The institute admits students for bachelor's and master's programs via JEE Advanced and Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering respectively.

[4] The permanent campus at Kansapada, Khordha District was inaugurated by prime minister Narendra Modi on 24 December 2018.

[5][6] There were several incidents of protest, both locally in Odisha,[7][8][9][10][11][12] the National Students Union of India (NSUI),[13] and eminent nonresident Indian academics.

[14] Politicians including the Chief Minister of Odisha, Naveen Patnaik, cast this festering issue as a sign of severe neglect of the state by the UPA government in New Delhi.

[21][22][23][24] The opposition NDA staged a walk-out in the Indian parliament, accusing the ruling UPA of neglecting the state's economic development.

[25][26][27] Sections of the media reported that the Congress party led UPA government had been embarrassed by this issue.

[28] Eventually, the HRD minister Mr. Arjun Singh relented, leading to the inception of IIT Bhubaneswar.

[42] IIT BHUBANESWAR became an Institute of National Importance from 29 June 2012 with notification of Amendment in the Institutes' of Technology Act, 1961 by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, (Department of Higher Education) Government of India published in the Gazette of India dated 2 July 2012.

[48] The State Government also agreed to provide other facilities including a four-lane road from National Highway No.5 (Kolkata-Chennai) to the IIT.

The Foundation Stone of the permanent campus at Arugul, on the outskirts of Jatni and 24 kms from Bhubaneswar was laid on 12 February 2009.

Provision of water and electric supply to the campus by the State Government have made considerable progress.

A science park is being set up as a part of this institution to support industry oriented research activities.

[58][59][60][61] The institute used to operate from a number of locations within the city of Bhubaneswar which included Extension Centre of IIT Kharagpur, Toshali Bhawan and Workshop cum Laboratory Complex near IIT Kharagpur Extension Centre for laboratory facilities, particularly of 3rd and 4th year students.

Institute of Minerals and Materials Technology and Central Tool Room & Training Centre for laboratory and workshop facilities, respectively.

Hostel facilities to students have been provided through a 200 capacity Dr. A. N. Khosla Hall of Residence of IIT Kharagpur near its Extension Center.

[62][63] An advantage of this IIT is its location at Bhubaneswar, an emerging education hub, that is being promoted as an Information Technology Investment Region (ITIR) by the government.

[65] An estimated ₹780 crore (US$90 million) will be invested by the Indian government within the next few years in order to develop the institute.

in Computer Science, Civil, Electrical, ECE and Mechanical Engineering with an intake capacity of 50 each at the undergraduate level.

The credits allocated to each course depends on the total number of contact hours, including lectures, tutorials and laboratory sessions.

During the 7th & 8th semester, undergraduate students undergo co-curricular practical training in Indian industry and undertake a Research project.

[88] The central library, which started functioning in January 2010, is a 300 square feet (28 m2) room with a collection of 23000, text books.

[92] Sources:[93][94][95][96] The student societies are: The Department of Science & Technology and the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India sanctioned Rs.1.50 Crore for establishing a Startup Centre at IIT Bhubaneswar.

Additionally, the Institute established an in-house technology incubator, as a part of well-thought-of incubation-cum-entrepreneurial eco-system with the objective of encouraging students to take up entrepreneurship.