school; and the "Galleria" with 16 lecture halls and a 250-seat auditorium. Two new buildings, "Atrium" and "TIFAC Core" are the latest addition to the campus. Additional facilities include a very large capacity boys' hostel; a girls' hostel; a semi-Olympic-sized swimming pool; a lawn tennis court; a basketball court; a volleyball court and an aquarium building, many fountains, eucalyptus plantations and also a cactus garden.

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Affiliated government colleges	Centre for IT Education, Bhubaneswar Central Institute of Plastic Engineering and Technology, Bhubaneswar College of Engineering and Technology, Bhubaneswar Government College of Engineering, Kalahandi Indira Gandhi Institute of Technology Institute of Management and Information Technology, Cuttack Orissa School of Mining Engineering, Keonjhar Parala Maharaja Engineering College

Affiliated private colleges	Krupajal Engineering College, Bhubaneswar Ajay Binay Institute of Technology Balasore College of Engineering and Technology Bhadrak Institute of Engineering & Technology C. V. Raman College of Engineering, Bhubaneshwar College Of Engineering Bhubaneswar Dhaneswar Rath Institute of Engineering and Management Studies Eastern Academy of Science and Technology Ghanashyama Hemalata Institute of Technology and Management Gandhi Institute of Engineering and Technology Indira Gandhi Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences Kanak Manjari Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences Konark Institute of Science and Technology Mahavir Institute of Engineering and Technology Majhighariani Institute of Technology and Science Modern Institute of Technology and Management National Institute of Science and Technology NM Institute of Engineering and Technology Orissa Engineering College Padmanava College of Engineering Purushottam Institute of Engineering and Technology Rourkela Institute of Management Studies Roland Institute of Technology Rourkela Institute of Technology Sanjay Memorial Institute of Technology Seemanta Engineering College Silicon Institute of Technology Sri Jayadev College of pharmaceutical sciences Synergy Institute of Engineering & Technology

Affiliated private-aided colleges	International Institute of Information Technology, Bhubaneswar

Admission	OJEE AIEEE CAT MAT GATE