Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar

The Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar (IIT Bhubaneswar or IIT BBS) is a public technical university established by the government of India in 2008 and located at Kansapada village in the Khordha district of Odisha.印度理工学院布巴内斯瓦尔校区（IIT Bhubaneswar，简称 IIT BBS）是印度政府于 2008 年创办的公立技术大学，校址位于奥迪沙邦科尔达县坎萨帕达村。

It is one of the new Indian Institutes of Technology created under the expansion announced in 2007, and it became an Institute of National Importance in 2012.该校是 2007 年印度宣布扩建理工学院体系后新建的印度理工学院之一，并于 2012 年取得「国家重要学院」地位。

In the 2027 QS World University Rankings it is placed in the 1001-1200 band, while OpenAlex records about 8,067 scholarly works and 254,514 citations associated with the institute.在 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名中，该校位列第 1001-1200 位；据 OpenAlex 统计，其累计学术成果约 8,067 篇、被引约 254,514 次。

History

• The demand for an Indian Institute of Technology in Odisha lasted for decades, as the state ranked at the bottom in centrally funded academic and research institutions.在奥迪沙邦设立印度理工学院的诉求持续了数十年，原因是该邦在中央资助的学术与研究机构方面长期处于全国末位。
• Agitations by groups such as Agamee Odisha and the National Students Union of India made the issue a major topic in the Indian parliament in May 2007, when the opposition staged a walkout.2007 年 5 月，「前进奥迪沙」等组织与全印学生联盟的抗争使该议题成为印度议会的重要议题，反对党一度集体退场以示抗议。
• On 15 August 2007, the 60th anniversary of India's independence, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh announced the expansion of the IIT system that led to the founding of IIT Bhubaneswar.2007 年 8 月 15 日，即印度独立 60 周年当天，时任总理曼莫汉·辛格宣布扩建印度理工学院体系，布巴内斯瓦尔校区由此启动。
• The National Development Council of the Planning Commission approved the proposal at its 54th meeting on 19 December 2007, as part of the 11th Five Year Plan.2007 年 12 月 19 日，计划委员会国家发展理事会在第 54 次会议上批准该提案，作为第十一个五年计划的一部分。
• The Minister of Human Resource Development, Arjun Singh, announced the creation of the institute at a press conference on 28 March 2008.2008 年 3 月 28 日，人力资源发展部部长阿尔琼·辛格在记者会上正式宣布设立该学院。
• By an order of 9 May 2008 the ministry decided that IIT Kharagpur would mentor the new institute for two to three years, providing its director and board chairman initially.2008 年 5 月 9 日，教育部下令由印度理工学院卡拉格普尔校区为新学院提供两到三年的导师支持，初期由其校长与理事会主席兼任。
• The Union Cabinet approved the setting up of eight new IITs, including Bhubaneswar, at its meeting on 17 July 2008, and also approved posts for a director, a registrar and 30 faculty a year.2008 年 7 月 17 日，印度联邦内阁批准设立包括布巴内斯瓦尔在内的八所新理工学院，并核定校长、教务长及每年 30 名教师的编制。
• IIT Bhubaneswar became the first of the eight new IITs to begin operating, admitting 95 students when classes started on 23 July 2008 at the mentor campus of IIT Kharagpur.布巴内斯瓦尔校区是八所新理工学院中第一所投入运行的，2008 年 7 月 23 日在导师校卡拉格普尔开课，首批录取学生 95 人。
