Orissa School of Mining Engineering, Keonjhar

The Orissa(Odisha) School of Engineering(OSME ,KEONJHAR) is a state govt. run higher education institute started in the year of 1956 for focusing on the education & research of Mining Engineering . Subsequently, the institute introduced engineering diploma in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Drilling Engineering & Metallurgical Engineering . Also it introduced a degree engineering course in the year of 1995. But in the year of 2012 it was separated from it & renamed as Government College of Engineering, Keonjhar.
History.
Orissa (Odisha) School of Mining Engineering (OSME), Keonjhar was initially started under Department of Industries, Government of Odisha in 1956 offering Diploma education in Mining Engineering. That time it was the only college of Eastern Region(India) offering Mining Engineering. Then in the year 1986-88 the institute introduced Mechanical,Electrical & Drilling Engineering to its curriculum. Subsequently, in the year of 1992 the Metallurgical Engineering added with the endowment from World Bank Assisted Project. A new curriculum added as the Degree Stream of Engineering in 1995 with named Orissa School of Mining Engineering(Degree Stream), Keonjhar. With the help from SCTE&VT in 2010 the institution diversified by adding Civil Engineering.
Campus.
The campus of the institution is placed in Keonjhar town with 44 acres of land surrounded by green hills. It is 1 km away from N.H. 215 and 3 km from N.H. no.6. The nearest railway station is Keonjhargarh railway station (6 km) & nearest airport is in Bhubaneswar. It is located centrally from all important cities of Odisha.
Admission procedure.
The students are admitted through DET(Diploma Entrance Test) conducted by SCTE&VT, Odisha. There is also provision of Lateral Entry of 20% of sanctioned intake for lateral entry rank holders(ITI & +2 Sc. holders) for admission directly to the third Semester in their respective branch of study as per the SCTE&VT guidelines.
Training & Placement.
The Vocational Training is organised for each semester of Mining & Drilling Engineering students in various core industries. OSME assures students for campus placement at Industries in India & abroad. The industries are like OSIL, Keonjhar, TATA STEEL, JSL, JSW, JSPL, L&T, IMFA, ESSEL MINING, VETCO,SINGAPORE & MESCO LTD. etc.