of Orissa in the name of Orissa College of Engineering (OCE). Prior to this, since 1981, the institute in the name of Modern Polytechnic (MPT) was offering Diploma Courses in Civil, Electrical, Mechanical, Mining Survey Engineering. In the year 1987, both OCE & MPT were merged and renamed as IGIT, Sarang and the management was transferred to an Autonomous Society. Presently, the Institute is offer
ing seven Under Graduate Engineering courses in Civil, Chemical, Electrical, Mechanical, Metallurgical, Electronics & Telecommunication & Computer Science Engg., Master in Computer Application;& four Post Graduate Engg. courses in Industrial Power Conytrol & Drives,Environmental Engg.,Mechanical System Design,& Structural Engg.and besides five Diploma Courses in Civil, Electrical, Electronics & Telecommunication,Mechanical & Metallurgical Engineering. The Institute is fully residential with an integrated campus covering 179 acres of land encompassing hostels, staff quarters and a sprawling playground (Dr. M. Mishra memorial stadium) with basketball, volleyball and badminton courts. In addition to this, with the Govt. approval, a proposal has been submitted to District authorities for further alienation of 200 acres of Govt. land in front of the Institute for its further expansion. The institute has central infrastructure facilities like Central Library (with 27,000 volumes of books and 50 current periodicals / journals subscribed every year), Central Computer Centre, Central Workshop,Knowledge Centre, 8 nos. of student hostels having accommodation facility for 1000 students and other amenities such as SBI (Core Bank facilities), Guest house , Hospital, Post Office, Canteen, Students and Employees Co-operative Consumer stores, different clubs, Telephone Exchange, Mobile tower and Schooling up to High School level in its campus. Within a short span of two decades, the institute has grown up to the National level academically. This is the first Govt. College in the state to have accreditation from NBA (AICTE) because of its academic excellence.