• Bata Kishore Ray, from the Ministry of Human Resource Development, joined on 31 December 2008 as the institute's first employee and first registrar.来自人力资源发展部的巴塔·基肖尔·雷于 2008 年 12 月 31 日到任，成为学院首位职员与首任教务长。
• A site identification committee visited Odisha on 24 and 25 December 2008 and, after inspecting four proposed sites, recommended the site at Jatni in Khordha district.2008 年 12 月 24 日至 25 日，校址遴选委员会考察奥迪沙邦，在查看四处候选地后推荐了科尔达县贾特尼的场地。
• The government of India approved the committee's recommendation on 13 January 2009, and physical possession of the land was taken on 10 February 2009.印度政府于 2009 年 1 月 13 日批准该建议，并于 2009 年 2 月 10 日取得土地的实际占有。
• The foundation stone of the permanent campus at Arugul, near Jatni, was laid on 12 February 2009, and Professor M. Chakraborty of IIT Kharagpur became director on 19 May 2009.2009 年 2 月 12 日，位于贾特尼附近阿鲁古尔的永久校区奠基；2009 年 5 月 19 日，卡拉格普尔的 M·查克拉博蒂教授出任校长。
• On 22 July 2009 the institute moved to Bhubaneswar, transferring the 2008 batch from IIT Kharagpur and admitting 117 new students, and began operating in the city.2009 年 7 月 22 日，学院迁至布巴内斯瓦尔，将 2008 级学生转入并录取 117 名新生，开始在城中办学。
• Construction of the new campus began on 14 August 2011, when Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik laid the foundation stone at Arugul village near Jatni.2011 年 8 月 14 日，新校区开工建设，首席部长纳文·帕特奈克在贾特尼附近的阿鲁古尔村奠基。
• IIT Bhubaneswar became an Institute of National Importance on 29 June 2012, when the amendment to the Institutes of Technology Act, 1961 was notified in the Gazette of India.2012 年 6 月 29 日，随着 1961 年《理工学院法》修正案在《印度政府公报》上发布，该校正式成为「国家重要学院」。
• The institute began operating from its permanent campus at Arugul from the academic year 2015 to 2016, having used temporary premises around the city in the intervening years.在此期间学校一直借用城中多处临时校舍，至 2015 至 2016 学年起正式在阿鲁古尔的永久校区办学。
• In 2011 it became the first IIT to set up a separate marine campus, intended for research on rising sea levels, ecology, disaster management, marine ecosystems and fishery development.2011 年，该校成为第一所设立独立海洋校区的印度理工学院，用于研究海平面上升、生态、灾害管理、海洋生态系统与渔业发展。
• The permanent campus was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 24 December 2018, more than a decade after the institute's founding.2018 年 12 月 24 日，时任总理纳伦德拉·莫迪为永久校区揭幕，距学院创办已十余年。
• The institute's master plan was prepared by Vastunidhi Architects of Noida, and the campus was designed as a self-contained facility for nearly 10,000 students and 1,100 faculty.校区总体规划由诺伊达的瓦斯特尼迪建筑事务所编制，设计为可容纳近一万名学生与一千一百名教师的独立校园。
• The government of Odisha provided the land free of cost and agreed to build a four-lane road from National Highway No. 5 to the institute, supporting its development.奥迪沙邦政府无偿提供土地，并同意修建一条从 5 号国道通往学院的四车道公路，为学校发展提供支持。

