Oriental Institute of Science & Technology is an engineering college located in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. It is part of the Oriental Group of Institutes. The college is affiliated to the Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya. Oriental group is ranked amongst the best institutes of Central India with specific focus on skill development and training. OIST Bhopal has consistently produced the best placement statistics in the region and was ranked the best engineering college in Madhya Pradesh. The institute is also famous for high number of start-ups its students have produced over the years. The Institutes of the Group are located in Bhopal, Indore and Jabalpur only. The Institutes of Bhopal and Jabalpur Campus are affiliated to Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya, Bhopal while the Institutes of Indore Campus are affiliated to Oriental University, Indore. Oriental Institute of Science and Technology is the most preferred choice of the JEE/PET/AIEEE/MAT/Pre-MCA selected students, seeking admission through counseling conducted by the State Universities and MHRD. OIST, Bhopal has all the eligible programs CSE, IT, EC, EX, AU, ME,CIVIL, also and MCA accredited by the National Board of Accreditation AICTE, New Delhi. In year 2020 they are also announcing two new branches BTech in CSBS and BTech in Artificial Intelligence and Data Science.
Admissions
For the undergraduate course, the admission is through the national-level engineering entrance examination: JEE-Mains or Qualifying Exam. The cut-off for admission to engineering courses generally remains high with Electronics and Mechanical being the most sought after branches. For the postgraduate courses, the entry is through GATE for MTech although you can also get PG course here without GATE also by directly contacting faculty members or middle man FYI most of the PG students here are not gate qualified, NIMCET for MCA or through an institute-conducted entrance test.
Training & placement
Oriental Institute of Science and Technology has pioneered in campus placement in Central India by bringing corporates for the students of its first batch in 1998. TCS has accredited Oriental Institute of Science & Technology as level "A" College. Major Recruiters include TCS, Cognizant, Infosys, Tech Mahindra, Wipro, Capgemini, Syntel, L&T Infotech, Avaya, US Technologies, Zensar, Mu Sigma, Amdocs, UST Global, Zycus, Yodlee, Sears Holdings, Persistent Systems, Aon Hewitt, Mphasis, Atos, etc. Oriental is also one of the top placement provider in the region. Most of the students in CS/IT get placed in TCS, Wipro and Infosys and other branches have very few placement ratio.
Movies shooting
The shooting of Prakash Jha's movies Rajneeti and jai lava kusa was also done in its campus. 300 students of the institute were part of the movie Aarakshan. The institute is a famous spot for several.. movies and TV series shooting because of its infrastructure and beautiful architecture.
