Established 1956 Students 6272 (approx) Postgraduates 800 Phone 0663 243 0211 | Administrative staff 600 Undergraduates 5472 (approx) Founded 12 August 1956 Vice-chancellor E. Saibaba Reddy | |
Type Public Unitary Technical Educational and research university Address Sambalpur, Burla, Odisha 768018 Motto सिद्धिर्भवति कर्मजा; ସିଦ୍ଧିର୍ଭବତି କର୍ମଜା; Siddhirbhawati Karmajā; (Sanskrit) Similar Biju Patnaik University, Sambalpur University, Indira Gandhi Institute o, College of Engineering and Tech, Veer Surendra Sai Institu | ||
Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology (VSSUT), formerly known as the University College of Engineering, Burla, is a University Grants Commission (India) (UGC) recognised Unitary Technical University located in Burla, Sambalpur, Odisha, India. It is first engineering college in Odisha.It is the oldest engineering institute in Odisha, founded as the University College of Engineering (UCE) in 1956. UCE Burla was officially renamed as Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology on 12 February 2009, as a result of a move by the Government of Odisha to accord it with the status of a unitary university. Before getting University status it was the first educational institute in Odisha to be granted 'Autonomous' status in the year 1991. In 2012 VSSUT was awarded 12B status by UGC.
Contents
- Motto
- Foundation and vision
- Curricular reforms
- Recent history
- Recognition
- Academic building
- Admission process
- Academics
- Undergraduate courses
- Integrated courses
- Postgraduate and doctoral education
- Education system and student evaluation
- Faculty
- Student housing
- Student bodies and societies
- Festivals
- Other meets and events
- Alumni of VSSUT
- Achievements of VSSUT Students
- Surroundings and connectivity
- References
Motto
The motto of VSSUT is "Siddhirbhawati Karmajaa" (सिद्धिर्भवति कर्मजा in Sanskrit). The motto literally translates to "Efforts yield success" essentially implying that putting in effort in a proper manner and correct direction will beget success. It is sourced to Sri Krishna's discourse to Arjuna in Bhagavad Gita. This quote in its larger context of Gita urges man to acquire equanimity because such a soul endowed with the mind of equanimity allows him to shed the effects of his good and evil deeds in this world itself. Equanimity is the source of perfection in Karmic endeavors while leading to Salvation.
Foundation and vision
Situated at the foothill of world-famous Hirakud dam, the early history of the University is a fascinating chapter in the story of technical education in Odisha. The primary objective was of establishing the engineering college is to produce engineers who can manage Hirakud Dam. UCE was established on 12 August 1956 with three departments – Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Electrical Engineering. At that time the current building was not finished so the college started in a building now known as the Bharati Club, and students lived in the quarters of the Hirakud Dam project. Before the establishment of an engineering college at Burla, students of Odisha used to go to Shibpur (IIEST), Roorkee (IIT), Jadavpur University etc. for engineering studies.
Curricular reforms
Established on 12th Aug. 1956, at Burla in the name of University College of Engineering (UCE), the first engineering college was functioning as a constituent college of Utkal University, Bhubaneswar. UCE got transferred to the administrative control of Sambalpur University in January 1967 and later on to Biju Patnaik University of Technology (BPUT) by BPUT Act-2002 in July, 2002.
Recent history
Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology (VSSUT) Odisha was formed by Orissa Act 9 of 2009 by converting University College of Engineering (UCE), Burla to a non-affiliating Unitary University and came into force by issue of notification by the Industries Department, Government of Odisha from 1st day of July 2009(Vide memo No.IV/TTI-33/2009-8553 and 8564 dtd.10 June 2009. The 1st Statutes of VSSUT, Burla 2010 has been approved by the Odisha Government vide Industry Department notification No.V-FE-II-01/2010/8697 dated 21 June 2010. This State Government University is also recognized by University Grants Commission (UGC), New Delhi vide UGC letter No.. F.9-36/2009(CPP-I) dtd.5th Jan 2010. The University is empowered to award degrees as specified by the UGC under section 22 of the UGC Act. The University has been declared eligible to receive central assistance under Section 12B of the UGC Act vide letter F.No.9-36/2009(CPP-I/PU) dated 8 November 2012.
Recognition
All the engineering courses of the University are AICTE approved.
Academic building
The campus covers an area of 203 acres (0.82 km2) with a maximum expansion capacity as per the land allotted to it is 503 acres (2.04 km2). It is situated in the hills near the River Mahanadi. Located near the Hirakud Dam, the University is a few hundredmeters away from the intersection of NH-06 and NH-42. The access route from NH-06 travels up to the Golden Jubilee gate at the entrance of University.