Academics

• IIT Bhubaneswar has adopted the concept of schools rather than departments, with seven schools offering its academic programmes.该校采用「学院（School）」而非「系（Department）」的建制，共设七个学院承担教学任务。
• The schools are Basic Sciences, Humanities and Social Sciences and Management, Mechanical Sciences, Infrastructure, Electrical and Computer Sciences, Mineral and Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, and Earth, Ocean and Climate Sciences.这七个学院分别是基础科学学院、人文社会科学与管理学院、机械科学学院、基础设施学院、电气与计算机科学学院、矿物冶金与材料工程学院，以及地球海洋与气候科学学院。
• The School of Basic Sciences covers physics, chemistry, bioscience and mathematics, and the School of Humanities, Social Sciences and Management covers economics, English and psychology.基础科学学院涵盖物理、化学、生物科学与数学；人文社会科学与管理学院涵盖经济学、英语与心理学。
• The institute offers BTech honours degrees in computer science, civil, electrical, electronics and communication and mechanical engineering, each with an intake of about 50 students.该校开设计算机科学、土木、电气、电子与通信以及机械工程等荣誉学士学位，每专业招生约 50 人。
• Its BTech honours degree in metallurgical and materials engineering has an intake of 20, and dual-degree courses in mechanical and civil engineering began in the academic year 2016 to 2017.冶金与材料工程荣誉学士学位招生 20 人；机械与土木工程的双学位课程自 2016 至 2017 学年开办，其后招生规模逐步扩大。
• The institute started its doctoral programme in the academic session 2009 to 2010 and began offering a joint MTech and PhD programme from July 2012.该校自 2009 至 2010 学年开始招收博士研究生，并从 2012 年 7 月起开设硕博连读（MTech 与 PhD 联合）项目。
• It has broadly adopted the course curricula, syllabi and academic regulations of IIT Kharagpur, its mentor institute.学校大体沿用了导师校印度理工学院卡拉格普尔校区的课程体系、教学大纲与学术规章。
• The academic year is divided into a spring and an autumn semester, with a shorter summer quarter between them, and the institute follows a credit-based system in which each course is usually worth three credits.学年分为春季与秋季两个学期，期间另设较短的夏季学季；学校采用学分制，每门课程通常为 3 学分。
• The typical course load per semester is 21 to 24 credits for undergraduates, with evaluations based on lecture, tutorial and laboratory contact hours.本科生每学期通常修读 21 至 24 学分，成绩评定依据讲课、辅导与实验的学时安排。
• The BTech is a four-year programme of eight semesters, beginning with common courses and allowing meritorious students to change departments after the first year.学士课程为四年八个学期，第一年开设公共基础课，成绩优异者可在第一学年后申请转系。
• During the seventh and eighth semesters undergraduates undertake practical training in Indian industry and complete a research project.在第七、第八学期，本科生须赴印度企业进行实践训练，并完成一项研究项目。
• Admission to the undergraduate programmes is through the Joint Entrance Examination, JEE Advanced, after twelve years of schooling.本科招生通过联合入学考试（JEE Advanced）选拔，考生须完成十二年基础教育。
• As of 2016 the total undergraduate intake each year was 260, with 40 students in each of the main disciplines, and the institute planned to grow to 2,500 students and eventually 10,000.截至 2016 年，该校每年本科招生总数为 260 人，主要学科各 40 人；学校计划在三到四年内达到 2,500 人，并在十五年内扩大到一万人。
• The central library began operating in January 2010 as a room with a collection of 23,000 textbooks, supplemented by online resources provided through IIT Kharagpur.中央图书馆于 2010 年 1 月开始运行，最初为一个藏书 23,000 册教科书的房间，并通过卡拉格普尔校区共享电子数据库与电子期刊资源。
• The institute hosts research centres in areas such as virtual and augmented reality, design and innovation, probiotics and the human microbiome, materials science, artificial intelligence and mechatronics, and quantum chemistry.学校设有多个研究中心，涉及虚拟与增强现实、设计与创新、益生菌与人体微生物组、材料科学、人工智能与机电一体化以及量子化学等领域。
• Other research centres cover protein biophysics, synthetic organic chemistry, a coastal observatory, cyber security, chips and start-ups, and artificial intelligence with high-performance computing.其他研究中心涵盖蛋白质生物物理、合成有机化学、海岸观测站、网络安全、芯片与创业以及人工智能与高性能计算等方向。
• The Department of Science and Technology and the Ministry of Human Resource Development sanctioned 1.50 crore rupees for a Startup Centre, inaugurated on 20 June 2016.科技部与人力资源发展部拨款 1.50 千万卢比设立创业中心，该中心于 2016 年 6 月 20 日揭牌。
• In 2017 the institute received a licence to run IIT Bhubaneswar Research and Entrepreneurship Park, a not-for-profit company promoting entrepreneurship, research and start-up activity.2017 年，该校获批成立「印度理工学院布巴内斯瓦尔研究与创业园」，这是一个促进创业、研究与初创活动的非营利公司。
• The institute has collaboration agreements with foreign institutions including York University and McGill University in Canada, the University of Southampton in Britain, and Jahangirnagar University and Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology in Bangladesh.该校与多所海外院校签有合作协议，包括加拿大的约克大学与麦吉尔大学、英国的南安普顿大学，以及孟加拉的贾汉吉尔纳加尔大学与孟加拉工程技术大学。

