ANNOUNCEMENTS
NIST UNIVERSITY
Institute Park, Berhampur, Odisha-761008, India
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NIST has always been a preferred talent-hunting ground for the corporate world, delivering
industry-ready students. NIST has produced thousands of professionals across various disciplines,
including engineering, science, and management. Over 16,000 NIST alumni contribute to technology,
leadership, management, and public and social services worldwide.
Placement has been a key advantage at NIST since its inception, maintaining an impeccable record in
campus recruitment. A well-organized placement team, under the leadership of Hon’ble Chairman Dr.
Sukant K. Mohapatra, streamlines the recruitment process and helps students secure their desired
jobs.
As of March 5, 2025, the placement statistics for the current batch show strong performance:
Job Offers: 270+ (2025) compared to 407 (2023) and 451 (2024).
Recruiters: 70+ (2025) compared to 127 (2023) and 102 (2024).
Highest Package: INR 23 LPA (2025), slightly below INR 23.85 LPA recorded in 2023 and 2024.
The placement drive continues to attract leading recruiters across multiple industries. With
companies like Western Digital, McAfee Software, Texas Instruments, Wipro, TCS, ICICI Bank,
IndiaMart, PWC, Berger Paints, Tata Power, Adani Group, and Hindustan Construction Company, NIST
ensures exceptional career opportunities for its students.
In recent years, NIST has achieved its best placement records despite global challenges, including
the COVID-19 pandemic. While significant progress has been made, we remain committed to continuous
improvement and achieving greater milestones in placement success.
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Higher education is one of the key areas where NIST students consistently excel, securing
opportunities in prestigious institutes and universities worldwide. The institute is committed to
fostering a strong academic foundation and research-oriented mindset, enabling students to
pursue advanced studies in India and abroad.
NIST actively supports students through mentorship, guidance, and academic resources, helping
them gain admission to renowned institutions in countries such as the USA, Europe, Taiwan,
Japan, South Korea, Canada, and Australia. Many NIST graduates pursue Master's (M.Tech, MS,
MBA, etc.) and Doctoral (Ph.D.) programs in cutting-edge fields, including Engineering, Computer
Science, Artificial Intelligence, Management, and Applied Sciences.
Through research collaborations, faculty mentorship, and competitive exam preparation (such as
GATE, GRE, TOEFL, IELTS, and GMAT), NIST ensures that students are well-prepared to achieve
their academic aspirations. The institute's strong industry-academia ties and focus on innovation
further empower students to gain scholarships, research fellowships, and assistantships at
premier global universities.
With a legacy of academic excellence, NIST continues to be a stepping stone for students aiming
for world-class education and groundbreaking research opportunities across various disciplines.
Multiple successful Entrepreneurship ventures and Startups have been established by NIST students and alumni thus effectively becoming job giver than job seeker.
Soil Nutrients Sensor
Use full for precision farming
Mordern Acres
- IoT Based Hydroponics
- Smart Home
- Smart Agriculture
Protionix Technology
Automatic Enn
Rural Vaccine Storage
Prototype Ready for Testing and standardization
COOK ROBOT
Developed prototype and working on IP and Trademarks
NIST encourage it students to follow their Passion as career thought over 20 clubs starting from art to astronomy. Many of alumni of NIST has followed their passion and have excel in many areas from movie, theater to administrative services:
Ollywood movie star
Tapas Behera
Civil Servant, IRS
Kumari Sunita
Film producer
Swastik Choudhury
National Institute of Science and Technology (NIST) (www.nist.edu) is an autonomous
institute established in 1996. NIST is the first NRI higher education venture in the state
of Odisha, established with an objective to have a center of academic excellence and
research at par with international universities.Located at foothills of Pallur Hills in
Berhampur,Odisha,spanning over sixty acres of lush green campus, NIST is a premiere research
institute in the country today offering undergraduate, graduate, and Ph.D. program in
Engineering, Science, and Management.
NIST is NACC “A” and NBA accredited. It is ranked 69th by NIRF(MHRD) in 2016, 69th
and 66thby DATAQUEST in 2017& 2020, and 58th and 60th in all India by OUTLOOK in 2018 and
2019 respectively.