To the left of the gate stands the University library, the oldest and the largest technical library in Odisha, while to the other side there is the college auditorium. The campus encompasses department buildings, the Administrative Block, a workshop, a central internet facility, and a number of laboratories. The University has a gymnasium and yoga centre for its students. The campus has a playground and courts for basketball, volleyball, tennis, and badminton.
VSSUT has conducted already 6 of its convocations: the first on 25 February 2010, the second on 9 October 2010, the third one on 6 August 2011, the fourth on 14 December 2012, the fifth in December 2013 and the sixth in November 2014.
Admission process
Admission to the academic programs mentioned is awarded through performance of candidates in state or national level tests and on the basis of the applicant's prior academic record. Admissions to various Masters programmes offered are conducted by University. However, the students to B.Tech as well as MCA Programme get admitted through Joint Entrance Examination(JEEMAIN) conducted by CBSE . Very soon the university is planning to organise its own entrance exam for all of its academic programs.For the M.Tech programme, the university need GATE score.
Academics
The University offers a range of under- and post-graduate programs in engineering and natural sciences The following academic programmes are available at VSSUT:
Undergraduate courses
The university confers the degree of Bachelor of Technology, (B. Tech) in the following disciplines:
VSSUT,BURLA has increased its intake capacity by about 300 seats in B. Tech in 2015.
Total seats / enrollment / strength of students for undergraduate courses(2016) = [120 + 120 + 120 + 60 + 120 + 60 + 60 + 60 + 60 + 60 + 300 (increased seats) + 228 (lateral entry)] * 4 (years) = 5472 (STUDENTS APPROX )
Integrated courses
The university confers the degree of 5years Integrated MSc, (Integrated MSc) in the following disciplines:
Postgraduate and doctoral education
In the field of basic science the university takes students from different disciplines to pursue their respective master's degrees. Various courses are Master of physics, Master of chemistry and Master of math. The university launched the post graduate physics course in 2010; later on the M.phil and Ph.D. courses were added. Similarly, the postgraduate chemistry programme and the mathematics programme started in 2010 also. With the effect of growing time these departments are also gaining momentum and also positioned themselves in a unique place in the university.
The University has a QIP Centre for Ph.D. programmes in engineering disciplines. The University admits full-time scholars to the Ph.D. Programmes in Engineering disciplines as well as in the field of Applied Sciences. VSSUT also has provisions for pursuing Master in Computer Application (MCA). The university confers the degree of Master of Technology, (M. Tech) in the following disciplines:
Education system and student evaluation
Semester system is being followed for both Undergraduate and Post graduate programmes. Medium of Instruction and teaching is English. The syllabus is updated at regular intervals keeping an eye to the advancements in technology and need of the industries VSSUT has strict rules for grades. Depending on the course the evaluation is based on participation in class, attendance, quiz, exam and/or paper. Continuous evaluation is done by course instructors. The Evaluation System of VSSUT which is also used in many other national and state institutions is the Semester Grade Point Average(SGPA) with a scale from 0 to 10 which is converted to letters:
CGPA then gets calculated as the cumulative credit-weighted average of the grade points: CGPA = (Σ Ci • GPi) / (Σ Ci) where: N is the number of courses Ci is credits for the ith course GPi is grade points for the ith course sGPA is the cumulative grade point average
The SGPA is not the same as the American one. In India some credits might be awarded during Bachelor studies for Co-curricular and Extra-curricular Activities, while during the Master Programme this is not allowed. Through agreements with numerous national organisations, VSSUT grades are accepted from many national organisations like IITs, NITs, IISc Banglore and IIMs.
Additional the attendance of the students is evaluated with VG for very good (always present), G for good (not present every lecture) and P for poor (student was present less than 75% of lectures)
Faculty
Some of the faculty (current and past) honors are:
Student housing
Some of the student residences are:
For boys:
For ladies:
Student bodies and societies
Festivals
The festivals generally takes place during the even semester, i.e., during the month of January to March. The technical festival, called the Samavesh, brings together thousands of engineering and applied science students from all over the country to exhibit their innovative designs, prototypes, and products, and also present technical papers. The university also holds the annual cultural festival, VaSSaUnT. Other festivals that are organised in the University are:
Various departments have their individual festivals/annual meets. Annual departmental festivals include:
Other meets and events
VSSUT also organises Global Alumni Meet (GAM) annually which a significant event in the University's calendar. The Global alumni meet is an event to unite all the alumni VSSUT/UCE Burla across the globe at VSSUT Burla campus to refresh the golden memories of their student days and strengthen the interaction between alumni, faculty and current students. The first Global Alumni Meet (GAM) of VSSUT, Burla was held on 12 and 13 January 2013 in the University Campus at Burla which was graced by the presence of Shri Naveen Patnaik, present Chief Minister of Odisha and Prasanna Acharya, Present Finance Minister of Odisha.