Campus

• The permanent campus is at Kansapada village, also called Arugul, in the Khordha district, about 24 kilometres south of the city of Bhubaneswar and 4 kilometres from Jatni.永久校区位于科尔达县坎萨帕达村（又称阿鲁古尔），距布巴内斯瓦尔市区约 24 公里，距贾特尼约 4 公里。
• The government of Odisha allotted about 936 acres of land for the campus, and the state acquired a further 16 acres of private land to make the site contiguous.奥迪沙邦政府为校区划拨约 936 英亩土地，并出资再征得约 16 英亩私人土地，使场地连成一片。
• The site lies at about 20 degrees 10 minutes north and 85 degrees 42 minutes east, with Barunai Hill on one side and a reserve forest nearby.校区位于北纬约 20 度 10 分、东经 85 度 42 分，一侧为巴鲁奈山，附近有一片保留林。
• The new campus has three halls of residence, including the Mahanadi Hall for 800 male students and the Subarnarekha Hall for 200 female students, both started in July 2015.新校区设有三座学生宿舍，其中默哈纳迪宿舍可容纳 800 名男生，苏巴尔纳雷卡宿舍可容纳 200 名女生，均于 2015 年 7 月启用。
• A 200-capacity Dr. A. N. Khosla Hall of Residence of IIT Kharagpur, near its extension centre, housed students during the institute's early years.在办校初期，学生住在卡拉格普尔校区延伸中心附近可容纳 200 人的 A·N·科斯拉宿舍。
• The institute also provides housing for faculty and staff through its faculty quarters and staff quarters on campus.学校还在校园内为教师与职员提供教师宿舍与职员宿舍。
• The marine campus, set up in 2011 near Chilika lake, forms part of the School of Earth, Ocean and Climate Sciences and has facilities for undergraduate and postgraduate teaching.2011 年在奇利卡湖附近设立的海洋校区隶属地球海洋与气候科学学院，设有面向本科生与研究生的教学设施。
• The campus is served by the old National Highway 5, about 8 kilometres away, Khurda Road railway station 4 kilometres away and Biju Patnaik airport 35 kilometres away.校区交通便利，距旧 5 号国道约 8 公里、库尔达路火车站约 4 公里、比朱·帕特奈克机场约 35 公里。
• Several research institutions stand nearby, including the All India Institute of Medical Sciences Bhubaneswar, the National Institute of Science Education and Research two kilometres away, and the International Institute of Information Technology.校区周边聚集了布巴内斯瓦尔全印医学科学研究所、相距 2 公里的国家科学教育与研究所，以及国际信息技术学院等研究机构。
• The wider Bhubaneswar and Cuttack region also contains the Xavier Institute of Management, the National Law University Odisha and Utkal University, making the area an education hub.布巴内斯瓦尔与克塔克周边还分布着沙维尔管理学院、奥迪沙国立法学院与乌特卡尔大学，使该区域成为教育集聚区。

Reputation

• In the 2027 QS World University Rankings IIT Bhubaneswar is placed in the 1001-1200 band.在 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名中，印度理工学院布巴内斯瓦尔校区位列第 1001-1200 位。
• In the 2026-2027 U.S. News Best Global Universities ranking it is placed 1,761st in the world.在 2026-2027 年度 US News 全球最佳大学排名中，该校位居全球第 1,761 位。
• It did not enter the 2027 Times Higher Education World University Rankings, nor the 2026 Academic Ranking of World Universities, so the QS and U.S. News tables are its main international references.该校未进入 2027 年泰晤士高等教育世界大学排名，也未进入 2026 年软科世界大学学术排名，因此 QS 与 US News 两榜是其主要的国际参照。
• Among engineering colleges in India it was ranked 36th by the National Institutional Ranking Framework in 2022.在印度国内，该校于 2022 年在国家院校排名框架（NIRF）的工程学院排名中位列第 36 位。
• In the same year it was ranked 11th among engineering colleges by the magazine India Today, reflecting its standing within the country.同年，该校在《今日印度》杂志的工程学院排名中位列第 11 位，显示其在印度国内的声誉。
• OpenAlex records about 8,067 scholarly works and 254,514 citations associated with the institute, a substantial research output for an institution founded in 2008.据 OpenAlex 统计，该校累计约有 8,067 篇学术成果与 254,514 次被引，对于一所 2008 年才创办的院校而言科研产出可观。
• In the Times Higher Education World University Rankings of 2023 the institute was placed in the 1001-1200 band, 301-350 in Asia and 351-400 among emerging economies.在 2023 年泰晤士高等教育世界大学排名中，该校位列全球第 1001-1200 位，亚洲第 301-350 位，新兴经济体第 351-400 位。
• In the QS World University Rankings 2022 it was placed in the 701-750 band, and its position has since shifted within the broader global bands.在 2022 年 QS 世界大学排名中，该校曾位列第 701-750 位，其名次此后在更宽的全球区间内波动。
• The institute is part of the Indian Institutes of Technology system, whose graduates are widely sought by employers in engineering, technology and management.该校隶属印度理工学院体系，其毕业生在工程、技术与管理领域广受雇主欢迎。

