# Vignan Institute of Technology and Management

Vignan Institute of Technology and Management (acronym is VITAM; also called VITAM Berhampur) is an engineering college located in Berhampur, in southern Odisha, India. Established in 2009 by Naveen Patnaik, the then chief minister of Odisha, the college has one academic building and one workshop. It is a constituent college of Biju Patnaik University of Technology (BPUT). This college was named after King Krushna Chandra Gajapati, the creator of modern Odisha.

## Academic structure

The college provides 4-year Bachelor of Technology degrees in 6 disciplines$^{[3]}$ of engineering: Civil Engineering, Computer Science Engineering, Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, and Applied Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering. A three-year B.Tech degree for diploma holders as lateral entries is also offered. All courses are full-time. The college also provides 2-year Master of Technology degrees in 2 specializations: Machine Design and ETCE and also a Master of Business Administration degree
Each academic year consists of two semesters and a summer term. The education system is organized around a credit system, which ensures continuous evaluation of a student's performance and provides flexibility to choose courses to suit the student's ability or convenience. Each course is assigned credits depending upon the class hours.

## Affiliation

VITAM is the Life Member International Accreditation Organization (IAO) Houston U.S.A. and VITAM as having GoL MOU with Glewford University (U.S.A) ( faculty and student exchange Programmes).
VITAM is an ISO 9001:2015 self-funded Technology and Management Institute.

## Admission

Intake into different degree courses in this institute is made only through a "Joint Entrance Examination" conducted each year by the government of Odisha. This year over sought its admission through jee-main previously known as "AIEEE". The details of the eligibility, reservation, medical requirements, procedure for admission, etc. are given as per the information brochure of "OJEE"-2015.

## Placements

The college has year-on-year excellent year-on-year placements. In the placement season 2014–15, the highest salary package was Rs 3.2 Lakhs per annum(LPA) offered to 5 students by TCS through off-campus placements and the rest of the students are in good positions. Although looking to the placement is not as per expectation the pass-out batches of 2013 and 2014 students are well placed in top MNCs like IBM, TCS, COGNIZANT, CAPGEMINI, INFOSYS, ACCENTURE, ARICENT, and also in various public services like barc, hal and most of the student pursuing their mtech studies in various IITs, and NITs.../ But nowadays no placement is available

## Examination

Registration is required at the beginning of each semester. Students are allowed to appear for examination for registered courses only and should consult with the respective department heads for guidance before registration. Students are eligible to appear for examinations provided they attend a minimum of 75% of their theory, practical, and sessional classes scheduled during the semester.

## Departments

Four existing branches and three new branches are offered by B.TECH:
| Branch | Intake |
| Civil engineering | 120 |
| Computer science and engineering | 60 |
| Electronics and telecommunications engineering | 60 |
| Mechanical engineering | 120 |
| Electrical and electronics engineering | 60 |
| Applied electronics and instrumentation engineering | 60 |
An additional department of Basic Science and Humanities is available. This department includes Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, English, Economics and Management.