Questions Asked On IGIT Sarang, Dhenkanal

IGIT Sarang offers undergraduate, postgraduate, and diploma courses under many technical disciplines. It is the first Government engineering College of Odisha to gain accreditation from the NBA because of its academic excellence.

Placements:

• Students become eligible for campus placement from the sixth semester.
• Reputed companies like Infosys, TCS, Patni Computers, Haldia Petrochemicals Ltd, Larsen, and Toubro Ltd., etc. visit the campus.
• The placement cell was successful in calling 14-15 companies for in campus placements and also conducted many placement drives.
• More than a hundred students were placed off-campus, and the new head of the placement cell took charge from July.
• TCS was the only mass recruiter of the university and did hiring through National level tests for students who did not have any mass recruiter this year.
• The placement cell was successful in calling 14-15 companies for in campus placements and also conducted many placement drives.

Infrastructure:

• The Department of Chemical Engineering at IGIT Sarang has equipped laboratories namely fluid flow lab, chemical technology lab, fuel technology lab, heat transfer lab, mass transfer lab, process control lab, chemical reaction engineering lab, and computer-aided design lab.
• The Institute is located in an industrialized belt that possesses different chemical, metallurgical, and power sectors. There is a plentiful possibility for decent cooperation and satisfactory functional education for the students.

Faculty:

• The faculty at IGIT Sarang is very helpful and handles a large batch of students. The college has a very good teaching quality and all the teachers are very helpful in providing students with quality education as well as theoretical and practical knowledge.

The college is now conducting pre-placement training, workshops and gate classes for students in a final and pre-final year. Also, the student is being prepared for exams like cubes, A.M.C.A.T., eLitmus for placements. For the next placement season, the placement cell has started working and contacted many companies. It is quite confident that mass recruiter companies will come for campus placement so it could be said that next year the placement number shall increase.

Experiencing a stay at different hostels is necessary to compare the hostel food of IGIT Sarang. In terms of food, IGIT Sarang serves the best taste on the platter.

The food is available at affordable rental rates and serves better quality than any other college hostel. You will love the food served here, once you get used to it. 

If you are a girl, you have to adjust till 3rd year. For the first 2 years, you will be staying in Rohini Bhawan and the food there is not as good as Prithvi Bhawan. However, you can order in from Jagannath, Brundaban, cafeteria, KFC.

If you are a boy there are various options in or out of campus. You only need to explore. 

IGIT Sarang has a total of 8 hostels. 2 hostels are for girls and 6 are hostels are for boys. A detailed description of the hostels is given below:

Girls’ hostel:

• Rohini Bhawan: The students of the first and second year live here. The occupancy is 6 students in one room. There have been a few instances of ragging in this hostel, sadly. The quality of food also leaves a lot to be desired.

• Prithvi Bhawan: The food is better in this hostel compared to Rohini Bhawan. The students of the third and final year occupy this hostel. The occupancy is 5 students in one room.

Boys’ hostel:

• Akaash Bhawan: This is the hostel for first-year students. It has three blocks. Compared to the other hostels, the condition of the rooms is average. This hostel gradually grows on the students. Students will not have to face water problems while they are here. Ragging has also reduced a lot over the years, which is good news.

• Aryabhatta Bhawan: This hostel is occupied by the students of the second year. This hotel frequently faces water problems. Even after being cleaned regularly, the washrooms are never in a good condition. The food is good, though.

• Bhaskar Bhawan: This is the hotel for third-year students. There is no water problem here and has the best architecture. It is the oldest hostel in the institute. The maintenance and food are not good here.

• Surya Bhawan: It is the royal hostel of IGIT. It is occupied by the final-year students of the institute. Students get one room for themselves and there is an endless supply of food. This hostel is good in every respect.

• Brahmos Bhawan: This hostel is new and is the best place to live for the occupying students. It is at par with NIT hostels. It accommodates students of institutes like KIIT.

The boys’ hostels include one hostel for diploma students which includes the Agnee Bhawan and the remaining are for MCA and for B.Tech. The condition of the hostels is often not up to the mark, unfortunately.

The answer to this question varies on the professors who are in charge of your classes. Answering this question on the basis of academics would be difficult for any person.

Pre-final year students are in charge of organizing functions like the annual and welcoming events. When my senior was in her organizing year, in some way or the other, she was part of every function that took place at the college-level. Through her involvements, she got the chance to interact with professors across a lot of branches in their official capacities. Some of the professors are:

• G.K. Pothal Sir: He became the head of the cultural department when my senior was in the institute. He was a very approachable person, which cannot be said for most professors in the college. He was always imposing and always addressed the issues of the students. He even guided the students in the literary fest Anweshan.
• S.K. Chand Sir: He always devoted his attention to helping the students. He had immense knowledge about what he taught and always apologized whenever he missed classes. He made sure to compensate for the missed classes for completion of the syllabus. He is a very disciplined member of the faculty.
• B.C. Panda Sir: He is considered a favorite among the students. He is not only very active in college but also laid back. He always tries to guide his students through his vast experience.
• S.N. Mishra Sir: Students have a love-hate relationship with him. But he is known to go out of his way to help his students.

There are a lot of noteworthy teachers in the institute. All of them work collectively towards the betterment of the students and the institute.

The stream in which you wish to make your career is more relevant than knowing about the college that you choose, as the chief problem is the stream that you choose.

As per the listed choices, it would be better to choose Computer Science from Silicon BBS over Chemical at IGIT. The reason is that the faculty of IGIT Chemical engineering is not very impressive. Most of the teachers there are recent graduates recruited due to a lack of qualified faculties. 

As the campus of IGIT is isolated from the town, very few companies visit there for the campus whereas, Silicon has a location advantage. It is more like a school as it has strict attendance rules. However, their placement record definitely makes up for it. 

In the last four years, the scenario has remarkably changed for the better. Ragging has not been heard of for some years now. The juniors are interacted with and are imparted knowledge for better use in the future.

IGIT Sarang boasts of having some of the best rapport among the seniors and their juniors. You of course should introduce yourselves to your seniors and be respectful with them. They will become like a family to you after you have been well acquainted with them. The seniors are also known to even take care of your petty expenses. A senior of mine told me that she even got a free ride from one of her then seniors.

Building a good relationship with your seniors and peers is important and it goes without saying. They will guide you a lot in your future endeavors. The bonding you will have with your seniors will also help you hone your versatility in the long run.