NIST has set benchmark through its outstanding academic programs, quality education,
and cutting edge multidisciplinary research in the areas such as VLSI Design, Data Science,
High Performance Computing, IoT, and Renewable Energy etc. NIST has over twenty Centers of
Excellence (CoE) and three Centers of Research Excellence (CRE) where students, faculties,
and scholars do collaborative/fundedresearch.NIST has research collaboration with
Universities around the globe and a strong industry-academia partnership with multiple
industries in different sectors. NIST has produced over 15000 alumni who contribute globally
in the areas of technology, leadership, entrepreneurship, social and public services.
We strongly believe you will find very qualified talent pool of
students and research scholars at NIST for your company:
Since its establishment in 1998, the Training and Placement Cell of NIST has been actively guiding
its students in career development and industrial training.
The placement cell conducts rigorous Pre-Placement Training Programs throughout the academic year
for students in all disciplines to make them industry-ready. Multiple training courses/programs in
cutting edge technologies beyond regular course curriculum are offered by faculty of NIST through
summer and regular semesters so that student are industry ready beyond academic excellence. The
placement cell assists the faculty members to provide various on-campus training and certification
courses during the summer based on industry need. Representative sample of various courses offered
can be found at: http://nist.edu/summercourse/index.html. Some
industry training programs are also conducted with 3rd party industry partnership. The faculty
members of NIST from all streams conduct in-house pre-placement training as well as written tests
and personal interviews. The Institute has tie-ups with IMS Learning Centre, Bhubaneswar, to improve
the students' communication and soft skills. The institute has also tied-up with TIME, Bhubaneswar,
to train the students in Aptitude, Critical Reasoning, Spoken English, Group Discussions, Technical
and HR Interview skills.
Students at NIST work with faculty members and scholars at NIST in various funded research projects,
and some students also get paid for research assistantship. In addition, during summer NIST students
visit top notch institutes in India and abroad to work on short-term intense research-based projects
under the guidance of eminent professors as a part of Academic Internship Program. As part of the
industry tour, students visit different companies and public sectors such as Tata Steel, Vedanta
Aluminum, ISRO, DRDO, Indian Telephone Industries, NALCO, SAIL, NTPC, HAL etc. to get industry
perspective. The placement cell is also conducting Industry-Campus partnership academic programs
such as the Campus Connect Programs of Infosys Technologies to bridge the gap between the academics
and the industry
The visit and recruitment of students at NIST by hundreds of companies from India and abroad
reflects the strong academic, research and industry exposure of NIST students. The first batch of
B.Tech students (1996-2000) were recruited by Satyam Computer Services Ltd., the first company to
visit NIST campus on 17 September 1999. Accenture, Airports Authority of India, BSNL, C.DOT,
Convansys, Dell, Deloitte Consulting, Delsoft, DEXCELL, GRIDCO, HCL Infosystems Ltd, Hughes, IBM
Global Services, I-flex Solutions, Infosys Technologies, Integra Micro Systems, Kavery Telecoms
Ltd., Mastek Ltd, Nucleus Software Exports Ltd, Orange, Polaris, Realsoft Technology, REI Systems,
Reliance Infocom, Samsung, SAP Lab, TCS and Vedic Systems were the other companies that recruited
our first batch students graduated in 2000. Since then numerous companies have hired NIST students
leading to 80% on-campus placement in the top-notch companies.
Placement officers at NIST are responsible for developing and maintaining strong corporate
relationships and partnership.
FOR MORE DETAILS, PLEASE CONTACT:
PLACEMENT CELL
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
INSTITUTE PARK, PALLUR HILLS, BERHAMPUR
ODISHA-761008
CONTACT:
Dr BHANU PRASAD BEHERA (8093011104 | bhanuprasad@nist.edu)
280+ COMPANIES HAVE VISITED NIST TILL DATE FOR RECRUITMENT
519 STUDENTS OFFERED JOB ON DAY 1 IN INFOSYS, CAPGEMINI AND WIPRO
28 LACS HIGHEST ANNUAL PLACEMENT PACKAGE BY AMAZON
8200+ STUDENTS PLACED SUCCESSFULLY IN REPUTED MULTINATIONALS