Student life

• The institute has no formally adopted motto, and its student identity is expressed mainly through its technical and cultural festivals.学校没有正式校训，其学生身份认同主要通过技术与文化节庆活动来表达。
• Alma Fiesta is the annual socio-cultural festival of the institute, a three-day event usually held in mid-January with performances ranging from Odissi and Gotipua dance to rock band contests.「阿尔玛·菲耶斯塔」是该校年度社会文化节，为期三天，通常在 1 月中旬举行，节目涵盖奥迪西舞、戈蒂普阿舞到摇滚乐队比赛。
• Alma Fiesta also stages events such as modern dance, vocals, duets, karaoke, a spelling bee, pencil sketching and a youth marathon, and runs a social drive named Prayatna.该文化节还举办现代舞、声乐、二重唱、卡拉 OK、拼字比赛、素描与青年马拉松等活动，并开展名为「普拉亚特纳」的公益行动。
• Wissenaire is the annual techno-management festival, a three-day event held each January on the permanent campus that includes quizzing, coding, designing and robotics.「维塞奈尔」是年度技术管理节，为期三天，每年 1 月在永久校区举行，内容涵盖知识竞赛、编程、设计与机器人。
• The Entrepreneurship Summit, organised by the E-Cell, brings together panel discussions, workshops, competitions and start-ups with guests from industry, academia and government.创业峰会由创业社团（E-Cell）组织，汇聚产业界、学术界与政府嘉宾，举办座谈、工作坊、竞赛与初创企业展示。
• In 2015 the institute introduced Odissi dance as a BTech subject, becoming the first IIT in the country to include a dance form in its curriculum.2015 年，该校把奥迪西舞设为学士课程科目，成为印度第一所将舞蹈纳入课程的印度理工学院，修满者可另获舞蹈证书。
• Student societies include the Robotics and Intelligent Systems Club, the Finance, Economics and Business Society, WebnD, the Nakshatra astronomy society and the Neuromancers programming society.学生社团包括机器人与智能系统俱乐部、金融经济与商业学会、网页设计社、纳克沙特拉天文社与纽罗曼瑟编程社等。
• Other societies cover dance, dramatics, film making, fine arts, literature, music, photography, social welfare and quizzing, giving students a broad range of activities.其余社团涵盖舞蹈、戏剧、电影制作、美术、文学、音乐、摄影、公益与知识竞赛等，为学生提供丰富多样的活动平台。

Notable people

• Manmohan Singh, Prime Minister of India, announced in 2007 the expansion of the IIT system that created IIT Bhubaneswar.曼莫汉·辛格，时任印度总理，于 2007 年宣布扩建印度理工学院体系，布巴内斯瓦尔校区由此创设。
• Arjun Singh, the Minister of Human Resource Development, announced the establishment of the institute at a press conference in March 2008.阿尔琼·辛格，时任人力资源发展部部长，于 2008 年 3 月在记者会上宣布设立该学院。
• Naveen Patnaik, Chief Minister of Odisha, laid the foundation stone of the permanent campus at Arugul in August 2011.纳文·帕特奈克，时任奥迪沙邦首席部长，于 2011 年 8 月在阿鲁古尔为永久校区奠基。
• Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India, inaugurated the permanent campus on 24 December 2018.纳伦德拉·莫迪，印度总理，于 2018 年 12 月 24 日为永久校区揭幕。
• Ashok Takhur, Additional Secretary to the Government of India, chaired the site identification committee that recommended the Jatni site in December 2008.阿肖克·塔库尔，时任印度政府副秘书，主持了 2008 年 12 月遴选出贾特尼校址的选址委员会。
• Bata Kishore Ray joined on 31 December 2008 as the institute's first registrar and first employee, having come from the Ministry of Human Resource Development.巴塔·基肖尔·雷自 2008 年 12 月 31 日到任，为学校首任教务长与首位职员，此前供职于人力资源发展部。
• Professor D. Acharya served as an early director of the institute during its formative years.D·阿查里雅教授在学院初创阶段担任早期校长。
• Professor M. Chakraborty, deputy director of IIT Kharagpur, became director of IIT Bhubaneswar on 19 May 2009.M·查克拉博蒂教授原为卡拉格普尔校区副校长，于 2009 年 5 月 19 日出任布巴内斯瓦尔校区校长。
• Professor R. V. Raja Kumar served as director and led the institute through its early expansion and campus development.R·V·拉贾·库马尔教授曾任校长，带领学校完成早期扩建与校区建设。
• Shreepad Karmalkar, a professor of electrical engineering, has been director of the institute since 17 November 2022.什里帕德·卡尔马尔卡是电气工程教授，自 2022 年 11 月 17 日起担任该校校长。
• The institute is among the youngest IITs, and most of its graduates are recent, so its alumni have not yet formed a long-established network of public figures.该校是印度理工学院体系中最年轻的成员之一，绝大多数毕业生尚属近年，因而其校友尚未形成长期积淀的公众人物群体。