National Institute of Science and Technology [NIST] is a private engineering college established in 1996. The college was previously affiliated to Berhampur University, it is currently affiliated to Biju Patnaik University of Technology. It is the first engineering college to be established in southern Odisha.
The college is located in Palur Hills which is 12 km from Berhampur in Southern Odisha.
The institute provides B.Tech. and M.Tech. degrees as well as MCA, MBA and PGDM courses.
The admission UG programs are based on marks scored in class 12 examinations as well as the Odisha Joint Entrance Examination [OJEE]. Admission to PG programs is based on marks scored in Bachelor courses.
NIST Berhampur is spread across 6 acres green campus with student strength of 4500.There are separate hostels for boys and girls.
The institute has a separate placement cell and conducts programslike Pre-Placement Training Programmes, Summer Training Programmes and Industry-Academia Interactions. The average placement percentage of the institute has been 85%.
Application and Admission Procedure
Admission Process
The students who wish to take admissions in the engineering and technology courses need to check the eligibility process before appearing for the admission process. The candidates need to qualify the JEE mains examination before the filling of the online application form.
How to apply
The candidates need to appear for the JEE mains. The application form is available on the official website of the institute.
The personal and the academic details need to be provided in order to complete the first phase of the application process. The form can be downloaded from the official website and then filled accordingly and submitted to the address National Institute of Science & Technology, Palur Hills, Berhampur, ODISHA-761008.
The scanned documents of the photographs and the signature along with the other documents must be attested and attached. The dimensions specified must be kept in mind.
The last step is to make the payment. The candidates can pay 500 INR as the application fee in the favour of "NIST Business School" payable at Berhampur, Ganjam, Odisha in the form of demand draft or via the online networks of payment.
Hostel and Facilities
Hostel
There are 4 hostels, 2 for boys and 2 for girls
On-campus seats for boys is 600, off campus is 500 whereas On-campus seats for girls is 600 and 300 off campus.
Facilities
On campus medical facility: The on campus medical facility is vital for the students and any sort of emergency situation is expertly dealt with by the doctors present.
Smart Classrooms: The smart classes present in the campus have all the requisite technology to facilitate students with the ability to learn and enjoy the studies at the same time
Other facilities:
Transport facilities: There are a total of 18 buses and 48 staff members working with maximum efficiency
Food and Amenity hall
Fitness centre with proper equipments
Playground with a big circumference for convenient execution of games and sports
