College of Engineering and Technology, Bhubaneswar


The College of Engineering and Technology, Bhubaneswar is a public engineering college under the state government in Bhubaneswar, the capital of Odisha, India. Established in 1981 as a constituent college of the Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology, the college has been a constituent college of Biju Patnaik University of Technology, since 2002. Students are admitted to the college through the Joint Entrance Examination merit list of Government of India. The college is accredited by the National Board of Accreditation and the Government of Odisha has considered granting unitary university status to the college.

Academic departments

CETB is the third technical institution established by the Government of Odisha and has an annual intake of 1400 students. It has received accreditation from the National Board of Accreditation.
The institute currently has 14 departments:
The institute is one of two colleges in Odisha to participate in the TEQIP — II project run by the World Bank and the national Ministry of Human Resources Development. Under the program, the institute hosts the following centers of excellence:
CETB was accredited with an "A" grade by National Assessment and Accreditation Council in January, 2017. Four UG programmes of CETB have been accredited by National Board of Accreditation since July, 2016.

Academic programs

A three-year B.Tech degree for diploma holders as lateral entries is offered. All courses are full-time. In the 2014–15 academic year courses started including M.Tech. in every branch, and a 5-years integrated courses along with a 2-years M.Sc. in applied physics, applied chemistry and mathematics and computing.
Each academic year consists of two semesters and a summer term. Education is organised around a credit system, which ensures continuous evaluation of a student's performance and provides flexibility to choose courses to suit the student's ability or convenience. Each course is assigned credits depending upon the class hours.
CETB provides Bachelor of Technology degrees in 11 disciplines of engineering:
The Bachelor of Architecture degree is of five-year duration and the rest are of four-years duration. CETB also offers a three-year Master of Computer Applications programme. The typical enrolment is 60 to 120 for each of the programs. The CETB conducts an M.Tech. program in 20 specializations including:
CETB provides M.Sc and Integrated M.Sc. in the following disciplines of science
• Applied Physics
• Applied Chemistry
• Mathematics and computing
Eight departments conduct Ph.D. programmes. The Ph.D. programs are the following:

Admission process and examinations

B.Tech. and MCA admission to undergraduate degrees is made through a Joint Entrance Examination conducted each year by the government of Odisha or Joint Entrance Examination merit list of Government of India. Students are eligible to appear for examinations provided they attend a minimum of 75 per cent of their theory, practical, and sessional classes scheduled during the semester.

Student events

It is proposed to elevate the college as a unitary technical university of the state. Biju Patnaik University of Technology has already issued a no-objection certificate regarding the grant of unitary university status. The National Board of Accreditation team has visited the college to examine the college for a university status. As one of the first Government Institutes of Odisha, College of Engineering & Technology Bhubaneswar has received the National Board of Accreditation. In October 2016, a fresh memorandum has been sent to Chief Minister of Odisha Naveen Patnaik to take steps to declare CETB as a unitary university status as Odisha Technological University, Bhubaneswar.