Alumni of VSSUT
Civil Engg.
1.Prof. Braja Mohan Das - ( 1963 B.Tech) Dean Emeritus, College of Engineering and Computer Science, California State University, Sacramento, California, USA, VSSUT Best Alumnus Award-2014.
2.Er. Sudhakar Patri, (1969, B.Tech.), Ex-Chief Engineer, Water Resources Dept, Govt. of Odisha.
3.Er. Nalini Ranjan Pradhan - EIC cum Works Secretary, Govt of Odisha and Member of Board of Management, VSSUT.
4.Prof. Pradeep Behera, (1987, B.Tech.)Professor and Chair, Department of Civil Engineering, University of the District of Columbia, USA.
Electronics & Teleco. Engg.
1.Prof. Ganapati Panda ( 1972, B.Tech.) -Ex-Dy Director, IIT Bhubaneswar.
2.Prof. Sagar Naik, (1980 B.Tech.) Professor, Dept .of Electrical and Comp. Engg., University of Waterloo, Canada
3.Prof. Rabi N. Mahapatra- (1979 B.Tech.), Professor, Dept. of Comp. Sc. & Engg., Texas A & M University, USA.
4.Dr. Binay Kumar Das - ( 1979 B.Tech.) - Director, ITR, Balasore, DRDO
5.Dr. Sanjay Burman ( 1985 B.Tech. ) - Director, CAIR, DRDO, Bangalore and Recipient of Scientist of the Year Award from Honorable Prime Minister of India. Member of Board of Management, VSSUT.
6.Prof. Syam Sundar Pattnaik ( 1992, PhD Electronic Enng.), Vice-Chancellor, Biju Pattanaik University of Technology, Rourkela.
Electrical Engg.
1.Er. S.B. Nayak, (1968, B.Tech.) - Ex-President(Tech.), Vedanta and Ex-Director, NALCO.
2.Prof. J.K. Satapathy(1976, B.Tech. ) Ex-Vice Chancellor, BPUT Rourkela.
3.Er. Prasant K. Pradhan ( 1977, B.Tech.) - CEO, WESCO, Odisha
4.Prof. C.R. Tripathy(1983, B.Tech. ) Vice-Chancellor, Sambalpur University, Burla.
5.Er. Sanjay Mishra (1990, B.Tech.) Author and Principal PM Manager at Microsoft, Redmond, USA.
6.Er. Jagadish Mahapatra(1993, B.Tech. )-Managing Director for India and SAARC at McAfee, Mumbai, India.
Mechanical Engg.
1.Late Ajit Mahaptra ( 1961, B.Tech.) - Ex-CMD Kalinga Engineers Ltd. 2.Late Prof. Aswini K. Mohanty (1962, B.Tech.) -Ex-Dy. Director, IIT Kharagpur.
3.Er. Banbir Das ( 1965, B.Tech.) - Ex-Addl. D.G, Ministry of Defence, Govt. of India.
4.Mihir K. Mohanty (1965, B.Tech) - Ex-Vice-President, ACC, Mumbai
5.R.P. Panigrahi (1967, B.Tech.) - General Manager, OCL, Rajgangpur
6.Prof. Krushna Chandra. Singh ( 1969, B.Tech.) - Ex-Principal, UCE Burla
7.Prof. Brajabandhu Pradhan (1970, B.Tech.) - Ex-Principal, UCE Burla.
8.S.S. Mohanty ( 1977, B.Tech.) - Director(Technical), SAIL, New Delhi
9.Er. Naren K. Sahoo, Inventor of ST micro
10.Er. Arup Nanda, (1991, B.Tech) Principal Database Architect at Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc..USA Awarded the Enterprise Architect of the Year by Oracle.
11.Prof. Krishna Dev Kumar, Professor & Canada Research Chair in Space Systems, Department of Aerospace Engineering, Ryerson University, Canada
Achievements of VSSUT Students
Some of the students honors are:
Surroundings and connectivity
VSSUT, Burla lies at the foot of HIRAKUD DAM, at the intersection point of NH-6 and AH- 46. With well-linked railroads it is reachable by two major stations, Hirakud Station (2 km) and Sambalpur Station (10 km). It is connected to airways network through Bhubaneswar Airport (6 hrs journey) and Raipur Airport(6 hours' journey).