Yes, The permanent campus of IIT Bhubaneswar has started functioning with both administration and students shifted to the permanent campus. The campus is a huge, sprawling across 936 acres of the landmass. It is situated in Argul at the foot of Barunei hill. The campus is located in a near pollution-free, student-friendly environment. IIT Bhubaneswar is well equipped with the basic facilities and runs a residential campus like classrooms, hostels, community center, health center, shopping complex, faculty quarters, etc. The campus is not completely built though; further infrastructure is in the development phase, as new buildings are under construction. Initially, during its inception, the campus was run through two transit camps in the city of Bhubaneswar, but now the campus is fully functioning at the new permanent campus at Argul. The new campus is situated 35km from the airport and 8kms from the nearest railway station. The auditorium and the lecture hall complex are currently under construction.

It is good thinking to open a quizzing club in IIT Bhubaneswar as it will be helpful for the students who want to make a career in the government sector. Last year, some quizzing sessions were introduced at Madanpur Hostel in which there are lots of activities to participate and people participated in those activities.

In today’s scenario, most people are preparing for government services jobs majorly UPSC, SSC, Banking, etc, and many others. It is, therefore, a great platform so that the students have the potential to keep the society alive. The most important thing is that it will not only focus on campus placement but they can also learn about clearing government jobs. It will be helpful for each and every student who will enter the college or left college.

If you wish to work in the government sector, there are very few jobs in CSE but if you want to go for corporate work life, you should go with CSE.

Considering placements, if you opt for CS at NSUT, the average package at NSUT is around 14 LPA and the median package is around 8 LPA considering some international offers which increase the average package by a huge amount. In IIT Bhubaneshwar, people from Civil get jobs in both core and software companies. The packages range from 6 LPA to 39 LPA with an average somewhere around 11.4 LPA.

The campus life at IIT Bhubaneshwar is better as compared to that at NSUT. There are three fests, many science, and non-technical clubs, etc. There are E-classrooms in the campus with faculty to student ratio of around 15:1. The infrastructure, being newly built, is quite impressive with good classrooms and hostels.

IIT Bhubaneswar does not put any such age restrictions over faculty recruitment. Only for the post of Assistant Professor, the applicant must be below 35 years of age. The faculty is recruited mainly on the basis of education and experience. Having a bright extra-curricular experience, and other achievements can be a bonus qualification.

The minimum qualification required in the latest faculty advertisement released by the institute was - Ph.D. in the preceding degree in appropriate branch with first class or equivalent. There should be a consistently very good academic record maintained. They also require evidence of the applicant’s ability to pursue independent high-quality research.

Furthermore, university toppers at Bachelors and Masters Level are encouraged to apply.

The experience level requirements are different for different posts:-

• For the post of a professor, a minimum of 10 years teaching /research / industrial/ professional experience is expected. Out of these 10 years, at least 4 years should be at the level of Associate Professor in IITs, IISc Bangalore, IIMs, IISERs, or at an institute at the equivalent level in India or abroad.

• For the post of an associate professor, at least 6 years of teaching/ research/ industrial/ professional experience is expected. Out of these 6 years, at least 3 years should be at the level of Assistant Professor in IITs, IISc Bangalore, IIMs and IISERs or at any institution of comparable standards. Alternatively, experience as a Senior Scientific Officer/Senior Design Engineer in a research organization or industrial enterprise for 3 years is also accepted.

• For the posts of assistant professors grade-I and Grade-II, relevant experience of minimum 3 years and less than 3 years, respectively, may be considered.

More information about pay-scale, specialization areas, visiting professor post and reservation criteria can be derived from the faculty advertisement released by the institute readily available on the official website of IIT Bhubaneswar.