IIT Bhubaneswar has a wide range of facilities that are offered to students to excel in sports and games. A variety of sports are played by students like Cricket, Football, Badminton, Basketball, Table Tennis, Volleyball, Chess, Lawn Tennis, Athletic, and Aquatics, etc. A well-equipped gym is present at every hostel to ensure student’s fitness and sound health. Cricket Nets, Volleyball, Basketball and indoor courts, etc. are also provided to students.

IIT Bhubaneswar is equipped with the necessary requirements for football tournaments. Every year a tournament is organized where students compete against each other. Also, there is a General Championship held in which every department has to compete against another to see who will finally get the trophy.

Also, an initiative is taken to organize the Mahanadi Premier League (MPL). An Inter-IIT sports meet in Kanpur is held. Other than that students also participate in sports festivals of colleges in and outside Bhubaneswar.

The campus of IIT Bhubaneswar has a football ground equipped with necessary sports gear. Each and every year hostel day games are organized by the students where they bid and create their respective teams. The 54th Inter-IIT was held at IIT Bhubaneswar on 15th December 2019. Apart from these, every year General Championships are organized where every department forms their teams and fights to win the Rolling trophy. Along with these features, this year onwards there has been an initiative to organize Mahanadi Premier League (MPL). The practice sessions are continuously held to leave a footprint at the Inter-IIT Sports going to be held at IIT Kanpur.

Other than Inter-IIT, there has also been participating in other sports and fests of colleges in and outside Bhubaneswar.

IIT Bhubaneswar is among the new IITs as it was established in 2008. It has many facilities with well-furnished labs and highly qualified and well-trained faculty.

Sports are an integral part of IIT Bhubaneswar and it has its own Gymkhana club. The club organizes regular events in many domains like sports, music, tech, cultural activities, fests, workshops, etc. The institute has its own indoor basketball court, Volleyball court, Table tennis court, badminton court, swimming pool, etc. They also have sports grounds for football and cricket.

Inter-IIT tournaments also take place in every academic year. The winners are awarded trophies by the Director of the institute at the sports ceremony. A sports secretary is elected from every year by all the students who will later have the responsibility of conducting a variety of tournaments and is authorized to take care of all the sports equipment. A well-equipped gym is present at individual hostels to ensure student’s fitness and sound health. Cricket nets, Volleyball, Basketball and indoor courts, etc. are also provided to students.

Football in IIT Bhubaneswar is equipped with necessary requirements. Every year a football tournament is organized where students compete against each other. A General Championship is also held in which every department has to compete against one another. Also, an initiative is taken to organize the Mahanadi Premier League (MPL). Other than that students also participate in sports festivals of colleges in and outside Bhubaneswar.

The sports secretaries also organized the Gully Cricket tournament, which is played in a very small area (like a classroom) with all new rules which will be apt for it. Cricket in the Sports grounds is also played and Cricket nets are provided for the students to practice.