In the past few years, education in Bhubaneswar, which is the capital city of the state of Orissa has gone through a great development. The city has top universities like Utkal University, Orissa University of Agriculture & Technology and KIIT University and several other top rated institutions, which are of national importance.

The city is also acting as the home for some of the top business schools like Xavier Institute of Management and Indian Institute of Tourism and Travel Management. The importance given to the educational scenario in the city can be understood by the quality of education offered by the government and private colleges functioning in the city. The list of government colleges operating in the city of Bhubaneswar is given below:

Government colleges & institutions functioning in Bhubaneswar:

• College of Engineering & Technology

• College of Agricultural, Engineering & Technology

• National Institute of Science Education & Research

• Indian Institute of Technology, Bhubaneswar

• Dr. Abhin Chandra Government Homeopathic Medical College

Some of the details regarding these government colleges in the city of Bhubaneswar is given below:

College of Engineering & Technology:

College of Engineering & Technology was established by the Government of Orissa in the year 1981 and the college is offering Bachelor of Technology course in the following branches of engineering:

• Information Technology

• Mechanical

• Instrumentation & Electronics

• Civil

• Electrical

• Computer Science

The college is also offering part-time M. Tech course in mechanical, computer science and civil engineering. The college is also offering B. Arch and admission to all the UG courses made based on the performance of the students in the JEE conducted for engineering admission conducted by the Government of Orissa.

College of Agricultural, Engineering & Technology:

This college is a constituent unit of the Orissa University of Agriculture & Technology and the college is permitted to admit 60 students per year for the Bachelor of Technology in Agricultural Engineering course offered by it. Admission to this course is done based on Common Entrance Test conducted by the OUAT. The College also offers Master of Technology in the following branches:

• Agricultural Processing & Food Engineering

• Soil & Water Conservation Engineering

• Farm Machinery & Power

National Institute of Science Education & Research:

The National Institute of Science Education & Research came into existence under the department of Atomic Energy of Indian Government. The institute offers five-year Integrated Master of Science in the following branches of science for candidates who have completed their higher secondary education:

• Physics

• Mathematics

• Chemistry

• Biology

Admission to NISER can be obtained by taking up the National Entrance Screening Test, which is jointly conducted by UM-DAE-CBS and NISER. The institution also offers Integrated M. Sc & Ph. D course and Ph. D course alone in physics, mathematics, chemistry & Biology.

Indian Institute of Technology, Bhubaneswar:

Indian Institute of Technology at Bhubaneswar is one among the eight IITs in India, which are popular for the quality of education offered. The institute is offering different courses through its school of humanities, social sciences & Management, mechanical sciences, electrical sciences and school of basic sciences. Like other IITs in India, admission to the IIT at Bhubaneswar is also made through IIT JEE.

Dr. Abhin Chandra Government Homeopathic Medical College:

This college is working under the department of health and family welfare of the Government of Orissa and the college is offering UG and PG course in Homeopathic medical field. The UG course offered by the college is Bachelor of Homeopathic Medical Science, while the PG course offered is MD in Homeopathy.

Even though, the number of Government Colleges in the city is lesser, a number of private colleges are offering quality education in the city thereby meeting the educational requirement of the people.